John Lennon and Paul McCartney—the two principal songwriting members of the band—both praised "Something" as among the best songs Harrison had written. As well as critical acclaim, the single achieved commercial success, topping the Billboard charts in the United States, and entering the top 10 in the United Kingdom. The song's success continued after the breakup of The Beatles, when it was covered by over 150 artists including Elvis Presley, Shirley Bassey, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, James Brown, Julio Iglesias, Smokey Robinson and Joe Cocker becoming the second-most covered Beatles song after "Yesterday".
Writing
During the 1968 recording sessions for The Beatles (also referred to as the White Album), Harrison began working on a song that eventually became known as "Something". The song's first lyrics ("Something in the way she moves/Attracts me like no other lover") were adapted from an unrelated song by fellow Apple artist James Taylorcalled "Something In The Way She Moves" and used as filler while the melody was being developed.
Harrison later said that "I had a break while Paul was doing some overdubbing so I went into an empty studio and began to write. That's really all there is to it, except the middle took some time to sort out. It didn't go on the White Album because we'd already finished all the tracks."A demo recording of the song by Harrison from this period appears on the Beatles Anthology 3 collection, released in 1996.
Many believe that Harrison's inspiration for "Something" was his wife at the time, Pattie Boyd. Boyd also claimed that inspiration in her 2007 autobiography, Wonderful Tonight, where she wrote: "He told me, in a matter-of-fact way, that he had written it for me."
However, Harrison has cited other sources of inspiration to the contrary. In a 1996 interview he responded to the question of whether the song was about Pattie: "Well no, I didn't [write it about her]. I just wrote it, and then somebody put together a video. And what they did was they went out and got some footage of me and Pattie, Paul and Linda, Ringo and Maureen, it was at that time, and John and Yoko and they just made up a little video to go with it. So then, everybody presumed I wrote it about Pattie, but actually, when I wrote it, I was thinking of Ray Charles."
The original intention had been for Harrison to offer the song to Jackie Lomax, as had been done with the previous Harrison composition, "Sour Milk Sea." When this fell through, the song was given to Joe Cocker (who had previously covered The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends"); his version came out two months before that of The Beatles. During the Get Back recording sessions for what eventually became Let It Be, Harrison considered using "Something," but eventually decided against it due to his fear that insufficient care would be taken in its recording; his earlier suggestion of "Old Brown Shoe" had not gone down well with the band.It was only during the recording sessions for Abbey Road that The Beatles began seriously working on "Something."
Production notes
"Something" was recorded during the Abbey Road sessions. It took 52 takes in two main periods, the first session involved a demo take on Harrison's 26th birthday, 25 February 1969, followed by 13 backing track takes on 16 April. The second main session took 39 takes and started on 2 May 1969 when the main parts of the song were laid down in 36 takes, finishing on 15 August 1969 after several days of recording overdubs.
The original draft that the Beatles used lasted eight minutes, with John Lennon on the piano towards the end (which was recorded later as Lennon was not present during the first few sessions). The middle also contained a small counter-melody section in the draft. Both the counter-melody and Lennon's piano piece were cut from the final version. Still, Lennon's piano was not erased totally. Some bits can be heard in the middle eight, in particular the line played downwards the C major scale, i.e. the connection passage to Harrison's guitar solo. The erased parts of Lennon's piano section later became the basis for Lennon's song "Remember."
Structure and lyrics
The lead vocalist for "Something" was George Harrison. The song runs at a speed of about sixty-six beats per minute and is in common time throughout. The melody begins in the key of C major. It continues in this key throughout the intro and the first two verses, until the eight-measure-long bridge, which is in the key of A major. After the bridge, the melody returns to C Major for the guitar solo, the third verse, and the outro. Although The Beatles had initially attempted an edgier acoustic version of the song, this was dropped along with the counter-melody. A demo of the acoustic version with the counter-melody included was later released as part of Anthology 3. On the final release, the counter-melody was replaced by an instrumental break, and the song was given a softer tone with the introduction of a string arrangement by George Martin, The Beatles' producer.
