The Beatles Song that George Harrison Hated
George Harrison struggled to get his point of view heard while with the Beatles. His self-penned songs were often passed up in favor of ones written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Moreover, his opinion on which songs they should or should not record was often not voiced or not taken into account by the other members. Most of the time, Harrison seemed amicable enough, but there was one particular song that was too much for him to handle: “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.”
The track falls under what Lennon called “granny music,” i.e. campy tunes that often featured a nonsensical, or at least zany, narrative. Truth be told, only McCartney was truly in favor of recording the track. The rest of his bandmates apparently groaned at the thought of recording the silly song. Although its most vehement hater was Harrison.
“Sometimes Paul would make us do these really fruity songs,” Harrison once said. “I mean, my God, ‘Maxwell’s Silver Hammer’ was so fruity. After a while we did a good job on it, but when Paul got an idea or an arrangement in his head…”
Source: Alex Hopper/americansongwriter.com
