You're correct. He has said as much. Something is the only song of his that I can think of offhand that is clearly romantic and about a relationship with a person. Some of his most loving songs like Long Long Long and What Is Life are not about a woman but about his relationship with god. Most of his songs about relationships during the Beatles years were actually pretty harsh and cynical. He had a very matter of fact way of addressing relationships with all people. Interesting dude. The coolest Beatle in my opinion.
In the late '70s, I took a college course on eastern religions, and when we got to Hinduism, the instructor talked a lot about George Harrison. There are four paths of yoga in Hinduism and George was practicing Bhakti yoga--the yoga of devotion, love of the divine.
yes, humanity and beyond. I remember one of his songs that really made impression on me was The Art of Dying. Maybe someone will react to this one some day
I’m a Lennon fanatic, his psychedelic catalogue is the greatest music of the last century, but Paul was clearly the most technically gifted musician in the band.
Like the other commenters said, Paul and John were arguing so much while working on this song that George said screw it and went to Eric's house for a while to cool down. While there, he told Eric that he was having trouble coming up with a guitar solo for this incredible song George wrote and he wanted Eric to sub in for him. At first, Eric was intimidated and said no, but George finally convinced him to do it; however, George had ulterior motives. George knew how much Paul and John respected Eric Clapton and that they would be on their best behavior while he was in the studio, and George could then get his song finished. He was sick of all the sniping between John and Paul, with the two acting like an old, angry, married couple, and he knew Ringo was getting fed up as well. The rest of the day went great and a classic song was birthed into existence. ❤✌
It's one of the greatest Beatles tracks in my opinion, thanks for sharing. You can look forward to 'the White Album', there is so much good stuff in there.
Lee. That chord progression is used quite often. Summer in the City (Lovin Spoonful), Tale of Brave Ulysses (Cream), 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago). So yes, you've probably heard it. That downward Am-G-F#-F-E thing is ubiquitous in music. Enjoyed your reaction. Stay groovy.
Hey bro! Glad you enjoyed! Yeah I've definitely heard a couple different tracks with this progression. It sounds so good I see why it's been used so much 😆😅
Yes, but on "Summer" and "Ulysses" each chord was just 2 beats. On "25 or 6 to 4" each chord lasts a full measure. On "While My Guitar" each chord is also 2 beats, but the song is one half the speed of the other 3, making it a better match for "25 or 6 to 4", which I am pretty sure is what our drummer is thinking of..
Definitely on my top ten Beatles songs, Clapton didn't want to stick out so he blended his bluesy bends with Harrison iconic "thin" guitar sound........
There is also a very interesting book of the Abbey Road Studio sessions chronicling every note they recorded there. Dates, who played what, session players names, anecdotes out the wazoo. Fascinating book.
I love it when The Beatles double the bass and guitar like they did on George's "Taxman" and John's "Hey Bulldog." It sounds so amazing. I don't know why bands today don't do this anymore...
George said he was gonna write a song about the first thing he saw when he opened a book. He saw the words "gently weeps". Twenty years later George and Eric combined their talents on the title track of George's album Cloud Nine.
@@L33Reacts Fantastic, Lee. It was John’s favourite (I had to check). Every song a masterpiece in whatever style it was in: blues, pop, psychedelia, acoustic, country… ❤️
@@mattleppard1964 I would think higher of the White Album if Revolution 9 wasn't on it. Bungalow Bill, Revolution 1, Wild Honey Pie also are tracks that shouldn't be on the album. I'm not the only person to think this, but I think The White Album would have been so much better if it could have been either a 1 disc album - or at least just feature 3 sides.
You may be thinkin of "25 or 6 to 4" a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the band Chicago. It was recorded in 1969 for their second album. Check it out 👍
This one gave me shivers as a kid. So powerful. Paul and John always had great harmony, but Paul harmonizing with George is just as incredible. These guys were and are the best!
The day before, The Beatles were being bitchy and not putting in a full effort for a George song,. so he left and hung with Clapton at home. "I want you you come tomorrow and play on it." "I can't do that no one else every plays on a Beatles record" "They do now" The rest is history.
Clapton and Harrison were best friends, and often played on one another's songs, either uncredited or with made up names. Badge is entitled thusly due to Clapton being unable to read George's handwriting on the lyrics sheet they had where he'd written 'bridge'. They shared a wife, and both wrote songs about her. Eric called he and George 'husbands in law'.@@L33Reacts
If you want music heaven, 'It's All Too Much' The Beatles. From Yellow Submarine, imo, Best song ever written. I have listened to a few people doing these reviews, for me, you are by far the best, keep up the great work,
@@L33ReactsI'm 68 and grew up in 60's. The guy that left this comment is absolutely correct. John and Paul was not into helping George on this song at all, so George said fuc* it I'll go ask Eric to play on it. When Eric came into the studio and they started on the song John and Paul straightened up real fast.
@@tosh3238 Weird...to me 'It's All Too Much' is pretty unremarkable by any standard, much less Beatles standard. It's totally listenable, but it's difficult to give it any further credit than that.
