‘Time To Play B-sides”- “God Only Knows” -The Beach Boys. This has to rank as one of the most highly acclaimed songs to be on a B-side. “God Only Knows” was a b-side to the wonderful “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”  which went to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966. Both songs were on The Beach Boys masterpiece- “Pet Sounds”- which is on every critics list of best albums of all times- if not at the very top. “God Only Knows” was written by Brian Wilson [ to be honest Pet Sounds isn’t The Beach Boys masterpiece- it’s Brian’s} and Tony Asher who wrote a lot of the lyrics for Brian for this album. “God Only Knows” is sung by Carl Wilson. Rolling Stone magazine has “God Only Knows” ranked at #25 on their 500 Greatest Songs Ever list.  Rolling Stones has it among their 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. None other than Paul McCartney has called it his favorite song ever and said- “‘God Only Knows’ is one of the few songs that reduces me to tears every time I hear it. It’s really just a love song, but it’s brilliantly done. It shows the genius of Brian. I’ve actually performed it with him and I’m afraid to say that during the sound check I broke down. It was just too much to stand there singing this song that does my head in and to stand there singing it with Brian.” As a B-side “God Only Knows” reached #39 on the Billboard Hot 100.