BBC Assembles Insane Lineup For God Only Knows Single
By Scott Bernstein Oct 7, 2014 • 1:35 pm PDT
The BBC assembled an impressive array of 27 musicians spanning many genres along with the 80-piece BBC Concert Orchestra to record a stunning cover of The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” as part of a BBC Music campaign. Stevie Wonder, Brian May, Dave Grohl, Elton John, Pharrell, Brian Wilson and Chris Martin are just a few of the performers to lend their talents to the BBC Charity Single. 
According to Pitchfork, here’s the full list of performers featured on the track: “Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Pharrell, Lorde, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Sam Smith, Dave Grohl, Kylie Minogue, Florence Welch, Chrissie Hynde, Queen’s Brian May, Elton John, One Direction, Jake Bugg, Emeli Sandé, Paloma Faith, Alison Balsom, Martin James Bartlett, Danielle de Niese, Nicola Benedetti, Eliza Carthy, Baaba Maal, Jamie Cullum, and Jaz Dhami. BBC personalities Zane Lowe, Lauren Laverne, Katie Derham, Gareth Malone and Jools Holland also participate. They were joined by the Tees Valley Youth Choir and the BBC Concert Orchestra.”
Watch the trippy video for BBC Music’s “God Only Knows”:
