Rather than the Chiffons song, he said he used the out-of-copyright Christian hymn "Oh Happy Day" as his inspiration for the melody. [206] Many of the Christian cover artists have omitted the mantra lyrics on religious grounds. Frampton has said he played acoustic guitar on "My Sweet Lord" and several other tracks. [11][36][nb 2], Preston's version of "My Sweet Lord" differs from Harrison's later reading in that the "hallelujah" refrain appears from the start of the song and, rather than the full mantra section, the words "Hare Krishna" are sung only twice throughout the whole track. referencing My Sweet Lord, 7", Single, Ltd, Num, RE, Cle, 8 E 006 04692 M , 00602435051345, B0032817-21 I think the first 7500 copies are for the US market and the other 7500 for Europe He was beyond that. Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web! "My Sweet Lord" was ranked 460th on Rolling Stone's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004 and number 270 on a similar list published by the NME in 2014. The judge presiding was Richard Owen, a classical musician and composer of operas in his spare time. In America and Britain, the song was the first number-one single by an ex-Beatle. “I’ve never had any money … My Sweet Lord est une chanson composée et écrite par George Harrison, parue en 1970 sur son triple album All Things Must Pass. [23] According to Hindu tradition, this prayer is dedicated to a devotee's spiritual teacher, or guru, and equates the teacher to the divine Trimurti – Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva (or Maheshvara) – and to the Godhead, Brahman.[31]. [181], In November 2011, a demo of "My Sweet Lord", with Harrison backed by just Voormann and Starr,[182] was included on the deluxe edition CD accompanying the British DVD release of Scorsese's Living in the Material World documentary. [109], On 10 February 1971, Bright Tunes filed suit against Harrison and associated organisations (including Harrisongs, Apple Records and BMI), alleging copyright infringement of the late Ronnie Mack's song "He's So Fine". [1] George Harrison. [46], In April 2002, Elton John, Sting, James Taylor, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar and others performed "My Sweet Lord" to close the Harrison-tribute opening portion of the Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert, held at Carnegie Hall in New York City. #TBT: Escute hits e canções menos lembradas de George Harrison no dia de seu aniversário [131] The 1960s soul hits "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" and "Rescue Me", as well as his own composition "You", are all name-checked in the lyrics,[132] as if to demonstrate the point that, as he later put it, "99 per cent of the popular music that can be heard is reminiscent of something or other. [92], In Britain, "My Sweet Lord" entered the charts at number 7, before hitting number 1 on 30 January[93] and staying there for five weeks. Web. [51] Preston again played on the recording, along with Clapton, Gary Wright (on piano), Klaus Voormann (on bass) and all four members of Badfinger (on acoustic guitars and tambourine). [178] Proceeds went to Harrison's Material World Charitable Foundation for dispersal to selected charities, apart from in the United States, where proceeds went to the Self Realization Fellowship. Bright Tunes Music Corp. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd. "Classic Rock Artists Who (Allegedly) Ripped Somebody Off", "Songs on Trial: 12 Landmark Music Copyright Cases", "George Harrison's My Sweet Lord Is Apple Records' Most Played Track This Century", "George Harrison 'My Sweet Lord' Is Apple's Most Played Song of the Century", "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 460. As a running gag throughout the half-hour show, Harrison interrupts the sketches, trying to land an acting role as a pirate (and dressed accordingly),[167] but gets turned down each time by RWT regulars Idle and Neil Innes, who simply want him to play the part of "George Harrison". Learn to play guitar by chord / tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. [207] It served as an anti-Vietnam War statement and the centrepiece of her album Emergency Ward!,[46] which also included an 11-minute version of Harrison's "Isn't It a Pity". [97] By 2010, according to Inglis, "My Sweet Lord" had sold over 10 million copies. 