Today's Forgotten Oldie...

"Wendy" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long. It was also featured on their EP, Four by The Beach Boys. "Wendy" peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100, but was a top ten song in many countries in July 1967 because outside the U.S.A. it was the B-side of "Good Vibrations".  It was also a big hit regionally in North America, making the top ten in Washington DC, Louisville, Vancouver, Minneapolis, Denver and Tucson; and the top twenty in Toronto, San Francisco, San Diego, Miami, Columbus, and Cincinnati. The song was originally credited to just Wilson. Mike Love's name was added as a result of a lawsuit filed by him against Wilson in the 1990's.  The song was also covered by the influential American punk band The Descendents on their Enjoy! album and their live album Liveage in the late 80's!