"Give Me Love Give Me Love" is a song by British musician George Harrison, released as the opening song of his 1973 album Living in the Material World. It was also released as the album's main single, in May of that year, and became US's second US number 1 Harrison, after "My Sweet Lord". Thus, the song dropped Paul McCartney and Wings' "My Love" from the Hot Billboard top 100, marking the only chance that two former Beatles have in the top two chart positions in America. The single also reached the top ten in the UK, Canada, Australia, and other countries around the world.
"Give Me Love" is one of his most popular songwriters, among fans and music critics, and features a series of highly praised slide guitar solos from Harrison. The tape marked the deliberate departure of his previous post-Beatles work, in a massive decline of sound identical to All Things to Share and other production partners with Phil Spector during 1970-71. In addition to Harrison, the musicians on the track are Nicky Hopkins, Jim Keltner, Klaus Voormann and Gary Wright. In his lyrics, Harrison sings his desire to be free of karma and a constant cycle of rebirth; he later described the song as "a personal prayer and statement between me, God, and whoever loves it".
Harrison performed "Give Me Love" at every concert during a rare tour as a solo artist, and a live version included in his 1992 album Live in Japan. Original studio recording appeared on the best compilation album The Best of George Harrison (1976) and Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison (2009). At the Concert for George's homage to Harrison, in November 2002, Jeff Lynne performed "Give Me Love" with Andy Fairweather-Low and Marc Mann playing the twin-slide guitar parts. Marisa Monte, Dave Davies, Elliott Smith, Ron Sexsmith, Sting, James Taylor and Elton John are among other artists who have covered the song.
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Background and inspiration
Like most songs on his album Living in the World Materials, George Harrison wrote "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" over 1971-72. During this period, he dedicated himself to helping refugees of the Bangladesh Freedom War, by holding two multi-purpose star concerts in New York and preparing live albums and concert films for release. In addition, most of his time was spent on business and legal issues that plagued the humanitarian aid project. Author Andrew Grant Jackson writes that Harrison's annoyance with this last problem resulted in a grim quality that encompassed much of the Material World, but he "pushed his disappointment aside for the lead single ['Give Me Love']".
The same period coincides with the height of Harrison's devotion to Hindu spirituality. As in 1970-1971 with the religious theme, "My Sweet Lord", and the next single "What Is Life" and "Bangla Desh", Harrison wrote "Give Me Love" very quickly. Author Alan Clayson describes it as "flowing from George easily because it does not have ante-start agonies as 'think piece' Yoko Ono". In his autobiography, I, Me, Mine , Harrison recalled the writing process:
Sometimes you open your mouth and you do not know what to say, and whatever comes out is a starting point. If that happens and you're lucky, it can usually be converted into a song. This song is a personal prayer and statement between me, God, and anyone who likes it.
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Composition
"Give Me Love" continued Harrison's precedent on "My Sweet Lord", through a mixture of Hindu bhajans (or songs of devotion) with the traditions of the Western gospel. Writer Simon Leng commented that the song repeats the other from his composer hit formula, using a three-syllable hook as the title, such as "My Sweet Lord", "What Is Life" and "Bangla Desh".
Song time is 4/4 across, and the music key is F major. As in Harrison's recording, this requires placing the capo on the third fret of the guitar, to change the chord from D to the correct key. The intro features an acoustic guitar picking, similar to the style for the opening of "Mr. Tambourine Man" Bob Dylan. The song is gradually constructed from a simple introduction, with the rhythm section only fully arriving after the first bridge segment. Harrison biographer Gary Tillery describes the music scene as "bouncy but comforting".
In the lyrics, Harrison reveals his vision of life in the physical world. After the opening of the instrumental part, the song begins with a choir in which he first begs to live without the burden of rebirth karma, or reincarnation: "Give me love, give me love, give me peace on earth/Give me light, give me life, make I am free from birth. "These lyrics contain a simple and universal message which, in the context of time, is related to communal peace and love ideals of the 1960s as well as Harrison's personal spiritual quest.
Harrison also called for divine help to "overcome this heavy burden", while his efforts to "touch and reach you with heart and soul" recall the same plea for a direct connection with the god he revealed in "My Sweet Lord". These two lines, which complement the choir, imply lack or disdain on the singer's part. According to author Ian Inglis, they serve as "recognition of the trials and tribulations he faces in more worldly settings" after the Concert for Bangladesh.
