The best of George and Ringo

[Lovely Rita]

As we all know, John and Paul wrote and sang most of the Beatle's songs. Which of the few that George and Ringo wrote or sang are your favorites? I like Taxman, of course by George. I also like him singing Something, however, I don't know if he wrote that.

What are some songs, if any, that Ringo wrote? I know he sang some, including Octopus's Garden and With a little help from my friends. I don't really know any that he wrote, though.

[Glenn]

I absolutely love Don't Pass Me By by Ringo.

And I love While My Guitar Gently Weeps, especially the version on the Anthology CD's. Also I love the hypnotic Within You Without You.

[bearkat77]

George did write "Something" and it's a good song. Another one of his, also from Abbey Road, is "Here Comes The Sun". George wrote the latter while walking through Eric Clapton's garden at sunrise.

As for Ringo, though he didn't write it, "With A Little Help From My Friends" is one that I really like. Of the songs he wrote, I would go with "Octopus's Garden". It kind of reminds me of "Yellow Submarine".

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[beatlemethisbeatlemethat]

the few songs they did sing, i love. I think George rocks on Roll Over Beethoven and While My Guitar Gently Sleeps. On this album I have called Raw Energy, he sings Take Good Care Of My Baby. It's a great song!

Ringo is awesome in With A Little Help From My Friends and Yellow Submarine.

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Stefanie

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"After all is said and done, you can't go pleasing everyone, so screw it"
--John Lennon

[Harbidge]

The 2 Ringo songs that appeared on Beatles albums are Don't Pass Me By and Octopus's Garden.

Did anyone know that George sang, Everybody's trying To Be My Baby?

If I Needed Someone was a great song by Mr. Harrison, and so was While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Octopus's Garden was the best Ringo song, but DPMB was also very good.

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[jtal909]

The All Things Must Pass songs, by George, are a collective masterpiece. I highly recommend it for those of you not familiar with it.

[FPSHOT]

On the original Albums, George sang;

Chains
Do you want to know a secret
Don't bother me *
Roll over Beethoven
Devil in her heart
I'm happy just to dance with you (L&M song)
Everybody's trying to be my baby
I need you *
You like me to much *
Think for yourself *
If I needed someone *
Taxman *
Love you to *
I wan to tell you *
Within you, without you *
Blue Jay Way *
The Inner Light *
While my guitar gently weeps *
Piggies *
Long, Long, Long *
Savoy Truffle *
Only a northern song *
It's all too much *
Something *
Here comes the sun *
Old Brown Shoe *
I me mine *
For you blue *

Ringo Sang
Boys
I wanna be your man
Honey don't
Matchbox
Act Naturally
What goes on *(+ L&M)
Yellow submarine
With a little help from my friends
Don't pass me by *
Good Night
Octopus's garden *(help from George)

* written by George or Ringo

My favorites are

Everybody's trying to be my baby
The inner light
Savoy Truffle
What goes on
Octopus's garden

[beatlemethisbeatlemethat]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Did anyone know that George sang, Everybody's trying To Be My Baby?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

He sings that song great! I love when he says 'rock on Ringo for George one Time'

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[Lovely Rita]

I forgot about here Comes the Sun...I love that song!!!!! It's also pretty cool how he (George) wrote the latter while in Eric Clapton's garden. I didn't know that!
-Lovely Rita

[bearkat77]

Hey, this/that, the song you're thinking of is "Honey Don't", sung by Ringo. The line is, "Ah, rock on George, for Ringo one time."

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[beatlemethisbeatlemethat]

is it? I swore George said something like that in Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby.

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[bearkat77]

If you want to be sure, go to my site and click The Songs... topic, then scroll done to "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" and click that. You see the lyrics and hear a midi of it.

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[PennyLane]

My choice for Ringo is easier, I think. His best written song is Octopus's Garden, but out of those he sings, I like I Want to be Your Man. From George, I have a few more. Among the top are Here Comes the Sun, Taxman, While my Guitair Gently Weeps, and Piggies. I am not big on his sitar songs, which there really were too many of!

[jtal909]

They interestingly enough chose Ringo to sing "Goodnight" (White Album). It is fabulous.

