First Time Hearing Eric Clapton! Now I know. NOW I KNOW WHAT I MISSED!

I've heard about Eric Clapton a lot these last few years, and recently heard that Eric Clapton was in a supergroup called Cream. Then I got roasted in a live chat for not knowing any of his music... so here we are!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Eric Clapton for the first time, performing "Layla” live.
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Performed by Eric Clapton - Words and Music by Derek and the Dominos
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[@leonardoglesby1730]

You should hear the original recording which includes what is missing from all other performances of Layla, the amazing guitar work of Duane Allman. The two guitars complement each other beautifully.

[@DemonaeTV]

Agree 100%, I may be in the minority, but I think the original recording is so much better than any of the live versions.

[@ralphnevill6171]

@@DemonaeTV No Duane not the same!

[@zombielover]

@@DemonaeTV Think so too man

[@otherstar1]

@@DemonaeTV I agree! I've heard a few live versions with Derek Trucks on slide that come "close" to the original studio recording...but still don't quite get there.

[@lorinaquigleymysticalexmormon]

I came on here to look at the comments to see if anyone else said anything similar. The recorded version on the album is amazing.

[@vernhoke7730]

This opening guitar riff is one of the most recognizable ones in rock history.

[@user-wh7hs2bc6m]

Hi, yes and think i know it from an advertise!? Yes it was in a german/UK(?) Opel/Vauxhall(?) car commercial!

[@BenLapke]

Yes. And you can thank Duane Allman for that.

[@clifford7594]

Brings tears to my eyes

[@w0033944]

@user-wh7hs2bc6m Same here in the UK.

[@franksullivan1873]

Too bad they stole this song from Rita Coolidge.

[@richardking2762]

After Eric won over Layla (George Harrison's wife Patti Boyd) he wrote another song for her called "Wonderful Tonight". I don't dance but every time we go to a wedding I will get the DJ to play it and I will dance that one dance with my wife. I'll even sing certain phrases softly in her ear. Such a beautiful song. Try listening to it.

[@AmberNicoleB1004]

Wonderful Tonight was my favorite song to slow dance to until I met my husband and now it's Faithfully by Journey but I still love Wonderful Tonight so so much!

[@PortLorne]

This is an older Eric Clapton, the original is so full of passion and longing. His unplugged version is also very different and interesting..

[@richarddefortuna2252]

The start and stop drums really drags this performance down, unfortunately. Not every chord change needs to be accentuated by the kit.

[@MarkChen-m8n]

😂Do you mean a much Younger Clapton?!?!

[@SMumpf]

I really prefer the unplugged version!

[@kostaskritsilas2681]

Original version of the song is from the late 1960s-early 1970s. Eric Clapton had joined a band called Derek and the Dominoes. Song is about Eric being attracted to/obsessed with Layla, then George Harrison’s wife (who he would later marry). The original had a very memorable guitar hook/riff, which is also in this version. The woman in question is actually Patti Boyd.

[@gibblespascack1418]

The unplugged version lacks "The Pain" which is present in the original version. Unplugged is a cute happy version of the song. It just lacks the pain that we have all felt. Unplugged is like missing a cute puppy, not a deep love potentially lost.

[@markkringle9144]

The beginning part is him just teasing the crowd with "what song am I gonna start with?" As soon as he hits the classic riff everyone knows what song it is.

[@michaelshaw4443]

And there's no sax in the original, with the outro progression being so much more powerful than what's here ... the calm after the storm ...

[@gmb858]

The beginning is also a transition from the previous song and to set the mood for the song he is about to begin. EC does this quite a bit at his live concerts.

[@bluesman3232]

Slowhand teasing...what a marvelous conception

[@susanbelair89]

If you say sappy on more time, I will loose it! There is nothing sappy about this song or performance. If you know, you know. But it’s not your fault you didn’t live in the 70’s, so I guess you’re excused. ❤ you anyway, just leave my Eric alone!!!

[@89smokey]

You gotta love when Nathan East jumps backwards like “where did THAT come from?”

[@swirll360]

Elizabeth, I'm so happy you picked up on how smooth Claptons guitar playing is. It will bring a smile to your face when I tell you that he is respectfully known as Slowhand (also the name of one of his albums but I'm not sure if he got the nickname first and then named the album or vice versa lol) When you watch him play his doing so many things and adding personal touches but he seems to do it so effortlessly, thats why was given the name Slowhand by his musical peers. I remember hearing Clapton and thinking this guy is so fast at picking and bending. Then you see him play and you think this cant be the same guy playing live on stage that is on the studio recording. But then you have that ahhhhh-haaaa moment when the hand & the fingers meld with the musical composition and you know " oh yeah thats Eric "Slowhand" Clapton" and you hop on the journey that is Eric "Slowhand" Clapton. 🙂

[@robynmurray7421]

The slowhand name is nothing to do with his playing style. It comes from his early days performing on England when he was notorious for taking a lot of time to retune his guitars on stage. The audience would get impatient and do a slow clap to hurry him up.

[@system3008]

Wait till she realises how large his back catalogue is.

[@scottmcleod8365]

And yet, Clapton was obsessive about not being as good as Hendrix (he thought). Go figure.

[@rickmeister]

Eight years ago I was excited to see EC live, however, the day of the concert, my wife got the stomach flu. I called my son, who was 30 years old at the time, to see if he wanted to go. "Eric who??" How did I fail so miserably as a parent? But, with some prodding, he did reluctantly go with me. Nearly three hours of Clapton bliss for me and that priceless smile on my son's face!

[@daviddempsey8721]

Nothing better than an insurgency to induct our young folks into the legends of our youth.

[@catw6998]

Enjoyed reading that. If we had any,they would know the greats too.

[@norwegianblue2764]

"How did I fail so miserably as a parent?" ♥ I feel you brother! Ask myself this all the time. (On the upside, I passed my love of music on to both my boys, and we continue to share stuff with one another regularly, to this day. Which brings me great joy.) God bless.

[@brianblazer803]

I tried to raise my children with a good introduction to the greats, of course as the young will do, they resisted. Fast forward my no 29 year old son is collecting all the classics on vinyl! Give them a chance and they'll come around.

[@TheRealMrAndrew]

What a great story. When I was in ninth grade, my dad asked if I wanted to see Boston at the state fair. Knowing they were a band from decades ago, I passed, mocking their age. Literally the next year I started listening to classic rock and have regretted my hubris ever since.

[@robertmccormack191]

Elizabeth- Clapton originally wrote "Layla" as a ballad. The song became a "rocker" when the other guitarist, Duane Allman, wrote the song's signature riff. Later, Clapton heard Jim Gordon playing a piano part he had written separately, and he persuaded him to let him use it as part of the song. (It's kind of like The Beatles "A Day in the Life", which joined together two separate songs, the first by John and the second by Paul.) And thankfully, there was no sax on the original, but rather Duane Allman's awesome "crying" slide guitar, mourning the impossibility of possessing Layla. This was so well done as ever, Elizabeth- thanks a lot.

