song song english musician george_harrison released non album single july raise awareness millions refugees country known following cyclone outbreak bangladesh liberation war harrison inspiration song came friend musician approached harrison help trying alleviate suffering described social statements music history helped gain international support independence establishing fledgling nation world united_nations secretary general identified song success bangladesh crisis description request help appeared height harrison popularity solo artist following break beatles acclaim afforded triple album things pass pop music charity single release took place days harrison sponsored shows new_york madison square garden single hit united_kingdom europe peaked number america billboard hot recording produced features contributions los_angeles session song marked start enduring musical associations harrison solo career horn backed musicians including harrison performed concerts august encore review live album rolling_stone_magazine identified reading concert single greatest performance concerned studio recording appeared compilation best george harrison remained official release september included bonus track apple years reissue album artists covered song include strings italian background spring george_harrison established successful band members year solo artists words biographer couldn got popular eyes public importantly writes author dawn west harrison amassed good music community time looking immediately follow things pass triple album spent months recording ended october friends musicians helped album success included producer wife harrison supplied songs proposed solo album don come easy single produced prepared release following original session song march singer keyboard player short lived eponymous debut solo album featured harrison guitar pianist album harrison things pass project documentary life music harrison stepped minute provide funding distribution harrison serving record producer accompanying soundtrack album work began los_angeles april resumed late june following harrison produced sessions london band birth brought growing humanitarian crisis bangladesh harrison attention staying house park earlier year state known suffered estimated casualties cyclone hit shores november indifference shown ruling government particularly president reason national movement sought independence march declaration resulted immediate military crackdown khan troops days later bangladesh liberation war began june details systematic massacre citizens beginning emerge internationally publication london sunday_times article torrential rains intensive flooding threatening passage millions refugees north eastern india news approaching harrison help trying alleviate suffering sad mood having read news later told rolling_stone_magazine said george situation know doesn concern know possibly identify talked george deeply moved said yes think able result harrison committed staging madison square garden new_york sunday august weeks frantic activity ensued harrison flew new_york los_angeles london making preparations recruiting musicians join shows conceding harrison natural manner john_lennon author written fan base good works spiritual composition foreign journalists deported shortly pakistani army operation hand observations published harrison concerned mainstream media west showing reluctance report facts summer emerged america supporting general khan military offensive financially weaponry despite blood telegram april officials advised genocide taking place accused government moral bankruptcy realising need create greater awareness situation bangladesh particularly refugee camps india infectious open air outbreak cholera harrison quickly composed song cause written minutes piano later recall title translates nation fact harrison words indicative little new country acknowledged western media time concerts harrison point steering clear politics problem lyrics focusing instead human perspective suggestion participated recent sessions harrison began song brief verse outlining introduction bangladesh crisis friend came sadness eyes told wanted help country dies couldn feel pain knew try asking help save lives lines refer request help context musical biographer suggests harrison set opening verse rock version indian music traditional slow introductory statement main ideas lyrically remainder song message got relieve thousands refugees particularly children fell victim effects famine disease people dying fast sure looks like mess seen distress won lend hand try understand relieve people final verse chorus reflects point fund president identified perennial obstacle addressing global issues poverty problems appear big distant individuals able solve far reject suffering neglect verse line won bread fed contains clever pun harrison biographer notes word bread refer money food recording little time begin new_york shows single rush recorded los_angeles sources differ venue date record plant west likely studio sessions taking place july horn overdubs july produced recording details sessions exact line musicians matter according consulted book guitar gently line comprised harrison piano horn bass drums organ beatles author credit horn section led include regular partner rest piece section christened hollywood horns perform new_york august recording begins harrison introduction backed describes rolling piano figure russell following words help save lives piano sets song driving groove continues rhythm section harrison electric guitar join creating musical blend gospel rock harrison adopted things pass review nme august wrote opens like sermon beat come george backing solid rhythm section track retains urgent live mood notes possible contribution overdubbed main session filming schedule western movie spain song features solos shared tenor harrison slide guitar fades ensemble playing double time similar fast section classical music marked occasion harrison worked horn regular collaborator veteran music scene horn recalls mindset meeting harrison describes session real turning point career cause time played george_harrison session musicians having worked imagine album session beginning lifelong friendship pair remaining brothers