The official song video was actually shot in Florida. The inspiration behind the music Unfortunately, there isn’t a wild and crazy story about where the name “Kokomo” came from. “Kokomo was a name that originated with John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas,” Mike Love of the Beach Boys told KeysWeekly.com. “Phillips wrote the melody and the verse, and I wrote the chorus, and our ...

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Explore downtown Kokomo's locally-owned shops and restaurants, and enjoy family-friendly events and beautiful displays of public art all around the heart of Kokomo, Indiana.

Downtown Kokomo The old center of Kokomo has much more going for it than you might expect. Main Street and the intersecting arteries are lined with historic buildings going back to the city’s industrial peak. And in between the numerous Howard County services and administrative buildings are a handful of long-standing businesses.