Awesome music this is - it has core elements of the Beatles, the Band, and all the other influences of Clapton, Allman, and the rest of the band - a great album indeed.
Saw these guys at the Lyceum Ballroom in London before the album was out in the U.S. What a show! Blew me away, And I think the price to get in was about $2.50, Amazing.
This is possibly one of the best songs on one of the best albums ever released. I think the best song on this album is the one you are listening to at the moment. Not a bad song on this whole track
this bell bottom blues and laya are the only songs i really like by derek and the dominos well only i really know im 22 can anybody give me any other classics?
i love almost every song by my eric but therer are some that really touch me like this one and bell bottom blues and cant find my way home with stevie winwood
Ashame "Derek and The Dominoes" never got the notoriety of "Cream". They were a great band. Bobby Whitlock played mean keyboards, and Jim Gordon, was one of the most sought after 'Studio Drummers" in the 70's. Unfortunately Jim had psychological issues that were never addressed, and he committed "Matricide". But he should have received psychiatric help. They knew that he was clinically a "Schizophrenic" for a long time. Carl Radle died before his time. A great band that never got their dues.
@johnthehulk1 So true. Unfortunately Gordon's personality really stunk too--he was an ass. Finally Eric said he'd never work with him again, and didn't. Bobby also had a big songwriting role hear, largely learned from Delaney Bramlett. And we can't forget Tom Dowd's great engineering, wow! His documentary where he recalls the sessions is outstanding. It was Bobby's idea too to keep the tapes rolling constantly which captured some great takes that probably would have been lost.
"Layla" one of the most brilliant albums ever recorded. More rock and roll than "Cream". "Derek and the Dominoes" were great. I saw them at The Auditorium Theatre in November, 1970. Clapton played a mean guitar. What soul. And a little Carl Perkins to boot.
I love the fact that I just discovered this band!!! I <3 you Derek and The D's !!!!!!! why wasn't i born when this music was EVERYHWERE and guys weren't walking around with their asses hanging out of their bell bottoms ....i'm diggin the 70's man.. <3
faroutlindsey - I was based in Denmark at the time and my manager was EC's promoter so I was asked to support him throughout Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. I was honoured and it was an unforgettable experience. Stay cool - Fran.
One of the greatest rock albums of ALL- TIME.......great music, but surrounded by serious tragedy which affected everyone who played on this!!! Clappy is lucky to be alive today
what a guitar solo. i love that the first few bars are all one note but llisten to that attack. his economy of notes shows what a confident player he is. not that many but each one matters as the solo tells a story, has a beginning a middle and an intense climax. and this is the first song on the album i believe. it just gets better, ranks up there with the best: exile, whos next, revolver, skull and roses, born to run etc.
I want Eric to sign my old D and D Live in Concert LP. Fold it open and sign your pic for me Eric. White Sharpie and use my name so I can't put it on Ebay.
This was one of the popular tunes in the day, don't worry. It was when FM radio went corporate -'73-'74 - that this and music we actually listened to disappeared to make other popular, but lesser know bands/ ie: Led Zepplin, dominant over the long run. No fault to Zep, but they were nowhere near as popular as this, and a million other now forgotten great acts. Hell, Grand Funk Railroad was headlining stadiums long before Led Zepplin ever could. What Grand Funk songs do you hear these days?
@ItsCabs "We're An American Band". So often, I can hardly listen to it anymore, which is a shame. But yeah, Grand Funk was HUGE in the early 70's and they deserved to be.
@ToddSweeneyOnce Only huge in America - I heard OF Grand Funk as a kid in the UK in about '72 - in a magazine article entitled 'Are GFR the worst band in the world?' - but only actually heard their music when the internet arrived. I always hung around with rock fans but don't think I ever heard them even mentioned over here.
@sludgefingers It's weird how different it can be isn't it? I've read several posts while listening to The Sweet. A great deal of Brits say that Sweet is second only to MUD as far as glam rock. I was like, "MUD? Who the hell is that?" Cheers!
I am a male singer/ songwriter and I am sure Eric never knew you were even there,UK to him in the 80's was just an other day to make it 8 hours with out dealing with some UK ASS HOLE..have a nice day..
Those who love DATD should check out the box set disc III-- 5 blues instrumentals that are stupendous and can last up to ~20 minutes. Some of them are basically Eric with the entire Allmans Bros Band.