In 1968 I was a sophomore in HS, my friends and I used to meet at the public library and one of us would bring the latest album one of us had bought. We'd sit in a listening room and listen to the album for the first time - it was how we shared and learned of music in those days - the only radio was an FM station in OKC that played the top 40 (only the top 40) so we thought we were breaking new ground. The next week might be the Who or Stones, or whatever. It was such an amazing time to grow up and experience a changing world.
The true story about BADGE is it was written by George, for his friend ERIC. He told George the Name is written on the music sheet. George said "B A D G E" is the keys the song was written in.
Maybe because of some record company rules, Eric Clapton didn't get credit for playing the lead guitar, but Harrison would say so in interviews. After Harrison died, Clapton organized the great "Concert For George" tribute concert, where many friends of Harrison, and people who had recorded with him, played his music (eg. Paul, Ringo, Tom Petty, Gary Brooker, Jeff Lynne, Jim Keltner, Billy Preston, and more). See the version of this song from that 2002 concert with Clapton and McCartney. There are a lot of good performances - eg. Tom Petty's "Taxman", an Indian piece with a group led by Ravi Shankar, a Monty Python segment, and a great rendition of "Something" with McCartney and Clapton. The backstage interviews are good too.
Of course the best and most famous cover was the one that featured Prince at the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Harrison, in which he play his unreal solo.
I prefer everyone else to Prince on that because stealing the show due to a beef over something unrelated isn't my cup of tea for a 'tribute'. No one talks about anything but Prince's performance, and the tribute aspect of it (which is the point) gets pushed aside.@@kovie9162
@@kovie9162 Although I think it was a great display of Prince's guitar playing, I'm not so sure it was as much a tribute to George's writing of the song as it was a chance to show off his guitar skills. The solo was the idea of show director Joel Gallen, who sent the song to Prince to decide whether or not to play on it - so Prince wasn't a longtime fan of the song. It was Harrison's widow's wish that the people playing on the tribute were friends of George's - but that was being overridden. Prince didn't decide to play until the last minute, because he had been having discussions with the show about who would have the rights to the performance of the song. Marc Mann, who had played all of the original Clapton lead fills on the Concert For George version, played Clapton's original guitar solo, and I was glad to hear it, because Clapton hadn't recreated it exactly at The Concert For George. Tom Petty said the people would be expecting the solo that was on the record. Then Prince came on at the last minute and made it all about him rather than George. After Prince's death, there were articles saying how George's son Dhani was enjoying it, but just afterwards he said it was more nervous laughter and that he thought the solo was "gratuitous". Later, in another interview he said he didn't like how guitarists in general used the song as a vehicle to show off, with no regard to the original meaning of the song. Although he's just trying to protect his father's legacy, George himself played the song with Gary Moore, and played acoustic guitar on Jeff Healey's recording of the song, so I don't know what he would have thought. That's why I have mixed feelings about that performance. There are people on both sides of the issue.
@@-R.Gray- Lots of good points. While it was a stunning performance, it definitely appeared to me that Prince was there for the sole purpose of upstaging all the other big stars - in other words, all about ego/ himself. Which was the opposite of George's spiritual philosophy, and therefore pretty disrespectful - or maybe just ignorant - of the legacy of the person the performance was meant to honour.
as a Geezer.... 11 th grade coming home from store with 'Revolver' in hand. ( best Album ever of ' our music' to me. and I love ' band of Gypsys ' 'Euro '72 ) then they went artsy for a bit. I was so happy when 'White Al.' came out and the guys were back to playin their guitars. of course nobody knew Clapton played on this tune, not important who anyways. the acoustic demo version is typical pristine George. oh, fer fun - perhaps the longest solo George played is actually on a 1990's album by Alvin Lee ( 10 years after ) tune called ' bluest blues'. and, best version of this might be on the ' Concert for George' memorial film.
This is the 4th reaction video I've watched of yours, and I'm really liking them. You're a natural in front of the camera and super honest with your opinions. The Beatles and Jethro Tull are my favorite bands, and your reactions have really done them justice! This song is amazing, and I thought your reaction was right on the line. Thank you!
It's great to hear The Beatles on the main channel.... it's good to get it out in amongst the main body of the subscribers and let them appreciate it all... Keep on Rocking young sir.
That chord pattern is in "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Zeppelin) 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) Heartbreaker ( Grand Funk) and so many more. It is a pretty standard chord sequence.
Ahhhhhhh.... that's it. "Babe I'm gonna leave you" is my favorite zeppelin song. So that's the one lol. Great song. It's a cool progression. I see why everyone used it in their legendary songs 🎵
@allnewnow2023 yes white album is November 68 . Typo error on my part. Can't remember what this is all about . I think i was saying led Zeppelin 1 recorded Oct if 68 .
The piano intro is made by Paul as he also did for taxman wih the guitar solo and the amazing bass on something...and of course his harmonies (...) taking Harrison good songs and get them to another level.
