When the Beatles would harmonize, George's voice would absolutely shine. I firmly believe that was THE biggest factor in why they sounded so great harmonizing. His low tenor, almost high baritone vocals always punched right through. His voice sits right in the range that the human ear picks up the strongest. George was simply an amazing musician in every way.
I was always amazed at George's difficult harmony that he performed flawlessly in the chorus of "Yellow Submarine." (We all lived in a yellow submarine)
Man George was so highly underappreciated as a singer and songwriter, for me he definetely was fantastic at both and to this day i still get goosebumps listening to his voice, Great job Marc and happy Christmas Eve!!
I don't know if I'd call him an underappreciated songwriter, considering some of his songs are the most beloved in the whole Beatles catalogue. And how All Things Must Pass just obliterated the other Beatles solo debuts on the charts. But singing? Absolutely agree
As a singer maybe, but as a songwriter hell no. The amount of people saying that Something and My Guitar gently weeps are the best beatles song is enough for him to not be underappreciated
George said that if he wasn’t relaxed or was stressed, he couldn’t sing because his throat would close up. You can tell when he sang live later. But when he was relaxed his voice was so distinctive and beautiful. Miss you George.
I agree he is great I'm more of a Paul guy. All of band on the run and RAM I found fantastic. Y'know all the Beatles are fantastic 3 of the greatest song writers of all time in one band. What are the odds
@@gutgolf74 maybe he didn't make as many records as Paul, but he made 10 studio albums between 1970 and 2002, plus 2 live albums, and the 2 wilburies records.
have you heard Plastic Ono band or Mind Games or Double Fantasy though? That shit is beautiful. John's performance in Mother is probably the most emotional thing ever recorded. If you can appreciate George's elegant style, you can appreciate John's raw emotion
@@gutgolf74 How could you argue he wasn’t the best guitarist? He was lead… Also, I put him on the same level as Paul imo, but I do believe John was a slightly better songwriter.
I love George's songwriting, and although many would say he's not a technically skilled vocalist, his voice had a sort of quivering quality that kind of made him sound heartbroken all the time. I can tell you one thing, it leaves *me* heartbroken that he's gone everytime I hear it.
@@dgsmith9969 I said 'many would say', didn't say I particularly thought so. About your point, the only reason he would have had to rely so much on technique would be because vocals didn't come naturally to him. That doesn't make him any less of a great musician, of course, but people on the internet seem compelled to take other’s opinions to heart 😏
It's pretty true. He is a sort of odd blend of both of them, but with his own spin. That's why their singing works so well in harmonies. When it's John and Paul together it's two distinct voices usually, but if you throw in George it becomes a very special blend with either of them
I sometimes mistake George for John, but I've never mistaken him for Paul. George said himself that during his Beatles days that he emulated John. Nobody would ever mistake him for either John or Paul in his post Beatles work.
@@Kermit_T_Frog I had a very Hard time trying to figure out on who was Singing when it Came to John and George’s Songs. It was a Mind Fuck at the Time of trying to know who was Singing.
When George partnered with Paul Simon on SNL to perform "Homeward Bound" (TH-cam) I have to say George absolutely stole the show. You could really hear his unique complexity, the shimmer and sheer beauty of his voice.
tbh this was super unexpected ! always knew his voice was beautiful, but didnt really think he had any stand out crazy vocals, loved the jokes and the editing and the video in general !:)
I'm so glad you not only mentioned Who Can See It but also gave it the number one spot.. it's my favorite song from Living in the material world album and for me too it was a love at first sight, his voice is so beautiful in that song.
“You” was specifically written and recorded for singer Ronnie Spector. George was going to help her make a come back album. When that fell through, He re-recorded the vocals himself. He admitted in an interview later that the song was recorded out of his usual singing range, too high, and if he had recorded it for himself, it would have been in a much lower key. Great, catchy number! Another of the All Things Must Pass sessions songs!
I'm not gonna lie, I was sitting here hoping "Who Can See It" would be number 1 and this video did not let me down! (No pun intended). It truly is one of his most impressive and emotional vocal performances ever put to tape. Not enough people know about it, so I HIGHLY recommend listening to "Who Can See It."
