George Harrison's -- "The Pirate Song"

[@wynnie_margeaux]

George: *is the quiet Beatle* George also: THE PIRATE SKETCH

[@Batista77387]

Hes not the quiet beatle at all paul is the quiet one or ringe bc no one cares about hin George is actually the insane Genius.

[@marinus4258]

@@Batista77387 I mean you are not wrong, but still... George Harrison is called the "quiet Beatle". If you type "the quiet Beatle" it literally opens up George Harrison

[@Batista77387]

@@marinus4258 oh okay lol

[@thewitek498]

@@Batista77387 That is what the quiet and introverted kid from school does at home...

[@samarryll512]

Watch get back, he talks more than john, ringo, and paul combined

[@Joe_the_Shmoe]

When George Harrison wants to be a pirate he WILL be a pirate

[@yeahhoko1066]

Sir Beatles true that

[@thomasfdasdf7903]

He's IS a pirate

[@RunDub]

When George Harrison bankrolls your movie that no one else would make, you let him do whatever he damn well pleases on your show!

[@droix3820]

@@thomasfdasdf7903 he was a pirate

[@taybong]

Damn right. George is a pirate if he says so

[@joycebigley3050]

George had a wicked sense of humor

[@mickdeleon5072]

He was never the quiet one. He was the cheeky one. The sardonic one. The dark one.

[@aquamarine99911]

@@mickdeleon5072 You actually saw it most when George was doing press with the Travelling Wilburys. None of the others were interesting to talk to, so George had no choice but to dominate the interviews. He clearly thought being funny was part of his job, in a way that Tom Petty never did. Even the infamous Dick Cavett interview, while it started slow, really picked up after the first few minutes.

[@pale_saint]

George, always my favorite Beatle

[@karaamundson3964]

💯!!!

[@NaaHva]

The Beatles had to act naturally after September 1966.

[@lord_president]

When George Harrison says he wants to be a pirate he'll be a goshdarn pirate

[@daluneelectric6762]

I bet you also refer to knickers as 'undergarments'

[@SuperSparrow45]

R.I.P The True King of the Pirates

[@sergiohernandez1370]

George D. Harrison

[@hirdy6]

'No pirate sketch? Oh well up you then!'

[@nfspbarrister5681]

*yours

[@juliecurran9884]

I loved that bit 😂

[@rattyeely]

God I love George. He makes a great pirate

[@mikopaulperez9612]

I thought george would sing the original of his voice in my sweet in lord with that good melody hha i laighed a lot with his unique act and pirate voice

[@mikopaulperez9612]

I thought george would sing the original of his voice in my sweet in lord with that good melody hha i laighed a lot with his unique act and pirate voice

[@DanTheMan27]

Would have loved to see George in Pirates of the Caribbean 🏴‍☠️

[@Nefarioso]

Too bad he could not be a pirate in the new "Pirates Of The Caribbean" movie like Paul McCartney.

[@gullungen95]

"All my friends are pirates!" :P

[@vincenttyson9243]

McCartney appeared on Pirates of the Caribbean? I didn't know that. I remember Keith Richards appeared on the film.

[@rocknroller1986]

I would have actually gone to see the movie... he'd be the captain of course!

[@TimmyJamesDafunnyMan]

Vincent Tyson he played jack sparrows uncle

[@djtoona]

@@vincenttyson9243 He played Jack Sparrow''s Uncle Jack and he was in the dungeon singing "Maggie Mae" (old folk tune from the 1700's about a prostitute who ran away with a sailor that the Beatles sang on the Let It Be album) kzbin.info/www/bejne/roLJqYuQhsyfb5I

[@vinylman95productions39]

Probably one of The Funniest Things Any Beatle did

[@vinylman95productions39]

Well, there was some funny things John did. I am going to guess that you are refering to the "Bigger Than Jesus" Comment

[@senormedia]

Funner than Yoko in a bag, at least!

[@mcaddicts]

Ringo cutting off Keith Moons tie was pretty funny.

