song deep blue song english musician george_harrison released charity single harrison wrote song midway recording sessions things pass recorded los_angeles following year organising composition inspired deteriorating condition mother succumbed cancer july harrison feelings visited hospital north england given subject matter lyrics deep blue served convey suffering endured millions refugees war torn bangladesh sickness disease widespread makeshift camps northern india following harrison work american guitarist deep blue features sparse instrumentation folk blues style includes harrison uses recording song proved popular radio listed peaked number billboard hot chart regarded music critics commentators deep blue unavailable officially years non album single gained reputation overlooked release came september emi included song bonus track reissue album background george_harrison inspiration writing deep blue fatal illness mother youngest children harrison credited mother encouraging music career young age sense generally practising catholic children importance spirituality religion trait influential harrison embracing son fan mail words music journalist stood parents active champion talents harrison discussed song length interview musician magazine recalls mother developed brain late recovered seven months hearing initial diagnosis september harrison cancelled recording session artist author comments severity news harrison later heard john_lennon decision leave beatles september cancer gone returned spring exhausted nursing harrison father harry hospitalised result youngest son running forth london trying record post beatles solo album things pass adding strain harrison tell musician having assure parents okay july day song won award harrison solo album hold drove north time musician interview harrison says wrote deep blue home exhausted morning period composition musically song folk blues style author notes deep blue comparatively rare foray genre harrison sue song wrote early response paul_mccartney lawsuit dissolve beatles partnership attributes folk blues influence primarily bob_dylan american roots guitarist harrison met new_york shortly beginning work things pass harrison biographer writes style deep blue easy melody equally influenced harrison recalled mix major minor chords reflecting frustration experienced visiting mother cancer ward describes poignant contrast composer beatles track comes sun harrison sings sunshine brings relief instead leaves suffering darkness easy come long lifetime autobiography harrison says mood captured song smell atmosphere doom hospitals lyrics bear felt dear died specifically second verse stand watch tired bodies sickness pain helpless harrison death july according rolling_stone contributor read passages text commenting sacred book views death termination deep blue final verse harrison lyrics likewise focus spirituality think life living pray god help light love understand repetition keeps feeling deep blue harrison mother end author writes began slip book began chanting ear views lyrics deep blue harrison fondness family harrison wife time recalls withheld seriousness condition weeks september case george busy career following death harrison anxious father manage keen strengthen bond harrison invited brothers pete live park estate father recording year death harry staying los_angeles harrison harrison worked soundtrack film hindu distraught news humanitarian disaster occurring following outbreak bangladesh liberation war march fleeing war zone homeland estimated million refugees accommodated inadequate camps india diseases cholera later recalled harrison deeply moved request help aiding refugees result committed staging new_york summer author suggests having incapable mother pain lay dying harrison gained extra motivation situation fame commercial alleviate hastily written composed bring attention cause harrison chose record deep blue bangladesh context author writes song suitable chilling companion hard charging lead track harrison recorded deep blue los_angeles record plant west july organising benefit concerts held new_york madison square garden august contrast extravagant sound normally associated producer work deep blue received sparse musical arrangement kick drum recording features distinctive guitar parts performed harrison finger picked acoustic guitars fills played cites influence harrison acoustic guitar playing track considers american guitarist harrison inspiration adopting musicians having recently collaborated debut solo album party piece writes deep blue preceded releases john_lennon featured harrison cameos instrument musician session deep blue bassist recalls memphis producer travelled nashville explored heading new_york concert rehearsals deep blue appeared harrison initial setlist rehearsals performed shows release issued deep blue single july united_states apple july britain apple distributor manufactured sided promo discs featuring result lead received considerable airplay build concerts release accompanied trade advertisement reflected emotion conveyed deep blue watching loved waste away writes case image depicted mother attempting comfort child popular track right time release feature harrison musician music journalist described song having favorite bars united states september single reached peak position america billboard hot number radio programmers opted deep blue entry appeared double chart listings single enjoyed success national charts peaking number cash box number reissue single remained official release deep blue years song largely forgotten conversations harrison acknowledged track bit obscure suggests exclusion album releases lyrics raw imagery confined track specific personal political relevance bangladesh context harrison contract capitol non album sides notable best george harrison compilation ignored popular songs solo career favour beatles tracks year harrison signed staff producer expressed admiration deep blue result harrison wrote song musical style upbeat soft hearted album george_harrison mid 1990s deep blue available harrison compilations years miss song wrote los_angeles partly bangladesh crisis finally given official release september bonus track harrison remastered living material world album deep blue appears apple years reissue album reception deep blue impressed notably critic robert_christgau considered song par comes sun sweet lord noting status track hidden away book beatles solo recordings wrote deep blue track understated instrumentation lyrical content best overlooked songs george catalog harrison apple recordings opined harrison away acoustic gem described song sad lament inspired regular visits dying mother reviews living material world reissue music box describes deep blue loose swinging acoustic blues writing allmusic views important bonus track fantastic showcase harrison acoustic guitar playing review apple years music critic describes song especially good theologian recognises deep blue harrison musically beautiful lyrically moving response mother death prayer god help light love understanding midst personal grief praises song production economical backing adding deep blue unlike written recorded time relative obscurity comparing song favourably better known compositions julia yesterday let concludes differ harrison song mother death starting point exploration suffering darkness describes acoustic guitar tune overlooked sees deep blue candidate terms great harrison beatles tracks inner light old brown shoe considers worthy companion album work personnel following musicians contributed recording deep blue george_harrison vocals acoustic guitars bass drums
Deep Blue (song)