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George Harrison:
George Harrison:
“My Sweet Lord” (1970)
Ex-Beatle and “closet devotee” George Harrison's classic mega-hit, ending with a gospel choir singing the Maha Mantra (from 2:54).
George Harrison was the lead guitarist of the Beatles: the most famous, popular and successful band in history - further presentation superfluous.
In the latter 60's he and the rest of the Beatles became interested in spirituality and met many of the famous yogis and gurus of that time. 1969 he and fellow Beatle John Lennon met Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, and soon after that he embraced the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition and became a lifelong Krishna-devotee.
George Harrison donated money to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and also his own mansion outside London, which was renamed Bhaktivedanta Manor, after founder acharya Srila Prabhupada, and rumour has it that his last will included 20 million pounds to ISKCON.
He left the body 2001, surrounded by devotees and with his wife singing the Maha Mantra in his ear.
“My Sweet Lord” was written in December 1969 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with the Beatles officially still together. It was written in praise of Krishna, while at the same time rejecting religious sectarianism through its deliberate blending of Judaeo-Christian “Halleluyah”s with the Maha Mantra and Vedic names of God. It was a worldwide, long-time, number one hit-single and bestseller, ranked on Rolling Stone Magazine's list as one of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
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| George Harrison in Vrindavan, at the samadhi of Sri Jiva Goswami |
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My Sweet Lord på bara åttonde plats.
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Jo, på sätt och vis kunde den förstås med lätthet varit nr 1, men urvalet är rätt mycket gjort på lek och personliga preferenser - och "sensationsfaktorn". My Sweet Lord är förvisso alltid världsbäst, men det är nr 1 också :D Men om du hoppas på en åtta gånger bättre låt än My Sweet Lord så blir du förstås besviken... Jag hoppas att du i alla fall inte blir arg /Sevananda das
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