krishna krishna song english musician george_harrison released final track album harrison inspired write song hindu holy city northern india friend composition originated day harrison describes autobiography fantastic experience party guide toured city temples song choruses adapted sanskrit chant sang visiting park dedicated krishna childhood pilgrimage india led harrison staging music festival india september undertaking joint north american tour end year despite nature song harrison wrote way period divergence spiritual goals espoused previous works particularly living material world serves rare example overtly religious song recorded august october track features unusual mix musical styles instrumentation including gospel style keyboards folk rock acoustic guitar indian string percussion instruments synthesizer harrison musicians recording include played tour band contributed concurrent release krishna continued harrison fusion hindu tradition western pop rock song failed gain favourable reception afforded earlier productions style sweet lord hare krishna love spiritual tour proving similarly music critics harrison subsequently withdrew making public statements hindu producing album overtly song released harrison posthumously issued background inspiration interview held home california george_harrison referred reluctance feel visiting india meeting founder movement formally taking place life harrison continued sat odds spiritual goals represented friends january february visited india way period describes autobiography naughty years coinciding end marriage visit led harrison writing songs appear album later year krishna simply track reflected singer recent drugs alcohol documented author terms spiritual harrison hindu holy city harrison went india attend ceremony honour new home banks time musicians came idea music festival india revue indian folk music presented orchestra eighteen pioneers genre subsequent joint tour north_america harrison travelled state hindu deity krishna said spent childhood thousands years discussing krishna harrison recalls arrived dusk adds town krishna conscious chanting temples arranged english speaking named serve guide tour local temples despite appearance harrison noticed tour greet guide kissing feet sign reverence party slept hours rooms provided temples harrison heard huge heavenly dreams experienced deepest sleep life attended morning temple began singing hindu musical prayer tradition communal chanting harrison sang response repeating lines period lasting hours late morning harrison accompanied park commemorates krishna love night dancing cow herd girls harrison later trees ancient bow branches touch ground walk place incredible describes tour fantastic experience says suggestion turned song titled krishna activities harrison spent days city banks wrote music discussed art devotion harrison met time reunited disciples couple founding london krishna temple recordings chants including hit version harrison produced theologian writes resulted harrison having rediscovered enthusiasm chanting india composition describes mood song upbeat pseudo views example musical approach harrison employed songs sweet lord love peace earth hindu tradition fused western gospel music inclusion sanskrit verse krishna recalls sweet lord incorporates hindu prayers krishna unreleased track harrison recorded things pass triple album chord pattern key major harrison adapted words sung repetitive form typical krishna krishna krishna aside offering praise krishna lines address consort lover recognise female form god words serve song chorus translate mean praise lord krishna praise goddess similar harrison song living material world contrasts western material parts composition spiritual sky sections krishna employs change tempo rhythm differentiate sanskrit choruses english language verses lyrically sections outline element song title verses harrison sings deity eyes seen lives final verse description complete worlds feet cause star recording progress compromised harrison commitment setting new record label called dedication projects label english duo splinter expectations high north american tour member beatles harrison later referred pressure imposed year ridiculous distraction return ways post marked termed bit years married left july harrison taped early version park studio splinter backing vocals officially released recording backed members tour band including flute piano organ bass drums american musicians attended main sessions took place august september rehearsals music festival india tour europe recording studio album ensemble harrison produced harrison contributions track included string acoustic guitar synthesizer october album unfinished harrison flew los_angeles california rehearsed musicians orchestra upcoming tour carrying recording additional members tour band played richards overdubbed percussion completed recording features mix musical styles funk rhythm section weeks gospel keyboards preston richards recalling pre rock roll aside western instrumentation supplied harrison provided indian music textures use gut described meets vocal sound small hand commonly played addition according flute parts serve musical reference krishna shown playing flute scenes depicting suffering harrison voice weeks combined recording rehearsals los_angeles singing doom subsequent concerts eyes observers tracks contains lead vocal relatively clean free effects release issued december end harrison north american tour release following december concerts attracted music critics partly harrison decision feature indian music heavily program frequent statements hindu faith krishna appeared final track far east man song harrison biographers interpret variously tribute india humanitarian goals represented harrison bangladesh aid project contrast living material world sole example song album considers coincided crisis faith harrison amid dealing singer troubled personal life rock star excess track reminder golden days india felt belief identifies level songs pairs album works literally wear record cover includes landscape phrase appears cover notes inner sleeve harrison included list headed thanks song published united_states new company harrison founded march critical reception like north american tour release according harrison rejection rock roll tradition beatles legacy tour cause album unfavourable critical reception case continues manifested outright hostility reviewers saw krishna nme wrote looking saving album words enthusiasm pass tracks like typical endless repetition tune hardly compelling listening writing rolling_stone opined harrison beatles come resemble favourable review called song bit credited harrison creation new category music country eastern song invited varied opinions harrison beatles biographers book arms hold chip dismiss track ending half baked describes half time verses awkward notes failure harrison earlier successes sweet lord hare krishna concludes gently floating indian choruses somewhat undermined nature rock oriented evangelical nature english words complete finally discourage attempt participation author describes song krishna consciousness refrain repeated writing rough guide beatles views track george happy pairs harrison released hoped christmas new year hit worst songs allowed commenting single writes despite non christian slant george fared better wonderful repeated chorus uplifting scarcely sung entirely hindi breaking french rates harrison overlooked tracks 1970s describes joyful delight catchy notes song continuation harrison successful gospel formula rendered krishna set party atmosphere views charming credits harrison anticipating late 1980s world music genre adoption review reissue paste magazine cited song highlight album writing harrison spiritual beliefs musical interests indian instruments finding consort english folk horn stabs identified lot rewarding listening dark horse willing listen open mind continues far east man smooth soul collaboration heard brain closing track aftermath legacy published august contains pages description story krishna coverage contrasts little discussion years member beatles typically brief commentary songs book harrison describes wonderful humble holy man harrison longer wrote songs obviously krishna krishna returned recording intermittently songs dear life released book dawn west writes following ill fated tour harrison continued work implicit spirituality rarely manifested surface speaking harrison said getting tended broadcast loud certain went period thrilled discoveries wanted shout tell everybody time shout time shout having distanced movement death 1980s harrison returned india working album chants india views project harrison returning musical statements temple recordings krishna sessions harrison taped indian music portions song ends sanskrit prayer comments release issued posthumously harrison explicit statement hindu personnel according george_harrison vocals acoustic guitars synthesizer percussion backing vocals piano organ flute flute flute bass drums richards
It Is 'He' (Jai Sri Krishna)