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The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
edited August 2006 in Other Music
i feel sorry for him. to be overshadowed in the beatles by lennon/mccartney, the nasty breakup, all those bitter feelings over the years, gets attacked in his home by a crazy man with a knife, and then dies of a brain tumour. poor george.

he was a great songwriter. he held his own in the beatles. and you have to remember - he was the youngest one. he was only 19/20 when the beatles became famous. and when john and paul were 23/24 years old, they were writing can't buy me love and i should have known better. when george was that age, he was writing taxman, love you to, and within you without you. and he wrote these songs on his own. lennon and mccartney did, too, but they also helped each other here and there with lyrics. and george wrote the 2 best songs on the beatles' last album. known as the "quiet one", he was more like the "over looked one". anyways, check these lyrics out from within you, without you, one of the best songs he ever wrote. it is largely overlooked and under appreciated because it is on the sgt. peppers album:

Within You Without You

We were talking - about the space between us all
And the people - who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion
Never glimpse the truth - then it’s far too late - when they pass away.
We were talking - about the love we could all share - when we find it
To try our best to hold it there - with our love
With our love - we could save the world - if they only knew.
Try to realize it’s all within yourself
No-one else can make you change
And to see you’re really only very small,
And life flows on within you and without you.
We were talking - about the love that’s gone so cold and the people,
Who gain the world and lose their soul -
They don’t know - they can’t see - are you one of them?
When you’ve seen beyond yourself -
Then you may find peace of mind, is waiting there -
And the time will come when you see we’re all one,
And life flows on within you and without you.
Another habit says it's in love with you
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
I'm so happy with my righteous self
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  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    aBoxOfFear wrote:
    i feel sorry for him. to be overshadowed in the beatles by lennon/mccartney, the nasty breakup, all those bitter feelings over the years, gets attacked in his home by a crazy man with a knife, and then dies of a brain tumour. poor george.

    he was a great songwriter. he held his own in the beatles. and you have to remember - he was the youngest one. he was only 19/20 when the beatles became famous. and when john and paul were 23/24 years old, they were writing can't buy me love and i should have known better. when george was that age, he was writing taxman, love you to, and within you without you. and he wrote these songs on his own. lennon and mccartney did, too, but they also helped each other here and there with lyrics. and george wrote the 2 best songs on the beatles' last album. known as the "quiet one", he was more like the "over looked one". anyways, check these lyrics out from within you, without you, one of the best songs he ever wrote. it is largely overlooked and under appreciated because it is on the sgt. peppers album:

    Within You Without You

    We were talking - about the space between us all
    And the people - who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion
    Never glimpse the truth - then it’s far too late - when they pass away.
    We were talking - about the love we could all share - when we find it
    To try our best to hold it there - with our love
    With our love - we could save the world - if they only knew.
    Try to realize it’s all within yourself
    No-one else can make you change
    And to see you’re really only very small,
    And life flows on within you and without you.
    We were talking - about the love that’s gone so cold and the people,
    Who gain the world and lose their soul -
    They don’t know - they can’t see - are you one of them?
    When you’ve seen beyond yourself -
    Then you may find peace of mind, is waiting there -
    And the time will come when you see we’re all one,
    And life flows on within you and without you.

    i love all george's songs. it was hard for him to present songs he had written when john and paul were in the spotlight, but he still was so valuable to the beatles.

    i love all things must pass..

    he actually has quite a catalog of songs:

    Blue Jay Way
    Don't Bother Me
    For You Blue
    Here Comes The Sun
    I Me Mine
    I Need You
    I Want To Tell You
    If I Needed Someone
    It's All Too Much
    Long, Long, Long
    Love You To
    Old Brown Shoe
    Only A Northern Song
    Piggies
    Savoy Truffle
    Something
    Taxman
    The Inner Light
    Think For Yourself
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    Within You Without You
    You Like Me Too Much

    Other Beatles songs:
    Because
    Chains
    Devil In Her Heart
    Do You Want To Know A Secret
    Eight Days A Week
    Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
    I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
    I'm Happy Just To Dance With You
    Roll Over Beethoven
    The Word
    This Boy
    Yes It Is
    You Really Got A Hold On Me

