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Composer: George Harrison

Furthur

info March 5, 2011, Boston, MA
info March 29, 2011, Binghamton, NY
info Oct 2, 2011, Morrison, CO

Vince Welnick

info Live At The Keswick Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011
info Live At The Webster Theatre, Beatlejam, 2011

Beatles & related

info Abbey Road, The Beatles, 1969
no info Single (Something / Come Together), Beatles, 1969
info 1967-1970, The Beatles, 1973
info Live In Japan, George Harrison, 1992
info Anthology 3, The Beatles, 1996
info 1, The Beatles, 2000
info Love, The Beatles, 2006
info Let It Roll: The Best of, George Harrison, 2009

Others

info The Other Side Of Abbey Road, George Benson, 1969
info McLemore Avenue, Booker T. & The MG's, 1970
info The Beatles Songbook, The Rubber Band, 1969
info Basie On The Beatles, Count Basie Orchestra, 1970
no info Shades of Rock, The Shadows, 1970
no info The Beatles Album, Percy Faith, 1970
info Nashville Rock, Earl Scruggs, 1970
info Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People), Charles Kynard, 1970
no info Plays The Beatle Songbook, Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra, 1970
info Atlantic Bridge, Atlantic Bridge, 1970
no info Beatles Classics, Enoch Light Orchestra, 1974
info Songs Of The Beatles, Sarah Vaughan, 1981
no info Plays The Beatles, Don Costa, 1981
no info Beatles Songbook, Allen Toussaint Orchestra, 1989
info Off Abbey Road, Mike Westbrook Band, 1989
no info Pop Go the Beatles, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1989
no info Yesterday: 16 Fab Beatle Reggae Classics, Various Artists (Phyllis Dillon), 1991
no info Shadow Music/Shades of Rock, The Shadows, 1992
info Reelin' With the Feelin' / Wa-Tu_Wa_Zui, Charles Kynard, 1993
no info Come Together: A Guitar Tribute To The Beatles, Various Artists (Larry Coryell), 1993
no info Tribute to the Beatles, Various Artists (Joe Cocker), 1993
no info Rock Dreams, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1993
no info Rock Dreams, Vol. 5, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 1993
no info A Tower Records Tribute To The Beatles, Various Artists (Peggy Lee), 1993
no info Come Together: Motown Sings The Beatles, Various Artists (Junior Walker & The All Stars), 1994
no info The Treefid's Date, The Treefid's Date, 19??
info Walk A Mile In My Shoes: The Essential 70's Masters, Elvis Presley, 1995
no info Beatles Go Jazz, Modern Gustin Trio, 1995
no info Cello Submarine, The Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic, 1995
no info Come Together: America Salutes the Beatles, Various Artists (Tanya Tucker), 1995
no info Beatlejuice: A Big Apple Tribute To The Beatles, Various Artists (Raiana Paige), 1995
no info Symphony for the Stars: The Beatles, Riga Recording Studio Orchestra, 1995
no info Beatles on Piano & Violin, Vol. 1, Savva Savvas/LeonidasTsitsaros, 1996
no info 20 Beatles Greatest Hits, Soho Strings, 1996
no info Switched on Beatles, Various Artists, 1996
no info Golden Throats, Vol. 4: Celebrities Butcher Songs of the Beatles, Various Artists (Telly Savalas), 1997
info Time Is Tight, Booker T. & the MG's, 1998
no info Plays the Beatles, Innovations, 1998
no info The Collection, Beatles Symphonic Orchestra, 1999
info The Legends Of Acid Jazz, Charles Kynard, 1999
no info Panpipes Play Beatles, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1999
info A Taste Of Honey: Live In New Orleans 1977, James Booker, 2000
no info Live in Las Vegas Box Set, Elvis Presley, 2001
no info Mellow Dubmarine: A Tribute to the Beatles, Various Artists (Johnny Arthur Orchestra), 2001
info Help!: Songs of the Beatles, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Drex Nelson), 2001
no info The Beatles Album/Jesus Christ Superstar, Percy Faith, 2002
no info Glass Onion: Songs of the Beatles, Various Artists (Wade Marcus), 2003
info Oaxaca, Vince Guaraldi, 2004
info Pops In Jazz, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Booker T & The MGs), 2004
info Yesterday: A Country Music Tribute the Beatles, Various Artists (Willie Nelson), 2005
info Beatles Regrooved, Various Artists (Selway), 2005
info Daytrippers: Songs of the Beatles, Various Artists (Carmen MacRae), 2005
info 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.