Eric Clapton - Layla
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- čas přidán 17. 04. 2007
- This belongs to the Madison Square Garden concert in 1999.
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Eric: starts the main riff
The basist : "hell yea"
He got me through so many nights back in the day
@@debbieduplessis2337 why what happened
his name is Nathan East
Nate on bass. Done and dusted.
Gotta love Nathan East! Awesome player!
2024 anyone?
Of course
We here
My maaaaaaan
Yup
Here in korea
It’s 2024. I just turned 80🙃 this has been my favorite for decades. Used to run to it, now I walk with Clapton in my ear buds. 👍
Life can be so beautiful.. I hope one day i can be in the same situation. Im young and i have so many problems and so much to work on, not only right now. i hope you will be able to do this the next 80 years and more !
❤
❤
@@GermanSchnitzelundso you will stay at it
@@johnnymayes212 Not many more options left, thanks brother
I love how Clapton smiles so smugly during the initial tease knowing fully well how the place is going to fucking erupt when he plays the riff....what a legend
Love u
Not allowed to curse anymore BUT I totally f*****g agree with you!!!!!!
Varun Rao
Santana never was to close to this guy?
@@nancydemoss608 How old are you? 12?
and it comes as a surprise to the bassist
Love how excited to bass player looked when he played the intro. Like he'd been asking if they could play 'Layla' before the show and Eric kept saying no then surprised him at the last minute.
Nathan East on bass
🤣
@@onlyNtimE 0:43
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I thought Eric had turned the volume up, and made Nathan jump
I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.
😅😮😢 2:40
I do!❤
Hell yeah ! 🤘🏻
Amén brother
yes
Video quality: 240p
Music quality: 4K
That's not how sound works
The Mysterious Stranger r/woooosh
Hahahhaha funny whoosh meme, I laughed so hard XD!
@@themysteriousstranger240 no fucking shit...
26K 18D
"Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time."
- Eric Clapton
Demais!!!
He suffered a lot I know what it's like to lose your child you guys stay together ✌️🙏 BLESS YOU FRIEND STAY WELL AND HEALTHY ENJOY LIFE RESPECT 💐💖
Yeah, clapton is like when your science teacher is the greatest guitarist still breathing 😉
I do Eric and I still sound underehersed tks for everything you have played it still
Gets me going++
The way I play anymore, maybe it should be. Arthritis is a thief. I was the only one who liked my guitar playing so it matters only to me, lol.
It's Saturday night here guys...I'm turning up my speakers as loud as possible. Damn the neighbors!!!! I'm only 70yrs old
I love how the bass player jumps in excitement when the riff starts
yepo
who wouldn't love to play bass behind arguably one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time?
he is Nathan East
very famous player.
Josiemax J all I saw was Steve harvey
Yeah. Clapton "adjusted" his volume on his guitar and woke the poor guy up...
One of the most recognizable guitar rifts ever.
from of poland
Wtf is a guitar rift
@@jamiew7306 I think he meant riff
@Henry-Bart actually by bb king, one of his licks
@Henry-Bart czcams.com/video/8lG5lOCS2Uw/video.html at about 3:20, it was actually Albert King not BB I always mix them up
One of the greatest songs of all time. I was in the service when Layla came out. What memories I have of that time. I'm 72 now ... and miss the good old days. 🇱🇷
Thank you for your service Sir👈🏻majority of Americans deeply appreciate all that you n others have sacrificed for the USA ppls❤
Liberian flag?
Could be....but my eyes aren't what they used to be after 72 years.
Cool that you're able to view this performance from 25 years ago and have been a fan from that period too.
