GEORGE WROTE THIS ONE TOO?! First Time Hearing The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps Reaction!

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Welcome back, music lovers! Today, we're diving deep into one of The Beatles' most revered tracks, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," written by George Harrison. This song is a masterpiece of emotion and musical complexity. Join us as we experience its magic for the first time and explore the genius behind its creation.
⭐️ WHAT WE EXPLORE IN THIS VIDEO:
Our first impressions and reactions to the powerful lyrics and George Harrison's soul-stirring guitar work.
Discussing the song's historical context within The Beatles' "White Album" and its reflection on the band's dynamics.
Analyzing the contributions of guest musician Eric Clapton and how his guitar solos add to the track's depth.
Delving into George Harrison's role as a songwriter and how this song marked a significant point in his musical journey with The Beatles.
🎵 ABOUT THE BEATLES & "WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS":
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" appears on The Beatles' 1968 album, commonly known as "The White Album." It stands out as one of George Harrison's most significant contributions to the band's catalog, featuring poignant lyrics and complex music that includes a memorable guitar solo by Eric Clapton, making it a landmark in rock history.
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@user-ts6xn5mq8q 2 ай бұрын

"Something" is another exceptional George Harrison-penned tune.

@kevinlee3174 2 ай бұрын

I think Lennon said something like it was the best song on Abbey Road.

@Mcvthree3 Ай бұрын

Here are the Beatles' best songs: 10. Blackbird 9. Yesterday 8. Penny Lane 7. Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds 6. A Day In the Life 5. Something 4. Eleanor Rigby 3. Strawberry Fields Forever 2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps 1. Here Comes the Sun

@redtim3690 2 ай бұрын

Amazing to think that George was the third songwriter in the Beatles. That statement explains why the Beatles were head and shoulders above everyone.

@markhodge7 2 ай бұрын

One of the greatest songs of all time.

@davidbweiner 2 ай бұрын

Amen to that!!!

@johngilmer6782 Ай бұрын

"I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping". A metaphor maybe that societies' foundation has become dirty?

@nickface55 29 күн бұрын

Probably the greatest album of all time!

@ceeezzzzzzz 23 күн бұрын

I agree my dude

@markhodge7 23 күн бұрын

@@nickface55 and we know all contenders.

@nancy9891 2 ай бұрын

George has a calming effect in his music. “My Sweet Lord”, “Something”, “Here Comes the Sun” are calming when listening to them.

@jxchamb 2 ай бұрын

Everyone talks about the guitars but the unsung hero of this song is Ringo. Perfect drum fills.

@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835 2 ай бұрын

The bass is pretty good too.

@graelgraan2428 2 ай бұрын

Ringo was always great at playing for the song, but the bass is killing it in this one!

@eddiebrr3 2 ай бұрын

Yup, Ringo was the guy that completed the Beatles & what they became to the world. The Band brought Ringo into the group because Quote "He could play the drums dirty!

@kurtsaxton823 2 ай бұрын

Ringo really doesn't get the credit he deserves at all, he's not the greatest songwriter ever, but he is the guy that kept the beat for the Beatles... And he's still alive and he married Barbara Bach.

@Spo-Dee-O-Dee 2 ай бұрын

@@kurtsaxton823 He has a stepdaughter with her and I met him at her graduation from Brown.

@LweissTTU 2 ай бұрын

My goodness, there was such great music in the 60’s and 70’s

@joeldavis6133 2 ай бұрын

George was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys

@CB-xr1eg Ай бұрын

We know...

@csphoenix9 2 ай бұрын

The Beatles were always innovative with their sound

@dellblackman4565 2 ай бұрын

For those of us who grew up in the era of the Beatles; we all could write a book about their greatness and still not do justice relative to the impact they had on the world stage. They led the way for a whole younger generation and heavily contributed to the cultural shift that took place during that time! The world would never be the same again. You can see their musical influence all throughout the decades, even up to today's music. They literally created a template for others to follow and then to go off and create their own identity from that.

