living material world song living material world song english musician george_harrison released title track solo album song lyrics harrison presents contrast world material things spiritual goals conflicting themes represented musical arrangement sections rock genre indian music setting inspired teacher song promotes need recognise nature human existence escape constant cycle attain hindu faith contrasts presented living material world inspired photograph appeared inside album cover designer incorporation krishna related symbolism packaging harrison references beatles past material world refers john_lennon paul_mccartney played drums track recording took place england october february contributing musicians include production highly regarded commentators rock portions living material world include slide guitar solo harrison saxophone prominent hammond organ indian feature flute rare post performance harrison amid favourable critical reception song release rolling_stone termed rocker falsetto refrain addition providing title living material world album song inspired harrison choice charity donated publishing royalties composition reissue album includes film clip living material world featuring archival footage vinyl manufacturing process film maker song title documentary life george_harrison background autobiography george_harrison credits influence song living material world founder leader commonly known movement harrison adds song specifically message bodies material bodies physical world friend observed harrison exhibited trait meaning non attachment point added wealth fame wanted attached searching higher deeper like indian background previous life harrison later said life material world referring need break cycle rebirth associated point figure way author draws parallels harrison approach going motions living material world way 21st century play virtual reality game writes experience game actually illusion maya hindu belief harrison hat matter great scheme things wake state mistake reality speaking press conference reply lifestyle musician harrison conceded difficult miss completely stuck middle new_york spiritual think free chains composition reproduced harrison wrote lyrics living material world portions torn envelope previously addressed central london dated november song contrasts world material things spiritual concerns verses describing material world set rock music harrison biographer terms george favourite rhythm sections describing spiritual world serving song middle use gentle melody backed indian instrumentation recall harrison composition view harrison lyrics period resembled author writes living material world condensed lengthy passage dozen simple words song opening verse harrison admits material world statement theologian identifies harrison offers hope subsequent line hope harrison states uses body like car taking near far author regards metaphor bodies merely vehicles carry journeys harrison refers years member beatles naming john_lennon paul_mccartney verse commentators recognise humorous content met material world john paul material world started poor got tour comments harrison pun word refer beatles financial success onwards hand improvements brought arrival drummer known replaced late noting harrison humour song describes caught yang beatles identity beatles soap opera harrison provided triple album things pass indian styled middle harrison sings sweet memories spiritual sky lost writes harrison true home spiritual sky grand glorious achievements beatles brought meaningful returning rock music setting harrison sings material world satisfying human desires merely leaves senses swelling like tide writes harrison immune world despite spiritual goals harrison refer years naughty period reaction failure marriage line teachings harrison absorbed suggests lines got lot work try message demonstrate sort self conception singer final verse harrison expresses desire release cycle words hope place lord grace writes living material world contrasts physical spiritual number issues harrison including past present west east noise calm notes irony fact harrison experience beatles cast material world exposure eastern philosophy came experience beatles nemesis citing significant influence living material world views expressed song central harrison self conception harrison attributed sign issue addresses posthumously released fish acknowledged interview extreme person extremely extremely extremely spiritual extremely production harrison began recording long awaited follow things pass october having issues relating year magic light world rumoured new album title announced living material world views living material world ideal title track album given internal dialogue engaging time describes harrison man positively pregnant vision following overwhelming success solo career beatles break suggests visit india american musician early contributing factor initial recording keen production wall sound employed things pass harrison small group backing musicians sessions aside electric guitar line basic track living material world piano wright hammond organ bass drums describes music powerful rock backing views living material world time career harrison deliberately set create big rock number recording took place beatles according album sleeve credits maintains harrison new home studio main location harrison intended produce album sole producer session tapes available unofficially living reveal rock instrumentation living material world continued reduced volume spiritual sky portions originally recording engineer basic tracks album completed december departed jamaica work new album harrison mcdonald indian player produced recording recent new_york performance released january double live album concert work resumed living material world january february making contributions overdubs title track spiritual sky sections added replacing rock rhythm section horn played flute harrison played author harrison production style beatles producer notes resulted arrangements flexible title track smoothly contrasting rock indian sections use indian instrumentation recalls harrison work beatles following harrison admitted rarely played adding pun line verse referencing beatles provides drum fill later track horn flute similarly acknowledges mention krishna flute synonymous krishna hindu faith solos living material world harrison horn overdubbed slide guitar tenor saxophone respectively harrison passionate rocking slide guitar supplied edward tin man album recorded apple late recording ends terms blues run song big production status release album artwork released living material world end title track end original format living material world followed harrison composition reflecting years beatles keeping album content design record face labels contrasted devout spiritual existence life material world featuring painting krishna warrior prince picture mercedes stretch reverse painting krishna came version published author views living material world concept album material spiritual evident title track expressed artwork mix religious symbolism inner photograph showed harrison band feast stretch image detail taken photo concept reflected harrison view material world related money possessions gross physical material opposed subtle casual puts discussing song nme critic commented symbolism picture showing harrison musicians usual lot enjoying passing doubt vintage wine background longest world convenience parody supper picture taken hollywood glamour photographer speculated symbolism hidden messages photo nurse set left dining table reference inability conceive child distant wheelchair memory harrison late mother finds evidence harrison organised religion inner photo following lyrics song awaiting order add harrison author writes placed colour image main black white print detail echoed contrast living material world nature human existence describes vital eternal reality offered spiritual enlightenment song provided inspiration title harrison charity launched april harrison donated copyright living material world tracks album foundation stated aims encourage exploration alternative life views reception album review rolling_stone wrote harrison having inherited precious legacy spiritual group accumulated suggested maintained remarkable grace described living material world rocker falsetto refrain viewed music complex album billboard magazine listed song best cuts collection themes included beatles mash spiritual described living material world brilliant suggested superior lead single love peace earth book beatles apart wrote harrison problem spiritual goals young famous multi millionaire dismissed title track flop citing harrison failed attempts syllables material melody recently allmusic critic described living material world profound observations somewhat struggle universal existence monetary driven survival praises recording testament artist ability deliver goods guitarist albeit brief interaction similarly playing opining suffers anonymous tract things pass popmatters pairs living material world lord loves loves lord album uptempo rock songs fare better ballads eager bids life material concerns writing second disc highlights living material world tracks combine form album earnest intensely personal wholly accessible statement describing produced writer considers title track song rank right alongside harrison best work review lexington herald leader includes track found labels comparatively title tune beatles harrison biographers describe living material world superb views harrison blending western eastern sounds production marvel indian middle complex powerhouse arrangement finds horn playing little calls living material world musical highly effective track work confident musician praises harrison inventive lyrics got tour line notes song positioning running order echoes policy selecting strong track close beatles album subsequent releases legacy song remastered emi reissue living material world years harrison death final selection dvd accompanying reissue featured living material world set archival footage manufacturing process album footage commissioned harrison includes executive undertaking test pressing preparation face labels vinyl cutting album hand packaged emi warehouse spiritual sky section film cuts footage harrison raising yellow red flag roof park home demonstration adopted early 1970s reflect living true spiritual goals clip ends marcus inner photo production credited abbey road interactive film living material world appears dvd included harrison apple years box set song provided title documentary george_harrison living material world book accompanying film interview documentary olivia discusses late husband determination work lifetime soul return earth new incarnation writing huffington_post time film release reporter referred living material world song harrison theology sense artistic said greatest legacy way decades long spiritual quest shaped ways west looks god life harrison official website page continues use living material world featured audio personnel george_harrison vocals electric guitar slide guitar backing vocals tenor saxophone flute organ piano bass drums drums
Living in the Material World (song)