During the two-part bridge, Harrison combines the sacred term "Om" in his long phrase "Oh... my Lord". The author Joshua Greene describes this as an example of a theme found in several songs in the World Matter , in which Harrison "filters out" spiritual concepts into phrases "so elegantly similar to the Vedic silk : short code that contains volume of meaning ". The use of the word "Om" is a further comment from Harrison on the universality of faith, after his transition in "My Sweet Lord" from "hallelujah" refrained from the Hare Krishna spell. Referring to the second half of the bridge in "Give Me Love", Inglis views "Please..." as "highly symbolic", given the "unresolved conflict" that seems to be the essence of the composition.
Recording
Harrison's commitment to oversee the release of the documentary film Concert for Bangladesh prevented him from being able to commence on the follow-up to his All-Must-Passed triple album until mid-1972. Another delay was caused by producer Phil Spector unreliable, because Harrison waited for him to show up early in the session. Author Bruce Spizer writes that "the presence of an eccentric uncertain producer causes George to realize that the project will never be completed if he continues to wait for Spector", and in October of that year, Harrison decided to produce the album itself.
As for the majority Life in the Material World , Harrison recorded the basic song for "Give Me Love" in the fall of 1972 with the help of former Beatles technician Phil McDonald. The recording locations are FPSHOT, Harrison's new home studio at Friar Park in Henley-on-Thames, or Apple Studio in London. In the decline of production with Harrison with Spector, where a large number of musicians have become the standard, "Give Me Love" features a trimmed setting and smoother instrumentation. Another difference is the adoption of Harrison's production style that partially reminds George Martin's work with The Beatles. In "Give Me Love", Inglis recorded "good and clear acoustic guitar that distinguishes 'Here Comes the Sun'" in 1969, while the production is less massive, relative to the All Things Must Pass >, allowing greater expression for Harrison as a slide guitarist.
Harrison overdubs on backing tracks, including double-sided guitar parts, during the first two months of 1973. Aside from Harrison's guitar work, the most notable instrument on the record is the Nicky Hopkins piano, double-tracked and played in his book. the usual melodic style. The rhythm section consists of bassist Klaus Voormann and drummer Jim Keltner. The organist of the song is American musician Gary Wright, whose 1971 album Footprint is one of many music projects where Harrison is involved between All Things Must Pass and Material World . Peter Lavezzoli, author of The Dawn of Indian Music in the West, commented on how quickly "Harrison's unique approach" to playing slide guitar has matured since 1970, to incorporate sitar, veena and other Hindustani musical styles. , and rated the middle solo song on "Give Me Love" as "one of the most complicated and melodic".
Release
"Give Me Love" was Harrison's first single in almost two years, after "Bangla Desh" in July 1971. As with Living in the Material World, however, his release was delayed to allow other items on Apple Records' release schedule during the first half of 1973: Beatles' 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 and Paul McCartney and Wings' second album, Red Rose Speedway . In the years since the All Things Must Pass , according to author Robert Rodriguez, public squabbling between John Lennon and McCartney and their "subpar" music has helped to reduce the "stamp" of being a former Beatle. In his 1977 book The Beatles Forever, Nicholas Schaffner wrote that, due to the altruism inherent in the Bangladeshi project compared to the "fiascos" of the McCartney Wild Life album and the Lennon-Ono Collaboration Some Time in New York City , "[a] the receiving audience is guaranteed" for Harrison's new songs.
Supported by "Miss O'Dell", "Give Me Love" was issued on May 7, 1973 in America (such as Apple R 5988) and May 25 in Britain (Apple 1862). Three weeks later, the song appeared as an opening song on Living in the Material World . Like all the songs on the 1971-copyright album "Sue Me, Sue You Blues" and "Try Some, Buy Some", Harrison commissioned his publishing royalties to "Give Me Love" to the newly released World Charitable Foundation Materials.
US Apple Distributors, Capitol Records, mastered the single to run at a faster pace than the album track, to make the song sound brighter on the radio. Unusual for Apple's release by the former Beatle, the single was packed in a plain sleeve in the UK's major markets and the United States. Various arm shots available in European countries, including the design incorporate Harrison's signature and the red Om symbol, both of which are aspects of Tom Wilkes's artwork for the album's US feat chart
The single occupied the Hot 100 Billboard at the end of June, for one week, and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Repeating January 1971 achievements, when "My Sweet Lord" and All Things Must Pass sit on the Billboard chart simultaneously, "Give Me Love" hit part number 1 through > The Material World ' s five weeks at the top of the album list.
