“the more Murry [Wilson] urges the boys to relax, the tenser the mood becomes…This is the sound of the Beach Boys recording ‘Help Me, Rhonda’ on February 24, 1965. The tacking tape…is an astonishing document that reveals why the song they’re singing—destined to be the group’s second number one single and one of the most beloved songs of their entire career—is both an infectious sing-along and also a tale of heartbreak whose exuberant chorus pivots on a plaintive cry for help” (Peter Carlin, Catch a Wave, 2006).
The Beach Boys “Help Me Rhonda”
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