In rocking it up, he called upon the services of the then Cream member Eric Clapton. This White Album epic started life as a gentle acoustic piece. In late 1969 it was extracted from the Abbey Road album to become a worldwide hit. He added some subtle Moog synth effects to a song that is always guaranteed to brighten up the bleakest of days.īuilt around the phrase ‘’Something in the way she moves’’ (borrowed from a song by Apple Records artist James Taylor), Harrison’s own maturing songwriting talent created one of the Beatles’ most-covered songs, with Frank Sinatra proclaiming it to be ‘’the greatest love song of the last 50 years’’. Written in Eric Clapton’s garden when Harrison sagged off from attending meetings at their Apple HQ, his increasing frustration of life as a fab one flowered into a truly uplifting composition. Listen carefully for namechecks for those political buffoons of the day messrs’ Wilson and Heath. Harrison meanwhile, offered a wry observation of the British tax system – ‘’and you’re working for nobody but me’’. Surprisingly, it was Paul McCartney who supplied the strident guitar solo of this vibrant opener to the Revolver album. This Sgt Pepper track is a prime example. While other fellow travellers such as Donavon flirted with the sitar, it was Harrison who placed it most successfully in the pop/rock idiom. This Indian-influenced, sitar-led swirl demonstrated Harrison’s growing love for an alternative culture. Lyrically, it hinted at the egos at play within the group that would eventually signal their demise. Significantly, John was away peace campaigning at the time. Harrison, McCarney and Starr gathered at Abbey Road early in January 1970 to complete the song for the Let It Be movie. This pleasing waltz time rocker was one of the very last Beatles song to be worked on. Blue Jay Way was the name of the street in Hollywood Hills where he was staying.
It tells the tale of ‘a fog upon LA’ as Harrison, on a visit to Los Angeles in August 1967, awaited the arrival of Beatles publicist Derek Taylor.
GEORGE HARRISON ALBUMS IN SONG LISTS TV
Harrison’s contribution to their Magical Mystery Tour TV film was a suitably phased psychedelic journey.
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