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George Harrison ‎– Far East Man - Live Rarities

1 While My Guitar Gently Weeps (London, Prince's Trust)
Written-By – George Harrison
2 Here Comes The Sun (London, Prince's Trust)
Written-By – George Harrison
3 For You Blue (Landover, Capital Centre)
Written-By – George Harrison
4 Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby (Carl Perkins And Friends)
Written-By – Carl Perkins
5 Your True Love (Carl Perkins And Friends)
Written-By – Carl Perkins
6 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Carl Perkins And Friends)
Written-By – Ernest Seitz, Eugene Lockhart
7 Glad All Over (Carl Perkins And Friends)
Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, Roy C. Bennett, Sid Tepper
8 Blue Suede Shoes (Concert)
Written-By – Carl Perkins
9 Here Comes The Sun/Bells Of Rhymney/Mr. Tambourine Man/Take Me As I Am (Or Not At All) (Rockline Radio, 10th February 1988)
Written-By – Bob Dylan, Boudleaux Bryant, George Harrison, Idris Davies, Pete Seeger
10 That's All Right (Mama) (Rockline Radio, 10th February 1988)
Written-By – Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
11 Let It Be Me (Rockline Radio, 10th February 1988)
Written-By – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
12 Something (Rockline Radio, 10th February 1988)
Written-By – George Harrison
13 Every Grain Of Sand (Rockline Radio, 10th February 1988)
Written-By – Bob Dylan
14 Awaiting On You All (Alan Freeman Show, 18th October 1974)
Written-By – George Harrison
15 Far East Man (Alan Freeman Show, 18th October 1974)
Written-By – George Harrison, Ron Wood
16 Soundstage Of Mind (Concert)
Written-By – George Harrison
17 Here Comes The Sun (Saturday Night Live Rehearsal, 18th November 1976)
Written-By – George Harrison
18 Rock Island Line (Saturday Night Live Rehearsal, 18th November 1976)
Written-By – Alan Lomax, Huddie Ledbetter
19 Bye Bye Love (Saturday Night Live Rehearsal, 18th November 1976)
Written-By – Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant


"Far East Man" is a song written by English musicians George Harrison and Ronnie Wood, each of whom released a recording of the song in 1974. Wood's version appeared on I've Got My Own Album to Do, his debut solo album, and Harrison's on Dark Horse. Their only official songwriting collaboration, "Far East Man" is an affirmation of friendship in the face of life's obstacles and musically reflects the two guitarists' adoption of the soul genre. Written mostly by Harrison, the composition has been interpreted as a restatement of the humanitarian message expressed in his 1971 single "Bangla Desh", and a tribute to Indian musician Ravi Shankar.

The song originated during a period of romantic intrigue surrounding Harrison's marriage to Pattie Boyd and Wood's to his wife Krissie, which culminated in Boyd leaving Harrison for his and Wood's mutual friend Eric Clapton. Wood recorded "Far East Man" in July 1974 at The Wick, his Surrey home that had also become an established meeting place for many leading rock musicians. Harrison sang and played slide guitar on this version, while other contributors included Wood's Faces bandmate Ian MacLagan, Mick Taylor of the Rolling Stones, and drummer Andy Newmark. The Harrison recording took place at his Friar Park studio and features backing from Billy Preston, Tom Scott, Willie Weeks and Newmark, all of whom then played on his 1974 North American tour with Shankar. Opening with a spoken dedication to Frank Sinatra, the Dark Horse recording was marred by Harrison's damaged singing voice – a result of his rushing to complete the album's vocal parts in Los Angeles, while simultaneously rehearsing for the tour.

Several commentators have singled out "Far East Man" as a highlight of Harrison's 1974 album. While noting the two composers' troubled private lives during the song's creation, author Simon Leng describes it as "a wistful shrug of the shoulders set to music".[1] In 2002, Wood released a concert DVD titled Far East Man, which included a live version of the track. Recorded in December 2001, two weeks after Harrison's death from cancer, this performance features special guests Andrea Corr and Slash.


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