George inadvertantly lifted a melody from The Chiffons "He's So Fine" for "My Sweet Lord", for which George is sued by their publishing company, pays $1.5M in damages, even though the court recognized he didn't mean to. So The Chiffons record their own version of "My Sweet Lord" to help George recover some of the damages. What an homage from both sides. How much class showed by The Chiffons.
@@imeggman george harrisons record company or whatever actually owns the rights to the chiffons now too. There is actual evidence and all that shit. Regardless, they didnt like seeing what happened to George to it was really cool from both sides in a way in the end idk d: it was mainly the managers who wanted to sue anyway.
The Chiffons themselves did not sue George Harrison, to make it clear to everyone, The Chiffons record company bright tunes went and sued George Harrison, not The Chiffons, they made this cover to kinda try to help him out or what ever you call it, they were against the lawsuit, the record company only did it because of money mostly, especially back in that time
UA-cam censors links but there's an article called, "The day George Harrison settled his my sweet lord plagiarism lawsuit" and "40 Years Ago: George Harrison Found Guilty of ‘My Sweet Lord’ Plagiarism." You can also look into the lawsuit itself where it says who filed it and who owns the work. But these articles might be more palatable.
Ha! I love this. It should have been enough, rather than having a lawsuit against George Harrison. Actually, I would have liked to see them perform together.
I don't think it was The Chiffons who brought the suit. I think it was management. I don't know what the deal was, but (without looking it up) I have a fantasy that they felt a bit bad for how much hell that lawsuit put George through, and they both wanted to show admiration for him as an artist, and send him a little bit in royalties themselves.
@@alsw7792 George Harrison was the original of "My sweet Lord" (lyrics), this group also recorded his song, but there was a law suit melody wise because of the similarities with the song "He's so fine".
Obviously I prefer George’s, my favorite song of all time. But massive respect to these wonderful ladies for helping George get back some of the royalties!
It would have been better if when they transitioned to He's So Fine at the end, the backup singers went into the "doo lang doo lang doo lang" bit...that's what made that song so iconic!
Anyone noticed that both My Sweet Lord and He's So Fine sound very similar to Oh Happy Day ? And as a matter of fact, to me, My Sweet Lord, sounds closer to Oh Happy Day than to He's So Fine. George Harrison himself, said during the dispute with the Chiffons record label, that while he was in the proccess of writing and recording the song, he was inspired by the latter and wanted to create something just as spiritual.
@@sneakerfacevids441 George was inspired by Oh happy day and that was the argument he made I court, but I’ve never been able to hear it. They just are not the same melody, and definitely not closer than he’s so fine
Styles come and go. R&B in the 80s was very nice, too. I would love to see some more influences of the past in todays R&B. Maybe one day it will be easier to see local bands on the internet. That always adds an interesting sound.
Wonder; you’re just hoping them being light years behind will change. They haven’t even caught up with the 50/60’s on mass. I have more fun listening music that wasn’t made today… the creatives today on mass are terrible
@@Sunshine-zm1fxLook up the Colemine label. They put out new soul and most acts sound like classic acts recorded on modern equipment. They have a UA-cam channel.
Too bad the great lead singer Judy Craig is not singing lead on this...still a nice cover. I wonder if there's a picture of the real group singing this?
George didn’t steal anyone’s song. The whole lawsuit was a bunch of bullshit. This cover is simply a homage to George and a play on the whole incident. George Harrison’s publishing company now owns the rights to both songs anyway.
The opening line is distinctly gh. After I hear this, I think msl is unique. At most, figure split the royalties. But in end, Harrison ended up getting royalties again.
George Harrison wrote the song My Sweet Lord in 1970. In 1971 Bright Tunes took him to count for its similarities to the 1963 hit He's So Fine by The Chiffons. He lost the lawsuit due to unintentional copyright infringement and The Chiffons recorded a cover of his song which is this video!
They should taken out the "Hallelujah" shit too and replace with "but there is no god" it would be awesome like: "I really wanna know you but there is no god My Lord... I really wanna be with you but there is no god My Lord... Oh My Lord..." Christians give me a fucking break
It's hilarious how their version of "My Sweet Lord" sounds a lot like "It's Too Late" by Carole King. 😅 It would've been even funnier if they had sang "Doo lang doo lang doo lang" in their version of "My Sweet Lord."
The Chiffons, who were generally incapable of error (see their larger than life 1965 Nobody Knows What's Goin' On In My Mind But Me" single on Laurie for details), kind of missed the boat with this one. Had it not been for all of the howls of indignation about how George Harrison supposedly stole their He's So Fine for his My Sweet Lord single, they would have had little reason to tackle the song themselves (other than for taking out the spiritually elements, which they did quite well). If they had done it to the tune of He's So Fine, everyone would have either said, "Told you so" or enjoyed their efforts. As it is, rendering the song as a run of the mill period piece was a bit redundant. Chiffons records are usually known for their exuberance and relentless optimism. This one just sags.