Frank, I was 3 years old in 1970, when Layla came out. I remember kneeling by my bed every night & asking God to protect the policemen & soldiers in my own country (Ireland) & the American soldiers fighting the war in Vietnam. The following year, aged four, I was blown sky-high, on a sunny, Saturday afternoon by a bomb, "proudly" owned by the I.R.A. I'm told blood poured from every orifice &, when my mother told an EMT to take another, more severely-injured innocent bystander, in the ambulance (there were always too many casualties & those, lesser-wounded, were thrown into the back of cars...). The EMT said, as he grabbed me out of her arms, "Madam, your daughter goes in the ambulance or she will die". Shortly after our wedding, my husband was asked to work in the U.S.A. We had an, "open door" policy, most who became "family" were service men & women. It was nothing for us to have 18, for dinner, on a week-night (we improvised 🙂). Those men & women were homesick, at very least, heartsick at worst. We gave them what we had: home-cooked meals, LONG calls home to their families (without a line waiting behind them), barbeques & volley-ball on the beach & as many laughs as they could handle. Others were happier lying on the grass, under our trees just trying to forget....we often cried together as we remembered those we'd loved & lost. We lost many more in the conflicts which followed. Letters & continued contact with their families are precious. Some expectant service women stayed with us as their "due date" approached &, also afterwards, until they were well enough to travel home. We chose to leave & I have family who still can't answer their doors without their service weapons to hand. Our "war" may seem to be over but the threat is still great (even if you're retired). I was saddened to find out that a LOT of money for weapons & Semtex came from U.S. idealists who thought they were supporting freedom-fighters, instead of cowards who called it "war" but never donned a uniform (you'd know how terrifying it is when you can't seperate the enemy from the innocent). "Thankyou for your service", doesn't seem enough. We must never forget that we all have to live on this planet & that peace & innocence are too precious to ever give up - without good reason.
Layla - the best song!❤
Thank you Eric!
I am 67 and so happy always when listen Layla. I remember my nice youth 🎶📻🎸❤
The bassist's excitement gets me everytime. Session musicians are notoriously underpaid, and he's just buzzing to tear into it. Love it!
The bassist is Nathan East! He has done well for himself! God bless him!
czcams.com/video/2aETKPuzGYQ/video.html The top session musicians make a great living. Nathan is one of the most recorded bassists of all time.
He's brilliant xxx
That’s no “session musician” he’s played with damn everyone in the business. One of the best in the business.
@@TheAmbageHouse Irrelevant. Session musician means someone who's only a part of a select few shows with a band.
My dad named me after this song!
My name is you’ve got me on my knees
I feel so stupid for laughing as hard as I did at this
Blasphemian 😂😂😂
LMAOOO I THOUGHT OMG SHES CALLED LAYLA SKEJYCUEUFU
Wait is that just your first name? Is your full name you've got me on my knees, I'm begging darling please, darling won't you ease my worried mind?
Underwrite Ste 🤣🤣
Only artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame three times. As a member of the Yardbirds, Cream and as a solo artist. Definitely one of the most versatile and top guitarist of all time.
I believe Sir Eric Clapton is the best living guitarist 🎸 in the world 🌎
@@patriciakozak-eo8th the only person that could come close to him is Hendrix.
@@system3008 agree. If Jimmy was living, he would give Clapton a run for his money!
@@patriciakozak-eo8thPAT METHENY
As much as I love him, hall of fame means nothing when some of the greatest players/bands aren’t in it while female/gangster rappers who don’t even know what rock is are in it, it’s just a diversity and inclusion farce
The outro to this song is underrated and absolutely iconic in my opinion
I love the bassist's reaction when he starts playing the riff! He's just like "Here we go!"
Jeez i see you everywhere
Haha its weird you would say that on this video. But yep I'm everywhere
+Andres Castillo Nathan East, he's been playing with eric since ever, i love his expression too, it's like he's been expecting this reaction, so when eric is playing just before the song, feels like an internal joke
l'ultimo rifacimento di layla e cosmopolita
+Andres Castillo More like "Oh shit i wasn't expecting that" hahahaha
This is my favorite version of Layla.
Love the way he "teases" his band before the actual intro. The energy on the stage is immense.
