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"All Things Must Pass" is a song by English musician George Harrison, issued in November 1970 as the title track to his triple album of the same name. Billy Preston released the song originally – as "All Things (Must) Pass" – on his Apple Records album ''Encouraging Words'' (1970), after the Beatles had rejected it for inclusion on their ''Let It Be'' album in January 1969. The composition reflects the influence of the Band's sound and communal music-making on Harrison, after he had spent time with the group in Woodstock, New York, in late 1968, while Timothy Leary's poem "All Things Pass", a psychedelic adaptation of the Tao Te Ching, provided inspiration for his song lyrics. The subject matter deals with the transient nature of human existence, and in Harrison's ''All Things Must Pass'' reading, words and music combine to reflect impressions of optimism against fatalism. On release, together with Barry Feinstein's album cover image, commentators viewed the song as a statement on the Beatles' break-up. Widely regarded as one of Harrison's finest compositions, its rejection by his former band has provoked comment from biographers and reviewers. Music critic Ian MacDonald described "All Things Must Pass" as "the wisest song never recorded by The Beatles",〔 while author Simon Leng considers it "perhaps the greatest solo Beatle composition".〔 The recording was co-produced by Phil Spector in London; it features an orchestral arrangement by John Barham and contributions from musicians such as Ringo Starr, Pete Drake, Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton and Klaus Voormann. Although the Beatles failed to formally record the song, a 1969 solo demo by Harrison appears on their compilation ''Anthology 3'' (1996). An early version from the ''All Things Must Pass'' sessions was released on Harrison's posthumous compilation ''Early Takes: Volume 1'' in 2012. Paul McCartney performed "All Things Must Pass" at the Concert for George tribute in November 2002, a year after Harrison's death. Jim James, the Waterboys, Klaus Voormann and Yusuf Islam, and Sloan Wainwright are among the other artists who have covered the song. ==Background== Like his friend Eric Clapton, George Harrison was inspired by ''Music from Big Pink'', the seminal debut album〔Harris, p. 66.〕 from the Band, the former backing group for Bob Dylan.〔Clayson, p. 258.〕〔Leng, pp. 51–53.〕 Released in July 1968, ''Music from Big Pink'' was partly responsible for Harrison's return to the guitar, his first instrument,〔Leng, p. 317.〕 after he had spent two years attempting to master the more complex Indian sitar.〔Olivia Harrison, p. 194.〕〔George Harrison, pp. 57–58.〕 Harrison duly shared his enthusiasm with the British music press, declaring ''Big Pink'' "''the'' new sound to come from America", drummer Levon Helm later recalled, thus helping to establish the Band internationally.〔Helm, pp. 177–78.〕 In appreciation, Robbie Robertson, the Band's guitarist, extended an invitation to Harrison to stop by in Woodstock, New York, when the opportunity arose.〔Clayson, p. 242.〕 Late in 1968, after producing sessions in Los Angeles for a solo album by Apple Records signing Jackie Lomax,〔Miles, p. 313.〕 Harrison spent Thanksgiving and much of December in upstate New York,〔Huntley, p. 18.〕 where he renewed his friendship with a now semi-retired Dylan and took part in informal jam sessions with the Band.〔MacDonald, p. 302.〕〔George Harrison, p. 164.〕 According to Helm, they discussed making a possible "fireside jam" album with Clapton and an Apple Films "rock western" called ''Zachariah'', but neither project progressed beyond the planning stage.〔 The bucolic surroundings proved fruitful for Harrison as a songwriter, producing his first collaboration with Dylan, "I'd Have You Anytime",〔Leng, pp. 39, 52.〕 and leading him to write "All Things Must Pass".〔〔Lavezzoli, p. 186.〕 He later described the latter song as a "Robbie Robertson–Band type of tune",〔George Harrison, p. 184.〕 and said that he always imagined it being sung by Helm.〔Timothy White, ("George Harrison: 'All Things' In Good Time" ), billboard.com, 8 January 2001 (retrieved 3 June 2014).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「All Things Must Pass (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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