This 1968 Beatles Classic DISMISSED by Lennon McCartney FINALLY Reveals George Harrison’s ISOLATION
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- This 1968 Beatles Classic DISMISSED by Lennon McCartney FINALLY Reveals George Harrison’s Isolation. George Harrison is often described as the 'Quiet Beatle’. His role in The Beatles is now considered imperative to their long success and he is many fan’s favorite Beatle but that wasn’t the case in the early days - at least not in George’s mind. He was unsure of the significance of his role and his contributions outside of playing the guitar on Beatles songs were minimal. One might say George was overlooked when considering the magnitude of John and Paul’s songwriting credits. Put yourself in George’s shoes; you have two of the greatest songwriters writing hit after hit with immense pressure to continue the success while having your own growing list of songs. In the back of your mind, you're thinking I want to bring my songs to the table but are they good enough? John and Paul are like George’s older brothers since school days. He has always looked up to them but he has something stirring within himself that he cannot deny. George’s uncertainty in himself in this situation is understandable and relatable.
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George was and continues to be a bright light in a very dark world.
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He was the Dark Horse of The Beatles.
@@CB-xr1eg Totally, but what a genius, as was the entire band. Peace in this fucking dark fucking world!
Cmon Paul was sunlight more than George.
BE honest
@@Steve-gx9ot Not really, IMO.
John had to step in sometimes and gave George some chance that Paul did not.
"Something in the way she moves..........." got to be one of the most beautiful love songs ever written.
I agree
He stole that line...
That is easily my favorite Beatles song.
@frizzneil2590 talent borrows, genius steals
@@HaHaHaa769 well, try to fine that source, it's TS Eliot, your point?
While My Guitar Gently Weeps is one of the more timeless Beatles songs & one of many vital contributions to the band by the under utilized George.
Agreed. Such a remarkable song!
Acoustic demo version also very moving. Used by George Martin on the 'Love' album and stage production with added strings.
@@freewheelingideasOriginal version of Wmggweeps is best of Georgie (my 🐈 😺 is named after George's cute nickname) H's Beatle songs; and rivals All 1970's era Taupin/John (The soundtrack of my lifetime)lyrics &music! 🎵🎶🎧🎼😍😻🤩🕯️🌻🌞
As per Memoirs this tune is a diss at Paul
@@user-fu2mi1nd5l Yea which is why J&P didn't even want to put on the album but it was Too Good Not To..
George Harrison's "Here Comes the Sun" was an enormously popular and successful song for The Beatles, becoming one of their most streamed and beloved tracks of all time. It has continued to maintain its popularity and chart success decades after its original release.
And Something... 🔥
While my guitar gently weeps
He has two in the top 5 Beatles songs (most lists) beyond Here Comes The Sun, 'Something' and 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' - as good as any song from J and P.
@@Spartanm333 If I get to pick the top 10 of The Beatles' songs at least 5 are George's. IMHO
I Need You is the most underrated song of The Beatles
George was my favorite not just because he was a brilliant musician and songwriter, but because my next door neighbors ( back in the 60's) were friends of his parents. They both visited and stayed with them when they took their yearly trip to England. They also met George and saw him during his visits to his parents and said he was a very "nice boy, very polite and respectful." Mrs Harrison used to write Mrs. Wheeler (my neighbor) letters. After one arrived I was invited over to the house and she would read it to me . I got to hear every letter she received from Mrs. Harrison. It was a wonderful treat every time I was invited. George was also the only Beatle my mother would let me listen to when he went solo, due in great part to Mrs. Wheeler's experiences with the Harrisons. MY greatest joy is that Ringo remained friends with George right up until he died, a very sad day for me and all of his other faithful fans.
I too adore George, and honestly Ringo is such a mensch, so devoted to George (playing on so many of his albums too), how can anyone help but love him? None of this "like a baby brother" rubbish when they're all grown-@$$ men!
'Don't bother me' is one of my favourite Beatles songs, very underrated.
Don’t Bother Me is also my favorite Harrison song. Really dig John’s brilliant rhythm guitar and Ringo’s drims.