All well and good. But composer Ronnie Mack's tragic and untimely passing and all of those subsequent legal issues have nothing to do with the point I was trying to make, which was that the Chiffons themselves missed the boat by doing their version of My Sweet Lord as a period piece instead of rendering it with a classic Chiffons arrangement. If they had recorded their version of My Sweet Lord in the style of He's So Fine, it would have been a far more appealing and enduring record, instead of the period piece that it is.
I agree with you. I love the Chiffon's "He's So Fine" and I also love Harrison's version of "My Sweet Lord". But George's song has a driving energy - and this has a cocktail lounge feel - I guess it's OK for relaxing by poolside with a pina colada or something...
This song no belongs any religious, no political party, no philosophy, no system thinking. It's an universal track for humanity, love and inner strength.
No George wrote it, gave it to Billy Preston who recorded it around 9 months before George did. Than the Belmont’s covered it and threw in the lyrics to he’s so fine by the Chiffons in the middle because the two songs follow the same melody. Realizing this, Bright Tunes, who owned he’s so fine, sued George Harrison for copyright infringement and won. The chiffons covered the song in a tongue in cheek kind of nod to George, notice the he’s so fine lyrics at the end
The Chiffons weren't the ones who sued. It was the record company that owned the rights too the song that did. The Cliffons where against the case on Harrison & did this cover to spread awareness of the lawsuit & help Harrison in his case.
Hoo boy, not true. The Chiffons were a VERY big girl group in the early '60s, mostly on the strength of their 1963 No. 1 hit "He's So Fine", the song at the center of the plagiarism claim against George, which was the Chiffons' FIRST release. It doesn't often happen that you hit No. 1 paydirt your first time out. And it remained at the top of the charts for over a month, garnering a Gold Record for selling a million copies. Dooo-lang dooo-lang doolang... BTW: My favorite Chiffons song is Carole King's "One Fine Day".
George inadvertantly lifted a melody from The Chiffons "He's So Fine" for "My Sweet Lord", for which George is sued by their publishing company, pays $1.5M in damages, even though the court recognized he didn't mean to. So The Chiffons record their own version of "My Sweet Lord" to help George recover some of the damages. What an homage from both sides. How much class showed by The Chiffons.
Is that how it happened I was just wondering about that!
Do you have a source for them covering it to help him recover damages? He was George Harrison-he didn't exactly need help making money in the 80s.
@@imeggman george harrisons record company or whatever actually owns the rights to the chiffons now too. There is actual evidence and all that shit. Regardless, they didnt like seeing what happened to George to it was really cool from both sides in a way in the end idk d: it was mainly the managers who wanted to sue anyway.
@@APolishPlayer Still not evidence. Give a source
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The Chiffons themselves did not sue George Harrison, to make it clear to everyone, The Chiffons record company bright tunes went and sued George Harrison, not The Chiffons, they made this cover to kinda try to help him out or what ever you call it, they were against the lawsuit, the record company only did it because of money mostly, especially back in that time
@Nathan Marynard any sources ?
UA-cam censors links but there's an article called, "The day George Harrison settled his my sweet lord plagiarism lawsuit" and "40 Years Ago: George Harrison Found Guilty of ‘My Sweet Lord’ Plagiarism."
You can also look into the lawsuit itself where it says who filed it and who owns the work. But these articles might be more palatable.
Sounds suspiciously similar to "He's So Fine" by George Harrison.
Right, that's it, I'm off to find a lawyer! The Chiffons won't get away with this!
Talk bout irony but very well done
Ha! I love this. It should have been enough, rather than having a lawsuit against George Harrison. Actually, I would have liked to see them perform together.
I don't think it was The Chiffons who brought the suit. I think it was management. I don't know what the deal was, but (without looking it up) I have a fantasy that they felt a bit bad for how much hell that lawsuit put George through, and they both wanted to show admiration for him as an artist, and send him a little bit in royalties themselves.
I thought George was original before this
@@alsw7792 George Harrison was the original of "My sweet Lord" (lyrics), this group also recorded his song, but there was a law suit melody wise because of the similarities with the song "He's so fine".
Obviously I prefer George’s, my favorite song of all time. But massive respect to these wonderful ladies for helping George get back some of the royalties!
Somebody had a sense of humor.
It would have been better if when they transitioned to He's So Fine at the end, the backup singers went into the "doo lang doo lang doo lang" bit...that's what made that song so iconic!
I so agree, their magic with little adlibs is fantastic. You should check out easy to love but so hard to get!
