California Girls
Beach Boys anthem
California Girls is the title of a 1965 Beach Boys song celebrating the appeal of women from the Golden State—tanned, blonde, and embodying beach culture.
The phrase has become shorthand for a particular American beauty ideal: sun-kissed, carefree, and associated with surfing, sunshine, and Southern California lifestyle.
Katy Perry's 2010 song of the same name updated the image for a new generation.
She had that whole California girl thing going on.
- beachSandy waterside margin
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- bikiniDivided women's swimwear
- string bikiniScanty tied swimsuit
- surfingRiding waves standing up
tan · blonde · pacific · Pacific Coast Highway · summer · sand · waves · palm trees · convertible · top down · beach cruiser · Los Angeles · Malibu · Santa Monica Pier · sunset · boardwalk · Beach Boys · warm
- Beach BoysBrian Wilson, Good Vibrations, Pet Sounds, Surfin USA, Kokomo
California, Californian, Californians, girl, girls, girlish, girlhood, girly, girlishly