Bill Frisell ~ In My Room

Yesterday I posted two of the instrumental songs by Bill Frisell and the comments I received back were quite favorable...As I mentioned, Bill Frisell is an interpretive genius and has taken this song to new levels... For our Early Afternoon Music Interlude, Bill Frisell on guitar along with Greg Leisz - guitar, Tony Scherr on base and Kenny Wollesen on drums perform and interpretive rendition of "In My Room"...

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Background:
"In My Room" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl. It was also released as the B-side of the "Be True to Your School" single. The single peaked at number 23 in the U.S. (the A-side peaked at number 6, for a two-sided top-40) and was eventually inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. "In My Room" was ranked number 212 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."

Gary Usher explained that "In My Room" found us taking our craft a little more seriously. Brian and I came back to the house one night after playing 'over-the-line' (a baseball game). I played bass and Brian was on organ. The song was written in an hour ... Brian's melody all the way. The sensitivity ... the concept meant a lot to him. When we finished, it was late, after our midnight curfew. In fact, Murry [the Wilson brothers' father] came in a couple of times and wanted me to leave. Anyway, we got Audree [the Wilson brothers' mother], who was putting her hair up before bed, and we played it for her. She said, "That's the most beautiful song you've ever written." Murray said, "Not bad, Usher, not bad," which was the nicest thing he ever said to me.