tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post6945570487883322601..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: The Beatles Song of the Week: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"Kelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-33189513778156977892011-04-29T00:29:42.932-04:002011-04-29T00:29:42.932-04:00Whoops... just caught that it is, in fact, Clapton...Whoops... just caught that it is, in fact, Clapton from a comment above. I didn't realize he played it as well in the Concert for Bangladesh.Brian Ashmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052674477473738205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-80216648419390229462011-04-29T00:27:04.730-04:002011-04-29T00:27:04.730-04:00Good observations. This song is one of the best i...Good observations. This song is one of the best in the entire Beatles catalog. Go George! I read somewhere recently that the guitar solo on the album was played by Eric Clapton... it sure sounds like him when you listen with that idea in mind. My favorite version of this song is on the Love album. It's just George with an acoustic guitar and some orchestration added. The Love album was mastered so beautifully. With a good set of headphones, the Love version is incredibly moving... not to mention Day in the Life which follows immediately after.<br /><br />Would love to see this Beatles song feature return.Brian Ashmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052674477473738205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-91527703225268640462010-11-13T18:41:03.446-05:002010-11-13T18:41:03.446-05:00Yeah, I knew that the performance was post-breakup...Yeah, I knew that the performance was post-breakup, but it's such a good performance that I decided to use it anyway.Kelly Sedingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-88628517133043366932010-11-13T17:51:59.448-05:002010-11-13T17:51:59.448-05:00"What a band." Well, yeah, yeah, yeah!
..."What a band." Well, yeah, yeah, yeah!<br /><br />You may or may not know that your video is from the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971, a little over a year after the Beatles broke up. Ringo's on drums (probably with Jim Keltner, regular session musician for Harrison, Lennon and Starr). And the guitar solo is by Eric Clapton, who also played it on the White Album.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com