Fun, Fun, Fun
[9] According to Salt Lake City radio manager Bill "Daddy-O" Hesterman of KNAK, an early promoter of the Beach Boys who brought them to Utah for appearances and concerts, the song was inspired by an incident involving Shirley Johnson, the station owner's daughter.In 2007, Johnson told KSL News that she was complaining loudly about the incident at the radio station, where she worked as a part-time secretary, when the Beach Boys happened to be there for an interview.Hesterman said that Brian Wilson and Love, amused by the incident, jotted down the beginnings of the song as he took them to the airport that afternoon.[11] The opening electric guitar introduction of the song was based on Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode",[12][13] and the track's punctuated drum fills were inspired by the work of Phil Spector.Cash Box described it as "a contagious steady rock beat" song with a "great teen arrangement.