@KidBklyn 2 ай бұрын

One of George's best with Clapton on guitar.

@jimr8907 2 ай бұрын

Another vote for Something. It's been covered by over 150 artists. It's a masterpiece.

@RobertDavisAdman Ай бұрын

Harrison songs are among the very best of all the Beatles songs.

@binxbolling Ай бұрын

Only his last Beatle songs.

@armadillotoe Ай бұрын

Some say George didn't write as many good songs as John, or Paul, but he may have written as many great songs.

@MrTommytuna Ай бұрын

Well stated.

@Someone-eb7js Ай бұрын

@@armadillotoe nah John has too many "great" songs to make this statement I do agree that the few later Harrison songs are on par with the very best Beatles songs but John and Paul have more than 3/4 great great songs

@devildog5354 2 ай бұрын

All four of the Beatles were capable of leading a successful band on their own. The synergy of all four together was genius...

@guyinnyc1 Ай бұрын

As Eric Clapton said, so many of George's songs are "evergreens", gifts that keep on giving with each listen. Soulful, timeless, enduring. I can never get enough of George's music. Thanks for a thoughtful reaction.

@Renshen1957 Ай бұрын

Eric Clapton on electric guitar (and future husband of George’s ex-wife)…George on acoustic guitar,

@johnbumgardner7977 2 ай бұрын

The Beatles are still my favorite band ❤

@michaelnorman3393 2 ай бұрын

Love all the Beatles but George is definitely my favorite!! ❤

@ronlyster5667 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. Quietly blossoming in the background.

@michaelnorman3393 2 ай бұрын

@@ronlyster5667 A nice way to put it!

@PeterOConnell-pq6io Ай бұрын

Clapton notwithstanding, Harrison, Ringo and the rest of the crew hit this one out of the park

@2kenday 2 ай бұрын

George's best song by far is Something, beautiful!

@KimSpringer 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, you guys need to also do 'Something'. Another song from the Abbey Road album and probably the best George has written. Aside: probably the most well known songs from Abbey Road were Something and Here Comes The Sun - both George songs... Go figure...

@LordEagle 2 ай бұрын

Frank Sinatra said it was the best love song ever written,,,,💥💥💥👍🤪

@bruceprosje9243 2 ай бұрын

That one, and "Here Comes The Sun".

@johncentamore1052 2 ай бұрын

And the bass line!...🫨

@DerekDominoes 2 ай бұрын

By far??? I prefer "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

@Mcvthree3 Ай бұрын

It's crazy how George was in a band with the greatest songwriting duo in rock history but STILL managed to pen 3 of the top 5 Beatles songs.

@bobtausworthe Ай бұрын

I might say 3 of top 10 but still I'm in general agreement that by the end of their run George's contribution should not be discounted. I can't give a linear order to the top 10 but something, here comes the sun and WMGGW are in there for sure

@Mcvthree3 Ай бұрын

@bobtausworthe I'm flexible with Something. It could fall into the lower 5 of 10 (or maybe even out of the top 10 entirely). But in MY opinion, Here Comes the Sun is firmly #1 and WMGGW is firmly #2 of their whole catalog. I love those songs that much.

@metalmark1214 2 ай бұрын

Though Clapton wasn't credited on the album's liner notes or anywhere else, but Eric Clapton played lead guitar on this song. He and George Harrison were good friends, but George had to convince him to come to the studio because Clapton was worried the other Beatles wouldn't want him there. Clapton's presence eased the mood in the studio at a tense time for The Beatles. Harrison often had to fight to get his songs on the albums. John Lennon and Paul McCartney were not interested in this song at first, but came around when Harrison brought Clapton to the studio.

@hognaut 2 ай бұрын

Lennon didn't actually feature on this track

@jp3813 2 ай бұрын

@@hognaut Apparently, he's credited for playing an electric guitar w/ tremolo.

