Music
Remembering George Harrison
A quick look back at the “Quiet One.”
Our friends are huge Beatles fans.
Every year, they host a party Fab Four-themed party. People bring dishes based on song titles (which are then judged both on taste and creativity), tons of music is played, and a good time is had all around. As you walk in the door, there are little stickers with silhouettes of each Beatle. You take the select your favorite Beatle and wear it like a name tag.
I always pick George.
There’s just something about the man known as the Quiet One that makes me happy.
Maybe it was having “Here Comes The Sun” being sung to me as a lullaby. Maybe it’s the pure pop appeal of “What Is Life?” Heck, it could even be the humanitarian work he did.
From the Concert for Bangladesh to smaller, quieter projects, it’s hard see a life devoted to service and not become a fan.
It’s also hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Harrison’s passing.
Lennon is frozen in time, and with death came infamy. Nobody seems to have told McCartney that he’s closing in on 80. Ringo is just off doing Ringo things.
George seems to occupy a different space in pop culture.
