<P> In his lyrics to "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", Harrison revisits the theme of universal love and the philosophical concerns that were evident in his overtly Indian - influenced compositions, particularly "Within You Without You". The song is a lament for how a universal love for humankind is latent in all individuals yet remains unrealised . In the description of theologian Dale Allison, the song "conveys spiritual angst and an urgent religious point of view without being explicitly theological". Harrison sings of surveying "you all" and seeing "the love there that's sleeping". Musicologist Walter Everett comments that the change from the minor - mode verse to the parallel major might express hope that "unrealized potential" described in the lyrics is to be "fulfilled", but the continued minor triads "seem to express a strong dismay that love is not to be unfolded". During the bridges, Harrison adopts a repetitive rhyming scheme in the style of Bob Dylan to convey how humankind has become distracted from its ability to manifest this love . He sings of people that have been "inverted" and "perverted" from their natural perspective . </P> <P> According to Harrison biographer Joshua Greene, the song's message reflects the pessimism encouraged by world events throughout 1968, such as the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy in the United States, and the Soviet Russian oppression of Czechoslovakia . Allison writes that the lyrics represent the "antithesis of spiritual triumphalism", in which Harrison "mourns because love has not conquered all". </P> <P> The Beatles recorded "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" several times during the sessions for their self - titled double album, also known as "the White Album". The recording sessions, which began in late May 1968, were characterised by a lack of cooperation among the four band members, and by what Lennon's bandmates regarded as the overly intrusive presence of his new romantic partner, Yoko Ono . In this atmosphere, Harrison had initially been reluctant to present his new compositions to the group . Take 1 on 25 July--the version later issued on Anthology 3--was a solo performance by Harrison, playing his Gibson J - 200 acoustic guitar, with an overdubbed harmonium part . </P> <P> Sessions on 16 August and 5 September produced full band recordings of the song . In the case of the 16 August version, an overdubbing session on 3 September marked the first time that the Beatles had used eight - track recording at EMI Studios . At the same session, Harrison overdubbed a backwards (or "backmasked") guitar solo, as he had done two years before on "I'm Only Sleeping", on the Revolver album, but he was not satisfied with the results . The Beatles then remade the basic track on 5 September--a session that marked Ringo Starr's return to the group after he had walked out on 22 August, upset at the unpleasant atmosphere . While Harrison led the band in welcoming back their drummer, by installing a large flower display all over Starr's drum kit, he continued to think that his bandmates were not giving their best to the song . </P>

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