What Is the Beach Boys' Signature Song?

Surf’s up… or is it? For this episode, we explore the shimmering harmonies, sun-drenched melodies, and surprising melancholy of The Beach Boys. Often written off as the soundtrack to summer barbecues, their catalog tells a much deeper story, one of teenage dreams, artistic ambition, and personal unraveling. From surf bops to symphonic heartbreak, we explore the many phases of Brian Wilson and his band of California crooners to answer one deceptively tricky question: what’s the song that defines The Beach Boys?

Is it about cars? Girls? God? Good vibrations?

Let’s find out.

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