Disc II is outtakes from Layla, and it's totally worth it, too.
If this came out today, it would likely be categorized as country music (not saying that in a derogatory way). In fact, a lot of classic era rock has very country music-sounding elements. I say this as one who isn't a huge country fan - especially of TODAY's country music - but as one who truly appreciates Johnny C, Willy, Hank Williams, etc.
To beginning guitarists;don't listen to this recording. You'll think-"who am I kidding",and you'll quit. Get comfortable with your playing,then come back to Eric & Duane's University of Tone. GodDAMN this is good!
I'm a female singer/songwriter from the UK. I was invited to support Eric Clapton on one of his Scandinavian tours in the 1980's. His musicianship has always been inspirational to me and I am so proud to have been his supporting act. Doesn't matter what song he plays, or when, he's just the best.
@VioletDecapod His looks might not be much, but that's no dweeb; that's the band's fine bass player Carl Radle, who previously played with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, and on tour with Leon Russell and Joe Cocker and co., aka "Mad Dogs and Englishmen"
Bobby Whitlock gave Eric Clapton a dimension he never had before or after their collaboration. Together, they created great songs. Without Whitlock, Clapton was and is just a guitar player.
Certainly one of the tracks on the album that drew away attention from this song, which otherwise would have been a standout on an overall weaker playlist.
You're right. This is one of the most beautiful songs of all time, but I rarely favourite songs without even a "slide show" or viewers to my channel will be bored. I was shocked to find I have so many views, when I have no vids yet. So I feel kind of responsible--I should do a video for them. Ah well, I digress. This is like the music of a lost paradise.
I have the Layla album in my hands right now and under Carl Radle Bass
is
Duane Allman - Guitar.
After recording credits it does say: Duane Allman appears courtesy Capricorn Records.
He was simply a member of D & D and no mention otherwise is noted, although on my special 25 yr anniversary edition it notes that Duane is NOT on I Looked Away and several others.
Did y'all know that Michael Nesmith, a fellow Texan and once a member of the Monkees, actually wrote this song? Thanks for posting one of my favorite songs ever!
I'm sorry, I stand corrected. I looked at the Nevada Fighter album (Nesmith) and the songwriters are listed as Clapton/Whitlock. Sorry for the error...
Yep, you're right about that, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Listening to my big sister's music in the late 50's, early 60's - Buddy Holly, Elvis, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan - then onto my first albums - Beatles, Beach Boys, Dave Clark 5 and entering my teens with Cream, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Janis, I mean, the list goes on and on - we are darned lucky to have made it so far, look back on the whole history of rock and roll and even like some of today's stuff - keep on keepin' on!
Jim Gordon(drummer) with mustache became schizophrenic,often heard his mother's voice in his head.He did a "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" on her and smashed her head.He was inside for some years.
The more I listen to the album, the more I love Whitlock's vocals. fucking great voice to compliment Clapton. Definitely one of the most overlooked songs.
could someone tell me your favorite top 5 albums of claptons solo career? i would appreciate it if you would list the best live albums of his solo career too. i just want to know somebodys opinion.
My fav sol albums of Clapton are.. Eric Clapton (debut) 461 Ocean Blvd. Slowhand Money & Cigarettes August Live albums would be.. Live Cream (1) Live At The Fillmore Just One Night 24 Nights Unplugged
agreed!! did you ever hear the song used in Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets"? It's heard in the background during an intense scene, making the song all the more sublime, yet powerful. Go check it out!
she ran away from me today--heart felt I am a guitar player Clapton years ago got me to pick it up and never stop playing ----peace --great song -well done-same album,blues power is a dead zone-eric plays his best,
I think this was Claptons best band --and he played his best -really into it all and no allman--just Eric ,,it was a live LP --in consert ............
I love this song too, I mean damn look at those guys. Wow.
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Fiasco9128 1 week ago
Awesome music this is - it has core elements of the Beatles, the Band, and all the other influences of Clapton, Allman, and the rest of the band - a great album indeed.
daregularperson 2 weeks ago
Saw these guys at the Lyceum Ballroom in London before the album was out in the U.S. What a show! Blew me away, And I think the price to get in was about $2.50, Amazing.
YORKJAM1 3 weeks ago
This is possibly one of the best songs on one of the best albums ever released. I think the best song on this album is the one you are listening to at the moment. Not a bad song on this whole track
aleutianblue 1 month ago
This is one of the reason's I play guitar.
onewaytoplay 1 month ago
This tune is in the movie 'Mean Streets'. Best guitar album ever, Side 4, "Little Wing", "Layla", "Thorn Tree in the Garden" is especially awesome!
