George Harrison’s lyrics paint the story of a man with his guitar, while Eric Clapton contributes the wailing guitar that cries at the sight of suffering. This Beatles classic emphasizes the role of the electric guitar during the period, during which the instrument often served as the spokesman for a restless and frustrated generation of youth. It seems the weeping of his guitar is the only life there is, and its music grieves at the silent destitution. “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” lets us see through the eyes of an onlooker who watches the world as it turns, its situation still dire. “I look at you all, see the love there that’s sleeping/ While my guitar gently weeps” The Beatles, “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (1968) Its lyrics call us to pay attention to protests that morph into riots, and to turn our hearts to peace.Ĥ. Our country and world are still no strangers to protests, and Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth” brings to light the unrest that had occurred at the time, and still occurs today. While there was strife in Vietnam during the war, there was also violence occurring at home in the U.S., often in backlash against the political environment that people were living in. “It’s time we stop, hey, what’s that sound, everybody look what’s going down” Buffalo Springfield, “For What It’s Worth” (1967) Its cyclic lyrics and hypnotic melody capture the turning nature of time, all while its jingle-jangle guitar riffs keeps the song uplifting and full of the hope that the world needs.ģ. The Byrd’s psychedelic twist on the folk classic holds a message that is strongly resonate with reality: that there is a time for everything, and despite the struggles we all face, peace is bound to come. “A time to gain, a time to lose/ A time to rend, a time to sew/ A time for love, a time for hate/ A time for peace, I swear it’s not too late”

The Byrds, “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” (1965) Dylan captures this frustration beautifully, and brings us a sense of peace in that we are all joined together in our hopes for peace.Ģ.

The question of why there is suffering in the world has long been pondered, and there still never seems to be an answer. “The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind”īob Dylan’s poetic lyrics speak to our hearts on so many occasions, and “Blowin’ in the Wind” brings to us a timeless message of peace. Happy International #PeaceDay! 🌎✌🏿❤️ 1. “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix.

Peace be with you song