"Give Me Love" replaced Wings' "My Love" at number 1 on the Hot 100 single chart, and in turn was replaced by "Will It Go Round in Circles", by former proton Apple Records Harrison gÃÆ' Â © Billy Preston. For the week ending June 30 of that year, Harrison, McCartney and Preston songs ranked number 1, 2 and 3, on the Billboard Hot 100, marking the first time since April 25, 1964 that the Beatles occupy two positions top of the chart. Schaffner describes this period as "reminiscent of the golden age of Beatlemania", as the number of Beatles-related products dominates the charts in America. Until October 2013, the week of June 30, 1973 remained the only time when two former members of The Beatles held first and second positions on the US singles charts.
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"Give Me Love" later appeared in the 1976 compilation of The Best of George Harrison, as one of only six choices of a solo artist's career. The song is also included in 2009's Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison .
In the documentary film Martin Scorsese 2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World, released ten years after Harrison's death, the song is played on footage from the park Friar Park and Harrison making music at home with Keltner and Voormann. During the segment, Voormann discussed Harrison's practice of preparing the studio with incense to create an appropriate environment, adding: "He really made it into a really calm and pleasant environment - everyone feels amazing."
Reception
Contemporary review
"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" became one of Harrison's most popular songs, both from years with the Beatles and from his next solo career. On release, McCartney described it as "very good", adding: "Solo guitar is ace and I like time changes." Billboard's magazine reviewer wrote: "Harrison's voice and sweet, country-style guitar work in the rhythm of a rippled but controlled rhythm, perfect for the pleading of human understanding." His sincere voice covers the audience and takes [them] into the story. " In Rolling Stone, Stephen Holden praised the song for its "strong, loud-phrase-lyrics phrase lyrical," and said the single was "every bit as good as 'My Sweet Lord'".
In Britain, where the national economy is heading into recession after the boom years of the 1960s, lines like "help me overcome this heavy burden" "touch one or two raw nerves", according to Alan Clayson. At NME , Tony Tyler scoffs at Harrison for "putting the whole journey of Krishna-the-Goat on us", while Michael Watts of Melody Maker suggests that "Living in a Material World" is a better choice for the album's main single. Writing in their 1975 book The Beatles: An Illustrated Record Tyler and Roy Carr say that "Give Me Love" contains "more than a distant similarity" with Dylan "I Want You", but praises the song is for "a remarkable and very idiosyncratic slide-guitar game".
Reviews and retrospective inheritance
Reviewing the song for AllMusic, Lindsay Planer highlights the contribution of Harrison's guitar to this "quiet rocker" and also acknowledges the warm and affectionate "keyboard and run". Zeth Lundy of PopMatters describes "Give Me Love" as "effervescent" and "single # 1 which remains one of Harrison's most iconic and beloved." In his liner notes on the Let It Roll compilation, Warren Zanes music historian sees "Give Me Love" as "perhaps the best example" of how Harris's "Beatles" songwriting blurs the line between music and prayer without ever sacrificing strength the pure melodies he knows ".
Mojo contributor John Harris quotes "Give Me Love" as proof of Material World ' s stands as "something from a Hindu concept album... a fusion that fun from Eastern religion, gospel, and ghost 'For You Blue' ". Hugh Fielder of Rock Rock admired Harrison's "painstaking workmanship" and "sublime game" on this track and the other Material World and described it as "one of Harrison's best songs". Writing for Uncut , David Cavanagh considers the album a "utopian follow-up" for All Things Must Pass , where "Give Me Love" "summarizes the deal: a simple message of hope , with beautiful guitar slides... and a fantastic rhythm section ".
Among Harrison and Beatles biographers, Robert Rodriguez acknowledges Harrison's achievement in "covering philosophical issues in commercial packages", which include "irresistible slide work". Simon Leng finds more superlatives to the guitar line of the song, describing them as "almost too casual to be true". Leng continues: " Life in the Material World can barely enjoy a stronger opening song... A beautiful ballad, filled with incredibly expressive guitar expressions, 'Give Me Love' retains emotional power > All Things Must Pass in three exciting minutes. "
Writing in Still the Greatest: The Essential Solo Beatles Songs, Andrew Grant Jackson considers that with "Give Me Love", Harrison "captures the essence of what he has done with [Bangladesh] concerts - and what the Beatles are trying to do in their more idealistic moments ". Describing it as "the best wish to God" Harrison, with a vocal "perfectly suited to the longing" implicit in the lyrics, Jackson added: "'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)' standing next to 'What You Need Is Love, 'Let It Be,' and 'Imagine' as the purest expression of the Aquarian Age dream. "In his Harrison obituary for The Guardian in December 2001, former critic Melody Maker > Chris Welch concludes with a reference to the track, saying that the former Beatle's "feelings and needs" are best expressed in one of the simplest songs - 'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)' ".