@rickjason215 2 ай бұрын

Clapton stole Harrison's wife. What a good friend.

@illstreamthat 2 ай бұрын

Clapton wasn't credited because of the issues that would cause Clapton at his record label. Clapton and Harrison did quite a few things together where the other couldn't be properly credited because of the record labels.

@hognaut 2 ай бұрын

@@rickjason215 yeh I don't get that either 🤔🤔

@darost 2 ай бұрын

George's first solo album after the Beatles broke up is a whopping huge double album full of masterpieces.

@Straydogger 2 ай бұрын

Actually, it's a triple album. He had so many songs saved up to be able to do that.

@RDRussell2 2 ай бұрын

@@Straydogger Yep, a triple album that came in a box. In the age of CDs, they were able to fit it all onto two CDs, but... I remember being a kid and looking at THREE records and thinking, "How do I decide which side to listen to?!"

@fitless 2 ай бұрын

So many masterpieces?! It has maybe 3 or 4 max including the one he stole. 😊

@gettinhungrig8806 2 ай бұрын

@@fitlessNo theft involved. Just re-arranging aka songwriting.

@ellencourtney7187 2 ай бұрын

The Beatles catalog is deep-they were not one thing or style and certainly evolved over time. Diverse talents in one group at a unique time in history.

@thomastimlin1724 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU!!!

@chrisparkin1786 Ай бұрын

The Beatles were the only band ever that could catch you off guard with how their songs sounded by having X amount of different types of music

@limitededition1053 Ай бұрын

Spot on. All genres covered and invented.

@user-cy5bo6lt8i 2 ай бұрын

One of the greatest songs ever

@pamelaadams1130 2 ай бұрын

It wasn’t just the songs it was their ability to harmonise

@kurtsaxton823 2 ай бұрын

The reason George Harrison wanted Eric to play on this song is because Eric definitely made a guitar weep, slow hand was Eric's nickname... And for good reason. And if you don't know Eric Clapton and George Harrison have quite an interesting history.

@betsyduane3461 2 ай бұрын

Clapton himself in his 2007 autobiography: “On my guitar I used light-gauge guitar strings, with a very thin first string, which made it easier to bend the notes, and it was not uncommon during the most frenetic bits of playing for me to break at least one string. During the pause, while I was changing my string, the frenzied audience would often break into a slow handclap, inspiring Giorgio to dream up the nickname of ‘Slowhand’ Clapton.”

@neilmartin99 2 ай бұрын

With friends like that who needs enemies. If Eric was a good friend of George then I'd hate to know what George's bad friends were like. 🤣😂😅😆

@gregcable3250 2 ай бұрын

Eric's nickname has nothing to do with his playing style. It is because he often broke a string in live performance when with the Yardbirds, especially, and the audience would clap slowly while he changed the string. But you are 100% right that he makes the guitar weep here. One of his great attributes is that he understands the song he is in and plays for the song--the style, phrasing, etc.

@kurtsaxton823 2 ай бұрын

@@gregcable3250 I understand where the nickname came from. I know the story. But his playing style is with a slow hand. He also has a nickname God and I know he's not God.

@mikeeckel2807 2 ай бұрын

"Some" of The Beatles weren't very appreciative of George's work and were falling him somewhat. He brought Clapton in to tamp down the bad vibes that they were sending towards him. The other Beatles were so in awe of Clapton that they let George get his way. When George temporarily "quit" The Beatles they wanted Clapton to take his place, but he wouldn't stab his friend in the back.

@MrRandyv 2 ай бұрын

This is George’s good friend, Eric Clapton playing this mesmerizing guitar🎸🎼🙀

@michaelbarnes4403 2 ай бұрын

and George wrote the Cream song Badge as payment for EC's work on this song, great music... :) have a great day

@clannad99germany70 2 ай бұрын

And one of the best songs of the Beatles and Harrison too. This song was on the White album, and a lot are saying, maybe the best album of the Beatles at all, just bc each single song was a masterpiece and i totally agree. I was 12 years then.

