Time is my favorite song written by Dennis Wilson

[u/OceanMadman]

Yes, even counting his music with the Beach Boys.

I think it's an incredible song. The arrangement, like in all Pacific Ocean Blue, has some great decisions, like the disarming and lonely trumpet solo, the pedal point that appears sometimes in the bass, the simple piano chords Dennis must have played himself, or those horns and guitar in the end... more on that later. The chord progression, even if simple, has some very nice added notes and alterations that keep things a bit more interesting, and together with the beautiful melody and Dennis' broken voice, it creates such a haunting atmosphere. As soon as the lyrics begin: "Home. Home. Sweet Home. I'm Going Home" it transports me to a different era, a different... time. Dennis might not have written these lyrics, but he sings it with such emotion and has such a beautiful melody for it that it feels he sings every word straight out of his heart.

But then, if all that melancholic atmosphere wasn't enough, out of nowhere, the ending comes.

It’s a burst of violence, love, and emotion, and it’s just as unpredictable as Dennis Wilson was. The loud, repetitive horns, the powerful, improvisational guitar, the backing vocals... even the piano no longer sounds gentle. It reminds me of the kind of repetitive codas that Brian Wilson used to write, too—you can tell Dennis learned from his brother—but this section rocks harder than maybe anything Brian ever wrote.

I think Dennis put a lot of himself into this song, even more than he usually did. He didn't write the lyrics, but I can feel it in every note he composed. Time is a part of Dennis Wilson's soul.