In the documentary film Concert for George (2003), Eric Clapton named "Give Me Love" as one of his favorite Harrison compositions, along with "Is not It a Pity". AOL Radio listeners voted for the fifth track in the 2010 poll to find the best Harris-beatles songs, while Michael Gallucci from Ultimate Classic Rock placed him fourth in the list he had compiled. Guitar World editor Damian Fanelli put the song among his choice of the best ten post-Beatles post "Guitar Moments" Harrison, praising solo solo songs as "just one of the most elaborate and melodic things of the former Beatle. on slide ". David Fricke put "Give Me Love" in the list of "25 important shows of Harrison" for Rolling Stone magazine, and described it as "soft, intimate, combo-small reactions to the Wagnerian spectacle." All Things Must Pass ".
Performance
Harrison performed "Give Me Peace on Earth" during his 1974 North American tour with Ravi Shankar and a Japanese tour in 1991 with Eric Clapton, and during the 1992 benefit show for the Natural Law Party. The latter took place at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 6 of that year and was only a full concert of Harrison as a solo artist in England.
At the 1974 show, the song usually appears in the middle of the set and features a synthesizer Billy Preston and a solo flute from Tom Scott as a substitute for a slide-guitar that he knows. Although many are booted, no song version of this tour has been officially released.
Stay in Japan version
The Japanese tour in December 1991 was the only other tour of Harrison as a solo artist. Her 1992 album Live in Japan contains the "Give Me Love" version of this tour, recorded at Tokyo Dome on December 15, 1991. Harrison again delegates solos to fellow musicians: in this case Andy Fairweather -Low is reproduced the guitar parts slide off the original studio recording. Ian Inglis noted "impressive interplay", especially towards the end of the song, between Harrison and his backup singer, Tessa Niles and Katie Kissoon.
The live version of "Give Me Love", along with accompanying concert footage, was later incorporated into Living in the World Materials reissued in September 2006, as part of a luxurious CD/DVD package. This performance also appears on DVDs that are included in the Apple Years 1968-75 eight-disk box , released in September 2014.
cover version
Lindsay Planer writes that the two covers of the song "worth noting" is a version by Bob Koenig, issued on his book Prose & amp; The album icon was in 1996, and one by Brazilian singer Marisa Monte from the same year. The Monte version appeared on his album Barulhinho Bom , then released in the English-speaking countries as A Great Noise . In 1998, "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" was one of five Harrison songs composed by composers Steve Wood and Daniel May for their soundtrack to the Everest film documentary; part of the work "The Journey Begins" combines "Give Me Love".
Artists other than Harrison who have performed the song live include Elliott Smith and, in April 2002, Sting, James Taylor and Elton John. All three of these musicians played "Give Me Love" as part of a tribute to Harrison during the Rock for the Rainforest concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In what Planer describes as "stirring reading," Jeff Lynne performed the song at the Concert for George on November 29, 2002, held at the Royal Albert Hall exactly one year after Harrison's death. Lynne is supported by a band consisting of Harrison's friends and fellow musicians, including Clapton, Fairweather-Low, Marc Mann, Keltner, Dhani Harrison, Niles and Kissoon.
Dave Davies of Kinks donated the "Give Me Love" version to a multi-artist compilation of Materials World: A Tribute to George Harrison in 2003. In a statement released before the compilation, Davies explained that he is usually reluctant to perform other artist's songs but has made an "exception" with "Give Me Love", in honor of Harrison "as a great musical talent but especially as a forward soul who is not afraid to share his spiritual vision and journey with us". Davies later released a recording on his 2006 album Kinked .
In 2010, Broadway actress Sherie Rene Scott performed "Give Me Love" in her autobiographical music Everyday Rapture as the event's final number. Canadian singer Ron Sexsmith has included a song in his live performance; a version of it appeared on Harrison Covered , a tribute CD that accompanied the November 2011 edition of Mojo magazine. In January 2017, Avett Brothers performed "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) "directly on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Personnel
According to Simon Leng:
- George Harrison - vocals, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
- Nicky Hopkins - piano
- Gary Wright - organ
- Klaus Voormann - bass
- Jim Keltner - drums
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