“Isn't it a pity
Now, isn't it a shame
How we break each other's hearts
And cause each other pain
How we take each other's love
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Isn't it a pity”
From Isn’t It A Pity by George Harrison
One of George Harrison’s finest moments. Even on his amazing triple record All Things Pass this stands out. Cowboy Junkies do a great cover too. When listening to All Things Must Pass you should always remember that it was written during the break-up of The Beatles. Songs like All Things Must Pass, Wah Wah and this are infused by such events. These lyrics could be a real poetic description of those dying days of four best friends who are losing what made them spectacularly special because they were using each other and taking each other for granted.
It is a good parable of how we all treat each other. Isn’t it a pity has no solutions. It is a melancholic sorrowful warning of what we have done to each other since Cain and Abel.
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