There are a lot of satisfying things in the world of show business.
One of them is definitely seeing all our favorite stars performing together. These kinds of shows create a warm feeling of unity, home, and closeness.
It’s clear that the BBC understands this perfectly, which is why they brought together a few friends to celebrate the launch of BBC Music.
Needless to say, the outcome is outstanding.
BBC Music is all about bringing you the biggest artists in the world from the biggest events.
The channel has a lot to offer to 1.83 million YouTube subscribers—including tracks from legendary festivals like Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, sessions from emerging artists with BBC Music Introducing and so much more.
If that’s not enough, you can also hear performances from Radio 2, The One Show and highlights from all of the other music content from across the BBC.
That’s how the channel content is officially described, and since we all know that the Glastonbury experience is something else indeed, we believe every word we read.
At any rate, this performance of The Beach Boys’ masterpiece “God Only Knows” gets played in a whole new light.
“God Only Knows” was written for the American rock band The Beach Boys, and it was released in May 1966 on the Pet Sounds album.
The song became a hit and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It’s not the only accolade the song received. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame includes it as one of “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.” In a poll on MTV, it placed at number 28 on the UK’s Nation’s Favourite Lyrics as well.
The listeners of BBC Radio 2 voted the song as one of the three songs that change people’s lives.
So, how do you do a remake of such a well-known song?
Try bringing together Pharrell Williams, Emeli Sande, Elton John, Lorde, Chris Martin, Brian Wilson, Kylie Minogue, Stevie Wonder, Paloma Faith, Sam Smith, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik—and that’s not even everyone.
The number of famous artists who perform in this video is unbelievable. Well done BBC Music.
That’s written at the end of the video and sums up the whole point of a project like this.
Besides having a promotional value, the video shows how artists from around the world and all different genres can connect to a single song.
Being widely known as one of the greatest pieces in the musical history, “God Only Knows” is respected by everyone, from One Direction to Stevie Wonder.
What we loved the most about the video is the fact that everyone looks so happy and glowy in it. The directors did a very good job of showing everyone at their best and giving every artist an opportunity to have short but sweet part in the song.
They all got to show off those beautiful voices.
It’s wonderful how the song fits all of their voices. We would love to hear all of them do a full version!
Since it was posted, 18 million YouTube viewers watched and enjoyed this performance.
The song itself connected all those famous entertainers and a lot of us who have seen it. The biggest proof is in the comments section.
It’s amazing how each artist who appeared in the video has a fanbase that they brought to it as well!
The project is beautiful, and we would love to see more of these projects in the future.
Watch the full performance in the link below:
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