3 Things to Know About George Harrison’s “Something”

George Harrison originally wrote “Something” for another artist. He offered it to Joe Cocker and James Taylor, but both passed or recorded different versions.

Harrison didn’t think it was good enough for the Beatles. He was modest about his songwriting and considered it not “Beatles material.”

Paul McCartney and John Lennon convinced him to keep it. They heard its potential, and it became one of the most-covered Beatles songs ever.