- This Song
Single infobox | Name = This Song
Artist =George Harrison
from Album = "Thirty Three & 1/3 "
B-side = Learning How To Love You
Released = 1976
Format =vinyl record 7"
Recorded =1976
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:14
Label =Dark Horse Records (UK)Dark Horse Records (US)
Producer =George Harrison
Chart position =
* #25 (US)
Last single = "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying) "
(1975)
This single = "This Song"
(1976)
Next single = "Crackerbox Palace "
(1977)
"This Song" is the fourth track onGeorge Harrison 's1976 album "Thirty Three & 1/3 ". It was written after the week George spent in a New York courtroom, (unsuccessfully) trying to convince a judge that his1970 song, "My Sweet Lord ", did not intentionally infringe the1963 Chiffons hit, "He's So Fine ". According to Harrison, the prosecution got ridiculously in-depth, breaking "My Sweet Lord" down into several melody lines, or "motifs", as they referred to them. Apparently, the prosecution also drew up several charts with large musical notes on it to prove their point. Harrison said in his autobiography, "I Me Mine ", that after several days, he "started to believe that maybe they did own those notes".After he lost the case, Harrison wrote "This Song", which released his frustration of the infringement case in the form of an uptempo, piano-driven boogie. "This Song" was released as the leadoff single for "
Thirty Three & 1/3 " and reached #25 on the American pop charts. It featuresBilly Preston on piano and organ, andMonty Python 'sEric Idle calling out the now-famousfalsetto "Could be 'Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch'", "No, sounds more like 'Rescue Me'!" interjection right before the instrumental break.The song also has a humourous music video (shown on theNovember 20 ,1976 episode ofSaturday Night Live ), which features George in a courtroom along with a cast of many of his friends dressed up as the jury, bailiff, defense experts, etc. DrummerJim Keltner appears as the judge and theRolling Stones 'sRonnie Wood dressed as a pepperpot mimics those aforementioned falsetto words.External Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsUkACDSIZY
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