Little Deuce Coupe (song)

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“Little Deuce Coupe”
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album Surfer Girl
Released July 22, 1963
Format Vinyl
Recorded Unknown
Genre Pop music
Length 4 min 04 sec for both songs
Label Capitol Records
Producer Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Surfin' U.S.A"/"Shut Down"
(1963)		 "Surfer Girl"/"Little Deuce Coupe"
(1963)		 "Be True to Your School"/"In My Room"
(1963)
from the album Beach Boys' Party!
Length 3:12 (medley)
Label Capitol
  1. "Hully Gully"
  2. "I Should Have Known Better"
  3. "Tell Me Why"
  4. "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow"
  5. "Mountain of Love"
  6. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
  7. "Devoted to You"
  8. "Alley Oop"
  9. "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"
  10. "Medley:I Get Around/Little Deuce Coupe"
  11. "The Times They Are a-Changin' "
  12. "Barbara Ann"

"Little Deuce Coupe" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian. The song first appeared on the Surfer Girl album. It was later featured as the title track of the album Little Deuce Coupe, by American band The Beach Boys.

The music was written by Brian Wilson with the lyrics by local radio station DJ Roger Christian, it typified the Beach Boys' "car songs" which along with "surfing", glamourised the teenage 1960s Californian lifestyle. Lead vocals were performed by Mike Love.

The car referred to is the Ford Model B; the 1932 model was referred to as a "deuce coupe". Model Bs were readily available and easily modified, as auto enthusiasts (or "hot rodders") removed spare weight and improved the engine.

[edit] Cover version

On their 1996 album Stars & Stripes, Vol. 1, the Beach Boys re-recorded this song with country music artist James House.

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