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“Here Today” is a song by the American pop band The Beach Boys, taken from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. It is the tenth track on the album. The song was composed and produced by Brian Wilson with the lyrics by Tony Asher about love being “here today and gone tomorrow”. The lead vocal was sung by Mike Love on the final release but some sessions have been released with Brian singing lead. Some studio chatter could be heard during the instrumental break (only in mono version release) and the subject matter was revealed to be about cameras in the 40th anniversary CD booklet. It was later released as the B-side to the 1967 single “Darlin’”. Recently the song was re-recorded by Brian Wilson and his band in his 2002 live album Pet Sounds Live.
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It starts with just a little glance, now
Right away, you're thinkin' 'bout romance, now
You know you ought to take it slower
But you just can't wait to get to know her

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  • LeLarsch

    This has to be my favourite Beach Boys song.

    27 Apr 3:33pm Reply

  • crawlpalmetto

    The bassline is indeed splendid.

    13 Mar 1:04pm Reply

  • Nakkinak

    I dig that post-hardcore bassline

    20 Feb 11:59pm Reply

  • Un_Pudu

    brains out of their brains

    19 Jan 8:22pm Reply

  • So_Hai

    These arrangements make The Beatles look like weekend dabblers. Seriously.

    22 Nov 2012 Reply

  • Qbert_16

    and that's life! from amazing to depressing in no time at all. (luckily it works the other way too)!

    14 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Blvd_Nights

    Depressing as fuck.[2]

    10 Aug 2012 Reply

  • gsnoorky

    Brian always tried to achieve the best sounds he could with his talent and that of that band. My favorites are "Don't Worry Baby," and "I can hear music." Dennis was a very good drummer--surf band drummers generally were--they studied jazz drumming well....

    30 Jun 2012 Reply

  • abber-deen

    PET SOUNDS man

    1 Jun 2012 Reply

  • egroh08

    dat bass

    24 May 2012 Reply

  • RottingGrass

    A solid contribution to the fact that "Pet Sounds" is the finest album ever made.

    17 Jan 2012 Reply

  • Lupin1112

    The Beach Boys are amazing.

    10 Jan 2012 Reply

  • MrMorizon

    Oh lawd...

    29 Dec 2011 Reply

  • ViniciusStilt

    This bassline... KILLER.

    17 Dec 2011 Reply

  • WiseJake237

    Wow - for all of the times I've listened to this album, I never really stopped and listened to the lyrics of this song in particular. This is an exact rendering of my life and emotional environment at this point of my life. Emotion just washed over me like a tidal wave.

    1 Nov 2011 Reply

  • PatrickDog

    It seems like Wilson was thinking on me with the lyrics, the story of my life over and over

    29 Sep 2011 Reply

  • Writtenjustice

    Probably the most flawless vocal melody line out there

    20 Sep 2011 Reply

  • Nakkinak

    This song hit me like a tsunami after the chilling introspection of I know there's an answer

    29 Jul 2011 Reply

  • MrMorizon

    Love the backing vocals! [2] Plus, love the melodie underneath it. It's all like it was flying, without any gravity at all.

    21 Jun 2011 Reply

  • So_Hai

    The instrumentation in this song still hasn't been bettered. With the possible exception of 'None of the them knew they were Robots'.

    24 Mar 2011 Reply
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