Help Me, Ronda

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"Help Me, Ronda" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1965 album The Beach Boys Today!. This song is notable for being the first major Beach Boys song in which Al Jardine sings lead (he had a lead vocal on their earlier Christmas album). Also, there are a number of false endings to this song with the volume fading in and out. Brian Wilson re-recorded and improved the arrangement, and released an improved version of the song, renaming it "Help Me, Rhonda," changing Ronda to Rhonda. The re-released song appeared on The Beach Boys 1965 album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!). The re-released version proved to be a good move by Brian Wilson with the improved version hitting #1 on the U.S. charts. This version of the song appeared on the popular Endless Summer compilation.