at least he got it half right. Harrison wrote his breathtaking ballad with Ray Charles in mind as the singer, and for the title he borrowed a line from a James Taylor song, Something In The Way She
(George Harrison) Parts of this massive charity concert weren't Beatles-related, but the stuff that qualifies is simply transcendent. Harrison performs moving renditions of "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something," while roaring through hisAll Things Must Passmaterial. Ringo Starr and fifth Beatle Bi...
From the wiki: “‘Something’ was the first Beatles song written by lead guitarist George Harrison to appear as an A-side single, and the only song written by him to top the US charts while he was in the band. Harrison began working on a song that eventually became known as ‘Somethin...
otherwise dominated by Lennon and McCartney. The doo wop-styled love letter felt like a personal message sent directly to each fan. Landing at No. 2 on the chart, it became Harrison's most successful lead vocal single in the U.S. until the double-sided“Something”/“Come Together...
“Let me in here/I know I’ve been here/Let me into your heart,” sang George Harrison in the opening moments of “All Things Must Pass” (Apple/Capitol), his first proper solo album, which debuted on the Billboard charts in the issue dated Dec. 19, 1970. ...
During the bridge, he sings “doo, doo, dum-dum” to indicate the descending guitar part which would later appear there. The dramatic finale of the song was yet to appear but would be figured out in the studio in later months. The demo ends with an instrumental verse with George adding...
(George Harrison) Parts of this massive charity concert weren't Beatles-related, but the stuff that qualifies is simply transcendent. Harrison performs moving renditions of "Here Comes the Sun" and "Something," while roaring through hisAll Things Must Passmaterial. Ringo Starr and fifth Beatle Bi...
t quite reconcile. the allure of the music speaks to physical pleasure, but harrison’s lyrics can feel stiff and didactic. his insistence on deliverance through religion can come across as preachy, even hectoring, but the songs can also be interpreted as directives to himself; when he sings...
Five years into her comeback, LaVette sings like something to prove. At 64 she is a contemporary of most of the performers she covers on “Interpretations.” But while most of them are content to coast by on these very songs, LaVette still sings with a hunger fueled by the decades she...
Dark Horse, with it’s direct association with founderGeorge Harrison, seems to be a natural home for Yusuf. “Georgehas been an immense influence on me, spiritually, from the very beginning. He pioneered certain thoughts and ideas, which stretched way east, and that was very important. He ...