California Girls

Isn't this a lovely song...? Yes those California girls are gnarly..
Facts about this wonderful song:

*Probably the trademark "fun in the sun" Beach Boys song

*Brian has said that the intro to this song is the greatest piece of music that he's ever written. He said he was looking for an introduction which would be totally different to the rest of the song, but would lead into it.

*Mike got co-lyricist credits for this song after his suit against Brian.

*Beach Boys Mike Love and Brian Wilson wrote this song celebrating the women of California. Along with surfing and cars, girls were a common topic in many of the Beach Boys songs celebrating the California lifestyle.

*Structurally, this uses a contrasting verse-chorus form.

*David Lee Roth released this as his first single after leaving Van Halen. The video featured a lineup of beautiful women and got loads of airplay on MTV. It set the tone for Roth's solo career as he perpetuated his image as a hedonistic party boy (not much of a change from his days in Van Halen). Carl Wilson from The Beach Boys sang backup on Roth's version, which hit #3 in the US.

Noises:
0:10 The percussion instrument gets hit once too often
0:21 Someone says "It's good."

I will add some videos later cause youtube is down for maintenance right now

Update: Here they are! =)








The Beach Boys version is of course the BEST version