Such a power move. Love it
I think its so fine ❤
Excellent commentary
The court ruled that he subconsciously plagiarized "He's So Fine". Guess whose company owned the rights to it? Alan Klein, the Beatles Manager!
It's awesome that they interpolated their lyrics into the song
Excellent song! not quite as good as George Harrison s version! But not bad at all!🤗😁
Irony...George copied from them, and they recordes It...
@@andrerodriguesrodrigues8984 Irony, they copied Oh Happy Day if that's the logic being used.
@@imeggman i love George, but he was wrong...
@@andrerodriguesrodrigues8984 Wrong about what?
@@andrerodriguesrodrigues8984 Didn't really copy from the Chiffons, copied from Ronnie Mack.
Delicious. Love the peaceful/languid intro.
Delightful! It's so nice they did this version, too. Musicians have a special kinship.
2:56 i see what you did there...
Nice! I'm surprised it did not get enough exposure on radio back in the day. Thanks Go!Go!Bingo!
The Chiffons did not sing the lyrics "Hare Rama" as displayed in the captions on this video, but rather, they sang "my Lord."
george should do a collab with them and play the guitar for this song
nowhere man
too late for that unfortunately
Except for the fact that he died a long time ago.
That’d be a great idea if he weren’t already fucking dead
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It's not Hare Rama, they sing My Lord...
Anyone noticed that both My Sweet Lord and He's So Fine sound very similar to Oh Happy Day ? And as a matter of fact, to me, My Sweet Lord, sounds closer to Oh Happy Day than to He's So Fine. George Harrison himself, said during the dispute with the Chiffons record label, that while he was in the proccess of writing and recording the song, he was inspired by the latter and wanted to create something just as spiritual.
I don’t think so. I don’t think it can make that stretch.
@@sneakerfacevids441 George was inspired by Oh happy day and that was the argument he made I court, but I’ve never been able to hear it. They just are not the same melody, and definitely not closer than he’s so fine
This is brilliant… them all doing this live would have been amazing
Beautiful song ..
This is excellent!
Is This Really By 'The Chiffons'?.
Sounds nothing like them.
When I listen to these classics I can't help but wonder whether today's American R&B is losing its edge.
Styles come and go. R&B in the 80s was very nice, too. I would love to see some more influences of the past in todays R&B. Maybe one day it will be easier to see local bands on the internet. That always adds an interesting sound.
Does knowing it’s a cover by one of the Beatles make you feel any different?
Yes
Wonder; you’re just hoping them being light years behind will change. They haven’t even caught up with the 50/60’s on mass. I have more fun listening music that wasn’t made today… the creatives today on mass are terrible
@@Sunshine-zm1fxLook up the Colemine label. They put out new soul and most acts sound like classic acts recorded on modern equipment. They have a UA-cam channel.
Too bad the great lead singer Judy Craig is not singing lead on this...still a nice cover. I wonder if there's a picture of the real group singing this?
hare Krishna peace and love
The chiffons recorded he so fine the original they stole from
George didn’t steal anyone’s song. The whole lawsuit was a bunch of bullshit. This cover is simply a homage to George and a play on the whole incident. George Harrison’s publishing company now owns the rights to both songs anyway.
The opening line is distinctly gh. After I hear this, I think msl is unique.
At most, figure split the royalties.
But in end, Harrison ended up getting royalties again.
what
I know: they mustn't have been mad at George. Maybe it was the suits suing Harrison, not the Chiffons?
Yes , the Chiffons didn't sue George Harrison. It was Bright Tunes that went after Harrison.
What's funny is this doesn't sound like she's so fine at all
He's so fine my sweet LORD JESUS Bless everyone in this World.
You do know he was singing about Krishna?
What about the Belmonts version did before even Chiffons. Sounds convoluted the whole story! You can't believe everything out put out there!
George got trolled by the Chiffons.
Puts me in mind of my pursuit of The Divine Father Jehovah, and the monastic life.⛪🙏
You mean Krishna
The song is about Krishna
Que descaro el de George Harrison.
I see alot of comments about somone copying from this song or something. Can someone explain to me the story in detail please?
same!!
George Harrison wrote the song My Sweet Lord in 1970. In 1971 Bright Tunes took him to count for its similarities to the 1963 hit He's So Fine by The Chiffons. He lost the lawsuit due to unintentional copyright infringement and The Chiffons recorded a cover of his song which is this video!
and if you want to see another song - see George Harrison's "This Song" which was his response to the whole ordeal lol
@@sophiaz6833 thank u!!! The chiffons made the cover mocking George? or why?
@Jamie Lynne rude
they sing a plagiarism song. my sweet load. that's funny. that's great. thanks god it's friday
"My sweet load?" 😳😳
I like this version better than George's.
Negó que no fue plagio.... Ratero george harrison
Much better than than the beetles one.
Sucks. You don't get the chills like you do with George's and Billy Preston.
