Paul McCartney said at the time of this release that it was the best song ever written. The last 30 seconds or so has on occasion given me goose bumps.
Before Nirvana came along all I would listen to was my dad's Beatles and Beach Boys albums (on 8-track tapes, cassettes and vinyl). We had the 8-track version of Endless Summer in an old Ford for several years. Premium road trip music.