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Music Appreciation

marble falls

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4. When George Harrison was working with Paul McCartney to plan a memorial concert/album for George ...

Reply to 303squadron (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 23, 2025, 11:19 AM

Mar 2025

... he invited Jeff Beck to play. He asked Beck what he was going to play and off the top of his head, and Beck who had nothing in mind when the met over this, just said, "Day in the Life" Harrison laughed and said "Good choice".

Beck recorded it as a trio, and was disappointed with how sparse it felt. Harrison said, "Don't worry, I got your back!" and in post production added a 61 piece orchestration.

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