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Beyond "Taxman," "Here Comes the Sun" and the various solo singles, here are 10 often-overlooked George Harrison gems:
1. "Long, Long, Long" ("The Beatles," 1968). Harrison's other "White Album" contributions ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Piggies," "Savoy Truffle") boldly announce themselves while the almost-whispered "Long, Long, Long" quietly hides at the end of side 3, only to insinuate itself over time. Truly haunting.
2. "Old Brown Shoe" (B-side of "The Ballad of John and Yoko," 1969). The most fleet-footed of Harrison's Beatles rockers, this song chugs along to some particularly insistent, lockstep bass and piano as George declares, "I want a …