George Harrison

Released: December 9, 1974

Songwriter: George Harrison

Producer: George Harrison

[Verse 1]
Somebody brought the juicer
I thought I'd take a sip
Came off the rails so crazy
My senses took a dip
Before the bottle hit the floor
And I'd had time to think
I was blinded by desire
The elephant turned pink

[Chorus]
The rest is simply shady
It's all been done before
But it doesn't make life easy
That's for sure
You may think about a lady
Cause yourself a minor war
And your life won't be so easy anymore

[Verse 2]
No sooner had I sown it
When I began to reap
I was torn from shallow water
And plunged into the deep
And as I started drowning
I clung onto a straw
That somehow kept me floating
While my madness craved for more

[Chorus]
Now the rest is simply shady
It's all been done and more
But it doesn't make life simple
That's for sure
You may think about a lady
Let her in through your front door
But your life won't be so easy anymore

[Verse 3]
A pebble in the ocean
Must've caused some kind of stir
And witnessed by the silence
Will reach from here to there
The action that I've started
Sometime I'll have to face
My influence in motion
Rebounding back through space

[Chorus]
Now the rest is simply shady
It's all been done before
But it doesn't make life easy
That's for sure
You may think you're Sexy Sadie
Let her in through your front door
But your life won't be so easy anymore

Cause yourself a minor war
But your life won't be so easy anymore
You may think you're Sexy Sadie
Let her in through your front door
But your life won't be so easy anymore

If George Harrison were merely remembered for his involvement in The Beatles, his legacy would be solidified as one of rock’s greatest names. Along with staging the world’s first benefit concert where major artists performed together for humanitarian relief, introducing pop culture to classical Indian music and gaining three #1 singles as a solo artist, he was also a film producer and an avid gardener.

In 1957, he met a young Paul McCartney on a bus they both took to school. McCartney then introduced him to John Lennon to audition for his skiffle group, the Quarrymen. Lennon originally rejected Harrison as he thought he was too young to be the band, having just turned 15. Harrison eventually impressed Lennon with his guitar skills and was accepted as a member of the group.

During his time with The Beatles, Harrison was the lead guitarist, one of the singers, and contributed many songs such as “Taxman,” “Within You Without You,” “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” “Here Comes the Sun” and “Something.”

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