said harrison death preston bob_dylan group musicians joined harrison stage madison square garden cut benefit disc time harrison produced featured vocal compositions sung title track translated mean victory bangladesh reverse minute featuring master regular player release harrison urging apple distributor united_states set manufacturing plants producing copies single sided white label promo discs rushed ensure immediate radio play song picture sleeve designer chose suitably image incorporating headlines text new_york_times articles bangladesh crisis articles mention creatures amid chaos india wait policy events picture sleeve topped line got relieve words leading number publications include text official song title boxed foot sleeve details george harrison special emergency relief fund care new_york headquarters proceeds single donations encouraged cover sleeve taken news agency photograph emotional image showing mother child photo aid project magazine advertising campaign single picture sleeve denmark japan backed regarded deep blue single issued july united_states apple release following days later peaked number britain national singles chart number billboard hot america chart placed single number number respectively attracted sustained airplay days leading concerts lent relief project authentic social political significance academic professor later write utter president nixon secretary state hit chart thrilling moment midst sad news western journalists covering civil war word bangladesh studio recording played concert bangladesh shows following opening set footage refugees scenes war reissue despite song having hit status pop charity single fourteen years africa ignored record company following period years studio version received album release compilation best george harrison issued song included bonus track remixed reissue album disc box set reception legacy release billboard magazine described musical appeal help fellow man find immediate heavy chart action contemporary review nme considered song strong sweet lord added immediately detect despair pity harrison voice sings plight lyric bound cause heart searching wave public goodwill accompanied single release case benefit concerts subsequent live album concert film identified genuine friendship key success harrison relief project friendship saw involved friendships harrison cultivated ensured participation notes opening lyrics friend came equally applied harrison efforts enlist reluctant heroin sidelined concert review village_voice described song expresses far better words kind man harrison went compare harrison philanthropy activities saying quarrel john_lennon endless inside paul_mccartney search sweetness light moment stronger feelings george_harrison active efforts misery world surprising introspective beatles long run takes effective actions away context song designed purely bring attention cause harrison described viewed commentators rushed composition opinion single song possibly commercial records service scarcely improved standing rock music charity single overlooked stating serves model charity singles commonplace decades ahead instance power harrison song lies assembly famous performers literal absolute commitment point song having raw energy plastic band offered dawn west writes harrison lyric vocal powerful direct action specific crisis remains social statements music history interview reissue film secretary general acknowledged harrison pioneers efforts people bangladesh credited song opening verse crisis showing man music thirty years june officially recognised harrison annual child father man award played final episode bbc television series travels south bay reflects bangladesh struggle independence writing blender magazine april year described song fine single beatles solo edition rated second harrison solo gems life referring jazz blues rock shuffle set template band aid writing cambridge companion beatles said bangladesh relief effort harrison pioneered idea charity album single rock concert fundraiser song omission harrison compilation let roll jon described great artistic achievement key moment evolution pop music activism song featured book important songs listeners placed number poll decide best post songs live version harrison played encore madison square garden shows august evening performance selected inclusion triple live album familiar introduction song band threw weight harrison writes playing heaviest music release december rolling_stone identified song concert single greatest performance concerned added close lyrics harrison single longer expression intent accomplished mission help given people reached effort results felt album review wrote live version stunning close played faster tempo studio recording features terms saxophone solo horn vocal harrison describes powerful pure act zeal shown concert film following brief guitar solo end song harrison repeats line relieve people exiting stage great applause band plays book beatles decade solo artists rodriguez views live performance harrison high water mark public esteem reportedly eager repeat experience new_york shows harrison played concert perform live north american tour point long ended india defeat pakistani army december bangladesh experiencing devastating famine account million lives concert los_angeles november harrison responded requests song suggestion audience instead chant krishna krishna krishna use positive power help population cover versions harrison biographer written triumph bangladesh concerts leading host tribute acts shows programme french band cover version example tribe album highlights concerts including harrison sweet lord comes sun previous year strings released easy listening version beatles tribute album george john paul cover version released compilation tribute recorded following prominent contribution original harrison recording italian recorded song album alternative band covered album bird parody early 1970s rock stars beatles personnel following musicians believed played studio recording george_harrison vocals electric guitar slide guitar backing vocals piano tenor horn arrangement organ bass drums drums trumpet denotes unconfirmed credits chart performance
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