RIP George Harrison

Very sad. RIP.

Did he do "Long Long Long" or was that Lennon? I know he did something on the White Album that I love, but I can't remember what - one of the slowies?

And DQ is spot-on 'bout Rubber Soul. His playing Help (the album) is ace too.

He always had a cheeky twinkle in his eye and a very dry sense of humour. I admired him because he didn't have to play the celebrity game to justify his existence. He was never happier than with his wellies on doing his garden.

Also, lets not forget the films he made as film producer. Propped up the British film industry for a long time. The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits, Life Of Brian, Private Function etc. Just don't mention Shanghai Surprise.

A sad loss.

I kinda feel the same way. For all its a cliche to like the Beatles and people can sneer at them because they're so pervasive, they were the band i grew up with and I'm only 29 so didn't live through it first time.

They were the only records in my dads collection that I played over and over and this is before I had money to buy my own records. They couldn't help but influence my musical taste. My fandom isn't so rampant now but when a band gets under you're skin at such an early age its difficult to let that go. Sgt Pepper for me, is a childhood Sunday morning album cause thats when i can remember my dad playing it the most.

So, as you say, its like a part of who you are/were is slipping further away, and thats the hardest thing.

Small boys in the park, jumpers for goal posts. Marvellous.

Pete: yes.

(OK I know thats not what "performance royalties" means.)

re. the solo albums. I'd probably have always said George was the worst Beatle because "Got My Mind Set On You" was so terrible and was all over the radio in its day. And the Travelling Wilberries were hopeless too. But my hooky MP3 of "My Sweet Lord" suggests otherwise.

he was my favourite beatle back in the day because he seemed sad: admittedly the travelling wilburies somewhat weaned me off this

oh, well. at least i'm not as bad as dg.

Maybe you should seek out the acoustic version that brought Nick to ears this morning.

I look from the wings at the play you are staging
While my guitar gently weeps
As I'm sitting here doing nothing but aging
Still my guitar gently weeps

I think that reinforces the song's sadness over the 'patronising' reading.

Tears, tears.

"All You Need Is Love" is better because the KLF nicked it.

It's a bit of a naive fantasy to imagine the Beatles' music un-co- opted, free of taint. Likewise, to imagine them religiously, as these pure saints of music. But I almost kicked my television right off its stand.

"With Harrison's death, there remain two surviving Beatles..."

If you think that's bad, on my local news they segued from the story of George's death by having the deeply dippy bimbette newsreader say, "Well, speaking of music, Riverdance is coming to town!".

I am not a huge fan of the Beatles by any means, but GH probably wrote most of the songs of theirs that I do like.

11. His solo on "Got To Get You Into My Life"

can't forgive him for Taxman though.

Fuck are you talking about? "Taxman" is awesome.

I'm starting to really love the early songs he sang, like 'Think for Yourself'...I love that he's kind of using his speaking voice in TfY, compared to later where he actually 'sings', like in Something, etc.

and I don't understand not loving Taxman. It's GREAT!

This links to the long, famous version of 'Think For Yourself', with lots of speaking.

wee! thanks!

all things must pass is one of my faves

that octaner blog is a little headspinning ... so many beatles bootlegs ... also reminded me that this existed
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lMRIjoHyp-4/SqcFMD5UWII/AAAAAAAADSw/VXQP4gc6nrA/s1600-h/capa.jpg
worst beatles cover art ever? lol, thumbs

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lMRIjoHyp-4/SqcFMD5UWII/AAAAAAAADSw/VXQP4gc6nrA/s1600-h/capa.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lMRIjoHyp-4/SqcFMD5UWII/AAAAAAAADSw/VXQP4gc6nrA/s1600-h/capa.jpg

gah!

tyler your last few posts have been. . . all thumbs. . .

sorry haha ... just click on the link 4 a laff!

gag! Ack! looks like it was painted by that 'boulevard of broken dreams' artist, the one with James Dean, Bogey and Marilyn all hanging at a sad-sack diner. yeesh.

it is sort of crazy, what with the hushed reverence that these recent reissues have been given, packaging-wise. And then you see that ... who approved that?!

was it Ringo

can't forgive him for Taxman though.

Fuck are you talking about? "Taxman" is awesome.

― Alex in NYC, Friday, 18 September 2009 18:29 (1 hour ago) Bookmark

don't get me wrong, musically its awesome. but lyrically... it just comes across as nasty - I'm rolling in cash & I don't wanna pay taxes... wanker

Fair point, actually. But in the UK, weren't they being taxed 80% of their earnings at the time(or some insane percentage like that), hence the trend of popstars becoming tax exiles?