@@johnpbh Actually, they were. As much as George spent a lot of time later bitching about Paul, I see the finest support work in elevating George's songs being Paul's efforts...I mean, the bass line to Something is, well, something else. And Paul's harmony work, in that and Here Comes the Sun (granted, John was recuperating from a traffic accident at the time). Paul's lead guitar in Taxman... where do you see John adding something similarly iconic to George's songs? John does what he needs to do, doesn't screw up, but doesn't knock anything out of the park when it came to his contributions to George's songs.
McCartney was a genius on songs he didn’t write as well. Sometimes I think he did more on John or George songs than his own. Maybe because he could focus more on playing bass than singing? He came up with the piano intro here (such a unique sound, almost sounds like a guitar) and the bass line for the outtro is phenomenal as well.
"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" has a similar chord progression. Clapton used a different guitar sound than he used with Cream, because he didn't want it to be obvious that it was him.
George was telling the others about having Eric do this and he was like we won't have to explain to him exactly what to do He can just come in and do it. I think this was done in one take and the best guitar Eric Clapton ever played.
Nice reaction, thanx. If you enjoy Eric and George working together, i't not only early Yardbirds, Much later, great musicians collaborated on album "Cloud Nine". Not only Eric and George but also Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne and Elton John. Very good work. Greetings from Poland
Now that you have heard this...go watch the tribute to George Harrison where Tom Petty, Eric Clapton , George's son Dani and Prince play an amazing version of this...knocks your socks off!!!
That descending progression goes back to the late 16th century. Used by a lot composers in the 16th and 17th centuries. Listen to Lamento della Ninfa by Monteverdi, middle section.
My late father bought an early mono version of the vinyl album at Xmas when released. (Yes we've lost it a potential goldmine). This track and Dear Prudence were my favourites. However I loved this lp as a whole and thrashed it on our budget (sinclair) amplifier (blew up) and turntable still got (jvc direct drive) speakers Wharfedale (upgraded). I was 15 then. Bought stereo version of vinyl in 70s. Didn't realise Eric played lead to quite recently (last 10 years or so). We know George lost his lovely wife to his friend Eric many moons ago. Anyhow this album is a segment of my life which can't be removed. Back in the Ussr - listen to the words - never have thought back then the Soviet Union would collapse and those Ukraine girls who would 'knock me out and leave the west behind' are now at war and looking to the West for help. Sexy Sadie, Revolution, Blackbirds etc. Yeah absolute classic album. Good choice for a review.
A terrific Beatles tune that probably gets more attention now then when it was released. Lots of great covers by other artists. One of my favorites is TOTO's version off their wonderful "Live In Amsterdam" concert dvd.
The genesis of this song is quite interesting. As I heard the story, George had read or been told of a technique meant to stimulate writing creativity, so when he was all out of ideas for subject matter for a song, he gave it a go. Taking a completely random book from his bookshelf, he opened it completely randomly at a page. He then took the last word on the left hand page and the first word on the right hand page, and proceeded to write a song around them. The two words were 'gently weeps'....
Maybe the Zeppelin song this reminds you of is Babe I’m Gonna Leave You? Similar riff. But it’s also similar to 25 Or 6 To 4 by Chicago, and I’m sure dozens of other songs as well.
If you can, watch Prince's guitar solo on this at Harrison's tribute concert. The band was full of great guitarists who all took their turn, then Prince took the roof off ... almost literally.
I'm with you. Prince's solo was about Prince and a beef he had. It was supposed to be about George, yet all I ever see is 'oh, check out Prince' for a tribute for George.@@davidw7005
@@davidw7005 I agree. It was so clear that everyone at Concert for George was there because in one way or another they had all loved him dearly, missed him, and understood something of his spiritual philosophy. The whole thing therefore came across as a wonderful and appropriate tribute, a true love offering. OTOH, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame performance may have had more virtuoso flash, but Prince taking the opportunity to deliberately upstage everyone else there - ie George's actual friends - made it all about Prince, rather than a tribute to George, the man they were actually meant to be honouring..
There are a few classic songs that have a descending sort of 'chug chug chug chug chug (pause), chug chug chug (pause) ... etc' riff. 25 or 6 to 4 (from Chicago) comes to mind. Simple Sister by Procol Harum. Kashmire of course. For a lighter one, Sunny Afternoon by the Kinks. Loads of others if we really dig into it. Stray Cat Strut, by the Stray Cats...
I've done a couple of those songs so that's probably what I'm thinking of. And I've heard "Kashmir" my whole life so that's probably what I'm REALLY thinking of lol
Led Zep - Babe, Im Going To Leave You Similar chord progressions but different. Both came out in ‘68. Ventures - Walk Don’t Run ‘64 Shirelles - Baby It’s You Yardbirds - Over Under Upside Down Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Samba De Uma Nota So The Little Darlings - Little Bit O’ Soul
The [progression you're thinking of is from a song from the band "Chicago." It might be from their first album when they were still called "Chicago Transit Authority." The song is '25 or 6 to 4."
There were thirty tracks on the original release of the White Album. (I believe some re-released have a different configuration.) All the tracks were originals, altho some of them were parodies or tributes (such as "Back in the USSR" poking fun at "California Girls"). I had an original release copy. Clapton and all the other guest artists were just credited in one paragraph. with no info on what instruments they played or what tracks they played on.