00RockyAngel00 1 month ago
Best Eric ever. Cream, Yardbirds, and his solo albums are great but Derek and the Dominos was by far his best work.
TheProfofmusic 1 month ago 3
good song
slammer726 1 month ago
Killer vocals.on this tune.....
tommy2badxxx 2 months ago
Great song thanks..
MultiShades 2 months ago
this bell bottom blues and laya are the only songs i really like by derek and the dominos well only i really know im 22 can anybody give me any other classics?
malcolmscotty1 3 months ago
@malcolmscotty1 just buy the album. Trust me, i think it's worth at least the ten bucks you pay for it.
MrPeguin666 3 months ago
@malcolmscotty1 If you start getting into this you will end up buying every CD anyway..... so get to it ! You will have NO regrets I assure you.
TULLYNOL 3 months ago
@malcolmscotty1 Don't listen to MrPeguin666
clarkbell 2 months ago
@malcolmscotty1 Anyday is one of my faveourites I personally think this was one of the best times in slowhand's career, he says so himself
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Love a Woman hurts man...
LavenganzadeCtulhu10 4 months ago
Love a Woman hurts man...
LavenganzadeCtulhu10 4 months ago
What a great way to start an album. Gets my attention right off.
mikeadjr 4 months ago
my mannnnnnnnn love himmmmmm
sundance4400 5 months ago
@booognish Warning ...can be addictive! Everyone needs one concert under their belt....won't get another like E.C.
headstockfagburn 5 months ago
@headstockfagburn i totally agree and i have never seen him live yet omgggggggg he is my loveee
sundance4400 4 months ago in playlist sundance4400's Favorited Videos
@sundance4400 He's a workaholic so you should find a gig near you soon! check e.c. access website for advance notices
headstockfagburn 4 months ago
@headstockfagburn thanksssss i will but i'm in ohio not much chance of him coming here
sundance4400 4 months ago
i love almost every song by my eric but therer are some that really touch me like this one and bell bottom blues and cant find my way home with stevie winwood
sundance4400 5 months ago
+1 :-)
808quake 6 months ago
Ashame "Derek and The Dominoes" never got the notoriety of "Cream". They were a great band. Bobby Whitlock played mean keyboards, and Jim Gordon, was one of the most sought after 'Studio Drummers" in the 70's. Unfortunately Jim had psychological issues that were never addressed, and he committed "Matricide". But he should have received psychiatric help. They knew that he was clinically a "Schizophrenic" for a long time. Carl Radle died before his time. A great band that never got their dues.
johnthehulk1 6 months ago 2
@johnthehulk1 So true. Unfortunately Gordon's personality really stunk too--he was an ass. Finally Eric said he'd never work with him again, and didn't. Bobby also had a big songwriting role hear, largely learned from Delaney Bramlett. And we can't forget Tom Dowd's great engineering, wow! His documentary where he recalls the sessions is outstanding. It was Bobby's idea too to keep the tapes rolling constantly which captured some great takes that probably would have been lost.
09jackstraw 6 months ago
This one has always been my favorite. Ive seen Eric 13 times, hes never played this one.
124slowhand 7 months ago
@124slowhand well your still lucky to have seen him 13 times !! definitely want to catch a show myself someday, claptons a living legend
booognish 6 months ago
@booognish: I'll be seeing him for the third time. However, for the first time... I GOT A FRONT ROW TICKET. I can't wait 'til October.
jezmundberserker 6 months ago 4
@jezmundberserker i hate you hahaha i only dream of seeing him one day
sundance4400 4 months ago in playlist sundance4400's Favorited Videos
classic!!
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earthmother 7 months ago
Sounds out of phase???