This version is not on Spotify and it’s a very sad fact
imho ... Behind The Sun tour ... May 1st, 1985 ... the Hartford CT Civic Center
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I discovered and actively listened to this version before even listening to the studio one, so for me this one's the original version. LOL
Loop layla
@@milocharlton2698 i wonder why? sucks cause i love this version best.
Eric plays so natural, just a spectacular version.
😮😂😂😂❤ Clapton is the best
absolute legend that guy
Possibly the most famous opening riff in music history.
stairway
highway to hell
76 juno sweet Child o Mine
smoke on the water dude
Amazing, I just love it; lifts my spirits for sure.
That guys reaction when clapton starts
Cilla Komedy I know it's funny as
Cilla Komedy Yep Nathan East! A gifted bassist
Cilla Komedy 😂😂👍 I was searching for this comment :)
Cilla Komedy
Nathan East simply showing how much he likes to play this great song..
Nathan East is a great bassist and a funny guys on top of that
First heard this awesome masterpiece in the summer of 1972 while in high school and working a part-time job in the kitchen at Crescent Beach Hotel in Rochester, New York ... got goosebumps hearing it, especially the opening guitar riff and the incredible "piano exit " at the end! ... lots of great memories that summer because of this song!... one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded! ... and hi to Harley Brookins, wherever you are!
There is not a better version of this! Two solos, bending where it is difficult to bend, and making it look so smooth and easy. Plus, Nathan East, Steve Gadd, Andy Fairweather Low; *PLUS* *Tom Carmon on keys and David Sanborn on Sax!* WOW! WOW! WOW! 💥💥💥
I love the crossroad 2 version. The bassline is a killer
@@mehshutup3041 I won't argue with you on that! ✌️
I love the version from the Royal Albert Hall as well !!! So so gritty, check it out if you want - if you haven‘t
@@earthling9891 What year?
@@quickkpaws1988, its on youtube. fantastic performance with elton john, mark knopfler and paul mccartney
It's been said before but the bassist reaction @ 0:44 cracks me up..i love seeing musicians enjoy what they do..the joy it brings.
I had pretty much the same reaction when I learned how to play this on guitar (this song was my inspiration for picking-it up in the first place).
+Ed Mundo Very true. The best ting is, he has the same look of enjoyment in every Clapton video I've seen him in, spanning 20+ years.
***** Yep. Good music never gets old.
+Ed Mundo Those notes still feel good!
+Ed Mundo his name is Nathan East if you did not know, and it is pretty cool watching musicians who seem to just love performing songs, no matter how often they perform them
Man, the bassist that jumps in the beginning is the best bandmate you can ask for. What an electric performance, everyone was on point.
Nathan East, EC's regular bassist. And yes, definitely on point.
@@RhiannonFan thank you for the name.
Yep i agree, he's awesome n that was a cool reaction. They're a great team!
I think about his reaction most days of my life
Nathan East is the bass god
改めて聴くと、やっぱり素敵ですね！ クラプトンは、無駄のないお洒落な大人のロックだと思います。超cool‼️👍
Eric Clapton is one of the best guitar players ever
Humbly so. He gave credit to Prince as being the best. 😊
Best 240p of my life.
Luis Angulo fr
I am cooler, watched it in 144p
muse - knights of cydonia is close
😂
wow that A word , *end* :^)
Layla’s guitar riff is a top 5 all time prove me wrong
And heartbreaker led zeppelin
gru_master17 and iron maiden’s fear of the dark
@@dumagano9483 I'll check that one out
The clean part of black sabbath symptoms of the universe. Ozzy sounds a bit like Robert Plant there too.
