Pure Smokey (song)
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«Pure Smokey» es una canción del músico británico George Harrison publicada en el álbum de estudio Thirty Three & 1/3. La canción fue el segundo tributo de Harrison al cantante de soul Smokey Robinson, después de «Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)» un año antes. Harrison citó con frecuencia a Robinson como uno de sus vocalistas y compositores favoritos, y su grupo The Miracles tuvo una influencia similar en The Beatles durante la década de 1960. En la letra, Harrison da gracias por el regalo que supone la música de Robinson, mientras hace una declaración sobre la importancia de expresar aprecio y graitutd y de no olvidar hacerlo para luego lamentarlo. El título de la canción procede de uno de los discos del músico, titulado Pure Smokey.
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"Pure Smokey" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released in 1976 on his debut album for Dark Horse Records, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song was the second of Harrison's musical tributes to American soul singer Smokey Robinson, following "Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)" in 1975. Harrison frequently cited Robinson as one of his favourite vocalists and songwriters, and Robinson's group the Miracles had similarly influenced the Beatles during the 1960s. In the lyrics to "Pure Smokey", Harrison gives thanks for the gift of Robinson's music, while making a statement regarding the importance of expressing appreciation and gratitude, rather than forgetting to do so and later regretting it. The song title came from the name of Robinson's 1974 album Pure Smokey.
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Pure Smokey (song)
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George Harrison with Tom Scott
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That was a wonderful, flattering thing for him to feel like that, and to write about it [in "Pure Smokey"], so that the world could know that he felt like that. It was wonderful to me, and I'm very flattered by that.
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I've always liked Smokey Robinson and he's probably one of the best songwriters around ... I'm trying to make the point – if I like someone I want to say "I like you". I don't want [for them] to die and then to think "Oh, I forgot to tell them I liked them" ... So this song turned into an all purpose thing of generally trying to show appreciation, and then to focus on my appreciation of Smokey.
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– George Harrison, 1979
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– Smokey Robinson, 2014
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«Pure Smokey» es una canción del músico británico George Harrison publicada en el álbum de estudio Thirty Three & 1/3. La canción fue el segundo tributo de Harrison al cantante de soul Smokey Robinson, después de «Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)» un año antes. Harrison citó con frecuencia a Robinson como uno de sus vocalistas y compositores favoritos, y su grupo The Miracles tuvo una influencia similar en The Beatles durante la década de 1960. En la letra, Harrison da gracias por el regalo que supone la música de Robinson, mientras hace una declaración sobre la importancia de expresar aprecio y graitutd y de no olvidar hacerlo para luego lamentarlo. El título de la canción procede de uno de los discos del músico, titulado Pure Smokey. Harrison grabó «Pure Smokey» en su estudio de Friar Park en Oxfordshire. El músico Tom Scott proporcionó asistencia en la producción y también en la grabación junto a Richard Tee, Willie Weeks y Alvin Taylor. Los críticos muicales reconocieron a la canción como superior a «Ooh Baby», debido en parte a su mayor elaboración musical. Al respecto, Simon Leng vio la canción como la excursión más exitosa de Harrison en el género de la música soul. «Pure Smokey» apareció como cara B del sencillo sencillo de Thirty Three & 1/3 en el Reino Unido, una versión del tema de Cole Porter «True Love».
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"Pure Smokey" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released in 1976 on his debut album for Dark Horse Records, Thirty Three & 1/3. The song was the second of Harrison's musical tributes to American soul singer Smokey Robinson, following "Ooh Baby (You Know That I Love You)" in 1975. Harrison frequently cited Robinson as one of his favourite vocalists and songwriters, and Robinson's group the Miracles had similarly influenced the Beatles during the 1960s. In the lyrics to "Pure Smokey", Harrison gives thanks for the gift of Robinson's music, while making a statement regarding the importance of expressing appreciation and gratitude, rather than forgetting to do so and later regretting it. The song title came from the name of Robinson's 1974 album Pure Smokey. Harrison recorded "Pure Smokey" at his Friar Park home studio in Henley, Oxfordshire. Jazz musician Tom Scott provided production assistance and the song features musical contributions from Scott, Richard Tee, Willie Weeks and Alvin Taylor, together with a pair of highly regarded guitar solos from Harrison. Several reviewers recognise the song as superior to "Ooh Baby", due in part to its more authentic musical setting; Harrison biographer Simon Leng views the track as its composer's most successful excursion in the soul music genre. "Pure Smokey" appeared as the B-side to the second single from Thirty Three & 1/3 in the UK, which was Harrison's cover of the Cole Porter standard "True Love".
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