Unclemoparman 7 months ago
I'm still crying
multishades1 7 months ago
@multishades1 don't cry....it's all part of life
earthmother 7 months ago
*****
sirronald69 7 months ago
love him so much i wish i could see him once before i die or he dies whichever comes first hahaha
sundance4400 7 months ago
Definitely underrated. I remember the first time I heard this album. The combination of this song and Bell Bottom Blues was so moving.
slowtonyp 7 months ago 17
@slowtonyp Agree totally
62aligirl 2 weeks ago
Perfect album. Still love it. Hope it's remembered many years from now. Has a feel to it that's just not created these days.
atomicpunk48 8 months ago 2
"Layla" one of the most brilliant albums ever recorded. More rock and roll than "Cream". "Derek and the Dominoes" were great. I saw them at The Auditorium Theatre in November, 1970. Clapton played a mean guitar. What soul. And a little Carl Perkins to boot.
johnthehulk1 8 months ago
yes this album is the work of talented musicians in a moment of inspiration, and luckily it was captured.
omaxpi 8 months ago
a beautiful song
slammer726 8 months ago
The greatest love rock album of all time!
Nothing else even comes close.
HPBish 8 months ago
very intence and much more - thank you Eric
MultiShades 9 months ago
GOLD!!! Who the F are the 5 that disliked this?????????? You have got to be kidding!
ladljl 9 months ago
@ladljl SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST HATERS. ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES.
Peteo67 8 months ago
this is the kind of music that can make you fall i lovethats why i love derek and the dominos there what blues are about
TheScontessa 10 months ago
@TheScontessa You said it!
ladyfuschia 9 months ago
Happy Birthday Eric Clapton (March 30)
SuperRod88 10 months ago
Happy Birthday Bobby Whitlock!!!
stealyourface73 10 months ago
I love the fact that I just discovered this band!!! I <3 you Derek and The D's !!!!!!! why wasn't i born when this music was EVERYHWERE and guys weren't walking around with their asses hanging out of their bell bottoms ....i'm diggin the 70's man.. <3
HazelSmurf 10 months ago
Bobby Whitlock's voice is oh SOOO SOULFUL! :) This is easily my favourite song on this classic album.
Babyhowdy233 11 months ago
Best Album Ever!
GipsyKing666 11 months ago
I may pick this, next to The Band of course, as the greatest rock group who ever played.
jkoff76 11 months ago
one of my favs from same ablum
salchez68 1 year ago
faroutlindsey - I was based in Denmark at the time and my manager was EC's promoter so I was asked to support him throughout Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. I was honoured and it was an unforgettable experience. Stay cool - Fran.
franrayamusic 1 year ago
@franrayamusic Please share more of your experiences if you can! Oris
OrisLover 1 year ago
who is EC.........
MultiShades 1 year ago
Clapton é sempre fantástico!!!!
cleitonprofeta1 1 year ago
One of the greatest rock albums of ALL- TIME.......great music, but surrounded by serious tragedy which affected everyone who played on this!!! Clappy is lucky to be alive today
ioriorioriorio 1 year ago
Clapton!
obidus98 1 year ago
3 words I LOVE ERIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sundance4400 1 year ago
layla is the best album ever
Vertigo2903 1 year ago
ShEEEEIt!
TheJedipapaw 1 year ago
one of the best, this is great on the johnny cash show as well, proves clapton wasn't always crap...
KurtMoss 1 year ago
agree with mean streets
surfric 1 year ago
And then there was Clapton
MultiShades 1 year ago
@MultiShades and then there was Duane Allman too :)
Nielsanderspoulsen 1 year ago
@MultiShades Who? I'd rather not go to the Duane thing ---I will agree with you though --then there was Duane--PEACE
MultiShades 1 year ago
Eric wrote this about George Harisons wife Patti Boyd !
TheFishMiester 1 year ago
@TheFishMiester who was then his wife. Look at what it got both of them.....not much of anything to be honest. They weren't happy together....
liberalinthedesertaz 10 months ago
Eric wrote this about George Harisons wifem Patti Boyd !
TheFishMiester 1 year ago
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The days when music wasn't so full of pretty boy posers... I mean look at those mugs lol
abumpinthenight2 1 year ago
The days when music wasn't sop full of pretty boy posers... I mean look at those mugs lol
abumpinthenight2 1 year ago
E at his best to me
zurichstudios 1 year ago
Eric's guitar here has a sound like a warm breeze on a sunny day - just caresses the soul....
yoch3 1 year ago 2
GOOD LIFE TO ALL
MultiShades 1 year ago
This album brings back so many great memories
elijahthornton09 1 year ago 2
what a guitar solo. i love that the first few bars are all one note but llisten to that attack. his economy of notes shows what a confident player he is. not that many but each one matters as the solo tells a story, has a beginning a middle and an intense climax. and this is the first song on the album i believe. it just gets better, ranks up there with the best: exile, whos next, revolver, skull and roses, born to run etc.
shakindave 1 year ago
Great opening track to one the very best albums ever. Every song is great, which is not a common occurrence.
