Brian Wilson reportedly described ‘Forever’, a 1970 Beach Boys song written by his brother Dennis Wilson, as “the most harmonically beautiful thing I’ve ever heard” and “a rock and roll prayer”. The article argues that the song demonstrates how other members of the band took on greater creative roles as Brian’s involvement diminished after the abandoned Smile project.

‘Forever’ appeared on the Beach Boys’ 1970 album Sunflower, a record the article presents as a strong later-period release alongside Surf’s Up. It highlights Dennis Wilson’s baritone vocal and the song’s love-song melody, placing it among the band’s most significant work despite the group’s better-known 1960s catalogue.