I adore this song

this is one of those songs that gives me tingles from head to toe. when I'm drunk, I'll often subject this to whoever might be around, and then force them to sit and absorb it with me in the most pretentious, ponderous way imaginable.

love it!

AlexdeParis said:

Best solo Beatle composition bar none IMO

absolutely. John & Paul were out of their minds limiting George's work to a 2-per-album basis. they should have been killing to get this on a Beatles record.

errant said:

My Sweet George... I love the man!

My Sweet Lord is a great song, but not his best... my personal favorite: Beware of Darkness

this is my mom's alltime favorite song

Here's George performing it on a TV show.

I do love this song brings back memories of my Dad

This is the re-recorded version that was released on the remastered version of the All Things Must Pass album.

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Never been a big fan of the re-recorded version. Why mess with perfection?

AlexdeParis said:

Never been a big fan of the re-recorded version. Why mess with perfection?

Around that time (2000), George said that if he could, he would remix some of the songs All Things Must Pass because he felt the Phil Spector mix is too loud and has too many instruments. I guess George wanted it to sound more like the demo versions.

MickyDolenz said:

AlexdeParis said:

Never been a big fan of the re-recorded version. Why mess with perfection?

Around that time (2000), George said that if he could, he would remix some of the songs All Things Must Pass because he felt the Phil Spector mix is too loud and has too many instruments. I guess George wanted it to sound more like the demo versions.

I know, but I disagree with him. He may be crazy as all get out (and possibly a murderer), but I always find myself backing Phil over the Beatles. He improved "The Long and Winding Road" and his mixes are a huge part of what made All Things Must Pass such a great record. Anybody — even the songwriter and performer himself — who thinks stuff like "Wah Wah" should be stripped back is flat-out wrong.

Even if it's a ripoff, it's a great one!

I sang this once at karaoke, and the Hare Krishna part did not go over that well

I played it up real big "Everybody! Hare Krishna, sing with me!!"

AlexdeParis said:

MickyDolenz said:

Around that time (2000), George said that if he could, he would remix some of the songs All Things Must Pass because he felt the Phil Spector mix is too loud and has too many instruments. I guess George wanted it to sound more like the demo versions.

I know, but I disagree with him. He may be crazy as all get out (and possibly a murderer), but I always find myself backing Phil over the Beatles. He improved "The Long and Winding Road" and his mixes are a huge part of what made All Things Must Pass such a great record. Anybody — even the songwriter and performer himself — who thinks stuff like "Wah Wah" should be stripped back is flat-out wrong.

Don't let Paul hear you say that. I think Paul was the main person behind Let It Be...Naked.

NDRU said:

Even if it's a ripoff, it's a great one!

George later bought the publishing for He's So Fine. I guess he recuperated his court costs.

MickyDolenz said:

AlexdeParis said:

I know, but I disagree with him. He may be crazy as all get out (and possibly a murderer), but I always find myself backing Phil over the Beatles. He improved "The Long and Winding Road" and his mixes are a huge part of what made All Things Must Pass such a great record. Anybody — even the songwriter and performer himself — who thinks stuff like "Wah Wah" should be stripped back is flat-out wrong.

Don't let Paul hear you say that. I think Paul was the main person behind Let It Be...Naked.

I know. Every time I force myself to listen to that version, I think, "This would be really nice with some strings."

MickyDolenz said:

NDRU said:

Even if it's a ripoff, it's a great one!

George later bought the publishing for He's So Fine. I guess he recuperated his court costs.

You should be allowed to ripoff songs for free if you can take something like this:

and change it into something as transcendent as "My Sweet Lord."

NDRU said:

Even if it's a ripoff, it's a great one!

I sang this once at karaoke, and the Hare Krishna part did not go over that well

I played it up real big "Everybody! Hare Krishna, sing with me!!"

one of the most AMAZING SONGS EVER

AlexdeParis said:

MickyDolenz said:

George later bought the publishing for He's So Fine. I guess he recuperated his court costs.

You should be allowed to ripoff songs for free if you can take something like this:

and change it into something as transcendent as "My Sweet Lord."

I was reading an article about Delaney & Bonnie (who George worked with in the 1960's) in a magazine, and according to it, George knew he was copying He's So Fine. Morris Levy sued John Lennon over Come Together.