In some ways, the 1966 song “Good Vibrations” has become the anthem of The Beach Boys. It was a massive hit, with critics praising the complex instrumentation. In fact, it was a style that would go on to affect the development of pop music through the following decades. Wilson and Love wrote the song together, drawing on the idea of cosmic vibrations and the hippie movement.
“The psychedelic music was going on, the flower power thing was going on, and the Summer of Love was about to go on,” Love said in an interview with Phawker in 2012. “Basically, it was just a flowery poem. Kind of almost like, ‘If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear flowers in your hair.’”
I, I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air
I’m pickin’ up good vibrations
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