Wreck of the Hesperus
George Harrison * Track #9 On Cloud Nine
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Wreck of the Hesperus by George Harrison
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George HarrisonAbout
“Wreck Of The Hesperus” is a song Harrison wrote a couple years before recording it for Cloud Nine. It was written about getting old, using metaphors to proclaim how he still felt very able and strong. However, in its bridges, it quickly becomes a “vicious attack on the press”. The song’s title come...
Wreck of the Hesperus Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus
Feel more like the Wall of China
Getting old as Methuselah
Feel tall as the Eiffel Tower
[Verse 2]
I'm not a power of attorney
But I can rock as good as Gibraltar
Ain't no more no spring chicken
Been plucked but I'm still kicking
(But it's alright, it's alright)
[Bridge 1]
Poison penmen sneak, have no nerve to speak
Make up lies then they leak them out
Behind a pseudonym, the rottenness in them
Reaching out trying to touch me
[Verse 3]
Met some Oscars and Tonys
I slipped on a pavement oyster
Met a snake climbing ladders
Got out of the line of fire
(But it's alright)
[Bridge 2]
Brainless writers gossip nonsenses
To others heads as dense as they is
It's the same old malady
What they see is faulty
[Verse 4]
I'm not the wreck of the Hesperus
Feel more like Big Bill Broonzy
Getting old as my mother
But I tell you I got some company
(But it's alright)
[Outro]
But it's alright, it's alright
But it's alright, it's alright
It's alright, alright, it's alright
Wreck of the Hesperus Q&A
Who wrote Wreck of the Hesperus's ?
Wreck of the Hesperus was written by George Harrison.
Who produced Wreck of the Hesperus's ?
Wreck of the Hesperus was produced by Jeff Lynne & George Harrison.
When did George Harrison release Wreck of the Hesperus?
George Harrison released Wreck of the Hesperus on Mon Nov 02 1987.
What did George Harrison say about "Wreck of the Hesperus"?
Harrison told Rolling Stone in 1987:
It’s really a funny song. When I started writing it, I just opened my mouth and those first two lines came out. I thought, ‘Oh, okay,’ and continued along that theme — until you get to the middle eight, and I suddenly go into a vicious attack on the press!