Dehradun- Rare Song by George Harrison of Beatles

THE ‘QUIET BEATLE’ WHO SANG TO DOON’S BEAUTY

George Harrison, the popular British songwriter and musician known best as a member of the famous Beatles.

Harrison wrote a song especially for Dehradun during his stay at the ashram of Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh in the late sixties.

The lyrics of the song:

‘Dehra Dehra Dun,

Dehra Dun Dun

Dehra Dehra Dun

Dehra Dun Dun

Many Roads  can take you there
Many different ways

One direction takes you weeks

Another takes you days

Many people on the roads

Looking at the sights

Many others with their troubles

Looking for their rights

See them move along  the roads

In search of a life divine

Beggars in a gold mine

Dehra Dehra Dun

Dehra Dun Dun

Harrison composed the number  titled "Dehra Dun" in the spring of the year 1968  during the time the group was in Rishikesh. This song was sung by Harrison and remained unavailable for years. It was not included in any album but its studio recording can now be heard on the net. It is one of the rarest Beatles’ songs.