THE BEATLES - WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS | REACTION

[@cindyfalstrom7231]

The Beatles are Rock Royalty. No One even comes close. I think they started it all. This song is a beauty.

[@stpnwlf9]

A legendary performance of this song was at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in honor of George Harrison featuring Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne on vocals, Steve Winwood on organ, and Prince on a scorching lead guitar solo. But the highlight of that for me was watching the sheer joy on Dhani Harrison's face as he played acoustic and sang along in tribute to his father.

[@MaunderMaximum]

IMO the best live version by far is from the Concert for George at Royal Albert Hall, with Paul McCartney on piano, Ringo on drums and Eric re-creating his fantastic guitar solo. Dhani was there too.

[@sukie584]

I think except for Prince, it’s an utterly boring performance. It drones on and on until the guitar.

[@MaunderMaximum]

@@sukie584 Prince was an amazing musician, but I never liked that guitar solo. Overblown to the point of being vulgar. Clapton rules.

[@williampearson9679]

This is the best version of the song! George, Eric and the Beatles.

[@jwsel]

@@MaunderMaximum Thank you. I adore that version and get so frustrated that everyone recs the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame version. Prince is great technically, but this is not a song for shredding. Clapton understands that and his solos (on the original recording and at the Concert for George) fit the song so much better. My personal favorite, though, is the 1987 Prince’s Trust Concert version which has George singing and trading guitar solos with Clapton, Ringo (and Phil Collins) on drums, Jeff Lynne on rhythm guitar, Elton John on keyboards, and Ray Cooper on percussion. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/Znq3o4SOerhrobc. I wore out my VHS of that concert.

[@arjaylee]

George's passing made me weep.

[@mistymichelle9957]

I was just a child when he passed away, but I could feel the loss through my parents' sadness. It was a very melancholy day.

[@leonardshevlin7260]

It's coming on twenty years.

[@MsAppassionata]

You’re not alone. 😞

[@NightBazaar]

You might have heard it before, but then again the Beatles wrote music that has a feeling of familiarity to it, kind of like you've always known about their songs, even if you've never actually heard the songs before. That's how amazing these guys were. They're classics that never get old.

[@ericsinger2692]

You're not alone in your love of this song. I think a large percentage of Beatles fans would list this at or close to the top.

[@alfsalte9493]

George Harrison has many great songs with the Beatles. Here Comes the Sun is another that rank high.

[@douglasgonzalez7561]

George Harrison and his good friend Eric Clapton. They slayed this!

[@bagelj]

For many years it wasn’t really known how much Eric Clapton was a big contributor to The Beatles music. It’s all been coming out the last decade.

[@danielolson5378]

@@bagelj I found out it was EC playing the solo when i read it somewhere in a book in the late '80s.

[@joeybee1914]

A little too good a friend when he stole his wife.

[@bagelj]

@@joeybee1914 then they stayed friends and wrote songs about her. Musicians are weird

[@joeybee1914]

@@bagelj I think they actually got closer after that. Weird indeed.

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Beautiful song by George Harrison, R.I.P.

[@metalhead4135]

George was so often overlooked as a songwriter, but wrote some of their best music. Add to that Eric Clapton’s guitar on this song & you get a masterpiece

[@ninline2000]

This song was the beginning of Harrison getting the respect he deserved. It was the best thing on the White Album.

[@christopherfletcher5384]

When George brought Eric in the guys were on their best behavior and took his song seriously.

[@arturoducati]

@@christopherfletcher5384 And Eric Clapton took his wife

[@Lwize]

Clapton meets The Beatles. Greatness ensues.

[@joelliebler5690]

Breakout song for George!Anouncement to the world that George was a serious songwriter!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@bradmitchell7539]

How bout Within you Without you? That was mind bending for the time.

[@joelliebler5690]

Of course a great one as well though when he did while My Guitar Gently Weeps everyone accepted George to be right there with Paul and John to be able to create popular hits and stand alone if that is what he wanted to do!

[@bassioelmucho]

And this is 1968 and they are, as usual creating unique rythymic patterns. The blueprint of modern music!

