My Sweet Lord

~ Song

Annotation

The Chiffons sued Harrison in 1971 for plagiarizing their 1963 song "He's So Fine" and eventually won.

Annotation last modified on 2019-11-25 16:25 UTC.

Relationships

written in:Europe (in 1969-12)
lyricist and composer:George Harrison (The Beatles) (from 1969-12 until 1970)
publisher:Harrisongs Ltd.
lyrics page:https://genius.com/George-harrison-my-sweet-lord-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/4253 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0011877617 [info]
Songfacts:http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1172 [info]
Wikidata:Q1476003 [info]
referred to in medleys:Beatles Medley (Stars on 45) (order: 22)
later parody versions:My Sweet Hove
version of:He’s So Fine

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1970-05-26My Sweet Lord (take 1)George Harrison3:19
1970-05-26 – 1970-08My Sweet Lord (original studio mix)George Harrison4:39
1970My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison3:55
1970Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen / My Sweet Lordcover, live and medleyRichie Havens9:42
1971-03-05My Sweet Lord (live, 1971-03-05: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA, USA)cover and liveBilly Preston2:33
1971-04-05My Sweet LordcoverPeggy Lee?:??
1971-08-01My Sweet Lord (live, 1971-08-01: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York; original mix)liveGeorge Harrison4:50
1971-08-01My Sweet Lord (2005 remix)liveGeorge Harrison4:36
1971-11-18My Sweet Lord / Today Is a Killer (live, 1971‐11‐18: Fort Dix, NJ, USA)cover and liveNina Simone18:36
1972-01-13My Sweet Lord (instrumental) (live, 1972-01-13: New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover, instrumental and liveAretha Franklin2:02
1972-01-14My Sweet Lord (instrumental) (live, 1972-01-14: New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover, instrumental and liveAretha Franklin0:39
1972-02-26 – 1972-03-05My Sweet LordcoverLeo Wright3:32
1974-11-04My Sweet LordliveGeorge Harrison?:??
1974-11-10My Sweet LordliveGeorge Harrison?:??
1974-11-21My Sweet LordliveGeorge Harrison13:15
1974-11-22My Sweet LordliveGeorge Harrison7:27
1974-11-22My Sweet Lord (live, 1974: Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA)liveGeorge Harrison?:??
1974-11-26My Sweet LordliveGeorge Harrison?:??
1974-11-26My Sweet LordliveGeorge Harrison?:??
1974-12-13My Sweet LordliveGeorge Harrison9:08
1991-12-01 – 1991-12-17My Sweet Lord (live, 1991-12: Osaka and Tokyo, Japan; 5.1 mix)liveGeorge Harrison with Eric Clapton and Band5:41
1991-12-01 – 1991-12-17My Sweet Lord (live, 1991-12: Osaka and Tokyo, Japan)liveGeorge Harrison with Eric Clapton and Band5:41
1991-12-05My Sweet Lord (live, 1991-12-05: The International Exhibition Center, Nagoya, Japan)liveGeorge Harrison?:??
1991-12-17My Sweet Lord (live, 1991-12-17: Tokyo, Japan)liveEric Clapton & George Harrison?:??
1992-04-06My Sweet Lord (live, 1992: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)liveGeorge Harrison?:??
1992-04-06My Sweet Lord (live, 1992-04-06: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)liveGeorge Harrison6:08
1997-12-11My Sweet Lord (live, 1997-12-11: Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina)cover and liveMegadeth2:05
2001-09-02My Sweet Lord (live, 2001-09-02: Kulturfabrik, Krefeld, Germany)cover and liveNina Hagen3:53
2001-12-03My Sweet Lord (live, 2001‐12‐03: Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, USA)cover and liveBruce Springsteen3:15
2002-11-29My Sweet Lord (live, 2002-11-29: Royal Albert Hall, London, UK)cover and liveBilly Preston5:02
2007-03-30 – 2007-03-31My Sweet Lord (live, 2007‐03‐30–2007‐03‐31)cover and liveMichel Delpech?:??
