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The Beach Boys have more great summer songs than any other artist, so coming up with just one to represent them wasn't easy. But "California Girls," recorded in 1965 a little before they made ...
The Beach Boys' ‘California Girls’ faces the Kinks' ‘Sunny Afternoon’ in Ultimate Classic Rock's Greatest Summer Song battle.
Although Kesha is known for her Auto-Tuned club bangers, she kicked it old school with a performance of the Beach Boys' classic "California Girls." Kesha took the stage on March 30 at Brian Fest ...
The Beach Boys' publishing company is going after Katy Perry for using the lyrics to the band's classic song, "California Girls," on her new summer anthem, "California Gurls.
The Beach Boys included “California Girls” on the 1965 release Summer Days (and Summer Nights). On Spotify, this song became the most popular addition to the album, earning over 60 million plays.
The Beach Boys’ “California Girls’ was a hit. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on the chart for 11 weeks. The song continued to reach listeners through covers by Sinatra, ...
The music of “Girls,” like so many of Wilson’s compositions, was equal parts symphony hall and amusement park, 2 1/2 minutes of nuanced musical complexity and beach-blanket simplicity.