Live Versions
The band performed a lip-synched version of the song on the Dick Cavett Show on August 12, 1968. Later that month on August 26, the band performed the song with a live vocal over a pre-recorded track on the Mike Douglas Show. The footage of this appearance was broadcast nationally in America on August 28. The band also performed the song soon after on The Ed Sullivan Show on October 13, 1968. The band sang live vocals over a pre-recorded track. The footage was shot in color in a special blue matte video montage. The footage from the show can be found on the DVD Sights of Summer which was included with the special 2004 edition of Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys.
The first officially released live recording of the song was released on the 1970 live album Live In London. Brian Wilson, who sings falsetto on the studio track, had retired from touring by this time and in concert his part was replaced by horns as evident on the Live In London album version. In 1980, a live rendition was recorded, though not released until 2002 on the Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 live album. Footage from the concert was also released on video and DVD format. The footage was also released on the 1998 documentary Endless Harmony with the sound re-mixed by Mark Linett into Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Brian Wilson performed a live version of the song which was released on his 2000 live solo album Live at the Roxy Theatre. Brian Wilson also performed the song at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on March 29, 2001 along with his nephew Justyn Wilson (Carl's son) guesting on guitar on the song. The concert, billed as "An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson", was filmed and later released on DVD.
Do It Again is the opening song performed at all Beach Boys 50th Reunion Tour concerts.
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