What's your favorite performance in Concert for George? - Concert for George (2004) Discussion

[–] forloveoffilm 20 years ago

There were two numbers that (personally) touched me. They were Ringo doing Photograph, and Jeff Lynn performing Handle with Care.

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[–] llezlad 20 years ago

I hardly can say what my favorites are because I love them all!

Well, I can say that I definitely love For you blue, Beware of darkness, That's the way it goes, I need you, If I needed someone, The inner light. And yes, Photograph is great too!

You know I find Horse to the water very exciting and powerful, I love it!

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[–] bernardfram2003 20 years ago

I enjoyed Jeff Lynne doing the Inner Light and Paul doing All Things Must Pass.

I found it really neat to hear Paul's phrasing of the song.

Also, Eric Clapton playing guitar with the Indian contingent was amazing.

Bernard

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[–] newhavencoliseum 15 years ago

I though everyone did fantastic. I really enjoyed seeing and listening to Joe Brown.

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[–] Charron 20 years ago

I haven't seen the movie yet (got my copy from Amazon today) but was there in person, and when Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers did "Taxman" the whole place came alive. But Ringo doing Photograph was also great, and very touching when he said the lyrics have a different meaning since George's death ("Every time I see your face I'm reminded of the places we used to go, and now all I've got is a photograph and I realize you're not coming back anymore" - sniff!

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[–] paniro 20 years ago

TAXMAN!!!! maybe I just liked it in the performance because it is my favourite George song but I thought Tom did a good job with it, also I agree with the others when they mention Photograph due to it meaning so much more now.

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[–] ericsinla 20 years ago

All of those were great but I'm going to have to go with "Isn't it a Pity" ( Billy Preston ) and "Beware of Darkness" ( Eric Clapton ). Clapton's performance in general was sooo moving. Has anyone seen the Dvd yet? It has the whole concert on it and opens with Eric talking about George...he seems so sincere. You can just tell what great friends they were, so touching.....

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[–] Inavixious 20 years ago

They were friends for awhile, on The White Album(Beatles), the guitar in While My Guitar Gently Weeps is Claptons, and George played in Layla.

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[–] bonzobilly 20 years ago

a guitarist named "Mysterioso" is credited on a Cream album on the song "Badge",
which happens to be one of my favorite-all-timers from Clapton,...i had been told ages ago that was none other than Harrison,...now i learn that Clapton is the guitarist on my all time favorite Harrison song..."Guitar Gently Weeps"...
funny how the world turns....

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[–] jkelt 18 years ago

Well, it's years later, but I just read this. To say about Harrision and Clapton: "They were friends for a while" just doesn't say enough. They were friends for over 30 years. They co-wrote Cream's "Badge"; Clapton played on "While my Guitar Gently Weeps", the entire album "All Things Must Pass" (1970), "Concert for Bangla Desh" (1971) (though he was so lost to herion at the time that travelling was hard, and he didn't show up for rehersals, but played brilliantly anyway), "Bye Bye Love" on Darkhorse (1974), "Love Comes to Everyone" on George Harrison (1978), All of "Cloud 9" (1987), and "Live in Japan" (1992)- where Eric cajoled George to tour Japan, using the Clapton touring band. The George-Eric friendship survived George's wife, Patty Boyd, leaving him to marry Clapton (she is the inspiration of "Layla", George didn't play on that). In fact, on "Bye Bye Love", Eric and Patty sing backup as George changes the Everly Brother's lyric to "We had good rhythm (and a little bit of slide) 'til SHE stepped in. Good bye to romance, that might have been." And I think it's a testiment to their friendship that Eric wanted to spend that time touring with George as his first public outings after the tragic death of his son, Conor, in that horrific fall from a window in New York. (The concert tour was long before the album was released). Eric and George loved each other like brothers from the early 60's til George's death. "They were friends for a while." Jeeze!

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[–] Bucko-2 10 years ago

George did not play on Layla.
5 guitar tracks of Clapton and 2 guitar tracks of Duane Allman (first section) and
2 tracks of Clapton, 2 tracks of Allman and Gordon on piano (second section).

But, Layla *was* Clapton's prelude-to-an-affair love song for George's wife.

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[–] glasshull 15 years ago

Not necessarily favorite but the guy NAILED the solos on Taxman. What's his name?

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[–] Efram 20 years ago

The two performances that got my emotions going were McCartney's performance of "Something" and Billy Preston's "My Sweet Lord." And Jeff Lynne singing in on "Handle With Care" was a highlight for me as well. I'm not a crier by any means, but the realization that songs like these won't be coming around much anymore is tragic to me. And if they do find a way, today's music industry sucks so badly that they would do little to promote them unless the person singing was aesthetically pleasing. I got the same feeling when I saw Simon & Garfunkel recently. Good music - good musical artists - are tough to come by these days.

