George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” Gets Star-Studded Music Video 51 Years After Song’s Release

December 17, 2021

51 years ago, George Harrison released “My Sweet Lord” on his 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass. This week, a star-studded music video premiered in celebration of its half-a-century milestone.

The video stars former Beatle Ringo Starr, along with a long list of actors, musicians, and other famous or familiar faces.

Joe Walsh and Jeff Lyne, who played in the Traveling Wilburys with Harrison, appear in the video, in addition to Olivia and Dhani Harrison.

Cameos from Patton Oswalt, Taika Waititi, Vanessa Bayer, Mark Hamill, Sam Richardson, Atsuko Okatsuka, Rosanna Arquette, Brandon Wardell, Anders Holm, Moshe Kasher, Natasha Legerro, Reggie Watts, Tim Heidecker, Paul Scheer, Darren Criss, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Rupert Friend, Aimee Mullins, Shepard Fairey, Claudia O’Doherty, and Tom Scharpling are sprinkled throughout the theatrical video.

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Photo credit: spatuletail / Shutterstock.com

Written by: Vipology Staff Writer

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