'Darkest' song on Meet The Beatles and has stood the test of time.
"If I Needed Someone"...THE greatest Harrison tune, by far. Timeless, and holds up so well to repeated listening.
…and a tribute to(or rip off of) The Bells of Rhymney(?), not sure of that spelling, by The Byrds. If this is news to you, please check it out. I never looked at the song the same way afterwards because my understanding of the song went from curiosity and respect to realizing there was a lot less creativity that I could credit to George for that recording. But, its no big deal because that is pretty common amongst the large majority of any songwriters you can find. They almost ALL. are guilty of it here or there.
I love that one too
It touches my heart and soul, yes, like few of the other Beatles songs.
Die-hard Beatles fan here✌️
Me too, but when I advanced to Genesis, ELO, and later on The Police I felt actualized, love them all.
George is clearly a genius as well.
A very under appreciated genious. He had to fight to get his music on their albums.So sad.
Indeed!
My opinion is that George's tune 'Piggies' was The Beatles best anti-Establishment song.
just look at the work on Alvin Lees Bluest blues
The standard was 1 Ringo Starr song and 2 George Harrison songs and the rest was Paul and Johns. I usually say that the Beatles was the most "down to Earth" famous musicians. But inside the Beatles it was different!
Beware of Darkness is a brilliant song and Leon Russell's take on the tune is amazing.
The first time that I listened to the song "Something", I believed that the Beatles had reached the pinnacle of all recorded music with that song. I had never paid it much attention who wrote what or even who played what, as long as it was the Beatles. But when I heard the line "Something in the way she moves me" and the way the music leads up to that phrase. It was something that spoke from the SOUL, you could feel it in your heart. Thank You George!
♥️
Line taken from James Taylor
Even Frank Sinatra loved it.
George in my subjective opinion was a great song writer! I loved a lot of his stuff!
Yes, George definitely developed through the years, but the missing factor it seems in this video is the vocal quality of Lennon and McCartney comparison with Harrison. John and Paul weren't just two great songwriters, they were two of the greatest rock vocalists ever. George wasn't. Though I do love his voice.
The Traveling Wilburys was George's personal redemption.
The band had the five best musical forces ever combined, and finally, George Harrison had his day in the sun that he so utterly deserved.
Rest in peace, George, your legacy far reaches the Beatles.
🙏🙏🙏
Rick Mansberger
They didn’t call The Traveling Wilbury’s a super group for nothing. I never researched where the Wilbury name came from
If the band didn't have McCartney, Elton John, or Michael Jackson, it hardly had the 5 most powerful musical forces.
@@binxbolling
The 5 were very powerful musical forces even though they aren’t in your mind. As far as MOST powerful forces, well that’s subjective. Michael Jackson was great in his own way but didn’t do this style of music of The Traveling Wilbury’s
Au contraire, mi amigo. It was "All Things Must Pass", the greatest solo Beatles album ever recorded. Bar none.
Roy Orbison, baby!!
His Beatle guitar work, to me, is pure genius. Understated.
I agree
If one likes to be preached at about "religion".
@jnagarya519 What??!! His guitar playing is a totally separate thing.Why even mention religion? Beaut
@@HaHaHaa769 There is so much hyperbolic praise for Harrison's songs -- do those who do that not COMPREHEND the lyrics of most of them!?
Harrison is preaching his "religion" -- but at the same time engaging in extramarital affairs. While making "Living in the Material World," preaching his putative REJECTION of materialism, he was having an affair with Ringo's wife.
Such a "spiritual" guy backstabbing his former bandmate. In contrast, most/all ethical rules originated in "RELIGION".
But it is more common than not that those who make a big deal out of their 'religion" are using it as a cover for what they actually do.
@@jnagarya519 Again,...... the comment was about George's guitar work in The Beatles....No one wants to hear your rants about religion
In my opinion, Something and Here Comes The Sun are definitely his best songs.
2 of my favorites as well.
@@freewheelingideas and mine.
I loved "I Need You" and sang it and played it on my guitar in the early 90s for my girlfriend. I just love the melody. But the first song George wrote which could have been a HIT single was "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".
