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Wow!

It doesn't matter if it is freezing cold I always put on the beach boys and summer and surfing is all year long

Why make a perfect song... more complicated? To each his own I guess.

Beauty incarnate

Paul Simon proves again what a master guitar he is.

I truly loved the original all these decades .. but now Paul’s version harkens the sadness of my youth now long lost .. in my advancing age this rendition fits my nostalgia so well .. Paul’s rendition is humble and totally amazing. I’ve heard nothing like it before, except in Paul’s own arrangements. He is an amazingly gifted artist and has filled my life for the past 70 years .. ✨thanks for sharing his genius

esto es perfecto en todo sentido, que cosa mas linda por Dios.

Genius so lovely!

Beautiful.

Paul pulled out the Gurian for this performance. He must be serious.

SO GREAT! There's no substitute for genius.

Excellent rendition

Luv it❤❤❤

Who's here because Kevin Nealon accidentally added this to an unrelated playlist on his CZcams channel? Unite!

yep

This was so cool and creative. Paul was one of the best to ever do it, and probably THE best when it came to lyrics. This made me tear up. He was such of my part of my memories growing up.

Auto-tune uses Paul Simon as its reference for pitch.

Best cover of this song by a mile.

Paul's version of this song brings out hidden emotional depths that the Beach Boys version obscured.

@johnmayer

One of my favorite chord progressions ever

Obviously when you mix Paul Simon with Brian Wilson you're gonna perfection.

Very Creative Love Paul Simon💜💜

So talent love this awsom preformer. Every not he Sung 👍

Best cover chills!!!

Why does this show up under "Season 3" of Hiking with Kevin Nealon?

Sigge brought me here. This is so pure.

Suggest brought me here.

This is the ideal of what a cover can be. Take the original as if it was just an idea, and compose it your way, show us what direction you’d have taken it.

TV used to be so much better. Everything other than technology was better.

The pure clarity of his voice, its intonation, embellishment of original line and harmony, and his clean guitar accompaniment elevates lyric, melody, and song. Grateful. So beautiful.

Long live the legacy of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys, so glad I got to see them in the 90s and Brian Wilson doing all of Pet Sounds live once many years later for its 50th anniversary.

🤔What, exactly, does this have to do with Willie Nelson??

Beautiful, but very strange that after all these years they haven't changed 'Willie Nelson' for 'Brian Wilson' in the opening title credit - very strange indeed?!

I’m laughing at the idea of Willie Nelson writing songs like this and California Girls. Yeah maybe if there was reefer growing on the beach.

The simplicity of the song leaves room for the magic to happen. Brilliant tribute from Paul Simon.

I say this is the greatest cover of all time, astonishing.

Hard to describe......

Playing a Gurian S3R3H.

Astonishing. Transcending. Almost impossible to believe if I wasn't hearing it.

Very much always💖💕❤️

The Grand Master , it doesn't get better than this, very advanced musicianship. loved it

Beautiful!

This really great!

Minha conexão com este Divino cantor é de 360º. É mais além do que às palavras possam decifrar. E tudo se resume em “amor.” É o que desejo para ele e por ele.❤️❤️

Weird, but Simon actually tops the original! His rendering is so gentle and sweet (which was I'm sure BW's intent when writing) and his interpretation really shows off his mastery of the guitar, voice and his ability to translate a song in a way that everyone (folk) can appreciate. A stellar performance!

So beautiful!

Interesting folky take! 👍🏻🤔

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