In the January 2003 issue of Guitar World—yeah, I know that's random—there's a story called "Do You Want to Know a Secret: Confessions of the Quiet Beatle."
"The best slide solo I ever played was on...what's her name? That girl singer who used to be with that all-girl band? ... Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's! That's who it was," Harrison said. "I played on one of her albums [1989's Runaway Horses]. One of the slide solos had its own little tune which related to the tune Belinda was singing, but it's also a little composition in its own right, which I was really pleased with."
Harrison played guitar on two Runaway Horses tracks—"Leave a Light On" and "Deep Deep Ocean." Although he didn't name a song, we're pretty sure he's referring to "Leave a Light On," which has the more interesting guitar solo. Just in case, we've included both songs below.
His "Leave a Light On" solo starts at 3:01; his "Deep Deep Ocean" solo starts at 2:41. If you think this is an odd choice by the guitarist, remember the Guitar World interview is from 1992, a few years before the Beatles' "Free As a Bird" and the stellar slide work on his last album, Brainwashed (2002).
Of course, it's interesting that he also didn't mention anything from Living In the Material World (1973), Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976), George Harrison (1979) or Cloud Nine (1987). He also didn't mention his stellar 1989 single, "Cheer Down." But we'll let it slide!
