Reviewing Harrison 's 2014 '' Apple Years '' reissues for the '' Chicago Tribune '' , Mark Caro describes the song as " one of Harrison 's most sublime creations despite his dark-hoarse vocals " . Shawn Perry of vintagerock.com writes that " the title track of '' Dark Horse '' with Harrison 's scratchy vocal assumes a special personality all its own " , while Paul Trynka , in a review for '' Classic Rock '' magazine , describes it as " a fine song … marred by George 's voice , tired , worn and sapped of its usual sweetness " . Andrew Grant Jackson features " Dark Horse " in his book '' Still the Greatest : The Essential Solo Beatles Songs '' , and considers that " the huskiness of his voice threatens to distract " , but " the strength of the composition , the uplifting chorus , the ' Stairway to Heaven ' - esque flute by Tom Scott , and the subtly funk keys by Preston nudge it into Harrison 's top tier , though just by a nose . " As well as performing the song throughout both the 1974 tour and his 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton , his only other tour as a solo artist , Harrison recorded " Dark Horse " a number of times before and after the officially released studio version . The " laidback " original take , from the November 1973 sessions at FPSHOT , is available unofficially on the '' Harri-Spector Show '' bootleg compilation , along with the other selections sent to David Geffen and outtakes from Harrison and Phil Spector 's February 1971 sessions for Ronnie Spector
1991 Japanese tour
George Harrison–Eric Clapton 1991 Japanese Tour
Dark Horse (George Harrison song)