George Songs

[FatherMackenzie]

Someone needs to look into the albums and videos by George that involve "All Those Years Ago" and "When We Was Fab," his two songs directly about the Beatles period.

I'm downloading the videos now, but I haven't access right now to the actual albums.

[FatherMackenzie]

Also, I wonder if there are any "interesting" interviews with Donovan (in fact, it was Donovan who taught Paul-Faul his finger-picking pattern) or Mia Farrow - two "famous" people who accompanied the Beatles to India.

Or what about the Maharishi himself? As George's guru and spiritual mentor, he might have had some things to say (willingly or accidentally).

[FatherMackenzie]

All Those Years Ago----homage to Lennon:

All Those Years Ago - George Harrison

I'm shouting all about love
While they treated you like a dog
When you were the one who had made it so clear
All those years ago

I'm talking all about how to give
They don't act with much honesty
But you point the way to the truth when you say
All you need is love

CHORUS:
Living with good and bad
I always looked up to you
Now we're left cold and sad
By someone the devil's best friend
Someone who offended all

We're living in a bad dream
They've forgotten all about mankind
And you were the one they backed up to the wall
All those years ago
You were the one who imagined it all
All those years ago

All those years ago
All those years ago

Deep in the darkest night
I send out a prayer to you
Now in the world of light
Where the spirit free of lies
And all else that we despised

They've forgotten all about God
He's the only reason we exist
Yet you were the one that they said was so weird
All those years ago
You said it all though not many had ears
All those years ago
You had control of our smiles and our tears
All those years ago..

All those years ago
All those years ago..

[FatherMackenzie]

Holy Cow! Check out these lyrics:

When We Was Fab
George Harrison
(George Harrison, Jeff Lynne)

Back then long time ago when grass was green
Woke up in a daze
Arrived like stangers in the night
Fab - long time ago when we was fab
Fab - back when income tax was all we had

Caresses fleeced you in the morning light
Casualties at dawn
And we did it all
Fab - long time ago when we was fab
Fab - you are my world you are my only love

And while you're in this world
The fuzz gonna come and claim you
But you mo better wise
When the buzz gonna come and take you away
Take you away
Take you away

The microscopes that magnified the tears
Studied warts and all
Still the life flows on and on
Fab - long time ago when we was fab
Fab - but It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Fab - long time ago when we was fab
Fab - like this pullover you sent to me

Fab
And You've Really Got A Hold Me
fab - long time ago when we was fab

[pennylane]

truly an amazing song, you can hear the love he had for John in his voice..

George harrison an unrecognized genious.

[Chris]

Spanky - I agree. Ever since I was given this site, I've rediscovered George. He WAS brilliant !!!!!

All we need is love & THE TRUTH...

Chris

[pennylane]

its so true, the darkhorse surpised us all...

[JoJo]

How about For You Blue? What if you replaced the word "girl" with "Paul"? Notice how "girl" is always separated by a pause? (comma) Rather than saying for example, "Because you're a sweet and lovely girl..." There could be any reason of course.

Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, I love you
Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, it's true
I love you more than ever, girl, I do
I want you in the morning, girl, I love you
I want you at the moment I feel blue
I'm living every moment, girl, for you

(Walk, walk cat, walk)
(Go, Johnny, go)
(Same old tale of blues)
(Elmo James got nothin' on this, baby)

Elmo James from what little I could find, was a blues singer. All I can tell is that he seemed to a pretty rough character, not much out there. Were Elmo James' songs so "blue" that Harrison's blues were topping even his? Anyone know more?

I've loved you from the moment, I saw you
You looked at me that's all you had to do
I feel it now, I hope you feel it too
Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, I love you
Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, it's true
I love you more than ever, girl, I do

It's the last line that makes me wonder...

[Imgonnaopenmymind]

That's Elmore James.

[TotalInformation]

George harrison an unrecognized genious.

You know why? Because with the "second beatle" FAUL releasing decades of pap, very few would even consider checking out what the "third beatle" was up to.

[TotalInformation]

pullover -> pull one over i.e., hoodwink

[TotalInformation]

You said it all though not many had ears

[byrdsmaniac]

So Sad
(G. Harrison) album: Dark Horse 1974

"Now the winter has come
To eclipse out the sun
That has lighted my love for sometime
And a cold wind now blows
Not much tenderness flows
From the heart of someone feeling so tired
And he feels so alone
With no love of his own
So sad, so bad, so sad, so bad

While his memory raced
With much speed and great haste
Through the problems of being there
In his heart at arm's length
Held within its great strength
To ward off such a great despair
But he feels so alone
With no love of his own
So sad, so bad, so sad, so bad

Take the dawn of the day
And give it away
To someone who can fill the part
Of the dream we once held
Now it's got to be shelved
It's too late to make a new start
And he feels so alone
With no love of his own
So sad, so bad, so sad, so bad"


Get someone who can fill the part of the dream (the Beatles) held, but (George feels) it's too late to make a new start after Paul found dead at dawn?

[byrdsmaniac]

WRT Jojo's posting of the lyrics of "For You Blue":
Who was it that wore blue? Sylvie.
This song seems to be about Paul's feelings for Sylvie.
"I've loved you from the moment, I saw you
You looked at me that's all you had to do"
compares to:
"Do you believe in a love at first sight?
Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time."

[fishisyummy]

This song, "See Yourself," From George's Album Thirty Three And 1/3 is about Paul. According to George's liner notes, the song was about Paul telling the press that he had, indeed taken LSD as had the other Beatles. I have a hard time believing that is what it's about though. George was my favorite post Beatles artist of the four. I know he had deeper meanings in this song than the LSD interview.
For example, this line "It's easier to hurt someone and make them cry
Than it is to dry their eyes. I got tired of fooling around with other people's lies. Rather i'd find someone that's true" is, in my opinion referring to how Faul would criticize George for how he played his guitar and tell him his songs weren't good enough to be on their albums. George also says he began this song in 1967, but didn't finish it until 1976. I can't help but wonder what his original outline of the song said. I'm sure it had a lot more PID clues.

It's easier to tell a lie than it is to tell the truth
It's easier to kill a fly than it is to turn it loose
It's easier to criticize somebody else
Than to see yourself

It's easier to give a sigh and be like all the rest
Who stand around and crucify you while you do your best
It's easier to see the books upon the shelf
Than to see yourself

It's easier to hurt someone and make them cry
Than it is to dry their eyes
I got tired of fooling around with other people's lies
Rather i'd find someone that's true

It's easier to say you won't than it is to feel you can
It's easier to drag your feet than it is to be a man
It's easier to look at someone eles's wealth
Than to see yourself

Also, I can't listen to "My Sweet Lord" without thinking that George really wanted to say my paul. I mean replace lord with Paul and friend and you get, "My sweet Paul. I really wanna see you. I really wanna be with you. I really wanna see you Paul, but it takes so long my friend, my sweet Paul." I know some might think it weird for him to have referred to him as his sweet Paul. But Paul got George into the Beatles and they very much loved eachother. Nothing gay about it. Then again I know George was unbelievably, perhaps excessively devoted to religion at the time he wrote the song, so I suppose it could be about God, also.