▁was ▁happening ▁in ▁jazz ." ▁Bob ▁Stanley ▁of ▁Saint ▁Et ienne ▁wrote ▁that ▁" It ' s ▁impossible ▁to ▁ex agger ate ▁how ▁beautiful ▁this ▁song ▁is . ▁Every where , ▁it ▁takes ▁ris ks ." ▁B ono ▁said ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁during ▁Brian ▁Wilson ' s ▁induction ▁into ▁the ▁UK ▁Music ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁that ▁" the ▁string ▁arrangement ▁on ▁' G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows ' ▁is ▁fact ▁and ▁proof ▁of ▁ang els ". ▁Jimmy ▁Web b , ▁an ▁American ▁popular ▁music ▁composer , ▁has ▁also ▁stated ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁song , ▁stating , ▁" I ▁love ▁' G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows ' ▁and ▁its ▁bow ▁to ▁the ▁bar o que ▁that ▁goes ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁and ▁Johann ▁Sebastian ▁Bach . ▁It ▁represents ▁the ▁whole ▁tradition ▁of ▁lit urg ical ▁music ▁that ▁I ▁feel ▁is ▁a ▁spiritual ▁part ▁of ▁Brian ' s ▁music . ▁And ▁Carl ' s ▁singing ▁is ▁pretty ▁much ▁at ▁its ▁p inn acle — as ▁good ▁as ▁it ▁ever ▁got ." ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁solo ▁concert ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv , ▁Steven ▁Wilson , ▁front man ▁of ▁Por cup ine ▁Tree , ▁declared ▁" G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows " ▁as ▁his ▁favorite ▁song ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁On ▁the ▁Ins urg entes ▁listening ▁party ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Steven ▁Wilson ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁perfect ▁song . ▁Simon ▁Neil ▁of