[@randomspontaneousidiot4239]

Yep

[@tormodviken411]

what about the magic christian

[@kewwymode]

This is the least shy I've ever seen George be!!!!

[@sylvestcr8629]

Amy 14444 yeah

[@lexilexington304]

What about when he did a backflip in i got my mind set on you

[@docr.9475]

Well for starts, he was really good friends with Eric and Neil so he was super comfortable with everyone on set, and he wasn't overshadowed by The Beatles, -- he was just himself! (Also I'm super sorry to break this to you Lexi, but I'm pretty sure it's a stunt double-)

[@lexilexington304]

@@docr.9475 oh ok lmao. It's alright, I'm pretty dumb.

[@MegaPlexy]

@@lexilexington304 George told he was laughing his teeth off when people believed it was him flipping in that video ! The same flip can bet seen in the official My Sweet Lord -music video (2022).

[@HIYAIMSIRA]

0:17 : The way his voice changes from Pirate Bob back to his normal voice is just the funniest and sweetest thing ever !!

[@howie9751]

It was Eric Idle singing.

[@alienbeanie8738]

Sarah Elizabeth I died of laughter

[@gripweed]

it’s so cute and sweet!!

[@gentillygirl545]

I can sing? Yes yes later.

[@arfansthename]

"i sing???"

[@karlmontague]

"I'd like to be pirate, it's a pirate's life for me, All my friends are pirates and they sail on the BBC, I got a jolly roger it's a-black and white and fast So, get out o yer skull and cross bones And I'll run it up yer mast!" Harrison's lyrics are always so spiritual...

[@nfspbarrister5681]

Yes. A meme lord shitposter spirituality.

[@freddymarsuc904]

BBC = Big black carribean

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

@@nfspbarrister5681 🤣🤣🤣

[@deanmorrow4083]

Trivia: two Beatles have been pirares, George Harrison here in 1974 and Paul McCartney as a pirate cameo appearance in the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Ringo, you've got to be one.

[@fioreemeri6520]

Ringo doesn't wanna be a pirate. He wanna be Santa Claus

[@itsyeboimakkapakka1836]

Fiorella Emeri he wanna be under the sea

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Ah, Paul "Uncle Jack" McCartney and the skeleton walking to bar ask for beer and mop 😂😂😂👍

[@kamenanew9867]

But ringo wants to be a powerpuff girl

[@theaustincorbin]

George and Paul have been pirates. Meanwhile, Ringo's in the deep sea on a yellow submarine

[@PatrickRsGhost]

George Harrison: Best. Troll. EVER.

[@Itsthatguy24]

"I'm not here to sing, I'm here to ACT!" I just love the delivery there. The way he says it is so funny lol

[@lillan53]

This brings both tears of joy and tears of sadness to my eyes.Tears of joy because George is so funny and tears of sadness because he is no longer with us,I miss him so much he was a lovely man,

[@Rossmelanson]

Get a life dude!!😂

[@huongtranthanh5608]

the joke is that george wasnt even allowed to do my sweet lord in '75, as he was reaching the climax of his lawsuit

[@megaalpha2000]

@@justincase1853 I don't know exactly all the details, but basically it was about "My Sweet Lord" sounding similar to the song "He's So Fine" by The Chiffons.

[@captainswoop8722]

@@megaalpha2000 He lost the lawsuit but in the 81 he bought the publishing company that owned the rights to the song. He recorded 'This Song' as a comentory on the case with a video directed by Eric Idle and featuring a couple of Rolling Stones in drag, Keith Moon as a vampire and Jim Keltner (Buster Sidebury in the Travelling Wilburys) as the judge. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/imHMaqWgid2bprs

[@goincoconuts1978]

At first I was wondering why they chose My Sweet Lord specifically here, but knowing this now makes it all the more hilarious.

[@joe6096]

@@captainswoop8722 Vanilla Ice's attorneys used the same legal route in his spat with Queen over the bass line for Under Pressure/Ice Ice Baby. Vanilla (real name Rob Van Winkle) purchased the publishing rights to Under Pressure from The estate of Freddy Mercury and David Bowie for $7m in 1992 and now owns the rights to both songs.

