Surfin' Safari

Album: Surfin' Safari (1962)
Charted: 14
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  • Let's go surfin' now
    Everybody's learnin' how
    Come on and safari with me
    (Come on and safari with)

    Early in the mornin' we'll be startin' out
    Some honeys will be comin' along
    We're loadin' up our Woody with our boards inside
    And headin' out singin' our song

    Come on, baby, wait and see (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Yes, I'm gonna take you surfin' with me (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Come along, baby, wait and see (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Yes, I'm gonna take you surfin' with me (surfin', surfin' safari)

    Let's go surfin' now
    Everybody's learnin' how
    Come on and safari with me
    (Come on and safari with)

    At Huntington and Malibu, they're shootin' the pier
    At Rincon, they're walkin' the nose
    We're goin' on safari to the islands this year
    So if you're comin', get ready to go

    Come on, baby, wait and see (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Yes, I'm gonna take you surfin' with me (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Come along, baby, wait and see (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Yes, I'm gonna take you surfin' with me (surfin', surfin' safari)

    Let's go surfin' now
    Everybody's learnin' how
    Come on and safari with me
    (Come on and safari with)

    They're anglin' in Laguna in Cerro Azul
    They're kickin' out in Doheny too
    I tell you surfing's mighty wild, it's gettin' bigger every day
    From Hawaii to the shores of Peru

    Come on, baby, wait and see (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Yes, I'm gonna take you surfin' with me (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Come along, baby, wait and see (surfin', surfin' safari)
    Yes, I'm gonna take you surfin' with me (surfin', surfin' safari)

    Let's go surfin' now
    Everybody's learnin' how
    Come on and safari with me
    (Come on and safari with me)

    Surfin' safari (yeah, me)
    Surfin' safari (with me)
    Surfin' safari (yeah, me)
    Surfin' safari (with me)
    Surfin' safari (yeah, me)
    Surfin' safari (with me)
    Surfin' safari (yeah, me) Writer/s: Brian Douglas Wilson, Michael E. Love
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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Comments: 6

  • John from Cleveland"This precedent made the Beach Boys the first total, self-contained artists of the rock era, not to be matched for many years to come."

    self-contained: "Not dependent on others; self-sufficient."

    Despite the massive effort that came from within included production, since studio musicians recorded a great deal of their music, I do not think this description is accurate, particularly when contrasted against bands that played all of their own parts.
  • Tim from San MateoIn response to the comment about different lyrics between the Candix era version and the version released by Capitol: those lyrics were obviously changed before Capitol ever heard the newer version, so insinuating that Capitol objected to "honeys will be making the scene" is complete rubbish.
    There are numerous examples where lyrics to Brian Wilson penned tunes get revised, usually by Mike Love, when they are being recorded. My guess is that Mike with Brian changed it to "some honeys will be coming along" since it just flows better.
  • Steve Dotstar from Los Angeles, CaSpencer-Brian Wilson opens the song with his high voice stacked on the top of harmonies "let's go surfin'now"...etc..then when the solo voice comes on,it's Mike Love.("early in the morning,.."etc)
  • Boogiespencer from Bethesda, Mdwho opens with lead vocals on this track?
  • Gary from Auckland, New ZealandThis has been sales-ranked above known 1962 million-sellers 'Return to Sender' and 'Twistin' the Night Away' by the analysis of Classicbands.com. It broke Capitol sales records in New York City, was ranked #1 in LA, San Diego and the Twin Cities, #3 in San Francisco, #5 in Chicago, etc, etc -- but only #14 by Billboard. This might have been partly because it wasn't guaranteed as much airplay as Dick Clark favorites the Four Seasons, but probably mainly because each regional market was left to take it up individually -- its flip, '409', was first promoted by Capitol as the A-side. 'Surfin' Safari's regional chart runs extended over a period of nine months, from June 1962 to February 1963, not falling all within three months as national hits normally do.
  • Rick from San Juan, United StatesThe early Candix version began with the phrase "some honeys will be makin' the scene" ... ". It was watered-down by Capitol as "some honeys will be coming along" to avoid controversy that would affect airplay and sales.
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