'My Sweet Lord'가 빌보드 싱글차트에서 4주간 1위를 기록하면서 조지 해리슨은 비틀즈 시절의 병풍 이미지를 날려버리며 크게 자신감을 가지고 있었다. Harrison performed "My Sweet Lord" at the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971, and it remains the most popular composition from his post-Beatles career. [62], While the case was on hold, Harrison and his former bandmates Lennon and Starr chose to sever ties with Klein at the end of March 1973 – an acrimonious split that led to further lawsuits for the three ex-Beatles. "[133][134] In I, Me, Mine, Harrison says of the episode: "I don't feel guilty or bad about it, in fact ['My Sweet Lord'] saved many a heroin addict's life. [203], "My Sweet Lord" attracted many cover versions in the early 1970s and was the most performed song of 1971. My sweet Lord (hallelujah) Hmm, my Lord (hallelujah) My, my, my Lord (hallelujah) I really want to know you (hallelujah) Really want to go with you (hallelujah) Really want to show you, Lord But it won't take long, my Lord (Hallelujah, hallelujah) My sweet Lord (hallelujah) My, my, my Lord (hallelujah) [66] Apple's US executive, Allan Steckler, surprised him by insisting that not only should Harrison abandon thoughts of paring down his new material into a single LP, but there were three sure-fire hit singles: "My Sweet Lord", "Isn't It a Pity" and "What Is Life". It is ranked #454 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." I really want to see you Really want to be with you Really want to see you, Lord But it takes so long, my Lord. "[138][139] McCartney conceded that the Beatles "stole a lot of stuff" from other artists;[140] in a 2008 interview, he said the "nick" from "He's So Fine" was validated because Harrison had avoided the "boy–girl thing" and offered an important spiritual message. [204], The song was accepted as an authentic work in the gospel tradition;[205] in music journalist Chris Ingham's description, it became a "genuine gospel classic". [100] Ben Gerson of Rolling Stone commented that the substituting of Harrison's "Hare Krishna" refrain for the trivial "Doo-lang, doo-lang, doo-lang"s of "He's So Fine" was "a sign of the times"[101] and recognised Harrison as "perhaps the premier studio musician among rock band guitarists". [6] Preston recalled that "My Sweet Lord" came about through Harrison asking him about writing gospel songs during the tour. He must have had that in triplicate, six-part harmony, before we decided on two-part harmony. [143] He also cited the "spiritual response" that the song had traditionally received, together with his interest in reworking the tune to avoid the contentious musical notes, as further reasons. [144] In a 2016 Rolling Stone article on landmark music copyright cases, the suit is credited with establishing "a precedent of harsher copyright standards" as well as "introducing the phrase 'subconscious plagiarism' into the popular lexicon". With liability established, the court recommended an amount for the damages to be paid by Harrison and Apple to Bright Tunes, which Owen totalled at $1,599,987. [49] Film director Howard Worth recalls a preliminary finance meeting for the Raga documentary (for which Harrison would provide emergency funding through Apple Films)[68] that began with the ex-Beatle asking him to listen to a selection of songs and pick his favourite, which was "My Sweet Lord". [130] It includes the lines "This tune has nothing 'Bright' about it" and "don't infringe on anyone's copyright". [152] In a 2001 review, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune said that "My Sweet Lord" serves as the entrance to Spector's "cathedral of sound" on All Things Must Pass, adding that although Harrison lost the lawsuit, the song's "towering majesty ... remains undiminished". Opens in a new window. [81] The release coincided with a period when religion and spirituality had become a craze among Western youth, as songs by Radha Krishna Temple and adaptations of the Christian hymns "Oh Happy Day" and "Amazing Grace" were all worldwide hits,[82] even as church attendance continued to decline. [85][nb 6], The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 14 December 1970 for sales of over 1 million copies. Gurur Brahmā, gurur Viṣṇur gurur devo Maheśvaraḥ gurus sākṣāt, paraṃ Brahma tasmai śrī gurave namaḥ. Smith said the song "seems to owe something" to "He's So Fine",[102][103] and Gerson called it an "obvious re-write". [70] "My Sweet Lord" was issued as the album's lead single around the world, but not in Britain;[49] the release date was 23 November 1970 in the United States. [36][48] Both sides of the North American picture sleeve consisted of a Barry Feinstein photo of Harrison taken through a window at his recently purchased Friar Park home, with some of the estate's trees reflected in the glass. Oh hm, my sweet lord (krishna, krishna) Oh-uuh-uh (hare hare) Now, I really want to see you (hare rama) Really want to be with you (hare rama) Really want to see you lord (aaah) But it takes so long, my lord (hallelujah) Hm, my lord (hallelujah) My, my, my lord (hare krishna) My sweet lord (hare krishna) My sweet lord (krishna krishna) Aprende a tocar el cifrado de