steven wilson was the musician who considered the beach boys' god only knows as a perfect song.
steven wilson was the musician who considered the beach boys' god only knows as a perfect song.
which musician considered the beach boys' god only knows as a perfect song?
steven wilson
the song inspired songwriter margo guryan to move into writing pop music. she said: "i thought it was just gorgeous. i bought the record and played it a million times, then sat down and wrote 'think of rain'. that's really how i started writing that way. i just decided it was better than what was happening in jazz." bob stanley of saint etienne wrote that "it's impossible to exaggerate how beautiful this song is. everywhere, it takes risks." bono said in october 2006 during brian wilson's induction into the uk music hall of fame that "the string arrangement on 'god only knows' is fact and proof of angels". jimmy webb, an american popular music composer, has also stated his love for the song, stating, "i love 'god only knows' and its bow to the baroque that goes all the way back to 1740 and johann sebastian bach. it represents the whole tradition of liturgical music that i feel is a spiritual part of brian's music. and carl's singing is pretty much at its pinnacle—as good as it ever got." in a 2003 solo concert in tel aviv, steven wilson, frontman of porcupine tree, declared "god only knows" as his favorite song of all time. on the "insurgentes" listening party that took place in mexico city in 2009, steven wilson said it was a perfect song. simon neil of scottish band biffy clyro has the lyrics "god only knows what i'd be without you" tattooed across his chest.
god only knows
the beach boys (disambiguation)









































the beach boys are an american rock group formed in california in 1961.









































(the) beach boy(s) may also refer to:









































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bullet::::- "beach boy", a 1997 novel by ardashir vakil









































bullet::::- "the beach boys", a 1985 edition of the 1978 biography "the beach boys and the california myth" written by david leaf









































bullet::::- "the beach boys", a 1979 biography of the band written by byron preiss









































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bullet::::- "the beach boys" (album), the band's eponymous 1985 album









































bullet::::- the beach boys (touring band), the live configuration of the beach boys
the beach boys (disambiguation)