ToddSweeneyOnce 1 year ago
The guitar often masks what a fine,fine singer Eric is...
jedipapaw 1 year ago
@jedipapaw He really is. His vocal on Bell Bottom Blues tears at your heart.
ToddSweeneyOnce 1 year ago
also made famous in the Martin Scorcese film "Mean Streets". that's where i first heard this one. it's pretty obscure but a real gem.
jasonwheel 1 year ago
what a great line-up
AlexisGuitar94 1 year ago
I still cry as she fucks every man and any man -kidding -who really cares --great lead on the six string ---if that means anything .......
MultiShades 1 year ago
I want Eric to sign my old D and D Live in Concert LP. Fold it open and sign your pic for me Eric. White Sharpie and use my name so I can't put it on Ebay.
Ncharlestun 1 year ago
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cb3961 1 year ago
well don't we all wish -that food ends up on ore dish
MultiShades 1 year ago
This was one of the popular tunes in the day, don't worry. It was when FM radio went corporate -'73-'74 - that this and music we actually listened to disappeared to make other popular, but lesser know bands/ ie: Led Zepplin, dominant over the long run. No fault to Zep, but they were nowhere near as popular as this, and a million other now forgotten great acts. Hell, Grand Funk Railroad was headlining stadiums long before Led Zepplin ever could. What Grand Funk songs do you hear these days?
ItsCabs 1 year ago
@ItsCabs "We're An American Band". So often, I can hardly listen to it anymore, which is a shame. But yeah, Grand Funk was HUGE in the early 70's and they deserved to be.
ToddSweeneyOnce 1 year ago
@ToddSweeneyOnce Only huge in America - I heard OF Grand Funk as a kid in the UK in about '72 - in a magazine article entitled 'Are GFR the worst band in the world?' - but only actually heard their music when the internet arrived. I always hung around with rock fans but don't think I ever heard them even mentioned over here.
sludgefingers 1 year ago
@sludgefingers It's weird how different it can be isn't it? I've read several posts while listening to The Sweet. A great deal of Brits say that Sweet is second only to MUD as far as glam rock. I was like, "MUD? Who the hell is that?" Cheers!
ToddSweeneyOnce 1 year ago
@sludgefingers oh I am truly sorry! What a great find to listen to!!! ENJOY MY FRIEND.
lespaulygirl 1 year ago
He never should have looked away.....
NedFreppelin 1 year ago
Derek and the Dominos were great back in their day! Aye!
bluesman5355 1 year ago
i USED TO HAVE AN 8 TRACK OF THIS GROUP. THEY HAD SOME GOOD STUFF ON IT!
Madmelodist 1 year ago
The whole album is incredible and underrated at the same time.
makapaci 1 year ago
@makapaci Yes, in my opinion it should have the same cult status as Dark Side Of The Moon.
RockNRollOverDose 1 year ago
She took my hand......
batterseapark1 1 year ago
I am a male singer/ songwriter and I am sure Eric never knew you were even there,UK to him in the 80's was just an other day to make it 8 hours with out dealing with some UK ASS HOLE..have a nice day..
MultiShades 1 year ago
nice post , emerald . layla was like a brand new toy for me ...summer o'71 . EC has
touched so very many lives . he should be knighted....Sir Eric Clapton, esq..
Mr31760 1 year ago
Those who love DATD should check out the box set disc III-- 5 blues instrumentals that are stupendous and can last up to ~20 minutes. Some of them are basically Eric with the entire Allmans Bros Band.
Disc II is outtakes from Layla, and it's totally worth it, too.
cshubs 1 year ago
this cd is like always on in my house :D
888899991 1 year ago
This was before Duane Allman joined up.
klotzstang 1 year ago
@klotzstang
Duane Allman played on all but 4 songs from the Layla album.
