Paul Simon's Memories Of George Harrison | CONAN on TBS 

I know. It's such an endearing thing to see.

The Beatles are one of the few artists/celebrities that constantly get other celebrities starstruck.

Isn’t everyone?

What's nice is that he isn't in-your-face about it like other interviewers

Anshul Dinger true

And Conan isn't a left political tool like the others. At least I don't think he is.

Randy Coursey he sometimes makes those jokes, but its not all up in your face like kimmel or colbert

Also without the fake Fallon laugh every 5 seconds

And he doesn't try and cram socialist anti Trump ideology.down the viewers throat. Does Kimmel or Colbert have advance political science degrees . i think they run thier mouths because they think they are more intelligent than the.people who fix thier cars or plumbers who unclog thier toilets .they are snobby elitists

he's just a beatles fan :)

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Very true. Except the time he wants to smack a little girl on Sesame Street, for upstaging him. Xxx

@@mikequirk6879 Whut? Do you have video link to that?

George was much of the harmonic glue that bound the Beatles together.

@@sampsonsimpson1040 Stick to your story

George Harrison has never been considered one of the greatest guitarists ever. He was the "quiet Beatle", and that's not a quality you look for in a lead guitarist. When the British spy agency invented a machine that could speed up or slow down the sound of a recording without changing the pitch, they gave one to the Beatles. The boys could get stoned and sit around changing the speeds on their recordings until they thought they sounded better. The "British Invasion" is more than most know.

@Francis Serra: I see you have less musical things to say. George Harrison was an average guitarist, a left-over from the rock and roll days. The word "shred" didn't exist for guitarists when George was onstage. The Beatles were a British Invasion baby band. Who was the cute one? Who was the smart one? What was Pauls' favorite color? Grandmothers on home organs were playing Beatle songs. Can you name another guitarist who played on Beatles' records who didn't get album credits? There's more than one.

@@johnwattdotca lmfao that might be the dumbest thing I've ever read on RU-vid, which is saying a lot. I've heard some great conspiracy theories about the Beatles, but nothing so incredibly laughable as that. Congratulations.

It seems like the first time Conan was interested in what the guest had to say.

The Beatles will do that to you, even the funniest people.

more like Paul Simon will

Conan’s “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast consistently reveals that this side of Conan is always there. The problem is the format of late night TV talk shows, not Conan. And if you go back in time and watch RU-vid’s of Carson or even folks like Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas, when there are longer segments between ads and less production generally, the interviews are far far better.

@@paulinbrooklyn got into conan o'brian needs a friend this year! Such a great podcast!

😂😂😂!

inkey2 Epic. 😂😂😂😂

I oft wonder what he paid for that castle!

seems £135,000 in 1970. The nuns ran a local school in Henley, the Sacred Heart School, but by the late 1960s Friar Park was in a state of disrepair and due to be demolished.[15]

seen it,its enormous but never flashy. George Harrison,a beautiful human being,RIP George.

The more I listen to him and read his memoirs and what others have said of him, the more I grow to respect and admire him. Lovely human being

Oh yes. The whole universe took a hit when George died.

We all love George.

Simon gave a nod to the Beatles and their chord progressions. Simon co-wrote "Red Rubber Ball" for the Cyrkle and the Beatles' influence is strong in both the chords and the cheeky Lennon-like lyrics.

100% agree 👍🏽 😎

not just in your generation sir but all time

Spiritually he never left; the question would be "what he came back as"! I love all his music creations but it will always be his heart that I miss! Just ask anyone from Bangladesh.....they know George's heart!!

Is it a museum for visitors to access?

They did "Homeward Bound"....on the last chorus, George strummed 7th chord afterbeats to give it a rock sound. I'll never forget how delighted Paul Simon was with that interpretation. At the end, Paul played his signature folk lick, which George answered with a pentatonic rock outtro lick. The audience went wild.

Bravo Tango Bango You nailed it ! No one is denying Simon's ability to write beautiful lyrics. I was at Yankee Stadium the day the late, great Joe DiMaggio was honored Simon sang the famous line from his song "where have you gone Joe DiMaggio" and the crowd went wild with applause. But I believe George was much more prolific then Paul Simon. In fact, is Simon still recording? I think he's sitting on his royalties... On the other hand, had George lived, his musical output until today would have, perhaps have overshadowed the greatness of his lyrical genius, and Paul Simon. George's last albums including the iconic Brainwashed establish him as a musical Joe DiMaggio, and he's still dearly missed today

VI66 beautiful voice, both speaking and singing.

That's a great story and good to hear. Would love to see him too.

So glad you finally got to see him! Peace.

+Farrell McNulty I didn't get the joke. George said it was already on the property. Then Ringo said Paul gave it to them. What did I miss in between?

+Lynn Turman Paul had an album out called "Standing Stone" and George kidded Ringo about Paul sending him that as a promo item.

Hilarious - a true belly laugh from Conan. Great spot to end the clip.

Hilarious! I bet Ringo, for half a second, was actually thinking that Paul would do something like that, too (and was going to make some vulgar, caustic, remark about it, in Liverpudlian dialect!).

Couldn’t agree more, an album with both of them would be awesome

agreed.

Yep!

I thought it was a tribute to John's mum. She taught John to play the Ukulele/

@@65TossTrap no , George was a fan of George fromby

65 TossPowerTrap I thought she taught John the banjo

Tom Petty had a great story about George giving him a ukulele out of his car trunk which was full of them and saying you just never know when you are going to need one.

and an incredible songwriter.

very handsome too

Maestro Gradius s wonderfully sensitive man.

That story as being told to Ringo by George makes me think he was having a bit of sport regarding Sir Paul's grandiosity. Well played, George.