George gave Clapton a Gibson Les Paul guitar (named Lucy), That is George doing almost all the singing, the other 3 are do the oohhhs and aahhhhs and a few words. George wrote this in India when they were on retreat.
We all have that love that lies sleeping, I had a friend who discovered true love when his son was born. Love lies sleeping in so many ways. I wish we can try for a universal love again. All the beauty ignored all the majestic beauty of our planet being destroyed. The Dali Lama said if we could harness Compassion because compassion equals love, and no cruelty can exist within compassion. Personally I’ve tried to find a flaw with this but never have . This is the kind of things I ponder from the music of my youth
As far as you suddenly exclaiming that you've heard this progression before, well it was extremely common in the first half of the 1900s especially with things like Louis Jordan, Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma Baby, which was a huge hit during World War II. And it still shows up today. But the way it presents here and I never would have thought of it I don't think except you said that, it sounds like from the first Led Zeppelin album, Babe I'm Gonna Leave you. They do this over and over and it's mostly acoustic with John Bonham going nuts and Robert Plant just fucking wailing.
Some chord progressions are so basic and classic that musicians keep using them whether consciously or not, perhaps the most famous of which is I've Got Rhythm by George Gershwin, which is so ubiquitous in jazz as to almost be pointless in pointing it out. Then there's the famous bass line from Chic's Good Times, used in Queen's Another One Bites the Dust, the Sugerhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby, and so many others.
I feel that a lot of George's love songs are spiritual, not just for a woman but for the world or humanity.
I get that vibe as well, my friend. He had a big heart, it seems. 😊
You're correct. He has said as much. Something is the only song of his that I can think of offhand that is clearly romantic and about a relationship with a person. Some of his most loving songs like Long Long Long and What Is Life are not about a woman but about his relationship with god.
Most of his songs about relationships during the Beatles years were actually pretty harsh and cynical. He had a very matter of fact way of addressing relationships with all people. Interesting dude. The coolest Beatle in my opinion.
In the late '70s, I took a college course on eastern religions, and when we got to Hinduism, the instructor talked a lot about George Harrison. There are four paths of yoga in Hinduism and George was practicing Bhakti yoga--the yoga of devotion, love of the divine.
I agree with you. He was such a powerful artist.
yes, humanity and beyond. I remember one of his songs that really made impression on me was The Art of Dying. Maybe someone will react to this one some day
Another great example where George showed that "I can write great songs too!!!" One of my favorites.
A truly great song.
In these years the music was filling the airwaves with such great music…no other time like it….ever.
McCartney's piano intro, so important...
Love that piano intro
In a 1994 interview in "Guitar World", George said Paul's "galloping piano intro was brilliant, right to this day".
heartoftherose - Good point👍
I’m a Lennon fanatic, his psychedelic catalogue is the greatest music of the last century, but Paul was clearly the most technically gifted musician in the band.
The Beatles music is so pleasing to the ears, mind and soul. I wouldn't be surprised if it cured cancers.
I wish it was. My dad would still be here if it was. 🙏🧡
Aaw, Lee. It’s helping with mine ❤️❤️❤️
This song is so timeless! Recorderd in 1968!
Like the other commenters said, Paul and John were arguing so much while working on this song that George said screw it and went to Eric's house for a while to cool down. While there, he told Eric that he was having trouble coming up with a guitar solo for this incredible song George wrote and he wanted Eric to sub in for him. At first, Eric was intimidated and said no, but George finally convinced him to do it; however, George had ulterior motives.
George knew how much Paul and John respected Eric Clapton and that they would be on their best behavior while he was in the studio, and George could then get his song finished. He was sick of all the sniping between John and Paul, with the two acting like an old, angry, married couple, and he knew Ringo was getting fed up as well. The rest of the day went great and a classic song was birthed into existence. ❤✌
perfect fusion of guitars and bass so heavy
This is one of my top 5 Beatles songs.
It's one of the greatest Beatles tracks in my opinion, thanks for sharing. You can look forward to 'the White Album', there is so much good stuff in there.
Lee. That chord progression is used quite often. Summer in the City (Lovin Spoonful), Tale of Brave Ulysses (Cream), 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago). So yes, you've probably heard it. That downward Am-G-F#-F-E thing is ubiquitous in music. Enjoyed your reaction. Stay groovy.
Hey bro! Glad you enjoyed! Yeah I've definitely heard a couple different tracks with this progression. It sounds so good I see why it's been used so much 😆😅
Also used in the White Stripes "Dead leaves on the dirty ground" and Green Day "Brain Stew"
Yes, but on "Summer" and "Ulysses" each chord was just 2 beats. On "25 or 6 to 4"
each chord lasts a full measure. On "While My Guitar" each chord is also 2 beats, but the song is one half the speed of the other 3, making it a better match for "25 or 6 to 4", which I am pretty sure is what our drummer is thinking of..
Definitely on my top ten Beatles songs, Clapton didn't want to stick out so he blended his bluesy bends with Harrison iconic "thin" guitar sound........
George Martin wrote a book detailing how EVERY Beatles song he was involved with was recorded. Essential for Beatles fanatics.
