the-beatles

"The Concert for Bangladesh was the first rock event for humanitarian relief—the precursor for shows like Live Aid in 1985, with all the attendant sincerity, vapidity, and showy self-righteousness... Under the spotlights, in a cream suit with a hideous orange shirt, sporting shaggy hair and a huge scraggly beard, Harrison was a fervid countercultural figure to dumbfound the generals in Rawalpindi... Of course, the eager young crowd came mainly for the music. But many of them knew about the horrors, and Shankar explained to the audience the misery of the Bengalis. In between freewheeling sets, the musicians showed devastating films of the refugee camps, with corpses and starving children."

"On artistic merit alone, as encapsulated in the film and LP, the Concert for Bangladesh perhaps holds up better than Woodstock in showcasing the best of its era in terms of music, optimism, and goodwill."

"I got tired of people saying "But what can I do?" Also, the reluctance of the press to report the full details created the need to bring attention to it. So the song "Bangla Desh" was written specifically to get attention to the war prior to the concert."

"To the utter consternation of [US President] Nixon and [Secretary of State] Kissinger, George Harrison's 'Bangla Desh' hit the chart. It was a thrilling moment in the midst of all the sad news emanating from the battlefront. Even the Western journalists covering the civil war in East Pakistan were not yet using the word 'Bangladesh'."

"The money we raised was secondary. The main thing was, we spread the word and helped get the war ended ... What we did show was that musicians and people are more humane than politicians."

"Even now I still meet waiters in Bengali restaurants who say, "When we were in the jungle fighting, it was great to know somebody out there was thinking of us.""

"The Indian government was delighted by this unexpected windfall, scrambling to get copies of Harrison’s record. For its part, Pakistan’s military regime was flummoxed by the power of rock and roll. The Pakistani authorities were humorlessly wrong-footed by Harrison and his hirsute musician friends. A Pakistani official warned all Pakistani embassies about an “Anti-Pakistan gramophone record entitled ‘Bangla Desh,’ ” which was “sung by George Harrison, a member of the Beatles’ Trio” (undercounting the Beatles by one). “It contains hostile propaganda against Pakistan.” This official, considering banning the song in Pakistan, ordered all of Pakistan’s embassies to somehow try to prevent its broadcast worldwide."

"In the Oval Office, Nixon grumpily told Kissinger, “I see now the Beatles are up raising money for it. You know, it’s a funny thing the way we are in this goddamn country, is, we get involved in all these screwball causes.”"

"If you don't take her out tonight, She's going to change her mind. And I will take her out tonight, And I will treat her kind. You're going to lose that girl, You're going to lose that girl. If you don't treat her right, my friend, You're going to find her gone. 'Cause I will treat her right, and then You'll be the lonely one."

"Tell me that you love me baby, Like no other can. Love me like no other baby, Like no other can. I wanna be your man, I wanna be your man."

"If I fell in love with you Would you promise to be true? And help me understand? 'Cause I've been in love before. And I found that love was more Than just holding hands."

"It feels so right now, hold me tight, Tell me I'm the only one, And then I might, Never be the lonely one. So hold me tight, to-night, to-night, It's you, you you you - oo-oo - oo-oo."

"That when I tell you that I love you, oh You're gonna say you love me too, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, oh And when I ask you to be mine, You're gonna say you love me too."

"Ev'rywhere people stare, Each and ev'ry day. I can see them laugh at me, And I hear them say. Hey, you've got hide your love away."

"She's got a ticket to ride, She's got a ticket to ri - hi - hide, She's got a ticket to ride, but she don't care."

"One day you'll look and see I've gone, For tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun. Some day you'll know I was the one, But tomorrow may rain so I'll follow the sun."

"Now and then I miss you Oh, now and then I want you to be there for me Always to return to me I know it's true It's all because of you And if you go away I know you'll never stay."

"She gives me ev'rything, And tenderly, The kiss my lover brings, She brings to me, And I love her."

"Ooh I need your love babe, guess you know it's true, Hope you need my love babe just like I need you, Hold me, love me, Hold me, love me, I ain't got nothin' but love babe, Eight days a week."