[@dimedraweriv258]

This is truly the beginning of the legendary talent that is George Harrison coming into is own and getting out of John and Paul's shadow. Really quite different than any Beatles song , in large part due to Harrison's best pal Eric Clapton playing lead guitar in the song. RIP George you're still missed!

[@benoitrenaud519]

It’s all about how there is not enough love in this world because people don’t dare show how much love they have to give. When will we learn?

[@meldonbrindley7093]

the Beatles are a deep deep hole.

[@IllumeEltanin]

If any song shows Eric Clapton earned the moniker "Slow Hand," it's this one.

[@glima1]

this baseline is so beatiful man

[@porflepopnecker4376]

One reason George invited Eric Clapton to play on this song is that he felt John and Paul weren't taking his song seriously enough during its development in the studio. Having Clapton come in to handle the lead guitar got their attention.

[@danielolson5378]

For a while George left the band and John asked Eric Clapton if he wanted to join. EC didn't reject the offer but still had his doubts since George was his friend. And as we all know George came back.

[@randomgamerdude98]

@@danielolson5378 didn’t know this wow thanks for sharing

[@waynesweeten6211]

What a lucky man you are. To discover and to hear the Beatles for the first time. Your life will never be the same.

[@darrelstevens9707]

I think this song is a statement on the short comings of society and his dream to see us all live better together. I look at you all, see tje love that is sleeping, while my guitar gently weeps.

[@adamsgrad93]

Every Beatles song is "one of my favorites" lol. This song is where George Harrison really started to shine in his songwriting, it's one of his greatest songs. Check out Prince and Tom Petty (RIP both) covering this at a George Harrison tribute.

[@viniciusfuhrmannlax1251]

Such a beautiful song. Mr Eric Clapton on guitars. If he had only played this solo in his entire career, he would already be considered a legend

[@jimmayors2315]

First, as a drummer, you need to listen closely to Ringo's technique. He's a left handed drummer playing a right handed set up. His drumming for each song is all about the song, nothing to put him in the spot light. Second, the guitarist on this album playing the lead is Eric Clapton. Back then, he was know as "God" for his electric rock/blues style. Finally, this song has been covered many times, but you REALLY need to watch/react to Prince's guitar solo at the 2004 RROHF performance; and then you need to watch/react to Peter Frampton's guitar solo (whichever one you choose, but the Festival de Viña 2008 really shows his ability as a showman)

[@sherryarflin726]

Unequivocally one of their best recordings EVER!!

[@bassioelmucho]

Always think of these tunes in historical context. They were light years away from most of their contemporaries

[@debbieadams334]

Well said sir

[@bassioelmucho]

@@debbieadams334 Thanks!

[@One_Proud_Papa]

This is one of the more straightforward rock songs the Beatles have done. BUT, in my opinion, the best guitar riff they did was Paperback Writer. You'll love it.

[@ScarletVoodoo]

I always found the lyrics to Paperback Writer kinda corny but my god does it jam.

[@ArniePorter]

Paul’s deep fuzzy base, Clapton’s crying lead guitar, Ringo drumming perfectly behind the beat and George’s great Scouse accented voice all blended into an epic Beatles song.

[@johnneils9084]

Good choice for a Beatle's reaction as George Harrison shines through as great influence here as well as Here Comes The Sun. A version of this song is on KZbin taken from the memorial concert for George Harrison with a cast of musicians including Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne(to name a few) & with a weeping guitar solo from Prince toward the end! The lyrics of this song are said to have been written to express the disharmony in the group after returning home from India and experiencing Transcendental Meditation.

[@cindydepriest3720]

One of Georges best! It will love on forever...

[@seerofallthatisobvious1316]

Please someday listen to "Please, Please Me" the Beatles first #1 hit. well worth the listen in order to truly appreciate how far the Beatles went musically in such a short time. Case in point if you haven't already check out "I Want You" (she's so heavy).

