Wilson version Wilson rearranged and sang this song a cappella with his new band at live concerts, one of which was recorded for a live album in 2000. Wilson visited Barenaked Ladies while they were recording Maroon (album producer Don Was was an associate of Brian Wilson) whereupon they played him some of their works-in-progress, and then he played them his version of "Brian Wilson". At the end, he turned to them and asked, "Is it cool?" Upon his departure, his advice to the band was "don't eat too much." The band described the entire experience as surreal. In honour of his covering their song, in recent performances the band has started singing the first chorus a cappella, eliminating all instrumentation, and then continuing the rest of the song with the usual arrangement. Personnel Steven Page – acoustic guitar, lead vocals Ed Robertson – acoustic guitar, backing vocals Jim Creeggan – double bass, backing vocals Andy Creeggan – congas, backing vocals Tyler Stewart – drums Chart positions Barenaked Ladies single References 1992 singles 1997 singles Barenaked Ladies songs Songs written by Steven Page Brian Wilson 1990 songs Songs about mental health Reprise Records singles Songs based on actual events Songs about the Beach Boys