    Anthology I-III
    In Spite Of All The Danger
    Cry For A Shadow*
    Three Cool Cats
    The Sheik Of Araby
    You Know What To Do
    Taxman
    Only A Northern Song
    Within You Without You (Instrumental)*
    Piggies
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    Not Guilty
    For You Blue
    All Things Must Pass
    Old Brown Shoe
    Something
    I Me Mine



    Harrison/Solo
    A Bit More Of You*
    A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
    (Absolutely Sweet Marie)
    All Things Must Pass
    All Those Years Ago
    Apple Scruffs
    Art Of Dying
    Awaiting On You All
    Baby Don't Run Away
    Badge
    Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
    Baltimore Oriole
    Bangla Desh
    Bangla Duhn*
    Be Here Now
    Beautiful Girl
    Behind That Locked Door
    Beware Of Darkness
    Blood From A Clone
    Blow Away
    Blowin' In The Wind
    Breath Away From Heaven
    Bye Bye, Love
    Can't Stop Thinking About You
    Cheer Down
    Circles
    Cloud 9
    Cockamamie Business
    (Congratulations)
    (Cool Dry Place)
    Cowboy Music*
    Crackerbox Palace
    Crying*
    Dark Horse
    Dark Sweet Lady
    Dear One
    Deep Blue
    Devil's Radio
    Ding Dong, Ding Dong
    (Dirty World)
    Don't Let Me Wait Too Long
    Dream Away
    Dream Scene*
    Drilling A Home*
    (End Of The Line)
    Fantasy Sequins*
    Far East Man
    Faster
    Fish On The Sand
    For You Blue
    Gat Kirwani*
    Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
    Glass Box*
    Gone Troppo
    Got My Mind Set On You
    Greasy Legs*
    Greece*
    Grey Cloudy Lies
    Guru Vandana*
    (Handle With Care)
    Hari's On Tour (Express)*
    (Heading For The Light)
    Hear Me Lord
    Here Comes The Moon
    Here Comes The Sun
    Here Comes The Sun
    His Name Is Legs (Ladies And Gentlemen)
    Hong Kong Blues
    I Dig Love
    I Don't Care Anymore I Don't Want To Do It
    I Really Love You
    I Remember Jeep*
    I Want To Tell You
    I'd Have You Anytime
    If I Needed Someone
    If Not For You
    If You Believe
    (If You Belonged To Me)
    (Inside Out)
    Isn't It A Pity (Version One)
    Isn't It A Pity (Version Two)
    It Don't Come Easy
    It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna)
    It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
    It's Johnny's Birthday
    It's What You Value
    In The Park*
    Jumpin' Jack Flash / Youngblood
    Just For Today
    Just Like A Woman
    (Knockin' On Heaven's Door)
    (Last Night)
    Lay His Head
    Learning How To Love You
    Let It Down
    Life Itself
    Living In The Material World
    Love Comes To Everyone
    Love Scene*
    (Margarita)
    Mâya Love
    Microbes*
    Miss O'Dell
    Mr. Tambourine Man
    (My Back Pages)
    My Sweet Lord
    Mystical One
    (New Blue Moon)
    No Time Or Space
    (Not Alone Anymore)
    Not Guilty
    Old Brown Shoe
    On The Bed*
    Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)
    Out Of The Blue*
    Party Seacombe*
    Piggies
    Plug Me In*
    (Poor House)
    Poor Little Girl
    Pure Smokey
    Queen Of The Hop
    (Rattles)
    Red Lady Too*
    Roll Over Beethoven
    Run Of The Mill
    Save The World
    See Yourself
    (Seven Deadly Sins)
    (She's My Baby)
    Simply Shady
    Singing Om*
    Ski-ing*
    So Sad
    Soft Touch
    Soft-Hearted Hana
    Someplace Else
    Something
    Sour Milk Sea
    Sue Me, Sue You Blues
    Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)
    Tabla And Pakavaj*
    Taxman
    Thanks For The Pepperoni*
    That Is All
    That's The Way God Planned It
    That's The Way It Goes
    The Answer's At The End
    The Day The World Gets 'Round
    (The Devil's Been Busy)
    The Light That Has Lighted The World
    The Lord Loves The One (That Loves The Lord)
    The Pirate Song
    Teardrops
    That Which I Have Lost
    That's What It Takes
    Think For Yourself
    This Guitar (Can't Keep From Crying)
    This Is Love
    This Song
    Tired Of Midnight Blues
    True Love
    Try Some Buy Some
    (Tweeter And The Monkey Man)
    Unconsciousness Rules
    Under The Mersey Wall
    Unknown Delight
    Wake Up My Love
    Wah-Wah
    What Is Life