[@bartmcpherson1900]

Well... Jim Gordon was playing a piano part that his girlfriend Rita Coolidge had written separately.

[@kris2k]

@@bartmcpherson1900 for the good times

[@stvmendez]

I think she'd really appreciate the fact that Allman got the riff from a vocal line, the opening of Albert King's "As The Years Go Passing By"

[@zipcdr]

Rita Coolidge wrote the piano part. It is actually a song called "Time". kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3qtgX-ZrK2Cm9Usi=m3lwv-daTwadOW79 Gordon persuaded Robert Stigwood to tack it onto Layla. It was not a part of the original song.

[@darthludi]

Let's be honest, the unplugged balad version of "Layla" just slaps.

[@michaelallen434]

The ending section was written by his piano player for a solo project. Eric heard it and asked if he could use it to end the song since he couldn’t figure out how to end Layla. It became one of the best parts.

[@garyrobert9085]

Thanks I'd never heard that explanation

[@wahwahz]

It was his drummer Jim Gordon who he heard playing it. Gordon allegedly stole it from his then girlfriend Rita Coolidge who claims to have written it but has never been credited.

[@zipcdr]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqmYgHZ3l7d1aZosi=WtgUTnMCDhPU2pW6

[@dustinecameron]

Tears in heaven is extremely poignant! It's heartbreaking, when you know where it came from. Another listen would be "Wonderful Tonight" another amazing lovesong!

[@catw6998]

Everytime I see him sing that song 😕.

[@davidschmidbauer3609]

I know you research the songs... If you react to "Tears In Heaven" might want to have a box of tissues ready. 😢😭 "Wonderful Tonight" is mine & my wife (of 45 years) Song!

[@mljrotag6343]

100%! If Wonderful Tonight, all the live versions are great. However, one uploaded 15 years ago with the title including "best version" has an absolute masterpiece instrumental outro with what I think is a Melodica leading. Everything about that is musical perfection.

[@sixpakshaker88]

What is the difference between a bag of cocaine and a baby? Eric would not let a bag of cocaine fall out the window.

[@QuicknStraight]

Come on, stick to bangers! Bad Love next!

[@Fwhole]

I've been a professional musician for 30 years, and I just want to thank you for your reactions. Whether it's something I already know intimately, or something that I can imagine we are discovering together, I learn something about music or myself every time. You have a great talent for this platform.

[@davidscott129]

This is a heartbreak song. The guitars scream in rage, the lead vocal pleads and moans, the chorus is a desperate cry, and the piano drop is resigned to the loss. Instead of asking why they made those musical choices, ask yourself if it worked. I believe his best vocal performance is on "Bad Love". You should check it out. One last note. The tall Black gentleman playing bass is the legendary Nathan East. Not only a great bassist, but he has a killer falsetto that you can hear on the Live By Request version of Phil Collins' "Easy Lover".

[@stevedahlberg8680]

If you grew up with this song, it would be so bizarre to not hear this whole second part of the song. It's an integral part of the whole thing, which got played on the radio all the time.

[@JessWunman]

Fully agree, but the beautiful ending is tarnished by the fact that it was Rita Coolidge's composition, and she got no credit.

[@hoozat007]

⁠I heard that story recently and I have to say that it tarnished my opinion of Clapton quite a bit.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

@@hoozat007 Oh no! Someone I built up in my mind to an icon is actually a fallible, flawed human!

[@oldschooljeremy8124]

Weirdly, some pop radio stations which played a lot of instrumentals back in the '70s used to play the coda without the first part, as though it was a separate song.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

@@oldschooljeremy8124 I remember that! 😮

[@SS-Dreadnot]

Mind blowing how the Eric Clapton/patti Boyd/George Harrison love triangle gave us SO many legendary songs

[@hipgnotist777]

Wasn't Donovan Leich in the thing, too?

[@jduncanandroid]

and it's a story which, if you saw it in a movie, you'd roll your eyes as cheesy and unbelievable ;)

[@TheWinderUpper]

Some of the greatest longing and personal love songs. I love GH, but there is something about the pure emotion behind this track is captivating.

[@DrewJensen1979]

Elizabeth: "This should be the background music for some sort of montage in a movie." Me: *silently mourns Frankie Carbone*

[@993isgawd]

A cold, cold fate...

[@jlemus1975]

😂

[@bluesdoggg]

That Jimmy was a bad man🥶

[@bluesdoggg]

They’re not “slides” 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@skidancin]

​@bluesdoggg I just mentioned that so what's your problem? You can't share that they are called Bends?

[@timothyhockemeyer]

In 1991, a maid left a window open after cleaning it in Eric's 53rd floor New York apartment. Eric's 4-year-old son, Conor, fell from this window and obviously passed away. Eric wrote a song to cope with this called "Tears In Heaven" that appeared on his MTV Unplugged album. It is one of the most beautiful and personal songs I've ever heard. You should give it a try. You won't regret it.

[@SMumpf]

Absolutely. This song is so full of emotions...i cant stand listening to it without tears in my eyes but i would never skip the song.

[@Styrixa]

One of the most amazing performances ever. I'm not even a huge Clapton fan (although, of course I like him) but that specific performance is in my personal top 10 from any performer.

[@grahamkemble3917]

Agreed, you should listen to “Tears in Heaven”, just be forewarned, with you being the Mother of a small child with another on the way, you will be hugely impacted. There will be tears, but you won’t regret it.

[@Sir_Osis]

I’m not sure if NOW is the best time for Tears in Heaven considering she’s pregnant. But yes, amazing song.

[@donaldbrunner6250]

The only thing incorrect is that it was a friend of his son Conor mom and not Eric's apartment ad it was 57th floor. Conor landed on a roof 53 stories below.

[@AndyPresto75]

Cream's Sunshine of Your Love is simply a must although White Room is another classic worthy of TCV's attention. Thanks!

[@perchedon39s]

I definitely agree

[@TheCrisses]

Cream!!!

[@TikiIsland]

Those Were the Days

[@tsunami1112]

Loooooove “Sunshine of Your Love” and another “must hear” is “Badge.”

[@Arquibus]

"Sunshine" has one of the best crunchy guitar tones ever.

[@chrisforever1255]

Unbelievable - hearing Clapton "for the first time"! And if someone never heard the iconic lead line from Layla must be living under a stone! 😂😂😂 Glad you finally did it!

[@mairenared]

There's a brilliant video of Queen Elizabeth II meeting Brian May, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck at a reception. The Queen asks Eric if he's been playing the guitar for long. Absolutely amazing 🤣

[@robertspitz9832]

When the album Derick and the Dominos came out we were all blown away! We listened to this song endlessly - 1970.

[@JimPark-63]

The original was a part of every summer at our public pool

[@garymcallister4128]

...and every year since.

