Love and Mercy Page #3

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- Ah. Well...

It's a good thing

the loudspeaker worked.

Yeah.

Why does it feel like

the prom all of a sudden?

I'm not sure.

Thank you.

- Hey, Melinda.

- Hi.

- You look great.

- Uh, hi!

I love it.

Such a beautiful song.

- What's that?

- Excuse me?

I couldn't hear what you said.

What'd you say to Brian?

Uh, I... I just said

that this song is...

is so great. I love it.

- Why? Why?

- No, it's a great song.

It's fantastic. You're right.

Timeless.

Well...

I guess this is good night.

Good night.

- Okay.

- Would you like me to call you again?

Would you like to call me again?

Or... are you just asking

'cause you were told to?

Both things.

- Both.

- I really appreciate your honesty.

I really do. I don't meet a

lot of honest people anymore.

I'll tell you what, I'm gonna

be home most of the day Sunday.

Give me a call

if you feel like it.

If you don't, that's fine, too.

There's no pressure.

I'm gonna call you.

- Cool.

- Cool.

Good night.

Good night.

And the last verse

repeats one more time

and the chorus will harmonize

over and over at the end.

It's still rough, I know,

but it's getting there.

It's right for Carl's voice.

You like it, Dad?

I mean, it'll get better.

The vocals will...

counterpoint the backing track.

Real soulful.

Oh, you don't want

my advice or my meddling.

Well, just tell me

what you think.

Not much use for me, is there?

With your mom living on her own.

Come on, we're still a family.

Families don't fire

their own father.

I don't want to start

that argument again.

- I'm not arguing.

- If I say something now, you'll argue.

Then don't say anything.

Forget it!

Forget what? Forget what?!

- You don't like the song.

- I never said that.

I can tell.

Just say something!

I would change the title.

The Capris had a tune out

called "God Only Knows"

- in '55, '54.

- Never mind that.

Did you close your eyes

like I asked you to?

Tony and I think...

if you close your eyes,

you can see a place

where something's happening.

It's like being blind, but because

you're blind, you can see more.

Don't you think it's a

spiritual kind of thing?

I don't know what the hell

you're talking about.

I closed my eyes,

didn't see a thing.

I don't know,

maybe it could be something

with the right arrangement.

Well, yeah,

I have French horns on it

and flutes, tambourines,

sleigh bells, piano, bass,

real complex key shifts.

Frankly, if you

really want to know,

I don't care for it.

It's too wishy-washy.

If you leave me, why leave me?

Life will go on,

why go on living?

It's not like a Beach Boys song.

Your brothers are gonna hate it.

- It's a love song.

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