Beatles song was 'aimed at John Lennon and Paul McCartney' but they cut it from album
At times while in The Beatles, George Harrison had to fight to make his voice heard. With John Lennon and Paul McCartney assuming creative control of the band as their primary songwriters, George's writing did not always take centre stage.
The Wavertree-born star had written some songs that The Beatles recorded on their early records - he was given a quota of compositions for each album. When the band retired from touring in 1966 and focused on recording innovative music in the studio, George grew frustrated with the supporting role he had to play on 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' and 'The White Album'.
This came to a head in January 1969, as The Beatles began work on what would become their final album 'Let it Be'. George walked out of the band temporarily, fed up with the mood and the way he was being treated. The bad mood that marked the recording of 'Let it Be' had its roots in the 1968 sessions for 'The White Album', which had been notoriously tempestuous. Ringo Starr departed the band for a period during the recording of 'Back in the USSR' and it seems George was also affected by that time.
The sessions for 'The White Album' came after The Beatles' retreat in India. George had led the band's interest in the culture of India and meditation. However the trip to Asia did not end well - the band had a fall out with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who they had studied under. Ringo and Paul left early anyway, heading back to England to focus on their new business interests at Apple Corps.
John and George then left after hearing accusations about the Maharishi relating to a female member of the party. George stayed in India rather than going home with John, instead he went to meet his mentor in Chennai.
Source: liverpoolecho.co.uk/Dan Haygarth
