John invited George to play on "O My Love"...George just walked in, plucked a guitar off the wall and tuned it, and began quietly jamming as John played piano and sang. The bonds of brothers.

George was the smart one here. He held on to all these great tracks and put most of them on All Things Must Pass. Nothing is going to stop a good song, and I'm guessing he subconsciously figured if the band wasn't going to put them out then he would do it himself.

@CarlDraper

4 күн бұрын

none of them were good enough to be Beatles tracks

@magneto7930

4 күн бұрын

@@CarlDraper not only were they good enough, but you could tell that they were going to sound real good with John and Paul's backing vocals on the ones that they did work on. John and Paul's background vocals on All Things Must Pass sound really great, even though there is no proper recording.

"Give some truth" was actually written by both John and Paul, Paul was contributing part of lyrics too.

@BeatlesBible1

9 күн бұрын

Paul contributed, but it was mostly a John song.

@gnomechild8574

9 күн бұрын

​​@@TheBeatlesMan96 John recorded it, not Paul. A song goes beyond just the lyrics, so its mostly a Lennon song.

@robgronotte1

9 күн бұрын

Was McCartney added to the official credits at some point? On the Wikipedia entry for the song it credits him, but not on the page for the album. I'm sure that years ago he wasn't credited on the record.

@waynej2608

8 күн бұрын

Well, it's a good thing, John completed the finished product alone. He altered the son of Gary Cooper to the son of Tricky Dicky...Much better!

@marguskiis7711

8 күн бұрын

​@@robgronotte1 John rewrote the lyrics and omitted Paul's parts for the final version.

George's Wah Wah was written when he quit the Beatles during the Get Back sessions.

Paul and John should have used more George songs and just made more albums but the positive is George got to make them on his own the way he wanted them.

The Beatles had some great songs in the works, or stewing around, that by early 1970 they had probably enough material for two more solid albums. Isn't It A Pity is a great song, but to be honest, seems to offer a different vibe from the track listings for Revolver and Sgt. Pepper. Would have been great on the White Album to be honest. Now I don't know what condition or level of completion the song was at by May of 1968 (say like Jealous Guy on the Escher demos)? Was "It Don't Come Easy" written at the end of the Beatles run? Thought I heard that RIngo had a conception of it around 1968, and that maybe George then came in to help, around 1969 (or on into some time in 1970s?)?

@syater

9 күн бұрын

A recording exists of "It Don't Come Easy" with what sounds like the same instrumental backing tracks, same guitar solo, but with George Harrison singing the entire song. Plus, in the second half of the song the backing singers sing 'Hare Krishna.' It makes me wonder if George may have written the song and simply gave credit to Ringo. It's clear George helped Ringo with 'Octopus's Garden.'

Not too well known fact but Olivia Newton John ended up covering “What Is Life”…

@LJNorthey

9 күн бұрын

I didn't know that! Very interesting. Thank you for sharing that fact :)

@debjorgo

9 күн бұрын

And If Not for You, the Dylan song George covered on All Things Must Pass.

@buffaloditka

9 күн бұрын

@@debjorgoDylan is credited as a cowriter for I’ll Have You Anytime.

@promerops

8 күн бұрын

I saw her doing it on Top of the Pops.

Outstanding video essay, love the channel

"See Yourself" by George Harrison was also written, at least its beginning, in 1967.

Good morning and Good day Sunshine can never be replaced, however.

@ulrikhgsbro6833

5 күн бұрын

Exactly. These songs a wonderful.

@BeatlesBible1

5 күн бұрын

I like them, don't get me wrong; I just think "Isn't It a Pity" is better. :)

Back Seat of my Car the demo sounds like a tune that could’ve been in Pet Sounds.

Absolutely fantastic have a wonderful weekend ❤😊

Sometimes I forget that Not Guilty was almost put on the white album, personally it's one of my favorite George Harrison songs and the 1979 verison is my favorite version

@BeatlesBible1

9 күн бұрын

I prefer the 1979 version as well. Apparently it was canned because George wasn't happy with the recording.

