"Surf City"
Chart-topping 1963 single for Los Angeles-based singing duo Jan and Dean, co-written and co-sung by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys; "Surf City" opens with the immortal male teen fantasy line, "Two girls for every boy!" While Jan and Dean weren't in the same creative league as the Beach Boys, their best work was just as sunny and tuneful as the Beach Boys' early hits; aside from being the first su...
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"Surf City," Jan and DeanSubscribe to view
Jan and Dean "Surf City" EP, 1966Subscribe to view
Huntington Pier. Photo: Mike MoirSubscribe to view
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Santa Cruz, 1941. Photo: Harry MayoSubscribe to view

"Surf City," Jan and Dean

Jan and Dean "Surf City" EP, 1966

Huntington Pier. Photo: Mike Moir

Jan and Dean, "Surf City" LP cover

Jan and Dean, 1966

Santa Cruz, 1941. Photo: Harry Mayo