Don't forget While my guitar gently weeps!!!❤❤❤❤
I discovered over time that many of my very favorite Beatles songs were written by George. He had as much talent as the others, without question. During his solo work and his time with the Traveling Wilburys he was still doing Beatles level work, while the others weren’t any longer.
Altho' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" moves me more than ANY other Beatles song, I first fell in love with George's music when "Things We Said Today" was released. The Lennon McCartney team wrote gorgeous music often -- but George is The Man. "Handle Me With Care"? OMG, that song brought the best out of Orbison's, Petty's, Dylan's and Lynn's voices while -- typical if George -- unabashadly exposing his heart. Beautiful human being, very deeply missed.
Within You And Without You is simply phenomenal. A wonderful track that showed me as a teenager a path to sanity in a world I couldn’t relate to. Musically it is impeccable
It's actually a song that I skip when I play Sgt Pepper. Sounds like a drone/dirge to me.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. The Indian raga influence takes getting used to if you haven’t listened to any before.
I’m sorry you don’t hear in it what I hear, because what I hear is marvellous, but I hope you’re having a good time listening to what you’re listening to.
Your right its a really great song indeed
Same here. Was never a fan of his Indian music. I feel the same way about "Love You To" from Revolver.
It is perfect.
If I Needed Someone is one of my favourite songs on Rubber Soul.Love that song.Love that album
Still my favorite Beatles album.
After George Harrison had been stabbed by an intruder in 1999 he said, “ Why doesn’t this sort of thing happen to The Rolling Stones?”
They didn’t live at a Friar Park.
The Stones were considered the bad boys of rock and roll. George was singularly different - an evolving soul finding himself while looking within, for god. With the Stones, it was like professional honor among thieves. I love the Stone who were good to dance to. I adore Joe Cockers music especially later, but I absolutely love George - who he was, his music, what he had to put up with the Beatles, his leadership and spiritual nature. If you're going to incarnate onto this planet, it's reason enough to have familiar connection with a deep soul like George...again - that at least is what it feels like and not just in the Summer of Love. The contrast of George to a crazed intruder must be a hard thing to live with when in such a depraved lost state of mind. Living with crazed fan was very challenging for the Beatles, more so with George. George smoked too many cigarettes for his lungs - love is all you need.
He had an amazing sense of humor ❤
@@freewheelingideasWhat do you mean? George lived at Friar Park.
It was sn example of Harrisons sense of humor
"And I Love Her" was Paul's composition but the guitar riff and guitar solo were George's. Paul said without the guitar riff the song will not sound as good as it was.
Yes. That guitar makes the song.
And george is not predisposed to do extended solos. He was a song guitarist..much like ringo is a song drummer. He contributes guitar parts apt to a song. Minimalistic but standout nonetheless. I still cant get over his solo on till there was you....short but sweet.
But that wasn't even real Paul, who died in a car crash in 1966. The replacement fake Paul was already being called "FAUL" by 1968 by the other Beatles, by 1968.
yes!
And in the same vein, Paul's bass on Something takes the song to another level and Paul's high harmonies take George's somewhat limited vocal range to new heights.
George summed it up best,
“Wah wah. You’ve given me a wah wah.”
😄
"You're giving me your Wah Wah."
Here comes the sun is probably my favourite. Without George's contribution the Beatles would have lacked an essential part of it like the distinctive Indian touch.
Love that song
To me it's not probably, it is my favorite. It is the type of song that almost the music can be "seen".
@@albertopalma1663 I like other songs by him as well, that's why. If I needed someone can be played almost with the same chords and it's very similar.
Everyone in the Beatles played their role to a genius level.
Whilst John and Paul’s songs were iconic George had both the voice and the writing skills. As he grew in confidence this became obvious.
He was also the lead guitarist... when John could still only play 4 strings.
Agreed.
SO WHY NOT JUST RECORD HIS OWN STUFF ANYWAY. INSTEAD OF WHINING ALL THE TIME. WHICH IS WHAT HE EVENTUALLY DID, WHO COULD STOP HIM ?
