The Beach Boys

Released: October 7, 1963

Songwriter: Roger Christian Brian Wilson

Producer: Brian Wilson

[Introduction]
Go cherry, cherry coupe now

[Verse 1]
The wildest short around is my cherry, cherry coupe
It's the sharpest thing in town and the envy of my group
It's one of its kind and it really looks good
Chopped nose and deck with louvers on the hood

[Chorus]
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
(My cherry coupe beats 'em up comin' off the line)
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
(And she really gets sparks when she starts to whine)

[Verse 2]
Chrome reversed rims with whitewall slicks
And it turns a quarter mile in one oh six
Door handles are off but you know I'll never miss 'em
They open when I want with the solenoid system

[Chorus]
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
(My cherry coupe beats 'em up comin' off the line)
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
(And she really gets sparks when she starts to whine)

[Verse 3]
My coupe's tuck and roll underneath the hood
And the rugs, seats, and panels now are looking good
When I go looking for something to do
She's got enough room now to barely seat two

[Chorus]
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
(My cherry coupe beats 'em up comin' off the line)
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
(And she really gets sparks when she starts to whine)
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
Go cherry, cherry coupe now
(My cherry coupe beats 'em up comin' off the line)
Go cherry, cherry coupe now

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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