the beatles, january/1969
the beatles helping george harrison with the song "something":
george harrison: "what could it be, paul? it's like, i think of what attracted me at all"
john lennon: "just say whatever comes into your head: 'attracts me like a cauliflower' until you get the word, you know"
george harrison: "yeah but i have been through this one, like, for about six months"
john lennon: "you haven't had fifteen people joining in, though"
george harrison: "no, i mean, just that line... i couldn't thing of anything like a..."
john lennon: "(sings) 'something in the way she moves/attracts'... 'grabs' instead of 'attracts'"
george harrison: "but it's not as easy to say..."
john lennon: "(singing) 'grabs me like a southern honky-tonk...'"
george harrison & john lennon: "(singing) 'something in the way she moves/and like a la la la...'"
john lennon: "grabs me like a monkey on a tree"
george harrison & john lennon: "(singing) 'something in the way she moves/and all i having to do is think of her/something in the way she shows...'"
george harrison: "i don't like moths"
john lennon: "yeah"
paul mccartney: "it's a lovely image, a moth"
george harrison: "(singing) 'attracts me like a pomegranate...'. we could have that: 'attracts me like a pomegranate' (laughs)"
john lennon & paul mccartney: "(singing) 'something in the way she moves...'"
george harrison: "where's my drink, mal? (sings) 'attracts me like a mo-'. you see, there's the timing on there which is quite important"
george harrison & john lennon: "(singing) 'something in the way she moves/attracts me like a moth to granite...'"
george harrison: "pomegranate"
john lennon: "cauliflower"