Sunday, August 28, 2022

ccclxi. BEACH BOYS, THE: God Only Knows

ccclxi. THE BEACH BOYS

God Only Knows (1966)
Carl Wilson, lead vocals, guitar
Bruce Johnston, backing vocals
Brian Wilson, backing vocals
Terry Melcher, tambourine
Hal Blaine, drums, sleigh bells
Carl Fortina, accordion
Jim Gordon, plastic orange juice cups
Bill Green, flutes
Leonard Hartman, clarinets
Jim Horn, flutes
Carol Kaye, guitar
Larry Knechtel, harpsichord
Jay Migliori, clarinet
Frank Morocco, accordion
Ray Pohlman, bass
Don Randi, tack piano with taped strings
Alan Robinson, French horn
Lyle Ritz, bass
Jesse Erlich, cello
Leonard Malarsky, violin
Sid Sharp, violin
Darrel Terwilliger, viola
(2:53)


from: Pet Sounds


Paul McCartney said it's the greatest song ever written. He's not alone.

I love The Real Book, but it burns my buttons when the transcriber makes a horrible mistake like this one:


It is so clear that Carl is singing a C-Natural (last note of bar), and it is equally clear that we're hearing a diminshed chord: C dim ...

Here's my entry:




































Detailed Wikipedia article on the song

No comments:

Post a Comment