@LBinsocal 2 ай бұрын

George probably wouldn’t have invited Clapton if he knew Clapton would fall for his wife

@slice9996 2 ай бұрын

@@LBinsocal I was going to say that. This is obviously before Clapton stole his wife 🙂

@Eowyn187 2 ай бұрын

My man!

@Spo-Dee-O-Dee 2 ай бұрын

Met George twice in a grocery without realizing it was him until after he had passed...that's how low-key he was.

@barbarastrayhorn4667 2 ай бұрын

Wow.

@SaverioP 2 ай бұрын

George also wrote and sang "Something" which is on the Abby Road album. Another great Harrison composition.

@royferguson2297 2 ай бұрын

Watch it live on the George Harrison Memorial concert.

@ChuckHackney 2 ай бұрын

One of their best by far. So beautiful, again showing how far they were ahead of their time.

@johnlawless2555 Ай бұрын

thank you young people for helping to keep this great music alive.

@maurogodinez6339 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much this beautiful song is one of my favorites.!! Awesome

@jornspirit 2 ай бұрын

...heard this for the first time as teenager in the late sixties, and it blew my mind... still today regarded as one of the best, if not the best song of that album!

@hugoortega4548 2 ай бұрын

The same for me at age 17. It grew on me.

@cliffsmelley5026 2 ай бұрын

The Traveling Wilburys didn’t cover this song, but Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty we’re part of an all-star band that included Prince that performed it at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when George Harrison was inducted (check it out for Prince’s guitar solo). If you want to listen to a true cover version, give a listen to Jeff Healey.

@PRusA122 2 ай бұрын

The version on The Concert for George, with Clapton doing the solo and McCartney and Starr (among others) is amazing. More heartfelt than Prince’s take for sure.

@gettinhungrig8806 2 ай бұрын

Version from the Concert for Bangladesh much better with George and Clapton trading lead guitar licks.

@kurtsaxton823 Ай бұрын

I agree 100%. Prince tried to come in shredding, the beauty of the song was to have a weeping guitar. Not taking anything away from Prince he was an awesome entertainer but he wasn't the right one to play that solo.

@CB-xr1eg Ай бұрын

Try Jeff Healey's version.

@metalmark1214 2 ай бұрын

This wasa classic song. It has over 250 artists covering it

@SG-js2qn 2 ай бұрын

As others have mentioned, this song basically presents us with the introduction of Harrison and Clapton's friendship, as Clapton plays on this song at George's request. After the Beatles and his solo career, George joined with the Traveling Wilburys (Harrison, Dylan, Orbison, Petty, and Lynne), so of course they pleased fans by covering some old songs by band members. As for Prince, Prince played the solo as part of a star-studded tribute to George at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

@andrewcole3736 2 ай бұрын

The reason it sounds “dark“ is because it’s in a minor key and the key in this song is Am. This is one of George Harrison’s best songs. He was a late bloomer. A year later, he wrote “something”and “here comes the sun.”

@marcillioficino4663 2 ай бұрын

Love those minor chords.

@benoitrenaud519 Ай бұрын

This is the song I could listen too everyday for the rest of my life!

@iamhudsdent2759 Ай бұрын

Glad to hear that brother, I've felt the same for 50 years. If I may suggest, check out George's: The Art of Dying (also with Clapton) And: Poor Little Girl.

@TheNotedHero 2 ай бұрын

One of their best. I love the songs George wrote.

@ericanderson8886 2 ай бұрын

Clapton with the uncredited amazing solo on guitar.

@jp3813 2 ай бұрын

They know.

