Two worlds unexpectedly collide when Bob Dylan and George Harrison — famously known as the guitarist of The Beatles— became linked through a “lost” track. While the two music legends never officially collaborated in the studio, fate had other plans. Dylan’s unreleased song eventually found its way to Harrison, who took it to the soundtrack of a teen movie classic. Not only was the film a ’80s cultural staple, but it later gained a reputation as a cult guilty pleasure.
Despite its lack of commercial success, the single is just one of the many projects Harrison is willing to undertake. The ex-Beatle might have spent most of his music career on the six strings, but songs like this show that Harrison isn’t afraid to take on projects that fell far outside the expectations tied to his Beatles legacy.
Bob Dylan and George Harrison Worked on “I Don’t Want to Do It” for ‘Porky’s Revenge’
Only Dylan and Harrison could conjure up a song for what is essentially famous as the American Pie of the ’80s: the Porky’s film franchise. First released in 1981, the Porky’s movies consist of the original trilogy, Porky’s (1981), Porky’s II: The Next Day (1985), and Porky’s Revenge (1985) — and a follow-up, Porky’s: Pimpin’ Pee Wee (2009). Considered one of the early pioneers of the raunchy teen comedy genre, the first movie follows a group of teenage male students in the ’50s, who make it their mission to lose their virginity. Their solution is to go to none other than Porky’s, the shady bar and brothel owned by the violent Porky Wallace (Chuck Mitchell).
Classic Rock Personality Quiz Who’s Your Perfect Classic Rock Band? A Personality Quiz · 10 Questions Five legendary bands. One perfect match. Answer 10 questions about your personality, attitude, and taste to find out which classic rock icon you truly belong with. Are you raw power, rolling swagger, operatic drama, thunderous riffs, or timeless melody?
⚡AC/DC
👅Rolling Stones
🤘Metallica
👑Queen
🎸The Beatles
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How do you walk into a room? Choose the answer that feels most like you.
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What does your ideal Friday night look like?
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What’s your philosophy on keeping things simple vs. complex?
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How would your friends describe your personal style?
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How do you want to be remembered?
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What kind of crowd do you want around you?
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If you were writing a song, what would it be about?
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What’s your secret to staying relevant over time?
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You’re playing to 80,000 people. What does your performance look like?
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Pick the word that best sums up your relationship with rock music. This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
Your Result Your Perfect Band Is Revealed
Based on your personality, energy, and taste, the classic rock band that matches your soul is…
⚡ AC/DC
You are pure, undiluted rock energy. You don’t need tricks, trends, or theatrical gimmicks — you have something more powerful: a riff that hits like a thunderbolt and an attitude that never wavers. Like AC/DC, you understand that simplicity executed with absolute conviction is its own form of genius. You’re the person in the room who doesn’t overthink it, doesn’t pretend, and never turns the volume down. The highway to hell is a state of mind — and you’ve been on it since day one.
👅 The Rolling Stones
You’ve got swagger that can’t be taught. Rooted in the blues and soaked in street-level attitude, you move through life with a loose, dangerous elegance that draws people in without ever trying too hard. Like the Stones, you’ve seen it all, done most of it, and somehow look better for it. You’re not chasing perfection — you’re chasing truth, groove, and that electric moment when everything clicks. Can’t always get what you want? You tend to get it anyway.
👑 Queen
You are magnificent, and you know it — not from arrogance, but from an unshakeable sense of self that has never needed anyone’s permission. Like Queen, you defy every category people try to place you in. You blend the epic with the intimate, the operatic with the anthemic, the serious with the playful. You live boldly, love fiercely, and perform every aspect of your life as though the whole world is watching. Because sometimes it is. We are the champions — and so are you.
🎸 The Beatles
You have the rarest of gifts: the ability to make something that feels both deeply personal and universally human. Like The Beatles, you’re a natural connector — someone whose warmth, curiosity, and creative instincts draw people together across every divide. You believe in melody, in craftsmanship, and in the quiet power of a song that says exactly what someone needed to hear. You’ve changed the people around you just by being who you are. All you need is love — and you give it generously.
Who’s Your Perfect Classic Rock Band?
Classic Rock Personality QuizWho’s Your PerfectClassic Rock Band?A Personality Quiz · 10 QuestionsFive legendary bands. One perfect match. Answer 10 questions about your personality, attitude, and taste to find out which classic rock icon you truly belong with. Are you raw power, rolling swagger, operatic drama, thunderous riffs, or timeless melody?
