Historical clue formulations

• What "my guitar gently" does, in a classic George Harrison song — 2026-02-23
• What a guitar gently does in a 1968 Beatles song — 2023-07-26
• Is lachrymose — 2021-03-13
• Is clearly blue — 2019-08-15
• Is overcome with joy, say — 2019-02-01
• Breaks down — 2001-03-17
• Grieves — 1998-08-08
• Boohoos — 1997-07-16
• Blubbers — 1997-05-21
• Shows remorse — 1994-01-03