This song epitomizes the surf culture of the 60's. Surf city is a fictitious place (sorry guys) although some places did receive the nickname. For example, Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz, CA - also a borough of ocean county NJ. If you mistook this for a Beach Boys song, you weren't far off. Brian Wilson co-wrote and sang. "woodie" was the nickname for a wood paneled station wagon but there's a double meaning there too wink. A "cherry" was a mint, (virginal) unused car. This too has a double meaning. The girls in surf city have probably been around the block, but he doesn't care because "it gets him to where he wants to go". Never roll the streets up means no nighttime curfew. Shooting the curl means riding deep in a wave with the water over your head.
This song epitomizes the surf culture of the 60's. Surf city is a fictitious place (sorry guys) although some places did receive the nickname. For example, Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz, CA - also a borough of ocean county NJ. If you mistook this for a Beach Boys song, you weren't far off. Brian Wilson co-wrote and sang. "woodie" was the nickname for a wood paneled station wagon but there's a double meaning there too wink. A "cherry" was a mint, (virginal) unused car. This too has a double meaning. The girls in surf city have probably been around the block, but he doesn't care because "it gets him to where he wants to go". Never roll the streets up means no nighttime curfew. Shooting the curl means riding deep in a wave with the water over your head.