Hey Little Tomboy

Hey Little Tomboy is a song written by Brian Wilson and released on the Beach Boys' 1978 album M.I.U. Album. The song was initially intended for release on the scrapped Adult/Child album, before being re-worked for the aforementioned M.I.U. Album.

History
Brian Wilson mentioned the song in the famous 1976 Bob Harris interview, saying that: "'It's about a little girl who's sort of a roughneck... You know what a tomboy is anyway, and this guy convinces her to become a pretty girl, and sure enough she starts shaving her legs and wears short skirts and puts some lipstick and makeup on. So she's a little tomboy and that's one of the songs, so we're very happy with it.'"

Recording
The song was first recorded in August 1976, with additional sessions for the song recorded later that year. Several versions of the song circulate from these initial sessions. This version appeared on the tracklisting of the aborted Adult/Child album, but it has never seen the light of day in a after Brother/Reprise refused to release the album.

The song soon saw the light of day again when it was overdubbed and remixed for M.I.U. album on March 10th, 1978. This version mixes down both the piano track and the spoken interlude on the original version and adds new instruments and background vocals to the original song. The single mix has the fade of the song extended by ten seconds.

First Version

 * Brian Wilson - Lead Vocals, Stack-o-Brian Backing Vocals, Piano


 * Mike Love - Lead Vocals


 * Carl Wilson - Lead Vocals


 * Dennis Wilson - Drums