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The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
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“God Only Knows” is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys. It is the eighth track on the group’s 11th studio album, Pet Sounds (1966), and one of their most widely recognized songs. “God Only Knows” was composed and produced by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Tony Asher and lead vocal by Carl Wilson.
The song broke new ground in many ways. It was one of the first commercial songs to use the word ‘God’ in its title. The song was also far more technically sophisticated than anything the Beach Boys, or arguably any group, had ever attempted before — particularly the complicated melodic structure and vocal harmonies. As producer, Brian Wilson also used many unorthodox instruments, including the harpsichord and French horns that are heard in the song’s famous...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ God only knows what I'd be without you ... God only knows ... The world could show nothing to me ♫
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This song is listed #25 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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