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The ‘weird’ piano-like sound throughout the whole song is a harpsichord, popular in the 60’s especially for the baroque rock genre.
Instead of the strings getting struck by a hammer like a conventional piano, they are plucked which gives it the distinctive sound.
Although it’s widely reported that...
[Verse 1: Carl Wilson]
She belongs there left with her liberty
Never known as a non-believer
She laughs and stays in the one, one, wonderful
[Verse 2: Carl Wilson]
She knew how to gather the forest when
God reached softly and moved her body
One golden locket, quite young and
Loving her mother and father
[Verse 3: Carl Wilson]
Farther down the path was a mystery
Through the recess, the chalk and numbers
A boy bumped into her one, one, one, wonderful
(Laughs and Sounds)
(SMiLE Version Lyrics - "Alternative Verse 4")
All fall down and lost in the mystery
Lost it all to a non-believer
And all that's left is a girl
Who's loved by her mother and father
[Verse 4: Carl Wilson]
She'll return in love with her liberty
Never known as a non-believer
She'll smile and thank God for one, one, one, wonderful
Wonderful was written by Van Dyke Parks & Brian Wilson.
Wonderful was produced by The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys released Wonderful on Mon Sep 18 1967.