In rock music history, you might say there are two eras: before Pet Sounds and after Pet Sounds. “God Only Knows” was one of the best tracks on one of the most experimental albums ever recorded. That melody is unlike anything else. Unpredictable in its course, even after a hundred listens. And the musical interludes were written to cross barriers, not to make money. So much songwriting these days just feels lazy after hearing “God Only Knows”.

“If you should ever leave me though life would still go on, believe me. The world could show nothing to me. So what good would living do me. God only knows what I'd be without you.”