After the Beatles stopped touring in 1966, George started writing more songs than could be fitted onto the albums so that by the time of the split he had built up a collection of songs, some used on his debut solo album, All Things Must Pass. The album, released in 1970, contains the two-time number one hit, "My Sweet Lord".
Harrison is also credited for creating music benefits, notably the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. Harrison played beside Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Ringo Starr, and Leon Russell to a crowd of 40,000 in Madison Square Garden, New York. The show raised over $240,000 benefiting the George Harrison Fund for Bangladesh relief.
Harrison went on to release several successful solo albums, and in the late 1980s collaborated with Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty, in a group called Traveling Wilburys. The group released two albums. Later, Harrison reunited with the other two surviving Beatles, after John Lennon's murder in 1980, to produce two final Beatles records, "Free As a Bird" and "Real Love" featuring the voice of Lennon, taken from home demos provided by Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. The three Beatles also co-wrote a massive autobiography and television special, both titled "The Beatles Anthology."
Before his death, Harrison conceived of a Cirque du Soleil show, "Love," featuring remixes of Beatles music which were overseen by Beatles producer George Martin.
Harrison died on November 29, 2001 after a battle with cancer, leaving behind a wife and son, Olivia and Dhani Harrison. His last album, Brainwashed, was released posthumously and featured the single "Any Road".
A benefit concert in Harrison's memory was played on 29 November 2002 at the Royal Albert Hall. The star-studded event (featuring Eric Clapton and Monty Python, as well as former band mates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr) was released on the DVD double-album, Concert for George.
If I Needed Someone
George Harrison Lyrics
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You're the one that I'd be thinking of
If I needed someone
If I had some more time to spend
Then I guess I'd be with you my friend
If I needed someone
It might not have been like this
But you see now I'm too much in love
Carve your number on my wall and
Maybe you will get a call from me
If I needed someone
Aah, aah, aah, aah
If I had some more time to spend
Then I guess I'd be with you my friend
If I needed someone
Had you come some other day then
It might not have been like this
But you see now I'm too much in love
Carve your number on my wall and
Maybe you will get a call from me
If I needed someone
Aah, aah
, aah, aah
The lyrics of "If I Needed Someone" by George Harrison explore the idea of love and companionship. The song begins with the idea that if the singer needed someone to love, the person they would think of is their friend. This could be interpreted as a reflection on the importance of friendship in any romantic relationship. The next verse considers spending more time with the friend, suggesting that if they had more time, they would choose to be with them as a romantic partner. However, the singer acknowledges that their current feelings of love may be temporary, evidenced by the line "Had you come some other day then, it might not have been like this."
The chorus of the song repeats the title phrase "If I Needed Someone," almost as a mantra. This repetition could be seen as an attempt to convince oneself of their own feelings or a reflection on the fleeting nature of love. The last verse introduces the idea of the friend carving their number on the singer's wall, suggesting that they may be interested in pursuing a romantic relationship with them in the future.
Overall, the lyrics of "If I Needed Someone" by George Harrison paint a complex picture of love and companionship, particularly when romantic feelings develop between friends. The song suggests that love is not always straightforward or permanent, and that the boundaries between friendship and romance can be blurred.
Line by Line Meaning
If I needed someone to love
If I was looking for someone to love, you would be the person I would think of.
You're the one that I'd be thinking of
Out of all the people I know, you are the one who comes to mind when I think of love.
If I needed someone
If I required someone's presence or support in my life.
If I had some more time to spend
If my schedule were less busy, I would want to spend more time with you.
Then I guess I'd be with you my friend
I think I would choose to spend time with you, my friend, if I had more free time.
Had you come some other day then
If you had arrived on a different day, things might have been different.
It might not have been like this
Our current situation or relationship might have been different if timing had worked out differently.
But you see now I'm too much in love
However, I am now deeply in love with someone else, so it's difficult to say what might have been.
Carve your number on my wall and
Leave your phone number on my wall for future reference.
Maybe you will get a call from me
It's possible that I will contact you in the future if I need to.
Aah, aah, aah, aah
Vocalizations used for emphasis or expression of emotion.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: George Harrison
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