Hey Little Tomboy

"Hey Little Tomboy" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1978 album M.I.U. Album. Written by Brian Wilson, the song was to be included as a track on Adult/Child before the album was scrapped.[1] It was also issued as the B-side to their single "Peggy Sue".

"Hey Little Tomboy"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album M.I.U. Album
A-side"Peggy Sue"
ReleasedAugust 28, 1978 (1978-08-28)
RecordedOctober 1976 (1976-10)–1978 (1978)
GenreRock
Length2:27
Songwriter(s)Brian Wilson
Producer(s)Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Honkin' Down the Highway"
(1977)		 "Hey Little Tomboy"
(1978)		 "Here Comes the Night"
(1979)
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Background

Early recording sessions for the song were held in August and October 1976.[2] Wilson, describing "Hey Little Tomboy" as a contender for the Love You track list, said: "It's about a little girl who is sort of a rough neck, and this guy convinces her to become a pretty girl, and sure enough she slowly turns into a pretty—she starts shaving her legs and wearing short sticks—puts lipstick on and makeup. So she's a little tomboy. … We're very happy with it."[3]

Reception

Biographer Peter Ames Carlin wrote: "[the song] reveled uncomfortably in an adolescent girl who is putting away her skateboard and baseball mitt in order to get hot and heavy with the swain portrayed by Mike [Love]. … [it] may be the most unsettling moment in the entire recorded history of the Beach Boys."[4] Music critic Jeff Tamarkin wrote that the song "is politically incorrect in every way by modern standards, yet its innocence and simplicity are undeniably charming".[5]

Cover versions
See also: List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs

See also

References
  1. Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: The Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-4411-0748-0.
  2. Doe, Andrew Grayham. "GIGS76". Endless Summer Quarterly. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  3. "INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN WILSON OF THE BEACH BOYS IN EARLY 1980'S". Global Image Works. 1976. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  4. Carlin, Peter Ames (2006). Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. Rodale. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-59486-320-2.
  5. Tamarkin, Jeff (2000). M.I.U./L.A. Light Album (booklet). The Beach Boys. California: Capitol Records.
  6. Schnee, Steve "Spaz". "BMX Bandits On the Radio (1986-1996)". AllMusic. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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