@Mad Dan Actually I don't believe George knew Jorma yet. Paul had met him earlier in 1967. But George met him later that year - after this song had been recorded.
@Mad Dan Actually I don't believe George knew Jorma yet. Paul had met him earlier in 1967. But George met him later that year - after this song had been recorded.
George said he had stopped taking acid when he wrote this song. It was influenced more by transcendental meditation.
That opening chord hits me like a searing, scintillating beam of light every time, followed by the gentle bewitching Hammond intro to the melody.
Beautiful, just beautiful, and the line about taking birthday cake, but not too much is such a wise environmental idea.
The dedication at the beginning is thought to be to George's friend Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane.
You said it well and I agree: ...searing, scintillating beam of light / bewitching Hammond organ intro...
You said it well and I agree: ...searing, scintillating beam of light / bewitching Hammond organ intro...
First time I heard that the syllables say "To Jorma" - interesting.
First time I heard that the syllables say "To Jorma" - interesting.
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@Mad Dan Actually I don't believe George knew Jorma yet. Paul had met him earlier in 1967. But George met him later that year - after this song had been recorded.
@Mad Dan Actually I don't believe George knew Jorma yet. Paul had met him earlier in 1967. But George met him later that year - after this song had been recorded.