2007-03-30 – 2007-03-31My Sweet Lord (live, 2007‐03‐30–2007‐03‐31: Le Grand Rex, Paris, France)cover and liveMichel Delpech6:31
2007-03My Sweet Lord (live, 2007-03: Le Grand Rex, Paris, France)cover and liveMichel Delpech6:31
2009-10-12Mysterious Ways / My Sweet Lord (snippet) (live, 2009-10-12: New Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX, USA)cover, live, medley and partialU2?:??
2014-09-28My Sweet Lord (live, 2014-09-28: Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA)cover and liveBrian Wilson5:21
All Things Must Pass 2000 / What Is Life / Awaiting on You All / Wah-Wah / My Sweet Lord 2000 / All Things Must Pass / What Is Life 2000 (Epk. Interview / demo 2000)partialGeorge Harrison6:24
Mi dulce señor (My Sweet Lord)coverJulio Iglesias3:39
My Sweet LordcoverTop of the Poppers4:43
My Sweet LordcoverMandy Jones3:22
My Sweet Lordcover and instrumentalPhil Allen?:??
My Sweet LordcoverGarry Christian & Desa Basshead4:23
My Sweet LordcoverThe BB Band4:38
My Sweet LordAndy Williams4:13
My Sweet LordinstrumentalMaynard Ferguson4:40
My Sweet Lordcover and instrumentalChantal4:05
My Sweet Lordcover and instrumentalDas große Akkordeon-Orchester Fred Hector & Heinz Ehme3:06
My Sweet LordcoverNina Simone4:36
My Sweet LordcoverGrumbleweeds?:??
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison3:55
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison4:00
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison3:56
My Sweet LordliveGeorge Harrison4:15
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison?:??
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison4:38
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison?:??
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison4:44
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison4:00
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison?:??
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison?:??
My Sweet LordGeorge Harrison?:??
My Sweet LordinstrumentalRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra4:08
My Sweet LordcoverBilly Preston3:23
My Sweet LordcoverRichie Havens3:00
My Sweet LordcoverPercy Faith, His Orchestra and Chorus?:??
My Sweet LordcoverBoy George3:28
My Sweet Lord (live)cover and liveElliott Smith & Grandaddy4:47
My Sweet LordcoverBilly Vaughn2:22
My Sweet LordcoverEmmerson Nogueira4:34
My Sweet LordcoverKeith Lyn, Byron Lee & the Dragonaires3:26
My Sweet LordcoverKeith Lyn3:25
My Sweet LordcoverFitzroy Sterling3:06
My Sweet LordcoverRay Conniff3:27
My Sweet LordcoverRonnie Aldrich3:18
My Sweet LordcoverMarion Williams3:49
My Sweet LordcoverAndy Williams4:14
My Sweet LordcoverEdwin Starr4:09
My Sweet LordcoverPaul Mauriat & His Orchestra?:??
My Sweet LordcoverPaul Mauriat & His Orchestra3:00
My Sweet Lordcover and liveNina Simone4:36
My Sweet LordcoverThe Chiffons3:31
My Sweet LordcoverFive Thirty3:35
My Sweet LordcoverWailing Souls2:55
My Sweet LordcoverDavid Young3:33
My Sweet LordcoverBeBe Winans5:07
My Sweet LordcoverGirlyman3:44
My Sweet LordcoverYim Yames3:33
My Sweet LordcoverJohn Holt3:19
My Sweet LordcoverLarry Norman2:46
My Sweet LordcoverStacey Q4:14
My Sweet LordcoverCrown of Thorns4:17
My Sweet LordcoverRichard Clayderman3:13
My Sweet LordcoverKlaus Voormann feat. Bonnie Bramlett3:26
My Sweet LordcoverGlowfriends3:07
My Sweet LordcoverPaul Thomas Saunders4:45
My Sweet Lordcover and instrumentalMaynard Ferguson4:39
My Sweet LordinstrumentalAcker Bilk, His Clarinet & Strings3:03
My Sweet LordcoverFitzroy Sterling3:06
My Sweet Lordcover[unknown]?:??
My Sweet LordcoverThe Beatles Revival Band4:14
My Sweet LordcoverCarnaby Group?:??
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