"Isn't It A Pity (Version 1)" Isn't it a pity. While no longer the "really tight" social unit they had been throughout the chaos of Beatlemania[3] – or the "four-headed monster", as Mick Jagger famously called them[4][5] – the individual Beatles were still bonded by genuine friendship during their final, troubled years as a band,[6] even if it was now more of a case of being locked together at a deep psychological level after such a sustained period of heightened experience. Subsequent releases and live performances, Harrison had recently met Sinatra in Los Angeles while working there with, Barham says that, for inspiration, Harrison also played him Spector productions such as. G A7 C G Go C G A7 C G Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame Go How we break each other's hearts C G And cause each other pain A7 How we take each other's love C G Without thinking any more Go C G Forgetting to give back, isn't it a pity? The third LP was intended as a "free" disc to justify the high retail price of the set. [137][138] Pitchfork's Mark Richardson was unimpressed with their recording; he cited it as an example of the band's weakness in interpretation, saying it was a "plodding take" relative to Galaxie 500's "untethered" version. She was accompanied by Dhani Harrison on acoustic guitar. "[25], Speaking to Billboard editor-in-chief Timothy White in 2000, Harrison said of "Isn't It a Pity": "It's just an observation of how society and myself were or are. [36][nb 3], Taping of the backing track took place at Abbey Road Studios on 2 June. How we take each other's love Without thinking anymore Forgetting to give back Isn't it a pity? In its extended fadeout, the song references the closing refrain of the Beatles' 1968 hit "Hey Jude". [98], Harrison played "Isn't It a Pity" throughout his December 1991 Japanese tour with Eric Clapton,[99] his second and last concert tour as a solo artist. [83] Mike Gormley of the Detroit Free Press wrote that the two sides typified the "drifting feeling" evoked by the album, which he described as "a beautiful, very deep set of songs" with lyrics that impart "a lot but aren't fancy". [19][47] Peter Doggett considers the song to be a "remarkably non-judgemental commentary on the disintegration of the Beatles' spirit";[111] Leng concludes: "Ever bittersweet, 'Isn't It a Pity' records the last dying echoes of the Beatles. "Isn't It a Pity" is a song by English musician George Harrison from his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. [141] Jay Bennett and Edward Burch recorded it for Songs from the Material World: A Tribute to George Harrison,[120] a multi-artist compilation released in February 2003. [22] Preston recalled that Spector's approach was to use several keyboard players playing the same chords in different octaves, to strengthen the sound. Falsetto voices singing, "What a pity", are countered by otherworldly "omms" ... as if intoned by the transparent faces of solemn, planet-sized gods. George Harrison Lyrics. Isn't it a pity? Isn't it a pity Isn't it a pity The beauty sets the beauty that surrounds us Because of all our tears Our eyes can't hope to see Maybe one day at least I'll see me And just concentrate on givin', givin', givin', givin' And till that day Mankind don't stand a chance Don't know nothin' about romance [19][nb 2] "Isn't It a Pity" (Version One, in its All Things Must Pass context) starts small and builds,[34] and reflects Harrison and Barham's interest in incorporating orchestration into the album's rock sound. Other musicians on the recording include Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Gary Wright and the band Badfinger, while the reprise version features Eric Clapton on lead guitar. [28] According to Harrison, after recording the first version, he decided he was unhappy with it, and the second version came about by chance "weeks later", when one of the backing musicians began playing the song during a session. Harrison wrote the song in 1966, but it was rejected for inclusion on releases by the Beatles. [48] The NME's Alan Smith described it as a track that "catches the mood of aching tolerance of pain, which Harrison can do so well" and "a ballad which will stand out from the album with the passing of the years". In many countries around the world, the song was also issued on a double A-side single with "My Sweet Lord". "[28] In his book 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Tom Moon names it as one of the album's three "key tracks", saying that with All Things Must Pass, Harrison approached the Beatles' ignominious break-up philosophically and thereby "attains (and sustains) a state of radiant grace". [131] Jayson Greene of Pitchfork writes that Simone's reading "turns the song into a small dead planet with herself as the only inhabitant", and he cites this as an example of how Harrison's songwriting appealed to soul and jazz artists and invited fresh interpretations. Isn't It a Pity? [76][nb 6] The single and the album surprised the music industry and elevated Harrison beyond Lennon and McCartney in the period following the Beatles' break-up. 's 1983 album Murmur. It was a chance to realise that if I felt somebody had let me down, then there’s a good chance I was letting someone else down. Info. We never met before? [136] Cowboy Junkies performed "Isn't It a Pity" on tour in 2004 and it was one of two songs that informed their subsequent album Early 21st Century Blues, the theme of which they described as "war, violence, fear, greed, ignorance, or loss". Tap to unmute. [70][71] On the Cash Box chart, which listed single sides separately, it peaked at number 46. How we break each other's hearts And cause each other pain How we take each other's love I never knew. Isn't it a pity we never met before. [28][nb 4] The first slide-guitar break on the released recording uses a near-identical melody to the one Harrison had vocalised when playing the song for the other Beatles on 26 January 1969[38] – reflecting a quality admired by Elton John in the latter's 2002 tribute to Harrison: "All his solos are very melodic – you can almost sing his solos. What makes it great is the way Spector's magisterial strings and horns meld with Harrison's slide guitar. It's a funny thing. "[45], Now in the key of G (two semitones down from the Get Back performance), "Isn't It a Pity" begins with a two-note pedal point provided by layers of keyboards and acoustic guitars. [72] In Canada, "Isn't It a Pity" was the lead side when the single topped the RPM 100 chart for five weeks, through to mid January 1971. [66], The single was phenomenally successful in North America, and around the world. [32], Like the concurrently recorded "My Sweet Lord", the album's other "Isn't It a Pity" betrays the influence of co-producer Phil Spector more so than the comparatively sedate Version Two. "Isn't It a Pity" is a song by English musician George Harrison from his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. ----- Isn't it a Pity – George Harrison ----- Written by: George Harrison From: “All Things Must Pass” (1970) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ----- CHORDS transpose: - transpose: -3 transpose: -5 capo: - capo: 3rd capo: 5th play: G play: E play: D key: G key: G key: G (Standard) (Drop-D) E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e D-A-D-G-B-e G 3-2-0-0-0-3 E 0-2-2-1-0-0 D x-x-0-2-3-2 0-0-0-2-3-2 C#m7-5/G 3-4-2-0 … [104] AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald calls it "deeply moving and powerful",[20] while in their book on the solo Beatles' recording history, Eight Arms to Hold You, Chip Madinger and Mark Easter write: "If any George Harrison song can be called 'majestic', 'Isn't It a Pity' would be the one. Mat Snow, "George Harrison: Quiet Storm". He writes, "the song becomes a balancing act between a celebration of life (slide guitar and choir) and introspection (the orchestra and underlying harmony). Isn't it a pity that I'm not the prettiest girl in the world, sometimes I feel when I Kick up my heels in the sun I'm the loveliest one [Breakdown] [64][65] Reflecting the equal status of the two tracks, both sides of the single's picture sleeve featured the same Barry Feinstein-shot photo of Harrison, the only differences being the song title below Harrison's name and the fact that the green Apple Records logo and catalogue number appeared only on the side for "My Sweet Lord". [147], The musicians who performed on the two All Things Must Pass versions of "Isn't It a Pity" are believed to be as follows. [35] Barham stayed at Harrison's home, Friar Park, and created the scores for "Isn't It a Pity" and other songs from melodies that Harrison sang or played to him on piano or guitar. "[45], Elliot Huntley rues the song's enforced period in hibernation, saying: "[It] simply beggars belief that the track was rejected by Martin, Lennon and McCartney – three men whose reputations rested on their ability to spot a good tune when they heard one. [Following the Beatles' break-up], he wasn't covered with a blanket anymore. [54][55] Bobby Whitlock, the other main keyboard player on All Things Must Pass, with Wright,[56] recalls playing a "phase-shifted pump organ, or harmonium" on the track. [118][119] In 2010, AOL Radio listeners voted "Isn't It a Pity" seventh in a poll to find the ten best post-Beatles George Harrison songs. Isn't it a pity? '," Allison writes, "the scope of his question