Escrita por
Brian Wilson e Mike Love, foi gravada em primeiro de janeiro de 1964 e lançada
em 3 de fevereiro de 1964, pela Capitol Records, num compacto que trazia Why do
fools fal in love? como Lado B. O produtor foi o proprio Brian Wilson.
A canção é
sobre uma adolescente que diz ao pai que precisa do carro dele, um Ford
Thunderbird para ir na biblioteca. O pai deixa, mas ela não vai pra biblioteca,
ela pega um hamburger para almoco e dirige o mais rapido que pode. No fim, o
pai descobre a mentira e toma as chaves do carro dela. Mas o narrador diz a ela
pra não se preocupar, pois ele tem ideias para os dois se divertirem juntos.
Murry
Wilson, o pai dos irmaos Wilson, disse que a ideia para a canção era imoral e
tentou impedir que o grupo a gravasse. Mas o compacto se tornou um TOP 5. Eles
acabaram demitindo Murray como manager depois desse episódio e durante as
gravacoes de I get around.
A guitarra
eletrica da introducao foi baseada em Johnny B. Goode, de Chuck Berry e que por
sua vez tinha sido baseada na introducao da música de Louis Jordan Ain’t that
just like a woman (they’ll do it every time).
Gravaram a
canção como dito antes em primeiro de janeiro de 1964, no Western Recorders
Studios. Mike Love faz os vocais principais. As gravacoes mono e stereo tem uma
significante diferença. O fadeout da versao stereo começa antes do que na
versao mono, com os instrumentos acabando antes do vocais e uma parte da
bateria com overdub.
O compacto
chegou ao número 5 dos charts pop americanos. Chegou ao número 6 na Australia,
ao número 49 na Alemanha Ocidental, numero 4 nas Filipinas e número 3 em Hong
Kong. Em fevereiro de 1966, Status Quo gravou uma versao da canção, que chegou
ao número 24 no Reino Unido. Essa versão do Status Quo teve os Beach Boys na
gravação nos backing vocals e ganhou uns versos extras. Francis Rossi fez os
vocais principais em quase toda a canção. Apenas nos versos novos Mike Love
cantou.
Foi lançada
pelos Beach Boys ao vivo em 1964, 1973, e em 1976 foi gravado um concerto pra
TV de um show deles que continha essa música. Foi lançado em DVD depois com o
nome Good Vibrations tour. Tambem uma versao de 1980 ao vivo foi lançada em
2002.
Em
1965 foi regravada pelos Boomerangs and Brendan Bower and His Royal Show Band
Waterford. Foi lançada tambem em
frances em 1965 pelos Missiles e pelos Excentriques. Dino, Desi and Billy
gravaram-a em 1966. The Surfriders gravaram-a em 1967. The Carpenters em 1973 e
em 1976 Adam Surf and The Pebble Beach gravaram-a.
Jane
and Dean em 1982, Papa Doo Run Run em 1985. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts em
1986, Alvin and The Chipmunks em 1987, Robin the Frog em 1993, John B. and The
Surfin’ Safaris em 2002, Busted em 2003, Brian Wilson em 2001, Caleigh Peters
em 2005, Grandaddy em 2000, entre outros artistas.
A
letra:
Well she got her daddy's car
And she's cruisin' through the hamburger stand now
Seems she forgot all about the library
Like she told her old man now
And with the radio blasting
Goes cruising just as fast as she can now
And she'll have fun fun fun
'Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away
(Fun fun fun 'til her daddy takes the T-Bird away)
Well the girls can't stand her
'Cause she walks looks and drives like an ace now
(You walk like an ace now you walk like an ace)
She makes the Indy 500 look like a Roman chariot race now
(You look like an ace now you look like an ace)
A lotta guys try to catch her
But she leads them on a wild goose chase now
(You drive like an ace now you drive like an ace)
And she'll have fun fun fun
'Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away
(Fun fun fun 'til her daddy takes the T-Bird away)
Well you knew all along
That your dad was gettin' wise to you now
(You shouldn't have lied now you shouldn't have lied)
And since he took your set of keys
You've been thinking that your fun is all through now
(You shouldn't have lied now you shouldn't have lied)
But you can come along with me
'Cause we gotta a lot of things to do now
(You shouldn't have lied now you shouldn't have lied)
And we'll have fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
And we'll have fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
And she's cruisin' through the hamburger stand now
Seems she forgot all about the library
Like she told her old man now
And with the radio blasting
Goes cruising just as fast as she can now
And she'll have fun fun fun
'Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away
(Fun fun fun 'til her daddy takes the T-Bird away)
Well the girls can't stand her
'Cause she walks looks and drives like an ace now
(You walk like an ace now you walk like an ace)
She makes the Indy 500 look like a Roman chariot race now
(You look like an ace now you look like an ace)
A lotta guys try to catch her
But she leads them on a wild goose chase now
(You drive like an ace now you drive like an ace)
And she'll have fun fun fun
'Til her daddy takes the T-Bird away
(Fun fun fun 'til her daddy takes the T-Bird away)
Well you knew all along
That your dad was gettin' wise to you now
(You shouldn't have lied now you shouldn't have lied)
And since he took your set of keys
You've been thinking that your fun is all through now
(You shouldn't have lied now you shouldn't have lied)
But you can come along with me
'Cause we gotta a lot of things to do now
(You shouldn't have lied now you shouldn't have lied)
And we'll have fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
And we'll have fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away
(Fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
(fun fun now that daddy took the T-Bird away)
A versao original dos Beach Boys, de 1964:
A versao dos Carpenters, de 1973:
Agora Status Quo: