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Beware of Darkness (song)
"Beware of Darkness" is a song written by English musician George Harrison and originally released on his 1970 solo album ''All Things Must Pass''. It has also been covered by artists such as Leon Russell, Marianne Faithfull, Spock's Beard, Concrete Blonde, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/search/track/Beware+of+Darkness/order:default-asc )〕 Harrison and Russell performed the song at the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971, and Eric Clapton performed it at the Concert for George in 2002. The song warns against permitting illusion from getting in the way of one's true purpose, an admonition that, like the content of "My Sweet Lord", reflects the influence of the Radha Krishna Temple.
==Lyrics and music==
"Beware of Darkness" is a ballad containing dense imagery.〔 The song marks a return to the spiritual concerns of Harrison's songs with the Beatles such as "Within You Without You".〔 The lyrics of "Beware of Darkness" reflect the philosophy of the Radha Krishna Temple, with which Harrison was involved, in which spiritual concerns must always override material things.〔 In the verses, the listener is warned against various influences that may corrupt him or her.〔 Among the potential corrupting influences are con men ("soft shoe shufflers"), politicians ("greedy leaders") and pop idols of little substance ("falling swingers").〔〔 In addition, the lyrics warn against negative thoughts ("thoughts that linger"), since these corrupting influences and negative thoughts can lead to ''maya'', or illusion, which distracts people from the true purpose of life.〔〔〔 The middle eight delivers the message that this "can hurt you", and that "that is not what you are here for."〔
Author Simon Leng describes the melody of "Beware of Darkness" as "complex and highly original".〔 The melody of the verses incorporates a pedal point on the key of G major and moves to G sharp minor, a progression Leng claims "should not work in harmonic terms", using as an analogy a count of "one, two, six", but notes that somehow the melody manages to work.〔 Music professor Wilfrid Mellers explains the effectiveness of this key shift as dramatising the "beware" in the lyrics.〔 Similarly, Mellers claims that harmonic movement from the key of C sharp minor to D major to C major "creates the 'aimless' wandering of 'each unconscious sufferer'" described in the lyrics.〔 The nearly chromatic melody of the verses contrasts with a more standard rock melody in the middle eight.〔 The musicians on the recording include Harrison, Eric Clapton and Dave Mason on guitar, Carl Radle on bass guitar, Bobby Whitlock on piano, Gary Wright on organ and Ringo Starr on drums.〔〔
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