George Harrison, they called him the silent Beatle. He wrote so many great songs. We lost him way too early. RIP George.

@rubbersole79

Жыл бұрын

I think they called George "the quiet BeaTle".

@Fritzw75

Жыл бұрын

@@rubbersole79 Yes the Quite Beatle. When he died it was the day the music died same with Lennon. Their music will and legacy will live on forever but just a bit of the music died when they both died.

@jordimoore2167

Жыл бұрын

Warren Zevon also died of cancer. He wrote several songs about it. (My Shit's Fucked Up is one of them.)

George Harrison became so famous as a member on the Beatles and fairly wealthy at a young age. He became disillusioned with all that. He turned to several religions to find peace. He was also attacked in his home by a man with a knife. He survived that attack but later died from lung cancer. This song is one of his best.

@sckumar6812

Жыл бұрын

George found refuge in Hinduism at last and left this world in peace

No, he wasn't sick, this album was released in 1970. He was the first Beatle to release a solo album after the Beatles broke up... the album was titled, "All Things Must Pass" . It was also the first triple album release.

@johnkayak5488

Жыл бұрын

I believe MCCARTNEY was the first release after the BEATLES breakup. MCCARTNEY was released circa May 1970.

@markroberts8864

Жыл бұрын

@@johnkayak5488 Your absolutely right there John. McCartney released his album in April of 1970, and Harrison was released in November of that year. I guess the only thing I remembered correctly was that it was the first triple album released. Thanks for the correction man.

@americanpatriot7233

Жыл бұрын

but he was the first to release a solo album. he released wonderwall in 1968

George was the first of The Beatles to have a number 1 hit with this song. He wrote it in 1970, way before he dies in 2001. He loved his Lord and he was saying, he loves life, but it seems to take a long time, and he just couldn't wait to see the Lord. Beautiful song, and the album it came from is full of great songs also.

@andreshernandez1180

Жыл бұрын

1970 was the year his mom died

No, he wasn't sick yet, just intensely spiritual. And yes, absolutely a Beatle, my favorite Beatle at that! I was 8 years old when they came to the states and appeared on The Ed Sullivan show, and I immediately fell in love with George, "the quiet Beatle". He spoke softly but spoke loudly thru his music. Funny that in later years we both turned to spirituality. I miss having him in this life so so much! Thankfully he left us his music. For most of his time with The Beatles he was only allowed one song per album. They were trying to hold back this man of amazing talent, but his genius was just too big for them to control. A good solo song of his to check out is "Beware Of Darkness". Rock In Peace George!

George wrote this song and recorded it soon after the Beatles break up, way before he got cancer and died. Unfortunately, he was an absolute chainsmoker and died of throat cancer 😢🙏🏻

He was the spiritual one of the Beatles who wrote this prayer about his relationship with his creator. He was studying Hari krishna and wrote some incredible music. So beautiful!

@chrisg9196

Жыл бұрын

George Harrison accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior months before his death. Famous race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi recounts the circumstances on KZread. George loved car racing, and their common interest resulted in a friendship. Fittipaldi went, with his Pastor, to visit George in the hospital, in Switzerland, months before his death, resulting in George's conversion. In the mid-90s, I worked for a Christian ministry with a radio program called "To Every Man An Answer" which was a call in Q&A type show. Very shortly after the program first aired, George Harrison called in to ask a question. So even then, George was searching outside of Hare Krishna, until near then end he found what he was longing for: seeing the real Lord, Jesus Christ.

@nancy9891

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisg9196 I never knew what happened with his spiritual journey after Hinduism. I loved him in the Traveling Wilburys and am glad he found peace.

@chrisg9196

Жыл бұрын

​@@nancy9891 Biblicaly, here's how he fond it: Jesus said, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:16-18) "Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.” (John 11:25-26) *“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.* And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?” *Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."* (John 14:1-6) "Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God." (Romans 5:1-2) "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)

@dimedraweriv258

Жыл бұрын

Total bs story. His wife and son , and few friends that were around George until the end have said that George was immersed in his faith. His last statement to the world was even very Hindu centric.

@Goonerdarma

Жыл бұрын

​@@chrisg9196why is any of that relevant, the previous answer was sufficient.

