Teach Your Children: Crosby, Still, Nash and Young
This is my favorite Mother's Day song. It is from my desert island album Deja Vu
Tags: Mother's Day music
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May 9, 2010 at 12:47 pm
yousendit link:
https://download.yousendit.com/bFFOeFVhUENrUm52Wmc9PQ
May 9, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Graham Nash (from the liner notes of their 1991 boxed set): “The idea is that you write something so personal that every single person on the planet can relate to it. Once it’s there on vinyl it unfolds, outwards, so that it applies to almost any situation. ‘Teach’ started out as a slightly funky English Folk song but Stephen (Stills) put a country beat to it and turned it into a hit record.”\
Graham Nash wrote this. The lyrics deal with the often difficult relationship he had with his father, who spent time in prison.
Jerry Garcia performs the pedal steel guitar part of this track. He had been playing steel guitar for only a short period of time. Garcia played on this album in exchange for harmony lessons for the Grateful Dead, who were at the time recording their acoustic albums Workingman’s Dead and American Beaut
May 9, 2010 at 10:04 pm
sblake,
I didn’t know the Nash background, but he is so right on with this song. It resonates across generations. We all can relate.
I also didn’t know about Jerry Garcia’s connection.
You keep amazing me!!
May 10, 2010 at 5:59 am
Strange, yesterday I was humming this song…
I’ve always loved it. Thanks Kat.
May 10, 2010 at 10:25 am
Lori,
You are very welcome, but I admit it was also a bit self-serving as I love it too.
May 9, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6pphVs8bF0
Cheers
May 9, 2010 at 10:05 pm
Minicapt,
Liked them both but liked the second one better. It is one of my favorites of their versions.
May 10, 2010 at 6:20 am
I always thought it was quite brave to put a song so understanding of the older generation into that marketplace. But Nash always amazed me.
May 10, 2010 at 10:33 am
David,
I agree: it crosses and joins generations. I always figured the line, “Don’t you ever ask them why,” was a reminder that generations differ and that older generations must just recognize that despite those differences, “And know they love you.” I always liked that Nash wrote,” Teach your parents well.”