⚡AC/DC
👅Rolling Stones
🤘Metallica
👑Queen
🎸The Beatles
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How do you walk into a room?Choose the answer that feels most like you.
ALike a freight train — loud, fast, and everyone knows I’ve arrived.BWith a slow, cool swagger — I take my time and own every step.CHead down, focused — I’m here for a purpose and small talk isn’t it.DWith total confidence and a flair for the dramatic — all eyes on me.EWarmly and curiously — genuinely excited to see what and who is here.
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What does your ideal Friday night look like?
ALoud bar, cold beer, cranked jukebox — the louder the better.BA smoky club, good company, and doing whatever feels right in the moment.CIntense concert or staying in with headphones — nothing in between.DSomething theatrical — a show, a dinner party, an experience worth remembering.EHanging with close friends, maybe making music, keeping it relaxed and genuine.
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What’s your philosophy on keeping things simple vs. complex?
ASimple is king. A great riff repeated perfectly beats any amount of cleverness.BKeep it loose and bluesy — the groove matters more than technical perfection.CGo deep and dark — I want layers, tension, and something that hits hard.DWhy not both? Elaborate arrangements and hook-driven anthems can coexist.ECraft every detail — a perfect melody is the result of countless small choices.
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How would your friends describe your personal style?
ANo-frills, no-nonsense — jeans, a t-shirt, and ready to go.BEffortlessly cool — slightly dishevelled in a way that somehow always works.CDark and deliberate — black is a lifestyle, not just a colour.DBold and expressive — fashion is a form of performance for me.EClean and classic — timeless over trendy, always put-together.
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How do you want to be remembered?
AAs someone who never let the energy drop — relentless, loud, and alive.BAs someone who lived fully and on my own terms, unapologetically.CAs someone who was brutally honest and made music that meant something real.DAs someone who transcended genres, boundaries, and expectations entirely.EAs someone who changed the world — and left it genuinely better than I found it.
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What kind of crowd do you want around you?
APeople who are there to have a blast — no pretension, just pure fun and noise.BA mix of rebels and free spirits who don’t take themselves too seriously.CA loyal, passionate crew who are all in — intensity over numbers every time.DEveryone — I want to unite people who wouldn’t normally be in the same room.EPeople who appreciate craft and feel genuinely connected by the music.
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If you were writing a song, what would it be about?
AHaving a good time, turning it up, and not overthinking it.BStreet life, desire, and the rawness of being human.CAnger, grief, war, or the darker side of the world — music as a weapon.DSomething epic and emotional — love, loss, triumph, or pure fantasy.ESomething personal and universal at once — a feeling everyone can recognise.
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What’s your secret to staying relevant over time?
ANever change the formula — if it works, it works. Consistency is everything.BStay hungry, stay dangerous, and always keep a bit of that rebellious edge.CEarn respect through dedication — the work and the live show speak for themselves.DReinvent constantly — never let anyone put you in a box or predict your next move.EWrite songs so good they can’t be ignored, in any decade, in any context.
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You’re playing to 80,000 people. What does your performance look like?
AA wall of sound and sweat — pure, unfiltered energy from first note to last.BLoose, cool, and dangerous — every song feels like it might fall apart but never does.CBrutal precision — tight, powerful, and leaving no one unmoved.DA full spectacle — lights, costumes, vocal acrobatics, and total theatrical command.EWarm, joyful, and tight — the crowd singing every word back at you.
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Pick the word that best sums up your relationship with rock music.This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully.
ARaw — stripped back, high-voltage, no frills.BRolling — fluid, dangerous, built on blues and attitude.CHeavy — powerful, honest, uncompromising.DMajestic — theatrical, boundary-defying, unforgettable.ETimeless — melodic, human, built to last forever.
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Your ResultYour Perfect Band Is Revealed
Based on your personality, energy, and taste, the classic rock band that matches your soul is…
⚡ AC/DC
You are pure, undiluted rock energy. You don’t need tricks, trends, or theatrical gimmicks — you have something more powerful: a riff that hits like a thunderbolt and an attitude that never wavers. Like AC/DC, you understand that simplicity executed with absolute conviction is its own form of genius. You’re the person in the room who doesn’t overthink it, doesn’t pretend, and never turns the volume down. The highway to hell is a state of mind — and you’ve been on it since day one.