@benfullenkamp5750

9 күн бұрын

I greatly prefer the Beatles version on Anthology 3, rocks more and has way more energy

@hakonberg8003

9 күн бұрын

The 1979 version is great and far better than the unreleased beatles version, which was not up to normal beatles standards despite 100 takes or so

@FlamekuMinecraft

9 күн бұрын

@@benfullenkamp5750 I agree that the anthology version definitely a good rock version but I personally prefer the more smooth jazz approach from his self titled album. They both are great though

@buffaloditka

9 күн бұрын

Both versions are good. I’ve heard the harder Beatles version on A3 long before the more stripped down and acoustic version that eventually appeared on Harrison’s self titled album

Not Guilty, what a Great composition. 1978 I think?

Great and very interesting video! I learned a few new things!

@BeatlesBible1

7 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

What an idea for a video

Awesome video

No, it could NOT. It doesn't sound like any of the songs on Pepper or Revolver. A very solid track - it found it's right time and place.

Great information, thank you.

@BeatlesBible1

9 күн бұрын

Our pleasure!

Maybe I'm Amazed was Pauls best solo career.hit

Great info

Most of the best songs on All Things Must Pass were worked on with George by John and Paul at some point

@OnePost909

5 күн бұрын

And Phil Spector is half of All Things Must Pass.

The song writer(s) get paid separately for their songs in addition to what they receive as artists (performers). It can be a lot of money. John and Paul made WAY more money than George and Ringo because of this.

It’s a slow song and wouldn’t have suited the vibe during revolver is my guess

@howie9751

9 күн бұрын

Which song?

@TheRealX-Man

9 күн бұрын

​@@howie9751Isn't it a pity

@howie9751

9 күн бұрын

@@TheRealX-Man Long and boring, and unoriginal lyrics.

@adamwrong

8 күн бұрын

@@howie9751check your ears and check your brain, clearly something’s not clicking in your head.

Verovatno je bolje što su izašli na solo albumima.. Danas imamo remek dela kao Plastic Ono Band, All Things Must Past, Imagine ili Ram.. Malo li je.. 🍓

I think "mind games" was also written during the time of the Beatles. I heard it on some demo once.

I dont remember the name but one of the songs on 90s flaming pie was written in 68. Probably biggest gap between recording and releasing

Isn't It A Pity doesn't work at all on Revolver or Pepper .Good Morning is the chaotic build up that makes A Day In The Life so dramatic Pity before A Day In The Life would of been two somber song, one after another. Could of been on The White Album.

I always thought maybe im amazed was a pre breakup song. It would have slotted perfectly into Abbey Road in place of maxwells silver hammer, giving the boys another perfect love song dedicated to their ladies.

@octagonseventynine1253

9 күн бұрын

One of his best songs.

@theneonchimpchannel9095

8 күн бұрын

I think it might have been written around the same time as The Long And Winding Road and Let It Be, but they thought that 3 piano ballads on 1 album would be too much so Paul picked those 2 and kept Maybe I'm Amazed for a later project.

You could not have Child Of Nature and Mother Nature's Son on the same album. Glad it became the superior Jealous Guy.

The All Things Must Pass album was the biggest selling former Beatles solo album. Notice from the video that most of the tracks from All Things Must Pass were written before the breakup. Before the release of Abbey Road, John proposed a formula for their next album - that he, Harrison and McCartney bring in four songs each, and Ringo contribute two. Paul replied, “I thought until this album that George’s songs weren’t that good,”. George replied, “people have liked my songs.” George knew he had to leave the Beatles and go solo to get his songs recorded. John told Paul about the problem. John said his regret about his past songs is that he became so frightened that he allowed Paul to take the songs somewhere that John didn’t want. John said he believed his only chance (for more control of his songs) was to let George take over. Of course that did not happen. Paul told John that he had once been the boss. And now Paul was the second boss. Paul was not going to let go of that as long as the Beatles stayed together.

