The Beach Boys

Released: July 5, 1976

Songwriter: Al Jardine

Producer: Brian Wilson

[Verse 1]
Susie Cincinnati
Got a groovy little motor car
She lives for the night
And her husband's a security guard
Her looks aren't exactly a plus
But it doesn't matter to us
Because she knows where it's at
And she gets you there in seconds flat

[Verse 2]
She knows all the honkies
And the kids are all home in bed
(Ooh, ride, Susie Cincinnati, ride)
She'd rather do this
Than anything else instead
(Ooh, ride, Susie Cincinnati)
She got the nicotine fit
And before she discovered it
Everybody in the back seat suffocated

[Chorus]
Susie Cincinnati, we thought you were a winner
(Whoa, come on, Susie! Wake yourself up)
But Susie Cincinnati, city's number one sinner
Susie Cincinnati, we thought you were a winner
But Susie Cincinnati, city's number one sinner
Susie Cincinnati, we thought you were a winner
(Get yourself together)
But Susie Cincinnati, city's number one sinner
Susie Cincinnati, we thought you were a winner
But Susie Cincinnati, city's number one sinner

[Verse 3]
She'll always pick you up
When the others go and let you down
(Ooh, ride, ooh, ride, Susie Cincinnati, ride)
In her little red cab
She's scooting all over town
(Ooh, ride, ooh, ride, Susie Cincinnati)
She's got a money meter too
All polished up, it shines for you
But it's just for looks
'Cause she'll give the ride free to you

[Outro]
Susie Cincinnati
Susie Cincinnati
Susie Cincinnati
S-S-Susie Cincinnati
S-S-Susie Cincinnati
S-S-Susie Cincinnati
S-S-S-Susie Cincinnati...

The Beach Boys are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time and the first American pop band to reach the 50-year milestone. Their vocal harmonies are among the most unmistakable and enduring of the rock and roll era.

Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, by Brian Wilson, his two brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and classmate Al Jardine, the group’s first single “Surfin'” got them signed to Capitol Records and they quickly became one of the most popular and successful artists of the surf music craze of the 1960s. From 1962 to 1966, The Beach Boys scored over twenty top 40 hits in the US including the chart-toppers “I Get Around”, “Help Me Rhonda” & “Good Vibrations” along with the top 5’s “Surfin USA”, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “California Girls”, “Barbara Ann” & “Sloop John B”. Several of the band’s singles also found top 40 success in Canada, Australia, Sweden and the UK. In 1965, de facto leader Brian Wilson suffered a mental breakdown due to the stress of writing, producing & touring combined with substance abuse issues, causing him to step down and stop traveling with the band on tour.

Inspired by producer Phil Spector and The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian focused on studio work, determined to keep the group relevant as the surf music scene was fading with their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Despite tension between members in the studio about this new direction, lack of faith from the record label, mixed reviews, and comparatively lukewarm reception initially in the US, the album still found massive success in the UK and earned accolades from fellow artists including The Beatles, who acknowledged that the album was their inspiration to further push the boundaries of pop music with their landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Eventually Pet Sounds would be acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever recorded by several media outlets like The Times, Mojo Magazine, The Guardian, VH1, BBC and Rolling Stone.

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