Someone commented that this song is based on a James Brown song, which is wrong. It's based on the James Taylor song, "Something In The Way She Moves", which was released in 1968 by Apple Records. George and Paul both worked on James Taylor's album with him, and George used the first line (and title) of James's song as a sort of temporary first line to start writing a song, but ended up keeping it.
Thank you!! I've read lots of different comments about how this song came to be written but this is correct. Paul actually played the bass on James Taylors first version of "carolina in my mind" ('68, not the '72 version) which was from his self titled album and his only album with Apple and incidently the first artist other than the beatles to record with Apple Records. In Carolina in my mind he has a line "with a holy host of others standing around me" which was a direct reference to being in the studio surrounded by the beatles -...
Thank you!! I've read lots of different comments about how this song came to be written but this is correct. Paul actually played the bass on James Taylors first version of "carolina in my mind" ('68, not the '72 version) which was from his self titled album and his only album with Apple and incidently the first artist other than the beatles to record with Apple Records. In Carolina in my mind he has a line "with a holy host of others standing around me" which was a direct reference to being in the studio surrounded by the beatles - but this isn't the comments for James Taylor songs so I'll press on. George had intended to change the first line of the song but as the song materialized and he worked out the other lyrics, he decided to leave it in.
Sorry Bagism, read your comment then started writing my reply and got into my groove and forgot you already stated that the line was originally meant to be cut and replaced.
Sorry Bagism, read your comment then started writing my reply and got into my groove and forgot you already stated that the line was originally meant to be cut and replaced.
Someone commented that this song is based on a James Brown song, which is wrong. It's based on the James Taylor song, "Something In The Way She Moves", which was released in 1968 by Apple Records. George and Paul both worked on James Taylor's album with him, and George used the first line (and title) of James's song as a sort of temporary first line to start writing a song, but ended up keeping it.
Thank you!! I've read lots of different comments about how this song came to be written but this is correct. Paul actually played the bass on James Taylors first version of "carolina in my mind" ('68, not the '72 version) which was from his self titled album and his only album with Apple and incidently the first artist other than the beatles to record with Apple Records. In Carolina in my mind he has a line "with a holy host of others standing around me" which was a direct reference to being in the studio surrounded by the beatles -...
Thank you!! I've read lots of different comments about how this song came to be written but this is correct. Paul actually played the bass on James Taylors first version of "carolina in my mind" ('68, not the '72 version) which was from his self titled album and his only album with Apple and incidently the first artist other than the beatles to record with Apple Records. In Carolina in my mind he has a line "with a holy host of others standing around me" which was a direct reference to being in the studio surrounded by the beatles - but this isn't the comments for James Taylor songs so I'll press on. George had intended to change the first line of the song but as the song materialized and he worked out the other lyrics, he decided to leave it in.
Sorry Bagism, read your comment then started writing my reply and got into my groove and forgot you already stated that the line was originally meant to be cut and replaced.
Sorry Bagism, read your comment then started writing my reply and got into my groove and forgot you already stated that the line was originally meant to be cut and replaced.