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God Only Knows

BBC Music’s God Only Knows with Pharrell Williams, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder and others celebrates the BBC’s love for music.

Pharrell Williams, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder: BBC Music’s “God Only Knows” celebrates the BBC’s love for music.

Twenty-seven artists plus the BBC Concert Orchestra come together in a film to mark the breadth of the BBC’s music output and its relationship with artists and musicians. The unveiling of BBC Music marks a celebration of brilliant musical talent in the UK and beyond, and showcases the BBC’s ongoing support for music programmes, partnerships and ground breaking music initiatives.

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3 minutes

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Tue 7 Oct 201419:25GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Click here for behind the scenes video of the making of God Only Knows bringing together musical artists from around the word.

Contributors

Here is the full cast list and the lines they sing/perform:

Martin James Bartlett – celeste
Pharrell Williams – I may not always love you
Emeli Sande - But as long as there are stars above you
Elton John – You never need to doubt it
Lorde – I’ll make you so sure about it
Chris Martin – God only knows what I’d be without you
Brian Wilson - If you should ever leave me (piano)
Florence Welch – Well life would still go on believe me
Kylie Minogue – The world could show nothing to me
Stevie Wonder – So what good would living do me
Eliza Carthy - God only knows what I’d be without you
Nicola Benedetti – violin
Jools Holland – piano
Brian May – electric guitar
Jake Bugg – lalalala
Katie Derham – violin
Tees Valley Youth Choir – God only knows
Alison Balsom – piccolo trumpet
One Direction - God only knows what I’d be without you
Jaz Dhami - God only knows what I’d be without you
Paloma Faith - God only knows what I’d be without you
Chrissie Hynde – God only knows
Jamie Cullum - God only knows what I’d be without you
Baaba Maal – God only knows
Danielle de Niese - God only knows what I’d be without you
Dave Grohl - God only Knows
Sam Smith - God only knows what I’d be without you
Brian Wilson - God only knows what I’d be without you

Broadcast

  • Tue 7 Oct 201419:25GMT
    BBC World Service Online

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