




I look at you all see the love there that's sleeping
While my guitar gently weeps
I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don't know why nobody told you how to unfold your love
I don't know how someone controlled you
They bought and sold you
I look at the world and I notice it's turning
While my guitar gently weeps
With every mistake we must surely be learning
Still my guitar gently weeps
I don't know how you were diverted
You were perverted too
I don't know how you were inverted
No one alerted you
Nicole’s remakes of a pair of Beatles tunes share a similar approach at the mic, as he explores a processed, dreamland vocal on both “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and “Tomorrow Never Knows.” That’s where the comparisons end, though. Nicole speeds up the somewhat somnambulant rhythm found on the original “While My Guitar,” to great effect. That provides an interesting platform for a jazz-informed solo section, as guitarists Kareem Darwish and Lyras tangle – with Lyras offering a grease-popping concluding solo. Nicole then drastically slows down “Tomorrow,” giving the song an even deeper psychedelic magic.
Nick DeRiso