There is also a very interesting book of the Abbey Road Studio sessions chronicling every note they recorded there. Dates, who played what, session players names, anecdotes out the wazoo. Fascinating book.
Without a doubt The Beatles music is the most analyzed music in the history of modern music.
Excellent track off the White Album written by George ❤❤❤
I love it when The Beatles double the bass and guitar like they did on George's "Taxman" and John's "Hey Bulldog." It sounds so amazing. I don't know why bands today don't do this anymore...
Both songs are all the better for that, too!
George said he was gonna write a song about the first thing he saw when he opened a book. He saw the words "gently weeps". Twenty years later George and Eric combined their talents on the title track of George's album Cloud Nine.
This album just blew me away when it came out, it was so different than anything else they had done and that's why I've always loved the Beatles!
I generally regard the White Album as their best ❤
I can't wait to listen to it. This was a great first taste.
@@L33Reacts Fantastic, Lee. It was John’s favourite (I had to check). Every song a masterpiece in whatever style it was in: blues, pop, psychedelia, acoustic, country… ❤️
The White Album was the first new release I ever bought. Saved up my birthday money for it. I still have that copy.
@@mattleppard1964 I would think higher of the White Album if Revolution 9 wasn't on it. Bungalow Bill, Revolution 1, Wild Honey Pie also are tracks that shouldn't be on the album. I'm not the only person to think this, but I think The White Album would have been so much better if it could have been either a 1 disc album - or at least just feature 3 sides.
You may be thinkin of "25 or 6 to 4" a song written by American musician Robert Lamm, one of the founding members of the band Chicago. It was recorded in 1969 for their second album. Check it out 👍
Damn! I was just about to type the same thing. You beat me to the punch! 😩☺️
@@MsAppassionata Ditto!
I thought the same thing.
Also Babe Im Gonna Leave You, and Suite Madame Blue by Styx
And the second half of "Beginnings" by Chicago.
It's a classic progression of descending half steps in a minor key...
This one gave me shivers as a kid. So powerful. Paul and John always had great harmony, but Paul harmonizing with George is just as incredible. These guys were and are the best!
This progression shows up in the chorus of Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You, and 25 or 6 to 4, both of which were released shortly after this song.
"I Am a Rock," I am an island,... Simon & Garfunkel. Sounds like your song!
And a rock feels no pain
And an island never cries
The day before, The Beatles were being bitchy and not putting in a full effort for a George song,. so he left and hung with Clapton at home. "I want you you come tomorrow and play on it." "I can't do that no one else every plays on a Beatles record" "They do now" The rest is history.
Wow that's crazy... and he was uncredited! And then "Badge" came about as well which is amazing too.
Clapton and Harrison were best friends, and often played on one another's songs, either uncredited or with made up names. Badge is entitled thusly due to Clapton being unable to read George's handwriting on the lyrics sheet they had where he'd written 'bridge'. They shared a wife, and both wrote songs about her. Eric called he and George 'husbands in law'.@@L33Reacts
If you want music heaven, 'It's All Too Much' The Beatles. From Yellow Submarine, imo, Best song ever written. I have listened to a few people doing these reviews, for me, you are by far the best, keep up the great work,
@@L33ReactsI'm 68 and grew up in 60's. The guy that left this comment is absolutely correct. John and Paul was not into helping George on this song at all, so George said fuc* it I'll go ask Eric to play on it. When Eric came into the studio and they started on the song John and Paul straightened up real fast.
@@tosh3238 Weird...to me 'It's All Too Much' is pretty unremarkable by any standard, much less Beatles standard. It's totally listenable, but it's difficult to give it any further credit than that.
Clapton on lead guitar. Harrison wrote the song, invited Clapton to play with them
Clapton is God
The bass line... did you pay attention to the bass line?
Jesus!!! Paul took the song to a higher level!...
His yeahs at the end are celestial as well.
Thank you for mentioning that! I thought I was the only who thought Paul's bass was killer on this song (as were his backing vocals).
@@KieopDidn't know that was Paul, I hear you.
No he didn't. That's bullshit. The "bass line" is weak and NOTING SPECIAL
@@Kieop Except for one thing. It's NOT him.
In 1968 I was a sophomore in HS, my friends and I used to meet at the public library and one of us would bring the latest album one of us had bought. We'd sit in a listening room and listen to the album for the first time - it was how we shared and learned of music in those days - the only radio was an FM station in OKC that played the top 40 (only the top 40) so we thought we were breaking new ground. The next week might be the Who or Stones, or whatever. It was such an amazing time to grow up and experience a changing world.
That riff is used in the chorus in Led Zeppelin's Babe I'm Gonna Leave You.
The Beatles gave everyone permission to be creative. (It's amazing that they wrote all their music before they were 30 years old.)
One of my favourites ❤
Mccartney's bass is dirty on this, love it!
A real Masterpiece 🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶
If you want to see the Beatles 'live', search for Beatles Rooftop Concert, it was the last time they played live before breaking up.
You can't go wrong with the Beatles.
Live version. George and Eric. Masterpiece
The true story about BADGE is it was written by George, for his friend ERIC. He told George the Name is written on the music sheet. George said "B A D G E" is the keys the song was written in.
