Doo-lang, doo-lang, doo-lang.
Posted on 04/21/2022 12:46:49 PM PDT by DallasBiff
1970 George Harrison ~ My Sweet Lord
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
Yes, he’s so fine.
Ode to the false god Krishna.
What’s worse, this or “ Imagine”?
ISWYDT!...............
I used to have that on a 45 when it came out but now I can’t stand it since it’s about his lord Hare Krishna so it’s basically a pagan song 🤪
After watching a good part of the Beatles Special "Get Back", I have to say my impression was that George was not impressive as a contributor to the band.
Doo lang doo lang doo lang..
Depends if atheism or paganism is worse.
The music is better in George’s, but it was a rip-off of “He’s so Fine.”
I really enjoyed George Harrison but I really hated this particular song.
He's So Fine--The Chiffons (1963)
My Sweet Lord--The Chiffons (1973)
Hindus probably feel the same way about Christ. At least they’re not as violent (over here in the USA) about it. Though in India it’s another story
I would say “Imagine” is worse. It’s the Communist Manifesto set to music.
That was the time that Harrison had pretty much checked out of the band. All in all, I think he brought some interesting work to the band.
As for My Sweet Lord, I give him some credit that he acknowledges a higher spiritual power of the universe. It's just unfortunate he didn't find the true one.
I read a book a couple of years ago, about the last recording session of The Beatles. It was called:
Solid State - The Story of Abbey Road and the end of The Beatles
The author was Kenneth Womack.
It was a sad read for me as I grew up with The Beatles. I remember we were at my Grandparents home and they had a very small screen t.v. there and me, and all of my cousins, insisted on watching The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. Reading how fractured they had become with one another was just sad.
Now, I remember listening to some radio show some years ago, and the dj asked the question: "Which Beatle was the first to record a solo album?" I was surprised when they said the answer was George Harrison.
One thing I learned with the Solid State book was that Ringo and George were only allowed one song per album, the rest being Lennon and McCartney. Well, George was writing music all along; but, that stipulation meant that not a lot of it was put on a Beatles album. But, once the band, disbanded; he recorded an album with his music on it. So, he was writing music; but, he couldn't record very much of it at the time because of the way the albums were produced -- as mostly a Lennon/McCartney production.
Yes, I grew up listening to this crap song. It was always playing on the radio.
You couldn’t get away from it.
Two things, I similarly watched them on a B&W TV. It’s something only people our age can relate to, it was a phenomenon that is difficult to explain to others.
I feel the same having watched Tiger play golf from his first tournament to today, literally witnessing a historical figure grow, whether music or sports. Same for listening to RUSH from 1990 on.
As for George’s talent, and the # of songs, I too heard that. Not sure if it was because they weren’t good enough or what, so I’ll have to do more research.
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