The Beach Boys - Here Today (2023 Stereo Mix)

"Here Today" is a song by the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, the lyric warns the listener of inevitable heartbreak before the narrator reveals himself to be the ex-boyfriend of the listener's newfound love. Musically, the song features an uncommon formal structure, the use of electric bass guitar as a lead instrument, and a 20-bar length instrumental break. One of the last songs recorded for Pet Sounds, Wilson produced the track in March 1966 with the aid of his bandmates, who provided additional backing vocals, and 12 studio musicians, who played guitars, organ, upright bass, trombones, saxophones, tack piano, drums, and other percussion. Mike Love sang the lead vocal. New stereo mix using the Stack-O-Vocals from the 1996 box-set and the Stack-O-Tracks from the 1998 CD (last two phrases on the ending use the Instrumental from the 1996 box-set).

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