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See Sting Honor Brian Wilson With Cover of Beach Boys’ ‘God Only Knows’


Sting honored Brian Wilson with a touching 'God Only Knows' tribute hours after news of the Beach Boys legend’s death.

Brian Wilson and Sting perform during the 2008 Rainforest Foundation Fund Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall on May 8, 2008 in New York City. “So I want to sing a song that I love.” Sting shared a video of the moment on his Instagram, writing, “Rest in peace, Brian Wilson,” in the caption. “Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special,” Paul McCartney wrote on social media following Wilson’s death.

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