locked door locked door song english musician george_harrison released triple album things pass harrison wrote song august message encouragement bob_dylan making highly publicised comeback concert stage accompanied band headlining performance isle festival locked door rare harrison composition country music genre second song dealing friendship collaboration lyrics address elusive nature reflect high regard harrison held american singer work reluctance engage concert audience led retreating live performance august responded harrison request play harrison recorded locked door london early summer shortly taking session album new_york produced recording features prominent contribution nashville pedal steel twin keyboard parts tradition band sound influenced harrison arrangement understated performance track comparatively rare departure big production commonly associated things pass release nme described song tremendous piece country meets hawaii recommended sent country singer delay alternate locked door appears harrison compilation early takes volume artists covered song background mid august bob_dylan media expectations festival event helped inspire instead years virtual family decided comeback fortnight headlining south coast england popular act right band agreed performance hawks controversial world tour repeat concerts leading figures english music scene began gather island support singer widely considered generation celebrity guests george_harrison spent time period away near promoting temple london debut single production hare krishna harrison wife stayed family near week preceding festival musicians strengthened bond established upstate new_york heard performing near perfect farmhouse addition crowd estimated group american journalists descended adding pressure days leading performance sunday august british press dubbed event day reference allies invasion german occupied france june words music journalist inflated gig decade planned comeback audiences expected hear rock music associated hawks tours style abandoned recent country album contrast encouraged organisers promotional campaign event particularly design official festival posters referring conservative image author writes little doubt different graphic posters advertising festival stark black white shot classic pose arrival harrison fellow saturday august added heightened speculation members band guest appearance harrison gifted vintage acoustic guitar taken arranged hare krishna played minutes band went stage pioneer founded movement london temple played recording identified exposure reflective ancient penetrated british society result harrison produced single harrison watched performance enclosure experience informed lyrics new composition locked door composition describes locked door sweet according harrison december interview billboard magazine began writing song night played statement friendship collaboration harrison began way getting let guard let locked door urges friend let heart author notes performance having hugely important anxious occasion views harrison opening verse personal plea pull depression face world look future asking crying harrison assures love blessed world waiting second verse harrison sings values friendship tales told things saw career harrison repeatedly identified biggest musical influences verse lines reflect level harrison respect work millions look beatles guidance looks harrison musical biographer observes counseling harrison gives locked door self styled naughty period harrison coincided failure marriage fall grace music critics following dark horse tour tour similar harrison defied public expectation attempted break past final verse locked door asks support scenario love goes rich poor come let heart locked door musically song set slow country time signature observes melody lyrics working tandem rising musical figure presents problem crying second line consists falling melodic pain autobiography harrison offers little comment locked door aside identifying inspiration song admitting good excuse country tune pedal steel guitar aftermath set festival viewed midnight flop opinion british tabloid having recently told rolling_stone editor return touring autumn abandoned idea cancelled proposed live album isle performance showing support fallout comeback late interview harrison included american singer personal list essential contemporary rock artists saying beatles stones bob_dylan needs highlights locked door example harrison songwriting reflects fondness family close friends reluctance perform live broken friendship harrison persuaded play shows new_york august playing event minute mutual friend harrison journalist assured bob wouldn let george performer shows drummer said felt special harrison result years later harrison following author terms dark horse album spent considerable time los_angeles according speaking interview harrison regular visitor temple embraced practice chanting recording following beatles break april shortly beginning work things pass harrison participated recording session new_york album tracks played working guru gentle harrison association movement harris writes new song harrison decided cover album supplied phone number nashville based pedal steel guitarist record producer work lay lady lay songs harrison later praised drake pedal steel playing country western music working abbey road studios london producer harrison recorded locked door batch sessions things pass late early june drake pedal steel features strongly recording providing commentary harrison vocal verses mid song solo supported hammond organ piano arrangement locked door reflects enduring influence band sound harrison use keyboard players acoustic guitars restrained backing rhythm section comprising bass description shuffle beat drums years song release rumours claimed band backing harrison track credits acoustic guitar parts harrison sources suggest participated session harrison overdubbed backing vocals credited album george smith singers feat admired noted harrison willingness experiment experiment harmony singing things pass release reception locked door released track triple album november writes position track order middle album songs sweep grand themes history religion love sex death locked door surprising touching gesture simple friendship man release followed speculation music press harrison joint session conversely critics double album released june review things pass nme declared locked door standout tremendous piece country meets hawaii sent delay impressed rolling_stone dismissed song bit conceded lovely background vocal later 1970s author highlighted locked door influenced songs things pass far intimate musically lyrically rest album reviewers biographers 21st century invariably recognise place bob_dylan work albums writing magazine remarked tribute famous sounds close lost original baby stop crying street legal reduced tributary status comparison understated production aesthetic views times sound found things pass acknowledges harrison success temper ing taste extreme describes locked door composer attractive songs fine lead vocal refreshing hear harrison singing pain adds suggesting unlike contemporaries able displace center universe moment book head identifies locked door example sympathetic performer producer case giving recording mellow mix beautifully display drake pedal steel writes track provides showcase harrison melodic flair reason wonder record songs country music genre certainly perfectly home comfortable surroundings speculates interesting possibility similar country western tracks rolling_stones exile double album harrison biographer describes song celebration love victory pain alternative version november early locked door featuring harrison vocal backed acoustic guitars drake pedal steel included british deluxe edition dvd release living material world documentary version appeared worldwide early takes volume compilation went harrison musical archive park compiling album notes folk tinged spoken word quality harrison singing example kind intimacy brought recordings rolling_stone critic describes version song sweet nashville reading independent album reviewer finds engaging inclusion compilation allows george_harrison character shine studio cover versions country artists covered song released version olivia album drake recorded locked door harrison isn pity recordings remained release pete drake album years death july christian rock band choir covered song album wide eyed wonder following harrison death november recorded locked door song harrison covers released tribute august tying release george_harrison living material world version appeared multi artist tribute accompanying november issue mojo magazine singer performed locked door television conan september appearance celebrating release harrison box set apple years personnel musicians performed locked door believed follows george_harrison vocals acoustic guitars backing vocals pedal steel piano organ bass drums
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