“You’re watching the official music video for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – “Teach Your Children” written by Graham Nash. Originally released on the 1970 CSNY studio album “Deja Vu”, “Teach Your Children” is featured on a 2018 Graham Nash career retrospective entitled “Over The Years…” Get a copy here https://rh-ino.co/overtheyears The video is a collaboration between Graham Nash and celebrated filmmaker and animator Jeff Scher. The imagery frames the youth-led liberal activism of 2018 against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement and Peace demonstrations of the 1960’s, providing a powerful visual aid to Graham Nash’s relevant-as-ever appeal to teach not only our children but also our parents well. “I wrote Teach Your Children because we have much to teach them. Conversely, I believe we as parents have much to learn from them as well. I think that Jeff Scher did a wonderful job of animating my lyrics and positioning the song in a contemporary setting.” – Graham Nash (2018)”
Teach Your Children
Lyrics
Must have a code that you can live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a good-bye.
Teach your children well,
Their father’s hell did slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks, the one you’ll know by.
Don’t you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry,
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you.
Can’t know the fears that your elders grew by,
And so please help them with your youth,
They seek the truth before they can die.
Their children’s hell will slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picks, the one you’ll know by.
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
I couldn’t help be sing along. Love this song.
~Mary
Jingle Jangle Jungle
Literary Gold
I love it too
I love this song, great choice. Jerry Garcia plays pedal steel on this. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young formed a musical bond with the Grateful Dead. The Dead got lessons in singing harmonies in exchange for helping them out on some of their songs.