[@brentgreen468]

That whole album is incredible

[@Suleclo]

Remember when you watched Dire Straits do Money for Nothing and you were looking for Sting? That was Eric Clapton playing guitar with Mark Knopfler.

[@butting23]

There's a version of Layla from a Prince's Trust concert around the same time (1988?) that's also a good choice as an extra-credit listen: Knopfler on guitar, Alan Clarke from Dire Straits on piano, and the three of them together lift the outro into another world. (and Steve Ferrone on drums, too. damn. *mops brow*) Couldn't help thinking after the mention of beautifully crafted melodic lines that Clapton and Knopfler have similar facility when it comes to melodic instincts (see also: David Gilmour). Like with Stevie Ray Vaughan there's a whole lot of Buddy Guy in Clapton's approach, thinking that might be worth looking into too? We're not likely to see him in those settings again though. It's definitely sad to see what happens when someone goes down the rabbit holes.

[@OmniphonProductions]

I did not know that! Thanks! Speaking of _Money for Nothing,_ that was Sting on the backup vocal and reportedly wrote the bass line; you probably already know he co-wrote the song.

[@Suleclo]

@@OmniphonProductions Yes. I was in my early twenties in the 80s and really into music, concerts, and of course, MTV.

[@butting23]

@@OmniphonProductions "co-wrote" is over-egging things a little -- his songwriter credit is for the "don't stand so close to me/I want my MTV" melody.

[@OmniphonProductions]

@@butting23 Excellent clarification! Thank you for setting me straight on that. Upon "rabbit holing" your comment, I found that Sting didn't even _want_ songwriting credit; he wanted the use of his melody on the, "I want my MTV" line to be more of an Easter Egg for those who recognized his voice and put 2 & 2 together. Thanks! You've just made me a bit smarter than I was yesterday.

[@jocgo]

Just an FYI. The drummer is Steve Gadd. Legendary session player has been on thousands of records. The Sax player is Dave Sanborn who recently passed away. Incredible artist on his own and so many collaborations.

[@garyrobert9085]

Gadd is amazing. Anyone used even just semi-regularly on Steely Dan songs is top notch. The Dan studio sessions are known for perfectionism. Charles Purdy on drums for example or Larry Carlton guitar.

[@JDAfrica]

Nathan East on bass - such a vibe!

[@jamesbourgeois8183]

Clapton and Sanborn worked together on the Lethal Weapon soundtracks.

[@kevinL5425]

Eric Clapton performed on The Beatles “White Album” sessions on September 6, 1968, when he played lead guitar on George Harrison’s song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”.

[@dhamp_]

And that's when Clapton met Pattie Boyd, Harrison's then-wife, who would leave him for Clapton a decade later.

[@madsquishy3410]

What?? I didn't know that was Clapton! So cool

[@spprof]

Also played on Ozzy's One of Those Days kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGipfHSefrt3bpIsi=asfunH-BiG4pcN6K

[@danieloconnor1005]

And George returned the favor by playing on the Cream song Badge.

[@JamesFolkers]

Eric and George spent many hours together. The Beatles “Here comes the Sun” was written in Clapton’s garden…

[@billmuir4897]

Clapton does a really beautiful slow acoustic version of Layla…. treat yourself to it; and I’m sure that we would revel in your analysis of a very different voice. However, “ Tears In Heaven “ from Clapton has an astonishing back story; an incredible vocal and brings tears to a glass eye! Thanks for your brilliant work.

[@DixonsCider]

tears in heaven is a must. elizabeth should watch it with her man and have all the tissues to cry into on hand when they do. because he will be crying too

[@jayssonlewis]

This is the comment I would've posted if it wasn't here! (:

[@emerje0]

@@DixonsCider I'd rather she didn't. She has a young son and another baby on the way, it'd hit pretty close to home. Maybe when her kids are past the age of the son he lost.

[@wojopf88a]

This person has put an important piece of musical history! Please listen to this fine work!

[@-Gorby-]

I'm incredibly disappointed she didn't listen to that version

[@guilhermeschuabb4537]

i love how Clapton is not only a great guitarrist but also a great singer. he has a deep blues voice.

[@alkholos]

Interestingly (OK, maybe not), one of my oldest friends, now passed away, and I were talking about Clapton's singing on the old Robert Jonson classic, "Crossroads." Long ago, during the Cream years, Jack Bruce sang most of the vocal parts. Clapton's guitar work was so perfect, he could have been a machine. My friend observed that Clapton's singing was like a machine too. I can only assume that somewhere along the line he had some coaching and turned into a really fine singer. Compare "Outside Woman Blues" from Disraeli Gears (1967) to the more recent version performed at the Royal Albert Hall (2005). The difference is amazing. Clapton sounds human!

[@davidappel1954]

Bell Bottom Blues from the same album is a must, another love song to the same woman.

[@nicolehand]

Ooh, that is by far my fave Clapton tune. Love to blast it while driving! (yes I know it was Derek & the Dominos, don’t @ me lol)

[@thomasflynn5366]

I prefer it over Layla

[@bluesman3232]

...and if you see me with another lover....

[@elgenetiamzon1062]

​@bluesman3232 it's: "...and if we do, don't you be surprised if you find me with another lover..."

[@elgenetiamzon1062]

He wrote this song after Pattie asked him to bring her back some bell bottom blue jeans from the US after their tour.

[@bobb9541]

A listen to the classic Layla off the Derek and the Dominos album is a must.

[@joannekuntz7220]

Yes and Elizabeth, please treat yourself to the acoustic version as well!!

[@Steve-jq4st]

I loved that album. We used to play it on Friday nights with flagons of cheap wine.

[@ecurewitz]

Yup

[@hedonismunderstands2469]

@@Steve-jq4st did you say cheap wine? kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYaqnYp5eLt0aq8

[@frankroos1167]

The entire album is a must.

[@jimandie1216]

Elizabeth, I'm 68 and this song burned it's way into my consciousness (even before I knew the Patti Boyd story) in the early 70s. Clapton was so iconic, that 'Clapton is God' scribblings started to appear on subway walls (and tenement halls?) It was one of those songs that, when the riff was heard, every Clapton fan within earshot would go crazy. It was that iconic. But you should know, that Eric, in his heart, is a bluesman. The fact that so much of what he did can also be interrupted as screaming rock and roll, is a testament to his talent. But listen to "I Shot the Sheriff", "Cocaine", and "Bell Bottom Blues" to see where he is most comfortable. But I'm going to tell you something that might not be as popular. In 1992, Eric was featured on MTV in an 'unplugged' acoustic format. And while he was noodling around, not letting the audience become aware what he was about to do, he glanced up at the camera with a sly smile and said "See if you can spot this one..." I'm not going to tell you what he did, I'd like you to discover it, if you haven't already. But I think (and here's the unpopular part) that this is the way the song was meant to be sung all along.

