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The car referred to is the Ford Model 18; the 1932 coupe model was referred to as a "deuce coupe". [5] [6] Brian Wilson commented on the song in the liner notes of the 1990 CD re-release of the original Surfer Girl album: "We loved doing 'Little Deuce Coupe'. It was a good 'shuffle' rhythm, which was not like most of the rhythms of the records ...
The titular "little deuce coupe" that appeared on the cover, pictured in 2006. A Deuce Coupe is a 1932 Ford Coupe (deuce being for the year). This was considered by many to be the definitive "hot rod". The Model B had four cylinders and the Model 18 featured the Ford flathead V8 engine when the car was introduced.
It was later released on their 1962 album Surfin' Safari, and appeared again on their 1963 album Little Deuce Coupe. The song is credited for initiating the hot rod music craze of the 1960s. [ 1 ]
After returning from a six-week tour at the end of August, they completed their next album, Little Deuce Coupe, in short time. [28] The Surfer Girl album followed on September 16 and peaked at number 7 on December 23. [29] Little Deuce Coupe was released on October 7, just three weeks after Surfer Girl. [30]
"Surfer Girl" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1963 album Surfer Girl. Written and sung by Brian Wilson, it was released as a single, backed with "Little Deuce Coupe", on July 22, 1963.
Shut Down Volume 2 is the fifth album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released March 2, 1964 on Capitol Records.Produced by Brian Wilson, it is the follow-up to the band's Little Deuce Coupe, released the previous October, and to Shut Down, a Capitol compilation album.
The cover photo for this single (and for the associated album Little Deuce Coupe) included member David Marks but not Al Jardine, though Jardine had returned to create a six-member band for the recording sessions for this single and album. This single, with its B-side "In My Room", were the last two of eight charting Beach Boys songs to include ...
L ^ "Little Deuce Coupe" (with James House) peaked at No. 69 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart in the United States [34] and at No. 31 on the CAN Country chart. [46] The song did not chart on the main ("pop/rock") singles charts in either the United States or Canada.