@stevemorris6790

10 сағат бұрын

Not wasn’t. All things must pass was a 2 /double albums and by the industry rules should be counted as 1\one. Paul and John didn’t think the early George’s songs were good at John at his last interview bashed George music saying “ Poor George, complaining all the time, i would be very happy to be George learning from the 2 best songwriters him and Paul. Google it

Art Of Dying was written in 1966 but didn't make it to Revolver due to having a similar chord progression to Eleanor Rigby. I don't know which one came first, but Isn't It A Pity was also written around the same time and it has some similarities to Hey Jude which would be written and released 2 years later. There's also Sour Milk Sea which was never officially released by George or The Beatles (aside from on the deluxe editions of The White Album and All Things Must Pass in demo form) but was released by Jackie Lomax (and has since been recorded and released by my band The Quagaars....well I've got to get a plug in somewhere lol) which uses the phrase "Get Back" quite a lot, the a year later, Paul writes Get Back. Coincidence? Probably...but still interesting none the less. It is interesting to think though that perhaps in an alternate universe, that The Beatles released Art Of Dying instead of Eleanor Rigby or Isn't It A Pity instead of Hey Jude or Sour Milk Sea instead of Get Back.

Isn't it a Pity is amateurish compared to Good Day Sunshine and Good Morning, Good Morning.

Run of the Mill, George’s masterpiece.

@briandillon8041

6 күн бұрын

He has many. But that one the lyrics look like a poem on the paper. He said so himself.

Isn't It A Pity in 1966 was nick named Taxman part 2. It was claimed to sound almost the same. I think the early way he had the song yet was probably not polished enough yet. If they heard it before, in 66 and/or 67 you can tell it was performed differently in 69 during the Get Back sessions. They didn't seem totally familliar with the song until George reminded that it was from 66, Taxman part 2.

Paul McCartney and George Harrison

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

Paul McCartney

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

God bless Paul McCartney

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

We love Paul McCartney

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

Paul McCartney you rock and roll forever

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

Paul McCartney and George Harrison Hollywood walk of fame and the rock and roll hall of fame 1999 and 2004 Paul McCartney for president of the United States of America gods country 🇺🇸

Most of the songs on All Things Must Pass would fit in this video. The Harrison songs George presented to the band that were rejected often seemed to have at least some criticism of John and Paul or they possibly perceived that and may have been rejected partially because of it. Only A Northern Song was one that was released, albeit on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack as one of the 'throw away' tracks. Not Guilty (about India which George meant as a way to bond again as a band which didn't work as they all returned home as individuals) was recorder but still not released at the time.

@howie9751

9 күн бұрын

There were a couple of really good songs on that album, but most weren't that great.

You forgot ‘Mind Games’ in which John sang a fragment “Make Love, Not War” section.

@BeatlesBible1

5 күн бұрын

As far as I know "Mind Games" was written after 1970.

Getting involved with the Apple records in the Apple store in London financially was a bad idea. It was stressful. And of course, the argument about who should be the manager😂 It’s a shame They didn’t record one last record because they had way more materials needed Of course Abby Road was a perfect Kapstone for any career

Get Back or Let it Be Watchalong when?

Starr Ringo wrote many good songs

It's kind of funny because john started playing music much later than paul and George his mother taught him when they got close later when john was and older teen she played the banjo so she taught him some banjo cords I heard that she was very encouraging to her son and john was a very talented artist but he loved rock and roll and john had a great voice for this kind of music I read that his mother Julia bought him his first guitare but he only new banjo cords so he worked very hard on learning when he met Paul he said in and interview he was very impressed by pauls talent he played Eddie Cochrane 20 flight rock all the way through and john was taken aback paul also new how to tune a guitare by ear and john said he new right away that he was going to be his partner later pauls cheep guitar fell apart luckily he could play some piano but when John's art school friend and the bands bass player decided to stay in Germany with Astrid his girl friend it was decided that paul would play bass witch he wasn't to happy with but if you watch the old footage john was a great rhythm guitare player one of the ten best in a publication of the time.

