It’s just hypnotic.” The juxtaposition works as a subliminal affirmation of the universality of spiritual exploration.īesides containing the most recognizable examples of Harrison’s signature, post-Beatles, slide guitar playing, “My Sweet Lord” contained the best-known players of the day. The thing about a mantra, they call it a mystical sound vibration encased in a syllable. In Martin Scorsese’s documentary The Material World, Harrison explains: “First, it’s simple. Harrison heard Edwin Hawkins’ modern gospel rendition of the 18th century hymn “Oh Happy Day,” while on tour in the Delaney & Bonnie project and wanted to merge the feel of its joyous “Hallelujah” invocations with the devotional “Hare Krishna” Maha Mantra chants of Hinduism. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, recording the mantra for the Hare Krishna movement and including it as the centerpiece of his song “My Sweet Lord.” George embraced Krishna Consciousness under A.C. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band cover includes three Hindu gurus: Sri Yukteswar Giri, Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, and Sri Mahavatar Babaji. George was raised Catholic but converted to Hinduism later in life. When they left in a blur of bad vibes, which included Lennon’s stinging “Sexy Sadie,” critics tagged them as hippie faddists. The Beatles made headlines around the world when they studied Transcendental Meditation at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India. “I thought a lot about whether to do ‘My Sweet Lord’ or not, because I would be committing myself publicly and I anticipated that a lot of people might get weird about it,” Harrison wrote in I Me Mine. All Things Must Pass is rock’s first triple album set of original material and served up a spiritual celebration as well as one of independence. While still in the Beatles, Harrison released Wonderwall Music, which was a soundtrack to a film, and Electronic Sound, which saw him as one of the early experimenters on the synthesizer. It wasn’t that they didn’t listen, but there was just so much stuff coming out so quickly.
Rounding it out are about 40 cameos and parts including The Eagles’ Joe Walsh, Jon Hamm, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Natasha Legerro, Moshe Kasher, Darren Criss, Rosanna Arquette, Patton Oswalt, and Taiki Waititi.Īs anyone who saw Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back, can attest, Harrison had a lot of songs which didn’t get on rotation against the great Lennon/McCartney songwriting team. Former Beatle Ringo Starr puts in an appearance as does ELO’s Jeff Lynne – who was in The Traveling Wilburys with Harrison. It also features George’s son Dhani Harrison and wife Olivia Harrison in small roles.
The 51st anniversary video stars Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, and Mark Hamill. Which is why the new music video, directed by Lance Bangs, deserves a little more than an all-star cast and a de-Phil Spector’d remix.
It is most renowned because of the trendsetting plagiarism suit around it, but the song transcends easy labels. “My Sweet Lord,” was the first number one hit by a solo Beatle and the biggest selling single of 1971. But Harrison’s first solo release after the band’s break up, All Things Must Pass, was the first triple album coming from a single act in rock. The Beatles were the first band to play stadium concerts, put backwards instrumentation into songs, and the first rock band to put sitar and tamboura drones in pop rock. 23, 1970, as the first single to his groundbreaking and historic solo album. George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” was released on Nov.
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