That point's almost worth its own thread. The US.'s top tax rate was 70% at one time!

94%, actually, during the WWII years. But yeah, from 1936, it never went below 70% until Ronald Reagan was president. Since 1987, it's never been above 40%.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax_in_the_United_States#History_of_top_rates.5B20.5D

the point is, though, that's the top rate - you had to be earning a small fortune for it even to apply.

I read that the top rate of uk tax in the 60s was at one point over 100%. That seems a bit unlikely, but I'm pretty sure it hit 99%. I'd be pretty unhappy with that too.

George dissed Wilson AND Heath in Taxman.

And "one for you, nineteen for me" = 95%, obviously

I knew someone would finally do the math.

Actually, depending on the number of brackets, you'd have to be earning a HUGE fortune for the top rate to apply. When Reagan entered office and the top rate was 70%, there were 15 brackets. The top rate kicked in at $108,000 for single filers. (That's $243,399 in 2007 dollars.) Now there are 6, with the top rate kicking in at, I believe, income over $372,950.

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...and really, where would radio 'money market' announcers be without their 'Taxman' intro music?

I like the lines, like 'If you take a walk I'll tax your feet'. omghaha taxman is MEAN

Actually, depending on the number of brackets, you'd have to be earning a HUGE fortune for the top rate to apply. When Reagan entered office and the top rate was 70%, there were 15 brackets. The top rate kicked in at $108,000 for single filers. (That's $243,399 in 2007 dollars.) Now there are 6, with the top rate kicking in at, I believe, income over $372,95

The way Lennon's and Harrison's guitars tumble, twist, and turn around the vocal lines in "She Said, She Said." Plus, George plays bass on it.

Actually, depending on the number of brackets, you'd have to be earning a HUGE fortune for the top rate to apply. When Reagan entered office and the top rate was 70%, there were 15 brackets. The top rate kicked in at $108,000 for single filers. (That's $243,399 in 2007 dollars.) Now there are 6, with the top rate kicking in at, I believe, income over $372,95

I know this is John's, but George steals the clip. Happy birthday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz7IjXu0DfQ

such a great clip. pretty much everyone who's in it steals it.

L.A. Gently Weeps as George Harrison Tree Is Felled by Beetles

LOS ANGELES — A tree planted in memorial to late Beatles guitarist George Harrison following his death in Los Angeles in 2001 has been killed by bark beetles amid California's epic drought, a local official said on Tuesday.
The pine tree, which was dedicated with a plaque to Harrison at the head of a hiking trail in the city's Griffith Park, was among a number of trees that have succumbed to the beetles this year, City Councilman Tom LaBonge said.
"It was weakened by the drought, bark beetles just attacked it. It had a quick demise," LaBonge said. "I happen to hike every day in Griffith Park and the tree just turned a bad corner this year."
The sapling had grown to 12 feet in height by the time it was discovered dead in June and removed by city workers, he said, adding that Harrison's widow, Olivia, had been notified.
LaBonge said he expected to see a new tree planted in remembrance of Harrison in the fall.
Harrison, who was born in Liverpool in 1943, gained international fame as the Beatles lead guitarist, penning such songs as "Here Comes the Sun," "Something" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

Its a bad idea for trees to turn corners, bad or otherwise

If George had been alive he'd have blamed Paul.

surprised they didn't come up with a more pun-filled headline like "Former Beatle Wife Barks at Latter Bark Beetles" or whatever

Original NME post on that

http://i60.tinypic.com/2ibyxd2.jpg

Blow away

They should name the new tree "Feorge" as in; False George...

wasn't he a devoted gardener? sad!

it shoulda been a (gently) weeping willow.

man, Eleanor bron tho

I spent so much time
Thinking baout Eleanor Bron
Saying "I can say no more."

Am I alone in thinking George would have loved the irony?
I had Revolver on for the first time in ages the other day - Taxman is all time top 5 Beatles for me, I think, the melody is so elastic and sardonic. McCartney's solo so good they used it twice. And Love You To must have sounded like a transmission from Mars in 1966.

So many of George's Beatle songs sound better now than they did. WY&WY obv, even "Don't bother me" !

I always liked "Don't Bother Me." I never understood its reputation as awkward or not fully-realized; I vastly prefer it to a few other things on WTB, particularly "Not A Second Time."

B-b-but the Aeolian cadences!

Get one bass, morans!

apparently, this was a #1 hit, which gives me faith in...something. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vXZPztcGaY