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Feel Flows

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Released
  
August 30, 1971

Length
  
4:44

Recorded
  
July 29, 1971

Label
  
Brother/Reprise

Genre
  
Progressive pop, psychedelic pop

Writer(s)
  
Carl Wilson Jack Rieley

"Feel Flows" is a song written by Carl Wilson and Jack Rieley for American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released on their 1971 album Surf's Up.

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Recording

Carl Wilson's lead vocals were recorded using reverse echo.

Use in media

  • The song was used in the 1972 surfing documentary Five Summer Stories.
  • In 2000, movie director Cameron Crowe used this song in the Grammy award winning Almost Famous soundtrack, and it played during the end credits of the film.
  • In 2005 it appeared on a compilation album of music that has inspired the Welsh indie-psychedelic pop band the Super Furry Animals titled Under the Influence.

    • Covers

    Doyle Bramhall II played the song at Brian Fest.

    Personnel

    The Beach Boys
  • Carl Wilson – lead, backing and harmony vocals; piano, organ; guitar, bass guitar, Moog synthesizer, percussion
    • Additional musicians and production staff
  • Charles Lloyd – saxophone, flute
  • Woody Thews – percussion

    • References

    Feel Flows Wikipedia
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