Status

Cover Song

Written By

George Harrison

Recording Sessions

June 1998 (Smith Residence - New York, NY - Strange Parallel)

Availability of Official Release

An 56-second video clip of Elliott playing this song at his residence appears in the 1998 documentary about Elliott, Strange Parallel. Elliott is playing the song on piano and singing. The recording cuts in and out, and is aborted.

Lyrics

Isn’t it a pity
Now, isn’t it a shame
How we break each other’s hearts
And cause each other pain
How we take each other’s love
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Isn’t it a pity

Some things take so long
But how do I explain
When not too many people
Can see we’re all the same
And because of all their tears
Their eyes can’t hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
Isn’t it a pity

Isn’t it a pity
Isn’t is a shame
How we break each other’s hearts
And cause each other pain
How we take each other’s love
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Isn’t it a pity

Forgetting to give back
Isn’t it a pity
Forgetting to give back
Now, isn’t it a pity

Audio

(video clip of a home recording from Strange Parallel)

(taken from a live performance on 1998-08-12 at Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ, USA)