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TThis week - George Harrison: Songwriter
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George Harrison: Songwriter
Taxman, from "Revolver"
Something, from "Abbey Road"
Something, from "Abbey Road"
The opening track of the Beatles' 1966 seventh album - considered their best, by many - with its distinctive intro and sense of outrage, signalled the proper arrival of a powerful songwriter in that band
Something, from "Abbey Road"
Something, from "Abbey Road"
Something, from "Abbey Road"
Frank Sinatra called this track “the greatest love song of the past 50 years” . "Something’ was the first song that George was able to release with The Beatles as a single, and it reached number one in the charts around the world.
Here Comes the Sun, from "Abbey Road"
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, from The White Album
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, from The White Album
Also from the 11th Beatles album, 1969's Abbey Road, this is a relative lightweight from "serious George", but joyous, memorable and a perennial favourite that has stood the test of time.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, from The White Album
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, from The White Album
While My Guitar Gently Weeps, from The White Album
From the patchy and piecemeal 1968 (only double) album by the Beatles, this has become a classic. Ironically, the Eric Clapton solo is still constantly referred to as proof of George's guitar prowess by those who do not know better!
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