👅 The Rolling Stones
You’ve got swagger that can’t be taught. Rooted in the blues and soaked in street-level attitude, you move through life with a loose, dangerous elegance that draws people in without ever trying too hard. Like the Stones, you’ve seen it all, done most of it, and somehow look better for it. You’re not chasing perfection — you’re chasing truth, groove, and that electric moment when everything clicks. Can’t always get what you want? You tend to get it anyway.
👑 Queen
You are magnificent, and you know it — not from arrogance, but from an unshakeable sense of self that has never needed anyone’s permission. Like Queen, you defy every category people try to place you in. You blend the epic with the intimate, the operatic with the anthemic, the serious with the playful. You live boldly, love fiercely, and perform every aspect of your life as though the whole world is watching. Because sometimes it is. We are the champions — and so are you.
🎸 The Beatles
You have the rarest of gifts: the ability to make something that feels both deeply personal and universally human. Like The Beatles, you’re a natural connector — someone whose warmth, curiosity, and creative instincts draw people together across every divide. You believe in melody, in craftsmanship, and in the quiet power of a song that says exactly what someone needed to hear. You’ve changed the people around you just by being who you are. All you need is love — and you give it generously.
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Despite its problematic premise — which involved underage boys and girls getting caught up in the most inappropriate and downright illegal scenarios — the first Porky’s movie skyrocketed to success. On a $4-$5 million budget, the first film grossed a whopping $160 million at the box office, making it the sixth highest-grossing film of 1982. Meanwhile, the Dylan-Harrison song would only appear in the third film, Porky’s Revenge. Although not nearly as popular as its predecessors, Porky’s Revenge was still a cinema favorite, earning $20 million on a budget of $7 million.
Bob Dylan Originally Wrote “I Don’t Want to Do It” in 1968
Seventeen years before the release of Porky’s Revenge!, Dylan had already written “I Don’t Want to Do It.” However, Dylan had no intention of releasing it; it eventually ended up on Harrison’s lap more than a decade later. Harrison would work on the song together with producer Dave Edmunds, who shared a close friendship in the mid-80s. Frequently hanging out with the former Beatles, Edmunds frequented Harrison’s place, even as far as playing dress-up with random Beatles paraphernalia:
“We got up, went through a corridor, upstairs and got to a huge wardrobe, which he opened and there were a lot of Beatles suits in there: the Shea Stadiums outfits, the silver suits with the black collars; there were also three Sgt. Pepper’s jackets, which we took off and tried on. He laughed and said: “I think I’ve got Paul’s here, but don’t tell him.”
Edmunds happened to be in charge of the Porky’s Revenge! soundtrack, which led to Harrison’s contribution. For a movie that’s about hormonal teenagers who are obsessed with getting laid, and a strip club owner who’s trying to kill them for burning down his club, the soundtrack surprisingly included some other big names. Besides Harrison, also singing on the album are Jeff Beck, Willie Nelson, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
To confine this song to a single theme is to miss the point.
George Harrison’s Debut Solo Album Became the Soundtrack for a Jane Birkin Movie
Porky’s Revenge! wasn’t the first time Harrison left his musical touch on movies. He’s even contributed an entire soundtrack to the 1968 movie Wonderwall, starring Jack MacGowran and Jane Birkin. Conveniently enough, the soundtrack was originally Harrison’s debut solo studio album, Wonderwall Music. The album marked many firsts for Harrison, but none more so than the first solo album by a member of the Beatles — a surprise considering that either John Lennonor Paul McCartneyhad the bigger reputation for being the band’s primary songwriters. However, Wonderwall Music literally lacked lyricism. Most of the tracks are instrumental pieces, except for one track featuring English lyrics.
Wonderwall Music was released two years before the Beatles’ split, and was released the same year the band visited India to study Transcendental Meditation in Rishikesh. A clearly inspired Harrison, who had an affinity for Indian music, channeled his newfound influences on the album, introducing instruments not often associated with American-European productions, ranging from the santoor to tanpura. In an East meets West musical love affair, Harrison combined these instruments with genres like psychedelic rock and ragtime. Although reviews of the project were mainly unfavorable, Wonderwall Music has been praised for setting the foundation for world music, which later on blew up in the ’80s.
