1971
Label: Fantasy - 8417 • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: US • Genre: Jazz, Latin, Funk / Soul • Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz

The song's lyrics 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. 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.

These Sanskrit words are the main mantra of the Hare Krishna faith, with which Harrison identified,[6][25][26] although he did not belong to any spiritual organisation. Following the Sanskrit lines, "hallelujah" is sung twice more before the mantra repeats,[29] along with an ancient Vedic prayer.

Former Krishna devotee Joshua Greene translates the lines as follows: "I offer homage to my guru, who is as great as the creator Brahma, the maintainer Vishnu, the destroyer Shiva, and who is the very energy of God.

Some Christian fundamentalist anti-rock activists 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. All of us — Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist — can address our gods in the same way, using the same phrase ['my sweet Lord']. With the Beatles still together officially in DecemberHarrison had no plans to make a solo album of his own and reportedly intended to offer "My Sweet Lord" to Edwin Hawkins.

Preston's version of "My Sweet Lord" differs from Harrison's later reading in that My Sweet Lord - Bola Sete - Shebaba (Vinyl "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. Preston's "My Sweet Lord" was a minor hit in Europe when issued as a single there in September ,[38] but otherwise, Encouraging Words made little impression commercially.

Five months after the Olympic session, with the Beatles having now broken up, "My Sweet Lord" was one of 30 or more tracks that Harrison recorded for his All Things Must Pass triple album.

Leng describes the recording as a "painstakingly crafted tableau" of sound, beginning with a bank of "chiming" acoustic guitars and the "flourish" of zither strings that introduces Harrison's slide-guitar motif.

This later, rock version of the song was markedly different from the "Oh Happy Day"-inspired gospel arrangement in musical and structural terms,[9] aligning Harrison's composition with pop music conventions, but also drawing out the similarities of its melody line with that of the Chiffons' hit "He's So Fine". 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 triple album.

Harrison relented, and "My Sweet Lord" was issued as the album's lead single around the world, but not in Britain;[45] the release date was 23 November in the United States.

Public demand via constant airplay in Britain led to a belated UK release,[61] on 15 January Harrison's version of "My Sweet Lord" was an international number 1 hit by the end of and through the early months of [64] — the first solo single by a Beatle to reach the top,[65] and the biggest seller by any of the four throughout the s.

You know when a record starts on the radio, and it's great, and you think, 'Oh, what is this, what is this, what is this? The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 14 December for sales of over 1 million copies. The single's worldwide sales amounted to 5 million copies bymaking it one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Peter Lavezzoli, author of The Dawn of Indian Music in the West, has written of Harrison's first solo single: "'My Sweet Lord' was everything that people wanted to hear in November shimmering harmonies, lustrous acoustic guitars, a solid Ringo Starr backbeat, and an exquisite [Harrison] guitar solo.

More recently, AllMusic's Richie Unterberger explains the international popularity of Harrison's single: "'My Sweet Lord' has a quasi-religious feel, Album) nevertheless has enough conventional pop appeal to My Sweet Lord - Bola Sete - Shebaba (Vinyl mainstream listeners who may or may not care to dig into the spiritual lyrical message. Due to the ensuing plagiarism suit, "My Sweet Lord" became somewhat stigmatised by association,[88] to the point where no mention of the song was complete without a reference to "He's So Fine".

While comparing the two compositions, author and musicologist Dominic Pedler writes that both songs have a three-syllable title refrain "My sweet Lord", "He's so fine" followed by a 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: and beats per minute. 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 — an acrimonious split that led to further lawsuits for the three ex-Beatles.

Bright Tunes Music v. Harrisongs Music finally went to the United States district court on 23 Februaryto hear evidence on the allegation of plagiarism. After reconvening in Septemberthe court found that Harrison had "subconsciously" copied the earlier tune, since he admitted to having been aware of the Chiffons' recording. Did Harrison deliberately use the music of He's So Fine?

I do not believe he did so deliberately. This is, under the law, infringement of copyright, and is no less so even though subconsciously accomplished. The ruling set new legal precedents and was a personal blow for Harrison, who admitted he was too "paranoid" to write anything new for some time afterwards.

Ward as the inspiration for his Ringo's Rotogravure song "Lady Gaye". During the drawn-out damages portion of the US suit, events played into Harrison's hands when Klein's ABKCO Industries finally purchased the copyright to "He's So Fine", and with it all litigation claims,[] after which Klein proceeded to negotiate sale of the song to Harrison.

Harrisongs, Joseph Self describes it as "without question, one of the longest running legal battles ever to be litigated in [the United States]". 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: the Rolling Stones' "Anybody Seen My Baby?

Shortly before the ruling was handed down in SeptemberHarrison wrote and recorded a song inspired by the court case — the upbeat "This Song"[] — which includes the line "This tune has nothing 'Bright' about it". In a interview with Playboy magazine, John Lennon expressed his doubts about the notion of "subconscious" plagiarism, saying: "He must have known, you know.

He's smarter than that He could have changed a couple of Album) in that song and nobody could ever have touched him, but he just let it go and paid the price. Maybe he thought God would just sort of let him off.

George's version is much heavier than The Chiffons — he might have done it with the original in the back of his mind, but he's just very unlucky that someone wanted to make it a test case in court. Speaking to his friend and I, Me, Mine editor Derek Taylor inHarrison said of the episode: "I don't feel guilty or bad about it, in fact it saved many a heroin addict's life.

I know the motive behind writing the song in the first place and its effect far exceeded the legal hassle. 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 ,[] but gets turned down each time by RWT regulars Idle and Neil Innes, who simply want him to play the part of "George Harrison".

This performance is known as "The Pirate Song", co-written by Harrison and Idle,[] and the recording is only available unofficially on bootleg compilations such as Pirate Songs, Album). This version also appeared on the January posthumous release of the "My Sweet Lord" single — a three-song charity CD comprising the original —71 hit, the acoustic run-through of "Let It Down" with recent overdubs, another bonus trackand Harrison's reworking of the title song.

During his North American tour, Harrison's only one there as a solo artist, "My Sweet Lord" was performed as the encore at each show. Harrison's second and final solo tour took place in Japan in Decemberwith Clapton's band. The following musicians are believed to have played on Harrison's original version of "My Sweet Lord":[47] George Harrison — vocals, acoustic guitar, slide guitars, backing vocals Eric Clapton — acoustic guitar Pete Ham — acoustic guitar Tom Evans — acoustic guitar Joey Molland — acoustic guitar Billy Preston — piano Gary Wright — electric piano Klaus Voormann — bass Ringo Starr — drums, percussion Jim Gordon — drums, percussion Mike Gibbins — tambourine John Barham — harmonium, string and woodwind arrangements uncredited — zithers.

In the fall ofGillespie took Sete to the Monterey Jazz Festivalwhere he enjoyed a huge success. He was well known in the US, and his partnership with Guaraldi yielded several well-received recordings. With this trio, he appeared at the Monterey Jazz Festival in and released an album of his performancewhich peaked at No. In the s, Sete became friends with guitarist John Faheywho had been an admirer. During the s, Sete suffered from lung cancer, which he attempted to improve with yoga and meditation.

On February 14,he died at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California of complications caused by pneumonia and cancer. The compositions he recorded shortly before his death were compiled and released as Windspell in From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Bola Sete. Retrieved 20 December Retrieved October 14, Guitar Player. AP News Archive. Retrieved 14 October Dusted Magazine. Biography portal. Bola Sete at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

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