Help Me Rhonda
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Since she put me down I`v be out doin' in my head.
Come in late at night and in the morning I just lay in bed.
Well, Rhonda, you look so fine, I know it wouldn`t take much time,
for you to help me Rhonda, help me get her out of my heart.

Help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda,
help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda,
help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda,
help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda,
help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda,
help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda,
help me, Rhonda, yeah, get her out of my heart.

She was gonna be my wife and I was gonna be her man.
But she let another guy come between us and it ruined our plans.
Well,Rhonda, you caught my eye, and I`ll give you lots of reasons why,
you gotta help me Rhonda, help me get her out




Help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda
Help me Ronda, help, help me, Ronda

Overall Meaning

In Jan & Dean's Help Me Rhonda, the singer expresses his despair and heartbreak after being put down by his lover. He constantly dwells on their ruined plans, causing him to come home late at night and stay in bed all morning. His desperation is evident in his plea for Rhonda's help in forgetting the woman who broke his heart. He believes that Rhonda's company and attention will help him move on from his lost love.


The repetition of the chorus emphasizes the singer's desperation, emphasizing his need for help from Rhonda to fill the void left by his previous lover. He hopes that Rhonda will help him forget about the past and get over his heartbreak.


Overall, Help Me Rhonda expresses a universal feeling of heartbreak and the need for closure, with the lyricist turning to a friend for help in overcoming his pain.


Line by Line Meaning

Since she put me down I`v be out doin' in my head.
Ever since my ex-girlfriend broke up with me, I've been constantly thinking about her and can't seem to get over her.


Come in late at night and in the morning I just lay in bed.
My thoughts of my ex-girlfriend are keeping me up at night and making it hard for me to get up in the morning.


Well, Rhonda, you look so fine, I know it wouldn`t take much time, for you to help me Rhonda, help me get her out of my heart.
Rhonda, you're very attractive to me and I think you could easily help me forget about my ex-girlfriend and move on.


She was gonna be my wife and I was gonna be her man. But she let another guy come between us and it ruined our plans.
My ex-girlfriend and I had plans to get married, but another guy came along and ruined everything for us.


Well,Rhonda, you caught my eye, and I`ll give you lots of reasons why, you gotta help me Rhonda, help me get her out
Rhonda, I'm very interested in you and I believe if you help me, I can finally move on from my ex-girlfriend.


Help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda
I'm really pleading with you Rhonda, please help me forget about my ex-girlfriend.


help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda, help me Rhonda, help, help me, Rhonda,
This chorus is a continuous plea to Rhonda to help me move on from my ex-girlfriend.


help me, Rhonda, yeah, get her out of my heart.
Again, my plea to Rhonda to help me forget about my ex-girlfriend and move on with my life.




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Written by: Michael Love, Brian Wilson

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@Tarantulisimo

Al Jardine – lead vocals
Brian Wilson – vocals
Mike Love – vocals
Carl Wilson – vocals, guitar
Dennis Wilson – vocals
Bill Pitman – guitar
Glen Campbell – guitar
Billy Strange – ukulele
Ray Pohlman – bass
Leon Russell – piano
Hal Blaine – drums, timbales
Julius Wechter – claves
Billy Lee Riley – harmonica
Steve Douglas – tenor saxophone
Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone
Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone
Chuck Britz – engineer

*The first recording session was constantly interrupted by the boys' drunken father/uncle Murry, who relentlessly criticized the band's in-studio performance and enthusiasm



All comments from YouTube:

@1Carrice

My name is Rhonda, I will be 56 on Halloween. I use to tell my daughters that the Beach Boys wrote this song to me....they believed it until they were 12...lol

@0utcastAussie

+Rhonda Shilling

If I were a chick I'd have said the same to my daughters !!

@rayturvey7967

+Rhonda Shilling I was born in The Rhonda South Wales UK

@1Carrice

Too funny...where I bank there are, not 1, not 2 butt 5 Rhonda Shillings...with the same middle initial?  Imagine that

@ann-marie8035

This makes me want to go back home. Tired of the cold damp Northwest!

@benjamindavid5681

NOT FUNNY OR ACCURATE. YOUR COMEDY IS OFF. MEN DO FEEL THE LOSS OF REJECTION AND UNLIKE YOUR INSINUATION - THEY ARE NOT PREDATORS. MEN FEEL PAIN. THIS IS NOT THE PROVINCE OF WOMEN!!

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@moviebuff1941

Those harmonies are unbeatable.

@zed332l

Were they telling us a Message for Now?

@eddiejohnson5370

Well said well bloody said

@davehastings

I could listen to this forever. I love this song. It's like pure happiness.

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