Surfer Girl (2:39)
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A Ballad and the first slow song ever recorded by The Beach Boys.
“Surfer Girl” is the title of a song written and sung by Brian Wilson for The Beach Boys. It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name, Surfer Girl. The B-side of the single was Little Deuce Coupe. The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Brian Wilson officially credited as the producer.
Written solely by Brian Wilson, the song is one of his very first compositions. Although the song is sometimes referred to as a tribute to his then girlfriend Judy Bowles, this is untrue as the song wasn’t written with anyone particular in mind. The meter of the song is identical to “When You Wish upon a Star”.
Brian explained the genesis of the song: “Back in 1961, I’d never written a song in my life. I was nineteen years old. And I put myself to the test in my car one day. I was actually driving to a hot dog stand, and I actually created a melody in my head without being able to hear it on a piano. I sang it to myself; I didn’t even sing it out loud in the car. When I got home that day, I finished the song, wrote the bridge, put the harmonies together and called it ‘Surfer Girl’.”
The band first recorded the song at World Pacific Studios on February 8, 1962 which was one of the band’s first ever recording sessions. However, the recordings from that session, engineered by Hite Morgan, would ultimately remain unreleased until later archival releases.
“Surfer Girl” is the title of a song written and sung by Brian Wilson for The Beach Boys. It was released as a single and it then appeared on the 1963 album of the same name, Surfer Girl. The B-side of the single was Little Deuce Coupe. The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Brian Wilson officially credited as the producer.
Written solely by Brian Wilson, the song is one of his very first compositions. Although the song is sometimes referred to as a tribute to his then girlfriend Judy Bowles, this is untrue as the song wasn’t written with anyone particular in mind. The meter of the song is identical to “When You Wish upon a Star”.
Brian explained the genesis of the song: “Back in 1961, I’d never written a song in my life. I was nineteen years old. And I put myself to the test in my car one day. I was actually driving to a hot dog stand, and I actually created a melody in my head without being able to hear it on a piano. I sang it to myself; I didn’t even sing it out loud in the car. When I got home that day, I finished the song, wrote the bridge, put the harmonies together and called it ‘Surfer Girl’.”
The band first recorded the song at World Pacific Studios on February 8, 1962 which was one of the band’s first ever recording sessions. However, the recordings from that session, engineered by Hite Morgan, would ultimately remain unreleased until later archival releases.
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billfires wrote:
amazing, it takes me back......
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Gaynor7 wrote:
A favourite one...
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Retro_Saiyan wrote:
Nicely relaxing.
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nolagirl75 wrote:
So amazing... makes me want to pack up and move to the West coast and chase waves - and I can't even swim! LOL.
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BleachandGum wrote:
utterly beautiful...
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misismaganda wrote:
Instrumental version?!
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Irlandese64 wrote:
Girl+Midget=Gidget! The ORIGINAL Surfergirl!
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myrtlepark wrote:
Refreshing !
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Lowbacca wrote:
last.fm seems to believe it's a track from "all summer long"?
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Alkotashi wrote:
That's just so beautifully full of love that even the tightest of lips and limbs will helplessly reminence a good loving and thaw up for a while. A rare breed those boys
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Schinvondoom wrote:
absolutely do love you surfer girl :-=
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nanjamonja wrote:
Superb.
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hogefan wrote:
This is my favorite version of Surfer Girl. Their first version! Songs like Barbie, What is a young girl made of, etc are fantastic. KARATE!
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Dolly_golightly wrote:
Stunning.
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reinahiena wrote:
relax
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buzzlotm wrote:
If ALF approves of this song and Brian Wilson, then I must also...
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JackPitachi wrote:
Pure beauty
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alforix wrote:
God Brian Wilson
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honeybeeman wrote:
oh yeeeah my sweety heart love!! but this version sounds a bit weird though? Put the album version please
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2ndLifeEnt wrote:
Brain Wilson is a genius! This captures early 60s So Cal culture in a single song.
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