For You Blue
The Beatles
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Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, I love you Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, it's true I love you more than ever, girl, I do I want you in the morning, girl, I love you I want you at the moment I feel blue I'm living every moment, girl, for you (Walk, walk cat, walk) (Go, Johnny, go) (Same old tale of blues) (Elmo James got nothing on this, baby) I've loved you from the moment, I saw you You looked at me that's all you had to do I feel it now, I hope you feel it too Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, I love you Because you're sweet and lovely, girl, it's true I love you more than ever, girl, I do I really love you
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Written by: George Harrison
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12 facts about this song
Composition"For You Blue" was composed by George Harrison for The Beatles, reflecting his increasing contributions as a songwriter to the group's discographies.
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Album PlacementThe song was featured on the band's penultimate studio album titled "Let It Be," which was released in 1970.
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Blues Influence"For You Blue" is a 12-bar country-blues-style song, demonstrating Harrison's love for the blues genre and his ability to incorporate it into The Beatles' sound.
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DedicationThe song was reportedly written as a love song for George Harrison's first wife, Pattie Boyd.
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Lyric SimplicityUnlike many of The Beatles' other songs, the lyrics for "For You Blue" are quite simple and straightforward. Harrison himself referred to it as a simple 12-bar song.
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John Lennon's RoleIn the recorded version of the song, John Lennon plays a lap steel guitar—a departure from his usual rhythm guitar or keyboard.
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ReleaseAlthough not released as a single in the UK, "For You Blue" was the B-side of "The Long and Winding Road" single in the US, which topped the Billboard Hot 100.
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Live PerformancesThe Beatles never performed "For You Blue" live. However, it has since become part of Paul McCartney's live performances.
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Recording ProcessThe first take of the song was recorded in just two takes and Lansdowne Studios on 25 January 1969.
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Harrison's PreferenceIn the "Let It Be" film that was documenting The Beatles' studio sessions at the time, Harrison expresses his preference for "For You Blue" over his more famous song, "Something," suggesting that he enjoyed the simplicity and emotion of the piece.
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ReceptionsDespite its simplicity, "For You Blue" received positive feedback from critics, led Rolling Stone to comment that the track "grows on you."
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Remixes and CoversA new mix of the song was released on "Let It Be... Naked" - an alternative version of the original album, released in 2003. Also, Dhani Harrison performed "For You Blue" as a tribute to his father at the "Concert for George" in 2002.
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