( RollingStone.com ) -- The BBC assembled a `` We Are the World '' -- style cast of globally famous musicians to sing the Beach Boys ' `` God Only Knows '' with its 80-piece BBC Concert Orchestra for a spot promoting the network 's newly launched BBC Music venture . The network has dubbed the ensemble -- which sings in a classically fantastical array of settings , from a jungle-scape on a stage to a hot air balloon -- the `` Impossible Orchestra . '' Watch Brian Wilson , Weird Al , Conan cover George Harrison . Pharrell Williams , Elton John , Lorde , Chris Martin , Brian Wilson , Florence Welch , Stevie Wonder , Brian May , One Direction , Chrissie Hynde , Baaba Maal , Dave Grohl and Sam Smith are among the dozens of performers who comprise the ensemble . `` All of the artists did such a beautiful job , I ca n't thank them enough , '' Brian Wilson told The Guardian . `` I 'm just honored that 'God Only Knows ' was chosen . 'God Only Knows ' is a very special song . An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I 've ever written . '' Lorde shares alluring 'Hunger Games ' single 'Yellow Flicker Beat ' `` Once you start going into a song like we have been today , you come up on a new respect , '' Brian May said of the experience in a behind-the-scenes video , streaming here . `` It 's beautifully constructed , and quite enigmatic , really . '' The BBC has created a charity single of the song to raise money for its BBC Children in Need campaign . A physical copy of the CD is available for purchase in the U.K. and on Amazon , and it 's also available for download and streaming . The BBC previously made a similar video in 1997 , remaking Lou Reed 's `` Perfect Day . '' That campaign featured Reed , Bono , David Bowie , Burning Spear , Tom Jones and more . Elton John is the only performer to have appeared in both videos . See the original story at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone .
The BBC assembled a group of famous musicians to sing `` God Only Knows '' The TV spot is to promote the network 's newly launched BBC Music . The BBC has also created a charity single of the song .