George Harrison lamented being caught with plagiarism charges
After The Beatles split up in 1970, George Harrison became perhaps the most successful member of the former band to build a solo career. In that same year, he released his third solo record, All Things Must Past, the album that would become his best-known and most successful. On November 23, 1970, Harrison dropped his first single from the record, My Sweet Lord, but four months later, he was hit was massive plagiarism charges.
By February 10, 1971, My Sweet Lord had become a smash hit, reaching the number one spot in singles charts around the world, and selling millions of copies in various countries. It was then claimed that My Sweet Lord was a rip-off of the 1963 song He's So Fine by American girlband The Chiffons.
Harrison admitted the songs were extremely similar in tone and structure, and - over the following ten years - battled to prove it was not an intentional display of plagiarism.
Source: Callum Crumlish/express.co.uk
