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"Drag City" is a 1963 song by Jan and Dean, written by Jan Berry, Roger Christian, and Brian Wilson. [2] It describes the narrator's trip to a drag racing strip and borrows heavily from an earlier Jan and Dean song "Surf City," also co-written by Berry and Wilson. "Drag City" was released as the title track from the album of the same name.
Jan and Dean were an American rock duo consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 – March 26, 2004) [1] and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940). In the early 1960s, they were pioneers of the California Sound and vocal surf music styles popularized by the Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine.
Keep an Eye on Summer – The Beach Boys Sessions 1964 (2014) The Big Beat 1963 is a compilation album released on December 17, 2013, exclusively through digital distribution .
Roger Val Christian (July 3, 1934 – July 11, 1991) was an American radio personality and songwriter from Buffalo, New York. After moving to California in 1959, he became a lyricist for the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson.
The singer goes out for a leisurely drive one night in his Corvette Sting Ray, when a driver pulls up alongside in his Jaguar XKE and challenges him to a drag race. . According to the song, the race starts at Sunset and Vine, traveling westbound on West Sunset Blvd., passing North La Brea Ave., North Crescent Heights Blvd., and North D
Berry and Torrence suggested that they do the song as a single, but Wilson refused, as "Surfin' U.S.A." was intended for the Beach Boys. Wilson then suggested that the duo record "Surf City" instead, demoing the opening, verse, and chorus. [5] Wilson had lost interest in the song and believed he was never going to complete it himself. [6]
The Boys Choir of Harlem: Brian Wilson "California Girls" Ricky Martin: Mike Love and Brian Wilson "Help Me, Rhonda" Ricky Martin: Mike Love and Brian Wilson "Surfer Girl" Paul Simon: Brian Wilson "Surf City" The Go-Go's: Jan Berry and Brian Wilson "In My Room" Carly Simon, David Crosby and Jimmy Webb: Gary Usher and Brian Wilson "The Warmth of ...