A standout track from The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, it epitomised Wilson’s shift into complex, sophisticated compositions ...

God Only Knows Where California Would Be Without Brian Wilson originally appeared on L.A. Mag.

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.

But Brian turned his fantasies into a California dream-world of fast cars and cool waves — a world that might even have room ...

A legendary British rocker is going viral with his new, stripped down recording of God Only Knows as a tribute to the late, ...

Brian Wilson, an eclectic genius whose sunny Beach Boys songs like "God Only Knows" and "Good Vibrations" helped define ...

A song that begins with 'I may not always love you' was bound to stir emotions, but it was the title that sparked controversy ...

Part I Wouldn’t It Be Nice The eulogies for Brian Wilson continue to roll in like the surf break at Huntington Beach.

How could these damaged kids make such beautiful music together? God only knows. But Brian created a tableau of Southern California heartbreak, the sound of surfer boys and girls searching for a ...

Sting performed a cover of the Beach Boys' 'God Only Knows' in tribute to Brian Wilson at his concert in Rostock, Germany on ...

Sting Mourns Brian Wilson's Death With Cover of 'God Only Knows': Watch originally appeared on Parade. Honoring a legend.