▁I ▁knew ▁Carl ▁had ▁in ▁himself ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁his ▁voice . ▁He ▁brought ▁dign ity ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁the ▁words , ▁through ▁him , ▁became ▁not ▁a ▁ly ric , ▁but ▁words ." ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁rare ▁for ▁Carl ▁to ▁sing ▁lead ▁on ▁a ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁song . ▁ ▁Bruce ▁John ston ▁explains ▁that ▁" B rian ▁really ▁worked ▁a ▁lot ▁on ▁' G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows ', ▁and ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁he ▁had ▁all ▁the ▁Beach ▁Boys , ▁Terry ▁Mel cher ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁R ov ell ▁sister s ▁[ B rian ' s ▁wife ▁Mar il yn ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁D iane ] ▁on ▁it . ▁It ▁just ▁got ▁so ▁over loaded ; ▁it ▁was ▁n uts . ▁So ▁he ▁was ▁smart ▁enough ▁to ▁pe el ▁it ▁all ▁back , ▁and ▁he ▁held ▁voices ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁bridge , ▁me ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁end , ▁Carl ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁and ▁Brian ▁on ▁the ▁bottom . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁Brian ' s ▁right ▁move ▁was ▁to ▁get ▁subt ler . ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁tender ▁track ▁here . ▁' G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows ' ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁small ▁master pie ce ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁heart be at , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁right ▁to ▁pe el ▁everybody ▁back ▁and ▁wind ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁three ▁parts . ▁In ▁fact , ▁it ' s ▁probably ▁the ▁only ▁well - known ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁track ▁that ▁has ▁just ▁three ▁voices ▁on ▁it ." ▁ ▁The ▁final