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Tag: Concert for Bangladesh
BEFORE HIS COUNTRY DIES
This week the theme at Song Lyric Sunday is to find a song by an artist or group that won a Grammy.
Where do I begin? Where my heart takes me!
If you know me, chances are very good you know I’m a Beatles lover from Day 1. If you know me really well, there’s no question which of the Fab Four is closest to my heart.
Perhaps it’s because we’re both Pisces. Maybe it’s because I always root for the underdog. Maybe it’s because he was an immensely humble man never allowing money or success to be the end all in his life. He was accepting, gracious, genuine …. a man of great faith who possessed an enormous talent.
He was, of course, George Harrison.
George has an amazing catalog of songs; in my mind one of the best things he ever did was the “Concert for Bangla Desh” which won a Grammy in 1973 for Album of the Year. I will not bore you with statistics; here’s a link to Wiki where you can find out everything you ever wanted to know:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Concert_for_Bangladesh_(album)
Today we’re just going to sit back and enjoy the legendary eponymous song from that phenomenal concert. Here is “Bangla Desh”:
Please follow me this week as I feature a different George song every day as a tribute to and in memory of the great George Harrison.
On Wednesday, November 29, we will mark the 22nd anniversary of his passing. That was a day that truly broke my heart. Thank the gods his music will never die.
As I like to say, “There’s not a single thing wrong with a George Harrisong!”
Thanks, Jim, for another great prompt!
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Lyrics
My friend came to me, with sadness in his eyes
He told me that he wanted help
Before his country dies
Although I couldn’t feel the pain, I knew I had to try
Now I’m asking all of you
To help us save some lives
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Where so many people are dying fast
And it sure looks like a mess
I’ve never seen such distress
Now won’t you lend your hand and understand
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Such a great disaster – I don’t understand
But it sure looks like a mess
I’ve never known such distress
Now please don’t turn away, I want to hear you say
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
Relieve Bangla Desh
Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
Now it may seem so far from where we all are
It’s something we can’t neglect
It’s something I can’t neglect
Now won’t you give some bread to get the starving fed
We’ve got to relieve Bangla Desh
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
We’ve got to relieve Bangla Desh
Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
Words and music by George Harrison
| “BanglaDesh” | |
| Single by George Harrison | |
| B-side | “Deep Blue“ |
| Released | 28 July 1971 |
| Recorded | July 1971 Record Plant West, Los Angeles |
| Genre | Rock, gospel |
| Length | 3:57 |
| Label | Apple |
| Songwriter(s) | George Harrison |
| Producer(s) | George Harrison, Phil Spector |
| George Harrison singles chronology | |
| “What Is Life“ (1971) “BanglaDesh“ (1971) “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)“ (1973) | |
| The Concert for Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
| Live album by George Harrison & Friends | |
| Released | 20 December 1971 |
| Recorded | 1 August 1971 |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York |
| Genre | Rock[1]Hindustani classicalfolkgospel |
| Length | 99:32 |
| Label | Apple |
| Producer | George HarrisonPhil Spector |
| George Harrison chronology | |
| All Things Must Pass (1970)The Concert for Bangladesh (1971)Living in the Material World (1973) | |
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