The theme of the song is considered to be about doubt and uncertainty. One reviewer described it as "an unabashedly straightforward and sentimental love song" at a time "when most of the Beatles' songs were dealing with non-romantic topics or presenting cryptic and allusive lyrics even when they were writing about love".
Something in the Way She Moves
The Beatles Lyrics
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Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don't need no other lover
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
You're asking me will my love grow
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around, now it may show
I don't know, I don't know
Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
The lyrics to The Beatles' song "Something in the Way She Moves" are a beautiful tribute to the power of love and the inexplicable attraction one can feel towards another person. The first two lines, "Something in the way she moves / Attracts me like no other lover," set the stage for the rest of the song, as the singer explains that there is something about this woman that draws him to her in a way that he has never experienced before.
The second verse continues this theme, with the singer describing the woman's smile and style as two of the qualities that make her so alluring. He makes it clear that he doesn't want to leave her, and repeats the refrain "You know I believe and how" to emphasize just how strongly he feels about her.
The third verse introduces a sense of uncertainty as the singer acknowledges that he doesn't know if his love for this woman will continue to grow. The line "You stick around, now it may show" suggests that there is hope that their love will endure, but there is no way to know for sure.
The final verse brings the song full circle, with the singer once again describing the power that this woman holds over him. The line "And all I have to do is think of her" suggests that she is always on his mind, and the final refrain once again asserts his belief in their love.
Line by Line Meaning
Something in the way she moves
There's something so unique and captivating in the way she carries herself
Attracts me like no other lover
Her magnetism is unmatched by anyone else I've ever been with
Something in the way she woos me
There's subtlety and grace in the way she romances me
I don't want to leave her now
I am so thoroughly smitten with her, I don't want to be apart from her
You know I believe and how
She has me completely under her spell and I'm completely devoted to her
Somewhere in her smile she knows
She's aware of her power over me and relishes in it; her smile is a window into that knowledge
That I don't need no other lover
She has captured my heart in a way that no one else ever could
Something in her style that shows me
Her personal style is indicative of her unique personality and adds to her allure
You're asking me will my love grow
You want me to predict the future and guarantee my feelings will remain the same
I don't know, I don't know
I can't say for certain what the future will hold
You stick around, now it may show
If you stay by my side, we'll see if my love continues to blossom
Something in the way she knows
Her instinctual understanding of me and my desires is part of what makes her so incredible
And all I have to do is think of her
She's all I can think about, even when she isn't physically present
Something in the things she shows me
The way she shares her heart and soul with me deepens my love for her
I don't want to leave her now
I'm as enchanted with her now as I was when we first met
You know I believe and how
I'm fully committed to her and always will be
Contributed by Wyatt S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mohdhazimzainuddin1898
[Verse 1]
Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
[Chorus]
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
[Verse 2]
Somewhere in her smile, she knows
That I don't need no other lover
Something in her style that shows me
[Chorus]
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
[Bridge]
You're asking me, will my love grow?
I don't know, I don't know
You stick around, now, it may show
I don't know, I don't know
[Instrumental Break 01:39-02:14]
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Something in the way she knows
And all I have to do is think of her
Something in the things she shows me
[Chorus]
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how
@denialma
Happy Birthday George. Your contributions to humankind are immeasurable. We’ll never forget you!
@lisettegarcia7013
Happy spiritual 81st birthday, George Harrison! We love, remember, and miss you. You will always remain a legend as a solo artist and a Beatle. 🧡🎸🧘💜🍏☀️🌙
@LBaker805
🤲🎵
@MOUBARRET
NEVER..!!
@gorandoncic3448
Listen to the music. Dress is doesent mettar
@maryelee3131
And he greatly missed!😢
@TheNoobKillerPlays
This video is actually pretty sad when you come to realise that at the point of filming this, the Beatles had grown so far apart that they decided to film their own parts at their own homes rather than come together and record it as a group. The video was also shot when McCartney fell into a deep depression over realising that the Beatles were over, and you can really see it in his untidy appearence
@donbovie
Nothing to be sad. As times goes by.
@kibby1234
As George said " all things must pass". I choose to look at this as the Beatles simply moving on and the people they're moving on with. There's no doubt that each are happy with the company of their partners at this time. So why be sad
@Bella-nt7ec
even so, he's the best, the most genuine