# 3 George Harrison Songs That Show a Different Side of the Rock Icon

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-george-harrison-songs-that-show-a-different-side-of-the-rock-icon/
- Published: 2026-11-01T13:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T15:27:50+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-george-harrison-songs-that-show-a-different-side-of-the-rock-icon/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Harrison’s solo work ranged beyond his familiar spiritual folk sound.
- One track leans into funk and commercial pop.
- Another pairs a jazz standard with ukulele and Moog experiments.

## Summary

The article highlights three George Harrison recordings that challenge the image of him as mainly a spiritual, folk-leaning songwriter. They show him exploring funk, jazz and experimental electronics, reflecting the range of his solo work.

“It’s What You Value” brings a brighter, funkier and more commercial sound; a jazz standard on the posthumous album *Brainwashed* is reworked with ukulele; and an instrumental uses early Moog synthesiser sounds to create an avant-garde effect. The article presents the tracks as departures from Harrison’s familiar style and, in the synthesiser piece, from the sound associated with The Beatles.

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