It's there along with Money for Nothing
イントロからアウトロ…クラプトンの全てが詰まった素晴らしい曲。
ギター🎸テクニックに痺れます。
クラプトンやっぱり神だな✨
日本公演１０回ほど行きます。機会があれば是非生クラプトン堪能して下さい・
ロンドンの郊外の村に生まれて、中学生の頃からブルースに没頭した少年、彼の生家を訪れた事があるけれど不思議な子供だなあ〜。
Best song of all times! ❤❤❤
just those first chords... is all it takes. Music doesn't exist like this anymore. These are the true rock legends
There's no mistaking those first chords of Layla. Few songs are instantly recognizable within the first 10-20 seconds. Some include 'Another One Bites The Dust', 'Eye of the Tiger', 'I Will Survive', 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy', 'Hot Stuff', 'Stayin' Alive', 'Billie Jean', 'Rocky' theme, Beethoven's 5th. Like them or not, you sure know them....!
@@layladurrant6876 This is the 1975 original; I much prefer it over Clapton's 'geriatric' (slow) version which is what you hear on the radio these days.....
Music like this does exist now. Just not on the radio. There's infinitely better guitarists and songwriters now than ever - just have to know how to find them.
@@jbrashguitarist Why should I have to know "how to find them"? Artists of Clapton's caliber should not be so damn hard to discover.
@@writerforlifeify The issue is the music industry controls what's on the radio etc. Real artists can't break through like they used to, because labels are making money with all the Lil So and Sos and blonde pop princesses like Taylor Swift. The power in the industry has changed from the artist to the labels, and they only promote what sells to 13 year olds.
You can imagine how cool Clapton must have felt when he played that riff at the start
He is cool
Did you see Steve Harvey behind him perk up?
Originally, Duane Alman played lead on Layla. But when Eric asked Duane to join his band, Duane turned him down. Then the motorcycle accident happened....
Lemme pan it out for you:
Clapton: **creates riff**
Also Clapton: *:0*
Can you imagine how surprised Nathan East was? I'm sure Clapton knew what he was doing. Cheers
One of the greatest riffs in rock history from one of the greatest guitarists in rock history. Absolutely legendary 🙌
No doubt...
@@frankturner2966That's a different band. 😂 ✌❤
Lol, also a racist MAGA, not ashamed for a guy who owes his entire career to blues and R'n'B, whose musical heroes are named Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters or B.B. King. Caucasity 😒
...... that riff is an absolute masterpiece
Priceless ❤️😍
The last half of the song.. fantastic
It was written by Duane Allman
I can play it :)
that riff is why i fell in love with this song as a kid. it was my introduction to loving rock music.
The best version ever...
Me too
2:12 gives me chills !
nice
My daughter 'Rhiannon' was almost named 'Layla' !!!
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Everyone who reads this, we don't know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world 💕🥰
Спасибо! :-*
2024 nad still one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time, timeless song .
Don't write " who is listening in ..." we are always going to listen to this masterpiece
yup... along with.. anyone 2021?
@@kristiantenerife Doesn't it drive you nuts reading those on every video, and all the airheads STILL thumb them up.
@@TonyEnglandUK yup, and it is very annoying. And for sure they will say it is a form of bullying or something but cmon!!! They think they are the only 1 listening to that song and then start off a trend.
@@kristiantenerife lol sorry Kristian
@@TonyEnglandUK hahaha :)
At 0:40 I love the bassist’s reaction
He’s like “oh shits about to go down”
It’s a thousand likes
Damm it’s been 2 years since I watched this again
In this 2 year I’ve grown a lot and finally started pursuing music (Just bought a electric guitar) and I’m learning Layla
Quite not there rn haha
Thank you for likes everyone, hope you all have a great day and as always, I still love the bassist’s reaction
@@TonyEnglandUK Left, right, or middle leg?
Then him jumping around...
Love it 😆
Then he starts jumping at 0:49
@@yerboi1284 :D :D :D
X
I was named after this song, and I take pride In it. I love this song and think it’s so well thought out and unique. Love it!
I was planning to do this if God gives me a daughter one day. 😂
So you were actually named after Pattie Boyd :) x
Clapton fan since childhood. My uncle wad a renowned musician in his own right and a huge Clapton fan. Started my love affair early with Layla and Forever Man. Still my top favorites. Never tired of the way that barely suppressed growl grabs me. Rock on, Eric
music will never be the same after this man leaves the earth
We still have his music tho, you wont get new music like this tho
Merhaba !
