Creating “Something”
By George Harrison and
The Beatles
This truly does provide an opportunity to hear creativity in its raw form. As I listen I hear what I now know so well as the completed song that feels so intuitive, so instinctual and yes, so seemingly obvious and then Full Stop … this is the very creation of that now iconic song. Not the notes, the words, the mood or the melody existed before George had the notion and brought it to the session. I loved it when John said, fill in the blank with cauliflower until the right words come to you. I gained a whole new insight and respect for the song and for the Beatles. It was very rewarding to listen to your video to the end where John and Paul give the full credit to George for being the author and saying that Something was, in their opinion, the best song on the album and worthy of being a single.
And now the finished product:
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