‘Don’t Worry Baby’ - Fitting All These Beach Boys’ Song Titles Into One Story — Musical Story Challenge
By: Michael Burg
Tags: Musical Story Challenge, Music, Innovation, Fiction, Short Story

With Rhonda in my car, it was California Calling, California Dreamin’, and California Feelin’ with our California Girls. Without so much as a Mother May I we headed off on a Surfin’ Safari.

Surfers Rule and we were going Surfin’ U.S.A., me, my Surfer Girl and my friends. We were off to Catch a Wave. You know what they say “Catch a wave and you’re sitting on top of the world.”

While I drove, Rhonda sang out “Add Some Music to Your Day!” She’s my Little Surfer Girl. Oh Darlin’

And with the radio blasting we had Fun, Fun, Fun! all the way to the beach. That’s Why God Made the Radio.

We heard everything from Alley Oop to You’re Welcome. Nothing but Rock and Roll Music. We were Stoked!

We decided to head to Palisades Park to surf and play on the sand.

Some locals from Malibu High were there, but our crew knows how to Be True to Your School. They’re loyal Til I Die.

Once we hit the waves it was the Summer of Love. Some of the guys did Wipeout but all in all it was Wonderful. We’d be Still Surfin’ if the Sunshine shone all night. My girl Rhonda caught some great rides. She’s Got Rhythm.

Then it was time to get Back Home. I needed some Time to Get Alone with my honey In My Room. In the Still of the Night that Island Girl gives me Island Fever. She’s the best of the Girls on the Beach when we Cuddle Up. When that happens It’s a Beautiful Day. Here She Comes and Happy Endings combined! Games Two Can Play.

So we jumped In My Car and headed home so I could be Good to My Baby.

God Only Knows why we decided to stop on the way back. One of the guys wanted to Chug-A-Lug and Dance, Dance, Dance I think. We stopped In the Parkin’ Lot of the Hully Gully drive-in restaurant, a place packed with Heroes and Villains. I Should Have Known Better. Not a place Where I Belong.

I stayed in my car but some of the guys wandered over to a Little Honda. They were having Lonely Days and wanted to make Friends and answer the age-old question, “What is a Young Girl Made Of?” Got to Know the Woman ya know.

Blondie started off with “Kiss Me, Baby” and “Come Go With Me” but he got the Little Bird. “I’ll Bet He’s Nice” but “Ding Dang” he came on too strong one of the girls said.

“Oh Darlin’” let’s get outta here I thought, but Rhonda said “Don’t Worry Baby.”

Then Blondie tried with “Hey, Little Tomboy” In the Parkin’ Lot.

‘I’m Waiting for the Day’ that line works I thought. I thought she’d just Walk On By, but that Car Crazy Cutie gave Blondie her digits.

Then it was really time to head back to my Little Pad.

“Let Us Go on This Way” I said, sounding like God Only Knows. Guess I’m Dumb, but it worked and everybody got back into the Little Deuce Coup and the 409 and we headed home. I wanted to get there before White Christmas.

Once I got Rhonda In My Room, well … I won’t tell ya How She Boogalooed It, but I was Good to My Baby and we both had a Good Time. Like I said, She’s Got Rhythm.

Goin’ to the Beach then Goin’ South, that’s Hot Fun in the Summertime. Heads You Win — Tails I Lose I guess. And Your Dreams Come True, sometimes at least. Aren’t You Glad?

I didn’t mention this before, but I’m Bugged at My Ol’ Man. So, after Rhonda split it was time for a Bull Session with the Big Daddy. He’d been home all along Busy Doin’ Nothin’.

“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” he started in, if you just ate your Vegetables.

Sometimes it’s just a Strange World. It surprised me that for Just Once in My Life my old man just wanted to Talk to Me. The Times They Are A-Changin’, and Strange Things Happen.

In the end I said to my dad “You’re So Good to Me.” Wouldn’t It Be Nice if that’s the way it always was, I thought. You Still Believe in Me.

Then, after that I had to Shut Down. It was time for some California Dreamin’.

I Went to Sleep dreaming of a Daybreak Over The Ocean.

Such a perfect day. I want to Do It Again.