You’re asking me will my love grow/
Well I don’t know, I don’t know.
“Something” was the song where George Harrison showed that he was on the same level as McCartney and Lennon in The Beatles. Well, in the same league. He wrote a great love song and shows off some of his finest guitar work. Ringo also makes a big contribution on this song. The drums play a large part and they sound solid.
George’s singing voice sounds superb. It sounds sort of like Lennon’s but less distinctive—and that is nice for a change. The verses are solid (Frank Sinatra said this is the best love song ever written) but the bridge really is spectacular. It is a very different vibe from the verse and Ringo’s drums play a key part here.
Harrison’s guitar work is all over “Something”. The most obvious place to look is the solo. It is extremely smooth. That’s an understatement if ever there was one. The guitar fills during the verses are more nuanced. It is not that they deserve more attention, but her we see that Harrison is growing as a songwriter by using the power of production to layer sounds to create the sound he has in his head. I also really like the bass part on this song. It is fairly unique and does a lot to create the depth of sound that the song needs.
Something Lyrics & Meaning
Something in the way she moves-
Attracts me like no other lover.
Something in the way she woos me…
I don’t want to leave her now,
You know I believe and how.
Somewhere in her smile she knows
That I don’t need no other lover.
Something in her style that shows me.
Don’t want to leave her now,
You know I believe and how.
You’re asking me will my love grow,
I don’t know, I don’t know.
You stick around, now it may show.
I don’t know, I don’t know.
Something in the way she knows-
And all I have to do is think of her.
Something in the things she shows me…
I don’t want to leave her now,
You know I believe and how.
written by George Harrison