Man, if you haven't heard The Beach Boys' magnum opus Pet Sounds, you haven't been musically educated, at least according to Sir Paul McCartney. The album inspired the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which Paul and John left a party to start working on immediately after hearing Pet Sounds. Its an album that completely changed the landscape of music.
"God Only Knows" is my favorite cut off the album (also one of the greatest songs ever, period, the end). Brian Wilson brilliantly blends vocals, orchestral instruments and goat noises (just kidding), giving the song a heavenly sound. It doesn't give vague promises about eternal love and being together forever- its brutally honest. You may not always be in love- but the ride is damn worth the heartbreak.
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