[@ingridfong-daley5899]

"Across the Universe" was my fave Beatles song as a kid, but this one has taken over in the last decade or so to my #1 spot. There's a lovely version on the Beatles "Love" album which includes the alternate 3rd verse (with lyrics to make you tear your heart out of your own chest with sorrow) and a full string section accompaniment written by George Martin that is absolutely stunning. And then there's the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame version that features George Harrison's son Dhani that has the most WICKED guitar solo by Prince at the end. It's a whole stage full of geniuses and virtuosi, and they take the song way heavier, but it's gargantuanly transcendent. You should listen to all 3 back-to-back, if not in a reaction, at least on your own time, comparing the differences in 'treatment,' instrumentation/orchestration, tempi, etc! Sort of like an audio triptych. :)

[@strangenrare8663]

My son is named after George Harrison, and last year on Halloween we spontaneously played this song as a piano/guitar duet because it was the only song we both already knew how to play from memory. We were dressed as Scooby-Doo characters for Halloween and we were recording Scooby-Doo music cues so the camera was already rolling, but we ended up with a genuinely interesting kinda 'lite jazz'/heavier rock version, kinda like putting all the ones mentioned above into a 'blender'. :)

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

In top five five Beatles songs for me......When I needed a break from studying in the fall of 1968, I would put this on on lose myself in the trance-like vibe...stunning guitar...

[@extdiso]

George at his best! Not too proud to ask Clapton for help

[@cletushouse906]

They never stop amazing you.

[@patriciac814]

Here Comes the Sun Next

[@redgreen82]

I've heard everything they've done, several times. This is my absolute favorite.

[@benoitrenaud519]

I will never get tired of playing or listening to that song. It is perfect in every way.

[@rbking9296]

I would guess by now that everything has been said about this Harrison masterpiece, I would suggest giving Dear Prudence off this same album a listen Lennon’s vocals are amazing on this song

[@williamjamesrapp7356]

Thanks for the stroll down memory lane . Wow what a flash back.

[@jazzminb]

I think Eric Clapton did a cover of this song - Eric is actually playing the guitar on the Beatles' studio version of the song

[@cathyopthof8136]

Oh,the superb sound of the Magnificent George Harrison. After the bands breakup I went for this beautiful, talented and totally underrated mans Heavenly music!♥️

[@jimclemence4405]

This is the best song from the White Album.

[@dimedraweriv258]

Agreed and he also had the best from Abbey Road too imho anyway.

[@TigerRogers0660]

@@dimedraweriv258 Absolutely the best song!! Made some of Paul's & John's songs look like an embarrassment.

[@thebobbs6999]

Growing up in the 60s I loved the Beatles and although Lennon/McCartney were the primary creators of their output, I found Georges contributions their equal. This is a prime example of George at his very best.

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

Check out Jeff Lynne, Tom petty, Dhani Harrison, Steve Winwood and Prince with others doing this song in a tribute concert for George Harrison. Prince does a killer lead solo at the end of this song.

[@debbiechang5781]

The first of George Harrison’s many masterpieces. Nothing more to say! Just to comment, I gave up (a long time ago) trying to choose a favorite Beatles song and I have been a fan since 1963 (when I was 9)! 😂

[@poullax]

I understand that the one who disliked,was the only person who was holding umbrella when there was "divine musical rain" coming from the skies...!

[@alleneh]

The performance of this song at the Concert For George (held one year to the day after his death) was simply amazing. A must see... as is the whole concert... and Billy Preston on the organ doing My Sweet Lord is something you really need to see.

[@dansteely9906]

One of rock's great solos by Eric Clapton. Check out The Whos Won't get fooled again a classic if ever there was one.

[@trespatines8698]

I love the organ in this song. I’ve never found out who plays it. I would guess John did.

[@mariaportengen2959]

A real George Harrison classic. Goosebumps again🎸🎸💕

[@kianpa1]

One of favorite bands and albums ever! ❤️

[@amitychief3061]

There are the Beatles, and then there is everything else.

[@mojomegaman]

Music doesn't surpass this level. A good number meet it, but this is where Rock and Roll legendary status exists.

[@joddo81]

One of my favorite songs!

[@sherryarflin726]

That’s because you are a very smart man Chod !

[@mattplus09]

You may have seen the George Harrison tribute version with Tom Petty and Prince with the insane guitar solo...great song, great reaction :) Peace!