[@boppob1343]

@@joe6096 which is so stupid, they both blatantly copied their respective predecessor songs but my sweet lord is obviously way better than ice ice baby

[@alanr4447a]

Well, that proves that "My Sweet Lord" had been "pirated" all along, dunnit?

[@aemelnick]

Ba-dum tsh!

[@jaxsienplays9884]

@@aemelnick no just no

[@hannahsemrow8187]

Interviewer: “George, what would you say your spirit animal is” George: “a pirate.” Interviewer: “that’s not an animal” George: “I don’t care.”

[@thedevilgoose2482]

Same.

[@JustARegularPlayer]

When I say "pirate", i mean *pirate.*

[@mementomori4817]

​@bobwhomaybe we get our own catagory but that still makes us animals

[@mementomori4817]

@bobwho that might be because your 'intelligence' isnt high enough (this is a joke i am joking)

[@NBrixH]

@bobwho That is factually incorrect.

[@renee3883]

If George wants to be a pirate he WILL BE a pirate

[@thekynie]

shooketh your profile pic is 😍

[@jazminehowell4800]

this is george’s world we’re just living in it

[@ahard-daysnight6659]

jazmine howell it was :(

[@renee3883]

@@vapo377 well that’s to damn bad

[@Hiki321]

Arr me leg's fallen off!

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Hiki321 arrrrr he. served that bigot lord and incomparable lemmins. he is pirate bob jolly rogers!!!

[@rudyjudy7692]

Great seeing that side of George.

[@24-karat-plonker]

The disappointment and confusion in his little "I sing?" Has got to be the cutest thing I've ever heard 💖💕♥️😭

[@LEONINMusic]

George Harrison as a pirate is the best thing in the whole time and space structure

[@endlessnightsky]

hottest.pirate.ever.

[@juliecurran9884]

He's a very attractive pirate that's for sure ❤

[@trippyouknow]

No matter how sad or angry I am, all I have to do is watch this and I´m happy again! x3 Love ya George!

[@UkuleleRay]

+Camilla Virtanen Thanks, Camilla. George had an amazing sense of humor. You may get a kick out my cover version of The Pirate Song. Not as great as the spontaneous comedy done by George, but done with the same kind of fun! kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2PEcoZrj7ull5I

[@fairportfan2]

+Ukulele Ray GHeorge and David Bromberg co-wrote "The Holdup" and performed it together on Bromberg's self-titles album. According to the liner notes, they met whils holding up a stagecoach...

[@eliassuatana732]

george makes me so fucking happy jfc

[@fairportfan2]

Here's the song, "The Holdup" - George on guitar.

[@brucelamberton8819]

When Eric Idle approached George Harrison with plans for this sketch, I bet George's eyes lit up and he jumped at the opportunity. And he probably gave Eric suggestions on how it could be improved!

[@UkuleleRay]

Happy April Fool's with one of George Harrison's funniest pranks...

[@oliversutton7592]

2:32 wow that lick is hillarious with that guitar tone.

[@chantelleadlington]

I love this. because of his stumbling and what he's saying. Ha it's like he's drunk lol

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Chantelle Adlington what pirate with 30 pieces of ex parrot wouldnt?

[@daluneelectric6762]

he also stumbles at the beginning of Ding Dong; Ding Dong and coincidentally there's pirates there too in the video!!!

[@lizard1971]

I love when he almost falls, too! Can't get tired of seeing this

[@mickdeleon5072]

Authentic pirate gibberish.

[@chantelleadlington]

haha I laugh every time when he says 'My leg's fallen off'

[@eileensburner]

Ha ha! "The incomparable larynx of the quiet one"! I absolutely love how George just pops out and starts muttering anything and everything that has to do with pirates, even if it doesn't make sense!

[@scratchers7916]

FUNNIEST THING EVER!!! The absolutely beautiful guitar introduction to My Sweet Lord and then "Pirate Bob's" raspy voice. Wonderful.

