Guitars and Education

Yes, I know it dates me. But one of my favourite songs, which in its time used to be called a rock ballad, is George Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps. It's a song that I've had running in my head sometimes during the time I was teaching in various classrooms. Here are the words:

I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love
I don't know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you.

I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don't know how you were diverted
You were perverted too
I don't know how you were inverted
No one alerted you.

I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
Look at you all...
Still my guitar gently weeps.

The song has to be heard to be believed. You can get it here. Just try to remember that I was there when the White Album was launched.