The clip starts with shots of the sky, a hand covering the sun, ocean waves, and girls wearing bikinis in California. A young man in a tie, carrying a jacket and luggage, runs across a dock. A teenage girl complains in front of a telescope, then the words, “California Dreaming” enter the screen as silhouettes ride a car on the beach. Two surfers carry surfboards and one walks into a tree. Men hit a volleyball near a net on the beach, and the young man smells a woman’s blonde hair. Men surf the shore near seagulls, and the blonde woman carries a volleyball to a group of other players on the beach.