My Sweet Lord (George Harrison) en Cifra Club. [97] In his 2001 appraisal of Harrison's Apple recordings, for Record Collector, Doggett described Harrison as "arguably the most successful rock star on the planet" over this period, adding: "'My Sweet Lord' and All Things Must Pass topped charts all over the world, easily outstripping other solo Beatles projects later in the year, such as Ram and Imagine. [142] Simon Leng describes the slide guitar motif as "among the best-known guitar passages in popular music". My Sweet Lord Chords by George Harrison. [9][10] Harrison now wanted to fuse the messages of the Christian and Gaudiya Vaishnava faiths[11] into what musical biographer Simon Leng terms "gospel incantation with a Vedic chant". [169][nb 12] The other musicians follow Harrison's lead, after which a group of dancers appear on stage and the show's closing credits roll. My Sweet Lord — the song that earned George Harrison a lawsuit. Ian MacDonald, "The Psychedelic Experience". "[154], In their written tributes to Harrison shortly after his death, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards each named "My Sweet Lord" among their personal favourites of all his songs, along with "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". "[22] Author Ian Inglis observes a degree of "understandable" impatience in the first verse's line, "Really want to see you, Lord, but it takes so long, my Lord". Look, I'd be willing, every time I write a song, if somebody will have a computer and I can just play any new song into it, and the computer will say, "Sorry" or, "OK". [20], Following this verse, in response to the main vocal's repetition of the song title, Harrison devised a choral line singing the Hebrew word of praise, "hallelujah", common in the Christian and Jewish religions. [62] Harrison, on the other hand, introduces the more complex harmony of a relative minor (C#m), as well as the fundamental and distinctly original slide-guitar motif. [36] Harrison experimented with several harmony ideas in his guitar parts,[59] having first applied himself to mastering slide during the 1969 Delaney & Bonnie tour. [211] Tribute recordings have also been released by Jim James (as Yim Yames), on his 2009 EP Tribute To,[212] and Hurray for the Riff Raff, for Mojo magazine's Harrison Covered CD in 2011. The last thing I want to do is keep spending my life in court. [12] According to Harrison's 1976 court testimony, "My Sweet Lord" was conceived while the band members were attending a backstage press conference and he had ducked out to an upstairs room at the theatre. It was very impromptu. [177] Of the extended slide-guitar break on "My Sweet Lord (2000)", Leng writes: "[Harrison] had never made so clear a musical statement that his signature bottleneck sound was as much his tool for self-expression as his vocal cords. [7] He had also produced two religious-themed hit singles on the Beatles' Apple record label: Preston's "That's the Way God Planned It" and Radha Krishna Temple (London)'s "Hare Krishna Mantra". [37][87] It reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 26 December,[88] remaining on top for four weeks, three of which coincided with All Things Must Pass's seven-week run atop the Billboard albums chart. The song was also popular among supper club performers following recordings by artists such as Johnny Mathis. [191] The slide guitar parts were played by Eric Clapton and Jesse Ed Davis. Den första versionen spelades inte in av Harrison själv utan av keyboardspelaren och baptisten Billy Preston.Prestons version var producerad av Harrison och gavs ut av The Beatles skivbolag Apple i början av 1970. In America and Britain, the song was the first number-one single by an ex-Beatle. [11] With the Vedic prayer also absent, Leng views this original recording as a possible "definitive 'roots' take'" of the song, citing its "pure gospel groove" and Hawkins' participation. Indeed even outside of the United States, “My Sweet Lord”proved to be a mega hit, topping the charts in these countries: 1. [69] The song was selected even though Preston's version was already scheduled for release as a single in America the following month. My Sweet Lord. