SONG OF THE DAY

“God Only Knows” by Natalie Maines ([single], Columbia Records, March 2011). Written by Brian Wilson & Tony Asher in 1966.

WHERE I HEARD IT

Big Love series finale final moments and final season promos.

Check out my blog entry on the original Beach Boys version of the song, from November 8th, 2009, when I had just discovered HBO’s Big Love, which used the song as its theme for the first few seasons. FULL CIRCLE.

INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)

– Buy the awesome single here on amazon.com.

– “God Only Knows” is a song originally performed by American rock band The Beach Boys.

– It is the eighth track on the group’s 11th studio album, Pet Sounds (1966), and one of their most widely recognized songs.

– The song broke new ground in many ways. It was one of the first commercial 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 group, had ever attempted before[citation needed] — particularly the complicated melodic structure and vocal harmonies.

– As producer, Brian Wilson also used many unorthodox instruments, 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.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Promo video for the season:

The finale’s last 8 minutes with the full version of the song (the song starts at 6:42):