@Sanctified57 2 ай бұрын

Clapton provided the cream (scuse the pun) to a bunch of technically limited musicians

@CB-xr1eg Ай бұрын

Everyone who knows anything about this song knows it's Eric Clapton on guitar.

@nthdegree1269 2 ай бұрын

George Harrison had these awesome and beautiful moments where he would shine quite brightly. One of my favorite Beatles songs is "Here Comes the Sun"

@jorgegonzalez-ll7qq 2 ай бұрын

George not only wrote and sang these 2 Beatles songs. He also has a solo career, perhaps the best of all.

@brovold72 2 ай бұрын

LOL let's not get carried away here.

@user-zh9ow3jz1t 2 ай бұрын

@@brovold72 of the beatles he did have the best solo career.

@user-pf7jm9go6o 2 ай бұрын

He wrote 1-2 songs on each album. that's all he was "allowed". They almost went their separate ways over this, and Lennon wanted to replace Harrison with Clapton, but George returned. Turns out that several of Harrison's songs are some of the most popular - this one, Here Comes the Sun, Something, and. others.

@johncurtis7186 2 ай бұрын

@@user-zh9ow3jz1t: I respectfully disagree. Great solo material, but I still believe John and Paul (plus Wings), had better solo careers.

@user-zh9ow3jz1t 2 ай бұрын

@@johncurtis7186 thanks for the respectfully disagreement ,but i will hold to my opinion

@Mcvthree3 Ай бұрын

George's voice at the end is SO haunting

@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus 2 ай бұрын

One of the best songs ever, this is. George had asked the guys to do the guitar solo but they didn't want to so George asked his friend Eric Clapton to do it. In an interview I read in one of my guitar mags he was asked about this song and replied he was so stoned at the time he didn't remember doing it. As said by others the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame tribute to George is a must listen, Prince was so pissed that he was left of the Rolling Stone list of greatest guitar players a bit before this and he proved that night he deserved to be on that list. If I won a lottery my foolish purchase if possible would be 'Lucy', the guitar Eric used on the song. 'Lucy' was a a 1957 Goldtop Les Paul guitar with PAF humbucking pickups. It was bought new I think by 'John Sebastian' of 'The Lovin' Spoonful', who traded it to 'Rick Derringer' for an amp. Derringer has it refinished in Red like his SG. However, Derringer wasn't happy with the guitar after the refinish so he sold it to a guitar shop in New York where Eric Clapton bought it. Eric after a bit gives it to George Harrison. Harrison continued to play Lucy as one of his principal guitars for the remainder of his time with the Beatles. It can be seen in the promotional videos for "Revolution" and “The Ballad of John and Yoko”, and the 1970 Let It Be documentary film. Lucy can be heard during the three-way guitar solo near the end of "The End" and of course throughout this song. Check out one of the best covers. 'The Jeff Healy Band' - 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' (1990) Cheers

@0101tuber 2 ай бұрын

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame did a tribute to George Harrison that is special. Prince absolutely nails the solo. Video is titled "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" with Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Steve Winwood

@douggaijin 2 ай бұрын

Dhani Harrison, George’s son, is also on stage. He looks just like George.

@heyheyjk-la 2 ай бұрын

Saying that Prince "nails" the solo is under-selling it. He SLAYS.

@michaeldean846 2 ай бұрын

I would say that when George Harrison started with the Beatles. He wasn’t a very good songwriter. But in 1966 he starts writing more autobiographical songs and songs about peace and universal love. And that’s when he finds his niche. So George he didn’t like being on a timeline when it came to songwriting. He only wanted to write when he felt he had something to say. Where Paul McCartney he thrives with timelines. Paul can write about almost anything. Whether he’s experienced it or not.

@jp3813 2 ай бұрын

@@michaeldean846 Paul was a songwriting machine, which motivated John to keep up. George didn't even know if he could write a song at the beginning of their careers. But by the end, he became frustrated about accumulating a huge catalog of songs rejected by his bandmates. Hence, his first post-breakup release was a triple album.

