Tag: harrison sings
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108: Chains
Chains is a cover of the Cookies song written by Goffin and King, and sung by George Harrison on the Beatles version which appears on Please Please Me. The Cookies were a New York girl group who were important in linking Atlantic records and the Brill Building, acting as backing singers on several hits including…
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119: Roll Over Beethoven
Roll Over Beethoven is a Chuck Berry Cover from the Beatles’ second album, With The Beatles, sung by George Harrison. Though the Beatles were big fans of Berry, only two covers, Roll Over Beethoven and Rock And Roll Music, made their official catalogue (thirteen others were, at various times, performed as part of their repertoire).…
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128: Devil In Her Heart
Devil In Her Heart is a cover version from the With The Beatles album, sung by George Harrison. The Beatles took great pride in their knowledge of American music and their taste in selecting even quite obscure songs for their setlist. Devil In Her Heart is a great example, being possibly the most obscure track…
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149: Do You Want To Know A Secret
Do you want to know a secret is a song written by John Lennon but, unusually for a Lennon-McCartney track, sung by George Harrison. It was released on the Beatles’ first album, Please Please Me, and was written before they had been signed. The story of the songs genesis is well explained in quotes from…