It was Actually about Gunnar Nilsson. and dedicated to him. after his death in 1978.

Not gonna lie he had us in the first half

High school English classes in a nutshell

I made the same assumption as you, when I first heard this song. Kind of a bathetic trajectory, huh?

Multiple layers of meaning, that's what art can do :)

He wrote “awaiting on you all” while brushing his teeth actually 😂

@@thatweirdbeatlesgirl8285 NO KIDDING!!! Omg really? haha I love this man!

I guess he was mentioning about Savoy Truffle from the White Album

@@ViniciusFiocco Yes you'll have to have them all pulled out After the Savoy truffle.

Great song about lawsuits too. "Sue me ,sue you"

indeed!

lets have that era back though i want to see a real race with high stakes and cooler cars

Love him to this day. Most of m th life.

If only he would have quit smoking. Poor guy 😢😭

Did you know him?

beautifully said.

451+1 well he was no lutheran ? ^ ^

That's "SIR" Jackie Stewart

And I like the plaid stripe on his hat like he had on his helmet.

The Great Sir Jackie Stewart!

And he is, of course, the subject of this song.

Harrison dedicated the song in his album credits to "the Entire Formula One Circus" and to the memory of Ronnie Peterson, who had died in a crash at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.

Love how they look alike and theyre both Brits

George was a Motor Man. That love of cars was one of many interests. The first Beatle to have a licence and fair driver himself in race cars and a Great Friend of Sir Jackies. RIP George Harrison MBE.🌹🕊

Apparently Harrison lent Hill money to start his racing career. No wonder Damon was a close friend.

Love it. Every time I see a sunrise, i hear and sing it.

Also fun to know that Something by George is the only Beatles song that Sinatra ever sang.

zdave 608 you are totally correct. In fact Sinatra called it the greatest love song ever written. Not bad for a kid from Liverpool

@@haroldhatley4275 I read somewhere that Here comes the Sun is the most requested Beatles song of all time. That's gotta stick in Paul's craw. Heh heh ...

Which album?

I thought the driver looked Familiar in the video

I believe The song was written and dedicated to Ronnie Petersen who lost His life on The track.

So right, an exceptional F1 driver ... RIP Ronnie Peterson ...

@@carlosj.vonbenzongoncalves3818 Remember very well NRK news sunday afternoon 11. september show the accident...

@@carlosj.vonbenzongoncalves3818 could've won the title, but in his contract, he had to be the 2nd driver.

In a way it makes sense

It does. George's songs connect me to him uniquely. Its the vibes

Exactlyy and i feel like i know him for all of my life but I'm only 14!!

I get what you mean, but really he was just so damn good at making guitar solos.

Yeah, so go dance with a wild lion.

* AGGRESSIVE COUGH * uh yea-

Yeah, it's wonderful. RIP George

so true

Thanks for the lyrics

Well said, its a really well structured and melodic song. A strong track from his self titled album.

Seriously? It's an awful song. The music is fine, but the lyrics are ridiculous and squashed into the melody.

because he was quiet and introverted. extroverted and talkative ones are usually overrated.

not as far as i

Are you off your nut? He was and is well loved and lauded.

I love George more than most humans, but how in the actual fuck is a BEATLE "underrated"? Lmaoooooo For the love of god, people... please stop using that word.

C'muon - we all still rate him highly.

Me to❤

It's been one of my favorites for many years, the whole album is great!

Yeah the Best f1 drivers in the history really legends

Yeah exactly senna is the greatest f1 driver in the histori but dont have Many championchips but if had lived longer it would have been epic i could do

Im proud to be my idol

@@ferjau1297 what about Schumacher and Fangio

By some some

Except for when he was doing mountains of cocaine and screwing around on his wife. Don’t get me wrong, I like George’s music, but he was no saint. And certainly didn’t walk it liked he talked it.

