Quoted from Bobber

Govinda by Kula Shaker is written by Crispian Mills (frontman) and Kula Shaker.

Quoted from raxo

Oh, my God   ... I think I've finally found something here  :




The link:
http://www.harekrsna.de/mp3/rkt/e_index.html

The Radha Krsna Temple, produced by George is a collection of tracks combining Eastern melodies and sounds and Western musical styles and production techniques. The site claims that Govinda is "played every morning in each International Society for Krishna Consciousness temple all over the world." I'm not too sure about that, but it is great music. And a Guy liked it!!!  

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" ... But it wasn’t until 1969 that George was to meet Shyamasundara dasa in the London offices of Apple Records, the Beatles’ recording company. “Where have you been? I’ve been waiting two years to meet you fella's” was how he greeted the devotee. [ ... ] This initial meeting eventually led to the recording of 'The Hare Krishna Mantra' by the Radha-Krishna Temple with George, Paul, Linda and drummer Ginger Baker all in the studio helping. George produces the song and is believed to have played harmonium and guitar on the "Govinda" and "Hare Krishna Mantra". Harrison also attended the Radha Krsna Temple's Top of the Pops appearance when they performed the single "Govinda", although he did not appear in front of the cameras. It reached the charts in twenty countries it was even sung one afternoon by 40,000 people at Wembley!"

Swami Prabhupada made a deep impression on George: “Most of these yogis say ‘Look at me, I am the divine incarnation, let me help you,’” he explained, “Prabhupada said: ‘I am the servant of the servant of the servant.’” When George once asked Srila Prabhupada if he should also shave his head and join the temple, Prabhupada replied that he could do more for Krishna through his music. Many years previously, the great-grandfather of the Hare Krishna movement, Bhaktivinode Thakur, had predicted a day when the Maha Mantra and songs of Krishna would be sung throughout the world in the local musical style and in the local language. George would be the first to make that prediction come true. When Prabhupada heard George’s orchestrated version of the Govindam Prayers for the first time he was moved to tears and asked for it to be played every morning in each of the movement’s temples which still happens to this day."

Many more anecdotes and info about the album here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govinda_%28Radha_Krsna_Temple%29



P.S: I've got to say that Govinda is too repetitive ... I guess I had already listened to the best part of it: its first minute!!!   ... but I like this kind of music!!!   ... better than Revolution 9 or some others!!!  

Quoted from raxo

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They had a wonderful conversation, where at one point George asked him if he should move into the temple and shave his head. I believe he would have if Prabhupad had said yes. But Prabhupad said emphatically "No! You have a great gift for the world in your music. Just continue your music and Krishna will be greatly pleased and He will bless you." Then he said "I will give you some ideas for your songs" and he got out Srila Bhaktivinode's Songbook and went over a number of the songs, reciting the translations for George.
It was soon after this that he wrote "My Sweet Lord."