[@howie9751]

The voice was Eric Idle.

[@faraheliza6315]

this is why i don't feel guilty for downloading his songs illegally. i don't think he would've minded, unlike certain other former beatles!

[@brackets1859]

This was before the Internet was thing really

[@jend80]

Brackets but bootlegs & music piracy was already a thing.

[@edenm.1114]

I guess that makes you a PIRATE too, eh?

[@daigo2369]

Is this real George Harrison? If so, I'll love him better than before.

[@SuperSparrow45]

+森幸子 Sorry Luffy, but George is the real Pirate King.

[@brucelamberton8819]

Yes, it is. George became close friends with Monty Python, particularly Eric Idle and Michael Palin. He later financially rescued the film "Monty Python's Life of Brian" after the studio cancelled their funding just before filming was due to begin. In return, he made an uncredited cameo appearance in the movie.

[@peterugger9863]

No it's not the real George Harrison you fucking moron

[@hanq2]

@@peterugger9863 you're the moron one

[@bobwilliams8867]

@@peterugger9863 idiot

[@gamesux420]

whenever i hear my sweet lord i secretly hope that he just starts going "IIIIIII LIKE A PIRATE".

[@WarmandHardy]

“George, would you rather be a Pirate or a Beatle?” George: “Yaaaarrr!!”

[@eyezodiotic3197]

I'm crying This is beautiful

[@mariaczesak8772]

This is one of the reasons why I love George so much, he can be so funy :D

[@dukecity7688]

Love you George.

[@raintalonwindclan]

I love how both Ringo and George had fun with their careers! :D

[@fmcstarr5798]

Not bad for being the quiet Beatle!

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

isnt there is a saying "beware of the quiet ones"?

[@TheDreamingJune]

And this is one of the many reasons why George has always been my favorite Beatle.

[@rockzsanders]

THIS MADE ME LOVE HIM MORE THAN I ALREADY DID.

[@NameN0tFound]

Happy Birthday George; we miss you here

[@SNKNeoGeoFan]

This is why George is the best Beatle.

[@sabrinaherrera9233]

i love how the song starts out and you think its gonna be one of george's deep songs but then his cute silliness pops out c: WE LOVE YOU GEORGE

[@UkuleleRay]

George Harrison talks like a PIRATE! Arrrrrrrrr!

[@BeatleLoverification]

George is so DAMN CUTE!!!! :):):)

[@Dulcimerist]

No matter how many times I watch this, I always bust out laughing! :)

[@captainswoop8722]

"No Pirate Sketch? Arr, well, up you then!"

[@MoontyPythoon]

Two of my favourite ppl in the world, Eric and George😅 how come

[@panzercat39]

George is sublimely funny,I have said it on many George posts,but it bears repeating,George was the coolest Beatle!!!

[@claudiarratia]

Great pirate George.❤

[@marycreeves]

Wish tv would show more British shows. Thank God for KZbin Thanks for posting!

[@TomatoDreams]

I don't know why, but my favourite line was "I sing?" His pirate "accent" (if you can call it that XD) seems to drop and good ol' 1963 "confused and quiet sounding" George comes out. He seriously sounds genuinely baffled to me. So cute.

[@LoveShiaGDSN]

that was AWESOME! I love George so much

[@garybrockwell2031]

GOD BLESS YOU OUR GEORGE💞💯💪🤔🤑🧐🗣️Yes brouv still missing you🙏✌️💪💯 Sleep well our brother 😍🗣️😇🙏🔚😱☠️💰

[@Chavezstinks]

I kinda want this as my ringtone. Correction: I NEED THIS AS MY RINGTONE

[@yeahhoko1066]

I’m burnt, I am roasted, I am on fire, George is too beautiful

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Love how musically locked in George was, even in a goofy sketch and singing a goofy song. It’s almost like he’d had many years of experience performing in sweaty clubs and on fancy stages or something.

[@ryandeakin5878]

he made trolling cool.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Deakin arrrr...he is a jolly roger yohoho ahaha

[@liammccarron8191]

Give him an Oscar!

