life life song english musician george_harrison released triple album things pass countries issued second single album february hit united_states canada topping singles charts australia switzerland united_kingdom life appeared sweet lord best selling single harrison backing musicians song include entire band toured final months beatles harrison produced recording wall sound production employed prominent string arrangement multiple acoustic rhythm guitars played harrison fellow uptempo composition soul genre life harrison love songs appear directed woman deity harrison wrote song originally intended track friend apple protégé record built descending guitar riff harrison popular compositions regular inclusion live performances rolling_stone_magazine variously described classic song surrender life appeared soundtrack feature films big daddy harrison original recording included compilations best george harrison let roll live versions appear album live japan documentary george_harrison living material world hit version song ventures artists covered track background composition temporary departure beatles january documented song label force harrison creative restrictions imposed band according musical biographer definitive article things pass mojo magazine written harrison journey solo artist beginning november spent time bob_dylan band incorporating series collaborations following eighteen months including apple projects support role brief european tour projects carried intermittently april july production way god planned album harrison met beatles hamburg years recently recruited guest band troubled sessions driving preston session london home surrey harrison came song life autobiography harrison describes having written quickly recalls thought perfect catchy pop song preston record lyrics simple similarly uplifting universal feel love time day love need try best succeed tell life love tell lyrics caused debate biographers music critics life viewed straightforward love song crafted harrison wife puts song like harrison compositions writes song title suggests philosophical debate meaning life rendering life choruses meaning completely theologian finds religious content life notes failure words express feelings implied opening line feel recurring theme harrison spiritual songs mystical fish religious academic identifies song parent album detailed account spiritual journey awaiting shows harrison convinced union god life reveals uncertain deserved divine favor song second verse repeats refers somewhat confusing promise harrison lines love rejected know love like love need try best succeed musically describes life comparatively rare example composer willingness embrace role entertainer songwriting harrison recalls changed mind offering life preston arrived found singer busy working typical material playing funky stuff harrison puts attempt beatles band concurrent abbey road sessions track unused songs period things pass let run mill revisited year later completing work preston second apple album recording having recently collaborated genuine heavy weights preston participating blue eyed soul european tour previous december harrison placed record life observes producer friends team hand song tracks taped harrison debut post beatles solo album recording took place abbey road studios london late early june core musicians similarly elevate things pass tracks awaiting art dying hear lord recording defined harrison descending guitar riff serves motif chorus track opens riff joined bass rhythm guitar gordon drums bring band verses gordon moves square style beat rock steady northern soul words returning rhythm open knockout choruses song driven equally drummer powerful work life provided music critic terms echo theater form heavy brass soaring strings arranged choir vocals contribution brief slide guitar commentary harrison final verse overdubbed likely late august september dated august written comments harrison early mix song suggested proper background voice needed like sound engineer impressed result saying great vocal parts rating harrison commercial musicians songwriters players known entire career release life released late november track things pass original triple format sweet lord isn pity song identified potential hit single manager apple operation backed album track apple life issued single america february apple sweet lord isn pity double finally slipping single picture sleeve consisted photo harrison playing guitar inside central tower recently purchased home park thames tower sole octagonal shaped room area harrison adopted personal temple meditation space picture taken photographer partner originally elaborate poster intended insert album package poster featured painting hindu deity krishna watching group naked bathing pond harrison apparently felt uncomfortable symbolism design tower image filled half poster floating clouds krishna scene abandoned concept instead photo harrison inside house album poster common picture sleeve internationally close cover image taken main lawn denmark sleeve featured shots harrison guitar taken stage tour end march life peaked number billboard hot number cash box chart making harrison hits united_states single success internationally climbing number switzerland australia reaching europe canada britain harrison resisted issuing single things pass midway january life appeared sweet lord combination selling single country reception life harrison commercial popular songs spiritual guitar quest classic according rolling_stone_magazine release billboard magazine reviewer wrote life apple intriguing rhythm follows ups harrison previous single sure repeat success prove big box items solo beatles authors refer intensely catchy track view pairing sweet lord strongest harrison singles writing nme critic grouped life sweet lord isn pity awaiting excellent songs reviewing reissue things pass rolling_stone wrote album music breezy rhythms colorful revolutions life like wheel following year harrison tribute book included life selection essential harrison performances date solo years described track song surrender harrison pumping guitar song allmusic similarly praises life qualities particularly horn lines guitar riff entry catalog george_harrison book arresting low descending guitar lines writing book recordings hear die author refers upbeat single life example harrison grabs needs old band hook sense uses frame utterly comfortable discourse describes life seemingly pop song renewed simplistic dominant riff cliché credits harrison innate ability write fine pop rock songs result innovative exercise rock soul cloud harrison biographers enthusiastic acknowledging orchestration musicians track excitement energy song offers little overall words music poll find best listeners voted life sweet lord blow away similar list ultimate classic rock placed second sweet lord wrote track having giant pop hook guide chorus harrison penned listed sixth songs writing best solo album life riff driven bounce soaring harmonies choruses perfectly placed trumpet probably harrison pop song publication nme originals beatles solo years adrian thrills rated harrison solo gems adding harrison greatest guitar riffs brilliant pop song said favourite singer rolling_stone readers poll titled greatest solo songs song placed fourth editor commenting track simple layers apparent play life featured book important songs website songs 1970s ranked number songs rock world number subsequent releases appearances films life included compilation best george harrison let roll songs george_harrison song featured number popular movies sequence recently away late life advance promotion film directed omitted accompanying soundtrack album according rolling_stone today people know merely song soundtracks let love open door documentary george_harrison living material world life plays sequence photos harrison variously preston immediately archive footage shows discussing restrictions felt beatles band alternative studio version life fact rough mix original backing track different orchestration case trumpet issued bonus tracks things pass accompanying booklet harrison writes orchestral arrangement discarded didn like feel speaking billboard editor chief december harrison explained reason lack guide vocal version playing guitar goes song initial band cue line line verse playing riff rough mix vocal forgot track appears apple years reissue things pass live performance live version song recorded band december available harrison album live japan album performance recorded tokyo dome december final tour concert performance life harrison north american tour included george_harrison living material world challenging commonly held view controversial tour disaster writes performance life greeted reception matched new_york audience concerts expressed cover versions australian pop singer recorded life version track locked door album olivia song arranged produced shadows john regular producer collaborator 1970s released single countries version reached march peaking number appeared newton john compilation albums basics essential collection artists british easy listening pianist covered life sweet lord album love story year version ventures appeared new testament album finnish language version song titled released single local singer oliver better known trio recorded life album fresh years covered song album version released single plays closing credits movie big daddy following harrison death japanese band collectors contributed recording life gentle guitar dreams tribute album released classical guitarist recorded version song tribute album george_harrison remembered touch class november released recording life special edition version album included cover life tribute george personnel following musicians believed played life george_harrison vocals lead guitar acoustic guitar slide guitar backing vocals rhythm guitar organ bass drums trumpet horn arrangement saxophone acoustic guitar acoustic guitar acoustic guitar string arrangement chart performance george_harrison version version
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