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[–] batpuller007 20 years ago

I loved the whole film but would have to say my fave performance was 'The Inner Light'. What a mind blower!

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[–] kellyj-1 20 years ago

I'm blown away. I'm afraid I've been jumping around it. I just got it today. I started with "I Need You" which was fabulous, and then "Photograph" which is one of my alltime faves. I hadn't realized George had co-written that one, but it explains a lot. "Something" is fabulous. I'll go back to "Taxman" as soon as "My Guitar Gently Weeps" is over. I probably should have just started at the beginning. The world has lost a great musician.

It consistantly amazes me that my husband who is 12 years older then me (and firmly of the Beatles era) doesn't know even a quarter of the songs I do. "I never heard that song before" is a common comment during the Beatles Brunch on Sunday mornings.

Tom Petty is fabulous.

I'm glad I didn't read everyone else's comments before simply commenting. Taxman was great, and I just finished My Sweet Lord. It is just all really awesome.

Kelly

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[–] bigaldavies 20 years ago

It is all fabulous, the Indian segment is great, Clapton has the right sense of feeling for the solo George songs, and of course he was George's 'guitarist in law'.

Photograph stands out though, Joe Brown is fantastic as ever, he was a Rock and Roll hero of George-and a friend in Henley I believe as was Sam Brown, Joe's daughter.

It is all fantastic but maybe my reply is My Sweet Lord/Photograph, but it is by far and beyond a better concert film that you would, Imagine.

Al

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[–] galileo57 20 years ago

This Concert Movie is a "10" but I thought "Something" was the hair raiser, one of the most beautifully written songs of alltime was incredibly delivered in joint fashion by McCartney and Clapton. McCartney starts off in ballad with his ukulele tribute to George and slowly... the ensemble of musicians join in one at a time untill the 3rd verse..thats when Clapton takes over the lead vocals with full music ensemble and Claptons awesome lead gutair playing that most familiar "Something" riff we all know and love... it literally raised the hair on the back of my neck..., and the look McCartney and Clapton gave each other at the end of the song ...well... you know they were pleased.

Beware of Darkness was great, Isnt it a Pity was as well..., as I said before ..this is one of the great Concert Films of alltime...well worth getting.

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[–] kiwannabee 20 years ago

My two favorite performances from the concert are two Harrison compositions that I'd never heard before.... "Beware of Darkness" as performed by God - I mean, Eric Clapton - and "Wah-Wah" by Billy Preston and basically the entire ensemble. Those two inspiring songs caused me to rush over to EBay and buy George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" and "Concert for Bangladesh" CDs so I could hear the originals.

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[–] kellyj-1 20 years ago

All Things Must Pass is one of my favorite albums. I also love Material World.

Kelly

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[–] Scissorhands007 20 years ago

I love all of Harrison's music. One of my favorites is "Here Comes the Sun," because I suffer from Seasonal Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and hearing that song brings a smile to my face. Other favorites of mine include "Horse to the Water," "Taxman," (George W. Bush's anthem, no offense to his followers,) "Beware of Darkness," "Isn't it a Pity?," and "I'll See You In My Dreams." I loved Ringo's performances, he kicks ass. I also thought "Something" was awesome. It was almost like the Beatles reunited, with Paul singing and Ringo on the drums. One thing I cannot understand: Why the hell did they have Tom Petty perform? It sounds like the man has never breathed through his nose in his life, and they had him do "Taxman!" (As I mentioned before, one of my favorite Harrison songs.) Great concert, but I think they should've done "Set on You." It's a catchy little song that's easy to get stuck in you're head ;-)

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[–] grrrdevin 20 years ago

The song "Sit on My Face" was truly touching... it dramatically embodied the feeling everyone had regarding Georges passing... BAHHAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAA!

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[–] bonzobilly 20 years ago

i watched this wonderful film while cooking and drinking Coors Lights last night for hours and hours, but just fell in love with Sam Brown and the full bore bluesy "Horse to Water"......what a rocker....and then my favorite Harrison
song of all time "Guitar gently" kind of starts off slow but winds up and up..
i'm not sure which one did it, but i did almost bust up into tears on one of them...

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[–] grrrdevin 20 years ago

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[–] BlueLeaves 20 years ago

I just broke down and cried was Photograph, performed by Ringo. It was overwhelming to see Dhani, who looks just like his father, playing guitar and listening to Ringo sing such poignant lyrics. I loved Honey Don't which they played right after. It was upbeat and wonderful. I was really impressed by the whole concert. It was a beautiful tribute George Harrison.

"If a king can't sing, it ain't worth being king."

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