They should taken out the "Hallelujah" shit too and replace with "but there is no god" it would be awesome like:
"I really wanna know you
but there is no god
My Lord...
I really wanna be with you
but there is no god
My Lord...
Oh My Lord..."
Christians give me a fucking break
You right!!
@@ed.vieira🤫🤫
@@ed.vieira lol the hypocrisy
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This cut employs Phil Spector's "wall of crap sound barrier" The superb vocals some how survive this terrible production ...
It's hilarious how their version of "My Sweet Lord" sounds a lot like "It's Too Late" by Carole King. 😅 It would've been even funnier if they had sang "Doo lang doo lang doo lang" in their version of "My Sweet Lord."
They should have payed George for making know their song
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Baptist version?
@Aslin Fire Safety
True-ish
He was involved in the Hare Krishna tradition
The Chiffons, who were generally incapable of error (see their larger than life 1965 Nobody Knows What's Goin' On In My Mind But Me" single on Laurie for details), kind of missed the boat with this one. Had it not been for all of the howls of indignation about how George Harrison supposedly stole their He's So Fine for his My Sweet Lord single, they would have had little reason to tackle the song themselves (other than for taking out the spiritually elements, which they did quite well). If they had done it to the tune of He's So Fine, everyone would have either said, "Told you so" or enjoyed their efforts. As it is, rendering the song as a run of the mill period piece was a bit redundant. Chiffons records are usually known for their exuberance and relentless optimism. This one just sags.
All well and good. But composer Ronnie Mack's tragic and untimely passing and all of those subsequent legal issues have nothing to do with the point I was trying to make, which was that the Chiffons themselves missed the boat by doing their version of My Sweet Lord as a period piece instead of rendering it with a classic Chiffons arrangement. If they had recorded their version of My Sweet Lord in the style of He's So Fine, it would have been a far more appealing and enduring record, instead of the period piece that it is.
I agree with you. I love the Chiffon's "He's So Fine" and I also love Harrison's version of "My Sweet Lord". But George's song has a driving energy - and this has a cocktail lounge feel - I guess it's OK for relaxing by poolside with a pina colada or something...
I was hoping they were going to do a mash-up to prove the point
The Chiffons owning George Harrison XD
I like it.
They are "plagiouing" their own song kkkkkkk
Pop Will Eat Itself.
Which one is the original version?😀😀😀
No
George’s
@@shannhazful no
The original version was recorded by Billy Preston in 1970.
@@GeneXAngel but was written by George who gave the song to Billy
Sounds like an elevator song
pretty cool elevator
私の
so good this
1:20-1:42 They really murdered that part, and the "He's so fine" at the end was a bit below the belt.
I agree
lol
This song no belongs any religious, no political party, no philosophy, no system thinking. It's an universal track for humanity, love and inner strength.
Didn't realize this soulful song was written before George Harrison.
No George wrote it, gave it to Billy Preston who recorded it around 9 months before George did. Than the Belmont’s covered it and threw in the lyrics to he’s so fine by the Chiffons in the middle because the two songs follow the same melody. Realizing this, Bright Tunes, who owned he’s so fine, sued George Harrison for copyright infringement and won. The chiffons covered the song in a tongue in cheek kind of nod to George, notice the he’s so fine lyrics at the end
They sued the song but they covered it
The Chiffons weren't the ones who sued. It was the record company that owned the rights too the song that did.
The Cliffons where against the case on Harrison & did this cover to spread awareness of the lawsuit & help Harrison in his case.
Nice. It sounds nothing like "He's so fine."
Jeff Williams good one.
I love it when the singer at 2:56 refers to the "stolen song" of George Harrisson. Indeed "My Sweet Lord" was "He's so fine" by The Chiffons...
Could one argue that He's So Fine is just Oh Happy Day?
@@imeggman he's so fine was done way before oh happy day
My advice is mute the song and enjoy the show in the comments.
No one would know anything about them had it not been for Harrisońs “plagiarism” 🙂
Hoo boy, not true. The Chiffons were a VERY big girl group in the early '60s, mostly on the strength of their 1963 No. 1 hit "He's So Fine", the song at the center of the plagiarism claim against George, which was the Chiffons' FIRST release. It doesn't often happen that you hit No. 1 paydirt your first time out. And it remained at the top of the charts for over a month, garnering a Gold Record for selling a million copies. Dooo-lang dooo-lang doolang...
BTW: My favorite Chiffons song is Carole King's "One Fine Day".
They sued George Harrison for the similarities of the tune of "My sweet Lord" to their song "He's so fine" and yet they recorded George's song.
They didn't sue him; their record company did. They gave some of the profits from the sales of this record to George.
Never heard this until now. What a surprise. Should have been a No. 1!!!
What, no Hare Krishna?