[@ericwilson5453]

I see what you did there 👀

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

This solo melted my brain when I heard it as a kid.. Also RIP David Sanborn, incredible saxophonist

[@philherman8633]

Would love to hear Elizabeth react to David Sanborn’s Dreams.

[@mikemicrael5749]

I will state what others must surely have said. You must hear the original studio version with Duane Allman on guitar.

[@acfiv1421]

Agreed. Duane's slide guitar solo just takes it to an entirely different level, not to mention the intensity of the entire song. When first recorded in 1970, this was an intensely personal song for Clapton, PLUS the presence of Duane Allman, PLUS the fact that the entire band was boozed up and coked up to the gills - the studio version of the song was the band at full throttle, with afterburners.

[@echopeakbicycling85]

@@acfiv1421 Yes. I understand she prefers live performances. To study the singing. But, that studio version is what captivated everyone. Sad they didn't add a slide guitar player here, to try to reproduce some of what made this song so recognizable.

[@acfiv1421]

@ I've seen Clapton in concert about half a dozen times (last time was almost 30 years ago), and as blazing as he could be on other songs, Layla was always a bit of a letdown. Duane was the secret sauce for that song. Plus a bucketful of coke, 😀

[@RabbiSteve1]

@@acfiv1421 not to mention Bobby Whitlock’s passionate harmony vocals. And Eric’s vocal was even more expressive, because he was feeling this pain at the time.

[@armadillotoe]

Derek and the Dominos is the band Eric played with when the original was recorded.

[@rattlesnakerickcastro7881]

You have to hear the studio version with Eric and Duane Allman. The passion and emotion was still fresh in the song!

[@paulsto6516]

Derek Trucks has also played slide on this song.

[@Greg_D99]

@@paulsto6516Speaking of guitar gods, if she hasn’t already she needs to hear and analyze Derek Trucks. Magnificent.

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for this video. Beautifully done! Brava! I envy you. You have the entire ocean of Eric Clapton to discover. I got to hear it all, one album at a time, as they were released. I was born in 1952, so I grew up with his music. It still moves me. Wait until you hear the acoustic/unplugged version of "Layla." Then you also need to hear both the electric and acoustic versions of "Old Love." Enjoy!

[@LeeboProductions]

The outro to Layla is in the movie Goodfellas

[@sugarhigh55]

Thank you!!! I couldn't put my finger on which movie I heard this in.

[@clh35]

Can't believe no one else has answered this for her yet. It was literally the background to a (classic) montage in Goodfellas, just like she said.

[@jdscottphd]

The nickname Slow Hand is soooooo appropriate for Clapton. Deep dive Clapton banger with amazing lead and backing vocals: "The Core"

[@victorsixtythree]

"When they found Carbone in the meat truck, he was frozen so stiff it took them two days to thaw him out for the autopsy."

[@esreveresrever2788]

this song forever reminds me of good fellas, and vice versa. "what am i a clown? do i amuse you?" 😂

[@musicmann1967]

The song starts when he turns up the volume and plays the riff. He was just noodling before that point.

[@TheNomadicHandpan]

That part is so good, and then you see the bassist Nathan East jump back as if it scared him. 😂

[@musicmann1967]

@@TheNomadicHandpan Haha! yep!

[@jani11]

noodling for him, atmospheric goodness for us

[@RikardPeterson]

@@TheNomadicHandpan Ah, so that's Nathan East! I've seen his name in the credits of many of the albums on my CD shelf. From Phil Collins through Ladysmith Black Mambazo to TLC.

[@echopeakbicycling85]

I was thinking he's also building the audience's anticipation, too.

[@marklerner8963]

One of the three or four very best electric guitar players. Very smooth, great tone, accurate and creative. He and they are all "riffinf" on the original for the sake of the live performance--where everyone knows the original by heart. They're 'playing around' with the original.

[@Peter-oh3hc]

During a clapton solo at shea stadium my brother, just overwhelmed, said “ he has the guitar plugged into his heart”. Think of this every time I hear him play

[@jamesreynolds4152]

Two Eric Clapton songs make me cry every time I hear them. "Wonderful Tonight" and "Tears In Heaven"

[@michaeladkins6]

it made me mad.

[@GenxJul]

Wonderful tonight of my favourite Clapton song❤

[@divinatrixdarktide4127]

Wonderful tonight was the first song my wife and I danced to at our wedding. Every single times it plays, no matter where we are, I take her hand and pull her to dance

[@bernreutermusic]

When you read what "Wonderful Tonight" is about, it will never make you cry again. 😂

[@jamesreynolds4152]

@@bernreutermusic It does not matter what it was written about so much as how it reminds me of how beautiful and loving my wife is. Also, have you researched why "Tears in Heaven" was written?

[@colinpatton4416]

"His friend" is Nathan East - one of the best bass players in the world who has played with practically everyone. The line "your old man let you down" (with the growl) is a reference to one of his best friends - a certain George Harrison. And with regard to Clapton's guitar playing he is a master because he can play one note where others would try to play 20 but that one note is perfect and grabs you emotionally. What I'm trying to say is he plays for the song not to just show how good he is (which he is). To me that is the real test of a virtuoso. Also you mention "key changes" at the beginning of the song - my understanding is that Clapton would often call out a different key for a song (sometimes in the middle of it) to keep it interesting to play and keep the band members on their toes. PS Lastly he did get the girl he married her in 1979 but this also went wrong partly because they didn't have children.

[@btv1676]

The Yardbirds are an English rock band formed in London in 1963. The band started the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton (1963-1965), Jeff Beck (1965-1966) and Jimmy Page (1966-1968) Clapton was a guitarist first. he didn't start singing until in the band Cream. Cream were a British rock supergroup formed in London in 1966. The group consisted of bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. Bruce was the primary songwriter and vocalist, although Clapton and Baker contributed to songs. Formed by members of previously successful bands, they are widely considered the first supergroup. Cream was highly regarded for the instrumental proficiency of each of their members. Jack Bruce helped Clapton develop his vocals.

[@robt7199]

Then on to Blind Faith and somewhere along the Plastic Ono Band…. On to Derek and the Dominoes and then solo. What did we miss?

[@thomasking5472]

Jack Bruce, one of the greatest singing bassists.

[@phreddiekruizer]

...who then sang with Robin Trower, another blues harder rock psychedelic genius guitar player.

[@nondescriptcat5620]

Cream (Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker) was one of the best bands of the 60s. Crossroads, White Room, Sunshine of Your Love, Strange Brew. mind-blowing.

[@woodelfm.2462]

Tales of Great Ulysses!

[@paulmeachen2306]

@@woodelfm.2462 It's "Tales of Brave Ulysses".

[@Friskee62]

My fave band in the 60's...CREAM

[@craigelliott8812]

I grew up as a guitarist, so for me it was Crossroads

[@tjadenjason]

@@woodelfm.2462 That might be my favorite Cream song, that or SWLABR! (and for goofs, "Mother's Lament") :)

[@bobdomlesky8121]

Thanks!

