The legendary brian wilson of the beach boys sings a new version of his iconic god only knows for the 2009 compilation album what love can do.#brianwilso. god only knows is a song by the american rock band the beach boys from their 1966 album pet sounds John greene, a renowned historian even credits god only knows with the revolution of the modern love song Brian was originally to sing lead vocal rolling stone magazine named god only knows as #25 in its top 500 greatest songs of all time Would it have achieved the same fame with brian on lead? Learn about the songwriting, recording and legacy of god only knows, a pop music landmark and beach boys classic
Find out who sings it, what it means, and who covered it. “god only knows what i’d be without you…” — brian wilson brian wilson’s songwriting in the early days of pop heroes, the beach boys inevitably included cars, surfing, and always the pursuit of girls, california or otherwise
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