[@glass2467]

A masterpiece for the ages, and very much needed today. Too bad many aren't listening.

[@mythicsin3083]

Clapton on lead…helping out the lads…

[@mvellis3863]

One of George's best songs, and it was a smart move to bring in his buddy Eric Clapton on lead, he makes that Strat not only weep, but moan, cry, and wail. You should also react to a great song that Harrison and Clapton wrote together called "Badge" performed by Cream

[@blitztim6416]

Your favorite Beatles song. Till you hear the next Beatles song.

[@kathyedleman633]

Favorite Beatles song.

[@jimearnest4342]

It's hard to choose a favorite beatles song,I just say the one I'm listening to is my favorite,lol

[@Alewifes_Husband]

Again I can only insist that you should check out "I Saw Her Standing There" from 1963. What a banger, and the boys audibly had so much fun recording it! You'll dig it. A great way to spend 2 minutes :-)

[@Oinkette04]

Has anyone requested Oh Bla Dee Oh Bla Da? This song is over in left field . It is contagious- it will make you whistle hum and repeat. Promise you will love it.😘😎

[@billgordon6451]

This is an absolute classic

[@dalebaker9109]

The boys do it yet again. Another earful of delight. And you and the family are still deep in my thoughts!

[@alfsalte9493]

For your information: Eric Clapton plays the main solo of this song. He and George played this song together that George had composed.

[@JimiBurleigh]

I love this song. It's one of my favourite tracks on "The White Album". I heard an interview with The Beatles long time producer Sir George Martin where he says that for an album named simply "The Beatles" it was the least 'band like' album The Beatles would record. Of the 30 or so tracks on the album there are only about 15 tracks on whch all four of The Beatles appear. Still, one of the most incredible "all killer no filler" albums ever recorded. It was one of the few real bright spots of 1968. As many people have mentioned, George Harrison got his buddy Eric Clapton to play on "While My Guitar Gentely Weeps". The guitar that Eric played on his overdubs was a Gibson Les Paul that Eric had actually given to George as a gift. The guitar had been previously owned by John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful and also by Rick Derringer who had it refinished by Gibson. Derringer had it refinished in an SG red colour before Eric Clapton found it in a New York music store and bought it to give to George Harrison. George gave the guitar the name "Lucy" and it is oneI of the most famous electiric guitars in the world. Another Harrison masterpiece as part of The Beatles is "Here Comes The Sun". Suggestions for George Harrison's solo work would include: "My Sweet Lord" "All Things Must Pass" "Crackerbox Palace" "What Is Life" Eric Clapton "Layla" - As Derek and the Dominos. Must be the long version with Duane Allman's beautiful slide guitar part. "Layla" Acoustic "Unplugged" version "I Shot the Sheriff" (Bob Marley cover) "It's In the Way That You Use It" "Tearing Us Apart" with Tina Turner.. Great song! "If I Had Possesion Over Judgement Day" (Robert Johnson cover) "Promises" with Eric Clapton with Cream: "Badge" "Tales Of Brave Ulysses" "Sunshine Of Your Love" "Strange Brew" Eric Clapton with The Yardbirds: "For Your Love" Eric Clapton is the only artist (so far) to have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame three times. As a member of The Yardbirds, as a member of Cream and as a solo artist. He is one of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music and, along with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, is a member of the '60s British Blues "Holy Triumvirate".

[@lathedauphinot6820]

And of course the triumvirate were all Yardbirds... Still amazing.

[@barbsmith5465]

The guitar actually WEEPS.

[@bassioelmucho]

Also listen to some early gems such as No Reply, Hard Days Night and Ticket to Ride. Some folks argue that they were their tightest musically in the early years

[@lathedauphinot6820]

They were. Playing 8 hours a day in Hamburg, followed by 4 years of constant touring, averaging about a show a day, plus rehearsing, recording, writing,... playing constantly makes a band tight. You can just listen to “I Feel Fine” and know immediately that no band today is that sleek.

[@bassioelmucho]

@@lathedauphinot6820 A well oiled machine!

[@patdonnelly9392]

The best reaction I've ever heard about this song....SO well done!!!

