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ADRIAN THRILLS: Brian Wilson was behind some of the greatest songs ever written: I've picked out the Beach Boys' top 12
Beach Boy Brian Wilson, who died this week, was the musical pioneer who provided the soundtrack to summer.
Cheaply recorded, and released on a small independent label after being written by Brian Wilson and his cousin Mike Love on rented musical equipment, The Beach Boys' first single set the template for a run of hits that used brilliant harmonies to reflect a youth culture of sun, surf, fast cars and romance. Given that Pet Sounds was conceived as The Beach Boys' response to The Beatles' Rubber Soul, it's fitting that Paul McCartney considers God Only Knows to be the finest pop song ever written. Intended as the centrepiece of the shelved concept album Smile (which was finally released as a solo record in 2004), the song used Wild West themes as a metaphor for the music business.
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