13 years ago yesterday, we lost sweet George but his spirit and songs remain. Harrison wrote the song while ill in bed at a hotel room in Bournemouth, England, where the Beatles were playing some shows during the summer of 1963. He considered it an exercise in whether he could write a song, later saying, at least it showed me that all I needed to do was keep on writing, and then maybe eventually I would write something good. Harrison received a writing credit for two earlier songs, In Spite of All the Danger (McCartney/Harrison) and Cry for a Shadow (Harrison/Lennon). Both were recorded by The Beatles but neither was released officially by the band until 1995s Anthology 1 compilation] Because the former was largely a McCartney composition (Harrison received a credit simply for playing the guitar
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 03:39:34 +0000