George Harrison lived near me in a place called Henley on Thames in England, I used to see his only son Dhani in the Town, he looked just like his late father with a beard and long hair. I also saw the Beatles live at the Cavern club in Liverpool in 1962, just prior to them becoming a worldwide phenomenon.

@TheCornishCockney

Жыл бұрын

So far,over 10million attended that series of concerts in a 200 capacity dungeon club in Liverpool. Impressive.

@chrislofotos

Жыл бұрын

@@TheCornishCockney It was a great time for music. I also saw Gerry & The Pacemakers there too. I was a Cadet in the Merchant Navy and was docked in Liverpool, one of my cabin mates was a Scouser, it was him who introduced me to the Cavern!

Also the woman in the photos was his first wife Patti Boyd who would later marry George's bestfriend Eric Clapton. She had two major hit songs written for her "Something" by George and "Layla" by Clapton. And no this song was written in the early 70's long before he was diagnosed with cancer.

@twentyfiveyears5010

Жыл бұрын

Is there a woman ever who had so many great songs written about her? Adding to the mix the Beatles' "I Need You" and "If I Needed Someone" and Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" and "Bell Bottom Blues" (as full of anguish as Layla, IMO).

He is George Harrison, lead guitar and most definitely a Beatle. This was on his first solo album (1970). Not sick yet.

George was a man of his religious convictions. Such a beautiful song with a great vibe and after you hear it you want to hum it all day. Thanks Chod and Dee.🔥✌️

He wrote this song encompassing many gods, a truly inclusive song

"Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth" is a good one and also "What is Life" which is my favorite.

@michaelbrandt5416

Жыл бұрын

Mine too. Sad that none of them charted well on the same level as the other Beatles solo efforts.

@jimfrederick3907

Жыл бұрын

"What is Life" is pure poetry. The definition of a masterpiece.

Favorite story of George's sweet soul . He was on his death bed and Ringo came to visit. Ringo told George he had to fly out to be with his daughter who was having surgery. George looked up at him and said " Do you want me to go with you ?" 😰

A deeply spiritual man and the quiet man of such a huge band The Beatles, as many have explained this was his search for his God. I suggest you watch The Concert For George Concert where so many major stars united to play George's music and say a farewell to him. This one especially you would love as Billy Preston sings it so very very well. You will be surprised by the number of superstars who appear for George out of pure love and respect to such a beautiful soul. RIP George and TY. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘🎶🎶🎶🎶🎄🎄🎅🤶🎄🎄

This song was written in 1970, he died in 2001. This was way before he was diagnosed with cancer.

Besides being a Beatle, you may recognize George as being in the Traveling Wilburys.

@jonathanriojas2177

Жыл бұрын

They barely knew him as a Beatle.. I seriously doubt they’d know him as a Wilbury

@marilyn4917

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanriojas2177 they have already reacted to The Traveling Wilburys, Handle With Care 8 weeks ago and previously reacted to End of the Line as well.

This song was more for his journey to enlightenment. His entire catalog was recently released on Spotify. It hurts my heart that so many younger people do not know the Beatles and the enormous influence they had on music all over the world, but I am glad you are beginning to find out

While my guitar gently weeps. That is George in a nutshell and I love him in memory.

He wrote this song in 1969, was attached with a knife in 1999 and died 2001 so that there is quite a time span between writing this song and his attack and his death.

George wrote this song in 1968 when the Beatles were still together, it was released on George's first solo album "ALL THINGS MUST PASS" in 1970 after the Beatles broke up. George passed away on Nov. 29, 2001. He had throat cancer and no way could he sing after that. It spread to his brain.

yes he was one of the Beatles and the lady in the pictures is his first wife Pattie Boyd

When you are a kid who remembers the Beatles as a group. OK, love your channel.

