“If Brian Wilson represented the musical heart of The Beach Boys, then Dennis Wilson [1944-1983] was the band’s spirit.” When asked about the mediocre quality of a 1983 concert performance of “Surfer Girl,” music critic David Leaf said, “Brian, I don’t know why, but it was on that song that I missed Dennis the most. You know, the way he stands at the microphone, with his hand in his ear, his eyes closed, singing and swaying with the music” (David Leaf in Back to the Beach, 1997). Dennis Wilson drowned a few weeks after the concert.
The Beach Boys “Surfer Girl”
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