You're absolutely right, he has a really great voice. Yet, I saw a TH-cam video recently of an interview with him in which he said he knew he wasn't a very good singer! This gave me the impression that he was extremely modest about his singing talents, and/or he was in awe of the vocal talents of John & Paul.
I always got this impression too. I feel like George never tried to push himself the way Paul did vocally, but I think he was very capable. He just needed the confidence
George sometimes had this way of singing a bunch of distinct notes in a very small amount of time. He does that for example in the second verse of "Try some, buy some" where he things the words "I would always be lonely". I never was able to replicate this technique.
George shows top notch vocal skills in his album Living in the Material World. Love to see you chose "Who can see it" in your list. "Try Some Buy Some" and "That is All" are also amazing examples of his great singing skills.
I just discovered “who can see” yesterday after 20 years of listening to the Beatles. I came here expecting it on the list. The chorus is unbelievable.
I think a peak time for George was during the Concert for Bangla Desh. His vocals showed incredible emotion. He also brought out the best vocals of his friends those 2 days, like Clapton, Leon, Preston, Dylan. George has also been a major guitar hero for me...
Listening to isolated vocal recordings on the Beatles three part harmony songs showed me George had the most difficult and unique vocal part of all three.
Not the most difficult. Paul's was more difficult as he had to sing the highest. George was a great singer but he had a relatively limited range compared to Paul.
Everyone tends to say Paul is the love song speacialist...but George definitely can give his Beatle pal a good run for his money on that. Other than Something, his solo efforts gave us such pretty ballads, like Learning How to Love You and Beautiful Girl. And his vocals excell on that type of songs.
I think it's pretty clear George was underrated as a singer, including by John Lennon himself. There's that 1980 interview with Lennon where he says that they gave "Do You Want to Know a Secret" to Harrison to sing because "it only had three notes and he wasn't the best singer in the world". But actually listening to Harrison's vocal on that song, it's quite good. The song changes key three times, and Harrison sings it all seamlessly. There's a nice vocal line "I'm in love with you, oo-oo-oo-oo", where each time he consistently sings the word "I'm" with a nice extra rasp, and then ends the line with a nice falsetto.
@@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv You have to remember that in early 1958 when John, Paul and George first played together, John was 17, Paul was 16, but George had only just turned 15. It may not seem like much of an age difference, but to teenagers, it would be, and placed George as very much the junior member. Over the next few years that didn't change, and with the incredible output of Lennon and McCartney, there was little room for George to show his growing skills as both a songwriter and singer. I'm sure John was just being flippant about "[George] wasn't the best singer in the world", but we have the benefit of a lot of hindsight when evaluating George's place in the pantheon of singer/songwriters. John tragically never had the chance to revise his view.
George had a lovely voice! Always makes me happy to listen to him. But....now you've gone and made me want to watch his Pirate song. ( I know I have it saved somewhere!)
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One of my favorite vocals from George was when he sang Homeward Bound with Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live. He sings the second verse with so much pain in his voice, it seems like he really is sad to be on the road.
Thank you for this! Did I know it was possible to love George even more than I did before? No, I didn't, lol. I am looking at my wall right now, which has the beautiful words to " Beware of Darkness" on it, just to remind me of what we "are here for." Looking forward to seeing what else I will learn from your channel. Happy New Year, Marc!
man this is so good, i was expecting that you would also include his vocals from the white album "long, long, long" but all in all excellent song choices
Great comments everyone! Being a musician I fully appreciate vocals particularly harmonies and breaking them down to learn the song…one of the most difficult is George’s in ‘This boy’ john has main vocal and Paul sits high on top but George knits it together with a harmony in between that no one who’s heard the song would ever pick out and sing yet it creates the magic of this beautiful Beatles track. 💙
One last one... when you played the isolated track of George singing While My Guitar, I suddenly heard Roy Orbison! Another singer with perfect pitch and ...those transitions!
George was an absolutely phenomenal musician. Every time I hear that sweet, crooning voice I get chills and instant euphoria! One of the most gifted, beautiful men to ever exist!