[@karaamundson3964]

Thanks for putting the whole thing in! "Uh oh, don't look now." "What?" "It's the Christmas play." "Oh no" --resigned. Brilliant. Love how he does the "shark teeth grin" when he has to! Something tells me that George played the slide guitar part...

[@tomryan2913]

Another terrific sketch. George has a wicked sense of humor

[@angela135791]

I have never seen anyone work a pirate costume like George :)

God Bless You George

[@TeaWithGeorge]

Guhhhhhhhh. I could melt everywhere. George Harrison AND Eric Idle. *drools*

[@gaelynnp]

This made me love George even more!!!!! :) Good old Georgie and his fantastic sense of humor! RIP George

[@danielstein5290]

love that coutry pedal steel twang! :)

[@subg8858]

George had the best in the business on the ATMP album, Peter Drake. Search YT for "Wah Wah talking pedal steel" for an outtake I'm sure you will appreciate

[@Monitosjr]

It is the the first time that I am seeing this video, I was never notices George dressing like a pirate and the song at the final of the show it is very fun, to sing to childrens.

[@Punk-Mask]

I think George is now my favorite Beatle

[@ScarletVoodoo]

Oh, man. NGL, I was kinda bummed that George wasn't gonna come out still in pirate garb for the song and keep the sketch going. I about died laughing when he started singing the pirate song!

[@leonardoleal1147]

Mistah George 'Arison!

[@blizzarddiaryozzy]

George had a GREAT sense of humor...he had a part in the Rutles film as well...he was great!

[@gertsy2000]

Pirate Bob rocked!

[@johnking6252]

And he does vaudeville acts too !👍. To George RIP good Sir.✌️

[@CharlotteC94]

haha this is awsome! thanks so much for uploading, George is my fave Beatle :)

[@raymondgill9796]

I remember this as though it was only 37 years ago. Funny how time slips away.

[@stupendousferret]

I really wish "Rutland Weekend Television" would come out on dvd.

[@mickdeleon5072]

Yes, please.

[@ramonatafoya7283]

I just love him so much. Never fails to put a smile on my face.

[@Fredric_Cedrich]

Yes thank you KZbin algorithm… despite watching hours of Monty python & hours of Beatles content you’ve finally gotten round to suggesting the best possible combination to me.

[@coneycat]

George: "But don't YOU want to be a pirate?" We ALL want to be pirates, George... That was really funny, thanks for posting it!

[@philthycat1408]

Now I have a favourite Pirate !

[@GodsArtGallery111]

One of my favorite videos of all time. Always been My Favorite Pirate…

[@RoboticDreamz]

This is so hilarious! Cute and funny too. No wonder but I love George a lot. He's funny.

[@SoftTangerineDreams]

My heart aches, I love this man to pieces ❤

[@yoshispongegirl]

I have this as my ringtone. It is gold.

[@spy1965]

When he came out strumming those My Sweet Lord chords, I was thinking there is no way he can finish that song in the remaining two minutes of the video. You got me, George...lol.

[@phizap]

brillant !! first time seeing this, what a treat !! :))

[@jdmannfla]

2:42 The cat who ate the canary face kills me every time

[@batchit8770]

me too

[@theskootlesmusicband2618]

This was awesome! I don't recall ever seeing it before.

[@RPMac]

Great !!!!

[@davkarshobby2468]

Rutland Television had some superb shows with top notch guests.

[@youngian]

Pity Scorcese didn't pick this one up for George Harrison film. Pure gold.

[@macsnafu]

George Harrison's finest moment, faking out Eric Idle! ;-)

[@Ashley5ash]

This made my year! I've always thought George looked kinda like a pirate... The man is amazing... :) I would've loved to live in his time...

[@SnorriFinnski]

Looks like the guy in the back is playing Georges rosewood Telecaster? The lucky bastard.

[@jonthebru]

This bring tears to my eyes. Happy tears.

[@chele277]

Rutland Weekend TV was great I used to love it as a kid