@jp3813 2 ай бұрын

@@sallyphillips9175 Apparently, that's a false info spread by the internet.

@elizabethfranco1284 2 ай бұрын

Friends George and Eric shared a lot in common including Patti Boyd Harrison

@mitchellhancock3102 2 ай бұрын

Can't pick up my guitar without playing here comes the sun. always my favorite Beatle.rip sir.and thank you for your music and memories. You were special.

@davidstephens4625 4 күн бұрын

WMGGW has such a grounded powerful rhythm with the drums, bass and guitar and then you have George singing with his vocal floating ethereally above it all...just majestic.

@limitededition1053 Ай бұрын

The Beatles were free to do what ever they wanted and whatever they thought of and out poured this creativity like they were children.

@markmurphy558 Ай бұрын

George was always the baby of the group, having joined the group when in his teens. I feel that John and Paul never got over that big brother complex to give George a bigger role in the songwriting role of the group.

@wilfbentley6738 Ай бұрын

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor - all knew one another. (There's probably more in that crowd.) An amazing collection of talent.

@threekidzmom04 2 ай бұрын

Oh George! Loved him and his music since the 60's! Raw talent! 🥰

@jmelio1 2 ай бұрын

A masterpiece! He also wrote another classic 'Something' in which Frank Sinatra called one of the greatest love songs.. George is pretty huge on his own too. The Beatles were a one of a kind band. Besides their insane intense popularity, they were also great well known solo artists! As a Boomer, they are part of my DNA❤❤

@bobpat56 2 ай бұрын

George's misfortune was that his group included two geniuses who outshown everyone else.

@Spo-Dee-O-Dee 2 ай бұрын

George took a little longer to hone his chops as a writer...I'd say it was to his great fortune to get to observe two of the best in action.

@kurtsaxton823 2 ай бұрын

I think George was the Real genius he was a way better musician than Paul or John ever would be. Maybe not a better songwriter but definitely a better musician.

@ewest14 2 ай бұрын

@@kurtsaxton823Paul was objectively a better and more talented musician. You can like George’s music more but Paul was more talented as a complete package

@kurtsaxton823 2 ай бұрын

@@ewest14 as a musician myself I wholeheartedly disagree with you, but you can have your opinion all you want but I'm not here to debate it with you. Take that somewhere else.

@davidnorth-martino 2 ай бұрын

I love this song. I also love Jeff Healey's bluesy version. Great reaction as always!

@matthewblaszkiewicz9063 Ай бұрын

I was born in 1994 but I was lucky enough to hear alllll the Beatles songs growing up lol. My parents would play Breakfast with the Beatles in the mornings on the radio so much. Very grateful and shocked when people don’t know about them. However, the first time hearing the Beatles is amazing, enjoy! (:

@antifax8434 2 ай бұрын

My Sweet George ❤❤🎸🎸🎸

@artsilva 2 ай бұрын

I was at a Eric Clapton show once back in the day and for the encore he brought out George Harrison to join in on a couple songs, and This was one of those songs they did that night... That evening we were watching music royalty.

@danacasey8543 2 ай бұрын

This might be my favorite Beatles song. Goerge Harrison is definitely my favorite Beatle. When he passed away, I actually mourned for days. I've been a fan since 1964!

@s.c.6367 Ай бұрын

That whole album is amazing favorites

@kevinrichards2230 2 ай бұрын

You need to watch the Harrison tribute of this song with Prince, Tom Petty and other stars

@anoukmeier6752 2 ай бұрын

Or the concert for Bangladesh version

@ChuckHackney 2 ай бұрын

The imagery is so stunning. While my Guitar Weeps evokes so many emotions and images. ❤

@teresanew9247 2 ай бұрын

I hadnt heard this one and i thought i knew all the beatles music. But i really like it. George had a great voice.

