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Why George Harrison's "Something" is the Best Love Song Ever Written

Why George Harrison's "Something" is the Best Love Song Ever Written In the late summer of 1968, while The Beatles were unravelling under the weight of fame, ego, and exhaustion, George Harrison sat quietly with a guitar and an ancient Chinese text. He opened the I Ching, the Book of Changes — a work of fate and balance — and read one simple line: "Everything is relative… if you look for love, you’ll find it everywhere." The Silent Beatle By this time, George had grown used to silence. Lennon and McCartney filled albums with their brilliance, while his own songs — delicate, spiritual, searching — waited in the shadows. He wasn’t angry. Just unseen. In a band where words filled every space, George spoke through the strings — finding truths too fragile for conversation. He decided then — he would write a song based on chance. He picked up the guitar and thought, Whatever words come, they come. The first line arrived like a sigh: “I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping… ”His guitar became his confession, his prayer, his protest. And “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” was all three at once. When George brought the song to the studio, the others didn’t seem to care. Tension filled the air — the sound of four men drifting apart. So George did something unexpected. He called his friend. Eric Clapton. Clapton hesitated — “It’s The Beatles,” he said, “I can’t just walk in.” But George insisted: “You can. It’s my song.” That day, when Clapton plugged in his Gibson Les Paul — nicknamed “Lucy” — something shifted. The band, out of respect or maybe surprise, began to listen again. The song came alive. The weeping wasn’t sorrow anymore — it was release. Many thought George wrote it about a woman. Some thought it was about the cracks in the band. But listen closely… and you’ll hear something else. This was George’s reflection on love — the love that sleeps inside us all when ego takes over. The love we forget when we stop listening. To him, the guitar didn’t just weep for heartbreak. It wept for humanity — for the blindness of a world that could be kind, but wasn’t. He once said the song was about “the love that’s there… but that we can’t always see.” And maybe that’s why it hurts — because the truth hides in beauty we overlook. Years later, Paul McCartney called it one of George’s finest works. Eric Clapton performed it at George’s memorial — his fingers trembling as the notes cried once more. Every time the melody plays, it carries the same quiet ache — a reminder that music, like love, never really leaves. George’s guitar still weeps — not out of pain, but out of compassion. It weeps for us all. The guitar doesn’t scream. It doesn’t shout. It weeps — softly, endlessly — like a man who has seen love fade and faith tested. George Harrison never shouted to be heard. He whispered through melody, through faith, through kindness. And in that whisper, the world finally listened. Because sometimes… The softest cry carries the deepest truth. If this story moved you, don’t forget to subscribe for more journeys through the music that shaped our souls. And when you’re ready… Discover the story behind George’s other masterpiece — 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' CatB’s Band Members for this song were: Chris Easdown - Vocals and Keyboard Clive Davies - Drums Bob Ellis Bass Guitar Bob (Boz) Chaplin Guitars 00:00 George Harrison's Rare Intro solo played on Live performances 00:40 Vocal 01:11 Iconic Guitar Riff 01:47 Guitar Riff 02:27 Legendary Guitar Solo 03:05 Final verse and outro