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  • Anyone heard Jamie Cullum's version of this song? I love that one.

  • I don't know why, but I like this version much better than the original one.

  • More cowbell!

  • Amaaaaaaaaazing :) Switchfoot is awesome to say the very least

  • Wow, I saw the link and I was about to start screaming at my screen, but i'm not.

  • They did a pretty good job on this song! :)

  • Yeah obviously the Beach Boys were the best but this is an AWESOME cover... gotta love Jon. Has such a great voice. Love this version. =)

  • As far as vocals and instrumentally, this is nowhere near the original. Then again, I think that Pet Sounds as a whole is practically unmatched from that

    perspective.

    If people like this version, that is fine. I would recommend listening to the Beach Boys' version if you haven't!

  • how have I never seen this video before?! love! love! love!

  • this is the best version of that song so far. i love them they are so amazing :-)

  • 19 people aren't 13

  • sweeeeeet performance! and that little Tim is adorableeee!!:)

  • I know you can't beat the original but switchfoot did a fantastic job with this song.

  • OMG i listen to this SO MUCH....uuuuggggh <3 the beach boys, switchfoot, and the foreman brothers!!! These are a few of my favorite things... :D

  • this is good and all but there no beach boys...

  • Amaaaaaazing! I never get tired listening to this! :)

  • @marielalou08 of course not. the best part of covers is to hear a good band's interpretation of other good music. we can appreciate them both ^^

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  • @chiisuchi1102 yeaaah. i agree. this is one of the song covers i love and mostly 'cause, it's switchfoot's! they did a really great job. :)

  • @TheLucidArts Well, I think 18 people are entitled to their own opinions

  • @VyTeg i think 18 people are deaf:P

  • @takanuvathegreat We could go with that too. I honestly don't know how someone could dislike this song.

  • E x c e l l e n t !

  • solo Dios sabe! je

  • best band ever!!! and they're awesome live especially when jon gives you a high five!!!

  • his voice sounded much better back then.

  • The cover is totally amazing. Switchfoot came up with a version that even sounds like Switchfoot, and Jon sounds really amazing while hitting the high notes. This band is insane, and we see what an awesome singer Jon is. His voice does very well here. I love them <333

  • lol why does it say stripped on the right bottom corner XD

  • The blond one is Jon right? :/

  • @mariaiomorfh yupp :)

  • My gosh how beautiful! <3

  • God only knows what I'd be without you...

    =)

  • Wow XD

  • I like this version better than The Beach Boys', but it's definitely no where close to how Mandy Moore did. I'm in love with her version =]

  • love it

  • Nice great rendition. I like how it sounds more alternative and distorted.

  • q hermosos

  • Haha, they kind of remind me of the Beatles! I don't know why though...

    Nice song too!!!

  • @CaelahBethyBear I think you're biased because you love Jon =) Which is perfectly fine 'cuz I do too.

  • WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD THIS!

  • what can i say about such a beautiful song? it's just perfect...the guitars, the voices, their look and everything make this song incredibly awesome!

  • I like it

    Its really cool

  • Omg!! My fav Beachboys song performed by my fav band. It can't get much better than that!

  • Love it... it's got something... I don't know what, but it makes it amazing.

  • this is really cool i like it!

  • Holy crap this is cool!

  • This video is so cute! <3

    Does anyone know what album this is on?

  • its not on any of their albums, Switchfoot is covering "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys. The original is on the album "Pet Sounds"

  • response to old comment is old but, why the hell would you want crappy youtube quality audio as your permanent music files?

  • Tim's voice compliments Jon's so well :O

    This is one of those songs were you can actually hear Tim's voice really well....

    Is this on a CD of theirs? Or is it a single?

  • @64thYume nevermind... it's a cover of Beach Boys or something like that right?

  • It's crazy, I am not a fan of Switchfoot, but I love a bunch of songs, and as life goes normally I always crush into a song of theirs, and I always love it!

  • SUCH A GREAT SONG. AWESOME!!!

