Surfin'

About Surfin'

"Surfin' U. S. A." is a song with lyrics by Brian Wilson set to the music of "Sweet Little Sixteen", written by Chuck Berry. Mike Love also contributed to the lyrics, but was not credited. The song was first recorded by Wilson's band the Beach Boys and released as a single on March 4, 1963, then appeared as the title track to their album Surfin' U. S. A. Also produced by Wilson, the single peaked at number two in the chart of the Music Vendor trade paper (within a year renamed Record World) and at number three on the Billboard and Cash Box charts. It was backed with "Shut Down". Billboard ranked "Surfin' U. S. A." the number 1 song of 1963, Although this song was Billboard's original number 1 song of that year, later lists from Billboard rank "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs as the number 1 song of 1963. It has since become emblematic of the California Sound. The song "Surfin' U. S. A." is part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. more »

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2003

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Surfin' is the only life
The only way for me
Now surf, surf with me

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I got up this mornin' turned on my radio
I was checkin' on the surfin' scene
To see if I would go
And when the dj tells me that the surfin' is fine
That's when I know my baby and I will have a good time

We're going surfin' (bom bom dip di dit)
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Surfin' is the only life the only way for me
Now surf, surf with me
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From the early morning to the middle of the night
Any time the surf is up the time is right
And when the surf is down to take its place
We'll do the surfer's stomp, it's the latest dance craze

We're going surfin' (bom bom dip di dit)
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Surfin' is the only life the only way for me
Now surf
Surf with me
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Now the dawn is breaking and we really gotta go
But we'll be back here very soon that you better know
Yeah my surfer knots are rising and my board is losing wax
But that won't stop me baby, 'cause you know I'm coming back

We're going surfin' (bom bom dip di dit)
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Surfin' is the only life the only way for me
Now come on pretty baby and surf with me, yeah

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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, the Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962. The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. By the mid 1960s, Brian Wilson's growing creative ambition and songwriting ability would dominate the group's musical direction. The primarily Wilson-composed Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single (both released in 1966) featured a complex, intricate and multi-layered sound that wa… more »

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