I think George Harrison was absolutely a beautiful singer he was my favorite Beatle he had such charisma with his personality and he was a wonderful person he just died too young all of the music he did even after the Beatles even with the Beatles I loved him as a vocalist and as a guitar player he’s he inspired me a lot to play guitar and I still play to this day 47 years of a guitar playing it’s still hard to reach his voice has a solo instrumental guitarist it’s not easy but anybody that has that much talent is one hell of a blessed person 🎸🎸👍🏼👍🏼🎶🎼
I love George's voice, he has one of the most distinctive voices of all time. My favorite Beatle! Something is my favorite vocal performance from him, but my sweet lord is up there too. Just love the emotions he has in his voice in those 2 songs.
I've always loved the way he sings "I'm in love with you" in Do You Want To Know A Secret. I think that's the first song he was featured in an album. He sounds raspy yet gentle, no wonder he can make girls squeal.
You should do one on Ringo Starr. By far the Least talented singer on the Beatles, but Amazingly skilled at drumming, and definitely one of the most entertaining lol His range, and pitch, really aren’t anything special but still would be awesome to see a breakdown of it!
Ringo is interesting as he is representative of the average male voice. A baritone. Obviously he is a great musician (drummer) but not a strong singer. But he was surrounded by great singers and so you wonder how much he learned from them and how much he was interested in improving. To be honest, while he is energetic and enthusiastic, I find his voice mediocre at best. Limited range. Does not sing above E4 or F4. And often out of tune in concert. Which leads me to believe that, while one can certainly improve, the ability to sing in tune is GENETIC... Billy Joel has also said this.
"For You Blue" is another under-appreciated song by George Harrison. It's old-timey and kind of simple, and again, George makes the vocal sound effortless. But it's perfect. He was so good at taking something simple and making it beautiful.
I have never heard anyone sing "Here comes the Sun" as great as George did... guess what? Nobody can match his soothing voice...It just doesn't sound as perfect as it should be...
VERY much agree that George's voice was SO under appreciated. His voice was extremely unique and sweet. However, I believe that most of the world's musicians are in one accord when it comes to all things, George ...
George's "Something" was Frank Sinatra's only cover of any Beatles song. John and Paul were of a mindset that here they had written most of the Beatles extensive library of amazing songs, Frank could have sung any one of them and he chooses one of George's!! I'm sure George got some brotherly ribbing (or gave some 😂) but Sinatra found that one to be the most beautiful of all! Whether you agree or not it's quite an endorsement for George I think. I liked your video my friend!✌️
George learned early on, how to move his voice, getting stuck with all the middle harmony parts on Beatles songs. Turns out, it was the best thing that happened to him. Try singing his harmony part on "In my Life" or "Yes it is", and there are many, many more. One and five are the easy parts, where three is a lot more challenging.
Your number one and two spot were songs he actually initially wrote for other singers. Or at least with another singer in mind for the number one spot. You he wrote for Ronnie Spector, though I don’t think she recorded it, and Who Can See It he wrote with the idea of it being a Roy Robinson song; a song he would sing. Cool video I’ve always loved George’s higher register in his natural voice.
george was the soul of the beatles. his solo albums are by far the most interesting of all post-beatles solo albums. wish you would have included more of his solo songs! "apple scruffs" for example is extremely tough to sing. beautiful harmony vocals all sung by himself. "far east man" from the maligned dark horse is also a beauty.... and "tired of midnight blue" from extra texture is an absolute gem! songs like "dark sweet lady" and "your love is forever" are also beautifully delivered! lush!
Would love to see vids on Richard Manuel and John Frusciante. They may not be as famous as vocalist as others on this list. But they both have absolutely crazy falsettos, like the entirety of I Shall Be Released.
Very nice! I study the Beatles' music for a living, and George's vocal skills are 100%...underanalyzed, let's say. I (roughly alto and mezzo range, some high soprano on a good day) can't even hit some of these pitches half as well. Would you be comfortable with me sharing this video with my class this coming semester? We spend a day talking about the Beatles and what each of them brought to the band, but I barely scratch the SURFACE of it all.
@@CrazySinging Of course! I saw you had videos for the other three Beatles as well and I will also share those. :) I WISH I could spend a whole week talking about just the Beatles in my class, but all the other British Invasion artists need some attention too, haha
Listen to Harrison singing “Bangladesh” - it’s a blues (not 12 bar) with all the emotion and balls, without sounding like a minstrel show. Great vocal.
