And Harrison also wrote a few songs inspired by her. "Something", which Frank Sinatra called one of the best love songs ever written - and earlier Harrison wrote "It's All Too Much", also inspired by Patti.
Thanks for that, Jamel. That song is from the album ‘Layla and other love songs’. It was a double album. Clapton was with Derek and the Dominos at the time. He also did an acoustic version from the Reprise album ‘unplugged’ in 1992.
Now you must check "Layla" as originally recorded by Derek and the Dominoes ( Eric Clapton and Duane Allman). This song,and the entire album has been a soundtrack in my life since high school, when it was released. That song is more phenomenal with Duane Allman's guitar.
He released it about a year after Bob Marley. It was a hit for Clapton but not Marley. What Clapton did was expose Marley to a much wider audience. I love Bob Marley's version as much as Eric Clapton.
I agree with the other comments about the album version of Layla, Duane Allman on that slide guitar is something that just needs to be heard, it touches your soul.
You need to hear the original Derek & The Dominos album track, and then Clapton's 1992 MTV unplugged version...both different styles, and both legendary.
It always reminded me of a more mature man looking back at the relationship and seeing what went right and wrong and seeing it with fondness but also sadness.
I personally hated the slow acoustic version. Layla is supposed to rock, not make you either fall asleep or shoot yourself. If he would have used the original tempo, riffs, etc., but done acoustically, I think it might have worked. But that slow, plodding chord progression and depressing vocals was just painful to me. YMMV.
This is probably the best live version of Layla, as far as being true to the album. I'll tell you what though, imho nothing can match the album version for sheer power and raw emotion. You've got Eric Clapton on vocals and guitar, Bobby Whitlock singing background vocals and Duane Allman on lead and slide guitar. The chemistry of that mix resulted in a spontaneous guitar dialogue between Eric and Duane. It was a once in a lifetime musical event, fortunately recorded for posterity. (A tip of the hat to Tom Dowd, the genius recording engineer who mixed Layla).
The original album with Duane is still my favorite album of all time! Bought it when it first came out. A friend listened to to this song - said. "This is going-to-heaven music!"
Motherless Children from 461 Ocean Blvd. The original Layla, with Duane Allman, would prob. get blocked but you can always put it at that other place. Duanes guitar really must be heard.
He's been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 3 times for The Yardbirds, Cream, and as a Solo artist. I believe the only artist with 3 inductions.
@@bobcarney3895 Actually those 3 gents have performed together en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARMS_Charity_Concerts I will also link to a performance of this very song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ICpxgxThG7s.html
It was Duane Allman. He played lead and slide on 11 of the 14 tracks of the album. Skydog is still missed. He was a session beast and played on a LOT of records. If you look it up you'd be surprised of how many he played on. I have the vinyl of his retrospective and it's a 2 album set. Then there's a second set that is hard to find at the moment.
@@klaptongroovemaster It's all good. Gregg had a lot of issues but if you watch Clapton's Crossroads, 2016 I think, Gregg does Midnight Rider and it still gives me chills.
@@aricp9173 Skydog was so good on the originals from this album. He is greatly missed, but take heart in knowing that he skill was reincarnated in the the body of his band-members nephew. Duane's skill exists or is surpassed in Derek Trucks (who I consistently call Little Skydog or Skydog Jr.) Forunately, Eric and Derek have don many performances of the songs from the album.
Clapton is one of the most enduring figures of modern rock. Before going out on his own, he was part of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream, and Blind Faith in the Sixties -- all hugely influential.
I'm tempted to say that Eric Clapton is the model for amplified blues guitarists since the 1960s. Some play faster, some play flashier, but he is the building block for much of it.
Indeed, Prince does kill it. George Harrison's son is playing acoustic guitar and the look on his face made me cry. Tom Petty...so much talent and beauty to behold.
I’m usually all about the live versions - and this is good- but the studio Derek & the Dominos (Clapton, Duane Allman, Whitlock, Gordon & Radle) version is the best .
There's an AMAZING backstory to this song. The song was inspired by a love story that originated in 7th-century Arabia and later formed the basis of The Story of Layla and Majnun by the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi, a copy of which Ian Dallas had given to Clapton. The book moved Clapton profoundly, because it was the tale of a young man who fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful young girl, went crazy and so could not marry her. The song was further inspired by Clapton's then-unrequited love for Pattie Boyd, the wife of his friend and fellow musician George Harrison of the Beatles. Clapton and Boyd would eventually marry. Listen to the original, and listen to the beautiful piano solo at the end. Absolutely amazing.
I am blessed to have seen Eric Clapton in 1990 live in concert, Standing in the first row. As a young guy whose dream was to play guitar like Clapton, this gig was mindblowing....and yes he played Layla as well 😄
@@supaleetkillah he got the knickname when he left The Yardbirds to play for The Bluesbreakers... people started to write grafittis all over London saying 'Clapton is God' because in that time there wasn't any other guitar player as good as him. This was before Hendrix, Jeff Beck or Jimmy Page
Andrea Walter Unfortunately his best music and years were dulled because of his major drug addiction. He would have and should have rocked out so many great songs if he did not get lost in cocaine and other substances!
