The Beach Boys - Kokomo

Kokomo

The Beach Boys Play Mix
1988 80s

Written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher for the 1988 film Cocktail, this song became the Beach Boys' first number-one hit in 22 years and their final top-40 hit. The lyrics describe two lovers traveling to a fictional place called Kokomo off the Florida Keys, referencing real Caribbean destinations including Aruba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Martinique, Montserrat, Key Largo, and Bermuda.

19M views
3:33 duration
1988 released

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