The Feud between Graham Nash and George Harrison

The December 10th, 1965, issue of New Musical Express showed the state of the pop scene that week. One week after the Beatles track Help was number three on the album charts, Rubber Soul was already Britains bestselling LP, not to mention Day Tripper was the bestselling single in the country. The back pages of the issue also included a feature on Xmas Radio with the Hollies and Hermans Hermits. Elsewhere in the magazine, writer Alan Smith was travelling with and documenting the Beatles tour that winter in support of Rubber Soul. He asked Harrison, in particular, if he had more songwriting plans in the future since he, as Smith noted, had written If I Needed Someone for the Hollies. Tell people I didnt write it for the Hollies, George snapped back Smith. Its called If I Needed Someone and theyve done it as their new single, but their version is not my kind of music. George wasnt done. He added: I think its rubbish the way theyve done it Theyve spoilt it. The Holli