Band and pop cultures have their distinctive role to play in the society. Their role traversed the periphery to pleasure and pain to the reign where songs were written with an aim to usher in revolution. It is said that different paths lead to the same destination. The band music and pop culture have their own background, but underneath, it touches upon the discussions of discomfort and social taboo. 

Music has the boldness, uprightness and veracity to obliterate the narrow domestic walls that we have created in our society, like gender bias, racism and many others. The Beach Boys songs and Taylor Swift's tracks represent the same spirit both within and without. 

Beach Boys Songs 

The Beach Boys is the legendary band that earned the accolade, “America’s Band”. They made exemplary creation on the carefree life, surfing car… and girls! 

The original members of the band are Brian Wilson and Dennis Wilson. Other members that contributed equally in the journey include Bruce Johnston, Alan Jardine, and Michael Love. 

They initiated their journey with the help of a novice surfer. They goaded Brian and others to write songs on the subject.

Surfin is the regional song that brought the first single by the brand and garnered huge success locally. 

What Did The Boys In The Beach Surf? 

You might notice that the bubbling youth is energetic, and with the help of it, they deny the traditional. They negate whatever old and orthodoxy to script new history. The  Beach Boys' songs typified the same ruggedness, fearlessness, attitude caring a fig for the defensive societal constructs that impede the smooth movement of humanity. 

Gender Issues In Beach Boys Songs

You have been listening to different singing sensational that dominated the stage line- Depeche mode songs, Kylie Minogue and others. But what you need to understand is these songs were constructed out of some themes. The previous Beach Boys songs echoed the age-old gender biases. The thoughts found voices in different creations like “California Girls”. 

Masculinity

These songs emphasise the stereotypes of masculinity. However, their later songs shaped amd blunted the spikes of masculinity to give a balanced view. Teen Romance is also one of the major themes that dominated the Beach Boys songs. The ingrained possessiveness of the male towards the female. 

The Car Crazy Cutie, You're So Good To, And Then I Kissed Her, and Do You Wanna Dance, all these lines smoke the ultra male attitudinizings of the unripe MAN. 

But with time, the rugged ideas shaped, and you would observe that the creations of this particular phase challenge Gender Stereotypes. For example, in Fun Fun and Fun, the girl drives the cart of power positions, owns a car and takes her boyfriend.  

Some Important Beach Boys Songs

This section discusses some of the most landmark Beach Boys Songs as they themselves unravel different themes, stories and distinctive understandings. 

The Lonely Sea (1963)

In this song, the composers drew upon the picture of the non-lonely sea. The slow, serious and shimmering sea projects an individual's transition from playfulness to serious individual.

Disney Girls 

The Disney Girls is undoubtedly one of the most significant Beach Boys songs. The lyrics are written from the point of view of a man who rejects reality. 

California Girls

The California Girls is undoubtedly one of the greatest creations of the Beach Boys band. The song is based on the predominant theme that the Wilsons worked on. The song is the celebration of women across the world. 

It resonates with the theme of the males’ love for the so-called weaker sex. Through these songs, the composers hoped that all the women in the world would find a place in California, their home state.

Caroline No

The particular song finds places itself as one of the top  Beach Boys songs. It was originally released as a single in advance of its inclusion of it in the landmark of Beachboys’ Pet Sounds. 

Though the following song fits seamlessly with the album, it displayed distinctively the creative approach, be it the lyrics, music arrangement, the video and most importantly, the singing. 

Dont Worry Baby 

It may be that Brian Wilson attempted to capture the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” in 1964. If discussed in terms of quality, even the critics opine that this song is undoubtedly one of the finest in terms of its vocal melodies with the help of a wonderful arrangement.  

Taylor Swifts Songs 

Taylor Swift is one of the most prominent singers of her time. Yes, you got it right; she remained one of the top pop stars in her life and times. Most importantly, her admirers respect her for her long and illustrious career, as she started her career when she was a mere 16 years old. 

The Recording Industry in America certified her platinum seven times. She has indeed been a great ambassador for the game. One of her tracks Fearless made her receive eight Grammy Award nominations.

Her achievements list remains incomplete without the mention of the album  Reputation. It turned out to be a record breaker for the most streams that one receives in a single day on Spotify. Consequently, she became the number one single  (Billboard Hot 100). Just like the Beach Boys Songs it is indeed great in its own realm. 

Bad Blood

It is the eight-track and, at the same time, four singles in Taylor’s fifth Album  1989. It was the outburst of her emotions at the same time. A lot of hard work went into the following song. The stiffness and harshness of the songs were like blood oozing out of one’s veins. 

The tough and aggressive tracks were well supported with fiery music. She won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video. Along with it, she also bagged around two MTV Music Awards for the video and the collaborative work. 

Red

have been discussing a lot of the Beach Boys' songs for their women's biases. As the title suggests, the album revolves around revolved arouned the previous conflicting feelings that result in eroding romance. The rugged reality of life coupled with the vehemence is indeed one of the USPs of the album.  The financial success (earning over $150 million) also provides the story of success. 

Some of the songs of Swift Taylor that require mention include Mine, Teardrops on My Guitar, Tim McCraw,  Exile (2020) and others. You have to say that these songs are indeed great in terms of their energy and exuberance. 

Conclusion 

One can say that the  Beach Boys songs and Taylor Swift's songs are indeed great in terms of their quality and appeal. Though both traditions have individual styles, they also have intersecting points. But the story that is common in both traditions is the vehemence.

Author Bio:

A professional content writer with 3 years of blogging experience, Eloise Emily. She started her work as a blogger after earning her degree from California's Loyola Marymount University. 

She contributes to several well-known blogs, including pluslifestyles.com, beautyandstyleguide.com,  healthjournal365, truehealthtips, voiceofaction.org, technetdeals.com. She takes pleasure in contributing to numerous foreign publications and magazine pieces. In addition, she enjoys watching movies and listening to music when she has free time.