  • I love this

  • it makes me relax....

    i really love the duet of jon and tim..

    i feel like im flyin' ^_^

  • love it

  • omgsh. i love those two singing together. I LOVE SWITCHFOOT

  • This is very, very good! My mom loves the beachboys and I love switchfoot haha My mom is the one who found this! Thank you mum!

  • aaah! made my night!!! :D love it!

  • i love this song and singing by switchffot even more

  • Aw.... so beautiful this song!

    I loved it with Beach Boys...

    Switchfoot singing it was awesome too! <3

  • que lindaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa cancion, what a very pretty cover

  • WHat good would living do me ?? GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT I'D BE WITHOUT YOUU

    SWITCHFOOT = AWESOME LIFE

    JON = TIM singing together = perfection :D i love them so <3

  • oh my gosh ik! you can actually hear Tim this time and they sound SO GOOD together!! :D

  • ;D i know eh. Life's pretty epic with Switchfoot around ;D

  • This song is so well done!

  • this is better than beach boys!!!

    Switchfoot ftw!!!!

  • its alright to say this is good, but don't compare it to the beach boys. no one can touch that final minute of harmonizing that brian wilson put together.

  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    jeez...

  • It's definitely good, and definitely originally by the Beach Boys...supposedly, Paul McCartney of the Beatles said it was his favorite song of all time

  • God only knows =)

  • this was originally sung by the Beach Boys if I remember correctly, but this version is pretty good :)

  • k.m...love you!

  • anyone know how to get a recording of this?

  • check the soundtrack from "A Walk To Remember"

  • Get the "Free YouTube to MP3 Converter". Works great.

  • if you're using windows vista, you should have a sound recording program in the program files > accessories

  • esta muy bien...!

  • It mi song favorite

    God, bless us, brothers and sisters.

  • i love this band!

  • Jon's voice is so unique and good.

  • Yeah, when I heard one of their new songs on the radio, I knew right away it was Switchfoot.

  • What's that supposed to mean? All the band members are equally important, and not to mention awesome...

  • Thats ridiculous! Your completely wrong and ignorant. It makes me very angry to hear your say that Drew and Romey Belong on the back they do not. Their as much of a part of the band as Jon and time and don;t forget Chad now they all together are Switchfoot this best band in existance! Without one it wouldnt be the same and their all equally special and perfect. If your a fan of switchfoot and u say romey and drew should be in the back then ur only a fan of Jon and Tim not switchfoot :) ok

  • *applaudes*

    well said.

    (:

  • right on! right on!!!

  • @twiotterluv *you're

  • @twiotterluv

    I dont know u but Amen 2 that!

  • 1:10 --> lalalala... I love it!!!!!

  • this sounds like a christmas song :)

  • great song and also a great version of it....

  • sounds real awesome :)

    they dont show drew or romey much.... :(

    they're part of the band to ya know.

  • i know. they should get more screen time or whatever you guys call that :(

  • i know wat u mean. haha idk wat its called either but i seriously agree. at first i thought that it was before drew and romey were in the band, but i knew it was after it because of their hair. both of them were just in the dark, i didnt even notice them, drew was on only sometimes, but romey was never shown except at the end.... :(

  • YAY Beach boiys + Switchfoot!

  • i love this song

  • Tim and Jon's vocies sound spectacular together just lovely :) and Jon looks incredibly handsome might i add XD

  • I COMPLETELY agree with both statements :-D Jon needs to get his hair back to this! It was perfect! :-D And I just LOVE the brother dynamic between the Foreman brothers. They're awesome, both as musicians and people.

  • This is an AMAZING cover. But how could we expect anything less from Switchfoot?? I would love to hear Tim's voice on it's own. He should do the lead vocals on one of the their songs sometime, just for something different (not that I don't LOVE Jon and his voice, I just think it would be cool!) <3 <3

  • that would be pretty intrestin if tim sang a song or two

  • TIM I <3 U

  • i love this cover ^.^ jons so cute

  • You serious, this is ten times better.

  • very song

  • I liked how they took it and made it their own and stayed faithful to the original.

  • I love the way they do the beginning. Actually, I like the entire song. Incredible cover I could listen to all day.

  • really really good cover, I just heard the original and Switchfoot's better.