The Beatles travelled to India to experience eatsern Philosophies in the mid 60's. GH was the one most influenced by the experience and was also interested in Asian music specifically the sitar , a stringed instrument with a very distinctive sound. The Beatles used this exetensively on their later songs as did the Rolling Stones on Paint it Black. George had a life long association with these ideas and experiences - in particular with an Indian musician called Ravi Shankar. He was searching for enlightenment - he wants to get to know "his maker" but is non specific about the religion so the listener can apply it to their own belief system. It is a very optimistic song. George Harrison wrote a significant number of the best Beatles songs ( considering he was competing with Lennon and McCartney) the incomparable while my guitar gently weeps , something - his love song to his wife Patti Boyd who you saw in the photographs and the wonderful Here comes the sun to mention some.

LOL, I love you guys. Watched a hundred or more of your reactions and have been a subscriber for quite a while, but holy shit - I was floored when you didn't know George was one of the Beatles!!!!!!!!!!! Come on, man!! Well, thanks for "Keepin' it Fresh!"

@goldersgreen1147

3 ай бұрын

The most famous band ever i agree lol

He wrote this many, many years before he got sick. It was inspired by a trip to India. Musicians taking trips to India for spirituality reasons was very much the rage at the time, with many well known rock/pop starts going there.

he wrote this years before he became sick....he was very spiritual with his life after the beatles and even towards the end of the beatles....i wasnt a beatles fan until i saw the peter jackson documentary...those guys were talented...legendary......much respect to them.

Not too long b4 George died he teamed up with Alvin Lee an cut the track "The Bluest Blues". Beautiful slide work. Y'all need to check that out. Dig ur reactions.

Thx! I love to see young people appreciate music! Good job! George was also attacked and stabbed before his bout with cancer! His wife smashed their bedroom lamp across the culprits head! George Harrison was a great man!

This song overcomes me emotionally. Few, very rarely is so much said with so little. Whenever I hear her, I can't help crying, but in a very deep and special way...

Yes, one of the Fab Four for sure. They all went to India to sit and meditate with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 67? George learned how to play the Indian instrument, the sitar from Ravi Shankar and George, being the introspective Beatle, got into the Indian religion and took it very seriously. This song was written well before he became sick and knew he was dying. Check his solo masterpiece All Things Must Pass. So many deep spiritual songs on that album but nothing to do with his own health of far off death.

The lady in the pictures was his wife, Patti Boyd, for whom Eric Clapton wrote Layla.

Yes man he was one of the beatles John, Paul George, and Ringo. Come on man!

George was the youngest Beatle. He joined when he was 17. Paul McCartney said the four were like brothers. They loved each other but they sometimes fought and later reconciled. I saw his documentary and they showed the mind bending lifestyle of the Beatles. One of the saddest stories I heard was from Ringo. When George was on his dying bed, Ringo visited him. He mentioned he was going to New York to visit his daughter who was angry with him and wasn't looking forward to it. George said, "do you want me to come with you?" Ringo had to fight the tears and said, no but thank you. It showed how close they were even after so many years.

“Is he one of The Beatles?” My God I feel old.

@goldersgreen1147

3 ай бұрын

If you going to have a music channel surely you should know the Fab four lol

@pr-tj5by

2 ай бұрын

@@goldersgreen1147 Exactly, this shocks me

He was the lead guitarist of the Beatles. A very spiritual man....the song showed how that you can pray "Hallelujuh" or "Hare Krishna" and there is no difference....

This is a song about his spiritual journey. He was exploring Hindu traditions at the time and this song blends Christian "Halleluiahs" and Hindu chants "Hallelujah...Hare Krishna...Hare Krishna...Krishna Krishna... Hare...Gurur Brahma...Gurur Vishnu...Gurur Devo...Maheshwarah...Guru Sakshata...Parabrahma...Tasmayi Shree...Guruve namah" Harrison was also sued by Bright Tunes, the owners of The Chiffons' song "He's So Fine" for copyright infringement. If you listen to both songs, the music is remarkably similar. Despite the fact that Harrison admitted early on that he probably lifted the chorus subconsciously, the case dragged on for decades, with Harrison finally agreeing to sharing 40% of the profits.

George was the spiritual Beatle. He was the reason the Beatles went to India to study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yoga.

Yes, he was a Beatle but never got to play many of his songs as Lennon-McCartney dominated the song selections. When he left the Beatles he had over 200 songs he had written. He was into Indian religion so this was a song about his journey. He chanted quite frequently and in the Beatles Get Back movie you can even see some of his Hare Krishna friends.

