The Beach Boys

Released: October 7, 1963

Songwriter: Roger Christian Brian Wilson

Producer: Brian Wilson

[Chorus]
Run a-run a doo run run
Wo run a-run a doo run run
Wo run a-run a doo run run
Wo run a-run a doo run run

[Verse 1]
Well my steady little doll is a real-live beauty
And everybody knows she's a car crazy cutie
She's hip to everything, man, from customs to rails
And axle grease imbedded 'neath her fingernails

[Chorus]
(oh yeah) Run a-run a doo run run
(oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(ah, ah, ah, car cutie) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(oh, oh-oh, oh) Wo run a-run a doo run run

[Verse 2]
A power shift in second and a-riding the clutch
My car crazy cutie, man, she's just too much
I take her to the drags, man, and everyone flips
For her big blue eyes and her candy apple lips

[Chorus]
(oh yeah) Run a-run a doo run run
(oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(ah, ah, ah, car cutie) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(oh, oh-oh, oh) Wo run a-run a doo run run

[Bridge]
Yeah oh
Car crazy cutie
Car crazy cutie
Car crazy cutie
Car crazy cutie

[Verse 3]
Well I guess you might say she's the rodder's dream gal
Always there to help, man, when you need a pal
But when I talk of loving, man, some kisses and hugs
Says she's like to take 'em better clean and gap the plugs

[Chorus]
(oh yeah) Run a-run a doo run run
(oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(ah, ah, ah, car cutie) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(oh, oh-oh, oh) Wo run a-run a doo run run
Run a-run a doo run run
Wo run a-run a doo run run
Wo run a-run a doo run run
Wo run a-run a doo run run
(oh yeah) Run a-run a doo run run
(oh, oh, oh, oh-oh) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(ah, ah, ah, car cutie) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(oh, oh-oh, oh) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(ah) Run a-run a doo run run
(a-ah) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(a-a-a-ah) Wo run a-run a doo run run
(a-a, a-ah) Wo run a-run a doo run run

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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