Eric Clapton - Layla (Live from Madison Square Garden - 1999) | Old But Gold

Eric Clapton performing ‘Layla’ live at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 18 February 1991. As he rips through that iconic intro riff, a lone cigarette rests on his guitar’s headstock—until the heat of those strings proves too much. Cigarette couldn’t handle the heat! Trivia: Eric Clapton wrote the song about his infatuation with Pattie Boyd, the wife of his best friend George Harrison. Clapton was deeply in love with her, and the lyrics reflect this inner turmoil. Clapton was inspired by “The

Eric performing his acoustic version of "Layla" from his 1992 Unplugged performance. Watch the official live video of "Layla" from 'ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED...OVER 30 YEARS LATER' at the link below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kseSoguuiCs The Unplugged: Enhanced Edition will be available on vinyl & CD May 9th - pre-order now at the link below. https://orcd.co/enhancedunplugged Paramount MTV | Eric Clapton

Eric explains his thought process of transforming "Layla" for his Unplugged performance. The official live video of "Layla" from 'ERIC CLAPTON UNPLUGGED...OVER 30 YEARS LATER' will premiere on YouTube on Friday, March 21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kseSoguuiCs The Unplugged: Enhanced Edition will be available on vinyl & CD May 9th - pre-order now at the link below. https://orcd.co/enhancedunplugged | Eric Clapton