PatriotsMother 1 year ago
@klotzstang yeah... wrong
beergut66 1 year ago
What an album to have around when you're missing someone special !
tuffymouseart49 1 year ago
"overlooked and underrated" -- it is true! that whole damn album is a rock and roll master piece.
masterblaster73 1 year ago
If this came out today, it would likely be categorized as country music (not saying that in a derogatory way). In fact, a lot of classic era rock has very country music-sounding elements. I say this as one who isn't a huge country fan - especially of TODAY's country music - but as one who truly appreciates Johnny C, Willy, Hank Williams, etc.
philipatoz 1 year ago
I love this music almost as much as I love my kids!!
joethepainter90 1 year ago
s l o w h a n d
blackelk7373 1 year ago
Emeraldaxe: Now I can die peacefully having found somebody who thinks exactly the same as me about this particular point!
telecastor69 1 year ago
the greatest rock LP of all times...
Gilk53 1 year ago
Agreed! I absolutely love this song. It begins the album on such a great note, the harmonies are gorgeous, and the playing is superb.
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"Cream was a completely different thing it was great psychedelic music. You cant even really put it in the same catagory. "
true!
also cream did rock blues or just simple pop songs and experimental things ...cream were a lot innovative and imporetant.
This is more ...well just a good rock album typical of the time , lot influenced by country rock
pontello3 1 year ago
To beginning guitarists;don't listen to this recording. You'll think-"who am I kidding",and you'll quit. Get comfortable with your playing,then come back to Eric & Duane's University of Tone. GodDAMN this is good!
jedipapaw 1 year ago
i love playin this song
888899991 1 year ago
かっこええな～ coolest song of this album !!
siho0708 1 year ago
I'm a female singer/songwriter from the UK. I was invited to support Eric Clapton on one of his Scandinavian tours in the 1980's. His musicianship has always been inspirational to me and I am so proud to have been his supporting act. Doesn't matter what song he plays, or when, he's just the best.
franrayamusic 1 year ago 48
@franrayamusic WE ARE ALL
MultiShades 1 year ago
@franrayamusic HOW DO YOU GET A INVITE LIKE THAT? WOW COOL!!!!!
faroutlindsey 1 year ago
those songs and sounds maybe were not the best at he time.....they were so many top nads taht you could not even choose!
but in the 70's some musicians were so "fluid" and light and natural, and just pleasent....nobody play like this anymore nowdays.
pontello3 1 year ago 2
@pontello3 sigh..
888899991 1 year ago
Apparently we come from that same genre
MrNEPTUNEMADNESS 1 year ago
Eric Clapton rocks even more after cream than he did in cream.
HolyFerdinand 1 year ago
@HolyFerdinand Cream was a completely different thing it was great psychedelic music. You cant even really put it in the same catagory.
56oldssuper88 1 year ago
of course the band is different and they're also great, but Eric had improved by the time he joined the Dominos, that's what I'm saying.
HolyFerdinand 1 year ago
Mike Nesmith does a nice version of this.
snackleforkofemir 1 year ago
whos the dweeb on the far right
VioletDecapod 1 year ago
@VioletDecapod His looks might not be much, but that's no dweeb; that's the band's fine bass player Carl Radle, who previously played with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, and on tour with Leon Russell and Joe Cocker and co., aka "Mad Dogs and Englishmen"
dodig69 1 year ago
Old Eric is sooo nice :)
NeverEverForgotten 1 year ago
Bobby Whitlock gave Eric Clapton a dimension he never had before or after their collaboration. Together, they created great songs. Without Whitlock, Clapton was and is just a guitar player.
gclafontaine 1 year ago
p.s. This song was used to good effect in the 1973 film "Mean Streets".
ChopstickBrando 2 years ago
3 words..Bell Bottom Blues.
sherkan8 2 years ago 24
@sherkan8
Certainly one of the tracks on the album that drew away attention from this song, which otherwise would have been a standout on an overall weaker playlist.
ChopstickBrando 2 years ago
@sherkan8 No doubt---As great as the title song surely is, the two most impassioned songs on 'Layla" are "Bell Bottom Blues", and "Anyday"
No shortage of amazing guitars and soulful singing on this classic CD!.
dodig69 1 year ago
When pop music was good.
halfassnovelist 2 years ago
All songs in that album are classic.
LoneJedi 2 years ago
You're right. This is one of the most beautiful songs of all time, but I rarely favourite songs without even a "slide show" or viewers to my channel will be bored. I was shocked to find I have so many views, when I have no vids yet. So I feel kind of responsible--I should do a video for them. Ah well, I digress. This is like the music of a lost paradise.
livin42dae 2 years ago
this tune makes an interesting cameo on the "Mean Streets" soundtrack
ChopstickBrando 2 years ago 2
absolutley; this is a classic. one of my favorites
cowboyartie 2 years ago
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i love this song!
papadevildog2007 2 years ago
I have the Layla album in my hands right now and under Carl Radle Bass
is
Duane Allman - Guitar.