[bearkat77]

Penny, George's first song he played sitar on was "Norwegian Wood". That is a good song. Another one with sitar is "Love You To", which was his first Indian-flavored composition.

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[PennyLane]

I do like some of the sitar songs, I just think that too many were made. I think that a few sitar songs are okay, but George really took it over the top.

[Paperbackwriter]

george screwed up a lot of albums with his sitar, but that's just what i think. dont get mad at me. dont quote me on that. that was i me mine quote.

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[Paul_McCartney2002]

I think that "I got my mind set on you" is a good song, but as for his beatle music I think "Piggies" is the best

[This message has been edited by Paul_McCartney2002 (edited August 18, 2000 at 11:30 AM).]

[lennon-mccartney]

He didn't write it though. However, he wrote piggies - which was ok, but nothing compared to Something.

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[Paul_McCartney2002]

even if he didn't write it it still was a kick a** song

[This message has been edited by SleepyHead (edited September 04, 2000 at 09:30 AM).]

[lennon-mccartney]

Sure was! I downloaded the mp3 just the other night, it's fantastic. A number 1 hit.

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[Paul_McCartney2002]

What other solo albums did he have other then cloud nine do you know of any does anyone?

[lennon-mccartney]

12/02/1968 WONDERWALL MUSIC (Original Soundtrack Album) Apple
05/26/1969 ELECTRONIC SOUND Apple
11/27/1970 ALL THINGS MUST PASS Apple
12/20/1971 THE CONCERT FOR BANGLA DESH Apple
05/30/1973 LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD Apple
12/09/1974 DARK HORSE Apple
09/22/1975 EXTRA TEXTURE - READ ALL ABOUT IT Apple
11/08/1976 THE BEST OF GEORGE HARRISON Capitol
11/24/1976 THIRTY THREE & 1/3 Dark Horse
02/20/1979 GEORGE HARRISON Dark Horse
06/01/1981 SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND Dark Horse
11/08/1982 GONE TROPPO Dark Horse
11/02/1987 CLOUD NINE Dark Horse
10/25/1988 TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 1 Wilbury
10/09/1989 BEST OF DARK HORSE 1976 - 1989 Dark Horse /
Warner Bros.
10/29/1990 TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 3 Wilbury /
Warner Bros.
07/10/1992 GEORGE HARRISON LIVE IN JAPAN Warner Bros. /
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[Paul_McCartney2002]

thanks, now of that group how many are still in print?

[lennon-mccartney]

You can get yer 'ands on most of 'em.

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[Paul_McCartney2002]

that's too bad, what about Ringo, do you know any of his solo albums, and if they are in print

[lennon-mccartney]

04/24/1970 SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Apple
09/28/1970 BEAUCOUPS OF BLUES Apple
11/02/1973 "RINGO" Apple
11/18/1974 GOODNIGHT VIENNA Apple
11/20/1975 BLAST FROM YOUR PAST Apple
09/27/1976 RINGO'S ROTOGRAVURE Atlantic
09/26/1977 RINGO THE 4TH Atlantic
04/17/1978 BAD BOY Portrait
10/26/1981 STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES Boardwalk
06/24/1983 OLD WAVE RCA (Canada)
03/01/1989 STARR STRUCK : BEST OF RINGO STARR, VOL. 2 Rhino
10/16/1990 RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL-STARR BAND Rykodisc
05/22/1992 TIME TAKES TIME Private
10/01/1993 RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL-STARR BAND :
LIVE FROM MONTREUX Rykodisc
08/12/1997 RINGO STARR AND HIS THIRD ALL-STARR BAND
(Volume 1) Blockbuster
Exclusive
06/16/1998 VERTICAL MAN Mercury
10/20/1998 VH1 STORYTELLERS Mercury
10/19/1999 I WANNA BE SANTA CLAUS Mercury


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[beatlegirl]

my favorite by george is think for yourself,&dont bother me,my favorite by ringo is what goes on & octopus garden


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[jtal909]

I really like George's music especially All things must Pass as one of my favs of all time, but he did kind of "screw up" some Beatle albums with his insistance of turning us on to sitar music. Imagine if Sgt Pepper had instead of Within You Without You, another Lovely Rita, or if Revolver had instead of Love You To, another Eleanor Rigby......?