Yes, by popular request I covered Ringo Starr's craziest vocals too 👁
When the Beatles would harmonize, George's voice would absolutely shine. I firmly believe that was THE biggest factor in why they sounded so great harmonizing. His low tenor, almost high baritone vocals always punched right through. His voice sits right in the range that the human ear picks up the strongest. George was simply an amazing musician in every way.
I was always amazed at George's difficult harmony that he performed flawlessly in the chorus of "Yellow Submarine." (We all lived in a yellow submarine)
@@TheScavenger71 Yeah that and Magical Mystery Tour as well. His voice sounds so good in that tune
Totally agree. His tone was the secret sauce in the Beatles sound. No one else like him.
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Wendy Johansen Really? I hadn’t considered that. 😝
Man George was so highly underappreciated as a singer and songwriter, for me he definetely was fantastic at both and to this day i still get goosebumps listening to his voice, Great job Marc and happy Christmas Eve!!
I don't know if I'd call him an underappreciated songwriter, considering some of his songs are the most beloved in the whole Beatles catalogue. And how All Things Must Pass just obliterated the other Beatles solo debuts on the charts. But singing? Absolutely agree
George was properly rated
Rubbish, if it wasn't for George and John there would be no wonderful harmonies in the Beatles
All The Beatles are properly rated
As a singer maybe, but as a songwriter hell no. The amount of people saying that Something and My Guitar gently weeps are the best beatles song is enough for him to not be underappreciated
George said that if he wasn’t relaxed or was stressed, he couldn’t sing because his throat would close up. You can tell when he sang live later. But when he was relaxed his voice was so distinctive and beautiful. Miss you George.
I’m sure that not being able to sing well when stressed goes for every singer.
And THIS is why George's solo career is my favorite out of all the Beatles, no one ever matched his beauty in singing and songwriting
I agree he is great I'm more of a Paul guy. All of band on the run and RAM I found fantastic. Y'know all the Beatles are fantastic 3 of the greatest song writers of all time in one band. What are the odds
Can’t agree more. I mean I love The Beatles as a band, but honestly speaking of solo career, I like George’s music even more than John’s or Paul’s.
@@gutgolf74 maybe he didn't make as many records as Paul, but he made 10 studio albums between 1970 and 2002, plus 2 live albums, and the 2 wilburies records.
have you heard Plastic Ono band or Mind Games or Double Fantasy though? That shit is beautiful. John's performance in Mother is probably the most emotional thing ever recorded. If you can appreciate George's elegant style, you can appreciate John's raw emotion
@@majortom4711 yes I've heard John's work as well and loved it too, but in the end I prefer George's stuff
One of the greatest singer songwriters and musicians of all time, he could never be overrated. George left us too soon.
you're right it was underestimated but in the end George managed to get noticed! and of course he did abandon us very soon 😢
you’re very right
He was (and remains) the #1 talent of the Beatles. And he was so overlooked. He was even the most handsome!
@@gutgolf74 How could you argue he wasn’t the best guitarist? He was lead… Also, I put him on the same level as Paul imo, but I do believe John was a slightly better songwriter.
@@gutgolf74 If he wasn’t the best guitarist then he never would’ve been recruited into the band.
ur delusional
@@1982pencil yes but he barely played guitar from like 1965-1967
@@zachinabox2951 Not on his personal time, but certainly on the records.
He had the most Beatle voice even tho he was not the singer. RIP George Harrison, a great and criminally underrated musician!!
I never realized how much many of the harmonies of the Beatles resemble George’s voice. His tone is so unique
His voice was a blend of both John and Paul’s voices. Maybe that’s why lol
So true! And I was really sad to see how few fans George had on Spotify or Deezer compared to others.
All The Beatles are properly rated
He's like inbetween John and Paul, the band had a perfect vocal blend.
Well cause he usually does the mids all the time.
I love George's songwriting, and although many would say he's not a technically skilled vocalist, his voice had a sort of quivering quality that kind of made him sound heartbroken all the time. I can tell you one thing, it leaves *me* heartbroken that he's gone everytime I hear it.
The whole point of this video was he is technically skilled vocalist. John called him the most technically precise.
@@dgsmith9969 I said 'many would say', didn't say I particularly thought so. About your point, the only reason he would have had to rely so much on technique would be because vocals didn't come naturally to him. That doesn't make him any less of a great musician, of course, but people on the internet seem compelled to take other’s opinions to heart 😏
His Singing is a Mixture of John and Paul’s Vocals, along with his Style.