  • its a good cover, but not better than the original

  • i respectfully disagree

  • better than the beach boys version? really? wow...

  • this is probably their best cover/performance if ever heard!

  • A Beautifully & Artistically done representation by this very talented Band . . .(from someone who occasionally worked in the Beach Boys horn section).

  • Really great I loved it ♥ ♥ ♥

  • LOVE IT! Awesome cover of an AWESOME original! Go Switchfoot! You're making me love the Beach Boys all the more. ;) ♥♥♥

  • Decent cover of a grand original.

  • I've always loved this song! great cover!

  • whats jon foremans shirt mean?

  • lovely.&hearts;.

  • love it! switchfoot is the best!

  • Beautiful.

  • dude what album is this on? did they write this song?

  • It's a cover, original by the beach boys. One of the best pop songs in the world!

  • Oh man, you got to come out from under your rock. You don't know of Brian Wilson? The legendary Beach Boys?

  • This is AMAZING, i'm not one for covers but I can admit that this was executed perfectly.

  • love this song. mandy moore sings great but switchfoot is just amaaazing

  • I love him!!!

  • wow! they're really to the point of taking all genre's of song... cool!

  • Really? thats too bad.

  • I want them to play this at my wedding haha LIVE

  • Kudos to Switchfoot. A nice cover of a great song...and yes I agree, it shows a nod to not just the song, but to The Beach Boys as well.

  • i really love this song! it's unique...kinda children song and tune...hahaha! but it's cool!

  • I can't imagine that the point for Switchfoot was ever to be "better" than the Beach Boys. The point was probably just to sing a great song and give a nod to a great band.

  • This is good, you guys! well, i guess people all have their own preferences. heh

  • this made my day :)

  • Stone me if you will, but I actually prefer this version over the beach boys. It sounds more heart felt.

  • k, you can talk about their own version of god only knows.....but sorry.....this is just bad!!!!! first of all the original can t be reached. but there are a lot much better cover-versions.....this is just.....aaahhhhh!!!!! sorry

  • Nowhere near The Beach Boys. I don't think the song was meant to be whiny either.

  • cant touch the beach boys, wow not even close

  • flippen awsome song

  • what's sick? the beach boys

    what's even sicker? switchfoot playing the beach boys

  • Well said!

  • thanks man! =]

  • Its all good. =D

  • whats sick? your opinion on music

  • are you mocking me? or do you just not understand my use of the word "sick"

  • yeah...i think epiphone needs to catch up on his lingo.

  • This STILL kills me everytime I listen to it.

    <3

  • this is my abosloutly favorite band ever, and this song is amazing with them :]

    thanks for this videos !

  • i love it when switchfoot sings

    it. they sound soooo great.

  • Tim is such a good singer DArn it!

  • Thats Jon.

  • dont u mean jon?

  • Dude, that's wrong to say, It's totally Jon!

    Ha Timmy, how I love timmy! They sounds so great in this song.

  • omg this is the best cover i've ever heard of this song

  • woooooh switchfoot.

  • FYI guys. this is the best arrangement of the song. =p

  • agreed :)

  • you have the best videos on youtube!

  • what's wrong with it?

  • This is one of my favorite beach boys songs, i am so glad they sing it!! :)

  • this is like a cute couple luvvy dubby song

    sounds like somethin that would be in a musical

    ha anyways - i still LOVE it

  • Tim actually has a really good voice too!

  • SAME QUESTION!

  • DOES ANYONE HAVE MP3 of this? it's lovely!

  • yes. search it on project playlist

    switchfoot- god only knows

    -JF

  • Do you know if I can download it (for free) from the website you mentioned? I mean I went there and could listen to it, but couldn't download it. I don't have an IPod, so i can't use the iTunes you know...

  • i tried to google and found it searching w/ these words.."god only knows switchfoot free" so i hope that helps?

  • Yes, I found it! Thank you so much for your info!

  • Hey where did you find the song God only knows by Switchfoot? ( for free ) hahah Please tell me.

  • If you tell me your email address, I can send the mp3 file to you.

  • this song was originally by beach boys, not switchfoot. you'll have a harder time downloading the song if you keep searching for it as switchfoot