Imagine all the people.....

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[FPSHOT]

Most of the George and Ringo albums are not in print but at least some of George are up for re-release.

I don't agree on the sitar references here. Ofcourse you must like it, but it gave a new dimension to pop-music whereas other artists got to study on it too.

The Inner Light is one of my favorites by George in his band period. If you don't like a sitar, listen to the melody.

On various polls, All Things Must Pass come forward as the most favorite solo album by any Beatle.

Well you can see from my name that I am a George fan (as #1 of the four).

[jtal909]

All Things Must Pass must be a culmination of all the songs George had been writing that didn' fit into John and Paul's notion of being Beatle songs.
Many artists' first album are their best as it is a culmination of years of writing and the best songs get on it. After that, it might be a years worth of writing, coming up with a few gems.

[FPSHOT]

Some of the songs on All Things Must Pass indeed date back from the Beatles period, but bear in mind, that that period had in fact just ended.
Also, George kept some songs which he never played with the Beatles before.

[jtal909]

All in all, All things Must Pass is a masterpiece.

[pat]

I was wondering when someone would mention 'The Inner Light', which is a true masterpiece.
'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' 'Something' 'Taxman' 'Piggies' 'Here Comes The Sun' all show that George's talent was at the very least equal to, if not as prolific as, John & Paul's, and he has always been underrated. His solo albums are well worht a visit, and are plentiful and cheaply found in second hand record stores, and memorabilia stands at Beatlefests. Indulge!

[littlechild]

inner light rules!!

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[Original Fan]

Is anyone familiar with George's "33 1/3" album? There's a track on it entitled "Beautiful Girl" and I think it's great! He also does a terrific version of the old standard "True Love" which is very easy on the ear.

[bearkat77]

The vast majority of George's works are easy on the ears. 33 & 1/3 is a good album. The songs I like best on it are "Crackerbox Palace" and "This Song".

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[Lovely Rita]

hmmmmm......I've not a clue as to what you're talking about. Help Original Fan...I need you to explain it to foolish little me!
-Lovely Rita

[FPSHOT]

I think easy on the ears is like 'easy listening'.

Beautiful Girl is indeed a great tune and I find Learning How To Love You one of his best ever, also when you talk about guitar solo's. Listen to the accoustic guitar hereon.

Most of the time when on Boards a favorite list is to be produced of George songs in Beatle days or thereafter, I have The Inner Light in it.

[Original Fan]

Rita, my sweet, George recorded a long-playing album called "33 1/3" when he was just that age: 33 & 1/3 years old. Clever, eh? I have no doubt you knew that easy on the ear meant pleasant to listen to, didn't you? "True Love" is an old Cole Porter tune sung by Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly in the movie HIGH SOCIETY. George's version is terrific. If you can find this album anywhere, it's worth buying, as it's terrific to listen to. The very sarcastic "This Song" was a moderate chart success, but I'm sure 'kat, Glenn, or one of our resident experts can tell us just how high it climbed. P.S. Good luck in school this term, Lovely!

[FPSHOT]

This song ofcourse was about the My Sweet Lord lawsuit decision and had a nice video to go along, which was even a rather close copy of how the court case actually went.

From what I know, it went fast into the charts but at Billboard stayed on 25, Cash Box on 28 and Record World on 33.

[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Original Fan:
George recorded a long-playing album called "33 1/3" when he was just that age: 33 & 1/3 years old.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

George's idea was to release this album June 25, 1976, at which time he would be 33 & 1/3 years of age. However, he developed a case of hepatitis and was unable to finish it in time. The LP was released Nov. 19, 1976 (UK) and Nov. 24, 1976 (US).

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[Lovely Rita]

Thank you for being patient and explaining it to me Original.....I get confused. I did know what easy on the ears meant!
Thank you
-Lovely Rita

[Original Fan]

Lovely, I AM a teacher, so explaining things just comes naturally to me. Anytime you need me, dear, I'll come a-runnin'!