George Harrison's brutal assessment of one of his biggest Beatles hits
Music legend George Harrison had a rather unenthusiastic opinion when it came to one of his most popular Beatles hits.
Harrison began working on Something in September 1968, during the recording sessions for The White Album, but initially struggled with the melody, thinking it might have been subconsciously derived from another song.
According to Peter Jackson's documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, he continued to have difficulty with the lyrics into the Let It Be sessions.
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After completing the song, Harrison was uncertain about its potential success or even its inclusion on Abbey Road. This self-doubt was fueled by the constant dismissals from John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney. He offered the song to Joe Cocker but eventually recorded it with The Beatles.
Weeks after the album's release, the song was released as a double A-side single with Come Together, marking the first time a Harrison song became a Beatles A-side. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and received critical acclaim.
Despite this, Harrison remained unconvinced of its success.
From the start of his songwriting journey, Harrison grappled with a lack of enthusiasm and support from his bandmates. Lennon and McCartney, the primary songwriters, didn't encourage Harrison's contributions.
Over time, he had to fight for his songs to be included on albums. This experience negatively influenced how Harrison perceived his music.
After he penned Something, one of the most famous love songs ever, he doubted whether it would sell. In his book Here Comes The Sun: The Spiritual And Musical Journey Of George Harrison, Joshua M. Greene reveals that Harrison first played the song for his wife, Pattie Boyd, and friends in the Hare Krishna community.
"Do you think it'll sell?" he asked them. According to Greene, Boyd smiled, familiar with his self-doubt.
Greene noted: "As long as she had known him, he had been an enigma, sometimes exuding self-confidence, sometimes doubting whether he could do anything right."
Despite doubting its greatness, Something became a hit. Still, Harrison's insecurities later turned into something else. He had a blasé attitude toward the tune during a candid conversation with David Wigg for a BBC Radio One program in October 1969.
Source: newsbreak.com/Hannah Furnell
