Surfin' U.S.A.

What also adds to the feel and pleasure of the song is Al Jardine's and Carl Wilson's "Inside, Outside, USA" background singing during the chorus. I have not figured out yet if Brian Wilson was describing the 2 types of surfing waves here or the fact the beaches inside and outside of the USA. Inside waves are the waves that hit the shore and are generally "beginner" waves. Outside waves are the waves that break farther out from the beach.

The Beaches mentioned in the song are:

* "Del Mar" - Del Mar, San Diego County, California
* "Ventura County Line" - Ventura County, California
* "Santa Cruz" - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California
* "Trestles" - San Onofre State Park, San Diego County, California
* "Australia's Narrabeen" - Narrabeen, New South Wales
* "Manhattan" - Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California
* "Doheny" - Doheny Beach, Dana Point, Orange County, California
* "Haggerty's" - Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles County, California
* "Swami's" - Swami's Beach, Encinitas, San Diego County, California
* "Pacific Palisades" - Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California
* "San Onofre" - San Onofre State Park, San Diego County, California
* "Sunset" - Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii - or - Sunset Beach, Orange County, California
* "Redondo Beach" - Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California
* "LA" - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
* "La Jolla" - La Jolla, San Diego County, California
* "Waimea Bay" - Waimea Bay, Hawaii

a great beach song to jam to. beach boys may be an oldies group but they still rock,

YES! I've been to every beach mentioned here except Australia. What in the world are Huarachi sandles though?! oh and its San Onofre, not anofree

I've checked many lyrics and found it to be Anafree. Huarachi sandals - I don't know, but you can buy some from this address... www.manassasmall.com/teststore/items1.html

At the risk of disagreeing, Jeannie, I've checked in many places, including a Google search of San Anofree, and that is the way that I've found to spell it. :-X

This song is ripped off of Chuck Berry. It's also pretty obvious what it's about.

It is San Onofre, its one of the original surfing beaches in California. And huarache sandals are gnarley old school sandals.

How can anyone not love this song? This is one of the true 'best of the best' Beach Boys and rock-n-roll songs. I remember once back in high school, I was able to put up the "have a safe summer" phrase on the replacable-letters entrance sign, but instead I put "We'll all be gone for the summer We're on safari to stay Tell the teacher we're surfin' Surfin' U.S.A" Everyone thought it was great and it stayed up for the whole 3 months.

hey. im 13. i hear this song and it reminds me of my dad. he loves the beach boys and so does my uncle! :) i have just got it on to my mp3 am driving tomoz with my dad (i dont live with him) so its great to just listen to music we both like and catch up on what we have both been doing in the last year! :D + i am going t surf school with my dad in may sooo woo go me+my vater!! :P

this song makes me want to go to the beach....