    When Every Song Is Sung
    When We Was Fab
    (Where Were You Last Night)
    While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    Who Can See It
    (Wilbury Twist)
    Woman Don't You Cry For Me
    Wonderwall To Be Here*
    World Of Stone
    Wreck Of The Hesperus
    Writing's On The Wall
    You
    (You Took My Breath Away)
    Your Love Is Forever
    Zig Zag
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    i was really impressed with george's songs on anthology 3. his solo, acoustic version of 'while my guitar gently weeps' was haunting. i also love 'i want to tell you', 'all things must pass' and 'i me mine'.
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    i agree! i love anthology the beatles movie, and its a movie i never tire of.

    i miss george ;(
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    kdpjam wrote:
    i agree! i love anthology the beatles movie, and its a movie i never tire of.

    i miss george ;(

    ya, and thanks for your previous post. i didn't know george wrote that many songs. he was great. :)
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    ....and don't forget his charity work, basically invented the large scale benefit concert.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    tybird wrote:
    ....and don't forget his charity work, basically invented the large scale benefit concert.

    that's right. :)

    did he play live aid??
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    aBoxOfFear wrote:
    that's right. :)

    did he play live aid??
    No.....that was during his paranoid phase.....Lennon's murder shook him pretty damn hard.

    Way back in the 1970's, he created the format with the Concert for Bangladesh @ MSG.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • suffragettesuffragette Posts: 253
    John helped George a lot with his songwriting and was rather hurt when George didn't acknowledge that. John and Paul wrote together in their early career; later, they wrote mostly solo within the Beatles. But as personality types and songwriters, they were perfect for each other. Paul could do melody, John could do words. On their songs together, you can pretty much tell which one did the bridge.

    George Martin has acknowledged that he was "rather beastly" to George.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,468
    he's the best beatle and i will soon learn how to play the sitar because of him.
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  • suffragettesuffragette Posts: 253
    Did you see the George concert? His son moves like him when he plays the guitar. Gave me chills.
  • adam42381adam42381 Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,515
    George is my favorite Beatle. I love the stuff by Lennon/McCartney but Harrison's songs are just the best to me.
    I wish I was as fortunate, as fortunate as me.
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  • LimeDiseaseLimeDisease Posts: 89
    I think his last album Brainwashed is excellent, one of my favourite albums of any Beatle. It's too bad a lot of people over look it. Every song is good and some are classics.
  • karma defectkarma defect Posts: 5,483
    LimeDisease wrote:
    I think his last album Brainwashed is excellent, one of my favourite albums of any Beatle. It's too bad a lot of people over look it. Every song is good and some are classics.


    I didn´t hear it. Then again I don´t pay too much attention to the new stuff of old rocker.
    « One man's glory is another man's hell.
    You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
    Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
    I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
    I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
  • LedZepFanLedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    People say Ringo gets the bad rap in the Beatles...I say its Harrison....I mean sure McCartney and Lennon were geniuses but looke at McCartney(his first solo album) and then look at Harrisons All Things Must Pass. Now THAT is a debut album
    I've faced it, a life wasted, and I'm never going back again.

    Some die just to live.
  • mwachsmanmwachsman Posts: 474
    suffragette wrote:
    Did you see the George concert? His son moves like him when he plays the guitar. Gave me chills.

    Yea, Concert For George. That show is amazing. As is Concert For Bangladesh.
    "So, you must really love Led Zeppelin. That’s the oldest shirt I’ve ever seen on someone who wasn’t a bum."
    "Hey, if God didn’t want me to wear it so much, he wouldn’t have made them rock so hard."
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