George was my favorite Beatle all around. Great guitarist and writer as well as vocalist. Then Paul who could play anything, sing like an angel and write. Then John, RIP, and Ringo. This group, The Beatles, were all very gifted at many things and could have been so much bigger, if that is possible.

George was the soul of the FAB 4 , and underappreciated , He showed all of them when he went solo .

This song Lost in a copyright case... It was to the beat of a song called "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons.

Famous or not, we're all flesh n Blood. We all hurt, we all feel pain. And we all feel love. He wrote My sweet Lord in 1968. It was the second single from his first Solo Album, All Things Must Pass. In 1970.

omg love listening to the kids ,, yeah he was one of the beatles , my favourtie , the one that was the soul of the beatles , the quiet one who just went about his business spiritually , from a guy who grew up with them in liverpool , and my hero always thought about others , listen to his concert for bangladesh in 71 first real benefit concert well before band aid, by the way you two are so sweet , god bless you

Good to have you back!

Is he part of the Beatles?!!!! Haha 🤣 That made me giggle. But you'll know the names of all the Kardashians!!!!!

Yes he played guitar and backing vocals for the Beatles. And he sang hits , something, while my guitar gently weeps. And several others.

Find a video of Billy Preston singing this in a tribute. Purely wonderful

@roberttaylor5997

Жыл бұрын

Also Billy singing That's the Way God Planned It at George's Concert for Bangladesh.

Wrote this song way before he died, like decades.

There is a lovely song from David Gilmour´s 2nd solo album, About Face, relating to John Lennon´s murder, titled Murder.

No, this song came out over 30 years before he died. It was just a song about his spiritual journey. He got deep into Indian religions around this time.

George Harrison "What Is Life"...Nuff Said.

Speaking Of Former Beatles,, Ringo Starr "It Don't Come Easy" & "Photograph"

This is an old song, but he did write one about his pain,I believe it's on cloud 9

This is the 1963 Chiffons' hit "He's So Fine" with different words.

George wasn't in a hurry to leave. He loved life and people. He was always curious, searching and questioning and asked the big questions. Who am I, why are we here, why are we suffering, who and what is God etc. He wrote this song 20 years before he died.

This song was around 1970, 30 years before his death, he was in a spiritual journey in his life at the time of this song.

George Harrison died of cancer but je survived a home invasion and was stabbed but survived. No he wrote this song decades before he died. But he was a spiritual man . And had questions about gpd

The word "Lord" is a double entendre (GOD) and speaking about his love, putting her on the ultimate pedestal.

Is he one of the Beatles??? I'm so glad you have a channel like this to help you learn and discover all music, It's really hard for me to believe that someone doesn't know that he was the George in John Paul George and Ringo

This song came out nearly 30;years before his passing

My Sweet George ❤❤❤

He was the lead guitarist for The Beatles.

It was John Lennon that was killed by Mark hatfield December 12th 1981 at his Manhattan home came up behind him and shot him

I love George Harrison and I think while my guitar gently weeps when he was still in the Beatles is a must react

Absolutely Beatles

He was about 24 when he wrote this song, 34 years before he passed away. For artists who did write music right before their impending deaths, check out Leonard Cohen’s “You Want it Darker”, and David Bowie‘s “Lazarus”. Bowie’s is particularly poignant. Make sure you watch the video version.

John, Paul, GEORGE, and Ringo.

My favorite Beatle. George was quiet cool! The most spiritual one too. Great music and I always liked his look!❤

Also one of the "traveling Wilbury's"..

He wrote this when he was in late twenties-over 30 years before his death. Like Lennon he was also nearly murdered a couple of years before he passed, a schizophrenic guy broke into his house & stabbed him & said he had been ordered to do it by God. The song musically was actually a total rip off of a 1960's hit by a girl group called the Chiffons called He's So Fine & he ended up losing the court case.

WELL HE DEFINITELY GOT TOO SEE OUR LORD , WHEN HE DIED 2001 I GREW UP TOO THIS SONG 🎵 54 YEARS OLD NOW , WE NEED TO BRING THIS BACK NOW , AND YES HE WAS APART OF THE BEETLES 🪲 😊😊

yes he was one of the beatless

Yes, George was the lead guitarist for the Beatles.

