Note the irony that this, one of the all-time great love songs, opens with the line 'I may not always love you' (although the line is turned on its head by the subsequent lines).
From the Beach Boys' masterpiece lp "Pet Sounds", this song broke new ground in many ways. It was one of the first pop 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 pop group, had ever attempted before - particularly the complicated melodic structure and vocal harmonies. As producer Brian Wilson also used many unusual instruments, including the harpsichord and French horns that are heard in the song's famous introduction.
Brian Wilson described that the song "was a vision of being blind but in being blind, you can see more. You close your eyes; you're able to see a place or something that's happening." According to Brian, "the idea summarized everything I was trying to express in a single song."
The song appears on several movie releases, most notably the 1997 film "Boogie Nights.
The song is 25th on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
3 comments:
The Beach Boys: where every song sounds the same. It is a good song, but not great. You sure about this being so high on that RS list? Jeez...
Yes Sir...it's hard to believe but it's # 25.
My reference ...
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs
That list is such b.s. I can pick it apart up and down. I guess that is why they put lists together, to spur debate. Take a look at the album list, it is even worse.
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