icks , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁re issue ▁of ▁Harrison ' s ▁Living ▁in ▁the ▁Material ▁World ▁album , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁eight - dis c ▁Apple ▁Years ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 7 5 ▁box ▁set . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁legacy ▁On ▁release , ▁Billboard ▁magazine ▁described ▁" B ang la ▁Des h " ▁as ▁" a ▁musical ▁appeal ▁to ▁help ▁our ▁fellow - man " ▁that ▁" should ▁find ▁immediate ▁and ▁heavy ▁chart ▁action ". ▁In ▁his ▁contemporary ▁review ▁for ▁the ▁N ME , ▁D erek ▁Johnson ▁considered ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁be ▁"[ n ] ot ▁so ▁strong ▁mel od ically ▁as ▁' My ▁S weet ▁Lord ', ▁but ▁still ▁nag ging ▁and ▁ins istent ", ▁and ▁added : ▁" one ▁can ▁immediately ▁detect ▁the ▁desp air ▁and ▁pity ▁in ▁[ H arrison ' s ] ▁voice ▁as ▁he ▁s ings ▁of ▁the ▁app alling ▁pl ight ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Pakistan is   ... ▁his ▁ly ric ▁is ▁bound ▁to ▁cause ▁some ▁heart - search ing ." ▁A ▁wave ▁of ▁public ▁good will ▁accompanied ▁the ▁single ' s ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁benefit ▁concert s , ▁the ▁subsequent ▁live ▁album , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁concert ▁film . ▁Simon ▁L eng ▁has ▁identified ▁genu ine ▁friendship ▁as ▁being ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Harrison ▁and ▁Sh ank ar ' s ▁relief ▁project : ▁the ▁friendship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁that ▁saw