Which do you prefer Pink Floyd or The Beatles?
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The Beatles Here Comes The Sun Was Harrison’s Bright Moment
The Beatles Here Comes The Sun is one of the best-known contributions to the Beatles albums by George Harrison. Written during a hard time in his life, Harrison wrote ‘Here Comes The Sun’ with his good friend Eric Clapton for the Beatles last album as a band; Abbey Road. The time that Abbey Road was being recorded was an especially hard time in the life of George Harrison. During this time many difficult circumstances happened that were high profile and led him into a rather dark period in his life.
In March, Harrison and his wife were arrested for marijuana possession when police ransacked their home. The arrest also happened on the day that Paula and Linda McCartney were married causing him to miss the wedding. Also Harrison had to undergo surgery to remove his tonsils and had quit the band for a short period of time. It was in this frame of mind, with all this swirling around his life, that he wrote The Beatles Here Comes The Sun.
‘Here Comes The Sun’ is the culmination of everything that was happening all of this time. While staying at Eric Clapton’s house, he grabbed an acoustic guitar, and as the sun was coming over the horizon, he wrote the song to remind himself that the sun is always there. During the actual recording of the song, Harrison sang the vocals and played acoustic guitar on the song, while McCartney played bass and sang back up vocals. Ringo Starr played the drums, and John Lennon was recovering from a car crash so had no involvement in The Beatles Here Comes The Sun.
After only 13 takes, ‘Here Comes The Sun’ was recorded with some extra work by Harrison re-recording his acoustic part. ‘Here Comes The Sun’ is a departure from the band’s usual outtake as it was a rather specific message from Harrison about the realization that no matter what happens to you personally there is always a brightness that would help you start again. This message is something that many people grabbed a hold of especially during the turbulent years that Abbey Road was created and released. The Beatles Here Comes The Sun was the jumping off point for George Harrison’s songwriting career and a somewhat successful solo career. The other most widely know song of Harrison’s is also contained on the Abbey Road record, which is an indication that George Harrison could have been a much more integral part of the Beatles songwriting
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The Beatles Greatest Psychedelic Tracks
John, Paul, George, & Ringo were the greatest rock band of all time and they played every kind of music a rock band can play during their time together.
I’m the type of Beatles fan that appreciates all of their music but I do have do have a special appreciation for their more psychedelic songs. And that’s what this article is all about, the best five psychedelic songs of The Beatles in no particular order.
1. “I Am The Walrus”
Without a doubt one of the all time great psychedelic masterpieces. Everything about this song from the bizarre lyrics to the imaginative chord changes to the amazing production makes it one of the greatest psychedelic songs not only by The Beatles but by any band, ever.
This is one of those songs that can be heard countless times without ever growing tired of it. I’m sure I’ve heard this song close to 1,000 times yet I still find it fresh. There’s so many layers, so many little twists & turns that I still hear new things in the song even when I listen to it now.
2. “Strawberry Fields Forever”
I often look at “I Am The Walrus” & “Strawberry Fields Forever” as brothers of sorts. They both have so many amazing ideas and incredible production. While “Strawberry Fields Forever” is more of an introspective “acid” song, “I Am The Walrus” is a bit of a “freak out.”
“Strawberry Fields Forever” is a song that would have been great even if it were played simply on an acoustic guitar but it was taken to an incredible level by the remarkable production and the imaginative arrangement.
3. “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”
I almost didn’t include this track because it’s almost become a cliche in some ways. But in the end, the song is still great. The vocal effects on John Lennon’s voice are great. Paul McCartney’s bass is fantastic. And as usual the song’s production is incredible.
4. “A Day In The Life”
The final track on Sgt Pepper’s is usually thought of as a “psychedelic” song at least not like the first three songs I Listed are, but it very much is. The orchestral build up is absolutely insane for one thing. Bit’s definitely so much more than just that. I personally feel this is the greatest song of all time, psychedelic or not. It’s lyrically amazing and musically deep. The arrangement is one of The Beatles many great musical achievements.
5. “Sun King”
This song reminds me a lot of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon (which of course came out about 4 years after this track did on Abbey Road.) I sometimes wonder if David Gilmour, the guitarist of Pink Floyd, was influenced by this song. They surely heard it.
Mostly I am referring to the very liquid sound of the guitars.
The “ahh ahh” bits are very Beatles and are also very psychedelic.
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Marvin J. Markus is a contributor to the the Music By Day music blog where he often writes about classic rock.
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okay is creedence clearwater better than the beatles?
I say they are. Beatles are good but so over rated.
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Were The Beatles Or Eric Clapton Racist?
i just wanna know. i love the Beatles, they r the ones who influenced me to play guitar, im a 100% Beatles fan. but i wanna know if they are racist. i like eric clapton too.
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