Album: The Concert For Bangladesh (1971)

Charted: 10 23

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• My friend came to me
  With sadness in his eyes
  Told me that he wanted help
  Before his country dies
  
  Although I couldn't feel the pain
  I knew I had to try
  Now I'm asking all of you
  Help us save some lives
  
  Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
  Where so many people are dying fast
  And it sure looks like a mess
  I've never seen such distress
  Now won't you lend your hand
  Try to understand
  Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
  
  Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
  Such a great disaster
  I don't understand
  But it sure looks like a mess
  I never known such distress
  Please don't turn away
  I want to hear you say
  Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
  
  Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
  
  Bangla Desh, Bangla Desh
  Though it may seem so far
  From where we all are
  It's something we can't reject
  That suffering I can't neglect
  Now won't you give some bread
  Get the starving fed
  We got to relieve Bangla Desh
  
  Relieve the people of Bangla Desh
  We got to relieve Bangla Desh
  
  Now won't you lend your hand
  Try to understand
  Relieve the people of Bangla Desh Writer/s: George Harrison
  Publisher: BMG Rights Management
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

• George from Vancouver, CanadaOk, he didn't put political position in to the song, but whast did he REALLY feel about the situation there? Did he ever speak of it, outside of this song?
• Joe from New York, NyI actually met George Harrison a few days after The Concert For Bangle Desh in August of 1971.That was at the Gramarcy Park Hotel on 23rd street and Lexington avenue in Manhattan,NYC. I must tell you the story....Leon Russell was "dating" my sister Boe and we 3 were staying at the hotel when one Saturday afternoon Leon asked Boe and I to please go out for a few hours so that he may have a meeting with George Harrison in the hotel room.So we agreed and off we walked BUT made sure NOT to get on the elevator right away....we hung around on the floor and there it happened the elevvator door opened and off walked Beatle George harrison in full real life color....I had the same length and style hair as George at the time and as he walked off he asked my sister and I "do you know where Leon's room is"....or something like that....so we said yes and poited to his room's door....BUT George did not just split right away he actually paused and spoke with us for awhile....then he walked to Leon's room and knocked....the door opened and right out of a scene from "A Hard Day's Night" George Harrison waved at us and said something like...."see ya kiddies"....WOW what a day....what an afternoon....what a feeling my sister and I had that time....then we went on the elevator and again wated to get another look at the famous Beatle....we sat on the couch in the lobby of the hotel....and in a short while both Leon Russell and George Harrison came off and walked by us....George smiling at us and Leon saying to us come back in a few hours....then they got into a big black limosuine....!.....Joe Nania a.k.a. Hollywood Joe www.hollywoodjoe.com
• Roger from Wyandotte, MiWhile I would agree with your comments about George, I wouldn’t about John. Remember that John was the leader of The Beatles and already had done much to express himself and wanted to retreat from the public. John has to be considered the Godfather of Rock and Roll and nearly all forms of music since are variations of what he did. Without John you may never have known about George. George still had much to express after the breakup of The Beatles and he did it magnificently.
• Rick from Belfast, MeGeorge Harrison...always was my fav Beatle.....and to have a concert for the needy(and dying) people.....how many of these did the #1 male vocalist do?....talking bout Lennon(whom I dont consider #1 male vocalist)....
• Breanna from Henderson, NvAwesome song from a great artist what isn't there to love?
• John from Gadsden, Althat is 1 of the best songs on earth
• Rob from Leamington, Englandgeorge harrison-biggest legend in music
• Nader from Durham, NcBeing from Bangladesh, a huge Beatles fan, with Harrison as my favorite...this song is awesome!

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