In 1965 The Beach Boys recorded the original “California Girls.” Their lyrics proclaimed that none of the other girls in the US could top California girls. In Perry’s number one hit “California Gurls” we hear how amazing West Coast girls are from one of them.

The song features Californian rapper and first time collaborator Snoop Dogg. He borrows a line directly from the Beach Boys when he says “I really wish you all could be California Girls.”