Sting honored his hero Brian Wilson hours after news of his death during a concert in Germany Wednesday evening. While on ...

Sting performed a cover of the Beach Boys' 'God Only Knows' in tribute to Brian Wilson at his concert in Rostock, Germany on June 11, 2025.

Sting Mourns Brian Wilson's Death With Cover of 'God Only Knows': Watch originally appeared on Parade. Honoring a legend.

Yesterday, we lost Brian Wilson, one of the most revered figures in the history of popular music. Naturally, the tributes are already pouring in. Wilson’s former bandmates Mike Love and Al Jardine, ...

While on stage, Sting played a guitar-backed rendition of the Beach Boys‘ “God Only Knows.” “Today, one of my heroes died, Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys,” Sting said before his ...

Check out the snippet of the performance below. This isn’t the first time Sting has performed a ‘God Only Knows’ cover. Back in 2008, he joined Wilson himself onstage at the Carnegie Hall ...

A singer, songwriter, composer and producer, Wilson co-founded the Beach Boys in 1961 and played a huge role in developing ...

The simple purity of God Only Knows, and the glorious harmonies of its recorded version have become a touchstone of modern ...