Wilson's new song cycle based on That Lucky Old Sun

Brian Wilson backed by his touring band, appeared on stage Monday night in London's Royal Festival Hall to showcase a new nine-song suite, based on the 1949 song "That Lucky Old Sun."
Wilson is just one of many artists to have covered the tune over the years. If you don't know the song, it's a great gospel-tinged lament for relief from the burdens of hard work:

Up in the mornin'
Out on the job
Work like the devil for my pay
But that lucky old sun got nothin' to do
But roll around heaven all day.

I have versions of the song by Ray Charles (which I think is the best of the bunch) as well as Jerry Lee Lewis and even Tom Jones. It was also recorded by Frankie Lane, Louie Armstrong, and Vaughn Monroe among others. I recommend Charles' version which appears on his Ingedients in a Recipe for Soul.

Wilson's new version may not qualify as a true cover--maybe it's more of a tribute version--as "That Lucky Old Sun" apparently serves as the launching point for a new song cycle. According to NME.com, "Similar in style to his legendary album Smile... the songs, with lyrics by Scott Bennett and interspersed with narratives provided by Smile lyricist Van Dyke Parks, were a sentimental ode to Los Angeles and Wilson's past."

The 45-minute set closed with a cover of The Beatles' "She's Leaving Home," in honor of the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper. Wilson also covered "Johnny B Goode" as well as several Beach Boys tunes.

Here's the full set list:

"Girl Don't Tell Me"
"Dance Dance Dance"
"Salt Lake City"
"Catch A Wave"
"Then I Kissed Her"
"In My Room"
"Do You Wanna Dance?"
"When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)"
"She Knows Me Too Well"
"I'd Love Just Once To See You"
"Do It Again"
"Please Let Me Wonder"
"California Girls"
"Sloop John B"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
"God Only Knows"
"Heroes And Villains"
"Good Vibrations"
That Lucky Old Sun: "Morning Beat"/"Good Kind Of Love"/"Forever You'll Be My Surfer Girl"/"Mexican Girl"/"California Role"/"Oxygen To The Brain"/"Midnight's Another Day"/"Going Home"/"Southern California"
"Johnny B Goode"
"I Get Around"
"Help Me Rhonda"
"Barbara Ann"
"Surfin" USA"
"Fun Fun Fun"
"She's Leaving Home"

Let's hope a recording of this show surfaces sometime soon.