[@RedDawnRocker]

Chod, you may have heard the cover of this tune by the Jeff Healey Band. I'm pretty sure it was used on movie soundtracks. Both George Harrison and Jeff Lynne sang back-ups for Jeff Healey on his cover. Jeff Healey is another amazing talent we lost early.

[@cesarroberto7276]

And Eric Clapton gently weeps with his guitar, ha ha!

[@bruceheckerman7343]

Listen to this on the LOVE album. Before he died, George Martin, their producer, got permission from Paul, Ringo, and George and John's wives to add just a bit of orchestra to his favorite songs. It's stunningly beautiful what he did, bro. There is a video too.

[@johnnylastovica6511]

“Rain”( first time using backward loops ) Then Harrison ‘s “it’s all too much “

[@RadCenter]

"Has this song been sampled?" Every Beatles song has been sampled.

[@thepunadude]

BTW ... THANKS FOR LETTING THE SONGS COMPLETE ... THEN COMMENTING!

[@jefffoster1626]

A George classic. 3 Scouse geniuses and one hell of Scouse drummer made the Greatest band of all time. Scousers being Liverpool people in case y,all don't get phrase. Makes you proud to be a scouser.

[@williamjordan5554]

Top selling musicians of all time. Still.

[@cathyopthof8136]

This gorgeous song by Mr. George Harrison shows his talent fully equals the talent of Paul and John!

[@brittanygarrison8030]

THE Greatest Beatle

[@johnnylastovica6511]

It was great living it

[@tedregal7574]

This song has been sampled many times. The most sampled Beatles song is Yesterday.

[@andreaknapp2394]

Amazing song!

[@thomashubbard5333]

Masterpiece.

[@beverlybrown2673]

A very young Eric Clapton played back up on this song, really launching his career to the next level. He and George became lifelong friends, even though he fell in love with George's wife Patti, wrote Layla and You Look Wonderful Tonight about her, and she left George for Eric.

[@pookiemartinez3909]

Love Paul's sensitive playing that bottom, to this masterful George Harrison composition with Eric sending melody to the Stratosphere, far and wide. Ty Chod

[@jameskennedy721]

Years later , a quieter early take of this was released . Its good too .

[@robertlear2735]

Listen to "Tomorrow Never Knows" , from the Revolver album - (Revolver is the best Beatles album)

[@cheampeake1680]

You reacted to Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others- While my Guitar Weeps about 6 months ago.

[@charliecochran3035]

It's a worthy pick as a favorite. This is definitely among their best songs. Even saying that is usually saying too much, but this is one of an elite handful.

[@bangmon1000]

You have listened to John, Paul and George sing lead. Now you need to hear a song where Ring sings lead: "Yellow Submarine", "Octopus's Garden", "With a Little Help From My Friends", ect.

[@brandonious7732]

Check out Eleanor rigby and the long and winding road

[@dannycasson1551]

Good call!

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

the best Beatles song is always the one you just listened to

[@TigerRogers0660]

This is a masterpiece!! Quite possibly better than any other Beatles song!! George Harrison's songs ('68 to '70) were consistently better than anything Paul or John wrote.

[@joemoe765]

Keep that #1 spot open. You haven't reacted to George's Here Comes The Sun

[@michaelrogers7426]

Like you I love Yes, and it is important to know that Yes and Genesis were big fans of the Beatles

[@richardbailey1295]

Interesting fact: The Beatles considered themselves a 'singing group which plays it own instruments'.

[@richardbailey1295]

BTW....This one is a George Harrison song, unlike the others you've reacted to

[@venusian94]

If you’ve ever heard the 8 Diagrams album from Wu-Tang, the song The Heart Gently Weeps follows the same progression and features Dhani Harrison (George’s son) on guitar. It’s a pretty sweet take on the original.

[@eviekelpie1]

Written and sung by the late George Harrison. Now, how about checking the tribute at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. George was inducted. A few of friends do this song, including George's son, Dhani. Also, Prince shows off his s guitar skills

[@rickc661]

there is an excellent ' Acoustic, demo' version - has an extra verse... ahh the White Album - when the guys dumped the Artsy stuff, got back to their guitars. I was so happy.