10 Songs That Prove George Harrison’s Solo Years Were Better Than You Think
1. Any Road
Released posthumously in 2002, Brainwashed was George Harrison’s first studio album in 15 years, over a decade in the making.
Rollicking, country-tinged opener Any Road with its upbeat mood and lush backing vocals could sit comfortably alongside his work with supergroup The Travelling Wilburys. Not least because George actually sounds like he’s enjoying himself.
The lyric was inspired by a sign George saw in Hawai while out walking with his son Dhani. Critics have also drawn comparisons to Alice’s conversation with The Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Any Road is the album’s oldest song. Harrison actually began writing the song in 1988 over a decade before its release and he performed the track in 1997 for VH1, his last filmed performance. It was also his last ever single.