Album This song officially appears on the Concert For George Official album.
Timeline This song was officially released in 1996
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
From Wikipedia:
“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. […]
Cover versions
Steve Wood and Daniel May composed music to the 1998 documentary film Everest incorporating melodies from some of George Harrison’s songs, one of which was “All Things Must Pass“. At the Concert for George tribute to Harrison, held at London’s Royal Albert Hall on 29 November 2002, Paul McCartney sang “All Things Must Pass“, backed by a large band that included Preston, Clapton, Voormann and Starr. Leng notes the irony in McCartney performing the song, while Beatles biographer Peter Doggett comments: “it wasn’t hard to imagine Harrison’s cynicism as McCartney led the band into a soulful rendition of ‘All Things Must Pass’ – one of the songs that the other Beatles had refused to take seriously in January 1969.” According to Clapton, author Robert Rodriguez writes, McCartney “was humbled at having to relearn it“. […]
From RollingStone, October 9, 2003:
On November 29th, 2002, exactly a year after his death, George Harrison was honored at London’s Royal Albert Hall. […]
For weeks, Harrison’s friends rehearsed at London’s Asylum Studios. Clapton was impressed with McCartney’s demeanor: “Those guys’ inability to express love for one another was classic,” he says of the Beatles. “The exception is Ringo, who says [in the film], ‘I love George, and George loved me.’ That wouldn’t have been so easy for Paul.”
McCartney shines, playing ukulele and duetting with Clapton on “Something,” and singing lead on “All Things Must Pass.” In rehearsals, says Clapton, “Paul had to admit that he didn’t know ‘All Things Must Pass,’ and that was an awful thing to confront. It was huge humble-pie stuff for Paul to be among these people who he may have thought had a better relationship with George than he did. But I believe Paul missed George as much as — if not more than — anybody.” […]
Sunrise doesn't last all morning
A cloudburst doesn't last all day
Seems my love is up
And has left you with no warning
But it's not always be this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
Sunset doesn't last all evening
A mind can blow those clouds away
After all this my love is up
And must be leaving
It's not always been this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
None of life's strings can last
So I must be on my way
And face another day
Darkness only stays at nighttime
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving
At the right time
It's not always
Going to be this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
All things must pass away
Official album • Released in 2003
3:33 • Live • L1
Paul McCartney : Guitar, Vocals Ringo Starr : Drums Jeff Lynne : Backing vocals, Guitar Eric Clapton : Guitar Marc Mann : Guitar Klaus Voormann : Bass Jim Keltner : Drums Ray Cooper : Percussion Gary Brooker : Keyboards Jim Horn : Alto saxophone Billy Preston : Hammond organ Henry Spinetti : Drums Tom Scott : Tenor saxophone Tessa Niles : Backing vocals Dhani Harrison : Guitar Chris Stainton : Keyboards Albert Lee : Guitar Dave Bronze : Bass Jim Capaldi : Percussion Michael Kamen : Orchestra conductor Katie Kissoon : Backing vocals Andy Fairweather Low : Guitar
Concert From "A Concert For George" in London, United Kingdom on Nov 29, 2002
Official album • Released in 2003
0:21 • Studio version • A • From the "Fly On The Wall" bonus disc
Session Recording: Jan 03, 1969 • Studio Twickenham Film Studios, London, UK
Let It Be (50th anniversary boxset)
Official album • Released in 2021
3:58 • Rehearsal • B • Medley with "On The Day Shift Now". [Track made of] several rehearsals recorded on January 3, 1969, of the song that would give the title to George’s solo album. 0:23-1:27: January 3, 1969 NAGRA Take1 Slate 49. 1:28-3:38: January 3, 1969 NAGRA Take1 Slate 53 (19 seconds of this rehearsal appear in ‘Fly on the Wall’ (9:22-9:41) from ‘Let it Be…Naked’.). 3:39-4:20: January 3, 1969 NAGRA Take1 Slate 56
Paul McCartney : Backing vocal, Bass Ringo Starr : Drums John Lennon : Backing vocal, Organ George Harrison : Electric guitar, Lead vocal
Session Recording: Jan 03, 1969 • Studio Twickenham Film Studios, London, UK
Let It Be (50th anniversary boxset - SHM - Japanese edition)
Official album • Released in 2021
3:58 • Rehearsal • B • Medley with "On The Day Shift Now". [Track made of] several rehearsals recorded on January 3, 1969, of the song that would give the title to George’s solo album. 0:23-1:27: January 3, 1969 NAGRA Take1 Slate 49. 1:28-3:38: January 3, 1969 NAGRA Take1 Slate 53 (19 seconds of this rehearsal appear in ‘Fly on the Wall’ (9:22-9:41) from ‘Let it Be…Naked’.). 3:39-4:20: January 3, 1969 NAGRA Take1 Slate 56
Session Recording: Jan 03, 1969 • Studio Twickenham Film Studios, London, UK
A/B Road Complete Get Back Sessions - Jan 3rd 1969 - 1 & 2
Unofficial album • Released in 2004
1:43 • Rehearsal • Jan.03 - D1-27 - All Things Must Pass 3.26 - George Harrison only
Paul McCartney : Drums, Harmony vocals George Harrison : Guitar, Vocals
Session Recording: Jan 03, 1969 • Studio Twickenham Film Studios, London, UK
Unofficial live
3:21 • Live
Concert From the concert in Madrid, Spain on May 30, 2004
La Belle France - 24 June 2004
Unofficial live
3:14 • Live
Concert From the concert in Paris, France on Jun 24, 2004
Unofficial live
3:19 • Live
Concert From "Dress rehearsal" in Gijon, Spain on May 24, 2004
“All Things Must Pass” has been played in 16 concerts and 2 soundchecks.
Jun 26, 2004 • Part of 2004 Summer Tour
Paris • Stade de France • France
Jun 24, 2004 • Part of 2004 Summer Tour
St. Petersburg • Palace Square • Russia
Jun 20, 2004 • Part of 2004 Summer Tour
Helsinki • Olympiastadion • Finland
Jun 17, 2004 • Part of 2004 Summer Tour
Oslo • Valle Hovin Stadion • Norway
Jun 14, 2004 • Part of 2004 Summer Tour
See all concerts where “All Things Must Pass” has been played
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Michael R Davis • 1 year ago
That's strange because Paul John and Ringo practiced that song and it on video