Origins: Here Comes the Sun

A dear friend wrote me and informed me
of the origins of the song I posted a
couple of days ago "Here Comes the Sun".

He says:

Origin-

The song, one of Harrison's best known
Beatle contributions alongside "Something",
originated from a song-writing collaboration
between Harrison and close friend Eric
Clapton called "Badge" (recorded by Clapton's
group Cream) which featured an arpeggiated
guitar riff that is similiar to the one that
forms the bridge of "Here comes the Sun".

The year 1969 was a difficult one for
Harrison : he was arrested for marijuana
possession, he had his tonsils removed , and
he quit the band temporarily. The song
was written while Harrison was away from all of
these troubles.

Harrison stated in The Beatle's Anthology:

"Here Comes the Sun" was written at the
time when Apple was getting like school,
where we had to go and be businessmen:
'Sign this' and 'sign that'. Anyway it
seems as if winter in England goes on
forever, by the time spring
comes you really deserve it. So one
day I decided I was going to sag
off Apple and I went over to
Eric Clapton's house. The relief
of not having to go see all those
dopey accountants was wonderful,
and I walked around the garden with
one of Eric's acoustic guitars and wrote
"Here Comes the Sun".

So that is the origins of this song
Quite a special story.

Helen.