[@brianboyle3998]

Layla is Patti Boyd, married to George Harrison of the Beatles. This is Eric pining for her. The second part of the song, written by Jim Gordon, the drummer on Layla and other Love Songs album, spent most of his life in jail for killing his mother. He was diagnosed as schizophrenic and refused to take his medicine. He was never released from prison/mental facility. He was considered by many to be one of the best drummers ever. A human metronome.

[@mama0323]

It was actually Jim’s gf, Rita Coolidge who created that piece. It’s well-corroborated that Gordon basically took credit for her work, and when she tried to get her named added to the credits, Clapton’s people denied her request. It was originally an entire song called “Time” and not just a piano coda.

[@jimbro5223]

A young Eric Clapton was a member of Cream. A short lived 3 piece group, but Oh what a group! Look for a video of the blues song "Crossroads".

[@lawsonfan5797]

"Isn't this from the 70's?". She said that like there were dinosaurs roaming the earth during that time. Am I a dinosaur to you?🤣

[@GingerDasher]

I know, many of the reaction channels have no idea what has happened to music.

[@raoul_duke7253]

‘this feels so fresh to me’ had me rollin lol. Watchin you discover the music that has soundtracked my life and defined my most important moments is really endearing in general… As a decently trained instrumental musician, the actual vocal analysis just takes my enjoyment over the top. Thanks for doing what you do with such excitement and exuberance. Your love of music is only outshined by your sincerity. Cheers and congrats on adding to the fam!!! 🥂

[@SgtPUSMC]

You really should listen to the studio version with Duane Allman on slide guitar. Absolutely remarkable. This is one of those songs that I've heard so many thousands of times that I tend to take it for granted. Seeing you hear it for the first time gives me new appreciation for it and reminds me of when this song was new and special for me. Thank you!

[@esoterica412]

You have to react to Cream!!! He was in a legendary band back in the day and still is in my opinion. Sunshine of your Love, White room, Strange Brew, World of pain. So many good ones 🤘🏽

[@89smokey]

One of the many things I love about Eric Clapton (after seeing him in the 80s and early 2000s) is that he never performs his songs the same way twice. He always changes things up, yet you ALWAYS know what he’s singing. Listen to the unplugged version of this and you’ll know what I mean.

[@kevinL5425]

This is an unrequited love song from Eric Clapton to Patti Boyd, the wife of his best friend George Harrison of The Beatles. In 1977 she divorced Harrison after he cheated on her. In 1979 she married Clapton. They eventually divorced in 1989 due to Clapton’s infidelity and addiction issues. Through it all Clapton and Harrison remained close friends. Harrison attended their wedding and even referred to himself as their “husband-in-law”. Layla is 27th on the Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest songs of all time list. You may also want to listen to other hits of his, like “Lay Down Sally” and its B-side hit “Cocaine” (which he says is an anti drug song).

[@kevinL5425]

Other songs that were inspired by Patti Boyd include: Something, I Need You, For You Blue and Love To You by The Beatles. Layla, Bell Bottom Blues, and Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton. Plus possibly many more. She was one of the most influential muses in rock history.

[@michaellockhart554]

Per the author of Cocaine, J J Cale, it is an anti drug song

[@angelmontgomery6168]

@@michaellockhart554 "Cocaine" is an anti-drug song. If you listen to the lyrics carefully, you might realize they're a list of complaints about the effects it has. I think that maybe someone has to have been there to pick that up, unfortunately.

[@nobrainsnoheadache2434]

And Wonderful Tonight, which is not quite so lovey dovey

[@woodrowsmith3400]

He would say that. "Cocaine" is included on his solo album "461 Ocean Blvd" which is the address of the rehab center he'd just graduated from in Miami.

[@슈가레이-j7p]

Layla is frequently mentioned as the most complete music in Eric Clapton's entire career, and is a must-have item when discussing the best rock music of the 1970s. Not only playing the guitar at the peak of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman, but also playing the piano coda changed the mood and finished the song beautifully. It is one of the best songs that adds blues, hard rock and progressive elements.

[@r1cha4d]

Clapton's vibrato on the strings is something every guitarist wish they can do.

[@nikosalmpanis-ty3jt]

Must hear the studio version of the song🤘

[@DennisfromMunich]

The coda of the studio song is a masterpiece.

[@angelmontgomery6168]

@@DennisfromMunich When I was thirteen years old and discovered this song, the coda bored me and I often skipped it when playing the LP. It's really grown on me over the years. I don't skip it anymore.

[@joelspaulding5964]

Fab reaction, as always. This is a serious composition. Few cover bands ever truly do this justice. So many shifts, so many significant subtleties...

[@joelspaulding5964]

Ok, I had not watched it all. Nothing sappy here- though this version is far more sappy than the original. The sax could have sat this one out.

[@frugalseverin2282]

The original studio album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Song" is iconic. Clapton stole Delaney & Bonnie's backing band, they also played on George Harrison's 1st solo pop album.

[@samfisher6606]

I've always loved the phrase "Other Assorted Love Songs"

[@1Deep43VA]

Stole his girl too

[@Constantijn09]

Don’t forget that Jim Gordon and Carl Radle were part of the Mad Dogs and Englishman rhythm section

[@tZydeco]

Trombone player for Delaney & Bonnie grew up a few miles from where I live. Met him a few times, 1st class gentleman.

[@skydog6376]

Pretty sure Duane Allman played on that album too

[@darrinwilson8484]

they did smooth jazz out the ending a bit which is the best part of the song. the studio version is much more haunting and beautiful

[@mattoliversd]

Agree. I could definitely have done without the sax in this performance.

[@johnnynielsen6757]

If I'm correct, that's David Sanborn on sax. David Sanborn does plenty of Smooth Jazz and I do believe he's pretty good at it.

[@QuicknStraight]

@@johnnynielsen6757 There's a time and place for smooth sax, and the outro to Layla isn't it!

[@mrufino1]

@@QuicknStraightthat’s the truth. David Sanborn is amazing but he really gets in the way here. The emotion from the original is missing in the coda here.

[@meganega123]

I guess I'm the only one who hates the second part of the song 😂

[@WhizzingFish12]

Lifelong Clapton fan. He's one of the most important musicians in rock history, and played with almost everyone, from the Beatles to Bob Dylan to BB King. This is from what many critics consider the greatest album in rock history - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs when Clapton formed Derek and the Dominos. In the original, he joined with Duane Allman, the greatest slide guitarist ever, and also had Jim Gordon (one of top drummers in history), Carl Radle on bass, and Bobby Whitlock on keys and vocals. Its an unbelievably good album. Clapton became a better singer as he aged, but his guitar work eroded. This song is a perfect example - compare to his work with the Yardbirds, the Bluesbreakers, Cream, and D&Ds. Just not as fast and fluid anymore. Time is undefeated.

