7/23/2023 0 Comments Layla live unpluggedSadie Stein is contributing editor of The Paris Review, and the Daily ’s correspondent. Then, as Clapton wended his way through the chorus, my mom would say, “The original’s much better.” Layla - Acoustic Live at MTV Unplugged, Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, UK, 2013 Remaster is a positive song by Eric Clapton with a tempo of 94 BPM. Some, perhaps, would never even know that this was a man who’d pined for Pattie Boyd and won her from George Harrison who had enlisted the services of Duane Allman for one of the finest slide-guitar solos of all time who had most assuredly not been unplugged. Maybe they knew that within a year most people would recognize this Lite FM version more readily than the original. Maybe they felt, in that moment, that aging wasn’t so ignominious-different, certainly quieter, slower-but rather had a certain style. Perhaps these are even the same savants who had so excited my mom’s admiration only moments before-they’re merely giving a second voice to their joy in sharing an experience with others. ![]() Now, it’s more than possible that these whoopers had, in fact, recognized the song before this moment. Later still, just as he hits the chorus, she’d make a prediction: “Here come the real morons.”Īnd, indeed, at the mention of the titular “Layla” there are a few whoops of thrilled approval and very belated recognition. “And nobody’s waiting by your side?” Now, they’re sure-even those who were maybe succumbing to peer pressure in those first few moments can applaud with authority. “What’ll you do when you get lonely,” he sings. The real clapping starts when he goes into the first verse. “How do they know?” my mom would always say with wonder. And literally within one bar-probably two seconds-someone shouts “YEAH!” and there’s a flurry of enthusiastic applause. “See if you can spot this one,” begins Clapton with lazy impishness, breaking into the now-familiar acoustic riff. Unlike the rest of the world, the crowd captured on tape was presumably hearing this cover for the first time. Recall, to start, that the set was recorded in front of a Brixton audience. ![]() And whenever that live cover came on in our car-as it did in the cars of countless boomers across the nation and the world-my mom would go on the same tear. In stores on MTV in the local salon, Visual Difference, where tough young women gave me terrible haircuts between cigarettes. When it came out, I remember hearing it was everywhere. But the relaxed, dad-friendly “unplugged” take made an instant sensation, too: it was an inescapable part of the soundtrack of the early nineties. To this day it’s a Lite FM staple-just try to visit the dentist’s office without hearing it. From his presence in seminal blues-rockers the Yardbirds to the power trio of Cream and his own solo career, Clapton's work has relied heavily on his electric guitar skills.In 1992, Eric Clapton released an acoustic version of his 1970 Derek and the Dominos classic, “Layla.” Inspired by the Persian epic The Story of Layla and Majnun-and, of course, by Clapton’s personal life-the original was ubiquitous at the height of album rock. The acoustic surroundings were a fruitful but unexpected turn for Clapton. The show first aired on March 11th, 1992, in the U.S.Ĭlapton's performance on Unplugged nabbed him an armload of trophies at the 1993 Grammy Awards, including Album Of The Year, Best Male Vocal Performance, and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. Clapton eventually married Boyd in 1979, but they later divorced.Ĭlapton's Unplugged special was taped January 16th, 1992. ![]() Clapton fell in love with Patti Boyd, who was at the time married to his friend George Harrison. The history of the song, which has now passed into legend, is rooted in a love triangle. By deconstructing the tune's original electric guitar lines, Clapton performed “Layla” with only the spine of the song intact, a drastic revision. Ironically, the searing blues on the record, and on “Layla” in particular, only increased his reputation.Ĭlapton re-recorded “Layla” for an MTV Unplugged special. ![]() Seeking to downplay his guitar-god status, Eric Clapton refused to have his name included in the group name or album title. “Layla” was originally released on the Derek & the Dominos album Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs in November 1970. Recorded: January 16th, 1992, at Bray Studios, Berkshire, England Chords for Eric Clapton - Layla (Acoustic) (Live at MTV Unplugged, Bray Film Studios, Windsor, England, UK, ).: Dm, Bb, C, Dbm.
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