Hal Blaine's Last Recording Session With Brian.

I also wanted to add that I like Hal a lot, he was very helpful to Brian but he never lets the facts get in the way of a good story. There are a lot of his stories on youtube and some make you wonder, even his story of how the "Wreaking Crew" supposedly got their name: "You're gonna wreak this business". Hmmm.

Here's the demo he was on about before Joe got hold of it.

All three versions utilise the same basic track as recorded with Hal, or so I've been told.

Thanks for that - I was wondering...

The demo version from the Wilsons is good; there was another version floating around on some Paley boots, where Brian says "I'm done" during the track, as in, I'm tired of recording today, I want a sandwich. Despite the demo quality, both those versions are enjoyable and miles above the officially released one; which sounds NOTHING like the original. I get why Hal would be pissed. I think Carol Kaye was also on that session with Hal, too. 

Foskett's version is the best one by far. It's beautiful, haunting, evocative of 1960s Brian productions, without being an imitation. Brian's vocals on that one really stand out to me. The instrumental break as well as Brian's wordless vocal tag at the end sends chills down the spine. I'm serious. It's one of the few times where I can hear young Brian in an older Brian song. Also, to my knowledge, no auto-tune at all. A great song.