The song I chose is “Surfin’ U.S.A.”, is characterized by the Beach Boys. I chose this song because of how laid back the tune sounds and makes me want to relax. It’s relaxing because the song reminds me of the beach and the sounds of the waves. In the song it talks about how they will be gone for the summer and to tell the teacher they have gone surfing. The summer always reminds me of the beach and all the surfers in the water.
In the 1960’s California was known as the surfing state. The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, AL Jardine, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson, wanted to go out and have fun. They wanted to have fun and not have any worries. The Boys were showing how to lay back and enjoy the sun. With the song “Surfin’ U.S.A” they are …show more content…
Surfing was starting to evolve from its Hawaiian roots during the 60’s. It was spreading from the West Coast to the East Coast in the U.S. The Beach Boys never actually surfed, but was inspired by the surfers and the great time everybody was having around them. So they wrote a song about what it’s like to cruise along the waves and relax.
“Surfin’ U.S.A.” takes the listener to another world of what California was like in the 1960’s. The song lists several places that is popular to surf in, in the U.S.A. There are different ways in comprehending the song. Figuratively in the song California and all the other places mentioned are part of the U.S.A, surfing in the song represents U.S.A’s freedom. In “Surfin’ U.S.A.” they name many different places in the U.S. that are being “surfed” at, this is saying that all these places are now free.
“Surfin’ U.S.A” is categorized a surf, Rock N’ Roll song. The instruments used are keyboard, guitar, tambourine, and drums. The rhythm has a fast a pace to go along with the lyrics. The song is about their freedom they have so the rhythm plays along as they are happy and enjoying how much freedom they have. The Beach Boys want to show what everybody should be doing at that time through the instruments, the rhythm, and the lyrics put
In the 1960’s California was known as the surfing state. The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, AL Jardine, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson, wanted to go out and have fun. They wanted to have fun and not have any worries. The Boys were showing how to lay back and enjoy the sun. With the song “Surfin’ U.S.A” they are …show more content…
Surfing was starting to evolve from its Hawaiian roots during the 60’s. It was spreading from the West Coast to the East Coast in the U.S. The Beach Boys never actually surfed, but was inspired by the surfers and the great time everybody was having around them. So they wrote a song about what it’s like to cruise along the waves and relax.
“Surfin’ U.S.A.” takes the listener to another world of what California was like in the 1960’s. The song lists several places that is popular to surf in, in the U.S.A. There are different ways in comprehending the song. Figuratively in the song California and all the other places mentioned are part of the U.S.A, surfing in the song represents U.S.A’s freedom. In “Surfin’ U.S.A.” they name many different places in the U.S. that are being “surfed” at, this is saying that all these places are now free.
“Surfin’ U.S.A” is categorized a surf, Rock N’ Roll song. The instruments used are keyboard, guitar, tambourine, and drums. The rhythm has a fast a pace to go along with the lyrics. The song is about their freedom they have so the rhythm plays along as they are happy and enjoying how much freedom they have. The Beach Boys want to show what everybody should be doing at that time through the instruments, the rhythm, and the lyrics put