It's pretty true. He is a sort of odd blend of both of them, but with his own spin. That's why their singing works so well in harmonies. When it's John and Paul together it's two distinct voices usually, but if you throw in George it becomes a very special blend with either of them
No it isnt. George has a very unique voice
I sometimes mistake George for John, but I've never mistaken him for Paul. George said himself that during his Beatles days that he emulated John. Nobody would ever mistake him for either John or Paul in his post Beatles work.
@@Kermit_T_Frog I had a very Hard time trying to figure out on who was Singing when it Came to John and George’s Songs. It was a Mind Fuck at the Time of trying to know who was Singing.
@@Kermit_T_Frog Same I’ve barely mistaken him as Paul too.
Living In The Material World is a work by George that has a vocal harmony that demonstrates this very well. The last song cited is on this record.
When George partnered with Paul Simon on SNL to perform "Homeward Bound" (TH-cam) I have to say George absolutely stole the show. You could really hear his unique complexity, the shimmer and sheer beauty of his voice.
Totally true! ❤
Next, Craziest Ringo Starr Vocal Lines
"I've got blisters on my fingers!"
🤣 Ringo's shouting cracks me up every time I listen to Helter Skelter
That's John isn't it?
@@stephenwolverson1056 nope it was Ringo th-cam.com/video/E0x978oZa3Y/w-d-xo.html
I always thought he said "me fingers" and was startled recently when I heard "my."
@@ScarletVoodoo mah
tbh this was super unexpected ! always knew his voice was beautiful, but didnt really think he had any stand out crazy vocals, loved the jokes and the editing and the video in general !:)
George had a beautiful vocals. He wrote some really wonderful song’s
I Love this! George had such a beautiful voice. A Beautiful Talented Man with a beautiful soul!
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I'm so glad you not only mentioned Who Can See It but also gave it the number one spot.. it's my favorite song from Living in the material world album and for me too it was a love at first sight, his voice is so beautiful in that song.
That song made me cry on my first listen; it’s just on a different dimension. So incredible
@@CrazySinging omg 🥺 me too.. that part one when he sings "my life belongs to me .."
@@CrazySinging I would have added his performance on SNL with Paul Simon in 1976. Homeward bound.
The ending to that song is perfect too.
“You” was specifically written and recorded for singer Ronnie Spector. George was going to help her make a come back album. When that fell through, He re-recorded the vocals himself. He admitted in an interview later that the song was recorded out of his usual singing range, too high, and if he had recorded it for himself, it would have been in a much lower key. Great, catchy number! Another of the All Things Must Pass sessions songs!
Loved his vocals on this song .
He loved those Motown -girlbands and the go-go. I think he was a soul singer.
You is probably my all-time favourite George song. It’s fantastic- what a riff!
I'm not gonna lie, I was sitting here hoping "Who Can See It" would be number 1 and this video did not let me down! (No pun intended). It truly is one of his most impressive and emotional vocal performances ever put to tape. Not enough people know about it, so I HIGHLY recommend listening to "Who Can See It."
His vocal in the first recording of Beware of Darkness blows me away, personally.
You're absolutely right, he has a really great voice. Yet, I saw a TH-cam video recently of an interview with him in which he said he knew he wasn't a very good singer! This gave me the impression that he was extremely modest about his singing talents, and/or he was in awe of the vocal talents of John & Paul.
I always got this impression too. I feel like George never tried to push himself the way Paul did vocally, but I think he was very capable. He just needed the confidence
George sometimes had this way of singing a bunch of distinct notes in a very small amount of time. He does that for example in the second verse of "Try some, buy some" where he things the words "I would always be lonely". I never was able to replicate this technique.
thank you for putting who can see it in the video, i adore this song so much!!
George shows top notch vocal skills in his album Living in the Material World. Love to see you chose "Who can see it" in your list. "Try Some Buy Some" and "That is All" are also amazing examples of his great singing skills.
I just discovered “who can see” yesterday after 20 years of listening to the Beatles.
I came here expecting it on the list. The chorus is unbelievable.
I love this record
Forgot be here now
Great observations!
I really love George’s brief vocal break in “Free as a Bird”. That lilt he puts into “sooo free” is gorgeous.
