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Songs written by George Harrison

  • All Those Years AgoGeorge Harrison originally wrote the song with different lyrics for Ringo Starr to record. The session took place before John Lennon's death in December 1980.
  • Love You ToGeorge Harrison wrote Love You To in early 1966 while the Beatles enjoyed an unusually long period free of professional commitments.
  • When We Was FabGeorge Harrison released the song When We Was Fab on his 1987 album Cloud Nine. The lyrics serve as a nostalgic reflection by Harrison on the days of…
  • Something (Beatles song)George Harrison began writing Something in September 1968 during a session for the Beatles' self-titled double album. He worked on the melody at a piano…
  • Free as a BirdIn 1977, John Lennon recorded a rough demo of Free as a Bird inside his Dakota apartment in New York City. He spoke into the cassette recorder with a thick…
  • Flying (Beatles instrumental)The Beatles released an instrumental track called Flying on 1967. This song marked the first time since 1965 that the group wrote a piece without lyrics.
  • Here Comes the SunThe early months of 1969 were a difficult period for George Harrison. He had quit the Beatles temporarily and was arrested for marijuana possession.
  • Within You Without YouGeorge Harrison stood on a houseboat on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, during the autumn of 1966. He had traveled there with his wife Pattie Boyd to study…
  • Now and Then (Beatles song)John Lennon recorded a five-minute piano demo of Now and Then around 1977 at his home in the Dakota building in New York City.
  • TaxmanIn April 1966, a report from the London accountancy firm Bryce, Hammer, Isherwood & Co. delivered a stark warning to the Beatles.
  • I Me MineGeorge Harrison wrote the song I Me Mine on the 7th of January 1969 during the second week of Beatles rehearsals at Twickenham Film Studios.
  • The Inner Light (song)On the 4th of October 1967, George Harrison and John Lennon appeared on The Frost Programme to debate Transcendental Meditation with academics.