[@jjmaker]

Elizabeth: ok, it looks like he's ending the song. Us: 😁

[@Hoeech]

Two songs in one

[@davidstribling5911]

I'm sorry, but there are times during Elizabeth's videos I want to reach out and "shush" her and let the music play LOL

[@davidheath2427]

​@davidstribling5911 you are not alone in that wish . But it really proves she is listening without knowing the song . How she could not know most of these songs is beyond me . But so glad it's so

[@saytamaner]

​@@davidstribling5911 Not only that, but also some of her exaggerated mimics, gestures and reactions with giggles started to feel forced & unnatural. Feels like it's time to depart.

[@Cadinho93]

It's a song Eric Clapton wrote about George Harrison's wife, Patti Boyd, whom Eric Clapton desired, later married (and still later, divorced). Also, Eric Clapton is the only person inducted three times into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for his solo work along with his time with The Yardbirds and with Cream. Such a legend!

[@alantasbler4581]

With friends like these n😂

[@Arkryal]

Don't forget, he and George fought over her with a music-battle, lol. George won. Eric did eventually get the girl (like 10 years later, and divorced afterward). But Ms. Boyd is probably the most sung-about woman in history... it wasn't just Eric and George writing songs about her. "Layla" was the name of a woman in a 7th century Arabic poem which he felt described her, in case anyone is confused about the name. But I do think she should have gone with the album version By Derick and the Dominoes. That's the most iconic version of the song, the one everyone fell in love with. This is not bad at all, the original is better.

[@MrRdh567]

She also became his wife. He also wrote Wonderful Tonight about her as well as She's Waiting. She must have been some woman.

[@LordRahl1975]

A musical genius who is hugely personally flawed with abhorrent past views.

[@kimshaky]

and yet this is a song from derek and the dominos :)

[@jeffmansfield914]

*Terminology note* What Elizabeth keeps referring to as “slides” on guitar are more correctly known as “bends” to guitarists. There certainly is a thing called slide guitar which is where a guitarist uses a bar or sleeve of metal or glass resting on the strings without pressing them down to get the note(s) which can then be very smoothly slid up or down in pitch. For a modern master of slide guitar, see video of most anything by Derek Trucks or the Tedeschi/Trucks Band. Guitar bends are done with the finger(s) fretting a note then pushing the string(s) sideways across the same fret, not up or down the neck to different frets, to smoothly raise the pitch.

[@garyrobert9085]

It's kinda cute that she didn't know but we all knew what she meant. She got the emotion/effect that Eric was putting out that's the key.

[@ethanr12ethan]

There are also slides on a guitar, when you fret and play a note in position and then, without replaying the note, slide your fretting hand up or down the string. Clapton did it several times in this video.

[@Silverhaired59]

The bending of the note is a classic blues move.

[@jeffwarren4938]

Him.and David Gilmour are masters, as was Stevie Ray Vaughan, of striking a note and bending the string. SRV used very heavy gauge strings as well.

[@HiFiListener]

This is a more detailed info than I did. I wasn't sure that I would be able to explain it in an understandable way, also because english is a foreign language for me. Thank you for your more precise explanation.

[@Carjamrac]

I saw Eric Clapton in concert in the late 1980’s, AND I was able to watch Eddie Van Halen in the next row *watching* Clapton. Two guitar Gods.

[@douglasvankammen2916]

Eddie idolized Eric

[@markh.7650]

Talk about being in the presence of greatness on two fronts. Sounds like a great memory.

[@Tassie85]

My head would have exploded, seeing them in the same room. Wow.

[@paulfieldsend295]

I also saw him in the late eighties - Mark Knopfler was playing second guitar and Ray Cooper providing percussion. Great night.

[@paul_hankin]

For another legendary guitarist who also sings I suggest Gary Moore "Still Got The Blues"

[@azja6666]

OMG yes! He is phenomenal singer, and guitarist too of course😅

[@RadeticDaniel]

Gary was one of the last rock stars with a face born for the radio 😂 Every note of his guitar is poetry and he sings to match it, but today's world of social media would probably never give him a chance =/

[@SGarcia895]

Smooth at the end...speaking of smooth..George Benson, This Masquerade Belfast 2000! A lot to hear there! 🙃 Great channel! I love music even more now!!

[@scottwl244]

Clapton knew what he was doing when he pulled Duane Allman (skydog) into this recording. Incredible talent throughout this whole song and original recording.

[@Nikki-l5p9y]

How old was he at that recording? He was only 24 when he died.

[@josephparisi9176]

@@Nikki-l5p9y Duane was 23 when it was recorded.

[@Nikki-l5p9y]

@@josephparisi9176 amazing

[@Kaelln]

"Sunshine of Your Love" is probably the most famous Cream song, which features both Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton on lead vocals. Probably Clapton's most famous solo as well.

[@juicicles5881]

"in the white room" is the one from Cream, for me. Wah was kinda new, then. People were like "Holy crap. What the heck is that? Wait, is that how Hendrix does that? i gotta get me one of those". They rule, of course you should use them. Somehow, a lot of metal guitar players don't like when Kirk Hammett uses them. He isn't allowed. It's dumb, wah is one of the most fun things that a guitar can do

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

@@juicicles5881 My first effects pedal back in the day was a Fuzz-Wah that was older than I was.

[@MarkStockman-b4j]

One of my favorite songs to sing. Not that I can just jump into that falsetto without warming my voice up carefully. and reaaaaaly being ready.

[@craigelliott8812]

Crossroad was his best song hands down! Full Stop!

[@juicicles5881]

@ with all due love and respect, it Was until"Why Does Love have to be so sad", for sure. It's on Derek in the Dominoes. what Duane plays there is like Layla with many Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Multipliers. I would leave Cream, too, if I could have Duane heckin' Allman on the record. And on tour? Sure, sign me up

[@edelcorrallira]

Man, his catalog is gigantic. His work with BB King on Riding with the King is stupendous, not to mention his concert with George Harrison, his absolutely impeccable tenure with Cream. And it's so interesting that use of diphthongs you mentioned since I'm somewhat certain he inverted the vowel stress during what is undeniably one of the absolute best MTV Unplugged Concerts (Key to the Highway, Old love, Tears in Heaven, this song... jewel after jewel), work with Roger Waters, and so much more (there's a pair of live recordings of him and SRV and wow). He's had so many phases and each has a unique approach to guitar, vocal lines, and arrangement and... they're all great. Clapton's is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished rock/blues artists ever. Suffice to say there's a lot to Clapton's monumental career and I hope you enjoy the journey

[@donaldharkins6688]

His early work with cream and Derrick and the domino's will leave you breathless

[@kampfkeks6619]

The Studio version of Layla has this amazing Slide Solo in the later half of the song and Duane Allman put so much emotion in his guitar. Derek Trucks also did an amazing version of it.

[@echopeakbicycling85]

Agreed. She should give it a listen.

