About This Track
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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WargyDog this one is great, of course, but I also love Richie Havens doing this at Woodstock, which is the one I actually heard (as a recording) first
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JessyGirl ♥
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GazeCarsa The song that helps me to survive bad mornings and even worse days. Thank you. ♥
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WarriorJones Top 10 Beatles.
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SpiritOfYetaxa One of the best songs from a mediocre album
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nicki-77 love it
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carolina182 George Harrison was a rare one, all right. [2[
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secret_nick George <3
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gonzeaux Ringo is underrated as fuck
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Armyofme_02 Hermosa canción <3
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oldiesfanjohn best version
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Pawa17 Когда ее слушаешь - реально в душе как солнце просыпается!
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ArcadeFirez George is the best Beatle
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jimboeck WONDERING what the " SONS of the Beatles " band will sound like if they actually put the band together ???
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Druid66 George Harrison was a rare one, all right.
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riverflows do u know how good this sounded the other day driving through london in the spring and happening to past by abbey road where crowds were still trying to cross at the crossing but because road works were digging up right where the crossing is they went to the one furthur down lol!
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xXJokerBPXx Someone tried to tell me this is the worst Beatles songs. Ha, what a foolish person he is.
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Radiactive Here comes the sun, turururu ~ ♪
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PinkFloydrulez ive always thought this was a delightful mellow song but i'm finally realizing it's a psychedelic fucking masterpiece
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BIG-D313 ;-)))))))
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