[PAR] [TLE] Bangla Desh (song) [SEP] "Bangla Desh" is a song by English musician George Harrison.  It was released as a non-album single in July 1971, to raise awareness for the millions of refugees from the country formerly known as East Pakistan, following the 1970 Bhola cyclone and the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War.  Harrison's inspiration for the song came from his friend Ravi Shankar, a Bengali musician, who approached Harrison for help in trying to alleviate the suffering.  "Bangla Desh" has been described as "one of the most cogent social statements in music history" and helped gain international support for Bangladeshi independence by establishing the name of the fledgling nation around the world.  In 2005, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan identified the song's success in personalising the Bangladesh crisis, through its emotive description of Shankar's request for help. [PAR] [TLE] Deep Blue (song) [SEP] "Deep Blue" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released as the B-side to his 1971 charity single "Bangla Desh".  Harrison wrote the song in 1970, midway through the recording sessions for "All Things Must Pass", and recorded it in Los Angeles the following year while organising the Concert for Bangladesh.  The composition was inspired by the deteriorating condition of his mother, Louise, before she succumbed to cancer in July 1970, and by Harrison's feelings of helplessness as he visited her in hospital in the north of England.  Given the subject matter of his lyrics, "Deep Blue" also served to convey the suffering endured by the millions of refugees from war-torn Bangladesh in 1971, as sickness and disease became widespread among their makeshift camps in northern India.
[PAR] [TLE] Bangla Desh ( song ) [ SEP ] " Bangla Desh " is a song by English musician George Harrison . It was released as a non - album single in July 1971 , to raise awareness for the millions of refugees from the country formerly known as East Pakistan , following the 1970 Bhola cyclone and the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War . Harrison 's inspiration for the song came from his friend Ravi Shankar , a Bengali musician , who approached Harrison for help in trying to alleviate the suffering . " Bangla Desh " has been described as " one of the most cogent social statements in music history " and helped gain international support for Bangladeshi independence by establishing the name of the fledgling nation around the world . In 2005 , United Nations Secretary - General Kofi Annan identified the song 's success in personalising the Bangladesh crisis , through its emotive description of Shankar 's request for help . [PAR] [TLE] Deep Blue ( song ) [ SEP ] " Deep Blue " is a song by English musician George Harrison , released as the B - side to his 1971 charity single " Bangla Desh " . Harrison wrote the song in 1970 , midway through the recording sessions for " All Things Must Pass " , and recorded it in Los Angeles the following year while organising the Concert for Bangladesh . The composition was inspired by the deteriorating condition of his mother , Louise , before she succumbed to cancer in July 1970 , and by Harrison 's feelings of helplessness as he visited her in hospital in the north of England . Given the subject matter of his lyrics , " Deep Blue " also served to convey the suffering endured by the millions of refugees from war - torn Bangladesh in 1971 , as sickness and disease became widespread among their makeshift camps in northern India .
Both written by George Harrison "Bangla Desh" and "Deep Blue" were songs intended to raise awareness for what?
Both written by George Harrison " Bangla Desh " and " Deep Blue " were songs intended to raise awareness for what ?
millions of refugees
millions of refugees