[@esreveresrever2788]

duane slays, rip skydog. clapton tells a really good story about the first time he heard duane's slide on the radio- he didn't know who it was and immediately pulled over to make a call to find out. then he put him on layla. or something like that 🥀🖤☝️

[@JONSEY101]

May I say, i have often watched your channel, which is a joy. Today, I somehow discovered a video of you singing 12 years ago. I'd not heard you sing before and so I thought I would watch it. Wow! I was so shocked, surprised, and almost fell off of my chair, lol! 😂 You have an incredible voice that left me lost for words in the moment. It was such a joy and a pleasure to watch. ❤

[@mitchellbarr2115]

Even if you don’t make a video for it, pleeease go listen to the original studio version now by his group Derek and the Dominos. It’s just perfection and Duane Allman’s guitar elevates it so much. The piano outro in this version is fantastic but it still doesn’t even come CLOSE to the original with all of Duane’s crazy high slide guitar

[@phreddiekruizer]

George Harrison used to get Eric to play some parts and then learn them... Eric got Duane to improve his songs... 😉

[@wilderossi6809]

You should hear Tears in Heaven. Eric Clapton composed this song as a tribute for his son, who tragically passed away.

[@markh.7650]

Don't do that to this poor woman. That song, along with "The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" are two of the most gut wrenching songs I've ever heard, because they are about two real tragedies, one being personal to the artist, and the other to the great lakes area and the nation.

[@JohnnyCash-ee7ny]

Als usual a great analysis, makes me smile when you get excited about new stuff :D Speaking of 70s-80s Rock - Please consider to do "Games" by Nazareth - sums up Dan McCaffertys outrageous voice pretty good. My Dad played it to me when i was a child and i thought there were at least 2 Singers in there, until i realized it was only one guy :D

[@dginski7]

We named our German Shepherd Layla because of this song! She ran into our lives one day and we returned her to her owner. She didn't seem very well taken care of so I told her previous owner that if she couldn't care for her, we would. Fast forward a month later and the owner texted me and told me she was ours! We felt the name was very fitting. Thought about her allllll the time til she was ours!

[@Anniearchy]

YES, Elizabeth!! The coda of this song is masterfully part of an integral montage in the Martin Scorcese film "Goodfellas."

[@jduncanandroid]

Legendary montage in film history

[@seanj3667]

Such a happy scene! (if you like dead gangsters)

[@daver4590]

To this day, I still see that scene/montage in my mind every time I hear this part of the song! 😂

[@41Forethought]

THIS! 👆

[@Ingenieur_werker]

Warm summer evening, cool white wine and Eric on the guitar, that's the way...

[@firebaugh73]

These 10 songs were written about Pattie Boyd: The Beatles - “I Need You” 1965 The Beatles - “Something” 1969 The Beatles - "For You Blue" 1970 Derek and the Dominos - "Layla" 1970 Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) - “Mystifies Me” 1974 Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones) - "Breathe On Me" 1975 George Harrison - "So Sad" 1974 Eric Clapton - "Wonderful Tonight" 1977 Eric Clapton - "She's Waiting" 1985 Eric Clapton - "Old Love" 1989

[@elgenetiamzon1062]

You're missing one: "Bell Bottom Blues"

[@JohnHF1957]

You missed "If I Needed Someone" and "Love To You" by George, "Bell Bottom Blues", "Golden Ring" and "The Shape Your'e In" by Eric.

[@amitraam1270]

The face that moved a thousand riffs?

[@darkjudge8786]

Patti was pretty but not stunning. I suspect she was a throat goat

[@WilliamTurk]

You need to go back and listen to an earlier version where Eric is playing what the sax is playing. Don't fall for the low tempo remake.

[@-R.Gray-]

One of the most famous Clapton performances, on guitar and voice (when he was in Cream), is the live version of "Crossroads" from the Wheels of Fire album from 1968. "Layla", and other songs on the 1970 album, was written by Clapton to try to woo George Harrison's wife away from him. This didn't work at first, but eventually she left George for Clapton (for a while). George and Eric still remained friends - See the Clapton organized Concert For George with his cover of George's "Something", written for the same woman when he was a Beatle, and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", which he played on the original Beatles album.

[@MarkChen-m8n]

"SWLABR!"

[@66bub]

I became a guitar-head as a teenager when I heard Eddie Van Halen. Soon found out his original guitar hero was Eric Clapton. Started listening to Clapton and was blown away. Still love Rock/Metal, but there is something about Blues guitar I love even more. I'm not a musical expert, but to MY ears, there is something about Clapton's playing that just sounds BETTER, more pleasing than most. And to me, his soloing is more interesting, less repetitive, than most players. But my favorite guitar player of all time is Stevie Ray Vaughan. Dude was on another level. Love Clapton's Cream stuff. Another favorite is 'Bad Love'.

[@firecracker8071]

As a teen, I always went to sleep with my radio on softly. Within the first few notes of the song I would be wide awake, my heart would be pounding, my head spinning and hanging on every note, as the song slowed and the guitar weeped and cried I would be reduced to tears. Typically it played 3 times a night ❤❤😢

[@PiraticalBob]

A lot of Clapton's early work is just guitar - - singing was always an afterthought until he went solo. His guitar playing on John Mayall's *Bluesbreakers* album is what made him a star, then his work with Cream just solidified that status. The two songs I'll recommend are *Badge* by Cream, and *Let It Rain* from one of his solo albums.

[@resoljmessman541]

Elizabeth, Thank you! I absolutely Love Clapton. Which brings to me to ask you to check another singer out that has a similar bluesy sound --> The Teskey Brothers, please listen to the "Rain". I think you'll enjoy this signer and song almost as much. Thank you, again.

[@LadiesandGentlemenHRH]

That opening part sounds to me like he’s quieting the crowd before the opening riff. It’s so iconic I think he’s allowing everyone quiet down a little before the opening of Layla. Beautiful.

[@blindriv3r]

yeah he is teasing the crowd, the band of course knows what is coming, and the bass player reacts to the big roar of the crowd by jumping lol

[@butting23]

This was the first time playing it electric after all the unplugged years, the crowd went nuts and Nathan East on bass couldn't've been happier.

[@hallacar]

Phil Collins and Eric Clapton on "I Wish It Would Rain Down" is one of my favorites. The video is fun, too, in that it tells a little story to go with it.

[@Tassie85]

Oooh, yes. That is an amazing song. I listened to The Way That You Use It, from The Color of Money, recently and rediscovered another Clapton gem.

[@jelly-baby]

I'd forgotten about this!

[@JesseCohen]

Definitely take a listen to the other versions mentioned throughout the comments, as they have merit unto themselves. Suffice it to say, Clapton was my intro to this style of playing. Heavy rhythm blues/jazz influence, seen later in his discography, and that sadness/longing in evidence. And yes, to say Clapton was influential in the space is putting it mildly. An even more contemporary artist I admire, John Mayer, released an entire album, basically as a homage to this style, titling it “Sob Rock”. The lead single “Last Train Home” is the clear example there. Good insights, front to back, per the usual. Thanks Mrs.Z!