"The only thing you did was yesterday, and since you're gone, you're just another day." Damn John wasn't even trying to hold back on this one 😂

@dogguitarbluesman

7 күн бұрын

According to John, those lines were actually written by Alen Klein.

John's Gimme Some Truth was started during India all the way up til January 69, nicknamed The Hangman Song up til January 69.

@polytheneprentiss1534

8 күн бұрын

Did you see he and Paul singing it during the Let It Be sessions?

@BioFactory1

8 күн бұрын

@@polytheneprentiss1534 yes I have the full get back sessions audio. When John plays it the first time during the get back sessions Paul says 'oh have you done more with the Hangman song? What key was the part I did again?' as they go from the verses to just repeating the refrain as Paul laughs as the 'money for dope/rope' lines must have been lyric changes at that point.

I presume Lennon and McCartney thought ‘Isn’t it a pity?’ was just too basic a song. It is just 3 chords played over and over again. D E G and back to D. You can see why John and Paul would have raised an eyebrow at that. And before anyone mentions Johns Tomorrow never knows was only one chord- it had its nuances and enough changes to make it a classic.

Wow. What could have been! Another Beatles album, but this one heavily George influenced? Most of John's solo work is weaker than his output with the band IMO, but having the first Paul & George dominant Beatles album is a nice thought anyway.😎👍

I disagree with the comment that there is not a bad track on Sgt Pepper. Fixing a Hole & When I'm 64 were weak, and should have been kept off the final running order. Had The Beatles and George Martin stood their ground, then the inclusion of Penny Lane & Strawberry Fields Forever would have made Sgt Pepper more of a landmark album than it deserves today.

Isn't it a pity it would have sounded very different if the Beatles had recorded in 1966? Jealous Guy is not one of my favs - it goes on forever with a meandering melody - Another day is a great song and sounds like the Beatles -

Most songs ended up where they were meant to be, regardless of when they were written.

Keith Richards in the thumb.

Remember ??

@BeatlesBible1

9 күн бұрын

when you were young…

Even though I wouldn't change a thing about the White Album or any other Beatles offering, it is still worth flexing your imagination a little make room for the idea "Isn't It a Pity and "Not Guilty" supplanting "Revolution #9" and "Wild Honey Pie".

@BeatlesBible1

5 күн бұрын

For sure.

@CarlDraper

4 күн бұрын

really? i prefer wild honey pie to isn't it a pity...

@ericbgordon1575

4 күн бұрын

I will admit that I like it myself, @@CarlDraper. I was being hypothetical more than anything, thinking about how little latitude George got in the Beatles.

Possibly the greatest Beatle-solo song

@CosmicMapping

9 күн бұрын

…Which one?

@innertube47

9 күн бұрын

@@CosmicMapping Isn’t it a Pity

@CosmicMapping

9 күн бұрын

@@innertube47 Ah, I hear you. I’m not sure if I think it’s the absolute greatest, but it’s definitely up there. Top 5 or top 3 at the very least.

@rossdelain1645

9 күн бұрын

I find it very dull and boring.

@innertube47

8 күн бұрын

@@rossdelain1645 That’s ok.I find Imagine extremely dull and boring yet most of the world think it’s great

Billy did write another day, he also wrote so of the early Beatles songs. How do you sleep is about Billy, if you know you know.

@davidcarrillo3274

9 күн бұрын

How do you sleep is about Billy Preston? Wow

@dianesaari3034

9 күн бұрын

Billy who?

