George Harrison, 11 years ago today

[HMARK Center]

First celebrity death in my lifetime that ever really left me feeling saddened and shaken up.

But since George wouldn't want people feeling sad for him...




(bonus since it doubles as a John tribute)



Namaste, "Quiet One".

[salz4life]

Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem like it has been that long.

[G✇JI☈A]

I recently watch the Martin Scorsese two part documentry 'Living In The Material World'.. A great look at Harrison's life.




Such a loss to the World when he passed

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Nov 29, 2012 13:34:17 GMT -5 salz4life said:

Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem like it has been that long.

Same here. I still remember the photos of Ringo and Paul walking into the church as if it was WAY less than 11 years ago.

Then again, high school doesn't seem like 20 years ago, but there we are....

[stinger]

I will always thing "Something" is the greatest love song ever. It was the song my wife and I danced to at our wedding, then we got the honor of hearing Paul play it live at a concert in tribute to George. Such a beautiful song. R.I.P. George.

[Welfare Willis]

Here's to you George....

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My favorite and in my opinion the most talented Beatle. His spiritual journey is every bit as interesting as his musical journey.

[deadstock]

Nov 29, 2012 16:10:13 GMT -5 Welfare Willis said:

Here's to you George....

Such a great talent , i believe he was sued over this song plagiarizing .

[Big Daddy Bad Booking]

Nov 29, 2012 16:10:13 GMT -5 Welfare Willis said:

Here's to you George....

And that's the All-Star tribute. That's also for one Mr. Billy Preston, who'd meet his sweet lord a few years later.

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

The All Star Concert was a beautiful tribute especially the end with the leaves falling, I tear up every time I watch that concert. Clapton and McCartney doing Something was amazing as well one of my favorite songs of the whole concert

This is one of my favorite George Harrison song

[Dr. T is an alien]

How about a great song that most people missed?



Stuck Inside a Cloud was Track 7 on his last album which his son Dhani and Jeff Lynne finished for him based on his meticulous notes that he made for them. According to Dhani George always placed his favorite song on an album as the 7th track, so the fact that he wanted this song in that spot meant that it was his favorite amongst his final farewell to his fans. "Any Road," "Marwa Blues," and "Rising Sun" were nice, but I agree with George. I love this song.

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Favourite George Harrison tune of all time. Rest in peace my favourite Beatles member.

[Jiren]

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Doesn't seem that long ago, honestly. But, I clearly remember the headline the Chicago Sun-Times did in his honor. A simple black-and-white picture of the Beatles walking, with the simple headline: "Bye, George".

To think, in an era when the war on terror was on the rise - not far removed from 9/11 - the paper shelved the screaming headlines on all the scary news to give thanks for one of the most-beloved musicians in recent memory.

[Smokey McTrees]

BY far the most talented Beatle, and to me the coolest...for some reason I'm tearing up

[HMARK Center]

Much of the appeal of George Harrison extends far beyond his music, which was wonderful in its own right. As said before, the man's spiritual journey, his humanitarian worldview, his willingness to shirk the limelight for what he perceived to be the betterment of whatever he was involved with, and his simple pursuit of what made him happy (i.e. starting up Hand Made Films and getting to finance Monty Python projects), it all added up to a recipe for satisfaction and happiness that perhaps the world would be better for heeding.

Also, the man knew good comedy.


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