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"Isn't It a Pity" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison from his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. It appears in two variations there: one the well-known, seven-minute version; the other a reprise, titled "Isn't It a Pity (Version Two)". Harrison wrote the song in 1966, but it was rejected for inclusion on releases by the Beatles.
Vivienne Tanya Stephenson (born 2 July 1973), [1] [2] [3] known by her stage name Tanya Stephens, is a Jamaican reggae singer and deejay who emerged in the late 1990s. She is most known for her hits "Yuh Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet" — later featured on the Reggae Gold 1997 compilation album — and "It's a Pity", for which Stephens achieved international recognition. [4]
Isn't It a Pity?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the unsuccessful 1933 musical Pardon My English. It was introduced by George Givot and Josephine Huston.
Like all the "free" tracks on the bonus disc, [96] "It's Johnny's Birthday" carried a Harrison songwriting credit on the original UK release of All Things Must Pass, [97] while on the first US copies, the only songwriting information on the record's face labels was the standard inclusion of a performing rights organisation, BMI. [98]
" ' Tis a Pity She Was a Whore" is a song by English musician David Bowie, released on 17 November 2014 as the B-side of "Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)". Taking influence from John Ford 's 1633 play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore , the art rock song pits dark and violent lyrics against a rhythmic beat.
The chorus lyrics echo the message of "Isn't It a Pity", [37] in this case, author Ian Inglis writes, providing a "bleak assessment of the human condition". [54] The second verse begins with an example of what Harrison biographer Alan Clayson views as the "restricted code" found in the lyrics on much of Extra Texture. [55]
The song's lyrics encourage the listener to seek daylight and abundant growth in the manner of an Atlas cedar. "Beware of Darkness" is a ballad containing dense imagery. [ 16 ] The song marks a return to the spiritual concerns of Harrison's songs with the Beatles such as " Within You Without You ".
The May recording remained unreleased until its inclusion on The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) in 1991. In November 1970, Harrison released a version of "If Not for You" on his triple album All Things Must Pass. Another well-known cover was recorded by Olivia Newton-John in 1971, using Harrison's arrangement of the song.