@waynej2608

8 күн бұрын

​@davidcarrillo3274 You mean you've not heard of the Billy Preston is dead rumor!? He was replaced in 1975 with a guy named Moe Robinson. Similar in looks, but Moe is a quarter inch taller and approx ten pounds lighter than Billy Preston. He also had a scar on his left knee cap that Billy didn't have. People said there are clues of Billy's demise on the song Nothin' From Nothin' Leaves Nothin'. Also if you play Billy's song Will it Go 'Round in Circles backwards, it will go around in circles. Just counterclockwise. See?

@dasgehtdinixan6267

8 күн бұрын

​@@waynej2608😂😂😂😂 Made my day, thanks a lot! 😂😂😂😂

@Gabriel-ki7uj

7 күн бұрын

Here we go again

Yeah So

Could it be that Isn’t It A Pity was a 5-7 Minute song?

@BeatlesBible1

5 күн бұрын

Well, you could just make it shorter.

An album of those songs would have been their worst.

Let's be completely honest. Towards the end of the Beatles George and Paul were exploding with new songs and unique inspiration while the tank seems to be hitting empty with John.

@oliverbird6914

5 күн бұрын

I disagree... He was just completely disinterested in the band. Cold turkey.instant Karma. Give peace a chance. Mind games. Whatever gets you thru the night. The artistic nature of the whole of the primal scream album. He wasn't really that motivated but he always had that genius to do it when he wanted.

@oliverbird6914

5 күн бұрын

To me it's Paul who was losing focus the most. I love all the guys

Cosmically Conscious?

Time to turn off KZread and spin All Things Must Pass. What a great opener I'd Have You Anytime makes!

It's quite easy when you think about when George wrote 'I Me Mine, I meaning myself, the Me is George Harrison, not Ringo, not Howie Casey not Johnny Gentle, and what belongs to George Harrison is MINE. I Me Mine it's dead easy when you think about it Kiddies.

Something I never see mentioned is that John's "Woman" from 1980 was really a drastic rewrite of the early 60s song of the same name by Paul.

@polytheneprentiss1534

8 күн бұрын

I absolutely love that song! Can you please cite sources?

@davecostello560

7 күн бұрын

Rubbish!

The Beatles weren't morose. George was pretty morose (taxman, don't bother me) so I could see his "down" songs being rejected. Note Here Comes and Something aren't morose. 🎸

Lennon and McCartney got a much higher percent of royalties. George got less than bringing Alamos nothing. Northern song screwed them. That’s why George wrote the song called “it’s only a Northern song“ Along with many other bands, I always thought it would’ve been more productive if they split everything equally for always taking away the competition which would’ve inspired a lot of cooperation. Didn’t matter Paul just put in one line on a John thought, vice versa are you still with the money 50-50 It was a George song they got nothing . Greedy bastard went broke anyway

Holy smokes man that guitar John was playing sounded horrible.

@christopherhidalgo6696

9 күн бұрын

Which guitar?

9 күн бұрын

@@christopherhidalgo6696 The demo he was playing. I didn’t recognize the song though. It just sounded incredibly out of tune.

@evandylan

9 күн бұрын

I liked it better than Paul’s piece of “fun”

@waynej2608

8 күн бұрын

That's because it's an early out take demo. The finished song, Oh, My Love, is a beautiful track from the Imagine album.

@Dude0000

8 күн бұрын

4:37 I’m guessing.

George Harrison and Paul McCartney

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

We love Paul McCartney

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

God bless Paul McCartney

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

Paul McCartney you rock and roll forever

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

Paul McCartney and George Harrison rock and roll hall of fame 1999 and 2004

@JohnnyKennedy-sf4sf

9 күн бұрын

Paul McCartney and George Harrison Hollywood walk of fame

George Martin didn't like the song.

Good day sunshine pisses on isn’t it a pity.

@terryboland3816

9 күн бұрын

Ah, they're both good. IIAP is better than Within You Without You in my opinion but would it have fitted in well there on Sgt Pepper?

@Theactivepsychos

8 күн бұрын

@@terryboland3816 oh yeah. Isn’t it a pity is one of my most loved songs for sure sure but no way does it compete with good day sunshine. That’s said I wonder if there’s a demo of it and if it’s got a different feel to the later version?

