The Light That Has Lighted the World
1973 song by George Harrison / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"The Light That Has Lighted the World" is a song by English musician George Harrison released on his 1973 album Living in the Material World. It is viewed as a statement on Harrison's discomfort with the attention afforded him as an ex-Beatle and features a prominent contribution from English session pianist Nicky Hopkins, along with a highly regarded slide guitar solo from Harrison. Around the time it was recorded, in late 1972, "The Light That Has Lighted the World" was rumoured to be the title track of the forthcoming album. Harrison originally intended it as a song for English singer Cilla Black, whose version of his 1970 composition "When Every Song Is Sung" he produced before starting work on Living in the Material World.
"The Light That Has Lighted the World" | |
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Song by George Harrison | |
from the album Living in the Material World | |
Published | Material World Charitable Foundation (administered by Harrisongs) |
Released | 30 May 1973 |
Genre | Folk rock |
Length | 3:31 |
Label | Apple |
Songwriter(s) | George Harrison |
Producer(s) | George Harrison |
An early acoustic demo of the song, a solo performance by Harrison, appeared as the closing track on the 2012 compilation Early Takes: Volume 1.