Within me without you

While some listeners initially thought it was the sound of the other Beatles mocking his songwriting effort, it was in fact meant to tabkh the mood after five minutes of sad, almost mournful, music.

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Written by lead guitarist George Harrison , it was his second composition in the Indian classical style, after " Love You To ", and inspired by his stay in India in late with his mentor and sitar teacher Ravi Shankar. Recorded in London without the other Beatles, it features Indian instrumentation such as sitar, tambura , dilruba and tabla , and was performed by Harrison and members of the Asian Music Circle. The recording marked a significant departure from the Beatles' previous work; musically, it evokes the Indian devotional tradition, while the overtly spiritual quality of the lyrics reflects Harrison's absorption in Hindu philosophy and the teachings of the Vedas. The song was Harrison's only composition on Sgt. Pepper , although his endorsement of Indian culture was further reflected in the inclusion of yogis such as Paramahansa Yogananda among the crowd depicted on the album's cover. With the worldwide success of the album, "Within You Without You" presented Indian classical music to a new audience in the West and contributed to the genre's peak in international popularity.

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Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Written by lead guitarist George Harrison , it was his second composition in the Indian classical style, after " Love You To ", and inspired by his stay in India in late with his mentor and sitar teacher Ravi Shankar. Recorded in London without the other Beatles, it features Indian instrumentation such as sitar, tambura , dilruba and tabla , and was performed by Harrison and members of the Asian Music Circle. The recording marked a significant departure from the Beatles' previous work; musically, it evokes the Indian devotional tradition, while the overtly spiritual quality of the lyrics reflects Harrison's absorption in Hindu philosophy and the teachings of the Vedas. The song was Harrison's only composition on Sgt. Pepper , although his endorsement of Indian culture was further reflected in the inclusion of yogis such as Paramahansa Yogananda among the crowd depicted on the album's cover. With the worldwide success of the album, "Within You Without You" presented Indian classical music to a new audience in the West and contributed to the genre's peak in international popularity.

Within me without you

While some listeners initially thought it was the sound of the other Beatles mocking his songwriting effort, it was in fact meant to lighten the mood after five minutes of sad, almost mournful, music. It was a very long piece — maybe 30 or 40 minutes — and was written in different parts, with a progression in each. I recorded in three segments and spliced them together later. He and Neil Aspinall played tamburas while Indian musicians performed traditional instruments. Recording began on 15 March Initially it had the working title Untitled, and on the first day just one take of the basic track was taped. Although Harrison claimed that the song was recorded in three parts and later edited together, it was in fact taped as one, initially lasting six minutes and 25 seconds. Another two dilruba parts were overdubbed on 22 March. The final mixes of the three parts were edited together on 4 April

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Musicologist Allan Moore says that Harrison's "command of the quasi-Indian medium is of a very high order" and, with regard to the song's message, he writes: "In its explicit, prescient call to the me-generation , perhaps 'Within You Without You' is a key track [on the album] Pepper Reprise A Day in the life. Regardless, this is an important piece of music and a beautiful one at that. Pepper and "the necessary sermon that comes with the community singing". Although Harrison claimed that the song was recorded in three parts and later edited together, it was in fact taped as one, initially lasting six minutes and 25 seconds. Off topic, but I agree. Retrieved 14 August Indian classical , psychedelia , raga rock [2]. In the song was issued as the title track of an EP release in Mexico. Anything that was an inspiring tidbit, and so it was a natural thing for me to do. The song has traditionally received a varied response from music critics, some of whom find it lacklustre and pretentious, while others admire its musical authenticity and consider its message to be the most meaningful on Sgt. Joseph Brush Thursday 19 November

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band that directly connects with the emerging counterculture movement. And it's hardly a Beatles song at all. In a sign of things to come, composer George Harrison is the lone band member to appear on the Indian-influenced, sitar-driven "Within You Without You," which became the last song finished for the album.

This is an extremely melodious song all the more impressive when you realise it is written on only one chord. I love it, although my family has tired of my efforts. The predominant instruments are the tabla and dilubra, rather than sitar. Archived from the original on 2 March Pepper is about Britain, and the Summer of Love was always about America. The Huffington Post. August There is his innate talent, he brought that sound together. Retrieved 14 August It has always seemed to me that if they took this out of Sgt Pepper and put back in the first two songs recorded for the project- Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields- Sgt Pepper would have truly deserved all the hype still made about it. A wonderful trip. Archived from the original on 9 March I strongly disagree. Pepper , where the Beatles otherwise "retreated lyrically into predominantly banal, occasionally schmaltzy, and often trivial vignettes". It would be nice to see this entry updated with their names!