Here Comes the Sun

September 26, 1969

Here Comes the Sun (German: 'Now the sun is shining ') is a song by British rock band The Beatles, which was composed by George Harrison. It was released on September 26, 1969 on the Beatles album Abbey Road. The piece is one next to Harrison's Something known works.

Formation

George Harrison wrote the piece in a difficult time for him. In January 1969, he had left during the sessions for the Get-Back - project the Beatles for several days in the dispute. On February 8, 1969 his tonsils had to be removed, on March 12, 1969 he was arrested for possession of marijuana. As distressing he felt the corporate infighting in the Beatles' company Apple environment. So one day he decided to escape the whole for a while and visited his friend Eric Clapton. In the garden of which he composed the song then.

In his autobiography, I, Me, Mine is Harrison commented on the origin of the song:

"Here Comes The Sun what written at the time When Apple what getting like school, where we had to go and be businessmen, all this signing accounts, and ' 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. So one day I Decided - I'm going to ' tell off' Apple, and I went over to Eric's [ Clapton ] like: [ ... ] The relief of not having to go see all Those dopey accountants was wonderful, and I was walking around the garden with one of Eric's acoustic guitars and wrote Here Comes The Sun. "

"Here Comes The Sun was written at the time when the work at Apple was as if we had to go back to school and his business; sign all these accountability reports, sign this ' and, under the writing '. Somehow it seems as if winter in England never ends when the spring comes, you really deserve it. One day I decided my work at Apple simply, play truant ' and went to Eric [ Clapton ] House: [ ... ] The relief not to see all those stupid accountants was wonderful, and I went with an acoustic of Eric's guitars through the garden and wrote Here Comes The Sun. "

Recording

The recordings for Here Comes the Sun began on 7 July 1969 in the Abbey Road Studios in London. As a producer, George Martin was responsible. From the Beatles only George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were present. John Lennon was missing for a traffic accident, he had had in Scotland on July 1, 1969.

George Harrison sang and played acoustic guitar, Paul McCartney played bass and Ringo Starr played the drums. Until late in the evening they took a total of 13 takes before one was satisfied. The last hour of the session of that day served to perfect the guitar track. The following day the work was continued with overdubs to take 13 of Here Comes the Sun. Harrison took on a new vocal track. Paul McCartney and he then added added backing vocals. On July 16, 1969 more overdubs. It was taken up clapping and a harmonium track. On 6 and August 11, 1969 Harrison took on additional guitar tracks.

On August 15, 1969, the play received a document emanating from George Martin orchestral arrangement. For use came four violas, four cellos, a double bass, two clarinets, two flutes, two flutes and two piccolos.

On August 19, 1969, the song received its last supplement. Harrison added a note played on a Moog synthesizer passage. On the same day the piece was finished mixed. On the record Abbey Road Here Comes the Sun was placed as the first piece of the B-side.

Cover versions

George Harrison played the piece on August 1, 1971 at a live acoustic version in the context of which he organized the concert for Bangladesh. It appeared on the accompanying soundtrack.

The song has been covered by numerous artists. Among the most successful cover versions include the American folk singer Richie Havens, who came with his interpretation in 1971 to No. 16 of the U.S. charts and the recording of Steve Harley, in 1976, thus reaching the tenth place of the British charts. Other cover versions:

• The American jazz musician Nina Simone took a version of the song on for her album Here Comes the Sun, which was released in September 1971.
• The Jamaican reggae singer Peter Tosh coverte the song in the early 1970s with his band The Wailers.
• The Austrian band S.T.S. adopted in 1981 a German version in the Styrian dialect called Do kummt the Sunn on.
• At the Concert for George in 2002 Here Comes the Sun was presented by Joe Brown.
• Cellist Yo- Yo Ma published in 2008 for his Christmas album Songs of Joy and Peace a version of the play, he was accompanied by James Taylor.
• The Swedish band Ghost, published in 2011, the Japanese version of their debut album Opus Eponymous, which included as a bonus track Here Comes the Sun.