![]() ![]() Two music videos for the song were released at the time: One that shows people in an arcade and the other that shows Harrison in a house full of living objects. Until 2022 is the last number 1 hit from a former Beatle in the USA. “Got My Mind Set On You” was the only one that wasn’t originally written or composed by him. So it seemed like a cue to do that song,” George Harrison said.ĭuring his solo career Harrison had three number one singles in the United States. I think based on the drum pattern, Jim Keltner got going on this, he just had this drum pattern going and it sounded good. “Somehow it just came about and we cut it. Anyway, the song itself stuck in my head and every so often I just sang it to myself.” Because it was a very old-fashioned record with a lot of screechy girl singers. The version that I refere to was a bit strange. I don’t really know anything about him except it was a real good song. This song ‘Got My Mind Set On You’ was on the album written by the same fella who wrote ‘If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody’.” We used to make this song called ‘If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody’. He had a song which we used to do before we made our own records. So I bought the album of this guy called James Ray. I got it, I think the first I came to the states. ![]() “It’s been around, in the back of my head for years. Why George Harrison decided to cover “Got My Mind Set On You” In an interview with Entertainment Tonight back in 1987 (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage), just a few days before he recorded the official video for the track, George Harrison explained why he decided to make a version for the song and recalled the first time that he heard the original song. Got My Mind Set On You George Harrison Track 11 on Cloud Nine Produced by George Harrison & Jeff Lynne Listen closely to the film of The Beatles in New York in 1964 and at one point.
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