Deniz K deniz o kadar haklısın ki biraderim:dd
Music may never be the same but we will still always have this music
Legends never die.
Steve Harvey jumped when he started the riff
I was about to say how does this comment not have any likes or comments and realized it was posted 6 hours ago. Very rarely does a comment make me laugh👍
I was literally just about to post this haha
I heard he wasn't expecting it to play because it was not on the list so he was like WTF ;)
It is not him.
Nathan East
Clapton is GOD. This man reflects all what music is about....Many more happy and healthy years Eric !
Damn. Clapton's vocals are so damn good on this.
My son named his very first guitar "Layla". Proud mama moment. 😊
I named my first guitar layla too.
He is a man of culture i see
You can stop raising him now. Mission accomplished.
Give a name to a Guitar? Isn't it odd lol
@@david_post_punk Not at all! - written on my keyboard, "Bigglesworth"
You can never replace how amazing Eric Clapton is. He is a legend with his music
Yep👌
Such a shame that he’s now tainted his reputation being an anti-vaccer.
@@daviddowney3815 live and let live man, no excuse for hate
Eric Grew up very poor.. Dirt poor. And. And his parents were poor but his father bought him his 1st guitar. The rest is history!
@@houserhouse Being a satanic antivaxxer conspiracy theorist is a very valid excuse to hate.
That riff never gets old
The best version of the song. Clapton tore his own original solo a new one.
The bassist's reaction when Clapton played the intro. LOL :D
IKR
Steve Harvey on bass, everyone! ;)
That's Nathan East. Awesome bass player!
+Alasdair McLachlan I don't doubt it, they all sound great! His smile and jump just reminded me of TV host Steve Harvey, is all I meant.
Really fun
Bassists are the most underrated performers. The bass line is what holds a song I guess.
Nathan East absolutely kills it here.
Crazy how empty a song sounds without the bass. I have mad respect for them.
*SLAP* like now!!
The bass is the sexiest instrument hands down
Anindya Ghosal unsung heroes
One of the best of all time. And the guitar play... can listen to it all day long
0:41 *THAT* jump! 😂❤
0:41 That bass player represents all of us when this song plays
Hell yea lol
Nathan East on Bass
I get chills every time I hear this! Thanks dad, for my beautiful name.
lol
lol
Thank you for that brilliant username :)
Sarp Kaya awww we're so thankful! xD LOL thank you so much :3
you got me on my knees
I heard this song for the first time in 1972 on my new challenger FM radio via WLS, Chicago, while driving thru Texas Canyon, Arizona. Greatest Rock Ballad of all time!
I am still enamored with how effortlessly Eric plays...you can see the joy in all of their faces.
0:40 God, I love how stoked that bassist gets when he hears that opening riff.
This song is way better than my last relationship.
It was pretty good then
Henrique Kim don't shout please
Probably lasts longer too !!! Chuckle Chuckle!!!
Hahahhah
Same with me buddy
What a classic song, we don't go looking for old music , we look for the memories they carry with us , music like this has no expiry date 🎸🎸
Man when he takes that solo my blood runs cold Clapton really is a guitar a god
this man sings with his fingers.
That´s what she said. ;-)
this guy is a poes
just picked up the 69th like
Yes he does
haha obvs south african
i love how the crowd just pops when he hits that first riff. Legendary.
See other guitar players jump backwards?
You betcha!!
POPS
That's my high school friend on bass guitar, Nathan East on bass, Crawford High Class of 74.
Top notch bass player!
The reason Clapton is smiling throughout is because he's finally sober and he's playing with some of the best of the best musicians. Check out that sax player. He just FEELS it and adds to it.
Is that David Sanborn?
@@clydecavalieri8490 The one and only!!
Sanborn, East, Gadd... that's a band.
FUCK YEAH IT IS!
@@brandonrook9062 Nobody wails like Sanborn
eric clapton = only person to be inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame 3 whole times
Perfect as he is !
