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Composer: George Harrison
Furthur
March 5, 2011, Boston, MA
March 29, 2011, Binghamton, NY
Oct 2, 2011, Morrison, CO
Vince Welnick
Live At The Keswick Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011
Live At The Webster Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011
Beatles & related
Abbey Road, The Beatles, 1969
Single (Something / Come Together), Beatles, 1969
1967-1970, The Beatles, 1973
Live In Japan, George Harrison, 1992
Anthology 3, The Beatles, 1996
1, The Beatles, 2000
Love, The Beatles, 2006
Let It Roll: The Best of, George Harrison, 2009
Others
The Other Side Of Abbey Road, George Benson, 1969
McLemore Avenue, Booker T. & The MG's, 1970
The Beatles Songbook, The Rubber Band, 1969
Basie On The Beatles, Count Basie Orchestra, 1970
Shades of Rock, The Shadows, 1970
The Beatles Album, Percy Faith, 1970
Nashville Rock, Earl Scruggs, 1970
Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People), Charles Kynard, 1970
Plays The Beatle Songbook, Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, 1970
Atlantic Bridge, Atlantic Bridge, 1970
Beatles Classics, Enoch Light Orchestra, 1974
Songs Of The Beatles, Sarah Vaughan, 1981
Plays The Beatles, Don Costa, 1981
Beatles Songbook, Allen Toussaint Orchestra, 1989
Off Abbey Road, Mike Westbrook Band, 1989
Pop Go the Beatles, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1989
Yesterday: 16 Fab Beatle Reggae Classics, Various Artists (Phyllis Dillon), 1991
Shadow Music/Shades of Rock, The Shadows, 1992
Reelin' With the Feelin' / Wa-Tu_Wa_Zui, Charles Kynard, 1993
Come Together: A Guitar Tribute To The Beatles, Various Artists (Larry Coryell), 1993
Tribute to the Beatles, Various Artists (Joe Cocker), 1993
Rock Dreams, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1993
Rock Dreams, Vol. 5, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1993
A Tower Records Tribute To The Beatles, Various Artists (Peggy Lee), 1993
Come Together: Motown Sings The Beatles, Various Artists (Junior Walker & The All Stars), 1994
The Treefid's Date, The Treefid's Date, 19??
Walk A Mile In My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters, Elvis Presley, 1995
Beatles Go Jazz, Modern Gustin Trio, 1995
Cello Submarine, The Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, 1995
Come Together: America Salutes the Beatles, Various Artists (Tanya Tucker), 1995
Beatlejuice: A Big Apple Tribute To The Beatles, Various Artists (Raiana Paige), 1995
Symphony for the Stars: The Beatles, Riga Recording Studio Orchestra, 1995
Beatles on Piano & Violin, Vol. 1, Savva Savvas/LeonidasTsitsaros, 1996
20 Beatles Greatest Hits, Soho Strings, 1996
Switched on Beatles, Various Artists, 1996
Golden Throats, Vol. 4: Celebrities Butcher Songs of the Beatles, Various Artists (Telly Savalas), 1997
Time Is Tight, Booker T. & the MG's, 1998
Plays the Beatles, Innovations, 1998
The Collection, Beatles Symphonic Orchestra, 1999
The Legends Of Acid Jazz, Charles Kynard, 1999
Panpipes Play Beatles, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1999
A Taste Of Honey: Live In New Orleans 1977, James Booker, 2000
Live in Las Vegas Box Set, Elvis Presley, 2001
Mellow Dubmarine: A Tribute to the Beatles, Various Artists (Johnny Arthur Orchestra), 2001
Help!: Songs of the Beatles, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Drex Nelson), 2001
The Beatles Album/Jesus Christ Superstar, Percy Faith, 2002
Glass Onion: Songs of the Beatles, Various Artists (Wade Marcus), 2003
Oaxaca, Vince Guaraldi, 2004
Pops In Jazz, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Booker T & The MGs), 2004
Yesterday: A Country Music Tribute the Beatles, Various Artists (Willie Nelson), 2005
Beatles Regrooved, Various Artists (Selway), 2005
Daytrippers: Songs of the Beatles, Various Artists (Carmen MacRae), 2005
Stax Does the Beatles, Various Artists (Isaac Hayes), 2007
Notes
Originally released by the Beatles as a single in October 1969. The only George Harrison song to be used on the A side of a Beatles single, though it was a double A side release.
The Beatles started recording the song in early 1969 during the Get Back sessions which ultimately resulted in the Let It Be album and movie. Various attempts to complete and record the song were made through 1969 resulting in the released track by August of that year.
The first line of the song is taken from a James Taylor song called Something In The Way She Moves, which was recorded for the Beatles Apple label in 1968.
Frank Sinatra supposedly used to introduce the song in concert as 'the greatest love song ever written, though crediting it to Lennon & McCartney. An opposing view of the song can be seen in the contemporary review of Abbey Road by Ed Ward in Rolling Stone; It's got a nice, easy listening melody, vapid lyrics and a gigantic string section oozing like saccharine mashed potatoes ... It's so vile that I'm sure it will be covered by eight or ten artists in the next month and will rate with "Yesterday" and "Michelle" As far as covers go he was right. It has become one of the most covered Beatles songs.
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