Beach Boys

"Beach Boys" is the second song from Pacific Daydream and the third song that was officially released prior to the album's release.

## Background

Beach Boys was the third song to be released from Pacific Daydream before the album came out. The song was written intentionally to sound as little as possible like The Beach Boys, the band for which the song is named. Rivers started out with just the song's title and wrote many different chord progressions and melodies, many of which were reminiscent of The Beach Boys, before selecting the ones that were the least like them. According to Rivers, the song is about "being in downtown L.A. at night and being totally disoriented and alienated, and reminiscing about west side life in the early 90s and listening to The Beach Boys."

The song interpolates quotes from Murry Wilson, the abusive father of the Wilson brothers of the Beach Boys and one-time manager of the group. The quotes were taken from the sessions when the group was recording "Help Me, Rhonda" in which tensions between the group and Murry were high. Murry insists on re-recording the vocals over and over until he is satisfied, offering vague advice like "quit screaming and start singing from your heart." At one point he claims to Brian Wilson, "I'm a genius too." Some fans theorize these quotes were utilized to equate Murry with fans or other pressures to keep making the same kind of music as in the past and not move forward. These sound clips are not Murry himself, but a soundalike.

## Music Video

The music video was directed by Lior Molcho and stars dancer Chloe Mae. It premiered on August 17, 2017.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Met her at a guitar shop on

Santa Monica and 7th Street

The salesman tried to get my attention

To sell me a Mexican Fender

She came to get her 10,000 steps and

Hang out with her boyfriend

But I was only trying to get to know her

So I took her out to the ocean

[Pre-Chorus]

It was hot, hot, 100 degrees

But she only went in up to her knees

She didn't want to take off her jeans

'Cause that would be insane

[Chorus]

My summer love, oo-we-oo

My summer love, oo-we-oo

Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not

Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not

[Verse 2]

She got a bachelor's degree in physics

And a job in computer programming

That's pretty cool for a singer in a band

So I knew we would end up jamming

Later that night we went to her gig

And she asked for some advice

"What do you do with your hands when you're singing

Do you just hold onto the mic?"

[Pre-Chorus]

It was hot, hot, 100 degrees

And the trash overflowed out on the street

The heartbreak DJ stepped to me

But I just couldn't get enough

[Chorus]

Of my summer love, oo-we-oo

My summer love, oo-we-oo

Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not

Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not

[Bridge]

Gonna fly so high

To a place that we have never seen

Ever since you came 'round

In a greasy tee and faded jeans, woah

I got a cozy pad around the corner

Slide a little closer

[Chorus]

My summer love, oo-we-oo

My summer love, oo-we-oo

Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not

Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not

Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not

Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not

## See Also

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