Having Clapton encouraged Paul to give his best to a George song.
Clapton's isolated tracks are full of nubs. Excellent engineering.
George reused that progression in "I Me Mine". You can also hear it in Joe cocker's version of "The Letter".
This is my favorite song from this album
You've heard every progression before. This one, 25 or 6 to 4, babe I'm gonna leave you... and on and on...
It's your show. Do what you like. It should be fun.
One of George's best songs. One of The Beatles' best songs. Great to hear your thoughts about the song and about yourself.
They collaborated with Patti Boyd too
You should watch the video when Prince does the lead. Prince was so damned Good!!! 👍😀🔥
Maybe because of some record company rules, Eric Clapton didn't get credit for playing the lead guitar, but Harrison would say so in interviews. After Harrison died, Clapton organized the great "Concert For George" tribute concert, where many friends of Harrison, and people who had recorded with him, played his music (eg. Paul, Ringo, Tom Petty, Gary Brooker, Jeff Lynne, Jim Keltner, Billy Preston, and more). See the version of this song from that 2002 concert with Clapton and McCartney. There are a lot of good performances - eg. Tom Petty's "Taxman", an Indian piece with a group led by Ravi Shankar, a Monty Python segment, and a great rendition of "Something" with McCartney and Clapton. The backstage interviews are good too.
Of course the best and most famous cover was the one that featured Prince at the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony for Harrison, in which he play his unreal solo.
I prefer everyone else to Prince on that because stealing the show due to a beef over something unrelated isn't my cup of tea for a 'tribute'. No one talks about anything but Prince's performance, and the tribute aspect of it (which is the point) gets pushed aside.@@kovie9162
@@kovie9162 Although I think it was a great display of Prince's guitar playing, I'm not so sure it was as much a tribute to George's writing of the song as it was a chance to show off his guitar skills. The solo was the idea of show director Joel Gallen, who sent the song to Prince to decide whether or not to play on it - so Prince wasn't a longtime fan of the song. It was Harrison's widow's wish that the people playing on the tribute were friends of George's - but that was being overridden. Prince didn't decide to play until the last minute, because he had been having discussions with the show about who would have the rights to the performance of the song. Marc Mann, who had played all of the original Clapton lead fills on the Concert For George version, played Clapton's original guitar solo, and I was glad to hear it, because Clapton hadn't recreated it exactly at The Concert For George. Tom Petty said the people would be expecting the solo that was on the record. Then Prince came on at the last minute and made it all about him rather than George. After Prince's death, there were articles saying how George's son Dhani was enjoying it, but just afterwards he said it was more nervous laughter and that he thought the solo was "gratuitous". Later, in another interview he said he didn't like how guitarists in general used the song as a vehicle to show off, with no regard to the original meaning of the song. Although he's just trying to protect his father's legacy, George himself played the song with Gary Moore, and played acoustic guitar on Jeff Healey's recording of the song, so I don't know what he would have thought. That's why I have mixed feelings about that performance. There are people on both sides of the issue.
I much preferred the version without Prince. Way more respectful toward George .
@@-R.Gray- Lots of good points. While it was a stunning performance, it definitely appeared to me that Prince was there for the sole purpose of upstaging all the other big stars - in other words, all about ego/ himself. Which was the opposite of George's spiritual philosophy, and therefore pretty disrespectful - or maybe just ignorant - of the legacy of the person the performance was meant to honour.
This is my favorite song off the White album. Clapton‘s guitar work is just flawless on this song.
as a Geezer.... 11 th grade coming home from store with 'Revolver' in hand. ( best Album ever of ' our music' to me. and I love ' band of Gypsys ' 'Euro '72 ) then they went artsy for a bit. I was so happy when 'White Al.' came out and the guys were back to playin their guitars. of course nobody knew Clapton played on this tune, not important who anyways. the acoustic demo version is typical pristine George. oh, fer fun - perhaps the longest solo George played is actually on a 1990's album by Alvin Lee ( 10 years after ) tune called ' bluest blues'. and, best version of this might be on the ' Concert for George' memorial film.
The song that borrowed the chord progression is Led Zeppelin’s Babe I’m Going To Leave You
Three blockbusters - this is getting better and better...
Missed the premiere. Glad to be along for the Beatles ride, too ❤
This is the 4th reaction video I've watched of yours, and I'm really liking them. You're a natural in front of the camera and super honest with your opinions. The Beatles and Jethro Tull are my favorite bands, and your reactions have really done them justice! This song is amazing, and I thought your reaction was right on the line. Thank you!
It's great to hear The Beatles on the main channel.... it's good to get it out in amongst the main body of the subscribers and let them appreciate it all... Keep on Rocking young sir.
My sweet George ❤
That chord progression has been used in countless songs over time. From The Ventures Walk,Don't Run to this and beyond.
That chord pattern is in "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" (Zeppelin) 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) Heartbreaker ( Grand Funk) and so many more. It is a pretty standard chord sequence.
