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George Harrison — Any Road
Album: Brainwashed
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Released: 2002
Length: 3:48
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Oh, I've been traveling on a boat and a plane
In a car, on a bike, with a bus and a train
Traveling there and traveling here
Everywhere in every gear

But oh Lord, we pay the price
With a spin of a wheel, with the roll of a dice
Ah yeah, you pay your fare
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there

And I've been traveling through the dirt and the grime
From the past, to the future, through the space and the time
Traveling deep beneath the waves
In watery grottoes and mountainous caves

But oh Lord, we've got to fight
With the thoughts in the head, with the dark and the light
No use to stop and stare
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there

You may not know where you came from
May not know who you are
May not even wondered
How you got this far

I've been traveling on a wing and a prayer
By the skin of my teeth, by the breadth of a hair
Traveling where the four winds blow
With the sun on my face, in the ice and the snow

But ooh-ee, it's a game
Sometimes you're cool, sometimes you're lame
Ah yeah, it's somewhere
If you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there

But oh Lord, we pay the price
With the spin of a wheel, with the roll of a dice
Ah yeah, you pay your fare
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there

I keep traveling around the bend
There was no beginning, there is no end
It wasn't born and never dies
There are no edges, there is no sides

Oh yeah, you just don't win
It's so far out, the way out is in
Bow to God and call him sir
But if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
If you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
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 al9009 wrote:
Yeah it is George Harrison. I am going to be a bit controversial here... But the song is just a bunch of dire cliches stuck together with sticky tape. It's sucko-barfo at the best. Rubbish.
 
you must have a picture perfect life. How is that going for you?

Posted 15 years ago by rahjo    [ Reply ]

Did I write that? (See below.) hehe

Still brainwashed here.  George evokes pleasant waves of nostalgia more so than any other Beatle for this aging cowboy.



Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
skdenfeld wrote:
I know most will like this a lot because it is Supreme George, but to me, this song is entirely forgetable, like recycled Grateful Dead.
Wow. Be careful. It is probably safer to criticize Israel's occupation policy than beat on George Harrison and the Grateful Dead. I admire your courage.

Posted 16 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
So Travelling Wilburys
Posted 16 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
I think you want this song to be something more than it is. Accept it simply as pop music. And has anyone ever done pop better than George Harrison over his career? Masterful. al9009 wrote:
Yeah it is George Harrison. I am going to be a bit controversial here... But the song is just a bunch of dire cliches stuck together with sticky tape. It's sucko-barfo at the best. Rubbish.
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
excellent segue! and a sweet song
Posted 17 years ago by andionita    [ Reply ]
Yeah it is George Harrison. I am going to be a bit controversial here... But the song is just a bunch of dire cliches stuck together with sticky tape. It's sucko-barfo at the best. Rubbish.
Posted 17 years ago by al9009    [ Reply ]
pedro wrote:
Finally, some good music by the boomer generation!
WTF? Pretty broad statement there; amigo. (just for that I ain't voting for you)
Posted 17 years ago by slartibart_O    [ Reply ]
I know most will like this a lot because it is Supreme George, but to me, this song is entirely forgetable, like recycled Grateful Dead.
Posted 17 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
George Harrison! One of his best non-Beatles songs I've heard! Wow! Sounds so fresh. At first I thought it was a new artist!!
Posted 17 years ago by chuck_flacks    [ Reply ]
sparrow wrote:
Can't help lovin that George! *S* Who are the other musicians on this track? Nice blend.
George: Slide and acoustic guitars, banjulele (a hybrid banjo/ukelele) Jeff Lynne: Bass, piano Dhani Harrison: Electric guitar Jim Keltner: Drums This is from the CD's booklet.
Posted 18 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Finally, some good music by the boomer generation!
Posted 18 years ago by pedro    [ Reply ]
trekhead wrote:
There's a GH tune on Willburys, I thought this was THAT. Something about a road, too.
"End of The Line" perhaps? Another classic!
Posted 18 years ago by DarkGlobe    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh...Breath of fresh air! WE LOVE YOU GEORGE!!
Posted 18 years ago by DarkGlobe    [ Reply ]
George who? Oh yes, that George - I thought it was the other one.
Posted 18 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
kilroyjoe3 wrote:
I will not eat them in a train I will not eat them on a plane I will not eat green eggs and ham To this song I will not jive I will rate this song less than 5
Obviously, your too busy floating down the river of DE-Nile! (your poetry doesn't jive either)
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I will not eat them in a train I will not eat them on a plane I will not eat green eggs and ham To this song I will not jive I will rate this song less than 5
Posted 18 years ago by kilroyjoe3    [ Reply ]
Simple yet profound. Like George was. RIP, GH.
Posted 18 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
It sometimes sounds like he's about to break into Tom Petty's "Apartment Song". It gets a somewhat hesitant 6 from me for now.
Posted 18 years ago by JohnErle    [ Reply ]
sparrow wrote:
Can't help lovin that George! *S* Who are the other musicians on this track? Nice blend.
A lot of the sound is Jeff Lynne's production magic.
Posted 18 years ago by Tea-Bone    [ Reply ]
I love George's lyricism in his work. Just happy-g-lucky melodies.
Posted 19 years ago by stickers11    [ Reply ]
This is the song of a happy man.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
Can't help lovin that George! *S* Who are the other musicians on this track? Nice blend.
Posted 19 years ago by sparrow    [ Reply ]
I love this song!! What I miss most about George is his optimism and spirituality. He rarely had a bad thing to say and when he did, it was right on target. The title song is one of those. Brainwashed is one of his best albums. Chairdancing is going on right now!! \:D/ Love the banjo on this.
Posted 19 years ago by beatlechick    [ Reply ]
A genius who is sorely missed. What a sweet soul to be missing from the earth.
Posted 19 years ago by babygirl614    [ Reply ]
MooterWholesale wrote:
Anyone else hearing a little Dead?
Completely hearing the Dead. Majorly in the guitar, and now that I listen more, the overall feel of the piece too. It kind of has that...unexplainable, jumpy rolling lilt to it.
Posted 19 years ago by Rusty420    [ Reply ]
Anyone else hearing a little Dead?
Posted 19 years ago by MooterWholesale    [ Reply ]
My first thought was, "Gee, that sounds like George." Guess I can't be wrong ALL the time. Damn, I miss him.
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
fusionmuze wrote:
actually one of the better recent GH imo.....
Ditto. I'm not a major GH solo fan, so this is a treat. George is especially missed here in the UK.
Posted 19 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
If you don't know where your going...any road will take you there.
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Strange thought as I listened to this: towards the end of his life, George sounded very much like Ronnie Lane. Well...just an obscure thought.
Posted 20 years ago by tonypf    [ Reply ]
There's a GH tune on Willburys, I thought this was THAT. Something about a road, too.
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
I love this song. I've been using part of as my email sig for a few months now. I wish George had been more prolific over the last twenty years.
Posted 20 years ago by etwilson    [ Reply ]
love this song....the lyrics lock in a 10 from me "there are no edges, there is no sides"...deep :-k
Posted 21 years ago by toastee    [ Reply ]
what an incredibly profound sentiment!
Posted 21 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
actually one of the better recent GH imo. Doesn't have the Lynn sound that I grown to dislike. RIP GH, you're missed. I think there is a video of GH doing a acoustic performance of this on mtv or vh1.... on a borrowed guitar if I recall
Posted 21 years ago by fusionmuze    [ Reply ]
a very slow calipso beat. very nice to groove to.
Posted 21 years ago by Drunkenlilacwine    [ Reply ]