@88pjtink 2 ай бұрын

See the live performance of this at "The Concert For George", where Eric Clapton just shines. The entire concert is insanley good.

@maximobenatti6110 25 күн бұрын

Fantastico brano, ad avercene oggi !!

@dvaderwasframed 2 ай бұрын

Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison & Prince pay tribute to George Harrison at the 2004 Induction Ceremony. Prince totally shreds

@davidtullis2810 2 ай бұрын

Yes Prince always had to upstage every other great guitarist on the stage while people thought it was great but look at the other great guitarist face when he performed. It was like I could have done the same thing but we wanted to be equal at this memorial

@tectoramia-sz1lu Ай бұрын

The first time ?, unbelievable

@myviewmjs3632 Ай бұрын

I was 15 when the Beatles came to the USA for the first time so I grew up with them; and all the other great performers during high school a tour in Vietnam and college. This song is in my top 10.

@x_trio_3_po333 2 ай бұрын

Some lesser known but cool Beatles songs by George Harrison is "Old Brown Shoe" and "I, Me, Mine".

@BRGKasumi77Main Ай бұрын

Amazing guitar solo performed by Eric Clapton!

@helenespaulding7562 2 ай бұрын

I think my favorite Beatle song. During final exams in the fall of 1968 , when I needed a break, I would put on this song and just lose myself in it. It just carries you along….hypnotic. Clapton’s solo is beautiful.

@katherinebosse5706 2 ай бұрын

Jeff Healey did a wonderful cover of this. He was a blind Canadian guitar player who was heavily influenced by George. One of his songs I think you’d like is Angel Eyes. Love this…cheers. ❤

@tsuzukerukun 2 ай бұрын

What a impressive chord progressing that major chord and minor chord are changing back and forth!

@bjm9071 Ай бұрын

My favorite Harrison song. Kenny Rankin does a great version of this. His rendition of My Guitar Gently Weeps impressed George Harrison that his family used the cover for George’s funeral service.

@joshcasarez7494 2 ай бұрын

This is my favorite song of all time. Also my ringtone

@billydworrell8259 Ай бұрын

George s vocals are such different vibe on every Beatles song, in some other research, I ve read that he wasn't a Liverpool lad , thus giving his voice or vocals a unique sound. The beauty of the Beatles is just what you said. They new how to blend it all together from each member and instrument, so a big shout out to George Martin as producer.

@yogimarkmac 2 ай бұрын

That descending minor melody (Am G F# F) is what sets the mood. Been used in lots of songs, none of them happy.

@stevedahlberg8680 2 ай бұрын

I'm listening to your comments at the end, and the fact that you guys highlighted Here Comes the Sun earlier as a contrast to this, both of these were George Harrison songs, featuring him on lead vocal as well. He didn't write nearly as many songs, but he wrote several, and I think pretty much all of them are fan favorites. I know they are for me. Check out a much earlier one from the mid-60s called, "Think For Yourself" ... And supposedly this is the first use of using a fuzz effect on a bass guitar, Paul McCartney experimenting with one of George's guitar effects.

@ronniecorbett6306 Ай бұрын

George is my favorite Beatle.

@timkis64 Ай бұрын

the reason i IMMEDIATELY loved the white album because it was the beatles i had never heard before.so different than previous precicely crafted work.this is just plain raw by comparison.my favorite beatles album.even though there ALL GREAT.

@johncollier9280 Ай бұрын

You gotta check out the live performance o' this song as a tribute to George. When Prince steps forward with a guitar solo it's almost unbelievably fantastic!

@garygoodrich7495 2 ай бұрын

In a George Harrison documentary I was watching, Paul McCartney mentioned that he and John were noticing how good of a songwriter George was becoming. Paul also said that in the beginning, his songwriting wasn't all that great, but they noticed it was getting so good that Paul said "George was writing as well as John and I were." I guess when you hang out with two of the greatest songwriters in the world something is about to rub off!

