I understand why it topped the charts in 1988, but I still don't like it much. Decades later, I still haven't warmed up to "Kokomo" by The Beach Boys. Although I don't listen to a lot of the group's music regularly, I still like "Sail On Sailor," "Sloop John B," and "Heroes And Villains."
The group's comeback hit, "Kokomo," however, has never done much for me. The rhyme scheme, which names various beach destinations and tropical getaway sites, just makes me shrug. A lot of listeners obviously like hearing a song that reminds them of favorite vacation destinations, but a song whose essence is, "Come on, let's go to the beach," doesn't aspire to draw listeners in with its depth...
...So, I'll continue to flip past it when it comes on the radio.