Let’s be honest; Isn’t It a Pity would have easily been a better song for Revolver than Love You Too.

@howie9751

9 күн бұрын

Let's be honest. It was long and boring and lyrically unoriginal.

@doctorrobert1339

9 күн бұрын

It's a great song but it doesn't fit the vibe of Revolver at all

@calebhoba

9 күн бұрын

hell no

@DanielMartinez-el3km

9 күн бұрын

But it was a very different version than the one we know.

@waymire5

2 күн бұрын

Agreed!

They should have put "Isn't It A Pity" on an album in place of "Love You To" or "Within You Without You".

I dont believe for a second George wrote Isnt it a Pity in 66 or even 67!

@BeatlesBible1

9 күн бұрын

I think Geoff Emerick and Mark Lewisohn know more about Beatle history than me, you, and most people. Please.

The rolling Stones were better!

@matthewmorris754

9 күн бұрын

😂

I read somewhere Paul wrote Maybe I'm Amazed for the next Beatles album after Abbey Road

Trying so desperately to put George Harrison on the same level as Lennon/McCartney as a songwriter & trying so desperately to make him out as some "victim" has become truly a joke and is some kind of idiotic WOKE behavior that most people in America have grown to hate.

@BeatlesBible1

5 күн бұрын

He wrote one of their best songs; he was at their level at some point. John, Paul, and George Martin admitted after the breakup that their treatment of George was unfair. He's no "victim," just overshadowed in the group.

@yesterdayproductions1019

5 күн бұрын

@@BeatlesBible1 He was overshadowed in the Group because he was with LENNON/MCARTNEY. He was never at their level just because he wrote one of their best songs. According to that logic, then every single person who wrote one of two great songs was equal to the VAST VOLUME of songs by Lennon/McCartney which is RIDICULOUS.

@BeatlesBible1

3 күн бұрын

⁠@@yesterdayproductions1019 Out of all the four ex-Beatles, George has the best solo album. I think you might be underestimating him. He was a late bloomer, for sure, but he eventually reached the level of Lennon and McCartney.

@yesterdayproductions1019

3 күн бұрын

@@BeatlesBible1 George was great but he NEVER reached the level of the Lennon/McCartney collaboration & neither did any other songwriter in the history of Pop/Rock Music. If you think George Harrison's best solo album was better than any of McCartney/Wings solo albums then you are really delusional and just obsessed with George Harrison. But that's okay. LOL

I don’t understand why the Beatles are so admired. They wrote bubblegum songs for teenagers with no deep meaning, I want to hold your hand? She loves me too? Who sings songs like that now? I admit they have good songs too like let it be, imagine, but what else? The rest are all meaningless silly love songs.

@adamwrong

8 күн бұрын

Go listen to “Across The Universe”, “Dear Prudence”, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, and “Nowhere Man” (Just a few examples) and then see if you still believe that all the Beatles did was write silly bubblegum love songs for teenagers.

@SargonofQueens

8 күн бұрын

@@adamwrong Thanks for the advice, I’ll listen to them.

@BeatlesBible1

5 күн бұрын

Trust me, the Beatles are much more than just bubblegum pop. They have it all for everybody. You like hard rock? Listen to Helter Skelter. Blues rock? Come Together. Love ballads? Here, There and Everywhere. Baroque pop? Eleanor Rigby. Progressive rock? I Want You (She's So Heavy).

Lennon and McCartney got a much higher percent of royalties. George got less than bringing Alamos nothing. Northern song screwed them. That’s why George wrote the song called “it’s only a Northern song“ Along with many other bands, I always thought it would’ve been more productive if they split everything equally for always taking away the competition which would’ve inspired a lot of cooperation. Didn’t matter Paul just put in one line on a John thought, vice versa are you still with the money 50-50 It was a George song they got nothing . Greedy bastard went broke anyway