Govinda ephemera
Copies of Radha Krishna Temple’s two excellent Apple singles aren’t hard to come by, but this US promo copy of Govinda for sale on Ebay comes with an interesting extra: a bit of press puff by George Harrison extolling the song’s virtues. His wish for it to be the first number one hit praising God in Sanskrit was unfortunately not to be, but the following year, of course, he would take Hare Krishnas and Hallelujahs to the top of the pops, when he released My Sweet Lord.
The promo single (SPRO 5067) features a version of Govinda edited down to 3′24″. The text of the insert reads as follows:
Govinda is a devotional song, sung in the most ancient of languages, Sanskrit. Govinda is a name of God; the same God as worshipped by ALL religions, nations, etc; and the meaning behind the song transcends language barriers - time and space, in fact, all things of a temporary nature.
This song can help people to get peace of mind just by hearing the sound repeated over and over. Help yourself and others by playing and listening to it with an OPEN mind, and let us have the first smash number one record praising God in Sanskrit. It would certainly make a change.
Thank you - love from
George Harrison
* This is an edited copy of Govinda which I hope will be easier for you to program. The B side contains the complete version.