Jan Berry and Brian Wilson collaborated on roughly a dozen hits and album cuts for Jan & Dean, including the number one national hit, "Surf City" (1963). Subsequent Top-10 hits for Jan & Dean included "Honolulu Lulu," "Drag City," "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena," and "Dead Man's Curve" -- which became eerily portentous when Berry received severe head injuries in an automobile accident just a short distance from Dead Man's Curve in April 1966.
This accident marked the end of their commercial peak, during which they'd scored an impressive total of 26 chart hits over eight years. The group finally stopped performing after Jan Berry died in March 2004.
I Get Around
Jan & Dean Lyrics
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I get around
Yeah
Get around round round I get around
I get around
Get around round round I get around
From town to town
Get around round round I get around
Get around round round I get around
I'm makin' real good bread
I'm gettin' bugged driving up and down the same old strip
I gotta finda new place where the kids are hip
My buddies and me are getting real well known
Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone
I get around
Get around round round I get around
From town to town
Get around round round I get around
I'm a real cool head
Get around round round I get around
I'm makin' real good bread
Get around round round I get around
I get around
Round
Get around round round oooo
Wah wa ooo
Wah wa ooo
Wah wa ooo
We always take my car 'cause it's never been beat
And we've never missed yet with the girls we meet
None of the guys go steady 'cause it wouldn't be right
To leave their best girl home now on Saturday night
I get around
Get around round round I get around
From town to town
Get around round round I get around
I'm a real cool head
Get around round round I get around
I'm makin' real good bread
Get around round round I get around
I get around
Round
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Round round get around
I get around
Yeah
Get around round round I get around
Get around round round I get around
Wah wa ooo
Get around round round I get around
Oooo ooo ooo
Get around round round I get around
Ahh ooo ooo
Get around round round I get around
Ahh ooo ooo
Get around round round I get around
Ahh ooo ooo
The song "I Get Around" by Jan & Dean is all about living life to the fullest and enjoying everything that comes with youth. In the first verse, the singer talks about how he loves to travel from town to town and enjoy everything that each place has to offer. He describes himself as a "real cool head" who is also making "real good bread," indicating that he is successful in his pursuits.
In the second verse, the singer talks about how he is getting bored with driving up and down the same old street and wants to find a new place where the kids are hip. He then talks about how he and his buddies are getting well known around town, but even the bad guys leave them alone because of their reputation.
The chorus is all about how the singer loves to "get around" and travel from place to place. He talks about how his car is never beaten and how he and his friends always meet girls wherever they go. He also mentions that none of the guys go steady because it wouldn't be right to leave their best girl at home on a Saturday night.
Overall, the song is a celebration of youth and the freedom that comes with it. The singer is living life to the fullest and enjoying every moment of it. It is a classic song that has stood the test of time and is still beloved by many today.
Line by Line Meaning
Round round get around
Driving around in circles
I get around
I travel a lot
Yeah
Agreeing with oneself, expressing excitement
Get around round round I get around
Reinforcing the fact that they travel frequently
From town to town
Moving frequently from one town to the next
I'm a real cool head
I am a confident person
I'm makin' real good bread
I am making a lot of money
I'm gettin' bugged driving up and down the same old strip
I am becoming frustrated by repetitively driving down the same road
I gotta finda new place where the kids are hip
I need to find a new location where I can hang out with cool people
My buddies and me are getting real well known
My friends and I are becoming popular
Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone
We have earned a reputation that reduces the risk of hostility from dangerous people
We always take my car 'cause it's never been beat
We prefer to use my car because it is reliable
And we've never missed yet with the girls we meet
We have been successful in meeting women
None of the guys go steady 'cause it wouldn't be right
We do not want to be in exclusive relationships
To leave their best girl home now on Saturday night
Not wanting to exclude any female friends from group activities
Round round get around
Continuing to drive around in circles
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Expressing joy and excitement
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Written by: Brian Wilson, Michael Love
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