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.
It Don't Come Easy
George Harrison Lyrics
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One, two, three, four!
It don't come easy,
You know it don't come easy.
It don't come easy,
You know it don't come easy.
And you know it don't come easy.
You don't have to shout or leap about,
You can even play them easy.
Open up your heart, let's come together,
Use a little love
And we will make it work out better,
I don't ask for much, I only want your trust,
And you know it don't come easy.
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time,
And you know it don't come easy.
Peace, remember peace is how we make it,
Here within your reach
If you're big enough to take it.
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues,
And you know it don't come easy.
You don't have to shout or leap about,
You can even play them easy.
Peace, remember peace is how we make it,
Here within your reach
If you're big enough to take it.
I don't ask for much, I only want your trust,
And you know it don't come easy.
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time,
And you know it don't come easy.
"what's my name?" ringo!
"what's my name?" ringo!
"just in case anybody forgot."
George Harrison's song "It Don't Come Easy" is a reflection on the struggles of life and love. The chorus of the song, "It don't come easy, you know it don't come easy," is a reminder that the paths to success and happiness are often difficult and require hard work, patience, and perseverance. The lyrics also acknowledge the challenges of playing the blues and the effort required to master the craft. The song is ultimately a call to action for listeners to open up their hearts and come together, using love as a means to achieve peace and unity.
The song was written by George Harrison in 1970, shortly after he left The Beatles. It was initially intended as a single for Ringo Starr, and it features Starr on drums and backing vocals. Harrison sings lead vocals and plays acoustic guitar, while Klaus Voormann plays bass guitar. The song's upbeat tempo and catchy melody reflect Harrison's interest in Indian music and his desire to create a song that was accessible to a wide audience.
Line by Line Meaning
One, two,
Counting off the beat to set the rhythm.
One, two, three, four!
Starting the song.
It don't come easy,
Things aren't simple or easy.
You know it don't come easy.
Recognizing and acknowledging that things are challenging.
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues,
In order to be successful or achieve something, you have to put in the time and effort to do so.
And you know it don't come easy.
Repeating the idea that things are tough and require work.
You don't have to shout or leap about,
You don't have to make a big fuss or be flashy in order to do something well.
You can even play them easy.
You can take a more laid-back approach and still be successful.
Open up your heart, let's come together,
Encouraging people to be open-minded and welcoming to each other.
Use a little love
And we will make it work out better,
Suggesting that love is a powerful force that can create positive change.
I don't ask for much, I only want your trust,
Asking for honesty and trust from others.
And you know it don't come easy.
Stressing the difficulty of earning someone's trust.
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time,
Expressing the growth and strength of Harrison's feelings.
Peace, remember peace is how we make it,
Advocating for peaceful solutions to problems.
Here within your reach
If you're big enough to take it.
Suggesting that peace is attainable if people are willing to work towards it.
what's my name?" ringo!
"what's my name?" ringo!
Playful reference to Ringo Starr, the drummer for The Beatles.
"just in case anybody forgot."
Adding a lighthearted tone to the song.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RICHARD STARKEY
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@MarkSeibold
@@chriskroll4166, what's interesting to note, if you look into the world histories of high achievers and genius level creative arts, the majority of them are naturally born as left handed.
I've studied this for over 25 years now, as a left-hander myself. Just start thinking of all the popular names you can think of, that are the geniuses throughout the world. You'll notice the list contains a higher percentage of naturally born left-handed individuals.
Ironically, I saw recent news which states that George Harrison was originally born left-handed, as Catholic nuns forced him to write handed. This now confirms that three of The Beatles were naturally born, as left handed.
From my studies what I see in John Lennon, is that he acts like he has the brain of a naturally born left-handed type. It is possible, although nobody's research this enough, but he could have been born left-handed and no one's ever noticed. There is one of the biggest controversies and misunderstandings in the world of why any right-handed idiot would force a naturally-born left-hander to write right-handed. [It is of course caused by social and religious stigmatizing. In the old archaic world a person observed to be writing left-handed was thought of as being demonized by the devil or evil. Believe it or not, there are people today that still force their left-handed children to write right-handed.
My youngest grandson is a natural-born left-hander; he's a musical genius and an art visual artistic genius, just like his left handed grandfather. And yet his father recently forced him to write right-handed, into his tenth year of life, a few years ago.]
You can research this, looking at medical papers in the New England Journal of Medicine and the British Lancet.
I studied it almost 20 years ago, when I was hired into a University to teach as an adjunct professor of Astronomy.
They put us as new faculty through a special class about the human brain, so we could better understand our students.
This is where the teacher in the class, a lady nurse, whose husband was a brain surgeon, had disclosed this controversial information to me.
It's believed in some medical circles to be the doctor Norman Geschwind Theory. Dr Geschwind studied women's amniotic fluids in the early 1980s at a large Medical University in the state of Maryland. He found that there's a high presence of testosterone within some mother's amniotic fluids, specifically at 6 weeks after conception. He observed this high testosterone to suppress the left hemisphere of the brain, and allowing the right brain hemisphere to slightly out -row and become more active than the left hemisphere. There's also extra neurological wiring growing across from the right hemisphere through the corpus callosum into the left hemisphere brain, and this causes the preference of left-handedness to occur, [eight and a half weeks before birth.]
I don't want to run on here in one of my lengthy essays, so you can read into this yourself, or do the research. But many of the famous people you've heard of over the years of history in the performance arts, acting, comedians, sports figures, scientists, artists, many of the greatest leaders of the world names, as you can imagine; these figures are shown to be at genius levels, and this stays with the person's persona for life.
Unfortunately left-handers also suffer a higher incidence of autism Asperger's dyslexia and bipolar disorders.
But it does not necessarily affect all left handers in this way.
They rewrote many of the medical books a few years ago and redefined Asperger's disorder. They now medical term it as a trait of left-handed people.
@marcdewey1242
When this song was a hit in 71, nothing was ever mentioned about George,just that it was performed by Ringo.
@johngordon5295
George wrote it ...recorded it ..Gave it to struggling Ringo . Enough said . George was a damn great man . Miss him terribly
@Kenjkirk
Sir George wrote lots of song for lots of Bands, and probably passed on being the wealthiest one of The Beatles here, or there?.! I'm 90% sure.
@joeblow4566
And now Ringo is worth a paltry 350 mil
@cjones3957
George didn't write it. Ringo wrote it with "assistance" from George.
@direkramseychikboy9102
Struggling Ringo? After The Beatles he was the 2nd or 3rd most productive Ex Beatles behind Paul or George. John Lennon was the one who was struggling because of Yoko.
@mrsbluesky8415
@@cjones3957wrong. Ringo admitted George wrote it.
@felipecardoza9967
I never knew this! And I didn't think I could think even more highly of George, but here we are.
@richardgaines9450
George is a classy and kind man-------- the world was BLESSED to have you George------ love you sir !!!!
@adamkidson4444
Yes he was apart from sleeping with his best friends wife's lol