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| George Harrison wrote this and was the only Beatle to perform on it. There is no guitar or bass, but there are some hand-drums. (thanks, Klasic Rok - Battle Ground, WA) |
| Harrison spent weeks looking for musicians to play the Indian instruments used on this. It was especially difficult because Indian musicians could not read Western music. |
| The laughter at the end was Harrison's idea to lighten the mood and follow the theme of the album. Some people thought it indicated that the song was included on Sgt. Pepper as a joke. |
| This is based on a piece by Indian musician Ravi Shankar, who helped teach Harrison the sitar. Harrison wrote his own lyrics and shortened it considerably. |
| Harrison wrote this as a 30-minute piece. He trimmed it down into a mini-version for the album. |
| This was the only song Harrison wrote that made it onto the album. He also contributed "Only A Northern Song" (recorded in February of 1967 as verified by the Anthology 2 album), but it was left off the album at the last minute. It was initially intended to go on the first side of Sgt. Pepper between "She's Leaving Home" and "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite." (thanks, Adrian - Wilmington, DE) |
| This was one of Harrison's first songs to explore Eastern religion, which would become a lifelong quest. He believed in reincarnation, which helped him accept death in 2001, when he lost his life to cancer. |
