While My Guitar Gently Weeps

The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

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“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” is a rock ballad written by George Harrison for The Beatles on their double album The Beatles (also known as The White Album).

According to Harrison, inspiration for the song came from reading the I Ching, which, as he put it, “seemed to me to be based on the Eastern concept that everything is relative to everything else, as opposed to the Western view that things are merely coincidental.”

Taking this idea of relativism to his parents’ home in the North of England, Harrison committed to write a song based on the first words he saw upon opening a random book. Those first words were “gently weeps”, and he immediately began the song.

The song was ranked #135 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

The song was also ranked #7 on “Rolling Stone“‘s list of the 100 greatest guitar songs of all time.

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branchipod wrote:
Monday morning

beautiful song

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Sea_lion wrote:
last month

чудесная песня.

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DAVIDANDERS wrote:
last month

classic!!!!!

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stop_jackin_it wrote:
last month

Clapton FTW

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MADY01 wrote:
last month

I looove love this.

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adam632 wrote:
last month

there are 2 versions for this song : *this one: http://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles/+videos/+1-AHChc2I7FKk *and another version in a higher tone that is beautiful (both are by beatles)

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eblink wrote:
last month

Eric played the best guitar solo ever!

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robirr wrote:
last month

one of my favorite songs ever

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BareNakedMike wrote:
last month

Live version at Bangladesh is amazing

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chamber55 wrote:
last month

this song is so beautiful. i wish george had been given more credit as a songwriter while he was with the beatles.

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Frigeri wrote:
July 2008

Just another one unbelievable song from The Beatles.

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scott_sea wrote:
July 2008

George at his Beatley best...

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spitzhacke wrote:
July 2008

i just love this song. the acoustic version even more than the original... so fragile

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Last_memories wrote:
July 2008

Sometimes, when i listen this song i crying... I love, really love this song. And so sad, what George is gone. Sorry for my bad english.

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rockerpixie wrote:
July 2008

my favorite song... ever.

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meanmrmustard wrote:
July 2008

The acoustic version is great.

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BiancaPinheiro wrote:
July 2008

<3

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zemonsta wrote:
July 2008

I prefer the Love version of this song.

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Marjo47 wrote:
July 2008

Classic and beautiful song.

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Tchappz wrote:
July 2008

Wordless...

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