Listen to George Harrison's mesmerising isolated vocals of The Beatles' iconic song 'Here Comes ...

As soon as you drop the needle on side two of Abbey Road and immediately here that blissful opening chord of ‘Here Comes The Sun’ you know you’re in for a delightful treat. However, as we look to delve deeper into a Beatles classic, we’re exploring the isolated vocal version of the track which delivers the poignant uplifting lyrics to the forefront.

The back story of the song is a fascinating one. Despite the positivity that the song oozes, it was actually written during a dark period of George Harrison’s life. Following his arrest for possession of marijuana, which arrived shortly after having his tonsils removed and him quitting The Beatles briefly, the stress and negativity all got too much for the guitarist and he needed to escape.

Harrison, searching for a moment of calm. escaped to Eric Clapton’s peaceful Surrey retreat. Reflecting on the period of his life years later, he disclosed in detail in his autobiography I, Me, Mine: “‘Here Comes the Sun’ was written at the time when Apple was getting like school, where we had to go and be businessmen: ‘Sign this’ and ‘sign that.’ Anyway, it seems as if winter in England goes on forever, by the time spring comes you really deserve it.”

Source: Joe Taysom/faroutmagazine.co.uk

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