The Beach Boys' vocal harmonies are among the most unmistakable and enduring of the rock and roll era. Among rock and roll groups of the Sixties, the California quintet place second only to the Beatles in terms of their overall impact on the Top 40. They were the Fab Four's most serious competitors on a creative level, too. Paul McCartney has allowed that the Beatles' masterpiece, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, was their attempt to address the challenge posed by the Beach Boys' magnum opus, Pet Sounds - which itself was inspired by the British foursome's Rubber Soul.

This creative dialogue between two of rock's greatest bands pushed popular music to an artistic peak. Paul McCartney noted that "both [Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper] have more than held up. To me it's like, 'What have people been doing in the meantime? Where's the progress?' I can't see anything as modern as that around at the moment."

The Beach Boys were a family affair that came together in the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne, California, in 1961. Three brothers -- Brian, Carl and Dennis Wilson -- were joined by their cousin, Mike Love, and a schoolmate, Alan Jardine (who was replaced by David Marks, before rejoining). Brian Wilson, who demonstrated an aptitude for music at an early age, was the group's leader, orchestrating their harmonies, writing the music, producing the recording sessions.

One of the undisputed geniuses in popular music, Brian demonstrated an uncanny gift for harmonic invention and complex vocal and instrumental arrangements. Initially, the magnitude of that genius was overlooked owing to the subject matter of the band's early hits: i.e., surfing, hot rods and teen romance. But today, even the lyrics to those songs -- generally written by Mike Love or such outside collaborators as deejay Roger Christian and producer Gary Usher -- are celebrated for their deft use of technical lingo and youthful joie de vivre. "A lot of love went into our singing, our harmonies, the making of those records," Brian Wilson said in 2003.

"I Get Around" was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for The Beach Boys. The song features Love on lead vocal for the verse, and Wilson for the chorus. It is noteworthy for its back-to-front structure—it starts with a chorus and has two short verses. It was a single which was released in 1964 through Capitol Records; the B-side of the single was "Don't Worry Baby", which itself charted at number 24 in the United States. "I Get Around" was The Beach Boys' first number-one hit song in the United States. The single charted at number seven in the United Kingdom, and was the band's first top ten single there. The song's first album release was on All Summer Long in 1964. The band performed I Get Around as well as Wendy on the Ed Sullivan Show on September 27, 1964.

The vocals were recorded during a session eight days later on April 10. The lead vocal features Mike Love on the verses and Brian Wilson on the choruses with backing vocals from Brian, Carl & Dennis Wilson, Mike Love and Alan Jardine (the soaring falsetto is Brian Wilson).

"I Get Around" was released as a single in the US on May 11, 1964. The single entered the Billboard chart on June 6 at #17. It reached the #1 spot on the Billboard charts on July 4, becoming the band's first #1 hit in the US. The song remained at #1 for two weeks before being replaced by "Rag Doll" by The Four Seasons. The single also reached #1 on the United States Variety charts on July 1.

The song was first released on an album in 1964 on the band's All Summer Long album. In the following year, the band re-recorded the song as a medley along with "Little Deuce Coupe" for their 1965 Beach Boys' Party! album. The medley was a send-up of the original recording. The mock recording replaces lyrics such as "we always take my car cause it's never been beat" with "we always take my car although it's a heap". The original recording of the song was later re-released on the band's 1989 studio album Still Cruisin'. On the 1996 country styled studio release Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 the band re-recorded the song for the album which featured country band Sawyer Brown as guests on the track who played several of the instruments on the recording as well as featuring a lead vocal by band member Mark Miller. The harmonies on the re-recorded track were provided by Brian & Carl Wilson, Alan & Matt Jardine, Mike Love and Bruce Johnston.

The song frequently appears on many of the groups Greatest Hits compilations.

I Can Hear Music - The Beach Boys - Extended Remix
I wanted to extend this and take some of the earlier take and put in there. I love this song, so extending the track with the background vocals added an extra helping of this great song that satisfied me. I hope it's well received

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Help Me Rhonda 1965

Music video by The Beach Boys performing I Get Around. (C) 2013 Capitol Records

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Sloop John B (Remastered) · The Beach Boys

The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer

℗ 1999 Capitol Records, LLC

Released on: 2003-01-01

Associated Performer, Flute: Steve Douglas
Associated Performer, Flute: Jim Horn
Associated Performer, Clarinet: Jay Migliori
Associated Performer, Baritone Saxophone: Jack Nimitz
Associated Performer, Organ: Al De Lory
Associated Performer, Guitar: Jerry Cole
Associated Performer, Guitar: Billy Strange
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Carol Kaye
Associated Performer, Double Bass: Lyle Ritz
Associated Performer, Drums: Hal Blaine
Associated Performer, Tambourine: Ron Swallow
Associated Performer, Glockenspiel: Frank Capp
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Chuck Britz
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Andrew Sandoval
Producer, Associated Performer, Vocalist: Brian Wilson
Associated Performer, Guitar: Al Casey
Composer Lyricist: Brian Wilson

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NEW VIDEO !!!!

On top of the Swedish charts the day i was born, in February 1965

"Problem Child"
by The Beach Boys
© 1990 RCA Records

To view this video in higher quality, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EeSuuCwaQ4&fmt=18

This is a High Quality rip of the rare Beach Boy music video "Problem Child", this record has only been released as a promo single, you cannot find it anywhere else, not even from the "Problem Child" soundtrack.

I ripped this video directly from Yahoo!'s music video website. There's a watermark logo in the corner, but at least we finally get to see this in decent quality.

Yes, that's John Stamos aka Uncle Jesse from "Full House" on drums, he's actually in quite a few Beach Boys music videos.

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When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) · The Beach Boys

The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer

℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC

Released on: 2003-01-01

Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Joe Gastwirt
Producer, Associated Performer, Vocalist: Brian Wilson
Composer Lyricist: Brian Wilson
Composer Lyricist: Mike Love

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California Dreamin' · The Beach Boys

Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4

℗ 1986 Brother Records, Inc.

Released on: 2022-07-01

Composer, Lyricist: John Phillips
Producer: Terry Melcher
Composer, Lyricist: Michelle Phillips

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forgot to upload this.

1961, 62 Chevy Impala..... w/lyrics

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Surfin' U.S.A. (Stereo) · The Beach Boys

Surfin' USA

℗ 2012 Capitol Records, LLC

Released on: 2012-01-01

Associated Performer, Vocalist: Mike Love
Producer: Nick Venet
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Mark Linett
Composer Lyricist: Chuck Berry

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Pentatonix performs The Beach Boys' song, "Heroes And Villains" for the Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys.