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Slowhand
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Eric Clapton songs for this list we’re
not only looking at Eric Clapton solo
hits but also songs from the various
bands groups and projects he has
performed with during his career
basically if you can hear it at a
Clapton concert it’s fair game here
and as usual we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful songs
number ten badge by creep co-written by
George Harrison this track was the
standout off creams farewell album
while popular lore says the title came
from the chords used in the song this is
a myth
the title actually originated from
Clapton miss reading the word bridge on
the X Beatles handwritten lyrics sheet
for some additional myth-busting the
quiet one does play on the track under
the name LAN Jalloh mysterioso but it’s
Slowhand himself playing the beat
illegit our line before the songs badge
of bridge
number nine old love I can see
I’m not even my baby written with fellow
guitar slinger Robert Cray this blues
rock number originally appeared on
Clapton’s 1989 solo record I can see
your face
but I know they didn’t reading
journeymen marked slow hands returned to
form and sobriety after a decade of
substance abuse and hit or miss releases
just gone
by fusing 80s rock sounds with his blues
roots and reconnecting with his audience
Clapton entered the 90s back on his feet
old love gained new life three years
later when he performed it acoustically
for his unplugged album
number eight I shot the sheriff
okay yes it’s a Bob Marley song and no
to the best of our knowledge
Slowhand has never killed a law
enforcement officer but this song still
pretty righteous
trying to track me down
a bit thicker a bit tighter and perhaps
a bit whiter Clapton’s take on the
Marley tune actually outperformed the
original
and in doing so helped bring reggae and
the Jamaican Whaler to a much wider
audience in the early 70s
I say
the American chart-topper was also a
global top-ten hit and was added to the
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003
number seven bell bottom blues by Derek
and the Dominos
one of several songs inspired by miss
patty boy this Domino’s number is sheer
heartache
Clapton wrote the track when the then
mrs. George Harrison asked the guitarist
to pick her up a pair of bell-bottoms
while he was in the States
whether or not she got them is a mystery
lost to the ages
while the song didn’t make a big splash
on the charts it has endured as a
classic
and he’s one of a handful of highlights
from the layla albums
number six wonderful tonight like the
previous entry on our list wonderful
tonight is also about paddy boy
except that by 1977 she was no longer
with Harrison and was actually in a
relationship with Clapton
now see you
written while he was waiting for boy to
get ready for a party at Paul
McCartney’s the pop ballad went on to be
an American top 20 hit a Clapton live
staple
and a slow-dance favorite worldwide by
showing a more tender side of the
guitars than usual it added to the mix
of styles and flavors of its parent
album
number five sunshine of your love by
cream
like the wah-wah fest known as white
room
sunshine of your love proved cream could
rock out and trip out just as hard as
frenemies the Jimi Hendrix Experience
written after bassist Jack Bruce saw
Hendrickson concert
the song features a co vocal with
Clapton
and a tight locked-in bass and guitar
riff between the two
however the real attention-getter here
is Clapton’s milky woman tone solo
which helped cement his reputation as
God
number four cocaine
written and first recorded by guitarist
JJ Hale this ode to 70s pixie dust is
nonetheless a Clapton signature song
while to most listeners cocaine appears
to praise the party powder
Slowhand has always seen it as a
disguised anti-drug anthem
because of the mixed message
Clapton dropped the dopey ditty from his
set list for years before falling off
the wagon for it again in the early
2000s
the guitarist now harsha’s the buzz and
instead adds that dirty cocaine when he
performs it live
number three tears in heaven would you
know my name if I saw you first released
as part of the rush movie soundtrack
this teary heartbreaker is perhaps more
well known for its full acoustic version
released on unplugged for next year
co-written by the guitarist and will
Jennings the soft rocker deals with
Clapton’s grief following the accidental
death of his young son the previous year
while popular and emotional the hit was
eventually dropped from Clapton setlist
in 2004 after he came to terms with the
loss and he’s only played it rarely
since
number two crossroads by cream
and police as a blistering live track on
Queens 1968 release this Robert Johnson
number has become synonymous with
Clapton lending its title to greatest
hits packages his guitar festival and
even a drug rehabilitation center in
Antigua
not as well known as the trio’s take
slow hands original recording of
crossroads was actually made with a
short-lived studio band in 1966
most creep the song has remained a
Clapton live favorite throughout his
career
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one Leila by Derek and the
Dominos
seeking our top spot is the ultimate
Clapton signature track
featuring twin guitar lines from
Slowhand himself as well as the late
duane allman the track was written to
grab the attention of paddy boy wife of
beetle and Clapton’s close friend George
Harrison
it worked and the pair eventually
married with Harrison’s blessing in 1979
the song received a full makeover in
1992 for his unplugged album and became
a hit all over again
even netting the guitarist a Grammy for
Best Rock song
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Eric Clapton song
for more guitar slinging top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
Slowhand
