Discograffiti

The Beach Boys’ PET SOUNDS (Part 4, Ep. 222)


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Chuck Granata’s book Wouldn’t It Be Nice: Brian Wilson And The Making Of The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds is the ultimate dissection of Brian Wilson’s 1966 masterpiece.  Chuck and I wound up diving so deep into the record, we unfortunately had to seek treatment for the bends…yet thankfully it was a risk worth taking, as Discograffiti’s Pet Sounds Deep-Dive Series stands as a unique combination of factual obsession and personal connection.  Episode 4 is an examination of everything you’ll ever need to know about the classic first track on Side 2 of Pet Sounds, often considered The Beach Boys’ greatest song of all time: “God Only Knows.”


Here’s just a few of the many things that Chuck discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast:


  • The Lovin’ Spoonful song that likely inspired the writing of “God Only Knows”;
  • Notwithstanding its controversial title, the other instance of that very title being utilized in another composition a decade earlier;
  • The compositional aspect that makes it completely unique in Brian Wilson’s songwriting canon;
  • A smattering of reactions from some of the biggest songwriting talents alive;
  • The implications of Brian moving production over to 8-track at Columbia Studio;
  • Brian’s coaching advice to his brother Carl before his classic vocal take;
  • And how both Chuck and I connect with “God Only Knows” in a laid-bare, explicitly personal way.

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