# Are there two versions of the Beach Boys "All Summer Long?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653 "2020-07-18T11:39:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/1 "2020-07-18T11:39:12Z")
I used to think the lyrics were “remember when you spilt Coke allover your blouse.” Then I heard it as “milk allover.” Now I swear I heard it as Coke again. Is one of these songs the BBC required to be changed for product copyright reasons, like “it tastes just like Coca Cola/cherry cola” in the Kinks Lola song? I’m not even sure how to post here now, so here goes! ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/2 "2020-07-18T13:47:04Z")
These are two of the sites I found that have it as “Coke.” I can’t find any that have “Milk.” > **[The Beach Boys – All Summer Long](https://genius.com/The-beach-boys-all-summer-long-lyrics)** > > This exuberant track tells of the fun times that were had by a couple during the summer. It is a quintessential 1960s song about teen romance. > **[The Beach Boys - All Summer Long Lyrics | AZLyrics.com](https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beachboys/allsummerlong.html)** > > The Beach Boys "All Summer Long": Sittin' in my car outside your house (Sittin' in my car outside your house) 'Member when you spilled... ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/3 "2020-07-18T14:14:35Z")
Yes, and I’ve googled it too. But I’m positive I’ve heard “milk.” ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/4 "2020-07-18T14:19:08Z")
Maybe it was a special recording for radio, because of legal issues with the word Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/5 "2020-07-18T14:39:28Z")
Well, that’s my question. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/6 "2020-07-18T16:49:59Z")
Maybe “milk” is the lyric from the alternate [“Berenstein Bears” universe](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a7664693/mandela-effect-examples/). I can’t remember ever hearing the song except in the original studio recording, but I suppose it’s possible that they did it live somewhere with “milk.” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/7 "2020-07-18T17:13:20Z")
I’m telling ya. There’s definitely a studio version with “milk.” Definitely. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/8 "2020-07-19T03:47:42Z")
I’ve posted your question in the MB I mentioned in my PM. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/9 "2020-07-19T04:11:46Z")
Sounds like he’s doing it [here](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bMtSgH7pCVk). ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/10 "2020-07-19T05:04:32Z")
In your link, I’m hearing “spilled a Coke” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/11 "2020-07-19T09:50:04Z")
Yeah, PMs. I’m just getting used to this place. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/12 "2020-07-19T12:35:24Z")
I have to say it sounds like milk to me in the link posted by The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/13 "2020-07-19T13:20:19Z")
Sounds like “Coke” to me. Uh oh. Is this one of those “is the dress blue or white?” things? (Or the better analogy would be the one with whether you hear “yanny” or “laurel” in an audio example.) Thing is, when I listened to it in passing, I thought I heard “milk,” but on several repeats and listening closely, I only hear “Coke.” ---
**Author:** ![Ryz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ryz/32/13213_2.png) [@Ryz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryz)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/14 "2020-07-19T13:46:00Z")
So after reading your, post I re listened to the song with with my sounds cards’ audio enhancements turned off, and the volume higher, and now I hear Coke. 😮 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/15 "2020-07-19T19:27:25Z")
I also wound up yanny-or-laurel toggling. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/16 "2020-07-20T09:39:09Z")
See? That definitely sounds like milk. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/17 "2020-07-20T12:22:17Z")
Nope. It’s “Coke.” I can’t hear “milk” even if I try. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/18 "2020-07-21T01:15:35Z")
I listened to **Waldo Pepper’s** link, the track from the Endless Summer album, the American Graffiti soundtrack, and the 45 single version and every one of them sounds like Coke to me. ---
**Author:** ![LionRampant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@LionRampant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionRampant)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2025, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-two-versions-of-the-beach-boys-all-summer-long/915653/19 "2025-06-28T19:59:52Z")
You’re not crazy. I could swear I’ve also heard a version with milk. I came here after a google search trying to find which version had it. I have had several versions of the song on CDs that I don’t own anymore. The old twofers from the 90s, the Good Vibrations box set, the reissues of individual albums on cd. I don’t know where I heard it but I could’ve sworn I did. The twofers I bought on a trip to Vancouver BC, maybe it was a Canadian version? It’s driving me crazy though because everywhere is saying that it’s only coke, but you’re not alone OP, and now neither am I. Maybe someday we can get a final word on the matter