He applies this similarly in the song brainwashed on “bulls*#: aven-ue-ue”
Glad to see a mention of the Pirate Song 😆
I think a peak time for George was during the Concert for Bangla Desh. His vocals showed incredible emotion. He also brought out the best vocals of his friends those 2 days, like Clapton, Leon, Preston, Dylan. George has also been a major guitar hero for me...
I love George and everything abt him and especially the talent he has- man his singing and creativity is wild
"Oh no not another Harrisong..." said John to Paul.
Jk Harrison was a genius.
i'm pretty sure he said "is that another harrisong?"
@@sthirteen it's a meme I'm not talking about when John said it in the Get Back documentary:
Great video thanks 🙏
I loved all the beatles voices, but, for me, George's voice touches me the most deeply.
The little imperfections in his vocals are perfect.
Listening to isolated vocal recordings on the Beatles three part harmony songs showed me George had the most difficult and unique vocal part of all three.
Not the most difficult. Paul's was more difficult as he had to sing the highest. George was a great singer but he had a relatively limited range compared to Paul.
Everyone tends to say Paul is the love song speacialist...but George definitely can give his Beatle pal a good run for his money on that.
Other than Something, his solo efforts gave us such pretty ballads, like Learning How to Love You and Beautiful Girl.
And his vocals excell on that type of songs.
I still get goosebumps when I listen to The Day The World Gets Round ! And when I listen to it in my head! Just wonderful!
George would also sing the trickiest harmony part - the one in the middle, between higher and lower parts.
I think it's pretty clear George was underrated as a singer, including by John Lennon himself. There's that 1980 interview with Lennon where he says that they gave "Do You Want to Know a Secret" to Harrison to sing because "it only had three notes and he wasn't the best singer in the world".
But actually listening to Harrison's vocal on that song, it's quite good. The song changes key three times, and Harrison sings it all seamlessly. There's a nice vocal line "I'm in love with you, oo-oo-oo-oo", where each time he consistently sings the word "I'm" with a nice extra rasp, and then ends the line with a nice falsetto.
He was a great singer, but John and Paul were better. That’s why they gave the song to George to sing.
@@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv But John Lennon was kind of slagging George in the 1980 interview...
@@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv I like John's voice but I don't necessarily think he's better than George at singing. Not to my ears, anyway.
@@ScarletVoodoo okay. To each their own.
@@JoaoGabriel-lk9cv You have to remember that in early 1958 when John, Paul and George first played together, John was 17, Paul was 16, but George had only just turned 15. It may not seem like much of an age difference, but to teenagers, it would be, and placed George as very much the junior member. Over the next few years that didn't change, and with the incredible output of Lennon and McCartney, there was little room for George to show his growing skills as both a songwriter and singer. I'm sure John was just being flippant about "[George] wasn't the best singer in the world", but we have the benefit of a lot of hindsight when evaluating George's place in the pantheon of singer/songwriters. John tragically never had the chance to revise his view.
Beautiful man, beautiful songs and beautiful voice my all time best singer songwriter. God Bless George love you always.❤
George was fantastic at placing a third harmony in just the right place at the right time.
George had a lovely voice! Always makes me happy to listen to him. But....now you've gone and made me want to watch his Pirate song. ( I know I have it saved somewhere!)
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Do a Liam Gallagher version
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One of my favorite vocals from George was when he sang Homeward Bound with Paul Simon on Saturday Night Live. He sings the second verse with so much pain in his voice, it seems like he really is sad to be on the road.
Thank you for this! Did I know it was possible to love George even more than I did before? No, I didn't, lol. I am looking at my wall right now, which has the beautiful words to " Beware of Darkness" on it, just to remind me of what we "are here for." Looking forward to seeing what else I will learn from your channel. Happy New Year, Marc!
man this is so good, i was expecting that you would also include his vocals from the white album "long, long, long" but all in all excellent song choices
You’re so kind, I’m so glad you enjoyed friend! Thank you for watching and for the lovely comment
can we just take a minute to appreciate paul's bass line for 'something'? Hearing it isolated just makes me giddy
there is something so special about george's voice, my favourite versions of his songs are always the demos
THANK YOU for choosing "Who Can See It" as #1! It's my favorite vocal performance of his, too - I've been saying this to friends for yeeeears!
