Fact #150923
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Short story:
The Beach Boys are in Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on songs including Surfin' USA and Shut Down.
Full article:
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) : I was going with a girl called Judy Bowles, and her brother Jimmy was a surfer. He knew all the surfing spots. I started humming the melody to Sweet Little Sixteen and I got fascinated with the fact of doing it, and I thought to myself, 'God! What about trying to put surf lyrics to Sweet Little Sixteens melody?' The concept (of Surfin' USA) was about, 'They are doing this in this city, and they're doing that in that city' So I said to Jimmy, 'Hey Jimmy, I want to do a song mentioning all the surf spots.' So he gave me a list.
(Source : Keith Badman's book, The Beach Boys, 2004)
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(Source : Keith Badman's book, The Beach Boys, 2004)