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About This Track
“God Only Knows” is a song by American surf rock band The Beach Boys. It is the eighth track on the group’s eleventh 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 the lead vocal was sung by Carl Wilson.
The song broke new ground in many ways. It was one of the first commercial pop 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 pop group, had ever attempted before - particularly the complicated melodic structure and vocal harmonies. As producer, Brian Wilson also used many unorthodox instruments for the genre, including the harpsichord and French horns that are heard in the song’s famous introduction.
Mojo magazine ranked the song as the 13th greatest song of all time. Pitchfork Media named it the best song of the 1960s. The song is 25th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
The song broke new ground in many ways. It was one of the first commercial pop 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 pop group, had ever attempted before - particularly the complicated melodic structure and vocal harmonies. As producer, Brian Wilson also used many unorthodox instruments for the genre, including the harpsichord and French horns that are heard in the song’s famous introduction.
Mojo magazine ranked the song as the 13th greatest song of all time. Pitchfork Media named it the best song of the 1960s. The song is 25th on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
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blakemichigan3 wrote:
HOLY SHIT THIS SONG IS GRATE
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supersteveme wrote:
Mcartney believes this is the greatest ever written and hes no fool
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s_a_complex wrote:
Sucks to listen to this after a breakup haha. But great tune. =)
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tomperry88 wrote:
Best song ever written [504]
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PoulpeJaune wrote:
HOW THE FUCK
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JessyGirl wrote:
groovy :)
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Mobluesky wrote:
unbelieveable sound ,my my I cam smell summer she was great
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Brobbels wrote:
best song ever written [503]
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RoxyIndieLove wrote:
-_- love....
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
nicely done
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mrsongbird wrote:
Lovely version of this Beach Boys classic !!!
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crazy-sound-uk wrote:
"Beach Boys" What more can I say!
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DutchAver wrote:
I love this song, always reminds me of the beautiful ending of Love Actually :)
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CAVermeer wrote:
Definitely my fave Beach Boys track. Just stellar.
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GuzonjinaCerka wrote:
One of the best songs I've ever heard.
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Harry_01 wrote:
That song is blowing my mind... well, the whole album is.
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iamholgerczukay wrote:
One of the greatest melodies ever written... ever.
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BlueOclock wrote:
Simply beautiful!
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MarcusAurelio wrote:
Oh my.
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bad18 wrote:
best song ever written [502]
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