Few of the many reasons why I love George Harrison too
I His voice
He’s got only one vocal style. He cannot sing like John & Paul who’s got many ways to sing. But he just sang very well in Something, My Sweet lord & While my guitar gently weeps. For me no one can sing those songs better than him. I’ve heard a lot of cover versions by Paul Gilbert, John Mayer, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley et al.. but for me George just sang it the way it should be.
II His unselfish attitude
1. He staged the Legendary Concert for Bangla Desh. The First All Star Concert for a cause
2. He let friends do his part as lead guitarist. Paul played lead guitar in Taxman, Eric in While my guitar gently weeps & John in For you blue.
3. He was always with Ringo when Ringo struggles to write, songs like It don’t come easy, Octopus garden, Me and you(babe), Photographs
III Guitar playing skills( best displayed on these songs)
1. This guitar can’t keep on crying (original & new version, slide & not)
2. Day after day (Bad Finger)
3. Moment in Paradise (Electric Light Orchestra Zoom album)
4. The Bluest blues ( live with Albert Lee)
5. Octopus garden (even the demo version is nice)
6. The end (with Paul & John)
7. In my life (you cannot remove the intro here, simple but there can be no substitute)
8. And I love her (Classical guitar for the intro)
9. And your bird can sing ( Joe Walsh praised George & wonder where did he get the idea)
10. Let it be (two versions were released)
11. Sun King/ Mean Mr. Mustard/ Polytene Pam/ ..bathroom window
12. I’ll follow the sun ( pure clean tone)
13. Words of love(paying homage to Buddy Holly with nice ad lib)
14. Hey bulldog (used SG or this song and gave the axe to his best friend Eric)
15. Drive my car (wasn’t sure if he used slide or not)
16. Your love ( with Carl Perkins, Rockabilly))
17. Here comes the sun (nice acoustic rendition, Beatles version & with Paul Simon)
18. Back in the USSR
19. I'm only sleeping( guitar solo played backwards)
20. Real love (who would not love the guitar works here)
21. Free as a bird (Paul gave good words to George for the slide work here)
22. Nowhere man( the first song I’ve heard where harmonic was used in the guitar solo part)
23. Cheer down
24. Johnny be good ( with Deep Purple, live)
25. While my guitar gently weeps on the second guitar solo part with Eric Clapton( for many times, but live in Japan is the best version for me), with Gary Moore ( Live in London)
IV song writing
1. Something
2. While my guitar gently weeps
3. Old brown shoe
4. Here comes the sun
5. This guitar can’t keep on crying
6. You know what to do
7. Don’t let me wait too long