By the way...he was deaf in one ear.

Still is. Brian's abusive father slapped him so hard he went deaf in one ear. If you watch clips of the Beach Boys, or Brian Wilson in the studio, you'll see him tilt his head to compensate. He even speaks and sings out of one side of his face. Brian was once known as the "Dumb Angel" and has outlived both of his brothers.



The story of this song is complicated. This is the early rough outtake.

Til I Die Brother Publishing Co. BMI
by Brian Wilson

I'm a cork on the ocean
Floating over the raging sea
How deep is the ocean?
How deep is the ocean?
I lost my way
Hey hey hey

I'm a rock in a landslide
Rolling over the mountainside
How deep is the valley?
How deep is the valley?
It kills my soul
Hey hey hey

I'm a leaf on a windy day
Pretty soon I'll be blown away
How long will the wind blow?
How long will the wind blow?

Dip do do do
Do do do do
Do do

Until I die
Until I die
These things I'll be until I die
These things I'll be until I die
These things I'll be until I die
These things I'll be until I die
These things I'll be until I die
These things I'll be until I die

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2010 at 6:36 AM

    Actually, it was Brian's brother Dennis that had the "dumb angel" moniker. Adam Webb wrote a book called "Dumb Angel: the Life and Music of Dennis Wilson."

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  2. Dull Tool Dim BulbJanuary 22, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Could be. I took the name from a bootleg of BRIAN's outtakes called "Dumb Angel" from the early 80s. Tahnks for writing!

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