Greece (song)
| Greece | |
|---|---|
| George Harrison | |
| publication | November 1982 |
| length | 3:57 min |
| Genre (s) | Pop ( instrumental with text) |
| Author (s) | George Harrison |
| Label | Dark Horse |
| album | Gone Troppo |
Greece ( english , Greece ') is a song of the British musician and ex- Beatles George Harrison in 1982. Its special feature is that it is an instrumental piece is short text.
background
Harrison's proximity to the comedian troupe Monty Python is assumed to be the reason for the composition of Greece , as he uses several puns in the text, including: a. he plays with the names of three Greek philosophers : “handed on Plato ” is based on “handed on (a) plate”, “hole in my Socrates ” alludes to “hole in my sock (s)” and “Monty Pythagoras ” refers on Monty Python. George Harrison may also have remembered his stays in Greece in July 1967 and August 1968.
composition
The piece is notated in A major , is in four-four time and has a length of 3:57 minutes. The short text begins at the end.
occupation
Cast list:
- George Harrison: guitars, dobro , vocals
- Herbie Flowers : Bass
- Mike Moran : keyboards, synthesizers
- Billy Preston : keyboards, synthesizers
- Henry Spinetti : drums
publication
Greece was released on the LP Gone Troppo in November 1982, and it was also released as the B-side of Wake Up My Love . In Germany, the piece was also released in February 1983 as the B-side of I Really Love You , a composition by Leroy Swearingen.
Chart placements
The single reached a place in the charts only in the USA , number 53 as the highest ranking.
literature
- NN : George Harrison. The Dark Horse Years 1976-1992. Hal Leonard. Milwaukee n.d. ISBN 0-634-09559-5 .
- The Beatles: The Beatles. Anthology . Ullstein, Munich 2000. ISBN 3-550-07132-9 .
- John Blaney: George Harrison. Soul Man, Volume 2. O. 2017. ISBN 978-0-9955154-1-3 .
- Bill Harry: The George Harrison Encyclopedia. Virgin, London 2003. ISBN 0-7535-0822-2 .
- Ian Inglis: The Words and Music of George Harrison. Praeger, Santa Barbara 2010. ISBN 978-0-313-37532-3 .
- Simon Leng: The Music of George Harrison. While my Guitar Gently Weeps. Firefly, London 2003. ISBN 0-946719-50-0 .
- Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Chronicle. Hamlyn, London 1995. ISBN 0-600-58749-5 .
- Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography. Nicole Schmenk, Oberhausen 2013. ISBN 978-3-943022-14-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Record cover: INSTRUMENTAL
- ↑ “instrumental with lyrics”. In: John Blaney: George Harrison. Soul Man, Volume 2 , p. 61
- ^ Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography , p. 177
- ^ Ian Inglis: The Words and Music of George Harrison , p. 81, lists " Aristotle " instead
- ^ The Beatles: Anthology , p. 258
- ^ Mark Lewisohn: The Complete Beatles Chronicle , p. 294
- ↑ The Dark Horse Years , pp. 133-138
- ↑ The Dark Horse Years , pp. 133-138
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^ Bill Harry: The George Harrison Encyclopedia , p. 201;
Simon Leng: The Music of George Harrison. While my Guitar Gently Weeps , p. 177;
Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography , pp. 173 and 182 - ^ Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography , p. 177; Leng still calls Willie Green (bass vocal)
- ↑ John Blaney: George Harrison. Soul Man, Volume 2 , p. 61 only mentions synthesizers
- ↑ a b Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography , p. 173
- ^ Andreas Rohde: George Harrison solo. A musical biography , p. 182