@brovold72 2 ай бұрын

During one of the private cafeteria conversations between John and Paul in the "Get Back" doc, they discuss this and John suggests that, if they continue recording as the Beatles, the three of them (including George) should each contribute four songs on future albums.

@pjg58x 2 ай бұрын

Great reaction. One of the Beatles classics The Beatles had so many different styles of songs and different periods of their music. There is no such thing as a “typical” Beatles song. The growth in their music from year to year is pretty amazing. What a lot of newbies don’t realize is that their extensive catalog and musical growth was all within a relatively short period of time. They recorded and released their first single (Love Me Do) in late 1962 and finished recording their final album (Abbey Road) in summer of 1969. After the album release John Lennon announced that he was leaving the group and that was basically the end of the Beatles. However without the instant information that we have today, it was kept pretty quiet. Also probably unknown at the time is that Ringo had temporarily quit in 1968 and George temporarily left earlier in 1969. In spring of 1970 Paul McCartney announced he was leaving so he was unfairly getting blame for breaking up the group.

@clivenewman4810 2 ай бұрын

My favourite Beatles song 🇬🇧

@martinl8574 2 ай бұрын

Out of the hundreds of Beatles song, this is top 5!!!!!

@plefevre 2 ай бұрын

You're right, the Beatles are in a league of their own. Such richness, complexity and creativity while being so utterly enjoyable and accessible for everyone.

@davidharward8908 2 ай бұрын

The song was a commentary on how the Beatles were no longer getting along. He wrote "I look at you all, see the love there that's sleeping, while my guitar gently weeps." Basically he is saying that there is no love there anymore, it is sad, and he is just playing the guitar, trying to get through it all.

@coachtomas 2 ай бұрын

George is almost singing a lullaby, so gentle and sweet are his vocals. Observing things and reporting them. The instruments are the contrast in the sense that they add this drama and impetus. Fascinating song.

@misadventuresofmorgan 2 ай бұрын

“Prince’s” version is actually just his part of the tribute show they did for George… there were multiple famous singers on stage for that, they just gave the solo to Prince and because of his performance it became synonymous with him…

@Kuesel68 2 ай бұрын

By far the best song of the album and one of the best the band (plus George's friend Eric on the guitar solo) ever recorded. The band had it's issues with each other at that time. Once Ringo even left the band. When George brought his friend in, he was a kind of a catalisator and put the band back together again. Check out Love You To, Something, The Innner Light by Beatles George - and do the whole All Things Must Pass album, the best work any of the Beatles did after the split up and the first tripple album. George was a genius.

@notvalidcharacters 2 ай бұрын

It's the Tempo that gives it that vibe. This is a song that will absolutely not be rushed.

@macalcord 2 ай бұрын

I was playing this in my car today. Love it...George and Eric were on their A-Game when they wrote it.

@d3j051 2 ай бұрын

Great catch, Harrison is the 3rd man up in writing the music for the Beatles but he is still epic in his own right.

@jgsheehan8810 2 ай бұрын

Great great song. George wrote it as an exercise, he opened a book and pulled “gently weeps” from the page and voila! a classic song was born

@jhawk1912 2 ай бұрын

This song is perfect. There is no other way to describe it.

@Bridgejunky2 2 ай бұрын

Something which helps demonstrate the greatness of this song is the number of truly wonderful cover versions it has inspired. While my Guitar is a masterpiece that sustains endless interpretation. From its origin in George's hauntingly beautiful acoustic demo, to Prince's smash it up rocker this song pulls you in.

@rickjames420 Ай бұрын

2004 induction ceremony where they played the best version of this song and is now a must watch. That one literally gives me goosebumps.

@brovold72 2 ай бұрын

Magnificent song by George and terrific solo and fills by Clapton but I've always really liked Paul's contributions to the song too: the harmony vocals (and fade-out "yeah"s) and the thick plodding bass and the piano intro.