I don't remember him ever presenting himself as a saint. That's the problem. That's what the commenter means. George walked the walk. You don't tell people to give peace a chance if you don't do it yourself. You don't tell people the love you make is equal to the love you take if you're telling members of your band their songs are no good and they can't play their instruments. These are two people who talk the talk, but do not walk the walk. George Harrison never ripped Eric Clapton to pieces in song. He had right to, no matter if he cheated on Pattie or not. That's one of his best friends. Ringo Starr never ripped George Harrison to pieces for cheating with Maureen. But even Maureen would tell you that was not a physical affair. It was emotional at best, and her marriage with Ringo was really over. And I think in 1974, George Harrison wanted NOTHING to do with any other Beatles, even Ringo, once that Apple got thrown out. You can see how happy he is to finally sign those papers. And after that Ringo appears less on Harrison albums. He even sues the guy. George sue Ringo???? What???? George took a black eye for Ringo! Harrison, and this is only a theory, wants to get so far away from the other 3, but specifically John and Paul, that he'll do anything to do it. And drugs don't help make the best choices. But he never told the audience he made all the right ones did he. He never once sits there and tells his audience "I've got God, I'm better than you, you don't know anything." Not once. So the tag he gets as a preacher is just nonsense. Half the time he sits there saying he fucks it up too, but he still believes in God. Whether that be Krishna, Christ, Buddha. Whatever THAT is, that transcends the Bible or texts or reality. Whatever THAT is, he believes in it. Even when he fucks up. THAT'S walking the walk. He did not present himself as a Holy Man. He presented himself as a man on a journey seeking the Holy. The Divine. And if you wanted to join him on that journey, you could. And if you didn't, you didn't have to. You had all the old Beatles songs, you can still enjoy them. He had moved on. And he was in a band where two people just did not SEE him. They still viewed him as a teenager in school, long into their adult lives. And that's just messed up. You still treat someone like they're a grade behind you when you're in your 30's and 40's? The dude is only 8 months younger than McCartney. I got friends who are 8 months older than me, and somehow this has never come up in the decades I've known them. Nor do they look down on me because I'm 8 months younger than them. When you're 13 or 16, that shit can matter. THEN YOU GROW UP. @@stormbringercoming8105

Sewlutions One of his best albums; Course I’m a bit older than you, probably. I bought this in the 70s. Still have the album. What I don’t have in a phonograph. 😂

It came out in 1979 and didn't receive much play time.

George was putting out uneven albums in the late 70’s, early 80’s....up until Cloud 9 where he made a monstrous return to superstardom

@@Oh_I_Will Sad, since I love this album and Thirty Three and 1/3. Wish they got more attention

Sabandija Asquerosa ikr

Olivier Dallaire Yeah but I'm first like.

Not only the song but the vídeo is also incredible !

Olivier, if you like this song, you should listen to the entire George Harrison album,(self titled) circa 1979 that it's on; not one mediocre/bad song on the entire album! Enjoy!

Good music doesn't die in our eyes but eyes of the young today, it'll never be brought up. Lucky I had family that loved all sorts of different music. Take it for granted but this here is just brilliance. On yourself Georgey 🎧🎸

I'm 15 and I love this kind of music!

George maravilhoso! My favorite

Lol George Best

he cheered for Damon Hill who won the 1996 Title his dad Graham Hill was also a F1 Champion and i like how Harrison and Damon looks alike

where can I find that?

Heaven will sound like... well like heaven because he’ll be there with us

all were the best bro

OmarZT562 he was great friends with Jackie Stewart

And Fittipaldi too.

Why? F1 was awesome back in the day.

Doesn't seem to fit with his religious beliefs, does it? He also owned a number of fast cars including one of the first Mclaren F1's.

its how my dad met him

@Magnolia Trees in the Meadow Hmm...I didn't say that it wasn't one of his 'better' songs; I said that it wasn't one of his 'better-known' songs.

Long,long,long was the best.

yeah!

He wrote them, it was that Martin assh0le that vetoed them out of albums

Agree ! We also forget George Harrison wrote The Beatles ( The Quarrymen) song "In Spite of All The Danger" with Paul McCartney in 1958. Paul McCartney plays this song at his current concerts. Then in 1960 the Harrison - Lennon composition "Cry For A Shadow". Already a writing talent in his teenage years !.

@@Bruce15485 That's not James Paul McCartney. We know it.

Great Lyrics! Thank You!

yes, so sad

he has at least 100 songs as good as this

@@dodgyhighlights3208 thats what ive discovered, he was called the ''quiet beatle'', he should have been called a gifted musician and lyricist.

@@troudecul69 The 1979 rfactor mod?

@@lucasbailey8878 hahaha exactly !!!

NASCAR?

@@aydankhaliq2967 lmfao thats fair, the song was actually inspired by George watching the 1977 Formula One season, not NASCAR

I don't think these cars have backseats i think this dudes in a normal car lol

It's fun see the optimism of NASCAR fans...

Starship Trooper his second best album!

Yes. Me too.

It's my favorite harrison album.

¿está el gran LOLE REUTEMAN?

Até o carro da Copersucar. Espetacular. Sem falar na música maravilhosa do genial GH

Even appears Patrick Depailler while he was driving.