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Episode 142: “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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My Love, a Song About Drugs

Love rewrote some of the lyrics, changing the title to, i know there's an answer. But while the group recorded that song, my love objected vociferously to the lyrics. Love did try cannabis a few times in the late sixties and early seventies but he has always been generally opposed to the use of illegal drugs. He didn't want the group to be making records that promoted their use. Asher was an advertising executive whom wilson probably met through lome and darrow. There is some confusion over the time line of their meeting, with some sorces saying they first met in 19 63 and that asher had introduced wilson to darrow,. Others say that

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