As much as I love you, Bob, George Harrison owned this song. George always brought a lucid, sunny disposition to whatever he touched, and that’s absolutely the case with his rendition of Absolutely Sweet Marie. He channels pre Dylan –…
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Absolutely Sweet Marie (1992) – George Harrison (Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert)
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Blow Away (1979) – George Harrison
I grew up on the music of John Lennon, and since his life was tragically cut short, my musical appreciation gradually leaned more towards George Harrison in recent years. My parents didn’t own any of George’s solo records, and it…
Something (1969) – The Beatles
Why does it not surprise me to learn Something is a George penned track. Along with Here Comes the Sun from the same record Abbey Road, music historians marked Something as his ascendancy as a composer and foreshadowing the sparse…
My Sweet Lord (1970) – George Harrison
It’s between John Lennon and George Harrison as to my favourite Beatle. We had John writing; just prior to his tragic passing – Watching the Wheels as reference to the The Wheel of Fortune seen in a lot of Gothic cathedrals.…
Photograph (1973) – Ringo Starr
I saw a John Lennon interview where he said he used to worry about Ringo and what he would do after the Beatles. Suddenly Ringo was on top of the world and John jokingly said he telegrammed Ringo and asked…
All Things Must Pass (1970) – George Harrison
As I grow older and a little bit wiser, some music artists like George Harrison leave an indelible mark or feel like a kindred spirit the more I hear from them. Today’s track All Things Must Pass is another one…
Isn’t it a Pity (1970) – George Harrison
Isn’t It a Pity is from George Harrison’s 1970 album All Things Must Pass. It was his first solo album after the break-up of the Beatles. It also featured as a double A side single with My Sweet Lord. The…
All Those Years Ago (1981) – George Harrison
It’s between John Lennon and George Harrison as to my favourite Beatle. What they did post – Beatles really impressed me and how they carried themselves. We have John Lennon writing in the latter years of his life ‘Watching the…
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Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) (1973) – George Harrison
I think George has featured here more than any other former Beatle. This was from reading Max at Powerpop’s post of this song back in 2019. I knew I had to add this to the collection since I had almost…
Dream Weaver (1975) – Gary Wright
I have always been enchanted with this song and what it elicits in me. It opens my mind, transporting me back to when life felt more carefree. You might call it sex, drugs and rock,n roll‘ and the invincibility of…
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