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Eric Clapton songs for this list we’re
not only looking at Eric Clapton solo
hits but also songs from the various
bands groups and projects he has
performed with during his career
basically if you can hear it at a
Clapton concert it’s fair game here
and as usual we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful songs
number ten badge by creep co-written by
George Harrison this track was the
standout off creams farewell album
while popular lore says the title came
from the chords used in the song this is
a myth
the title actually originated from
Clapton miss reading the word bridge on
the X Beatles handwritten lyrics sheet
for some additional myth-busting the
quiet one does play on the track under
the name LAN Jalloh mysterioso but it’s
Slowhand himself playing the beat
illegit our line before the songs badge
of bridge
number nine old love I can see
I’m not even my baby written with fellow
guitar slinger Robert Cray this blues
rock number originally appeared on
Clapton’s 1989 solo record I can see
your face
but I know they didn’t reading
journeymen marked slow hands returned to
form and sobriety after a decade of
substance abuse and hit or miss releases
just gone
by fusing 80s rock sounds with his blues
roots and reconnecting with his audience
Clapton entered the 90s back on his feet
old love gained new life three years
later when he performed it acoustically
for his unplugged album
number eight I shot the sheriff
okay yes it’s a Bob Marley song and no
to the best of our knowledge
Slowhand has never killed a law
enforcement officer but this song still
pretty righteous
trying to track me down
a bit thicker a bit tighter and perhaps
a bit whiter Clapton’s take on the
Marley tune actually outperformed the
original
and in doing so helped bring reggae and
the Jamaican Whaler to a much wider
audience in the early 70s
I say
the American chart-topper was also a
global top-ten hit and was added to the
Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003
number seven bell bottom blues by Derek
and the Dominos
one of several songs inspired by miss
patty boy this Domino’s number is sheer
heartache
Clapton wrote the track when the then
mrs. George Harrison asked the guitarist
to pick her up a pair of bell-bottoms
while he was in the States
whether or not she got them is a mystery
lost to the ages
while the song didn’t make a big splash
on the charts it has endured as a
classic
and he’s one of a handful of highlights
from the layla albums
number six wonderful tonight like the
previous entry on our list wonderful
tonight is also about paddy boy
except that by 1977 she was no longer
with Harrison and was actually in a
relationship with Clapton
now see you
written while he was waiting for boy to
get ready for a party at Paul
McCartney’s the pop ballad went on to be
an American top 20 hit a Clapton live
staple
and a slow-dance favorite worldwide by
showing a more tender side of the
guitars than usual it added to the mix
of styles and flavors of its parent
album
number five sunshine of your love by
cream
like the wah-wah fest known as white
room
sunshine of your love proved cream could
rock out and trip out just as hard as
frenemies the Jimi Hendrix Experience
written after bassist Jack Bruce saw
Hendrickson concert
the song features a co vocal with
Clapton
and a tight locked-in bass and guitar
riff between the two
however the real attention-getter here
is Clapton’s milky woman tone solo
which helped cement his reputation as
God
number four cocaine
written and first recorded by guitarist
JJ Hale this ode to 70s pixie dust is
nonetheless a Clapton signature song
while to most listeners cocaine appears
to praise the party powder
Slowhand has always seen it as a
disguised anti-drug anthem
because of the mixed message
Clapton dropped the dopey ditty from his
set list for years before falling off
the wagon for it again in the early
2000s
the guitarist now harsha’s the buzz and
instead adds that dirty cocaine when he
performs it live
number three tears in heaven would you
know my name if I saw you first released
as part of the rush movie soundtrack
this teary heartbreaker is perhaps more
well known for its full acoustic version
released on unplugged for next year
co-written by the guitarist and will
Jennings the soft rocker deals with
Clapton’s grief following the accidental
death of his young son the previous year
while popular and emotional the hit was
eventually dropped from Clapton setlist
in 2004 after he came to terms with the
loss and he’s only played it rarely
since
number two crossroads by cream
and police as a blistering live track on
Queens 1968 release this Robert Johnson
number has become synonymous with
Clapton lending its title to greatest
hits packages his guitar festival and
even a drug rehabilitation center in
Antigua
not as well known as the trio’s take
slow hands original recording of
crossroads was actually made with a
short-lived studio band in 1966
most creep the song has remained a
Clapton live favorite throughout his
career
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
number one Leila by Derek and the
Dominos
seeking our top spot is the ultimate
Clapton signature track
featuring twin guitar lines from
Slowhand himself as well as the late
duane allman the track was written to
grab the attention of paddy boy wife of
beetle and Clapton’s close friend George
Harrison
it worked and the pair eventually
married with Harrison’s blessing in 1979
the song received a full makeover in
1992 for his unplugged album and became
a hit all over again
even netting the guitarist a Grammy for
Best Rock song
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite Eric Clapton song
for more guitar slinging top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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