George Harrison, All Those Years Ago
If you’ve read this site enough, you know that I like making declarations, so here is a strong one. ”All Those Years Ago,” is required listening for Beatles fans and one of the best George Harrison songs ever. It was written by George Harrison as a song for Ringo Starr to sing, but Ringo thought the vocal melody was too high for him. So, it went to the scrap heap. Then John Lennon was murdered on the streets of New York City, stunning the world. I’m sure right away, Beatles fans the world over expected a musical tribute of some sort from Paul, George, and Ringo. Rumors of a reunion must have been strong, despite the concept being horribly illogical with John’s passing. On a certain level, the pressure must have been high on these guys to do something, which was of course, cruelly unfair. If your best friend died, would anyone expect you to make a commercial pop song? A s...