@@MrDaiseymay Being ignored for his writing abilities didn't stop him did it? He DID record his own music and was quite successful with his songs with the Beatles and as a solo artist after the Beatles split up. His song contribution to the Beatles were up there with what were considered to be some of the Beatles best and well known songs. Someone once said that John Lennon sounds just like John Lennon and Paul McCartney sounds like Paul McCartney in their solo careers but when George Harrison went solo that he still sounded like the Beatles even though he doesn't sound like Paul and John vocally and there is a truth to that remark.
George Harrison was a late bloomer when it came to writing and that's why he had to really push to get his songs recorded with the Beatles. In the end everything worked out but I understand some of his resentment.
On@@flash001USA
George was always my favorite!!
My Favorite Beatle, within my all-time favorite music band-group-ensemble&orchestra. Not because he was the best musically, but because he clearly brought DEPTH to the Beatles - that still give them so much staying power and relevance.
Indeed!
I just realized that my favorite Beatles songs were all written by Harrison 😊
“Blue Jay Way” is one of the most eerie songs I’ve ever heard to this day.
So unique but I love it
Long Long Long for me
@@Yahniboy Hated the mix, voices not out front, couldn't hear the vocals properly.
That song is in my top 5 worst Beatles songs.
Eeerie indeed. It has haunted me for decades.
Although I was a "younger" fan (relatively), George Harrison was my favorite band member.. His magnum opus "All Things Must Pass" 3 disc solo LP remains a landmark effort and was a mammoth commercial success as well, popular with critics and fans alike.. Of all the band members' various solo careers, only George Harrison was able to recapture the classic "Beatles sound", as he did with the "Back When We Were Fab" track from the "Cloud Nine" LP. That song sounded like it could have come straight off the 'Magical Mystery Tour' album. NOBODY else in the band was able to do that.
Yea hes got a way of penetrating the soul, very deep. I love All Things Must pass as well. He was my favorite for years but these days I find it depends on the day and my mood. They each offer something special depending on how you’re feeling.
I disagree. I think Paul's "Flaming Pie" is the closest I've heard to what a Beatles album would resemble.
When I'd go get my hair cut I'd bring along my Tiger Beat magazine and show her a photo of George and say to her that I want my hair like his.
He was wonderful,and it was both sad and good that nobody else helped him. He became a great songwriter because of his struggles.
He definitely figured it out.
While my guitar is one of my top 5beatles songs 💙💙💙💙👌
A "great songwriter' needs help? Sorry, Harrison was good - nothing more - who happened to have written 2 GREAT songs & had the luck t have been in the biggest band in music history.
@@LaughingStock_2 great songs an album.And he was a great guitarist.
@@LaughingStock_ I can see why you chose your username. It really suits you.🤣🤣
Here comes the sun , modern day favorite Beatles Song . Bangladesh was groundbreaking and brought a whole new power for change brought on by George and rock and roll
I seem to recall on The Beatles A Hard Day's Night album. George had a song titled I 'm Happy Just to Dance With You. Miss you, George.
Lennon wrote that song. George did a great job singing it.
Many years later George got the last laugh. Not only is All Things Must Pass considered the absolute best of all Beatles solo albums, consistently outranking every Lennon or McCartney album, but ever since music streaming began, the #1 Beatles song being streamed worldwide is George Harrison's "Here Comes The Sun", far outpacing every Lennon McCartney classic to this day and remaining the most viral Beatles song on the internet, and I'm sure George is amused by this long overdue recognition by the whole wide world, which now regards him in the very same league as Lennon McCartney....
Time always tells the truth.
@doctorinsomniaqw7us 💯✅✔️☑️✔️ Agree 😃🕯️💙 Love "My sweet George" & Love his triple 1970 album, (Georgie also was the Best looking, beginning with their second 🍿 🎥 movie. OMGosh!) the Best of the FabFour! My 🐈😺 Georgie cat is named after him (and also named after the 👑 Queen Mary's favorite son: Prince Georgie, Duke of Kent, who died for the Allies fighting🛡️⚔️ vs evil Axes in WW2.) ❤🙏💙🕯️🕊️
as much as I love George, he is nowhere near the same league as John or Paul.