Peter Frampton played the acoustic guitar on this one.

This song was written and recorded decades before he got sick and died

My sweet lord was the first harrison's as solo at the top hit on the list after the beatles botke up.

RIP George and John - So much music we lost out on - Be thankful that they gave us so much of their lives to us

This song was from the music set All Things Must Pass. He was NOT sick recording this. That set is over 50 years old. There are other great songs on that set.

How you know you're really old. You hear somebody ask if George Harrison was in the Beatles and think they must be kidding. They aren't.

He's talking about enlightenment--not death; he wrote the song shortly after The Beatles broke up; he died many years later.

George is the most spiritual of all the Beatles...so much so he donate ton's of money to the Iskon movement and helped to build a temple in London...he was and is an ardent follower of the Bhakti yogi path under Srila Prabhupada

The woman in most of the pics is Pattie Boyd. Eric Clapton wrote the song Layla about her & basically stole her from George. Clapton also wrote Wonderful Tonight about her.

Look into the Concert for George put on by Eric Clapton and others

It's not that he's rushing to die to see his lord, he's wanting to experience him in life. And as others have said he wrote this decades before he got ill.

This song was written in the early 70's guys...

George released this in 1970. He died November 29, 2001. No, he didn't write it because he had cancer. He was only 28 when this song was released. This song is about the Hindu God. George believed in Hinduism. Simple, nothing to overthink.

He wrote this way before he was sick

Best song ever!

The song was written 30 years before his death.

This reaction just goes to show how little the younger generation knows. Plus he wrote this years before he died.

George Harrison was a very spiritual person and followed eastern traditions. This song is about his desire to see God in this lifetime before he dies. He wrote this song when he was in his 20's way before he was sick with cancer. Yes, he was a member of the Beatles which was comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and of course George Harrison.

@chrisg9196

Жыл бұрын

This song is *not* about George Harrison's longing to see Jesus (Lord). George wrote it while he was a believer in Hare Krishna. In that system, if one's good deeds out number their bad deeds, they reincarnate to a higher life form in the next life; but if their bad deeds out number their good deeds, they reincarnate to a lower life form. Their goal is to reincarnate upward until they become one with their god Krishna. That's why George sings in the song, "I really want to see you lord but it takes so long my lord" since reaching Krishna requires many lifetimes to perfect ones self. BUT HERE'S THE BEST NEWS: George Harrison became a born-again Christian months before his death. George became friends with famous race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi, who introduced George to his Brazilian Pastor. Emerson and his Pastor visited George Harrison at his hospital room in Switzerland and George accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Emerson Fittipaldi said George Harrison would play and sing worship songs to the real Lord, Jesus Christ, on George's second favorite instrument: the ukulele. In the mid-90s, I worked for a Christian ministry with a radio program called "To Every Man An Answer" which was a call in Q&A type show. Very shortly after the program first aired, George Harrison called in to ask a question. So even then, George was searching outside of Hare Krishna, until near then end he found what he was longing for: seeing the real Lord, Jesus Christ.

@mamared56

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisg9196 Yes, George did believe in Krishna but at the same time,, he also believed in Jesus which is not uncommon in Eastern Spirituality. I he makes references to Jesus in other songs and in interviews; for sure in the song Awaiting on You All. In any case, my intent was not to offend or challenge anyone's beliefs so my apologies if I did. I honor all spiritual traditions...there's room for everyone!!

George found a spiritual path through the Hindu religion. That's why he was singing about Hari Krishna.

You two could play the leads in the stage production of My Cousin Vinny.

100% pure Beatle. George was dubbed the quiet Beatle. However, he was actually quite talkative.

He wrote this in 1940s. He was a Himdu. His Lord was Krishna. like he sings in the final verse whch is a Mantra. He was brought up a strict Roman Catholic He was a student of Ravi Shankar.

Was he in the Beatles? Are you kidding? Wow

Yes he is a BEATLE... RIP G.H. ☮️🙏🌎

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its about reaching euphoric ecstasy through transcendental meditation