George Harrison Said His Lyrics for 'All Those Years Ago' Were a Bit Abstract

George Harrison thought his lyrics for “All Those Years Ago” were a bit abstract. However, George didn’t like explaining his songs. He thought it should be up to the listener to decipher their meaning.

George Harrison performing at the Prince's Trust Concert in 1987.

During a 1987 interview with Entertainment Tonight, George explained he originally wrote “All Those Years Ago” for Ringo. However, after John Lennon died, George made it about him.

“I think I originally wrote it for Ringo,” he said, “who was doing an album at the time. I wrote it with slightly different words, it had the same chorus, but it was more about-it was a bit more of an uptight kinda lyric like, ‘You did this and you did all of that.’

Source: cheatsheet.com

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