is vast: it embraces almost everything. [47] According to author Bruce Spizer, Peter Frampton may have been among the rhythm guitarists also. Harrison wrote the song in 1966, but it was rejected for inclusion on releases by the Beatles. [139], At the Concert for George on 29 November 2002, a year to the day after Harrison's death, Eric Clapton and Billy Preston performed the song backed by a large band that included Harrison's son Dhani and former ELO leader Jeff Lynne. [22] Only at the one-minute mark, at the start of verse two, does the rhythm section come in, after which the instruments begin to "break out of their metronomic straitjacket to attain an almost ecstatic release", as Beatles Forever author Nicholas Schaffner put it in 1977. "Isn't It a Pity" has been covered by numerous artists, including Nina Simone, Dana, Matt Monro, Galaxie 500, Cowboy Junkies and Annie Lennox. [47][67][68] Both songs were listed at number 1 on America's Billboard Hot 100 chart,[69] for four weeks starting on 26 December. [13][14] According to Abbey Road engineer Geoff Emerick, however, the song had been offered for inclusion on 1967's Sgt. [31][32] It is also the most extreme example of Harrison's stated intention to allow some of the songs on All Things Must Pass to run longer and feature instrumentation to a greater degree than had been possible within the confines of the more pop-oriented Beatles approach to recording. Share. isn't it a pity - Nederlandse vertaling – … [38][39] According to Spector's comments regarding Harrison's early mixes, the orchestral arrangement was not added until late August at the earliest. [24] The same parallels regarding the universality of love in Harrison's work have been recognised by Dale Allison, author of the first "spiritual biography" on the ex-Beatle; "When George asks, 'Isn't It A Pity? [85] Among these writers,[86] Don Heckman of The New York Times predicted that "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" would soon top the US charts and he outlined his "complex" reaction to being presented with a sequence of Harrison songs for the first time: "amazement at the range of Harrison's talents; fascination at the effects of Phil Spector's participation as the album's producer; curiosity about the many messages that waft through the Harrison songs". Copy link. Leng says that "Version Two" lacks the "uplifting gospel sway" and "saving epiphany", however, and the album would have been better served with the inclusion of one of the tracks that subsequently became available on bootlegs from the sessions. It appears in two variations there: one the well-known, seven-minute version; the other a reprise, titled "Isn't It a Pity (Version Two)". The song appeared as the closing track on Harrison's career-spanning compilation Let It Roll (2009), and a live version, from his 1991 tour with Clapton, was included on Live in Japan (1992). [1][nb 7], Writing in the late 1970s, Nicholas Schaffner commented on the song's "towering simplicity" and the "endlessly repetitive fade-out that somehow manages to be hypnotic instead of boring". Jackson also remarks on the irony of Harrison's song, with its lavish orchestral arrangement, slide guitar commentary and vocal chorus, competing for length with "Hey Jude", a track on which McCartney had rejected Harrison's ideas for guitar embellishment. [95], In Martin Scorsese's 2011 documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World, "Isn't It a Pity" plays over a scene covering the failure of Harrison's marriage to Pattie Boyd and her beginning a relationship with Clapton. Now, isn't it a shame. [113][nb 8] Music historian Andrew Grant Jackson credits its droning backing vocal arrangement as the inspiration for "generations of indie rockers", especially producer Mitch Easter in his work on "Pilgrimage" and other songs from R.E.M. Isn't it a pity We never met before? We take each other for granted – and forget to give back. Clapton and Preston performed the song together at the Concert for George tribute in November 2002. Isn’t It a Pity is essentially two stanzas with the first one repeated again as the third. [125], Many artists have covered "Isn't It a Pity". [105], Simon Leng recognises the song as musically "sumptuous" and praises Harrison's melody and "unique" use of notes beyond the key signature, as well as John Barham's "evocative, suspended orchestration". [142] A version by Jonathan Wilson and Graham Nash appeared on Harrison Covered,[143] a tribute CD accompanying the November 2011 issue of Mojo. "[26], Two contrasting versions of the song were recorded in London in mid 1970 during the sessions for All Things Must Pass,[27] both of which were intended for release, from