I adore part of WMGGW right at the end where he goes “Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!” Almost like a loud cry.
Great comments everyone!
Being a musician I fully appreciate vocals particularly harmonies and breaking them down to learn the song…one of the most difficult is George’s in ‘This boy’ john has main vocal and Paul sits high on top but George knits it together with a harmony in between that no one who’s heard the song would ever pick out and sing yet it creates the magic of this beautiful Beatles track. 💙
I can't help but love George.💞
George's vocal range and timbre always remind me of an oboe. He was the perfect instrument for his place in the Beatles "orchestra"!
One last one... when you played the isolated track of George singing While My Guitar, I suddenly heard Roy Orbison! Another singer with perfect pitch and ...those transitions!
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Finally! Someone has shown his voice on "You", underrated vocals by both George and Ronnie.
George was an absolutely phenomenal musician. Every time I hear that sweet, crooning voice I get chills and instant euphoria! One of the most gifted, beautiful men to ever exist!
One of the hooks The Beatles had was their harmonies and George sang those flawlessly. Listen again to "All My Loving" as an example. Perfect!
George, with all his flaws may have been the best person to have lived at the same time as me. Bless him.
Always liked Don't Bother Me.
He is my favorite of the beatles, because of his skills and gentle voice!
His son Dhani does a great job, too.
Even though they didn't have the same biological parents...George, Paul & John had, 'the brothers sound'.
I think George Harrison was absolutely a beautiful singer he was my favorite Beatle he had such charisma with his personality and he was a wonderful person he just died too young all of the music he did even after the Beatles even with the Beatles I loved him as a vocalist and as a guitar player he’s he inspired me a lot to play guitar and I still play to this day 47 years of a guitar playing it’s still hard to reach his voice has a solo instrumental guitarist it’s not easy but anybody that has that much talent is one hell of a blessed person
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I never noticed how seamless his transition in and out of falsetto was.
Gorgeous George! His sweet crooning voice just weakens my knees!
All of the Beatles have/had incredible singing voices!!!!!!!!!
These videos are great! Thanks for all the effort you put in!
Merry Christmas!! 🎄
❤️❤️❤️🎄🎄 Thank you so much friend, you too!!!
Also listen to "The Day the World Gets 'Round", "Hear Me Lord", "I Dig Love" and "Awaiting On You All". "The Day the World..." is absolutely amazing!
Perfect christmas gift 😍 Merry Christmas everyone 🤗🎄🎉🎁🎀
Thank you for helping so much with this video 🎄🎉
@@CrazySinging I was glad helping you out Marc, your video turned out amazing 😊 hope you have great Holidays and can't wait for the next one
I thought “Yer Blues” would be on here. He goes up and down multiple times with his voice on that song impressively
Is George singing on that track at all? They don't even have him listed as background vocals. Maybe you're thinking of For You Blue?
@@ScarletVoodoo yep that’s it. I always get those two titles mixed around
@@yeahman6907 His vocal is indeed very nice on that track.
Great video. Excellent song choices and examples of his brilliance.
I’m so glad you liked it. Thank you for the kind words
Insanely underrated
I love George's voice, he has one of the most distinctive voices of all time. My favorite Beatle! Something is my favorite vocal performance from him, but my sweet lord is up there too. Just love the emotions he has in his voice in those 2 songs.
I've always loved the way he sings "I'm in love with you" in Do You Want To Know A Secret. I think that's the first song he was featured in an album. He sounds raspy yet gentle, no wonder he can make girls squeal.
You should do one on Ringo Starr. By far the Least talented singer on the Beatles, but Amazingly skilled at drumming, and definitely one of the most entertaining lol His range, and pitch, really aren’t anything special but still would be awesome to see a breakdown of it!
Check him out doing I Wanna Be Your Man at their first American show in Washington, he goes for it big time.
Ringo singing cover of "Boys" is the best vocal performance for me. Love the energy
Ringo is interesting as he is representative of the average male voice. A baritone.
Obviously he is a great musician (drummer) but not a strong singer. But he was surrounded by great singers and so you wonder how much he learned from them and how much he was interested in improving. To be honest, while he is energetic and enthusiastic, I find his voice mediocre at best. Limited range. Does not sing above E4 or F4. And often out of tune in concert. Which leads me to believe that, while one can certainly improve, the ability to sing in tune is GENETIC... Billy Joel has also said this.
