The Lord Might Control Us

"The Lord Might Control Us" is a song written by Luke Melvin as the B-side to his hit single "Oh What A Pity (Not Really)". It is also included on his May 1970 album Nature Will Take Everything.

Composition
"The Lord Might Control Us" was the B-side to "Oh What A Pity (Not Really)" which he wrote because of his theory that the Lord Brahman controls absolutely everything, even the actions you are doing now. He wrote the lyrics, a riff came into his head and then he worked out the chords. He then had the song.

Recording
The song was recorded in January 1970, with various overdubs in February and then the song was mixed in March, ready to go on the finished album.

Personnel

 * Luke Melvin - lead vocals, synthesizer, lead guitar, slide guitar
 * George Harrison - backing vocals, acoustic lead guitar
 * Eric Clapton - rhythm guitar
 * Billy Preston - keyboards
 * Ringo Starr - drums, percussion