"Horse to the Water" is a song written by

George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Indian c ...

and his son Dhani. It was originally performed by

Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra (also known as Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) is a rhythm and blues band led by boogie-woogie pianist Jools Holland. History Holland formed the band in 1994. In May 2022 the 17-piec ...

, featuring Harrison, on the album ''Small World, Big Band'' Recorded on 2 October 2001, the song is Harrison's last performance on a record. Harrison only performed vocals on the track, as he was too weak from battling cancer to play guitar, and he died just over eight weeks later on 29 November. He listed the song's publisher as " R.I.P. Music Ltd" instead of his usual music company

Harrisongs Harrisongs Ltd is a music publishing company, founded in 1964 by English musician and songwriter George Harrison, then a member of the Beatles. On 11 September 1964, Harrison created Mornyork Ltd, which, by 7 December that year, had changed its n ...

. (In the liner notes of some versions of the CD, the credit is "Umlaut Corporation.")

Other versions

Holland played the song in tribute to Harrison at 2002's

Concert for George The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 as a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his death. The event was organised by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and his son, Dhani, and arrange ...

, with Sam Brown on lead vocals. This performance was included in the film but not the official CD release of the concert. In 2010 Norwegian band ORBO & The Longshots released their version as a bonus track on their ''Live 10'' album.

References

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