FFS, George was NOT in the same league as McCartney or Lennon. "All Things Must Pass" is excellent but that "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" do not make a genius. "All Things" was also the last top drawer thing George did.
"The Sun" is a beautiful simple masterpiece.
Thanks, Freewheeling, I grew up with the Beatles. When JFK, my idol at the time, was assassinated, I lost my mind. 13 years old and a depressed kid. I was a music nut, piano, and guitar player, and who came alone? The Beatles, depression dissipated. Was never a fan of Yoko, sorry, didn't like her one bit but George, amazing!
You’re very welcome! Yes, what would we do without this music? I don’t know.
I remember seeing a documentary of her, while the Beatles were having a jam session with Chuck Berry, the look on his face was Priceless Wtf. Couldn’t stand her than can’t stand her now.
Also, I was 10 when JFK was assassinated changed America forever, so much promise.
What Is Life, is one of the greatest songs ever written.....
Totally agree!
Me too!
The guitar work in "Dont bother me" is a definite signature of a new sound in the world of music... Thank you George !
My Sweet Lord ❤
I Need You, and If I Needed Someone are 2 of the best songs ever - they seem to have a delicate circling back onto itself, so neat, so perfect.
Something - must be one of the most covered songs ever.
Fun facts:
1) 'All Things Must Pass' is, by millions of copies, the best selling album by a 'solo' Beatle. As a triple album, it was also the most expensive.
2) According to Spotify, 'Here Comes the Sun' is, by far, the most popular Beatles song on their platform.
If it wasn't for George, She Said She Said on Revolver wouldn't have sounded nearly as good, he helped John arrange the track showing he could collaborate well.
Love that song!
Where did you hear that? It's a Lennon song. Not a collaborative effort.
I'm pretty sure he played bass on that song too. Paul walked out of the recording session but I've never read why he objected to the way it was being done.
You can see in many of their pictures taken, that George is looking in a different direction most, if not all the time. That speaks volumes in the path he chose compared to the other three. My favorites songs of Harrison are. "Here Comes The Sun", "My Sweet Lord" and his earlier one, "Taxman"...
I no longer listen to Abbey Road or anything they recorded after Magical Mystery Tour: Harrison's songs in Abbey Road are by far the best.
Old Brown Shoe. Enough said
Absolutely, my friend !!!
“I want a long haired girl who sometimes wears it twice as short “ great line lol
@@Yahniboy Well you might've just been kidding here, but of course, it's "I want a short-haired girl who sometimes wears it twice as long."
@@trysometruth sure was
I got into Harrison when I listened to the original 1967-1970 Blue Album, and realized he had as many songs on the third and fourth sides as John Lennon and Paul, and they were at least as good. I was determined to find out more about him.
One reason John & Paul rejected George's songs is that they often sounded like something else. The melody of 'While my guitar' reminds me a little of Dusty Springfield's 'I close my eyes & count to ten.' One of his best songs - omitted here - is 'The Inner Light,' which Paul did praise.
Good point
I was 13 yrs.old in 1964 when I began listening to all Beatles songs and learned playing them on my guitar. I'm now 73 yrs.old and still play the Beatles songs on my guitar but the majority are George Harrison's songs. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "My Sweet Lord" and " Here Comes The Sun" are my most favorite songs that George Harrison wrote. George was
my favorite of the Beatles!! I love his song writing and his guitar playing.
R.I.P. George Harrison!!! 🙏🙏🙏Thank you for your music!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍
Kudos to you for persevering George. 'Here comes the sun' is iconic from my childhood 🙏🙏🙏💜
While My Guitar Gently Weeps is in the top 10 of Beatles songs.
Definitely
"I Need You" is my favorite Beatle song, period.
and it's no surprise that the Concert for George was so spectacular
Very true!
Always wondered why they didn’t celebrate John’s death with a tribute concert like George’s. Strange but I guess McCartney was steal pissed off with him at the time
@@Yahniboy they did, it was pathetic, mostly acoustic, too sad to watch,plus he wasn't nearly beloved as George and could never get the participants
It took only a few years for him to write material as good as John and Paul, not bad considering the situation.