Ahhhhhhh.... that's it. "Babe I'm gonna leave you" is my favorite zeppelin song. So that's the one lol. Great song. It's a cool progression. I see why everyone used it in their legendary songs 🎵
Baby I’m gonna leave you was written well after While my guitar gently weeps was released
No it was recorded October 68 .. wmgw was released November 69
@allnewnow2023 yes white album is November 68 . Typo error on my part. Can't remember what this is all about . I think i was saying led Zeppelin 1 recorded Oct if 68 .
The piano intro is made by Paul as he also did for taxman wih the guitar solo and the amazing bass on something...and of course his harmonies (...) taking Harrison good songs and get them to another level.
Zeppelin is after this. When I first heard Zeppelin albums I found out Jimmy Page used almost the same chord progressions for couple of their songs...
Gosh.... aren't John, George and Ringo lucky people to have someone as wonderful as Paul around to help them.
@@johnpbh Actually, they were. As much as George spent a lot of time later bitching about Paul, I see the finest support work in elevating George's songs being Paul's efforts...I mean, the bass line to Something is, well, something else. And Paul's harmony work, in that and Here Comes the Sun (granted, John was recuperating from a traffic accident at the time). Paul's lead guitar in Taxman... where do you see John adding something similarly iconic to George's songs? John does what he needs to do, doesn't screw up, but doesn't knock anything out of the park when it came to his contributions to George's songs.
lol! @@johnpbh
Paul was just as lucky to have them. At least he realizes that even if those elevating him to near-sainthood don't@@orchidwave2574
McCartney was a genius on songs he didn’t write as well. Sometimes I think he did more on John or George songs than his own. Maybe because he could focus more on playing bass than singing? He came up with the piano intro here (such a unique sound, almost sounds like a guitar) and the bass line for the outtro is phenomenal as well.
"Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" has a similar chord progression.
Clapton used a different guitar sound than he used with Cream, because he didn't want it to be obvious that it was him.
George ❤
thats pauls bass playing as he revolutionised bass playing
Glad you did this one. You would really relate to I Am a Rock by Simon & Garfunkel, which is a great song
It's so crazy this is Eric Clapton playing!
It’s been covered by others - almost certainly where you heard it.
George was telling the others about having Eric do this and he was like we won't have to explain to him exactly what to do He can just come in and do it. I think this was done in one take and the best guitar Eric Clapton ever played.
That chord progression is also in 25 or 6 to 4, by Chicago.
Dhani Harrison, playing rhythm acoustic, loved it and I think his dad would have too.
Thnx door putting all the hard work in🙏🏻 really appreciate it🎉
Nice reaction, thanx. If you enjoy Eric and George working together, i't not only early Yardbirds, Much later, great musicians collaborated on album "Cloud Nine". Not only Eric and George but also Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne and Elton John. Very good work. Greetings from Poland
Great reaction bro 🎸
Dude that progression shows up in various forms in many songs but I bet you're thinking of that part in Led Zep's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You".
There is great live version of on the Concert for George. Clapton kills it. Also McCartney on piano. Check it out.
It’s cool that you share a little about your soul. Peace
Every track on the "White Album" was fantastic! This Harrison song has a "Cream" like sound for reasons mentioned in earlier comments.
Now that you have heard this...go watch the tribute to George Harrison where Tom Petty, Eric Clapton , George's son Dani and Prince play an amazing version of this...knocks your socks off!!!
Agreed.
Prince was amazing
No. Prince made that all about PRINCE; he couldn't even let a DEAD George Harrison be in the spotlight for one fucking evening.
This version doesnt exist
I much prefer the version without Prince. Much more true to george and his song.
This is my favorite Beatles song (written by George Harrison).
Spectacular song and production. Loved your reaction.
The one note intro is 👏🏽
That descending progression goes back to the late 16th century. Used by a lot composers in the 16th and 17th centuries. Listen to Lamento della Ninfa by Monteverdi, middle section.
Sometimes it takes Clapton to soothe the savage beast!!
So beautiful
Great is great. Nothing else comes close.
I believe the Led Zep song that you find the chord progression similar to is "Babe I'm Gonna Leave you"
My late father bought an early mono version of the vinyl album at Xmas when released. (Yes we've lost it a potential goldmine).
This track and Dear Prudence were my favourites.
However I loved this lp as a whole and thrashed it on our budget (sinclair) amplifier (blew up) and turntable still got (jvc direct drive) speakers Wharfedale (upgraded).
I was 15 then.
Bought stereo version of vinyl in 70s.
Didn't realise Eric played lead to quite recently (last 10 years or so). We know George lost his lovely wife to his friend Eric many moons ago.
Anyhow this album is a segment of my life which can't be removed.
Back in the Ussr - listen to the words - never have thought back then the Soviet Union would collapse and those Ukraine girls who would 'knock me out and leave the west behind' are now at war and looking to the West for help.
Sexy Sadie, Revolution, Blackbirds etc.
Yeah absolute classic album.
Good choice for a review.
A terrific Beatles tune that probably gets more attention now then when it was released. Lots of great covers by other artists. One of my favorites is TOTO's version off their wonderful "Live In Amsterdam" concert dvd.
