Be Here Now
George Harrison
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This George Harrison composition appeared on his 1973 album Living in the Material World. The track employs a minimalist musical style and draws parallels to his earlier work with the Beatles between 1966 and 1968, incorporating Indian musical elements and sitar drones. The song was partly inspired by a 1971 spiritual book by Ram Dass that recounts the author's spiritual transformation from Western academia to Hindu religious practice. Some biographers view the song as Harrison's reflection on public yearning for the past in the aftermath of the Beatles' dissolution.
What the lyrics are about
The song addresses spiritual presence and mindfulness, drawing from the philosophical concepts in Ram Dass's book about personal transformation and spiritual awakening.
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