So I know as music lovers we're all supposed to love the Beach Boys Pet Sounds...but I have a confession:  I never really got it.  It always seemed a little dull, a little boring, and not very "groovy".  I know it's a technical masterpiece, but that doesn't always translate to being listenable...at least not for me.  Then I found this lesser known Beach Boys album called Smiley Smile.  It was the follow up to Pet Sounds and was supposed to be their "answer" to the Beatles Sgt. Pepper.  Widely panned by critics it was considered a flop.  It definitely feels lo-fi and unfinished, and it was, having been recorded in Brian Wilson's home with very few instruments.  But for me it's their best album for just those reasons.  Listening today you could think it was by some new hipster Brooklyn band.  Definitely ahead of it's time.  I heard it's claim to fame was that it was the go-to record to play for people having a bad LSD trip.  Anyway, this song is my homage to the song "Wind Chimes".  Hope you enjoy and as always, sorry so long!

Wind Chimes

Pick up the pieces and throw them aside!

This was a co-write with a friend, Troy Utz, and it's about picking yourself up again when life has kicked sand in your face! We did a demo with a female singer thinking the song would be good as a kind of diva-pop epic, but it was bloody awful! As so often in life, the stripped-back version seems to work better here.

WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/-GauxYsYVsM

I hope the song helps anybody who is going through a hard time at the moment.

CREDITS:
Words & Music: Robert Gray & Troy Utz.

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Copyright Robert Gray and Troy Utz 2001.
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