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"Isn't It a Pity" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison from his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. 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)". Harrison wrote the song in 1966, but it was rejected for inclusion on releases by the Beatles. In many countries around the world, the song was also issued on a double A-side single with "My Sweet Lord". 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.

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  • Isn’t It a Pity (englisch; „Ist es nicht ein Jammer“) ist ein Rocksong, der 1970 vom britischen Musiker George Harrison veröffentlicht wurde. Geschrieben wurde er ebenfalls von Ex-Beatle Harrison. Das Stück erschien als B-Seite der Single My Sweet Lord und in zwei Versionen auf dem Album All Things Must Pass. Die Single erreichte sowohl in den USA als auch in Deutschland Platz 1. (de)
  • "Isn't It a Pity" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison from his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. 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)". Harrison wrote the song in 1966, but it was rejected for inclusion on releases by the Beatles. In many countries around the world, the song was also issued on a double A-side single with "My Sweet Lord". 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. An anthemic ballad and one of Harrison's most celebrated compositions, "Isn't It a Pity" has been described as the emotional and musical centrepiece of All Things Must Pass and "a poignant reflection on The Beatles' coarse ending". Co-produced by Phil Spector, the recording employs multiple keyboard players, rhythm guitarists and percussionists, as well as orchestral and choral arrangements by John Barham. The track also serves as a showcase for Harrison's slide guitar playing, a technique he introduced with All Things Must Pass. In its long fadeout, the song references the closing refrain of the Beatles' 1968 hit "Hey Jude". 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. 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). Clapton and Preston performed the song together at the Concert for George tribute in November 2002. "Isn't It a Pity" has been covered by numerous artists, including Nina Simone, Dana, Matt Monro, Galaxie 500, Cowboy Junkies and Peter Frampton. (en)
  • «Isn't It a Pity» -español: «no es una lastima» una canción del músico británico George Harrison, publicada en el álbum de 1970 All Things Must Pass. El álbum incluye dos versiones: una principal, publicada junto a la canción «My Sweet Lord» como doble cara A, de siete minutos de duración, y una segunda versión publicada en el segundo disco de All Things Must Pass como reprise editado de 4:45 minutos. Harrison compuso la canción en 1966, y a pesar de la popularidad y del éxito que obtuvo tras su publicación, fue rechazada para su inclusión en trabajos de The Beatles. La canción es una balada descrita como la pieza central tanto emocional como musical de All Things Must Pass"​ y como una «profunda reflexión sobre el fin de The Beatles».​ Aunque en Estados Unidos sirvió para acompañar a la canción «My Sweet Lord» en un sencillo con doble cara A, en Canadá alcanzó el primer puesto en las listas de éxitos elaboradas por RPM como canción principal del sencillo. La canción fue versionada por un alto número de músicos como Nina Simone, Matt Monro, The Three Degrees, , Galaxie 500, , Paul Young, Elliott Smith, Pedro Aznar, Roberta Flack y Local H. (es)
  • Isn't It a Pity est une chanson composée et écrite par George Harrison, parue en 1970 sur son triple album All Things Must Pass. Elle apparaît en deux variantes : l'une connue, la version de sept minutes et dix secondes ; L'autre une reprise, intitulée "Is not It A Pity (Version Two)". Elle sort en single la même année aux États-Unis et en France, comme « double face A » de My Sweet Lord. Écrite en 1966 et refusée par les Beatles, elle devient n°1 au Canada, individuellement à My Sweet Lord qui est à l'époque en tête des ventes au Canada, mais aussi aux États-Unis et en Europe de l'ouest. Un des points culminants de All Things Must Pass, une des plus célèbres compositions d'Harrison, souvent décrite comme une « profonde réflexion sur la séparation des Beatles », elle fut reprise par de nombreux artistes dont Nina Simone, Matt Monro, Cowboy Junkies, Paul Young, Elliott Smith, Galaxie 500, Graham Nash, Roberta Flack. (fr)
  • Isn't It a Pity è un brano musicale di George Harrison, apparso sul suo triplo album All Things Must Pass (1970), dove è spezzettata in due tronconi: Isn't It a Pity (Version One) e Isn't It a Pity (Version Two). (it)