the outset. "[74] "Isn't It a Pity (Version Two)" appeared as the penultimate track on side four of the original three-record set,[75] thus serving as what Rodriguez terms "a bookend to a nearly completed journey". [49][50] Harrison's former bandmate Ringo Starr and two musicians with well-established links to the Beatles, Klaus Voormann and Billy Preston, were among the participants. I look at you, I get a thrill I never knew. It was introduced by George Givot and Josephine Huston. [130] A six-minute version of "Isn't It a Pity" was issued on the 51-track compilation The Essential Nina Simone in 1993. Martyn Sutton, "While His Guitar Gently Weeps ... Harrison at 30". "[112] Huntley views "Isn't It a Pity" as worthy of "fully fledged standard" status, with Barham's "soaring" strings and Harrison's "sublime" slide guitar combining to take the song "into the heavens, where it stays". G A7 C G G Go C G Forgetting to give back, now isn't it a pity? And cause each other pain. Barbra Streisand Lyrics. Lyrics: (Verse) / Why did I wander / Here and there and yonder / Wasting precious time / For no reason or rhyme? Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame? "Isn't It A Pity?" It was introduced by George Givot and Josephine Huston. [44] Author Simon Leng comments on the similarity of Harrison and Barham's combined musical counterbalance in the first instrumental break with elements of Indian raga, in the number of swaras (tones) in both ascending and descending scales. [38] Pianist Gary Wright, who went to collaborate regularly with Harrison over the subsequent decades,[52][53] recalls the session for "Isn't It a Pity" as being his first with Harrison. Isn't It a Pity (Version 1) Lyrics: Isn't it a pity? Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, while Mark Lewisohn, the band's acknowledged recording historian, has stated that it was first presented during sessions for the previous year's Revolver. “‘Isn’t It A Pity’ is about whenever a relationship hits a down point,” Harrison once confessed. is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the unsuccessful 1933 musical Pardon My English. [46][nb 9] Will Hodgkinson of The Times describes "Isn't It a Pity" as "simply one of the best songs in history" while commenting that, at its best, Harrison's music "displayed an unobtrusive kind of wisdom and real emotional maturity". "Isn't It a Pity?" … I didn't think he had much to develop – he was ready. [140] In Rodriguez's description, Preston's passionate performance "nearly stole the show" at the all-star event. / Isn't it a crime? It's a funny thing. Isn't it a pity Isn't it a pity The beauty sets the beauty that surrounds us Because of all our tears Our eyes can't hope to see Maybe one day at least I'll see me And just concentrate on givin', givin', givin', givin' And till that day Mankind don't stand a chance Don't know nothin' about romance [1], Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook, Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isn%27t_It_a_Pity%3F&oldid=1000943020, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 January 2021, at 13:39. [23] This theme had featured in previous Harrison songs such as "Within You Without You" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and would remain prominent in many of his subsequent compositions. George Harrison - Isn't It A Pity (Demo Version) Watch later. Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame How we break each other's hearts, and cause each other pain How we take each other's love without thinking any more Forgetting to give back, now isn't it a pity. / Now, isn't it a shame? [144][nb 11], Annie Lennox performed "Isn't It a Pity" after receiving the George Harrison Global Citizen Award on 19 September 2017 in New York. [128], Nina Simone's eleven-minute reworking of "Isn't It a Pity" was released on her 1972 album Emergency Ward!, a statement on the Vietnam War which also includes a cover of "My Sweet Lord". "[47] Several other writers have remarked on the significance of "Isn't It a Pity" in the context of the Beatles' break-up,[2][24][109][110] starting with the track's running time of 7:10, just a second under "Hey Jude". [15] Lewisohn's opinion appears to tally with a bootlegged conversation from the Get Back sessions, where Harrison reveals that John Lennon had vetoed "Isn't It a Pity" three years before, and that he (Harrison) considered offering the song to Frank Sinatra. [24][34] The long coda sees what Schaffner termed the "pseudo-symphonic tension" burst into a frenzy of brass and timpani, further slide guitar soloing, and the "What a pity" mantra joined by "Hey Jude"-style "Na-na-na-na" chorus. "[21] His lyrics adopt a nonjudgmental