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My two favourite songs by George are Give me Love, and my sweet lord.

• pookha 3y ago
  I like old George but My Sweet Lord was pretty much lifted from The Chiffons "He's so fine"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rinz9Avvq6A&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rinz9Avvq6A&feature=youtu.be I want to say later on they trolled the shit out of Harrison by covering "my sweet lord".
  • tcbawo 3y ago
    When you have enough time and the same rock chord progressions, there are going to be similarities. I would be surprised if that song had anything other than a subconscious effect on Harrison’s song writing. Lawsuits over this type of thing are a huge impediment to the creative process imho.
    • pookha 3y ago
      Harrison was a pro at orchestrating complex melodies. I think he's a legend. But I don't think there's any question that he bite that 60's ronie mack single. personally I think it was Phil Spector that goaded him into My Sweet Lord. 60's pop was his specialty and he knew it was going to sell. Spector was a lunatic too so there could have also been some behind the scenes situation between him and Harrison when they produced that song. But I in no way want to shit on George Harrison though. I think he's one of the best songwriters of his era. I just wanted to point out that My Sweet Lord was like a sample.
• KerrAvon 3y ago
  You should listen to the full All Things Must Pass album. There are so many songs of that caliber.