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Harrison number 11 in their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". [101], Led by the single, the album encouraged widespread recognition of Harrison as a solo artist and revised views of the nature of the Beatles' creative leadership. [94], – Author Peter Lavezzoli, The Dawn of Indian Music in the West, Reviewing the single for Rolling Stone, Jon Landau called the track "sensational". from Alan Terrano. He deemed "My Sweet Lord" "the most instant and the most commercial" track on All Things Must Pass, adding that the single release was long overdue and a solution for those put off by the high price of the triple LP. [15], Musicologist Dominic Pedler writes that both songs have a three-syllable title refrain followed by a 5-3-2 descent of the major scale in the tonic key (E major for "My Sweet Lord" and G major for "He's So Fine"); respective tempos are similar: 121 and 145 beats per minute. when others started pointing out the similarity between the two songs. Elle retrouva le haut des hit-parades en 2002, après la mort d'Harrison, se classant à nouveau n 1 au Royaume-Uni. [61] At close to the two-minute mark, after the tension-building bridge, a subtle two-semitone shift in key (from E major to the rarely used key of F♯ major, via a C♯ dominant seventh chord) signals the song's release from its extended introduction. My sweet lord (hare rama) (hare krishna) My sweet lord (hare krishna) My sweet lord (krishna krishna) My lord (hare hare) Encontrou algum erro na letra? He could have changed a couple of bars in that song and nobody could ever have touched him, but he just let it go and paid the price. . [141][150][151] While acknowledging the similarity with "He's So Fine", music critic David Fricke describes Harrison's composition as "the honest child of black American sacred song". And if there is a soul, we must perceive it. [176] On release, Harrison explained that his motivation for remaking the song was partly to "play a better slide guitar solo". En tid senare kom Harrisons egen version på hans album All Things Must Pass från slutet av 1970. "[32] The prayer is the third verse of the Guru Stotram, a fourteen-verse hymn in praise of Hindu spiritual teachers. Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Yellow Pick [50] The line-up of musicians on the track has been hard to ascertain due to conflicting recollections. It was also released as a single, Harrison's first as a solo artist, and topped charts worldwide; it was the biggest-selling single of 1971 in the UK. Lyrics to "My Sweet Lord" on Lyrics.com. Though George Harrison (1943-2001) may not have been themost-popular Beatle, it was “My Sweet Lord” which became the first solo trackany of them came out with which actually topped the Billboard Hot 100. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. "My Sweet Lord Lyrics." [110] Author Alan Clayson has described the plagiarism suit as "the most notorious civil action of the decade",[117] saying that the "extremity" of the proceedings were provoked by a combination of the commercial success of Harrison's single and the intervention of "litigation-loving Mr Klein". "[141] Some Christian fundamentalist anti-rock activists have objected that chanting "Hare Krishna" in "My Sweet Lord" was anti-Christian or satanic, while some born-again Christians adopted the song as an anthem. Often referred to as the "quiet Beatle", Harrison over time became an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, introducing it to the other Beatles, as well as to their Western audience. 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Preston said he played some chords on a backstage piano and the Bramletts began singing "Oh my Lord" and "Hallelujah". Harrison said he still received such letters in the 1980s. My sweet Lord / Hmm, my Lord / Hmm, my Lord / I really want to see you / Really want to be with you / Really want to see you, Lord / But it takes so long, my Lord / My sweet [41], Preston's "My Sweet Lord" was a minor hit in Europe when issued as a single there in September 1970,[40] but otherwise, Encouraging Words made little impression commercially. That same year, "My Sweet Lord" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. [128], Shortly before the ruling was handed down in September 1976, Harrison wrote and recorded a song inspired by the court case – the upbeat "This Song". The only other record I ever felt that way about [afterwards] was 'Brown Sugar' ..."[80], Writing for Rolling Stone in 2002, Mikal Gilmore said "My Sweet Lord" was "as pervasive on radio and in youth consciousness as anything the Beatles had produced". [16] Music journalist John Harris has questioned the accuracy of Bramlett's account, however, comparing it to a fisherman's "It was this big"-type bragging story. [164], In 1972, Nina Simone released an 18-minute gospel reworking of "My Sweet Lord", performed live at Fort Dix before a group of African-American soldiers. [5] "My Sweet Lord (2000)" featured Harrison sharing vocals with Sam Brown, daughter of his friend Joe Brown,[173] backed by mostly new instrumentation, including acoustic guitar by his son Dhani and tambourine by Ray Cooper. For other uses, see. [15] In I Me Mine, Harrison admits to having thought "Why didn't I