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All Things Must Pass, 1970
Written by George Harrison
Even though I don't generally go in for rock instrumentals, and this one is five and a half minutes long, I just had to add it. Since yesterday and the night before (get it?) showcased solo Beatles songs of gratitude, it seemed obligatory to include the quiet one today. Anyway, I have long heard that this album is one of the best albums of the era, and never gotten into it beyond a few songs, so that's another reason. George is trading guitar licks with Eric Clapton here, and the whole thing is based on "Roll Over Beethoven." He released it as Apple Jam, an extra record of instrumentals, to help justify the high price of the triple album (fourteen dollars!). The title supposedly comes from a Lenny Bruce comedy bit (but if that's true, why idn't the quote found anywhere on the Internet?).
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