@@lucasoheyze4597 bet I will!
@@newdykung6775 bet I’ll definitely check it out!
George was & always will be my #1. ❤
George also was the one who usually got the odd interval when harmonizing with both John and Paul- check out “Yes It Is”
"For You Blue" is another under-appreciated song by George Harrison. It's old-timey and kind of simple, and again, George makes the vocal sound effortless.
But it's perfect. He was so good at taking something simple and making it beautiful.
Yeah George ❤✌ love his power to love .....universal love
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Love these videos and the songs you pick out for them. Keep em coming!
Woo hooo thank you kind friend
Love George Harrison.
Right!!! ♥️ George is my favorite Beatle
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I have never heard anyone sing "Here comes the Sun" as great as George did... guess what? Nobody can match his soothing voice...It just doesn't sound as perfect as it should be...
George is awsum 🎸🎵🎶🎸😎👍👍👍👍👍👍
I’ve always loved George’s voice. Thanks for shining a light on it ❤️
You is one of my favourites!! Great vid
wow he was awesome
VERY much agree that George's voice was SO under appreciated. His voice was extremely unique and sweet. However, I believe that most of the world's musicians are in one accord when it comes to all things, George ...
George's "Something" was Frank Sinatra's only cover of any Beatles song. John and Paul were of a mindset that here they had written most of the Beatles extensive library of amazing songs, Frank could have sung any one of them and he chooses one of George's!!
I'm sure George got some brotherly ribbing (or gave some 😂) but Sinatra found that one to be the most beautiful of all!
Whether you agree or not it's quite an endorsement for George I think.
I liked your video my friend!✌️
George learned early on, how to move his voice, getting stuck with all the middle harmony parts on Beatles songs. Turns out, it was the best thing that happened to him. Try singing his harmony part on "In my Life" or "Yes it is", and there are many, many more. One and five are the easy parts, where three is a lot more challenging.
Your number one and two spot were songs he actually initially wrote for other singers. Or at least with another singer in mind for the number one spot. You he wrote for Ronnie Spector, though I don’t think she recorded it, and Who Can See It he wrote with the idea of it being a Roy Robinson song; a song he would sing. Cool video I’ve always loved George’s higher register in his natural voice.
this is why george is my favorite beatle
george was the soul of the beatles. his solo albums are by far the most interesting of all post-beatles solo albums. wish you would have included more of his solo songs! "apple scruffs" for example is extremely tough to sing. beautiful harmony vocals all sung by himself. "far east man" from the maligned dark horse is also a beauty.... and "tired of midnight blue" from extra texture is an absolute gem! songs like "dark sweet lady" and "your love is forever" are also beautifully delivered! lush!
Yeah what he does on the word "scruffs" is pretty damn amazing. And "Tired of Midnight Blue" is one of THE BEST Harrisongs that barely anyone knows.
I also love his vocals on Give Me Love. So much power yet beauty at the same time 💕
I didn't expect you to do this, thank you
Since you mentioned "Who Can See It", I'd also suggest "That Is All" from the same album. Also "Crackerbox Palace."
MT OBRIGADO POR ISSO MOÇO, AMO O NOSSO ETERNO GEORGE
Would love to see vids on Richard Manuel and John Frusciante. They may not be as famous as vocalist as others on this list. But they both have absolutely crazy falsettos, like the entirety of I Shall Be Released.
Very nice! I study the Beatles' music for a living, and George's vocal skills are 100%...underanalyzed, let's say. I (roughly alto and mezzo range, some high soprano on a good day) can't even hit some of these pitches half as well. Would you be comfortable with me sharing this video with my class this coming semester? We spend a day talking about the Beatles and what each of them brought to the band, but I barely scratch the SURFACE of it all.
That would be such an honor 💛 would you mind sharing with me how it goes afterwards? I love teaching/learning
@@CrazySinging Of course! I saw you had videos for the other three Beatles as well and I will also share those. :) I WISH I could spend a whole week talking about just the Beatles in my class, but all the other British Invasion artists need some attention too, haha
Listen to Harrison singing “Bangladesh” - it’s a blues (not 12 bar) with all the emotion and balls, without sounding like a minstrel show. Great vocal.