The Beatles Song Ringo Starr Never Quite Understood How To Play
Now here’s a thing: in spite of the Lennon & McCartney partnership dominating the Beatles catalogue, the Fab Four’s most-listened track on Spotify is actually by George Harrison. During these long summer days, however, it’s easy to fall for the charm of ‘Here Comes The Sun’ – a song that tops the group’s streaming league. One person might not be such a fan – Ringo Starr had a terrible time trying to get the time shifts correct.
The song itself is a beam of light from the Beatles darkest times. Composed during their final arc, ‘Here Comes The Sun’ is about yearning for optimism when all around you seems gloomy. Writer George Harrison reflected in his memoir I Me Mine: “‘Here Comes the Sun’ was written at the time when Apple was getting like school, where we had to go and be businessmen: ‘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 was going to sag off Apple and I went over to Eric Clapton’s house. The relief of not having to go see all those dopey accountants was wonderful, and I walked around the garden with one of Eric’s acoustic guitars and wrote ‘Here Comes the Sun'”.
Source: Robin Murray/clashmusic.com
