Indi-psych-pop
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| - | "'''Love You To'''" is a song by [[The Beatles]] from the album ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]''. It is sung and written by [[George Harrison]] and features a [[tabla]], an Indian drum played with the hands, as well as a [[sitar]] and a [[tambura]] [[Drone (music)|drone]]. [[Ringo Starr]] is the only other Beatle playing on the song, shaking a tambourine. [[Paul McCartney]] originally recorded background vocals for the song, but those were left out of the final mix. | + | In [[1966]] Harrison took his "[[Indi-psych-pop]]" synthesis a step further with the highly original song "[[Love You To]]" (from the seminal ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' LP), which featured a sinuous Indian-influenced melody and an innovative arrangement consisting solely of Indian instruments, performed by expatriate [[Indian music]]ians living in London. |
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| - | In [[1966]] Harrison took his "[[Indi-psych-pop]]" synthesis a step further with the highly original song "[[Love You To]]" (from the seminal ''[[Revolver (album)|Revolver]]'' LP), which featured a sinuous Indian-influenced melody and an innovative arrangement consisting solely of Indian instruments, performed by expatriate Indian musicians living in London. | + | |
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| - | It was the first Beatles song that seriously attempted to incorporate [[classical Indian music]]. Harrison was learning the sitar from [[Ravi Shankar (musician)|Ravi Shankar]], who inspired him to learn more about Indian music and Eastern religion. | + | |
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| - | A brief portion of the song was included in The Beatles animated film ''[[Yellow Submarine (film)|Yellow Submarine]]'' when Harrison's character is first introduced. | + | |
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| - | ==Credits== | + | |
| - | *George Harrison – sitar, tamboura, backwards guitar, double-tracked lead vocals | + | |
| - | *Anil Bhagwat – tabla | + | |
| - | *[[Ringo Starr]] – tambourine | + | |
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In 1966 Harrison took his "Indi-psych-pop" synthesis a step further with the highly original song "Love You To" (from the seminal Revolver LP), which featured a sinuous Indian-influenced melody and an innovative arrangement consisting solely of Indian instruments, performed by expatriate Indian musicians living in London.
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