Here Comes the Sun (3:05)
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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”.[1] ”
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.
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Metallicaian wrote:
my favorite Beatles song by 0.000000000000000000000000000000000001 percent and Hey jude is behind it by 000000000000000000000000000000000000.1
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batmantshirt wrote:
nice weather + listening to this song just walking around. awesome.
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squiggins wrote:
Worth a listen in good headphones, no matter how many times you've heard it
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AndyTownbend wrote:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CjTPOL1Uqto must view for all McCartney fans, interview this week with him verbally attacking Liam Gallagher
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Screamdevil wrote:
Easily one of the best songs ever written!
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xCYDONiA wrote:
their best.
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dark_magician42 wrote:
easily my favorite Beatles song
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ThomasMusefan wrote:
one of their best
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Codswallop wrote:
Sun, sun, sun ...
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wangboo wrote:
:)
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Modzio666 wrote:
:)
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DOmuse wrote:
Fèéling secure nOw @ http://www.ruhr.tv/ ;-)
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tissadove wrote:
This song is so good to listen in a beautiful day
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HoboWeb wrote:
THis has always been one of my favourite Beatles songs
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AssD wrote:
<3
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dominoodancing wrote:
I LOVE THIS SONG !
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unlovely wrote:
aw georgie, this is a jem of a track.
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stop_jackin_it wrote:
Here comes the sun...and I say... ITS ALRIGHT (guitar)
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Galuschka wrote:
do ro do do
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DracoSlain wrote:
here comes the sun
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