Surfer
Girl
1963
The
Beach Boys
For the third early Beach Boys surfing tune...finish the
lyric: 'Do You Love Me, do You
'
If you guessed anything than than 'Surfer Girl',
you've never ever listened to Oldies, and definitely weren't born in
the Fifties, and more than likely not the Sixties either.
This was the first Beach Boys tune that Brian Wilson got
full credit on...composing, arranging, and producing. The
tune, and some of the lyrics came to him, of all places, in his car
as he was riding to a hot dog stand. He bought his 'dog, returned to
his house, and finished what was ultimately to be another Beach boys
Classic. The story since it was written was that the tune was for his
first girlfriend, Judy Bowles but Brian has said that he actually
didn't have anyone in mind when he wrote it....the lyrics just came
to him as he hummed the melody, which was actually inspired by the
Dion And The Belmont's version of 'When You Wish Upon A Star'.
It was the closest thing to a ballad the Beach Boys
would ever record...Surfer Girl was actually one of the earliest
Beach boy songs, but the original recording wasn't released until
much later. The version we all know and love was recorded on June
12th, 1963, and released on July 22nd '63. It
peaked at #7 on The Billboard Hot 100 on September 14, 1963, becoming
the Beach Boys' second top 10 hit.
Like 'Surfin' Safari' and 'Surfin' USA', Surfer Girl's a
classic...And like the other two tunes. It's been a staple on Top 40,
then Oldies stations (Especially Oldies stations near the beach on
either coast) for 50 years. I mean what can be better than the beach
on a summer afternoon.
Also like the other two, if you're gonna Blog post a
video for the song, it better have surfing in it! And if it's about
'Surfer Girls'...well, enjoy! Surfer Girl, by The Beach Boys. And
don't even tell me you weren't singing along with it! ;)
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