Brian Wilson album: "It opens with a prayer and closes with a prayer."

This record is about love and understanding. 

It opens with a prayer, “This Beautiful Day,”

and closes with a prayer, “The Last Song.” 

I start out by praying that this beautiful day,

with sunshine melodies and heavenly harmonies, lasts forever. 

The final tune prays that if we hold on tight, it will all be all right —

all the anxieties eased, all the fears erased. It ends in hope.

“Thank you, God, for another day.” 

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