George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
Released in July 1971, it was the first song in the popular music era to be written for charity. George Harrison and Pandit Ravi Shankar started a fund to raise awareness about the millions of refugees fleeing the recently created independent nation which was now at war with Pakistan, from whom they...
[Verse]
My friend came to me
With sadness in his eyes
He 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
To help us save some lives
[Chorus]
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
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 Bangladesh
[Chorus]
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Such a great disaster, I don't understand
But it sure looks like a mess
I've never known such distress
Now please don't turn away, I wanna hear you say
Relieve the people of Bangladesh
Relieve the people of Bangladesh
[Chorus]
Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Now it may seem so far from where we all are
It's something we can't reject
It's something I can't neglect
Now won't you give some bread? Get the starving fed?
We've got to relieve Bangladesh
Relieve the people of Bangladesh
We've got to relieve Bangladesh
[Outro]
Now won't you lend your hand and understand?
Relieve the people of Bangladesh
Bangla Desh was written by George Harrison.
Bangla Desh was produced by Phil Spector & George Harrison.
George Harrison released Bangla Desh on Wed Jul 28 1971.