Endless Summary: Vol. 1 – Surfin’ Safari

One-sentence capsule summaries of Beach Boys songs, album by album.

1. “Surfin’ Safari”: Mike encourages you to take up the popular sport, listing several surfing hot spots.
2. “County Fair”: Mike tries in vain to win prizes for his girlfriend, eventually losing the fickle girl to a stronger interloper.
3. “Ten Little Indians”: Nine Native American boys aggressively woo a girl, but she likes the tenth guy, who ignores her.
4. “Chug-A-Lug”: Mike’s favorite beverage is root beer.
5. “Little Girl (You’re My Miss America)”: Dennis appreciates a girl in patriotic terms.
6. “409”: Mike likes his brand-new Chevy, which is extraordinarily fast.
7. “Surfin’”: Surfing is the only way of life for Mike.
8. “Heads You Win, Tails I Lose”: Mike resorts to flipping a coin to resolve relationship problems, yet comes out the loser considerably more than 50% of the time.
9. “Summertime Blues”: Mike and Brian cover Eddie Cochran.
10. “Cuckoo Clock”: Brian’s attempts at seduction are foiled by a noisy clock.
11. “Moon Dawg”: The boys play an instrumental; one barks like a dog.
12. “The Shift”: Mike gets unaccountably turned on by a dress.