"Surfin' Safari"

Simple but catchy 1962 song by the Beach Boys, containing a short checklist of popular early '60s surf breaks, maneuvers, and lingo. "Surfin' Safari" was the Beach Boys' first national Top 20 hit, peaking at #14 on the Billboard chart. It went to #1 in Dallas and Minneapolis, as well as the more obvious beach cities like Los Angeles and San Diego. Later in the year, the song topped the charts for ...