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"So Sad" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison that was released on his 1974 album Dark Horse.Harrison originally recorded the song for his previous album, Living in the Material World, before giving it to Alvin Lee, the guitarist and singer with Ten Years After.
George Harrison in 1974. George Harrison (1943–2001) was an English musician who gained international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.With his songwriting contributions limited by the dominance of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Harrison was the first member of the Beatles to release a solo album. [1]
In The New York Times, Don Heckman deemed the album "a release that shouldn't be missed" [286] and outlined his "complex" reaction to being presented with a sequence of Harrison songs for the first time: "amazement at the range of Harrison's talents; fascination at the effects of Phil Spector's participation as the album's producer; curiosity ...
Harrison performed "Beware of Darkness" with Leon Russell at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. Eric Clapton performed it in tribute to Harrison at the Concert for George in 2002. The song has also been recorded by Leon Russell, Marianne Faithfull, Spock's Beard, Concrete Blonde, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, and Sheryl Crow.
Harrison's place of birth and first home – 12 Arnold Grove George Harrison was born at 12 Arnold Grove in Wavertree, Liverpool, on 25 February 1943. [6] [nb 2] He was the youngest of four children of Harold Hargreaves (or Hargrove) Harrison (1909–1978) and Louise (née French; [11] 1911–1970).
As with most of the songs on his Living in the Material World album, George Harrison wrote "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" over 1971–72. [4] During this period, he dedicated himself to assisting refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War, [5] by staging two all-star benefit concerts in New York and preparing a live album and concert film for release. [6]
"I Dig Love" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison from his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass. A paean to free love , it marks a departure from the more profound, spiritually oriented subject matter of much of that album.
"This Is Love" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison that was released on his 1987 album Cloud Nine. Harrison co-wrote the song with Jeff Lynne , who also co-produced the track. In June 1988, it was issued as the third single from Cloud Nine , peaking at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart .