Eric Clapton

[LazySmoking420]

Who else can relate to his lyrics?

"Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart, have you begging please."

[dark0ne]

cocaine! if you want to get down down on the ground cocaine!

[IanCurtisWishlist]

She's got the power to heal you--never fear!
Just one word from her lips and the deaf can hear.

[Frivolous248]

Dammit, I need to get some clapton. I can relate to a lot of lyrics from bands from the '70s, I can probably relate to clapton lyrics.

Any suggestions for clapton albums/songs?

[Breukelen advocaat]

Clapton didn't write "Cocaine". J.J. Cale was the author.



His playing on the 1960's John Mayall and the Bluesbeakers album is some of his best, and most of the Cream albums are very good. The album by the group Blind Faith is nice, also - very relaxing music.

[make it legal]

i think he is very overrated

[Breukelen advocaat]

i think he is very overrated

Yes, I agree, that's why I stay away from his "solo" stuff. I especially hate that "Tears from Heaven" song, and most of the stuff from his earlier solo work "Layla".

[make it legal]

Yes, I agree, that's why I stay away from his "solo" stuff. I especially hate that "Tears from Heaven" song.

yeah cus cream is good

[Breukelen advocaat]

yeah cus cream is good

I'm dating myself, but I saw Cream in their "Farewell Tour" at Madison Square Garden, in 1968. It was good, but their singing was off-key for the opening song which was, I believe, "White Room". We left during the drum solo on "Toad", because it was extremely late and the show got boring. They used a revolving stage, which made it sound terrible.

The album by Cream, "Wheels of Fire" has some good performances from this tour, fortunately none of them were from the MSG show. I think that the MSG show is available on bootleg.

[make it legal]

layla is his only good solo song but still after it breaks off from the main song it drags on too long

and his version of knockin on heavans door is horrible

[Isayso]

LONELY STRANGER

I must be invisible;
No one knows me.
I have crawled down dead-end streets
On my hands and knees.

I was born with a ragin thirst,
A hunger to be free,
But Ive learned through the years.
Dont encourage me.

cause Im a lonely stranger here,
Well beyond my day.
And I dont know whats goin on,
So Ill be on my way.

When I walk, stay behind;
Dont get close to me,
cause its sure to end in tears,
So just let me be.

Some will say that Im no good;
Maybe I agree.
Take a look then walk away.
Thats all right with me.

[crudemood]

Who else can relate to his lyrics?

"Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart, have you begging please."

I can totally relate.
I so want to try to learn this song on guitar.

[poorman3]

Yes, I agree, that's why I stay away from his "solo" stuff. I especially hate that "Tears from Heaven" song, and most of the stuff from his earlier solo work "Layla".
Like it or not, Tears from Heaven was wrote for his dead daughter. I like it, and I`m not really a Clapton fan. :cool: Go figure. :D

[suhl]

i thought layla was done by derek and the dominoes and wasnt a solo song.

i am listening to old love of the clapton unplugged cd it is simply brilliant

[buddymyfriend]

Tears in Heaven, what a beautifully written and performed song! Rip his daughter. Did she fall from a window, if my memory serves me?

Peace

Buddy

[Breukelen advocaat]

Beer In Heaven
Parody by Tim Mayfield

Would we feel ashamed
If we got drunk in heaven?
Who would get the blame
If we passed out in heaven?
Beer would be strong
And never gone
Do you know if they're serving beer in heaven?

Would it come in cans
If they have beer in heaven?
Would they have my brand
If they served beer in heaven?
You think it pays
To pray this way?
"Lord, I hope they let me drink beer in heaven"

Wine would make me frown
Can't handle whiskey
Moonshine in a jar, brings me to my knees...toss cookies

My only cure
Pass on liquor
So I hope that there will be beer in heaven...

Can you say there ain't
Any cold beer in heaven?
Could you be a saint
If you drank beer in heaven?
I must be wrong
I'll end this song
'Cause I'm sure Peter won't drink beer in heaven...

http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/ericclapton15.shtml


Q: What does Eric Clapton and a cup of coffee have in common?
A: They both suck without Cream.

[buddymyfriend]

Beer In Heaven
Parody by Tim Mayfield

Would we feel ashamed
If we got drunk in heaven?
Who would get the blame
If we passed out in heaven?
Beer would be strong
And never gone
Do you know if they're serving beer in heaven?

Would it come in cans
If they have beer in heaven?
Would they have my brand
If they served beer in heaven?
You think it pays
To pray this way?
"Lord, I hope they let me drink beer in heaven"

Wine would make me frown
Can't handle whiskey
Moonshine in a jar, brings me to my knees...toss cookies

My only cure
Pass on liquor
So I hope that there will be beer in heaven...

Can you say there ain't
Any cold beer in heaven?
Could you be a saint
If you drank beer in heaven?
I must be wrong
I'll end this song
'Cause I'm sure Peter won't drink beer in heaven...

http://www.amiright.com/parody/90s/ericclapton15.shtml


Q: What does Eric Clapton and a cup of coffee have in common?
A: They both suck without Cream.


Lmao, cheers dude!

[herbollah]

Tears in Heaven, what a beautifully written and performed song! Rip his daughter. Did she fall from a window, if my memory serves me?

Peace

Buddy

it was his son , man. i don't know how he coped with that sort of thing. i have a daughter and that shit scares me more than anything

[friendowl]

53 stories that child fell

[buddymyfriend]

it was his son , man. i don't know how he coped with that sort of thing. i have a daughter and that shit scares me more than anything

That's what I thought, but someone else put daughter, so I rolled with them. Trying not too look like a baboon....ahh well anyone gotta banana?

[yoda]

i love clapton. hes playing at meriweatehr on oct 10th and i wanted to go, but i dont think ill get the chance to.

[Fengzi]

Anyone ever heard the soundtrack Calpton did for the movie Rush? Most of it is instrumental, and pretty mellow, but it's got some great Clapton guitar. Great music to just chill out to. It also really seems to go great with a long drive through the desert, with a joint too, of course.

Clapton also played guitar on Roger Water's first post-Floyd album Pro's and Con's of Hitchhiking. Definitely a different sound than Gilmour but it's cool because you can tell it is Clapton playing. He has a fairly distinct sound, not just some other generic guitar player or, even worse, someone trying to sound like Gilmour.