"All my little plans and schemes, Lost like some forgotten dreams. Seems that all I really was doing Was waiting for you."

"I got something to say that might cause you pain, If I catch you talking to that boy again, I'm gonna let you down, and leave you flat. Because I told you before, oh, you can't do that."

"Oh dear, what can I do? Baby's in black and I'm feeling blue. Tell me, oh what can I do? She thinks of him and so she dresses in black, And though he'll never come back, she's dressed in black."

"Whenever I... want you around yeah, All I gotta do... Is call you on the phone, And you'll come running home, Yeah that's all I... gotta do."

"Listen, do you want to know a secret, Do you promise not to tell, Whoa-o-oh Closer let me whisper in your ear, Say the words you long to hear, I'm in love with you, ooh-o-ooh."

"Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you, Remember I'll always be true, And then while I'm away, I'll write home every day, And I'll send all my loving to you."

"Little child, little child, little child, won't you dance with me? I'm so sad and lonely, Baby take a chance with me."

"You know I work all day, To get you money to buy you things, And it's worth it just to hear you say, You're gonna give me ev'rything, So why on earth should I moan, ‘Cos when I get you alone, You know I feel okay."

"It's been a hard day's night, And I've been working like a dog, It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log, But when I get home to you, I find the things that you do, Will make me feel alright."

"I should have known better with a girl like you, That I would love everything that you do, And I do, hey hey hey, and I do."

"We said our goodbyes, ah, the night before. Love was in your eyes, ah, the night before. Now today I find you have changed your mind. Treat me like you did the night before."

"Without going out of my door I can know all things on earth Without looking out of my window I can know the ways of Heaven The farther one travels The less one knows."

"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out. Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now. She was a day tripper, a one way ticket yeah. It took me so long to find out, and I found out."

"Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write, will you take a look? Based on a novel by a man named Lear. And I need a job, so I want to be a paperback writer, Paperback writer."

"Hey Jude don't make it bad, Take a sad song and make it better, Remember, to let her into your heart, Then you can start to make it better."

"That boy took my love away, He'll regret it someday, But this boy wants you back again. That boy isn't good for you, Tho' he may want you too, This boy wants you back again."

"Try to see it my way Do I have to keep on talking 'til I can't go on? While you see it your way Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone. We can work it out. We can work it out."

"When the rain comes they run and hide their heads. They might as well be dead. If the rain comes, if the rain comes."

"Lady Madonna, children at your feet, Wonder how you manage to make ends meet. Who finds the money when you pay the rent? Did you think that money was heaven sent?"

"Christ! You know it ain't easy, You know how hard it can be. The way things are going, They're going to crucify me."

"I know it's true It's all because of you And if I make it through It's all because of you And now and then If we must start again Well, we will know for sure That I will love you."

"Saving up your money for a rainy day, Giving all your clothes to charity. Last night the wife said, "Oh boy, when you're dead You don't take nothing with you But your soul - think!""

"Whatever happened to the life that we once knew Can we really live without each other? Where did we lose the touch That seemed to mean so much? It always made me feel so Free as a bird."

"I'll give you all I got to give if you say you love me too I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love."

"Someday when we're dreaming, Deep in love, not a lot to say. Then we will remember The things we said today."

"I tried to telephone, They said you were not home, That's a lie. 'Cause I know where you've been, I saw you walk in your door. I nearly died, I nearly died. 'Cause you walked hand in hand With another man in my place."

"I'm a loser, And I've lost someone who's near to me. I'm a loser, And I'm not what I appear to be."

"Love, love me do. You know I love you, I'll always be true, So please, love me do. Whoa, love me do."

"Last night I said these words to my girl I know you never even try girl Come on, come on, come on, come on, Please please me oh yeah like I please you."

"As I write this letter, send my love to you, Remember that I'll always be in love with you. Treasure these few words till we're together Keep all my love forever. P.S. I love you, you, you, you."

"Oh yeah, I´ll tell you something I think you´ll understand When I say that something I wanna hold your hand."