George Harrison (Spoken Word)

"And I Love Her" by The Beatles

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That's the lead guitar artistry and Beatle-mania
Of George Harrison. Although it's not documented
George Harrison was probably born
With an amused smile on his face
And if he has his way at the end
He'll go out in a similar manner amused
Or an attempt to stifle a yawn
Harrison, whose deadpan expression makes the sphinx jealous
Didn't join The Beatles until 1958, but if he were ever asked
"Why?" he'd probably say, "Because nobody asked me."
In his teens musical intеrests were cеntered on Buddy Holly
But sports interests dulled early attempts
At a serious musical study
George is an interesting combination of beat and blasé
But takes his music seriously
To get an angry response out of George
You'd probably have to be his tailor, for clothing
Next to music, is his only concern
As for a personal glimpse into Harrison
He is alternately analytical and casual

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George, you might say, is the unsung hero of the group
Although he doesn't do most of the songwriting
Or lead-singing he's very proud of the job he does do
As for his specific role with the Beatle group, Harrison says
"I play lead guitar and sing a couple of songs
And I sing a couple of bits on songs that people
Don't think I sing on..."

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Blasé with a beat
That's pretty much the story on George Harrison
Guitar-playing and singing are not George's only interests
In his own words, "I like parties and a bit of fun
Like anyone else but there's nothing better, for me
Than a bit of peace and quiet
Sitting around a big fire with your slippers
On and watching the tele
That's the life." George's idea of life is a far-cry
From his real life like the rest of The Beatles
His home is often surrounded by dozens of female fans
"They don't worry me, though"
Says George. "In fact, I rather like it. I'd be dead worried
If those girls weren't around and if their screams died away
In any case, we aren't home very much these days."
George did have one chance to go home over the past year
It was during a two-week vacation recently
The first the group has taken since their phenomenal
Rise to stardom instead, he took off for America
"to see the ordinary side of The States"
He said, "the shops, the airports, the trains, the garages
And the way people seem to live in general."
Despite the novel hair-do and the new approach
The Beatles have to music, George feels that the main reason
For the phenomenal rise of the group is because, in his words
"We're a different generation, and so are our fans."
Born in Liverpool, George left school to become
An apprentice electrician he said he stopped trying
To become an electrician though because
He kept blowing everything up!

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But how successful did Harrison feel the group would
Be when he first joined? When asked if he ever thought
That he and the members of the group would
Ever be as big as they are today
Harrison, in down-to-earth fashion said
"Well, I'm still only 5-foot-11 you know..."

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George Harrison is the youngest of The Beatles
Born February 25th, 1943, and he's the one with the longest hair
"As for my starting the haircut, that was completely by accident,"
Says George. "We'd been swimming. When I came from the pool
My hair dried into what is now the Beatle hair-do
Not having a comb or brush, I did not comb it afterwards
And then it looked as it does now
We decided we liked it and it has remained."
George's thoughts are closely allied to those of his fellow Beatles
He doesn't think much about the future. In his own words
"We're too busy today to talk about tomorrow."
And he's disinterested in many other things
That older people consider worthwhile
He's completely at ease and looks at the prospects
Of the group quite realistically

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True to his unhurried approach to life
Harrison is candid about the early aims of The Beatles
Measured against that which has happened since
"We didn't sit down and think, 'We're gonna be stars
And gonna have funny haircuts
"The only thing we wanted to do is make a record."

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And make-a-record they did. And since
In every field of their endeavor
In entertainment, broken all existing records