She told me “Baby, when you race today/
Just take along my love with you.
During the beginning of their career, The Beach Boys sang about surfing and driving. Both of those topics are uninteresting topics for songs IMO. Unfortunately, this has lessened their reputation among many. They did write one great “car song”: “Don’t Worry Baby”.
The Beach Boys tell an interesting story about a girlfriend nagging(?) her boyfriend not to race or she will break up with him. The way Brian Wilson words her ultimatum is fantastic (see above).
“Don’t Worry Baby” is mostly about the love between the couple, and their dynamic–the car is just the background. The narrator’s stance is that his girl should not worry because their love is so strong. Wilson always had a great beat on capturing teenage emotions.
And listen to those harmonies. I will probably mention this on every song of the Beach Boys, but they are mesmerizing. Also, Wilson’s falsetto is beautiful. Wilson’s attention to detail creates a true wall of sound. The vocals combined with the instruments almost creates a sensation overload.
Don’t Worry Baby Lyrics
Well it’s been building up inside of me
For oh I don’t know how long.
I don’t know why
But I keep thinking
Something’s bound to go wrong.
But she looks in my eyes
And makes me realize
And she says “don’t worry, baby”.
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby,
Everything will turn out alright.
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby.
I guess I should’ve kept my mouth shut
When I started to brag about my car.
But I can’t back down now because
I pushed the other guys too far
She makes me come alive,
And makes me wanna drive
When she says “don’t worry, baby”.
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby,
Everything will turn out alright.
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby.
She told me “Baby, when you race today
Just take along my love with you.
And if you knew how much I loved you
Baby, nothing could go wrong with you”.
Oh what she does to me,
When she makes love to me.
And she says “don’t worry, baby”.
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby,
Everything will turn out alright.
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby,
Don’t worry, baby.