Neil Young?
Dice More just looked it up, I think he’s only been inducted 2 times
Could be 3. Without looking it up, it could be with Cream, Derek and the Dominos, and as a solo act.
Dave Stianson i think yardbirds is somewhere in that
The more I listen the more I love this song! I remember first watching this when it had 30+ million views, let's get it over 1 Billion!
I’m still listening to it in 2023! My favorite Layla performance!
2023 and still one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time🎸
Hands down ♥ Just never gets old.
No new guitar riff will ever come close to this master piece.
The best riff ever written.
He is THE best playing the guitar fyi for a damn good reason showed in this.
@@cahrlloow9843 He's always rocked my world ♥
My 21 yr old son calls me up tonight and says he has some song stuck in his head and thinks it must be something I've played for him growing up. Kid proceeds to hum this guitar riff 😆
That’s amazing.
Times like that let you know you raised them right! Like when my older daughters sing Beatles songs (practically any one) perfectly with all the lyrics.
Well done!
That's me and Jimi Hendrix riffs😂 like purple haze and all along the watchtower
You taught him well!
That solo is fucking insane. Everytime I come mainly just to listen to that.
A thunderbolt goes through me at the beginning of this song and throughout a true masterpiece by the master Eric Clapton! Love him!
my goal on life is to be as happy as that bassist someday
Same I love Eric Claptons music
One does not simply, place an ad in the middle of this masterpiece
I watch on a PC with Adblock purely to avoid such distractions. I haven't seen an ad on CZcams for ten years.
I don’t like to use an adblocker as if everyone does that the creators that make this platform what it is today can’t make a living out of it
@@TonyEnglandUK I think they mean the video creators, not the creators of CZcams itself
Get CZcams Premium. It's worth the money and keeps u away from the stupid commercials
Personally I disagree as I don’t use CZcams as often anymore
Yes I love the bassist and of course Erics amazing guitar playing. His creativity always amazes me Jagjeet Kaur
Possibly the best version of Layla of all time. !!!
Agree completely !!!
I've heard it a thousand times, I've never been bored. If I listen to it for the rest of my life, I won't be bored. :)
Me to
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I love that he says 'Thank you' at the end.
One of the best guitar players in the world, and still has the time to be polite.
He's the Best, beatifull song.
Politeness is the BEST !
Great Comment 👍
Have a great Day !🦋
I think he is just thanking the crowd.
Clapton is a legend, but he looks like a mild mannered math teacher.
I adore him
He is so in tune with his emotions. He’s very passionate about his art and I think it genuinely shows in his music. My favorite story about Eric Clapton is his involvement with George Harrison’s wife, Patti. Instead of them both getting crazy and creating a huge petty feud like any other popular artists would’ve, they both talk it out and come to terms with it. George even being close enough to bring them flowers for their garden and even playing at their wedding. Eric Clapton is just raw and real, and isn’t scared to admit to things most people shrivel up to, and the people he surrounded himself with like George Harrison, Billy Preston, etc are all just like that. Down to earth and are happy to even have the chance to express themselves in an extremely creative and raw way.
His guitar solo at around 7 min mark is simply lovely.
Nathan East is such a loyal friend, and great musician! 😊
One of the best bassists around
Eric Clapton: *Starts playing Awesome riff*
Nathan East: Aw shit...here we go again
@Bob Hamm It's a meme, bro
@@gustavomelles1 exactly, thanks for explaining it to him bro
@burteriksson again, it's a meme
@burteriksson wtf is wrong with you .d
burteriksson get a life man
The build up to the riff, he knew the crowd would explode.
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So as the bassist
I know I did, BOOM🎸🎶🎵
I love Eric Clapton and his band!!! They are one of the best 😅
I think this is one of his best versions of Layla. Love when he sings “before I finally go “insane”. 😂 That best of the best as always! So happy I was able to see Eric live 2 times! These will always be special memories to me. Thank you Eric Clapton for your influence and talent. Bless you!! ❤❤❤
That piano outro is one of the greatest things ever created
Who wrote that part?
