the beatles sang lead vocals on while my guitar gently weeps.
the beatles sang lead vocals on while my guitar gently weeps.
who sings lead vocals on while my guitar gently weeps?
the beatles
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"the heart gently weeps" is the first single from the 2007 album "8 diagrams" by the wu-tang clan. the song features a sample of the beatles' song "while my guitar gently weeps". it features guest appearances from three other musicians: r&b singer erykah badu sings the song's chorus; dhani harrison, son of beatles member george harrison, plays acoustic guitar; and john frusciante of the red hot chili peppers is featured on lead guitar. this song was made using a cover version of the george harrison song played by the blues guitarist jimmy ponder.
the heart gently weeps
"rolling stone" ranked "while my guitar gently weeps" 136th on its list of "the 500 greatest songs of all time", seventh on the "100 greatest guitar songs of all time", and at number 10 on its list of "the beatles 100 greatest songs". clapton's performance was ranked 42nd in "guitar world"s 2008 list of the "100 greatest guitar solos". among other critics' lists of the best beatles songs, "paste" magazine and "ultimate classic rock" each ranked it at number 4, while "mojo" placed it at number 17. in his commentary for the "mojo" selection, english songwriter chris difford said that he had only come to fully appreciate the lyrics following harrison's death in 2001; describing them as a "riposte" to harrison's bandmates, particularly lennon and mccartney, difford added: "george was the one who came back from india with the spiritual awakening and carried it through to the rest of his life, whereas the others came back with the postcards." in 2018, the music staff of "time out london" ranked "while my guitar gently weeps" 20th on their list of the best beatles songs. coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the white album's release, jacob stolworthy of "the independent" listed it at number 1 on his ranking of the album's 30 tracks. he said the song was "hands down one of the beatles' greatest" and, having being conceived through "disharmony – in the world, as well as in the band he'd grown up with", "testament to harrison's genius".
while my guitar gently weeps