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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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  • gleeh0rt0n

    aint that the truth VV

    yesterday evening

  • giggleloop1

    Teach 'em to appreciate good music!!

    13 days ago

  • olga_gavrikova

    relax

    last month

  • shalas1959

    Must have a code that you can live by.... epic!

    March 2012

  • mccarrw

    Grand way to spend a life

    March 2012

  • jrainbow64

    Classic!!!!!!

    January 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

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

    January 2012

  • lastditchtry

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

    January 2012

  • bonprixe

    Oh yes, I still love this song!

    January 2012

  • rockmetalrules

    beautiful

    January 2012

  • 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
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