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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Teach Your Children (2:55)

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“Teach Your Children” is a song by Graham Nash. Although it was written when Nash was a member of The Hollies, it was never recorded by that group, and first appeared on the album Deja Vu by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released in 1970. It quickly became a counterculture anthem, one of the first public performances of the song having taken place on November 15, 1969, at a San Francisco rally against the Vietnam war, shortly after the album was recorded but before its release. The recording features Jerry Garcia on pedal steel guitar, probably the first time that Garcia recorded with that instrument.

Although the song was probably based in part on Nash’s difficult relationship with his father, Nash, who is also a photographer and collector of photographs, has stated in an interview that the immediate inspiration for the song came from a famous photograph by Diane Arbus, “Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park.” The image, which depicts a child with an angry expression holding the toy weapon, prompted Nash to reflect on the societal implications of messages given to children about war and other issues.

“Teach Your Children” was used in a 1970s public service message on television highlighting the negative aspect of nuclear testing and proliferation. The clip portrayed multiple nuclear explosions carried out by the United States.

It was later used in several ads for the Mondale/Ferraro ticket in the 1984 United States presidential election
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It was also performed in the Six Feet Under episode “Falling Into Place”.
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  • jrainbow64

    Classic!!!!!!

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    a message song that should be handed down from parent to child in all generations and nationalities!

    last month

  • lastditchtry

    does anyone remember a movie called s.w.a.l.k. this was the title mudic!!!!!!

    last month

  • bonprixe

    Oh yes, I still love this song!

    last month

  • rockmetalrules

    beautiful

    last month

  • venicechance

    Jerry Garcia on pedal steel....

    December 2011

  • davidgeorgea

    Mmmmmmmmmmm Nice song .........(*_*)........

    December 2011

  • escarabat94

    (:-))

    December 2011

  • pandarmar

    si eres hombre o mujer, libre y de buenas costumbres, enseñarás bien a tus hijos, tendremos buenos hombres y mujeres a futuro, TEACH YOUR CHILDREN

    December 2011

  • nick_honest

    excellent

    December 2011

  • oldiesfanjohn

    epic

    December 2011

  • catienana56

    Love love love

    October 2011

  • rockabillyfan

    eine klasse Band, hat Geschichte geschrieben !!!!!!!!

    October 2011

  • staklee2002mj

    this was one of the first songs i learned to play

    October 2011

  • oldiesfanjohn

    my daughter had her 6 yr. old listen to this....hand it down,yep

    September 2011

  • orses4corses

    Better times!

    September 2011

  • rikrijean

    GREAT SONG!!!!!!

    September 2011

  • susan-j-

    this is going back, great memories..

    July 2011

  • davidgeorgea

    I love this song teach them how to love ... Ah !! not always easy , but the fruit of love is peace !! (*_*) so don't ever give up loving ..Its easier to make an enemy than make a friend ..

    July 2011

  • kathykuck

    Not tiered of it yet.......40years!

    July 2011
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