The Beach Boys: "Wouldn't It Be Nice"

This has always been one of my favorite songs. I have a lot of memories of my dad driving me to get ice cream when I was a kid, and we'd always listen to The Beach Boys. Though I like all of their songs, this one is my favorite. I think it sort of epitomizes the feelings we have when we're growing up. One of the first lines of the song goes, "Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up, in the morning, when the day is new? And after having spent the day together, hold each other close the whole night through." I think almost everyone has felt like that at some point. When I was growing up, crushes come and go, but it was tough to see that at the time. When you like someone as a kid, it seems like they're the only person you could ever be with. It's so stupid and naive, but I also think it's funny in a way. Kids don't really appreciate the lack of responsibility they have; they're always trying to complicate things with relationships. While on the other hand, sometimes adults have trouble appreciating the freedom they have; they spend too much time reminiscing about their youth to really enjoy the present. I think this song's great because it sort of pokes fun at the drama and intensity that is young love. Lines like, "We could be married--and then we'd be happy", really embodies the spouts of emotion we all felt when we were growing up and 'in love'.