The genesis of this song is quite interesting. As I heard the story, George had read or been told of a technique meant to stimulate writing creativity, so when he was all out of ideas for subject matter for a song, he gave it a go.
Taking a completely random book from his bookshelf, he opened it completely randomly at a page. He then took the last word on the left hand page and the first word on the right hand page, and proceeded to write a song around them.
The two words were 'gently weeps'....
Maybe the Zeppelin song this reminds you of is Babe I’m Gonna Leave You? Similar riff. But it’s also similar to 25 Or 6 To 4 by Chicago, and I’m sure dozens of other songs as well.
If you can, watch Prince's guitar solo on this at Harrison's tribute concert. The band was full of great guitarists who all took their turn, then Prince took the roof off ... almost literally.
Too bad that Prince had a beef about something and chose to show off there in my opinion when it should have been about George.
I second that. Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty had the groovy old vibe going and Prince enters and proves why he is one of the greatest showmen!
I may be in the minority but I thought the solo was impressive, but lacked feeling . Concert for George is much better.
I'm with you. Prince's solo was about Prince and a beef he had. It was supposed to be about George, yet all I ever see is 'oh, check out Prince' for a tribute for George.@@davidw7005
@@davidw7005 I agree. It was so clear that everyone at Concert for George was there because in one way or another they had all loved him dearly, missed him, and understood something of his spiritual philosophy. The whole thing therefore came across as a wonderful and appropriate tribute, a true love offering.
OTOH, the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame performance may have had more virtuoso flash, but Prince taking the opportunity to deliberately upstage everyone else there - ie George's actual friends - made it all about Prince, rather than a tribute to George, the man they were actually meant to be honouring..
When I feel depressed I feel like these chords sound.
Love this stuff. Keep up the good work.
Everybody goes on about Clapton's guitar work on this song but I'd just like to point out that the piano intro is immaculate (whoever it is).
Apparently it was Paul (according to another commenter) and yeah that was a great intro.
There are a few classic songs that have a descending sort of 'chug chug chug chug chug (pause), chug chug chug (pause) ... etc' riff. 25 or 6 to 4 (from Chicago) comes to mind. Simple Sister by Procol Harum. Kashmire of course. For a lighter one, Sunny Afternoon by the Kinks. Loads of others if we really dig into it. Stray Cat Strut, by the Stray Cats...
I've done a couple of those songs so that's probably what I'm thinking of. And I've heard "Kashmir" my whole life so that's probably what I'm REALLY thinking of lol
Led Zep - Babe, Im Going To Leave You
Similar chord progressions but different. Both came out in ‘68.
Ventures - Walk Don’t Run ‘64
Shirelles - Baby It’s You
Yardbirds - Over Under Upside Down
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd - Samba De Uma Nota So
The Little Darlings - Little Bit O’ Soul
Thats great but you know he is talking about to Zep and Chicago
Bam that's the one. Babe I'm gonna leave you is my favorite zeppelin song. So that's definitely what it was. Thank you!
The [progression you're thinking of is from a song from the band "Chicago." It might be from their first album when they were still called "Chicago Transit Authority." The song is
'25 or 6 to 4."
Speaking of being an island, you still haven't reacted to Simon and Garfunkel 'I am a rock'.
George returned the favor by playing on a cream song named Badge on the goodbye cream album .
Still my heart still beats.
There were thirty tracks on the original release of the White Album. (I believe some re-released have a different configuration.) All the tracks were originals, altho some of them were parodies or tributes (such as "Back in the USSR" poking fun at "California Girls").
I had an original release copy. Clapton and all the other guest artists were just credited in one paragraph. with no info on what instruments they played or what tracks they played on.
George gave Clapton a Gibson Les Paul guitar (named Lucy), That is George doing almost all the singing, the other 3 are do the oohhhs and aahhhhs and a few words. George wrote this in India when they were on retreat.
We all have that love that lies sleeping, I had a friend who discovered true love when his son was born. Love lies sleeping in so many ways. I wish we can try for a universal love again. All the beauty ignored all the majestic beauty of our planet being destroyed. The Dali Lama said if we could harness Compassion because compassion equals love, and no cruelty can exist within compassion. Personally I’ve tried to find a flaw with this but never have . This is the kind of things I ponder from the music of my youth
As far as you suddenly exclaiming that you've heard this progression before, well it was extremely common in the first half of the 1900s especially with things like Louis Jordan, Is You Is Or Is You Ain't Ma Baby, which was a huge hit during World War II. And it still shows up today.
But the way it presents here and I never would have thought of it I don't think except you said that, it sounds like from the first Led Zeppelin album, Babe I'm Gonna Leave you. They do this over and over and it's mostly acoustic with John Bonham going nuts and Robert Plant just fucking wailing.
Some chord progressions are so basic and classic that musicians keep using them whether consciously or not, perhaps the most famous of which is I've Got Rhythm by George Gershwin, which is so ubiquitous in jazz as to almost be pointless in pointing it out. Then there's the famous bass line from Chic's Good Times, used in Queen's Another One Bites the Dust, the Sugerhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby, and so many others.
You've heard this progression before yes. This was the first time it was done, in 1968.