One of the “greatest ever” moments from George Harrison comes from a live performance of Isn’t It a Pity, according to fans.
Listeners believe Harrison’s performance of the track, decades after he’d left The Beatles, is one of his finest performances. The song made up part of Harrison’s show in Tokyo, Japan, on a tour with Eric Clapton in 1991. Footage of the performance has since been uploaded to YouTube, where fans were full of praise for the performance from the pair. Clapton and Harrison would tour Japan in the early 1990s and it would prove to be Harrison’s last full set of shows. The veteran performer would round out his touring days with a show at the Royal Albert Hall in October 1992, and wouldn’t take to the stage for a full show again. Harrison died in 2001 at 58. Before his retirement, he and Clapton played a string of shows together in Japan, ending their tour with three shows at the Tokyo Dome.
The pair would perform Isn’t It a Pity at all dates on the tour, with the setlist not changing from show to show. A full setlist of what Harrison and Clapton performed from their final night of the tour can be found below.
- I Want to Tell You
- Old Brown Shoe
- Taxman
- Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)
- If I Needed Someone
- Something
- What is Life
- Dark Horse
- Piggies
- Pretending
- Old Love
- Badge
- Wonderful Tonight
- I’ve Got My Mind Set on You
- Cloud 9
- Here Comes the Sun
- My Sweet Lord
- All Those Years Ago
- Cheer Down
- Devil’s Radio
- Isn’t It a Pity
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Roll Over Beethoven
Listeners were staggered to hear Harrison perform Isn’t It a Pity at the show, with footage of one performance shared to YouTube and praised by listeners. One person wrote: “Pure gold. George was the greatest ever.”
Another added: “It’s crazy that Clapton used to just tour with George supporting him. Imagine how that would be billed today, you’d have to pay hundreds of dollars a ticket to see two acts who are that independently popular performing together.”
A third wrote: “Just seeing this version for the 1st time now. What a beautiful human being. What a pity he’s still not with us.” Others were full of praise for Harrison’s legacy, with some suggesting All Things Must Pass is a far greater album than what John Lennon and Paul McCartney provided in the final days of The Beatles.
One person wrote: “Beautiful song! Just as relevant today as it was in 1970.” Another added: “That’s why he saved his best for All Things Must Pass because John and Paul knew it was better than theirs at the end.
You can watch Clapton and Harrison perform Isn’t It a Pity below.
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