The Beach Boys

Released: April 11, 1977

Songwriter: Brian Wilson

Producer: Brian Wilson

[Verse]
Honking honking down the gosh darn highway
Trying trying to get past them cars
Got a got a little date with an angel
She's the one that said she'd go with me
To see a little movie tonight
(Honk honk honking down the highway)
Her folks told me that she's lonely
And she loves me only
She's used to running away from guys
Praying praying that she'll hold me tight (hoo!)
And hoping hoping that she'll see the light
Who cares if I got to spend my money
Even if I have to act funny
To go and steal her heart away
(Honk honk honking down the highway)
Take it one little inch at a time now
Until we're feeling fine now
I guess I've got a way with girls

[Bridge]
Honk honk honking down the highway[x5]
Take it one little inch at a time now
Until we're feeling fine now
I guess I've got a way with girls

[Outro]
Praying praying that she'll hold me tight (yeah)
(Honk honk honking down the highway)
And hoping hoping that she'll see the light
(Honk honk honking down the highway)
Who cares if I gotta spend the night
(Honk honk honking down the highway)

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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