The Reason George Harrison Dropped An Expletive At Harry Nilsson's Funeral

Unfortunately, Harry Nilsson's rock 'n' roll life came to a tragic end on January 15, 1994, when he died of a heart attack at age 52, as stated in Far Out Magazine. Still, his funeral was a wonderful reminder of just how important he was in the music world, as it was attended by many major musical artists, according to record producer Mark Hudson, who said to Rolling Stone (via Far Out Magazine) that "every songwriter was there — Jimmy Webb, Paul Williams, Van Dyke Parks, George [Harrison], the list of people was scary."

While the sadness of Nilsson's death was tempered by the presence of pop music royalty, there was a brief yet shocking moment that occurred courtesy of ex-Beatle George Harrison, according to Hudson (per Far Out Magazine). The producer recalled how everyone was "standing around the grave and George goes, 'F*** You.' And we are all shocked, and we thought he was having some kind of angst. And then he says, 'That was always my favorite song [of Nilsson's]: "You're Breaking My Heart, Tearing it Apart, Well F*** you,"' so then we all joined in and sang it." While the language may not have been appropriate for a typical funeral, because this was to commemorate the life and work of a rock star, singing one of his most notorious songs is actually quite the heartfelt sendoff.

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