George Harrison proves he's the funniest Beatle, not the quiet one, in hilarious and chaotic ...

Many called George Harrison the quiet Beatle, but this chaotic TV performance proved he was actually the funniest Beatle! When Harrison was booked for a TV appearance, no doubt the producers were expecting a beautiful spiritual song, or maybe a Beatles classic. But no, he had other plans. Harrison quickly derailed his performance of “My Sweet Lord” by laconically singing “I like to be a pirate, a pirate’s life for me!”, causing chaos in the studio.

The backing band seemed to be thrown for a loop by this, but they managed to keep up while Harrison steamed ahead with his cheeky sea shanty. The presenter objects to the change in material, but Harrison sends him on his way off stage without missing a beat, and then the performance keeps getting weirder from there. The Music Man has to say that this classic performance shows everything we love about the late and dearly missed George Harrison!

Harrison delivered “The Pirate Song,” as he titled it, at the Rutland Weekend Television Christmas special in 1976. Fan channel Kitsu Beatles in recent years uploaded a restored HD version of the performance. Fans loved the skit and added comments such as “Now I understand all the people who say that George had the best solo career” and “George is not only my favorite Beatle but he just might be my favorite human being.”

Harrison has delivered many timeless performances over the years, one of the greatest of which is his cut of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the Prince’s Trust Rock Gala in 1987. Harrison plays here with his Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr on drums, along with Beatles collaborator Eric Clapton on lead guitar. This rendition of Harrison’s Beatles hit is notable for being one of his most powerful live vocal performances, as well as for featuring a mesmerizing dueling guitar solo from Harrison and Clapton at the end.

Source: themusicman.uk

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