Hi Jamel, this song was written for George Harrisons then wife, Pattie Boyd. He also wrote Wonderful tonight for her. She left George for Clapton. Greetings from Ireland. ☘☘☘ love this.
Another great reaction, Jamel! This man - Mr. Eric Clapton - is one of those guys that can do it ALL! He's a great writer, singer, as well as an amazing guitar player. I know you've already posted a couple of other EC reactions, but you might as well just go on ahead and jump down the EC rabbit hole as well, my friend :) You won't regret it!! As always, thank you for what you do! Stay safe!!
The unplugged was the 1st version i heard, i was 5 when it came out. Years later i heard the original version on the radio and was flabbergasted at my dad who laughed at my revelation. You must hear both Jamel! I cant find the original clip but here is the audio! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iZV7akaSo0s.html
Watch a documentary called "Tom Dowd and the language of music", Tom Dowd was a genius recording engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. In the roc doc he relays stories about the epic recording sessions he was evolved with. He speaks of the "Layla" sessions and how Clapton and Duane Allman would play off of each other to create that soul scorching solo. Tom Dowd is sitting at a mixing board(which he invented by the way) and he's playing with the mix, at one point he has it all stripped down except the two guitars, and he looks at the camera and say's, with a child-like fascination and exuberance,"Do ya hear those notes? Those notes aren't even on the instrument, they are coming from somewhere else.". It's a fascinating documentary about a fascinating man, it's unbelievable the contributions this man made to the industry and we have the U.S. Government to thank, watch the movie , you'll see.
These are the songs I was privileged to listen to growing up. I love them now even more than back then. The talent, beauty and hear felt reaction from their souls was clearly evident.
That’s why Clapton is my favorite guitarist. His solos seem effortless and are so lyrical. As much as I appreciate Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix for what they can do with their guitars, Clapton’s solos may be less showy, but they always fit seamlessly into the song, both in tone and timing.
I wish I could hear Layla again for the first time. Still gives me chills. In fact, your a lucky cat to get to hear the entire catalog of music that is on your channel. Bezos can't even buy that.
He is amazing live, it feels like he really loves what he is doing. I went to see him live in ´98 a couple of weeks before I turned 17. He played Layla and it was kick ass! (and Tears in Heaven where i cried my eyes out)
After that, just for fun, check out Weird Al's unplugged "version" either live in a studio m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hOa3QObpYmY.html Or live in concert m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ASmSBc6ghZ4.html
I might be in a large minority here but I think the unplugged version is far superior. Hell, you need to see the whole Unplugged performance. It was amazing.
I truly love them both! LOVE LOVE LOVE me some Clapton 🎸 I agree they are entirely different songs and I love hearing an artist’s different interpretation of the same song. The acoustic version feels much more vulnerable ❤️🎸🎶
LOVE that you finally did this one...but the audio versions/studio versions are really superior for the full appreciation without all the distractions and glitches of a life performance. Oh, this song is SO LUSH in it's original version.
I'm glad you're doing these wiki lookups at the end of your videos lately. Even though I'm a classic rock junkie, I'm only less than one year older than you (I'll be 41 next month in October). I've been listening to this song since I had to play this in our jr high band back in 1993, and I never knew that about George Harrison. Thank you sir!
One of the Kids React kids actually said "I don't like music played on real instruments." Mike the Music Snob really had a reaction to that. "So you don't like music performed in actual Meat Space, is that it?"
@@cypher515 where would today's artists/jokes be w/o Autotune, I see a lot of Milli Vanilli's out there lip syncing cuz they can't sing w/o help. Is it true drake put the Autotune equipment down and had his new Mansion built around it...
fight to keep early-level public music education funded, and fight back against the idea that the arts aren't valuable to keep in public schools. There's a good reason we're finding ourselves with a general lack of trained musicians, and that's because they'll never just start as trained musicans on a big stage on in a recording studio, but most of the time they'll start as kids in a band room. Only relying on people who could be afforded private lessons is a massive disservice to our culture, public music education is crucial. This was even a decade+ ago by now, but my high school had one of the best music/theatre programs in the State and every year was a fight to keep the department from getting slashed. This is not a unique story, either. Get kids interested in music early and we'll end up with much better music in the future.
My mom named me after him because I was kickin' in the womb while she was at a Derrick and the Dominos(the band he was in when he did this song) concert.
Your channel is a treasure. We all need these reminders that beauty exists everywhere!!! Speaking of which, do you know Keb Mo's "Life Is Beautiful?" Great tune...
Add Clapton's "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" to the list. These are actually covers of J.J. Cale, so add Cale's "Travelin Light". Cale has an incredible and unique sound. Do Cale's After Midnight along with Clapton's version for southern and British variants.
We have seen eric 5 times. My husband saw him 2 other times before we married. He truly makes you feel like you're in something really surreal. Nathan East was on bass when we saw him. And the last time he did a concert called Nothing but the blues. My mom was around 70 then and she went and loved it. Great seats that evening. We've seen all rock Layla and all acoustic. Her favorite song was Alberta,Alberta
This live version is good but to experience the real song you need to listen to the studio version. Look for "Derek and the Dominos" After that you can check out the unplugged