[@MarkChen-m8n]

For a fellow of my vintage I love how the music translates in absolute clarity thru your eyes, ears, and most of all,❤️. I can't help but enjoy the music of my era, but you have shown me so much more! I also watch the Classical Harpist, and overjoyed to see you appearing as the 1 st. Honoured Guest,!

[@KlingonPrincess]

"Soaring melody and driving rhythm" is a perfect summary of what makes this song great. I so enjoy your takes on my old favorites. You open my eyes to new depths.

[@sallymeyers2612]

You should Really listen to the Derek and the Dominos version. It was the original and still the best. The Layla album is truly a showcase for Clapton’s talent. Have a happy journey with Eric.

[@Derek-el5iv]

The maestro himself, Scorsese, used the ending of Layla in "Goodfellas". But he didn't do it in the sappy way you're imagining. He used it as a montage showing all the people Jimmy had whacked because he was paranoid about the Lufthansa Heist. Great scene/montage! Basically separates the movie from the 'fun' part about being a gangster from the latter half of the movie, the 'not so fun' part of being a gangster.

[@wyldhowl2821]

Outros for all the Lufthansa Heist crew.

[@thomaspittock4018]

My dad worked for United Airlines and my best friend in HS moved to Irvine CA. So I found myself flying on Christmas when to one was flying and I was in the upstairs lounge of a 747 and had my own personal flight attendants. This was pre 911 I was siting listening to music and this song was a staple on their music charts. But listening and looking out as I flew through the rocky mountains. It was just a spiritual moment for me.

[@luizfelipefirmo5769]

I really love the fact that this song was written for Pattie Boyd, the wife of George Harrison at the time. This woman had two MAJOR artists writing songs for her, and they came up with “only” Layla (Clapton) and Something (Beatles). Truly amazing.

[@kevinwattswork6526]

The beginning is totally a concert creation. I think fans are waiting for the famous guitar intro so it really builds the tension.

[@streetrider1977]

His Autobiography was one of the best auto's I have read. I think it was called Crossroads. What an amazing story!

[@davidferro2236]

And Pattie Boyd's book, Wonderful Tonight. Explains a lot

[@ladaddy19]

Goodfellas! Montage of everything falling apart or a montage of a little brother stirring some Sunday gravy.

[@davemcsorley]

Thanks for discovering this incredible artist. You really need to see "Tears in Heaven" - a very powerful and moving song.

[@TrasheAshe]

So excited to see you react to Clapton. He's very special to me because my dad died when I was still a baby and Clapton was one of his favorite artists. I still can't listen to Tears in Heaven or Wonderful Tonight without bawling.

[@Dajoji]

"Nothing says 'sappy' like a saxophone" This broke my heart. I have been playing sax for over 40 years and I've never, I repeat never, heard anyone say that a sax is 'sappy'. I've heard a lot of derogatory comments about a sax, too.

[@loriholloway5866]

Dave Sanborn!!! You keep loving your sax because us music lovers of most genres certainly do!!! ❤❤❤

[@markstevens6902]

I don't think that word means what you think it means, that was a compliment.

[@Dajoji]

@ I thought it meant 'silly' or 'overly sentimental' am I wrong?

[@samuelsmith6804]

Fun fact this isn’t the first time you have reacted to Eric Clapton, he was performing along side Mark Knopfler in the Money for nothing episode 😊

[@caseykumerow1437]

Your right I went and looked!

[@leong1190]

I am sure many people spit out their coffee when she did not recognize him but that's them young kids these days 😄

[@samuelsmith6804]

@@leong1190 I liked that she thought it may have been Sting😓

[@angelmontgomery6168]

@@leong1190 I remember about half the comments were some version of "that's Eric Clapton there standing next to him"

[@dude157]

I hope one day she covers Brothers in Arms at Wembley 88, Clapton is just doing rhythm guitar in the background while mark gives one of the most moving live performances ever recorded.

[@kenneth8077]

Eric Clapton's don't seem to exist anymore! As soon as I hear the opening riff of Layla I get the "chill bumps." EVERYTIME I HEAR IT! 👍🏼 The chill builds up until his Layla solo slips my mind into a euphoric trance. The best damn guitar solo of all time! My humbled opinion. Who today does that! No one. It's all pop sh_t 🕺🏼! 😒 - 😁. I saw him live! Layla was MEZMORIZING live.

[@ChrisStewart-viperstew]

Patti Boyd had (at least) three songs written for/about her, one by her first husband George Harrison, who was Clapton's best friend--"Something" from the Beatles Abbey Road album. Clapton played lead guitar uncredited on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on the White Album. In return, Harrison played the Leslie chorused guitar on Cream's "Badge" where Clapton sang lead vocals. Layla was written in about 1969-1970 when Eric was between Cream, Blind Faith, and Derek and the Dominoes (essentially Clapton going solo under a pseudonym), as he really wanted Patti for himself when her "old man had let [her] down." During the recording in the studio in Miami, Clapton went to an Allman Bros. concert and invited Duane Allman--the god of slide guitar--to play on the eponymous double album. Duane created the riff that made the song. One evening Eric returned to the studio and discovered Jim Gordan, the drummer, playing the chord progression that became the outro. The song writing credits were shared with Gordan, but not Allman--that's how it was back then. [Incidentally Jim Gordon later went to prison for murdering his mother.] Duane played on all the rest of the tracks after the first three when it was only Eric. The third song written for/about Patti Boyd was written when Clapton was living with Patti as his partner, just before they got married and released on his big mid-1970s album Slowhand. Patti was taking her time getting ready for a party they were going to one evening. In frustration at the delay while Patti was "brushing her long blonde hair" he pulled out his guitar and answered her question "Do I look all right?" with yes you look "Wonderful Tonight." Patti and Eric eventually got divorced after Clapton had a son with a supermodel in the 1980s. Conner Clapton died as a very young boy after falling out of a NYC window left open by his caretaker. Clapton wrote a few songs about Conner including "Tears in Heaven" and "My Father's Eyes." Clapton and Harrison remained great friends and collaborated on each others albums over the years. Clapton, along with Olivia Harrison (George's second wife), hosted a well-recorded concert in honor of the former Beatle after he died from lung cancer in the early 2000s. Dani Harrison, son of George and Olivia, played acoustic guitar in the background of some tribute songs played by many of George's old friends, including Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney.

[@MrSheepishLion]

I think the beginning is just building tension and suspense. Fans thinking "what's he going to play?!!"

[@billblevins4029]

That cool build at the beginning is for that show… The riff is the beginning. Awesome version.

[@axelherrera38]

To continue with this line, I recommend you listen to “wonderful tonight” and “old love” from this same concert. Then you can enjoy much more the voices and harmonies of Eric Clapton and his great Band. I loved the video, greetings!