George wrote "Something" for Ray Charles, who rejected it. When listening to George's demo on Anthology 3, you can still hear the soulful, Ray Charles-esque passage:
"You know I love that woman, mine
And I need her all of the time
You know I'm tellin' you
That woman, that woman don't make me blue"
These lyrics were deleted from the final version of the song.
By the way, Frank Sinatra referred to "Someting" as his favorite Lennon/McCartney song. Poor George!
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