  • «Isn’t It a Pity» — песня Джорджа Харрисона из альбома All Things Must Pass. Песня была записана битлами во время работы над альбомом The Beatles, но на альбом так и не попала. 23 ноября 1970 года песня вышла в США на стороне «Б» сингла «My Sweet Lord». В альбом All Things Must Pass вошли две различные версии песни. Первая версия (7:10) была более чем на две минуты длиннее второй (4:47). Песня имеет мелодию в стиле фолка, похожую на другую песню с того же альбома, «Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)» и напоминающую баллады Боба Дилана того периода. В тексте песни нашла отражение тема кармы, красной нитью проходящая практически через весь альбом All Things Must Pass. Первая версия песни вошла в сборник Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison. Демоверсия песни, записанная во время сессий The Beatles Get Back/Let It Be в январе 1969 года, доступна в эксклюзивном издании Let It Roll на iTunes Store. Концертная версия песни в 1992 году вошла на альбом Live In Japan. «Isn’t It a Pity» и «My Sweet Lord» достигли вершины чарта Billboard Hot 100, а также в чартах Канады. Кавер-версии «Isn’t It a Pity» записали такие исполнители и музыкальные коллективы, как Эрик Клэптон, Билли Престон, , , Cowboy Junkies, , , , Нина Симон, Television Personalities, , Nils Landgren, The Three Degrees и Эллиотт Смит. (ru)
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  • [All Things Must Pass] roars. Some songs feature two drummers, two bassists, two piano players, several guitarists, a horn section and a full string orchestra. Even at their most grandiloquent, the Beatles never dared construct as colossal a sound as that heard on ballads like "Isn't It a Pity" ... (en)
  • What makes it ... is the way Spector's magisterial strings and horns meld with Harrison's slide guitar. Everything proceeds with deliberate slowness, building to a hypnotic climax of almost cosmic grandeur. Falsetto voices singing, "What a pity", are countered by otherworldly "omms" ... as if intoned by the transparent faces of solemn, planet-sized gods. (en)
  • He knew he had something special there and he wasn't covered with a blanket anymore. You see, George played me a bunch of songs when he was with me [in December 1969], and I kept saying, "Why aren't some of these on those Beatles records, George?" … I didn't think he had much to develop – he was ready. (en)
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  • – Music critic Jody Rosen, 2001 (en)
  • – Music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (en)
  • – Musician Delaney Bramlett, 2003 (en)
  • – Paul McCartney, 2011 (en)
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  • Isn’t It a Pity (englisch; „Ist es nicht ein Jammer“) ist ein Rocksong, der 1970 vom britischen Musiker George Harrison veröffentlicht wurde. Geschrieben wurde er ebenfalls von Ex-Beatle Harrison. Das Stück erschien als B-Seite der Single My Sweet Lord und in zwei Versionen auf dem Album All Things Must Pass. Die Single erreichte sowohl in den USA als auch in Deutschland Platz 1. (de)
  • Isn't It a Pity è un brano musicale di George Harrison, apparso sul suo triplo album All Things Must Pass (1970), dove è spezzettata in due tronconi: Isn't It a Pity (Version One) e Isn't It a Pity (Version Two). (it)
  • «Isn't It a Pity» -español: «no es una lastima» una canción del músico británico George Harrison, publicada en el álbum de 1970 All Things Must Pass. El álbum incluye dos versiones: una principal, publicada junto a la canción «My Sweet Lord» como doble cara A, de siete minutos de duración, y una segunda versión publicada en el segundo disco de All Things Must Pass como reprise editado de 4:45 minutos. Harrison compuso la canción en 1966, y a pesar de la popularidad y del éxito que obtuvo tras su publicación, fue rechazada para su inclusión en trabajos de The Beatles. (es)
  • "Isn't It a Pity" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison from his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. 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)". Harrison wrote the song in 1966, but it was rejected for inclusion on releases by the Beatles. In many countries around the world, the song was also issued on a double A-side single with "My Sweet Lord". 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. (en)
  • Isn't It a Pity est une chanson composée et écrite par George Harrison, parue en 1970 sur son triple album All Things Must Pass. Elle apparaît en deux variantes : l'une connue, la version de sept minutes et dix secondes ; L'autre une reprise, intitulée "Is not It A Pity (Version Two)". Elle sort en single la même année aux États-Unis et en France, comme « double face A » de My Sweet Lord. Écrite en 1966 et refusée par les Beatles, elle devient n°1 au Canada, individuellement à My Sweet Lord qui est à l'époque en tête des ventes au Canada, mais aussi aux États-Unis et en Europe de l'ouest. (fr)
  • «Isn’t It a Pity» — песня Джорджа Харрисона из альбома All Things Must Pass. Песня была записана битлами во время работы над альбомом The Beatles, но на альбом так и не попала. 23 ноября 1970 года песня вышла в США на стороне «Б» сингла «My Sweet Lord». «Isn’t It a Pity» и «My Sweet Lord» достигли вершины чарта Billboard Hot 100, а также в чартах Канады. Кавер-версии «Isn’t It a Pity» записали такие исполнители и музыкальные коллективы, как Эрик Клэптон, Билли Престон, , , Cowboy Junkies, , , , Нина Симон, Television Personalities, , Nils Landgren, The Three Degrees и Эллиотт Смит. (ru)
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  • Isn’t It a Pity (ru)
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