who sang lead on something by the beatles
Harrison
title: Something (Beatles song) text: Something (Beatles song) "Something" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album "Abbey Road". It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist. Soon after the album's release, the song was issued as a single, coupled with "Come Together". "Something" was the first Harrison composition released as a Beatles A-side and the only composition of his to top the US charts before the band's break-up. Its pairing with "Come Together" also marked the first time in the UK that the Beatles issued a single containing tracks that were already available on an LP title: Something (Beatles song) text: album. "Something" drew praise from the Beatles' primary songwriters, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Lennon stated that "Something" was the best song on "Abbey Road", and McCartney considered it the best song Harrison had written. The single topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States and charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and West Germany, and peaked at number 4 in the United Kingdom. It has been covered by over 150 artists, making it the second-most covered Beatles song after "Yesterday". Artists who have covered it include Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, James Brown, Shirley Bassey, title: Something (Beatles song) text: Harrison decided to redo the song, a new basic track for which was then completed at Abbey Road on 2 May. The line-up was Harrison on Leslie-effected rhythm guitar, Lennon on piano, McCartney on bass, Ringo Starr on drums, and guest musician Billy Preston playing Hammond organ. On 5 May, at Olympic Sound Studios, McCartney re-recorded his bass part and Harrison added lead guitar. At this point, the song ran to eight minutes, due to the inclusion of an extended coda led by Lennon's piano. After taking a break from recording, the band returned to "Something" on 11 July, when title: Something (Beatles song) text: the remainder of the coda was excised from the track, Martin-arranged string orchestration was overdubbed on 15 August, as Harrison, working in the adjacent studio at Abbey Road, re-recorded his lead guitar part live. Writing for "Rolling Stone" in 2002, David Fricke described the Beatles' version of "Something" as "actually two moods in one: the pillowy yearning of the verses ... and the golden thunder of the bridge, the latter driven by Ringo Starr's military flourish on a high-hat cymbal". Leng highlights Harrison's guitar solo on the recording as "a performance that is widely regarded as one of the great title: Something (Beatles song) text: in turn". Inglis adds: "It is not a new interpretation of the song, but it does suggest a new perspective, in which words and music are used by two close friends to reflect on the lives they have led." According to Walter Everett and Bruce Spizer: The Beatles Additional musicians Something (Beatles song) "Something" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album "Abbey Road". It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist. Soon after the album's release, the song was issued as a single, coupled with "Come Together". "Something" was the first