I Don't Want to Do It

I Don't Want to Do It is a song written by Bob Dylan and performed by George Harrison for the Porky's Revenge! soundtrack, released in 1985. It was issued as a single in the United States and some other countries, but failed to chart.

History

"I Don't Want to Do It" was written by Bob Dylan in 1968 and was little known until George Harrison's version first appeared in March 1985. The song marked the first new release from Harrison in over two years, since his Gone Troppo album in November 1982.^[1] Harrison recorded the song in Los Angeles in November 1984, with producer Dave Edmunds, who was overseeing musical contributions from a number of different artists for the Porky's Revenge! soundtrack. The soundtrack album was issued on Columbia Records in America on 18 March 1985, with a British release following on 28 June. As a US single from the album, released on 22 April, Columbia selected "I Don't Want to Do It", backed by Edmunds' "Queen of the Hop". The single version is distinguished by a guitar solo in the middle, while the mix chosen for the film instead features an organ solo from Chuck Leavell.

A demo of the song, recorded prior to the main sessions for Harrison's 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass, can be found on bootlegs such as Beware of ABKCO! and 12 Arnold Grove, but this early version has not had an official release.

In 2009 the Porky's Revenge version of the song was remastered by Giles Martin and Dave Edmunds for inclusion on the compilation album Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089826/soundtrack IMDB, 2010.
↑ http://www.georgeharrison.com/letitroll/home.php George Harrison: Let It Roll, 2010.

George Harrison singles discography

1970s

1970	"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" (US)

1971	"My Sweet Lord" / "What Is Life" (UK) "What Is Life" / "Apple Scruffs" (US) "Bangla Desh" / "Deep Blue"

1973	"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" / "Miss O'Dell"

1974	"Dark Horse" / "I Don't Care Anymore" (US) "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" / "I Don't Care Anymore" (UK) "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" / "Hari's on Tour (Express)" (US)

1975	"Dark Horse" / "Hari's on Tour (Express)" (UK) "You" / "World of Stone" "This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" / "Māya Love" (US)

1976	"This Guitar (Can't Keep from Crying)" / "Māya Love" (UK) "This Song" / "Learning How to Love You"

1977	"Crackerbox Palace" / "Learning How to Love You" (US) "True Love" / "Pure Smokey" (UK) "It's What You Value" / "Woman Don't You Cry for Me" (UK)

1979	"Blow Away" / "Soft-Hearted Hana" (US) "Blow Away" / "Soft Touch" (UK) "Love Comes to Everyone" / "Soft-Hearted Hana" "Faster" / "Your Love Is Forever" (UK)

1980s

1981	"All Those Years Ago" / "Writing's on the Wall" "Teardrops" / "Save the World"

1982	"Wake Up My Love" / "Greece"

1983	"I Really Love You" / "Circles" "Dream Away" / "Unknown Delight" (Japan)

1985	"I Don't Want to Do It" / "Queen of the Hop"

1986	"Shanghai Surprise" (promo)

1987	"Got My Mind Set on You" / "Lay His Head" "Devil's Radio" (promo)

1988	"When We Was Fab" / "Zig Zag" "Cloud 9" (promo) "This Is Love" / "Breath Away from Heaven"

1989	"Cheer Down" / "That's What It Takes" (US) "Cheer Down" / "Poor Little Girl" (UK) "Poor Little Girl" / "Gone Troppo" (promo)

2000s

2001	"My Sweet Lord (2000)" / "All Things Must Pass" (jukebox-only)

2002	"My Sweet Lord" / "Let It Down" "Stuck Inside a Cloud" (promo)

2003	"Any Road" / "Marwa Blues"

unreleased

N/A	"Don't Let Me Wait Too Long" / "Sue Me, Sue You Blues"

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