Surfin' USA Live on the T.A.M.I. Show (1964)

The beach boys preform Surfin' USA Live on the T.A.M.I. Show in 1964.

[tintinsnowyful]

That is the most high powered Beach Boys performance I've seen.

[TheGrandmasterMan]

Dennis Wilson takes control of this song at 0.40 as he ups the tempo, on the chorus, Mike Love looks back at him twice and misses his lines....great stuff

[coryharder]

What a blast it must have been to be 16 in 1964. I envy many people.

[michaellazzeri]

2 POINTS : This was when Dennis Wilson became a rock STAR ! Flipping his hair, wailing on those drums, this was it . played his new Rickenbacker 360 12-string here. The sound is so unique & different from his previous Gibson Les Paul 6-string ! 75 y/o

[stuartgarfatth]

I was a 15 year old Australian Male. Lived 700 yards from Cronulla Beach. Life was GOOD!.

[KyOte]

Amazing… Carl is one of the most underrated guitarists in rock history… everything he played fit the SONG PERFECTLY. DENNIS WILSON is the same. He is the archetype of what a GREAT DRUMMER should be… ball of energy, fun to watch, and a solid time keeper. Fantastic

[johanna]

The Beach Boys - my all time favourite band. Their music and harmonies blew my mind, even now. They were a handsome bunch too with personality. All the things today's "stars" lack.

[stevehammond]

Brian's falsetto made the Beach Boys' sound totally unique. Still one of the best bands ever.

[Czech_Chaser]

Wish I had a time machine to see legends playing live and this applies to The Beatles, Queen, Elton John, etc. and Live Aid!!

[essessessesq]

the vocal harmonies on Surfin' USA show us what Brian Wilson meant when he said that when he began creating the "SOUND" of the Beach Boys, he wanted the band's vocal harmonies to sound like the hit vocal group that sang slow ballads, named The Four Freshmen ...BUT with this difference...with the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson said those sweet harmonies would be "hopped up...REALLY hopped up !"

[mstrut]

Carl smokes this solo - most energy I've ever seen from this band. Guess they were pretty decent in the mid-sixties.

[davidorocks]

What a tight delivery...that was perfect!

[sardu]

I always thought it was interesting that John Lennon had a great deal of respect for Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys music. He thought Wilson was one of the best American modern music writers. Lennon also said they were not just a lounge act but a real, legit hard core rock act when they wanted to be. Wilson's direction Lennon said back in 1980 (bad year for him) was all that stopped them being that. He also said they were highly talented with their unique instruments. Here at 1:47 you can get an idea of them letting it rip with the lead break. Lots of energy there. Not just the drummer.

[DalleDayul]

Who on earth told Mike Love it was ever a good idea to dance?
On the plus side, the other four were absolutely shredding.

[elaw]

Brian had a cool way of playing the bass. He had a really rhythmic physical style and it looked cool on him.

[celtlad]

Walking away from the mic was probably the hardest thing he did on stage.

[harryegden]

Thanks for the magic … the beach boys and the Wilson brothers. Brian, Carl, and Dennis . Also Mike Love and Allan Jardine. You don’t know the impact you guys had .

[johnlavery]

USA...Greetings from Ireland music at it's best.

[charleskendall]

the sound these guys make makes the hair on the back of my head stand up..love em!!

[paulsun]

Electric performance, the band could play their instruments perfectly well.