After recording credits it does say: Duane Allman appears courtesy Capricorn Records.
He was simply a member of D & D and no mention otherwise is noted, although on my special 25 yr anniversary edition it notes that Duane is NOT on I Looked Away and several others.
npspec34 2 years ago
He's not on the first 4 tracks on the album.
thespermdonor 2 years ago
I tell a lie. The first THREE tracks.
thespermdonor 2 years ago
Did y'all know that Michael Nesmith, a fellow Texan and once a member of the Monkees, actually wrote this song? Thanks for posting one of my favorite songs ever!
mckathiki 2 years ago
NO.........On the album, he credits writers as Clapton and Whitlock
44Smith 2 years ago
I'm sorry, I stand corrected. I looked at the Nevada Fighter album (Nesmith) and the songwriters are listed as Clapton/Whitlock. Sorry for the error...
mckathiki 2 years ago 2
Hey, no problem........I guess it really dates us that we know this much about that era !
44Smith 2 years ago
Yep, you're right about that, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Listening to my big sister's music in the late 50's, early 60's - Buddy Holly, Elvis, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan - then onto my first albums - Beatles, Beach Boys, Dave Clark 5 and entering my teens with Cream, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Janis, I mean, the list goes on and on - we are darned lucky to have made it so far, look back on the whole history of rock and roll and even like some of today's stuff - keep on keepin' on!
mckathiki 2 years ago
@44Smith It was the best era. I know nothing about the current era because there's nothing worth knowing, it all sucks.
ToddSweeneyOnce 1 year ago
Nonsense.
southpas1 2 years ago
can somebody tell me who's who in the picture i only know which one is clapton cus hes like my hero
sensai61 2 years ago
Next to Clapton is Bobby Whitlock, then Jim Gordon, and last Carl Radle on the right.
MotownMoJo64 2 years ago
kay no duane :(
sensai61 2 years ago
seriously
PreppyCoolGuy22 2 years ago
Duane was credited on the album as a "Guest".
SemiLiterateMarketer 2 years ago
Jim Gordon(drummer) with mustache became schizophrenic,often heard his mother's voice in his head.He did a "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" on her and smashed her head.He was inside for some years.
RasMajnouni 2 years ago
Still is.
Drumodad 2 years ago
why does love got to be so sad- the best
413eastcoast 2 years ago
Great song!
dearmalika 2 years ago
The more I listen to the album, the more I love Whitlock's vocals. fucking great voice to compliment Clapton. Definitely one of the most overlooked songs.
walty1986 2 years ago
this is on mean streets innit? near the beginning.
philprice2009 2 years ago
Too bad Jim Gordon landed in a pshyc hospital
duncetwo 2 years ago
could someone tell me your favorite top 5 albums of claptons solo career? i would appreciate it if you would list the best live albums of his solo career too. i just want to know somebodys opinion.
RockNRollOverDose 2 years ago
MotownMoJo64 2 years ago
definitely the most underrated song on layla. even the guitar work on this track is just great.
TEgnoto89 2 years ago 2
I agree.
4Selah 2 years ago
love keep on growing, but this song is great
lpman1222 2 years ago
Lovely, lovely song. The first track on the album, I believe.
007Katburglar 2 years ago
Clapton ♥ :']
MoonNymph775 2 years ago
me 2
ClaptonStrings 2 years ago
This is definitely an underrated song.
superman2858w8 2 years ago 4
agreed!! did you ever hear the song used in Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets"? It's heard in the background during an intense scene, making the song all the more sublime, yet powerful. Go check it out!
msjacksoncounty 2 years ago
You`re so right............a classic
jdbaes 2 years ago
she ran away from me today--heart felt I am a guitar player Clapton years ago got me to pick it up and never stop playing ----peace --great song -well done-same album,blues power is a dead zone-eric plays his best,
MultiShades 2 years ago
A great tune check out Michael Nesmiths cover version on his "Nevada fighter" album
skl31 2 years ago
A must have album for ANY music fan.
pcburgh01 2 years ago
I think this was Claptons best band --and he played his best -really into it all and no allman--just Eric ,,it was a live LP --in consert ............
MultiShades 2 years ago 3