From The Alternate Abbey Road and 14 other releases
“Here Comes the Sun” is a song by George Harrison from The Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road.
The song, one of Harrison’s best-known Beatles contributions alongside “Something”, originated from a songwriting collaboration between Harrison and close friend Eric Clapton called “Badge,” recorded by Clapton’s group Cream, and featuring an arpeggiated guitar riff that is similar to the one that forms the bridge of “Here Comes the Sun”. 1969 was a difficult year for Harrison: he was arrested for marijuana possession, he had his tonsils removed, and he had temporarily quit the band. The song was written while Harrison was away from all of these troubles.
Harrison stated in The Beatles Anthology:
“ “Here Comes the Sun” was written at the time when Apple was getting like school, where we had to go and be businessmen: ‘Sign this’ and ‘sign that’. Anyway, it seems as if winter in England goes on forever, by the time spring comes you really deserve it. So one day I decided I was going to sag off Apple and I went over to Eric Clapton’s house. The relief of not having to go see all those dopey accountants was wonderful, and I walked around the garden with one of Eric’s acoustic guitars and wrote “Here Comes The Sun”.
Harrison sang lead vocals and played acoustic guitar and Moog synthesizer. Paul McCartney sang backing vocals and played bass guitar. Ringo Starr played drums, with all three Beatles providing handclaps. John Lennon did not contribute to the song as he was recovering from a recent car crash (he was also absent from George Harrison’s “Long, Long, Long”). Unnamed musicians played violas, cellos, double bass, piccolos, flutes, alto flutes, and clarinets.
Really appropriate Angel. I cannot I cannot wait for summer. We here in Wi. got too hunker down to sub zero temps again for low temp.s and highs only in the low to middle single digets for all of next week again.
Yes this has been a long cold winter and the weather men? say that we are not even close to being done with winter. Funny how they can say that – gotta be chem trails maybe .
If this happens we will have broke all records for Dec. Jan., and Feb. sinse they have been keeping records.
I hate to say it, Angel, but I’ve always hated the Beatles and all of their “hold your hand” crap. I’m more of a Rolling Stones man, and I’ve noticed that people who do like the Beatles, always hate the Stones.
Those two bands seem to define opposing forces in the Rock-n-roll world.
I know a lot of Beatles and Stones fans that really like both groups.
Count me as one of them, digger. 🙂 I also like the Who and Zep. I have very eclectic taste in music. 😉
If you didn’t like this one, JR, you’ll REALLY Hate the next two songs I sent in to cheer digger (and other Trenchers) up. LOL
Yes Angel, me too 😉 Yea I like most music. Soothes the savage beast in me 😉
The only genres I really have a low tolerance for are Techno Dance Club and Rap.
Same here too Angel
Especially rap.
The Doors back then I threw in the mix.
🙂
hey Digger im one of those people. 🙂
Yea Angel, Had to listen to this a couple of times today, yea brings back good memories, Thanks Angel 😉
🙂 🙂 🙂
For laughs, check out this story & comments from the other day. 🙂
http://www.fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/blondie-bennett-barbie-obsessed-woman-uses-hypnotherapy-to-make-herself-brainless/76988#comments
HaHa lol. Yes you are right Angel. I lost a few days there for sure