realise?" [149], Due to the plagiarism suit, "My Sweet Lord" became stigmatised. [135] Woffinden nevertheless wrote that "within the context of rock music, it was an unjust decision" and that Owen "clearly understood nothing of rock 'n' roll, or gospel, or popular music" in terms of shared influences. [163] The song appears in the 2017 Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Tim Jones, "Peter Frampton Still Alive!". [36], Before arriving in New York on 28 October to carry out mastering on All Things Must Pass, Harrison had announced that no single would be issued – so as not to "detract from the impact" of the album. My sweet Lord (Hare Rama) เนื้อเพลงความหมาย: พระเจ้าของฉันหวาน (กระต่ายพระราม) (hare krishna) เนื้อเพลงความหมาย: (แฮร์กฤษณะ) My sweet Lord (hare krishna) [143] Ian Inglis highlights the combination of Harrison's "evident lack of artifice" and Spector's "excellent production", such that "My Sweet Lord" can be heard "as a prayer, a love song, an anthem, a contemporary gospel track, or a piece of perfect pop". [165], On 26 December 1975, Harrison made a guest appearance on his friend Eric Idle's BBC2 comedy show Rutland Weekend Television,[166][167] sending up his serious public image, and seemingly about to perform "My Sweet Lord".[168]. [64], Public demand via constant airplay in Britain led to a belated UK release,[72] on 15 January 1971. [55][nb 4] These contributions, together with Harrison's slide guitar parts and Barham's orchestral arrangement, were overdubbed during the next two months,[58] partly at Trident Studios in central London. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. [45] In March 1971, he recorded a live version with King Curtis that was released in 2006 on the expanded edition of Curtis's album Live at Fillmore West. [26] In response to the heavy radio play, letters poured into the London temple from around the world, thanking Harrison for his religious message in "My Sweet Lord". [155] In 2010, AOL Radio listeners voted it the best song from Harrison's solo years. [67] Spector said that he had to "fight" Harrison and the latter's manager, Allen Klein, to ensure that "My Sweet Lord" was issued as the single. Aprenda a tocar a cifra de My Sweet Lord (George Harrison) no Cifra Club. George HarrisonMBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Subsequent charges of plagiarism in the music industry have resulted in a policy of swift settlement and therefore limited damage to an artist's credibility: Idle supplied the nagging references to "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" and "Rescue Me" on "This Song". Following the band's break-up, enjoyed a successful solo career, and in 1988 he co-founded the supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, with Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison. Belgium 4. He'd do the same with the background vocals. [19] He completed the song, with help from Preston, once they had returned to London. Maybe he thought God would just sort of let him off. In his 1993 essay on Bright Tunes v. Harrisongs, Joseph Self describes it as "without question, one of the longest running legal battles ever to be litigated in [the United States]". Chorus: [A]My sweet lord [Em] [A]Hm, my lord [Em] [A]Hm, my lord [Em] Verse: [A]I really want to [D]see you [Bm]Really want to [D]be with you [Bm]Really want to [D]see you lord But it [F#dim]takes so [B7]long, my [Em]lord Chorus: [A]My sweet lord [Em] [A]Hm, my lord [Em] [A]Hm, my l [74], Harrison's version of "My Sweet Lord" was an international number 1 hit by the end of 1970 and through the early months of 1971. [73] There, as Apple R 5884, the single was backed by "What Is Life", a song that Apple soon released elsewhere internationally as the follow-up to "My Sweet Lord". [14][15], The lyrics of "My Sweet Lord" reflect Harrison's often-stated desire for a direct relationship with God, expressed in simple words that all believers could affirm, regardless of their religion. Share on Twitter. [116] In the build-up to the case going to court, the Chiffons recorded a version of "My Sweet Lord" in 1975, with the aim of drawing attention to the lawsuit. [41][42] The album and single releases were delayed for at least two months in the United States. 「マイ・スウィート・ロード」（ My Sweet Lord ）は、ジョージ・ハリスンが1970年に発表した楽曲。イギリスと米国で1位を記録した。 『ローリング・ストーンの選ぶオールタイム・グレイテスト・ソング500』において、460位にランクイン Later in the 1970s, "My Sweet Lord" was at the centre of a heavily publicised copyright infringement suit due to its similarity to the Ronnie Mack song "He's So Fine", a 1963 hit for the New York girl group the Chiffons. Version på hans album All Things Must Pass Hughes of Disc and music Echo said he played chords! 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