Dennis Wilson - River song (demo) video free download

Ryan Isbell

I love this version. Its nice to hear all of it. 

Kris D'Amato

I want the river...uhhh duh duh duh da daduh duh duduhhh...

Jay Potter

I love this song by Dennis Wilson. I look like Dennis with my hair! I also have drums for Rockband

Dennis WilsonForever

That's Dennis speaking at the first part, not Carl as someone said below. Anyways, I prefer the final outcome on the album Pacific Ocean Blue. It's truly amazing, just like Dennis. Read Jon Stebbins' book Dennis Wilson the Real Beach Boy. There's a story about how "River Song" came to be. Truly awesome.

Joe Kelley

Bambu was to be the 2nd Lp from Dennis. Tapes on the shelf....

trfesok

An interview I saw at the time quoted someone a saying that the a couple of Beach Boys (I would bet a least Carl) are on a couple of tracks, buried in the mix. I like this (Beach Boys?) version -- Carl and Brian are definitely heard.

OropherThranduil

carl wrtoe the river song with him, mike helped on pacific ocean blues, carl plays lead guitar and sings, bruce johnston does backing vocals, 70s member ricky fataar drums on some songs, hal blaine too, dean torrence sings background, many beach boys afficiados, but instead of carol kaye he got james fucking jamerson for the album.

claude michelle St.jacques

this is my most fav version of this track it is wow

claude michelle St.jacques

love this do you have the relased version or was there one, i can't remeber when he died too many party favours over the years he was a great musician man

AlienBusDriver

as do I think I prefer the demo version.

surfocaster

That's Carl you hear talking and playing guitar.

apolloglass99

Good ole Dennis...

denniswilsonfan

this is the first time I have heard this version. I agree this one should have been released on POB but in the record deal itself, there was a clause that no other Beach Boy could perform on it. They wanted it to be a truly solo effort.

Nelson Michael

@alexandertarangerkin I'm pretty sure it's an early version of Pacific Ocean Blue, Carl is indeed in that album.

Alexander T. King

is this the version recorded by the Beach Boys for the Add Some Music sessions in 1970? or is this just a early version from his Pacific Ocean Blue? Thought I heard Carl speaking in the background..

Laurence Labia

Thanks for sharing this GEM!

Nelson Michael

Dennis should have kept the drums at the end as intense as they are on this version. I prefer to listen to this one.

ForSquirrels BySquirrels

I like this better than Ocean Blue version. The guitar is awesome. Why oh why was this not included on the legacy release???

Nick Freeman

Love the guitar riff in the mix, that shit is hot!

Dstevenb

This is a dubb from a cassette of an rough mix of River Song. If accounts are correct it was a mix done by Ed Roach. Notable for the guitars mixed in the forefront.

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