Yes, when they sang one another's songs. It was quite moving. I adored George Harrison and was saddened by his early death as so many were. I can't begin to imagine what his loss means to Olivia and Dhani. So glad that he left us with a treasure trove of his work. What I truly miss is his accent and his wicked sense of humor. He was a beautiful man.

Agreed. I would even argue his compositions were on par with those of the Beatles.

Right there with you and I'm 63!

I believe the movie he invested in was Time Bandits

The movie was LIFE OF BRIAN - definitely

Definitely , LIFE OF BRIAN

Harrison's production company was called Dark Horse. It's for certain he funded Life Of Brian. That fact is confirmed. Not sure about Time Bandits.

Life of Brian, he's actually in one of the scenes too. He financed it after EMI pulled out and remortgaged his house and allsorts. I believe Long Good Friday was the first film they distributed, Time Bandits the first they produced. Off the top of my head they also did Bellman and True, Withnail and I, Mona Lisa, Nuns on the Run (dire), Private Function, The Missionary and Water. Quite a decent run in the 80s.

Same voice, not sure whose face he has now though

It's a shame/interesting that Dylan has never done a late night talk show. He's performed, but never sat on the couch. I would love to see him with Letterman or Conan. I don't think any other host would get him. Loved seeing Neil Young on Conan's podcast, though.

@@Pumpkinking64 That's true...I never realized it. Saw him performing on Letterman a number of times over the decades!

He was my favorite from the time I saw the Beatles perform on Ed Sullivan 9 February 1964. I was all of 7 years old, but I knew talent when I saw it. Not to mention, he was absolutely adorable with those little dance moves and his smile. Smitten at seven. That was me.

Love that song!

Embarrassing?

...what he's done to his face...not so much

He fights violently with his wife.

@@TooleyPeter Way to rip that episode out of context. Nicely done.

+Daya Subramanian LOL

+Daya Subramanian Except much more likable.

Except without a fake laugh

+Brandon Haygood And far funnier. Jimmy Fallon is awful.

Michael Durrant Yeah. I don't even consider Paul Simon a very funny guy but he's far funnier than Jimmy Fallen

Agree ! The Beatles changed the world in so many ways, which still effects us to this day !

I'm trying to get into listening to the Beatles, do you have any suggestions?

The White Album, Magical Mystery Tour, Revolver, Sgt. Peppers, the list is endless. Definitely start with Revolver.

Sean Anthony As hiram said, start anywhere. Start with what resonates with you, with whatever appeals to you most, and don't force anything upon yourself. Think of it all as dishes created by master chefs. You can start with salads, desserts, main entrees...it doesn't matter. If you don't find it to be so great, you're missing it, so move on. Gravitate toward whatever attracts you most, in natural progression. Nobody can tell you what's "best" for you, because that's personal and subjective. I was a fan from the time my sister brought the "I Want To Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There" single home from the record store. They were so *weird* compared to everything else out at the time...yet obviously so good that it didn't matter at all. In fact, their sound and manner turned their strangeness on its head. (You'd have to realise what a conformist, "grey flannel suit" world it was at the time to fully appreciate this.) The attraction wasn't so much that they were different; it was that they were so natural in a world that encouraged people to be artificial. I loved their happy-go-lucky, "you"-oriented, young love songs, and loved watching as they and their love songs matured. They could have continued in that vein forever as far as I was concerned. During that early period many (if not most) of my friends dropped off the bandwagon, treating them as a fad. When the Beatles became more creative / imaginative / experimental / artistic - and obviously drug-influenced - I wasn't as crazy about it, but stuck with them. Now I love it all, and see it as an integrated whole - and what a ride it was. More happened musically in that span of six Beatle years than has happened since. Returning to the "cuisine" analogy (appetizers, main courses, desserts, etc.): What are you in the mood for? As with a normal meal sequence, you can go chronologically, in an attempt to recreate the experience, but it probably isn't possible to accomplish that. You can select just the kind of music (happy, serious, harder-edged, whimsical, whatever) you prefer. Or you can deliberately mix it up to experience their range, by contrast. It doesn't really matter. You can't get hurt, or go wrong. There's only so much Beatle material, yet it's so deep. Have fun. That's what they did, and what they wanted for you.

+Joseph Scott huh? being familiar with their music means you laugh hard at that anecdote? that is a fucking stupid thing to say.

Barbie Reynolds is it "fucking stupid"? Chill Barbie doll. Quit being angry at the world.

T'would be a pretty thought. I'd fly across the pond just to see it! Peace.

There is a version of Something, by James Brown that is rumored to have been on that jukebox. I know It's on mine :)

The jukebox only played 45's - so if it wasn't on 45 it wasn't on it.

Hey guys, check this album out, www.allmusic.com/album/george-harrisons-jukebox-the-music-that-inspired-the-man-mw0002542452 it is a part of george harrison's actual juke box. And most of the sons on there are either by his close friends like ravi shankar, bobby dylan, or joe brown, some others are classics from the time of his childhood which he plays later in his own life like "rock island line", and the stereos' "i really love you". some others are absolute classics like Chuck Berry's.

I had a look at that and on the list it says George Harrison as Performer on every song which quite clearly is wrong.

+Broken String Records Paul said from George's childhood so probably a lot of 50s rock & roll...

+Broken String Records Well it has to contain Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and perhaps old blues guys, Muddy Water, Elmore James, et al.

+Christopher Kelsall He didnt really listen to old blues i think. Probably carl, elvis, chuck, buddy holly, chet atkins

+Christopher Kelsall Also said with an "English accent" so it probably contained Lonnie Donegan, Cilla Black, The Shadows, Lulu, maybe even some "trad" jazz which was big there in the 50s like Chris Barber...

+Adam Hans George didn't start listening to much Muddy Waters type stuff until about 1968, and after that still liked Chuck Berry etc. better.