As much as I love Brian Wilson's version of "God Only Knows" in which I also feel musically is a masterpiece and a top five pop melody of all time IMO, I also really like Neil Diamond's "cover" which is a slower tempo version. I attempted to cover this version a couple year's back. Though this version doesn't have quite the "sophistication" with diverse arrangement, I love how the orchestra has such a powerful supporting bed for one of pop's greatest vocalists Neil Diamond. As Mike was alluding to earlier in a much deeper music understanding that I have, I think it was Colin Ward, (not sure) that said this song could be considered having "two keys,?.......... as it's not exactly a standard key change.



eddie.