Within You Without You
The 1960s saw the formation of many rock bands. The A music style in the 1950s that includes guitars, drums, vocals and double bass. Often orientates around the 12-bar blues. style which dominated the previous decade had evolved into a more guitar-dominated genre known as rock. Many of these bands developed new subgenres of rock and carried on producing music in the 1970s.
Rock 鈥檔鈥 roll influences can be heard in early songs by The Beatles, such as She Loves You and I Saw Her Standing There. Their style altered over the years and became more experimental. Sgt. Pepper鈥檚 Lonely Hearts Club Band was recorded during the band鈥檚 studio years and features unusual electronic instruments, guitar Guitar effects are electronic devices that modify the sound of the instrument eg, wah-wah pedal. , traditional Indian-originating instruments, a 40-piece orchestra plus a French horn quartet. The genre can be classed as A type of rock music inspired by the psychedelic culture. due to its strange lyrics and surreal sounds.
Within You Without You is the eighth song on Sgt. Pepper鈥檚 Lonely Hearts Club Band and the longest song on the album. This particular song is unique as it was written and performed by George Harrison, and the other members of the band were not involved. George Harrison sang lead The voice as a musical instrument. and played the guitar, An Indian stringed instrument with two sets of strings. One plays a drone and the other a melody. and A long-necked folk string instrument. . As well as the sitar, the song features other Indian instruments such as the swarmandal, dilruba and An Indian drum played with the fingertips. Usually played as a pair..
The song has spiritual lyrics and conveys a message about how life carries on within you and without you.