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A bit of high school credit recovery never drew so much fanfare 鈥� or so many millions of dollars in profit 鈥� as when Beach Boy Brian Wilson, 75, returned to his California high school and saw an F he got on a music assignment turned into an A.

Back in the 1950s, Wilson wrote a song for his Hawthorne High School music class that hit a sour note with teacher Fred Morgan, resulting in a failing grade. But that song, 鈥淪urfin鈥� USA,鈥� became a hit for Wilson, his brothers Dennis and Carl, cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine 鈥� the original Beach Boys.

It was the group鈥檚 first single, in 1963, helping the band rocket to fame.

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鈥淏rian wrote a composition for me and it turned out to be 鈥楽urfin,鈥� 鈥� Wilson quoted Morgan as saying, according to the . 鈥淭hat composition got an 鈥楩,鈥� but it made a million dollars.鈥�

This latest case of grade inflation came as Wilson was visiting his Los Angeles high school 鈥� #BeTrueToYourSchool, right? 鈥� while filming a documentary. Principal Vanessa Landesfeind took the opportunity to present him with a certificate reversing the half-century-old grade, turning Wilson鈥檚 鈥淔鈥� into an 鈥淎.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 Beach Boys legend that he was failed on this one assignment,鈥� Landesfeind told the newspaper. 鈥淗e was a good student and an athlete. He never failed a class. It was our opportunity to say: 鈥榊ou鈥檙e awesome. We鈥檙e honored to have you at the school.鈥� 鈥�

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