When most people think of The Beach Boys, they likely think of simple, carefree pop music about surfing, cars, and girls. And yes, that's what the band was known for early in their career. But in 1966 ...

Sir Elton John sang ‘God Only Knows’ at the 40th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as a tribute to The Beach ...

When Dolly Parton first heard Grammy-winning duo for KING & COUNTRY’s “God Only Knows,” she said it “touched her so deep.” “It was like God spoke … I just felt like this song touched everything people ...

The BBC unveiled a secretly-recorded new charity version of the Beach Boys’ hit God Only Knows last night - with One Direction, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Sir Elton John among the performers. A ...

You can’t reduce a genius like Brian Wilson down to a singular accomplishment. But it is worth noting how many of us, immediately after learning of his passing Wednesday at age 82, went to YouTube, ...

Strange though it seems today, there was a huge worry on release that using the word "God" in the title would lead to the song being deemed blasphemous. Wilson said, "I was scared they'd ban playing ...

10:11, Thu, Jun 12, 2025 Updated: 10:13, Thu, Jun 12, 2025 When the Beach Boys released Pet Sounds in 1966, it marked a turning point in their career - moving away from the surf and sun themes that ...

God Only Knows was written in half an hour, including two arguments between its co-creators. It's fair to say that assembling the cast of the BBC's new version of the song, all of whom reportedly gave ...

“God Only Knows,” written when Wilson was just 23, is perhaps as close to a perfect pop song as there is—and certainly the most beautiful. Senior Editor, Obsessed You can’t reduce a genius like Brian ...

When Dolly Parton first heard Grammy-winning duo for KING & COUNTRY’s “God Only Knows,” she said it “touched her so deep.” “It was like God spoke,” Parton said. “I thought so many people with all ...