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Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft


Background information
Birth name Richard Paul Ashcroft
Born September 11, 1971
Born place Billinge, Lancashire, England
Origin Wigan, Lancashire, England
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Britpop
Space Rock
Neo-psychedelia
Years active 1990—present
Label(s) Virgin Records
Parlophone Records
Hut Records
Associated acts Coldplay
RPA & The United Nations of Sound
The Verve
UNKLE
DJ Shadow
The Chemical Brothers
Pino Palladino
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Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Covers The Beach Boys 'God Only Knows'

January 4, 2011
Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Covers The Beach Boys 'God Only Knows'Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has recorded a cover of one of The Beach Boys most famous hits.

The singer filmed himself performing the band's classic 1966 song 'God Only Knows' at his home studio.

His rendition, which is available to watch below, is the latest in a line of Beach Boys covers by the star.

He also covered 'Don't Worry Baby' for his 2008 compilation album 'Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo'.

Cuomo's version of 'God Only Knows' has proved popular with fans, with one YouTube user describing it as "Beautiful".

Rivers Cuomo covers 'God Only Knows':

(by Jason Gregory)



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