Even George Martin admitted he didn't take his songs as seriously
I've always loved his writing, a great counterpoint to J&P
Yea It’s super impressive how quickly he progressed!
"Counterpoint"?
Note that Harrison took exclusive songwriting credit for his songs, even when John ("Taxman" as example) helped him with the lyrics. As competitive with each other as John and Paul were, they at least shared credit even when one or the other was the only author of one of their songs.
@@jnagarya519 they didn't share any credit with George, though.
@@captaincrash9286 What did he contribute? George Martin often showed him what to play during the lead guitar break.
@@jnagarya519 how about the Spanish guitar part for 'And I Love Her'?
_Something_ is the best song out of the Beatles catalog.
Frank Sinatra agrees, and covered it often, although Frank would always incorrectly credit "Lennon-McCartney". George couldn't even get a break from the Chairman of the Board.
George's songs stand the test of time better than either John or Pauls. Many could be released today and still chart.
Pauls songs: It's OK to be happy.
John's songs: It's OK to be sad.
George's songs: It''s OK to _be._
As for Ringo's songs: Well.......he was a good drummer.
George's talent was criminally overlooked, under-appreciated, and under-used.
This video is an outstanding example of excellence.The narration, insights , editing and philosophical references allow us to see these incredible artists in a very human light. Thank you!
Omg thank you for the kind words 🙏 truly appreciate it and keeps me motivated to make more!
How they could have dismissed "Isn't It A Pity?" will never cease to baffle me.
He was brilliant and we all miss him dearly.
I listen to George's solo albums (all of them!) more than any Beatles album.
Awesome he’s got so many gems!
@@freewheelingideas True.... I am a guitar teacher and a few years ago we did a George Harrison tribute set with his songs, Harrison Beatles songs, solo and also Traveling Wilbury's tunes. I really had to practice my slide guitar skills ;-)
I Loved every song that George ever wrote. In 1964 when the Beatles were in Memphis, Tennessee My3 cousins and I went to Mid South Coliseum to see the Beatles. My Mother drove going and my Aunt drove going back home to Baton Rouge Louisiana. They were great. The Group called The Circle Red Rubber Ball,,Badfinger, EltonJohn, The Yard Birds and the Beatles came last after every one else finished singing. My favorite Beatle was George and I still love him.
I have always loved George. First thing I noticed was how handsome he was. He was absolutely gorgeous. I always loved his music too. He was my first true love and still is. That was 60 years ago. I miss George and his music. ♥️🌹♥️
After being a Beatles fan for most of my 67 years now, being older, George is my favorite
i think it was lucky for george and his fans that many of his songs were 'saved' for his first solo album. the whole album (all things must pass) was a qualified treasure of music & philosophy.
In some way it provided closure to the break up.
I relate to George
His story is very relatable
My favorite Beatle. I want to tell you was the first of his i remember. We all read the liner notes and everything we could in magazines back in those days. My favorite has to be While My Guitar Gently Weeps. RIP Sir George
I always wanted George & James Taylor to collaborate.
That would have been an outstanding collaboration.
May I say as a doc filmmaker myself that this is a very fine piece of work.
Wow thank you for the positive feedback!
George was great, maybe my favorite Beatle for a few years in the 70's, in fact he was. Paul was a superior musician and writer in the band for a long time, kept the band together in fact. This George is under appreciated thing gets kind of old though. George, and all the Beatles, should feel VERY fortunate and blessed to have been in that band, period. I guess it makes for good book sales.
George & Ringo were foundational to John & Paul's tunes
The best way to develop and enhance yourself is to work alongside stronger and more advanced people. It will keep you striving to improve. Although it must have been hard it made him into a great songwriter and his songs definitely enriched the Beatles albums. I personally love most of George’s songs especially on revolver (probably my favourite album). I don’t think many people could have competed with Lennon and McCartney in those days so he deserves credit for his strength and commitment in achieving his excellent songs alongside these two powerhouses. Love to George ❤
George was always and forever is my favorite Beatle.
My Sweet Lord is my favorite song in the whole world.
My Guitar gently weeps is my second favorite.
