Happy Birthday, Brian Wilson and Chet Atkins.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Mine too, but never mind that. Brian Wilson was born on June 20, 1942. Chet Atkins was born on June 20, 1924.

From 2015:

June 20: Happy Birthday, Brian Wilson and Chet Atkins.

Some of those links have gone bad. I'll have to fix that.

Brian Wilson went through some personal ordeals, but he does get out into public and perform from time to time. Surely the biggest omission in my record collection is "Pet Sounds." Here are Brian Wilson and the rest of the Beach Boys, in three different versions of a lovely song from that 1966 album:

Bad link:

Try this:

On to Chet Atkins, CGP:

This one pretty much owns the Internet. Bad link though:

Try this instead:

I wasn't expecting this:

Bonus 70s fashion show. Bad link though:

Try this instead:

And I could never leave this out:

[emulatorloo]

1. The Warmth of the Sun

Verse 1]
What good is the dawn
That grows into day
The sunset at night
Or living this way

[Chorus]
For I have the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
Within me at night
(Within me at night)

[Verse 2]
The love of my life
She left me one day
I cried when she said
"I don't feel the same way"

[Chorus]
Still I have the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
Within me tonight
(Within me tonight)

[Verse 3]
I'll dream of her arms
And though they're not real
Just like she's still there
The way that I feel

[Chorus]
My love's like the warmth of the sun
(Warmth of the sun)
It won't ever die
(It won't ever die)
[Instrumental break]

[Zambero]

2. God Only Knows

I love this song. The intertwining fugue-like voices at the end of the song are incredible. Happy 77th to Brian Wilson!

[RainCaster]

3. Thank you for sharing all those

I'd never heard Chet do the Brandenburg Concerto before. Wow.