Yesterday, we lost Brian Wilson, one of the most revered figures in the history of popular music. Naturally, the tributes are already pouring in. Wilson’s former bandmates Mike Love and Al Jardine, the only surviving original Beach Boys, shared eulogies. In concert last night, a few acts who are icons in their own right dipped into the Beach Boys song catalog. Brian Wilson left behind literally hundreds of songs that people could cover, but three big names went straight to “God Only Knows,” the dizzily beautiful love song from 1966’s Pet Sounds.