Definitely the most talented I think. His being able to use many instruments and think outside the box, was and is still amazing.
Miss his artistry and his being a very enlightened person, as he was quashed by the band.
George Harrison the number 1 Beatle. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I agree❤
It wasn't dismissed at all they broke up and it wasn't the only song practised in the Let it Be sessions that didn't make that album. They all had them on solo albums . George was young and couldn't write good songs at first and had to learn it had nothing to do with being dismissed. Like he said himself. Hate these videos always making out that George was somehow dismissed when he was just the little brother . They had a love for each other none of us will know. They shared the whole experience and nobody knew how they felt but them four lads from Liverpool. The Beatles the greatest band ever. Love them all with equal measure.
Have a huge tatt of John on my chest: when I grew up I knew (know) it should have been George. Beautiful human being and great lyrics. All Things Must Pass has so much genius on display.
Thanks for all the great memories George, your one of the "best".
George proved to the world what genius he was in his own right after the Beatles broke up. "All Things Must Pass" is without a doubt one of greatest albums of all time. George is my favorite mop top. On a side note, the first album I bought as a kid was Rubber Soul, for my money the most important album in rock and roll as its format was about a full concept album, not a couple of singles with filler songs to complete the album. George's contributions was integral to the high level of creativity on this album. Great video, thank you!
Thank you 🙏
Isn't It A Pity sums up his feelings about The Beatles' breakup.
Yea
Written in 1966 and left off REVOLVER, so no
Isn’t it a pity is one of my favorite post-Beatles songs. The lyrics are powerful, poetic and deep. Both reflects his personal and a broader societal disharmony. It was one of the early songs I learned when I picked up guitar. Eric Clapton played an extended solo on it when touring with George.
@@user-fu2mi1nd5l You have no ears.
Hard to pick a best liked song between so many great compositions. "If I needed someone" still stands out for me. In later years it might have sounded better with improved technical developments.
I've loved The Beatles for decades, and I guess that George Harrison has emerged as my favorite because I always considered him the "coolest". But let's face it, his songwriting has become world-class over the years.
George was only 14 years old when Lennon invited him to join the Quarrymen due to his guitar skills. Lennon and McCartney were already writing songs together by then so it's no surprise that they largely ignored his songs in the years that followed. George really should have recorded a solo album or two in the mid-60's. A few successfully solo hits would have boosted his song writing credibility among his fellow bandmates.
George's contribution to the Beatles should never be understated. From the early days in Hamburg, his vocal contributions (lead and backing) were on a par with John & Paul's and his innovative instrumentational contributions outshone many of his contemporaries. The icing on the cake was forming the Travelling Wilburys, which demonstrated how a supergroup should function in total harmony.
I discovered over time that many of my very favorite Beatles songs were written by George. He had as much talent as the others, without question. During his solo work and his time with the Traveling Wilburys he was still doing Beatles level work, while the others weren’t any longer.
Eventually all four ended up crushed by the entity called “The Beatles”. George was the first and most obvious of these, but the group was slowly strangling each of its members.
It was like a double edged sword.
I believe without the Creative Work of Chords and Leads and Fills that George brought to all of Lennon McCartney Songs the Beatles as we know would have not existed !!!
I think While My Guitar Gently Weeps was probably his best but he had many great songs. If you make a Beatles album with just his songs, you would still have one of the top Beatles albums ever.
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Here Comes the Sun? Something?
He wrote the two best songs on Abbey Road
RIP George and John the world could do with both of you now.
JUST GLAD I WAS ABLE to grow up with the GREATEST BAND EVER... THE BEATLES ... Was 13 in 1964, What a ride of life listening an waiting for the next new song from this band over the short 6 years they were together... Then the solo years brought 4 times the music And I feel George was on top of them all .... TO MANY FAVORITES to try and pick out just one ... WELL my favorite is the one playing now , then my favorite is the next in line ETC.....
Many great songs. While my guitar gently weeps is my favorite.
I also love his song/video I Got My Mind Set on You.
Good one
Traveling Wilburys
Phenomenal piece. I've been a Beatles fan since age six. You bring out facts I've never heard before concerning George and his frustrations 😢 Great job!
