The problem with the car was a broken-down transmission. So "we missed that shift on the long decline" makes perfect sense. In southern Cal.(which is where Neil was headed)in the '60s, the surfing craze was at it's height. Everyone knows that "woody" wagons are the quintesential surfer vehicle. But old hearses were also highly prized by surfers, & considered very cool. Hence, "maybe the Beach Boys have got you now" makes sense also. Of course, there may be multiple underlying meanings. But sometimes as Freud said, a cigar is just a cigar.
The problem with the car was a broken-down transmission. So "we missed that shift on the long decline" makes perfect sense. In southern Cal.(which is where Neil was headed)in the '60s, the surfing craze was at it's height. Everyone knows that "woody" wagons are the quintesential surfer vehicle. But old hearses were also highly prized by surfers, & considered very cool. Hence, "maybe the Beach Boys have got you now" makes sense also. Of course, there may be multiple underlying meanings. But sometimes as Freud said, a cigar is just a cigar.
@OldCruiser Makes sense to me!!!!!
@OldCruiser Makes sense to me!!!!!