The Beach Boys
Our Prayer (Session)
Brian:
Ahhh-Ah-oooo.

Jim:
Take your time, Brian.

Mike:
Listen girl, I said "I gotta go out, buy me some new shoes." I told her, European too, "I have to run around with rags on my feet". Hallelujah, you got some fine some rags on your feet. I mean, I told the man "Shit, I needs credit".

Brian:
Ah-ooo.

Dennis:
Oo-ooo.

Brian:
No, "Ah-oo".

Dennis:
Brian, it's "Oo-oo"!

Carl:
Oo-ooo. Is that the last chance you do it or the last note?

Dennis:
Brian it's, "Ooooo", it's not, "Ah-ooo". It's "oo-oo".
Al:
Right.

Brian:
Okay, "Oo-oo".

Carl:
Big deal.

Brian:
One, two, three...

[Our Prayer: Take 1]

Dennis:
Un-un.

Mike:
Wait a minute. Really.

Al:
I'm sorry, but I just...

Brian:
Let's do it again.
Carl:
Hey, the last two notes are "Oo-oo". You guys, no "ah". Okay, but not everybody's doing it. Not everybody's...

Bruce:
You putting a track in sync to this?

Brian:
Yeah.

Bruce:
Okay let's get the pitch really on it now.

Brian:
Okay, now watch the changes and the thing goes...

Carl:
I think you two better get in cause Dennis and I were really loud.

[Our Prayer: Take 2]

Bruce:
We're off.

Jim:
Try again.
Carl:
Try- Try not to make your voices so harsh but make 'em "ahhh". Make 'em like really, "aaahhhhh". They don't have to be, "ennnhh".

Brian:
Alright, get in. Move in, please. Come on, sing out now.

Bruce:
But don't block too much of that, otherwise you get a false...

Al:
Okay, great.

Brian:
One, two...

[Our Prayer: Take 3]

Carl:
Hey, this one will get it! This is...

Mike:
We should be doin' "Good Vibration" anyway.

Brian:
Let's get it. Let's go.

Bruce:
Would it be better if I didn't sing it and you just...?

Brian:
Come on! Let's just... Are you singing, Carl? Are you singing?

Mike:
Nobody's changing, or some shit.

Carl:
There were no changes.

Dennis:
You're the one who was changin', Mike. You and I. Because I changed and...

Bruce:
Getting better. It's cool but it's getting better.

Al:
Alright, 32.

Brian:
32.

Dennis:
32! We're almost up to Little Miss America.

Brian:
Hit the thing solid. Right on the note. Two, three...

[Our Prayer: Take 32]

Brian:
I rushed it. It's gettin' better. I don't understand the mo- the thing that's happening there.

Dennis:
Well... [sings part]. Right?

Brian:
Yeah.

Mike:
Is that it?

Brian:
Yeah.

Mike:
Okay, then try again.

Brian:
One, two, three...

[Our Prayer: Take 33]

Brian:
I know what it is, we're not doin' it fast enough and we're not- it's not moving there.

Mike:
I'm hittin' the note.

Brian:
Something's not happening with it, though. Here we go. Two, three...

[Our Prayer: Take 34]

Brian:
Take it soft and build it. Here we go. One, two, three...

[Our Prayer: Take 35]

Brian:
One more time.

Mike:
Hey, wait a sec. Where is it from, my ending note?

Brian:
A whole octave, man.

Mike:
Yeah! That's what I figured.

Brian:
Hey, that's cool! Pick an octave. Here we go: One, two, three...

[Our Prayer: Take 36]

Carl:
I was bad.

Brian:
Carl, you're just gonna have to make that change.

Carl:
Alright, I can't do it. Okay, I'm doing it the wrong way. Got it.

Brian:
Two, three...

[Our Prayer: Take 37]

Al:
Which one is it? Alright.

Brian:
Yeah! I went like this: "wHOOAAAaa" and Al was running that way. Al was looking like this, ya know, waiting for the ball, and about 4 guys break his leg up. Isn't that how it went?

Al:
That's right Brian.

Brian:
Well, I- If you could've seen you, man! You just really...

Al:
Let's go! Hey, hey!

Mike:
Imagine??

Brian:
Come on, Jardine. Ah...two...

[Our Prayer: Take 38]

Mike:
Can you turn out these little light-os up here?

Carl:
Make it very dim in here. We can see what we're doing.

Mike:
Fancí luminato.

Al:
Can't even hear what we're doing in here.

Carl:
Those lights are the things that are...yeah...off with that one.

Al:
Ah! It's beautiful, Carl! Lets...give me the note, Brian.

Brian:
One, two...

[Our Prayer: Take 39]

Brian:
You're not building enough, Al.

Al:
It's not fast enough, Brian.

Carl:
First off, it's not fast enough.

Al:
It's draggy, man.

Carl:
It's not fast enough, Brian.

Brian:
Okay, move it a little faster. Okay let's take a breath now.

Jim:
Take 4. Part 4, take 3.

Brian:
Yeah, okay. Here we go. One, two...

[Our Prayer: Part 4, Take 3]

Brian:
Why are we losin' our breath?

Al:
How can it be that long?

Jim:
Part 4, take 12.

Brian:
Okay, here we go, now. One, two...

[Our Prayer: Part 4, Take 12]

Brian:
Excuse me.

Mike:
Try to do it again.

Carl:
I think we should all do them separate, I swear to God.

Mike:
Well, do it!

Al:
Let's do it with it!

Brian:
One more, please.

Al:
Watch his hand you guys.

Mike:
When we doin' "Wonderful"?

Brian:
Um...when you wanna do it?

Mike:
Tomorrow night?

Brian:
We don't have anything till Thursday and Friday.

Mike:
Oh. Okay.

Carl:
Why can't we do "Wonderful"?

Brian:
Not tonight. I'm glad we got this thing done. I really am. I would like everyone to sing out cause it's a big ending. Let's just do it fast and get it over with.

Al:
So should we outline?

Brian:
I don't think you're moving with my conduction.

Carl:
Are you looking at...?

Al:
Yes, I am.

Brian:
Here it goes. Earphones!

Al:
We're doin' the whole bit?

Brian:
Yeah. One, two...

[Our Prayer: Part 4, Take 13]