Thank you so much 😊
Something in the way she moves…..Wow ! What a great line….Thank you James Taylor
I think his friendship with Eric Clapton, the husband in law gave him lots of confidence.
He was "the quiet" Beatle but he spoke volumes of spirituality and love through his music much more than any other Beatle. Good job George ,you outshined Lennon in my eyes and your soul was well grounded . Rest in Spiritual Peace, George and thank you for your peaceful ,thinking man's music.
The thing about George on a spiritual level is his seeking and discovery of his religion. John was a genius but flip flopped his way through various religions and fads. George stuck with what he discovered and believed in till his dying day.George may have had less output than John and Paul but he did achieve some genius level work.
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Lennon was the best writer in the band. McCartney was a helluva balladeer and acoustic writer. Harrison was a lot like Lennon in being out there but effective and also biting. Didn't hear Harrison write as much as a solo artist as Lennon though, for whatever reason. Also, as side project go, Badge is an amazing song.
❤George is by far the most talented Beatle...always my fave
He wasn't quiet really, he was pensive and humble. Altogether an awesome man and a great musician and songwriter. God rest him.
As a pre-teen growing up in the '60s, I admired George over the other three. There was something about his music that I felt deep within. When I first heard My Sweet Lord and What is Life, I knew I had to go out and get All Things Must Pass. I saved money from mowing lawns and had my mother bring me to a record store. I wore that album out. These days, after seeing Get Back, I wonder why John and Paul pushed aside George's work. Paul (and John to a lesser extent) put some shitty songs on the White Album, that George could have easily replaced with much better songs. "Why don't we do it in the road" is a piece of crap. I think George saw what Paul was doing, and I wonder if Piggies was a clandestine poke at Paul and those crappy songs he put on the White album.
"Why don't we do it in the road", "Rocky freaking Raccoon". "Helter Skelter", just not good enough, Paul's skills seemed to diminish with time. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" wtf??
I like George’s post Beatles work better than either McCartney or Lennon.
Yea a lot of people agree with that.
Too poppy. Over produced.
Here Comes the Sun might be my favorite Beatles tune. So overlooked and underrated, George is in my top ten greatest guitarists of all time. The Beatles were always the best when everyone worked together.
My favorite George's song.....is his next one! We will see and hear him again🤗🙏😇
Love George, great video! But you failed to mention 'Something' - arguably one of his best songs and voted the #1 love song of all time.... my favorite of all George's songs is "While my Guitar Gently Weeps" - absolutely the most BRILLIANT song!! And George had an AMAZING voice, just LOVED his voice!!
After watching Let it Be, I did not approve of the way George was treated. After being bullied at school, I could see how George felt. George was awesome!!!!
Yes he was!
Sadly, people forget his later solo work, too. Adding to more under appreciation. He had many classic songs after All Things Must Pass. Blow Away, Handle With ,Care, All Those Years Ago, Give Me Love Give Me Peace On Earth,Got My Mind Set On You, Crackerbox Palace, You and Life Itself. And that's only some charted songs. George is up there with any composer from the 20th century. Not just Lennon and McCartney.
George was great. So much of my life was emersed in all of their music. From the beginning to the end, I am grateful for the journeys they took me on.
Hey there, Georgy boy
Swingin' down the street so fancy-free
Nobody you meet could ever see
The loneliness there
Inside you
I did not take the Beatles seriously (or any other pop music) until I heard their song A HARD DAYS NIGHT. I was grabbed by the guitar solo in the middle of the song and the guitar solo in the fade out. I became a pop/rock addict for the rest of my life because of this song... and who played those guitar breaks? George Harrison. This song and the Beatles changed my life.
George also had the best solo album of any former Beatle, "All Things Must Pass".
George's songs were always my favorites. I liked him from the start in 1964 when I first knew who he was within the band. My appreciation was only magnified as the years went by in their relatively short run. He was always the less ego, look at me, driven I found. But the songs! that's what it came down to.
It is impossible for me to say what is my favourite George song, there are so many. All Things Must Pass is still my all time favourite album.