California Girls Lyrics
Well, East Coast girls are hip
I really dig those styles they wear
And the Southern girls with the way they talk
They knock me out when I'm down there
The Midwest farmer's daughters
Really make you feel alright
And the Northern girls with the way they kiss
They keep their boyfriends warm at night
[Chorus: Brian Wilson, Group]
I wish they all could be California girls
(I wish they all could be California)
I wish they all could be California girls
[Verse 2: Mike Love]
The West Coast has the sunshine
And the girls all get so tanned
I dig a French bikini on Hawaii island Dolls
By a palm tree in the sand
I've been all around this great big world
And I seen all kind of girls
Yeah, but I couldn't wait to get back in the states
Back to the cutest girls in the world
[Chorus: Brian Wilson, Group]
I wish they all could be California girls
(I wish they all could be California)
I wish they all could be California girls
About
“California Girls” is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys, featured on their ninth studio album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965). Written by band-members Brian Wilson (who conceived the song during an LSD trip) and Mike Love, the song features contrasting verse-chorus form. Upon its release as a single, “California Girls” reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
It is one of The Beach Boys' most famous songs and has been included on countless greatest hits compilations. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included the song in its of the “500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.” In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it 72nd on its list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
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Considered to be a breakthrough song, being the first song Wilson wrote while on acid, he said –
I taught Mike(love) to sing with attitude. I was trying to create a new Beach Boys sound.“
- 7.California Girls