[dailyplanet]

Brian Wilson cited "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles as one of his favorite songs -- he apparently had to pull over because he was having a nervous breakdown after hearing it on the radio, and he was in tears and said "They got there first." Pet Sounds was the response to Rubber Soul, and then Sgt. Pepper was The Beatles response to Pet Sounds.

[tayo42]

I remeber reading about him writing songs and the effort he put into it, I think pet sounds, and then realizing the Beatles were releasing music at the same time. I felt a little bad because it seems like he was just in the shadow of the Beatles.

So much musical talent at the time, crazy to think about

[amanaplanacanal]

Yeah, John Lennon had that magic too, but certainly in a darker way.