MIKE LOVE OF THE BEACH BOYS RELEASES NEW SONG IN TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HARRISON
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACK "PISCES BROTHERS" AVAILABLE NOW TO STREAM VIA SOUNDCLOUD at http://bit.ly/1mBKtEe
LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 25, 2014 - Legendary singer/songwriter Mike Love, co-founder of The Beach Boys has officially released "Pisces Brothers,"
a solo single in tribute to The Beatles' George Harrison, who would
have been 71 today. The previously unreleased track was written in 2004
and inspired by a shared trip to India in 1968 when Love joined The
Beatles, Donovan, actress Mia Farrow and others in search of spiritual
enlightenment through the teachings of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
For Love, the song is a special reminiscence: "This being the 50th
anniversary of The Beatles coming to America, I wanted to commemorate
this incredibly significant trip we all took together to India, at the
Maharishi's invitation. It was enormously influential on all of us, most
especially George. The song is really sentimental for me, and meant to
honor George Harrison's remarkable contribution to music. And how, in
this one moment in time, we got together, as the song says, not fortune
or for fame, but for enlightenment."
Mike
Love titled the song "Pisces Brothers," as he and Harrison shared the
same astrological sign, and celebrated their birthdays together in
India. A number of Beatles and Beach Boys songs grew out of the 1968
trip including the Beatles' "Dear Prudence" and "Sexy Sadie" as well as
The Beach Boys "Anna Lee, the Healer." Love has continued the practice
of Transcendental Meditation for over 40 years.
On February 20th, Love received The Ella Award by the Society of Singers, where
he joined a prestigious array of previous honorees including Smokey
Robinson, Elton John, Celine Dion, Barry Manilow, Tony Bennett, Frank
Sinatra, and the award's namesake, Ella Fitzgerald. The event, held at
the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, was filled with one-of-a-kind
musical performances. Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, as
well as music legends, Bill Medley, Dean Torrence, Micky
Dolenz, Christopher Cross and America all performed and spoke of Love's
legacy in music and accomplishments as a singer and songwriter. Stars
including Rita Wilson, Lucy Lawless and John Stamos also delivered
poignant tributes to Love and his extraordinary half-century career in
music.
For
the first time ever, David Lee Roth and Mike Love took the stage in a
duet of "California Girls" which was a hit song for both of them.
Love also brought The Waters Family (also honored by the Society of
Singers) on stage to debut a new original Mike Love song, "Unleash the
Love."
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