@@loganplays6455 Jim Gordon I’m pretty sure
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@Robin Hammill I love how Eric looks over to him, nods his head as if to say _"ok, do your stuff."_
One of the greatest guitarists in history playing one of his songs that is considered one of the greatest songs in rock history. It simply doesn't get any better than this, Just pure legend and music genius.
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Absolutely
My favorite song of all time. Dont get better than this one.
5/2024 such a classic song
I was 16 when this song came out. I'm 65 and I still LOVE it!
Memories.
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my name is layla and my grandpa used to sing this to me, i used to hate it but now i realize how much this song actually means to me.
Layla is the name of his ex-wife
I’m guessing it meant a lot to your grandpa too. 😍
You must proud yourself
Layla, you will always entice an old rock n roller to think of this beautiful song! Embrace this!
@@robert5414 that is not true. Her name was Patty Boyd. She was G. Harrison wife, Clapton's secret love and later his wife.
What a line up! Gadd just kills everything hes on, phenominal drummer!
Eric has never compromised his music or himself. He never wears costumes or jumps around on stage. He doesn't have to. He just wants to play for us. A true musical genius.
Screaming racist comments on stage while drunk off his ass doesn't count as compromising himself? Don't get me wrong, I love his music. But he has compromised himself more than a time or two.
@@therealxunil2 So... one (never repeated) drug and alcohol fuelled racist rant nearly 50 years ago - for which he has apologised several times - condemns him forever in your view, eh?
Is being racist wrong when everyone does it. And why is it wrong g for one certain person?
@@RhiannonFancomparing covid measures to slavery and repeatedly saying good stuff about a really right wing politician doesnt count?
@@RhiannonFan No, Clapton hasn't apologized for his racist rant. Not sincerely, anyway. Read anything he's ever said about the incident. He has always downplayed it and acted as if it wasn't that big of a deal.
Also, little known fact: Clapton was racist toward Jimi Hendrix. He called Hendrix a "spade" in an interview with the Rolling Stone, a slur used in England at the time to describe black people.
Finally, Clapton has admitted to forcibly sleeping with his wife. He's evil in the truest sense of the word.
There will never be a song that encapsulates the feeling of unrequited/unobtainable love like this one. An absolute masterpiece and classic, from the despairing wails calling Layla’s name to the beautiful piano piece that feels sweet and melancholic. Huge mixture of emotions packed into 8 minutes.
You've encapsulated the whole song perfectly! To me, the most beautiful song ever written!
@Aa Bb it was still unrequited for quite some time.
From Cream to now. Always realized what a genius he was. For a lack of a better word, the Soliloquy at end is a one of a kind instrumental. Absolutely beautiful. And Eric did this arrangement. The very, very best.
I remember the first time I heard this song on the radio 50 years ago. I guess it's held up pretty well.
Old Love wins, but I think it was about Layla, perhaps.
Still a Masterpiece in 2023
Pure energy, I love this song.
Thank u for my name Eric Clapton.
Being a Baby Boomer I always wanted to name my daughter after this song. But only we had 2 sons. Maybe a Granddaughter...some day.
@@usmc-veteran7316 aww maybe some day 🤭🌸
it is an iranian name
My granddaughter's name: born 5/19/2019
My Gentle Pitt Bull you will not choose the name
A classic song, played by one of the greatest guitarists of all time. There are very few in Eric Clapton’s class.
Mark Knopler them to light up a stage 👌
James Pauloski, I agree with you. Here's a jazzy version of "Layla". Enjoy. czcams.com/video/suq2HW4wdUA/video.html
J.J. Cale maybe?
Jeff Beck is TOP of the class!
@@nigelwillmott6177 I agree. And Joe Bonamassa's cover of Blues Deluxe was INSANE!!!
what an incredible an amazing song, they bring their heart and soul to this moment, today music is nothing compared to what used to be, thx for sharing