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"God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity, unusual instrumentation, and subversion of typical popular music conventions, both lyrically and musically. It is ...
Jul 18, 2021 · A winning formula though it was, things would have to change if The Beach Boys were to outlast rivals The Beatles and Rolling Stones. It was on 1966’s Pet Sounds, Wilson’s undoubted masterpiece, that his ultimate love song appeared in the form of the simply spine-tingling ‘God Only Knows’.
Jun 20, 2022 · Paul McCartney has called “God Only Knows” his all-time favorite song, and “the greatest song ever written.”
May 27, 2024 · God Only Knows was the opening track on side two of Pet Sounds, which was released on 14 May, 1966. Two months later, on 18 July 1966, the song was released as a single with Wouldn’t It Be Nice, relegated to the B-side simply due to fears over using the word ‘God’.
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"God Only Knows" is a pop music landmark and Beach Boys classic, but it went unheralded in the United States when it was released as a single in July 1966. It was first released as the B-side of " Wouldn't It Be Nice ," and then as an A-side, but with little promotion.
Aug 22, 2013 · Dedicated to the memory of Dennis and Carl Wilson whose lives changed the world as we know it in a profoundly positive way. Equal dues and respect to their...
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Apr 23, 2024 · “God only knows what I’d be without you” is a powerful statement of love and devotion, and it’s a testament to the power of the song that it can still bring tears to the eyes of listeners almost sixty years after its release.
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