Chubby Checker’s 1962 hit “Twistin’ U.S.A.” name-checked American cities. Songwriter Kal Mann references 17 different cities as the song celebrates the “shimmy and shake” of different locales. Brian Wilson was paying attention as he applied the same technique to two of his earliest successes. “Surfin’ Safari” name-checked a few hot surfing spots in the verses, […]
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