Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Mike Love, who was a cofounder of The Beach Boys, tried to give his fans some hope on Friday by releasing the powerful new song “This Too Shall Pass.” Video for the song even features his longtime friend John Stamos of “Full House” fame playing the drums, much to the surprise and joy of fans everywhere.
All royalties from the song will go to Feeding America’s COVID-19 Response Fund to help food banks all over the U.S. provide meals for communities impacted by coronavirus. Love, 79, was asked by Fox News what inspired him to record “This Too Shall Pass,” and he had this to say:
So many things. The media has been reporting so many horrible things about people being sick and literally dying. The people in the healthcare industry are stressed out and out of masks or personal protection equipment. And sure, there have been some overreaching things, like the other day when I heard a surfer in Southern California was handcuffed for going surfing. I don’t think there’s anything healthier than going to the beach and surfing. And if you’ve ever surfed, you would know you’re social distancing.
But really, I wanted to do a song that dealt with the issues of today that are affecting all of us. Some far worse than others… I wanted to give a little glimmer of hope and positivity. This brand new record is kind of like an early summer view of the future. It won’t always be like this–when we’re locked down. We will get back to having fun, fun, fun in the sun again.
That’s been the whole ethos of The Beach Boys, I think. We’ve gone around the world bringing our brand of good vibrations and fun, fun, fun. Now that it’s all come to a halt, I wanted to give a message that there will be a better day right down the road very soon.
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Like millions of other Americans, Love has been in lockdown for weeks, and he also opened up about his daily routine in quarantine.
“Well, I go to the studio, the kitchen and then the bedroom (laughs),” he said. “But every morning I get up, shower and meditate right away. We have meals at home, of course. But most of the time, I’m in the studio creating. Right now I should really be on the road. We would have been on tour, but our concerts have been postponed into the fall and spring of next year. We’re all professional musicians for a lifetime, so we’re all anxious to get back to doing what we love. But I am truly blessed to have this beautiful place and be with my family.”
In the end, Love is hoping that his new song will lift fans’ spirits during this difficult time.
“I know people are suffering,” he said. “I know people are going through so much. And so I just wanted them to know that this too shall pass and we will get back to having fun, fun, fun in the sun. The song is the message.”
Check out “This Too Shall Pass” below!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8OVy33V_OI&feature=emb_title
This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.
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