The latter has nevertheless invited interpretation as a standard love song, in which the singer is cautiously entering into a romance. As reproduced in I, Me, Mine, Harrison's original lyrics were more direct and personal, compared with the philosophical focus of the completed song. I was looking back to the Earth from my awareness." Īuthor Robert Rodriguez views the song as reflecting the effects of Harrison's search for increased awareness, in that "the faster and more wide-reaching his thoughts came, the greater the struggle to find the words to express them". Writing in The Beatles Anthology, Harrison likened the outlook inspired by his taking the drug to that of "an astronaut on the moon, or in his spaceship, looking back at the Earth. Authors Russell Reising and Jim LeBlanc cite the song, along with " Rain" and " Within You Without You", as an early example of the Beatles abandoning "coy" statements in their lyrics and instead "adopt an urgent tone, intent on channeling some essential knowledge, the psychological and/or philosophical epiphanies of LSD experience" to their listeners. In his autobiography, I, Me, Mine, Harrison says that "I Want to Tell You" addresses "the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit". Harrison used this time to study the Indian sitar and, like Lennon, to explore philosophical issues in his songwriting while preparing to record the band's next album, Revolver.
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During the same period, the Beatles had been afforded an unusually long time free of professional commitments due to their decision to turn down A Talent for Loving as their third film for United Artists. According to author Gary Tillery, the song resulted from a "creative surge" that Harrison experienced at the start of 1966.
As a secondary composer to John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the Beatles, Harrison began to establish his own musical identity through his absorption in Indian culture, as well as the perspective he gained through his experiences with the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). George Harrison wrote "I Want to Tell You" in the early part of 1966, the year in which his songwriting matured in terms of subject matter and productivity. Ted Nugent, the Smithereens, Thea Gilmore and the Melvins are among the other artists who have covered the track. At the Concert for George tribute in November 2002, a year after Harrison's death, the song was used to open the Western portion of the event, when it was performed by Jeff Lynne.
A version recorded during that tour appears on his Live in Japan album. Harrison performed "I Want to Tell You" as the opening song throughout his 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton. The recording marked the first time that McCartney played his bass guitar part after the band had completed the rhythm track for a song, a technique that became commonplace on the Beatles' subsequent recordings.Īmong music critics and Beatles biographers, many writers have admired the group's performance on the track, particularly McCartney's use of Indian-style vocal melisma. In combination with the song's philosophical message, Harrison's stuttering guitar riff and the dissonance he employs in the melody reflect the difficulties of achieving meaningful communication. The lyrics address what he later termed "the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit". When writing "I Want to Tell You", Harrison drew inspiration from his experimentation with the hallucinogenic drug LSD. Its inclusion on the LP marked the first time that he was allocated more than two songs on a Beatles album, a reflection of his continued growth as a songwriter beside John Lennon and Paul McCartney. After " Taxman" and " Love You To", it was the third Harrison composition recorded for Revolver. It was written and sung by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist.
" I Want to Tell You" is a song by the English rock group the Beatles from their 1966 album Revolver. Cover of the Northern Songs sheet music (licensed to Sonora Musikförlag)
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