My Sweet Lord

"My Sweet Lord" was the first number one single by ex-Beatle George Harrison. It topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic in 1971.

Related Topics:
Beatle - George Harrison - 1971

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The song is widely regarded as Harrison's most famous solo effort and it was re-released after his death, at which time it also went to #1.

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Musical similarity with the Chiffons' hit "He's So Fine" led to a lengthy lawsuit that carried on for decades. Harrison was found to have unintentionally plagiarized the earlier song, and ordered to surrender the majority of royalties from "My Sweet Lord" and additional damages from his "All Things Must Pass" album.

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George Harrison later recorded the song "This Song" about the "My Sweet Lord" fiasco.

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The song primarily is about God. The song has repetitions of the Avatars of Lord Vishnu, who is the Preserving God in Hinduism. George Harrison was interested in Hinduism with ISKCON emerging in London, and he also had friendship with Ravi Shankar

Related Topics:
Vishnu - Hinduism - ISKCON - Ravi Shankar

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