Beach Boys – I can hear music 1969

February 16, 2010 - 1:29 pm 18 Comments

Beach Boys – I can hear music 1969

“I Can Hear Music” is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil

Spector and performed by the Ronettes (1966).
Later the song was covered by the The Beach Boys. They released it on their 1969 album 20/20 with Carl Wilson on lead vocals, and was their first single released in stereo.
With Brian Wilson losing more and more interest in producing for the Beach Boys, younger brother Carl “stepped in” as the role of producer and lead Beach Boy.

This song is considered by many as Carl Wilson’s first taste at being the “leader” of the group. The song is also notable for being the first Beach Boys song that Brian did not sing on.
‘I can hear music’ reached #24 in US and #10 in UK.

Ahhhhhh oooooo

This is the way
I always dreamed it would be
The way that it is, oh oh
When you are holding me
I never had a love of my own
Maybe that’s why when we’re all alone

I can hear music
I can hear music
The sound of the city baby seems to disappear
I can hear music
Sweet sweet music
Whenever you touch me baby
Whenever you’re near

Lovin’ you
It keeps me satisfied
And I can’t explain, oh no
The way I’m feeling inside
You look at me we kiss and then
I close my eyes and here it comes again

I can hear music
I can hear music
The sound of the city baby seems to disappear
I can hear music
Sweet sweet music
Whenever you touch me baby
Whenever you’re near

I hear the music all the time, yeah
I hear the music, hold me tight now baby
I hear the music all the time
I hear the music
I hear the music (baby)

Ahhhhh

I can hear music
I can hear music
The sound of the city baby seems to disappear
I can hear music

Duration : 0:2:28


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18 Responses to “Beach Boys – I can hear music 1969”

  1. senatordan Says:

    What’s the deal …
    What’s the deal with *The Beach Boys* these days? It’s only love and one other guy. Jardine is off doing his own thing with his sons calling their group *never-ending summer* or something. There was some legal dispute or something. It’s a shame what the group has gone through.

  2. johnmusk Says:

    I think you guys …
    I think you guys need more Mike Love ammo. Don’t forget about his 5 marriages and 8 kids.

  3. iVenge Says:

    Mike Love is such a …
    Mike Love is such a useless prick… dancing about like some vagrant trying to get in on someone else’s act… oh wait a minute… that’s right!… that’s what he always was anyway.

  4. habana999 Says:

    btw great footage.. …
    btw great footage… Mike’s such an ungainly chap!!

  5. habana999 Says:

    My fav Beach Boys …
    My fav Beach Boys song :) pity they didn’t write it!!!

  6. wistaria2010 Says:

    Thx for sharing. I …
    Thx for sharing. I love the Beach Boys.

  7. NewShimmer Says:

    Carl was always my …
    Carl was always my favorite Beach Boy. He was playing lead guitar in the group when he was only 14.

    (Not dishing on Mike Love here, but this was Mike’s John Brown, Bloody Kansas look)

  8. DefMode66 Says:

    Mike sang lead on …
    Mike sang lead on many songs through the 70′s and 80′s. Sang lead on Kokomo

  9. lekezenman Says:

    Born 40 years ago …
    Born 40 years ago in the hearts and minds of these guys ,nothing is lost , this song is a joy , may it enlighten you forever
    !My name is Bernard De Schepper

  10. Athabina Says:

    Great song; miss …
    Great song; miss Brian tho!

  11. ninman58 Says:

    I love the way Mike …
    I love the way Mike is standing behind the mic trying to find something to do. It really him off later on when they stopped using him as the lead singer, and he didn’t even play an instrument, so he basically stood on stage doing nothing and looking like an idiot.

  12. 1955Cal Says:

    @bertman100 I agree …
    @bertman100 I agree ,I love both versions but Kathy Troccoli is pretty cute.

  13. bertman100 Says:

    Kathy Troccoli and …
    Kathy Troccoli and Beach Boys is almost as good but carl sqeaked her out by a tiny margin, but she is as close a second as can possibly be.

  14. 58msd Says:

    They made it look …
    They made it look easy.

  15. BrightEye60 Says:

    For real, they’ve …
    For real, they’ve done TONS of covers. I don’t think Carl gets enough credit for what he brought to the band. What a voice.

  16. waailappe Says:

    Carl Wilson always …
    Carl Wilson always gives me goosebumps. Personally prefer this one over The Ronettes version.

  17. heeter71 Says:

    @anytunes Actually, …
    @anytunes Actually, the Beach Boys did quite a few covers, too many to even mention.

  18. jannalli Says:

    ahahahahahahahahha …
    ahahahahahahahahha u funny POM!!! lol

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