Line #10 Music/SurfinUSA


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/surfin_usa.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Featured on the cover is pro surfer Les Williams at Sunset Beach.]]
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4	--> ''If everybody had an ocean''
5	--> ''Across the USA''
6	--> ''Then everybody would be surfin' ''
7	--> ''Like Californ-i-a''
8	-> Opening lyrics of ''Surfin' USA''
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10	''Surfin' USA'' is the second album by American rock band Music/TheBeachBoys. Just like their previous album ''Music/SurfinSafari'', production was credited solely to Nik Venet but Music/BrianWilson has been considered the true producer behind it.
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12	This is the first Beach Boys album to feature double-tracking, a technique which would live on in the band's recording career. This LP also engraved the band's first reputation as a surf rock act, thanks to the title track which reached the second place in the US charts. It is also notorious for its five instrumental tracks and a frenetic surf rock sound that wouldn't be found on their next albums.
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14	''Surfin' USA'' went Gold and was the national breakthrough for The Beach Boys. Its title track along with ''Shut Down'' have remained popular on Beach Boys live shows.
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16	!! Tracklist:
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18	[[AC: Side One]]
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20	# "Surfin' USA" (2:05)
21	# "Farmer's Daughter" (2:15)
22	# "Misirlou" (1:26)
23	# "Stoked" (1:59)
24	# "Lonely Sea" (2:04)
25	# "Shut Down" (1:59)
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27	[[AC: Side Two]]
28	# "Noble Surfer" (2:10)
29	# "Honky Tonk" (2:17)
30	# "Lana" (2:09)
31	# "Surf Jam" (2:08)
32	# "Let's Go Trippin" (2:00)
33	# "Finders Keepers" (1:52)
34	----
35
36	!!Principal Members:
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38	* Music/MikeLove - lead vocals, saxophone
39	* Music/DavidMarks - rhythm Guitar
40	* Music/BrianWilson - lead vocals, bass,
41	* Music/CarlWilson - lead vocals, guitar
42	* Music/DennisWilson - lead vocals, drums
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45	----
46	!!''If everybody had a trope across the internet'':
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48
49	* AlbumTitleDrop:
50	--> ''A bushy bushy blond hairdo''
51	--> ''Surfin' USA''
52	* CarSong: ''Shut Down''.
53	* OneWordTitle: ''Lana'', ''Misirlou'' and ''Stoked''.
54	* {{Instrumentals}}: This album contains the biggest amount of instrumentals for a Beach Boys LP (two of them being covers and one of them being Carl's first writing contribution to the band).
55	* CoverVersion: Dick Dale's ''Misirlou'' and ''Let's Go Trippin' ''. The Beach Boys pay homage to the King of the Surf Guitar by covering two of his most iconic songs.
56	** In order to avoid a lawsuit by Music/ChuckBerry, he has been co-credited to ''Surfin' USA'' since the song bears a strong ressemblance to ''Sweet Little Sixteen''.
57	* HeavyMeta: ''Honky Tonk''
58	* LocationSong: ''Surfin' USA'' lists out surfing spots in the US (mostly in UsefulNotes/{{California}} except for Wa'imea Bay, UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}) as well as one location in UsefulNotes/{{Australia}} (Narrabeen, specifically).
59	* {{UsefulNotes/Motorsports}}: The premise of ''Shut Down''.
60	* OneWomanSong: ''Lana'' and ''Farmer's Daughter''
61	* ProductPlacement: ''Shut Down'' puts a Dodge Dart against a Chevrolet Corvette "Sting Ray" in a race. [[spoiler: The Chevrolet wins the race.]]
62	* SpokenWordInMusic: ''Lonely Sea'' has a section where Brian recites the last verse.
63	* TitleTrack

Context Music / SurfinUSA