tone throughout:[22]. How we break each other's hearts. [78], Ben Gerson of Rolling Stone deemed All Things Must Pass "both an intensely personal statement and a grandiose gesture, a triumph over artistic modesty"[48] and referenced the three-record set as an "extravaganza of piety and sacrifice and joy, whose sheer magnitude and ambition may dub it the War and Peace of rock 'n' roll". Isn't It a Pity Lyrics: Why did I wander / Here and there and yonder / Wasting precious time / For no reason or rhyme? “Instead of whatever other people do (like breaking each other’s jaws) I wrote a song. Shopping. [22][47] This section is underpinned by a droning "om"-like vocal refrain[46] and a descending three-note horn motif. / Isn't it a pity? It appears in two variations there: one the well-known, seven-minute version; the other a reprise, titled "Isn't It a Pity (Version Two)". In America, Billboardmagazine listed it with "My Sweet Lord" when the singl… You see, George played me a bunch of songs when he was with me, and I kept saying, "Why aren't some of these on those Beatles records, George?" Watch the video for Isn't It a Pity from George Harrison's All Things Must Pass (Remastered) for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. G A7 C G G Go C G Forgetting to give back, isn't it a pity? Preston said he had reservations about this approach but "with George's stuff it was perfect. [57] Another possible participant is Maurice Gibb, Starr's Highgate neighbour at the time,[58] who claimed to have played piano on the song. [45] He pairs it with Harrison's 1968 Wonderwall Music instrumental "Wonderwall to Be Here" as the piece that best "captures the depth of the musical understanding" between Harrison and Barham, who had shared a fascination for Indian classical music since 1966. [120][121] Eric Clapton[122] and Tom Petty each named "Isn't It a Pity" among their favourite two Harrison compositions, Petty calling the song "a masterpiece". [106] According to Leng, "Isn't It a Pity" is the "pivotal song" and the "essence" of All Things Must Pass, encapsulating the album's struggle between "gospel ecstasy and the failure of human relationships". Everything proceeds with deliberate slowness, building to a hypnotic climax of almost cosmic grandeur. [79] Gerson also lauded the album's production[80] and described "Isn't It a Pity" as a "lament ... whose beginning is the broken thirds of John's 'I Am the Walrus' and whose end is the decadent, exultant last half of Paul's 'Hey Jude'". [96] The scene is accompanied by Boyd, reading from her autobiography Wonderful Today,[97] describing the night when Clapton told Harrison of his love for her. In America, Billboard magazine listed it with "My Sweet Lord" when the single topped the Hot 100 chart, while in Canada, "Isn't It a Pity" reached number 1 as the preferred side. Here we are at last. How we take each other's love. "[51], Harrison played multiple guitars on the recording,[38] while members of Apple band Badfinger provided the "felt but not heard" acoustic guitars, consistent with Spector's criteria for his Wall of Sound technique. It was a chance to realise that if I felt somebody had let me down, then there's a good chance I was letting someone else down. Harrison biographer Ian Inglis has referred to the song's "surprisingly complex" lyrics, which in one sense can be seen as a personal observation on a "failed love affair" yet at the same time serve as a comment on "the universal love for, and among, humankind". [127][128] In 1971, Matt Monro released it as a single, in an attempt to repeat the commercial success he had enjoyed with his recording of the Beatles' "Yesterday". "[87], In a 1973 appreciation of Harrison's solo career, for Melody Maker, Martyn Sutton said Harrison had shown himself to be the most mature and capable ex-Beatle with All Things Must Pass and the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh. [34] Author Robert Rodriguez writes of the public's perception of "Isn't It a Pity": "All Things Must Pass was replete with songs that could easily be interpreted as commentary on the Beatles' breakup; though this particular song predated the events of 1969–1970, the subtext [wasn't] diminished in the least. The first sees Harrison regretful at the heartache and pain people cause one another. Uncut magazine highlighted the track as a "radiant take" from the band's "career-defining album". I look at you. [10], Towards the end of May that year, among the dozens of tracks that would be considered and/or recorded for his All Things Must Pass triple album, Harrison returned to a number of unused songs that he had written during the late 1960s. 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