sportsbarTears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
April 30th 2008 07:05
One of the most famous and sad songs on guitar, but if you don't know how to play it - here is your chance. I have tracked down some video tutorials that are fairly easy to follow as well as a live recording from Clapton.
It was written about a tragic accident where Clapton lost his son, a deeply moving song, full of emotion.
You have to love this song, and if you know the story behind it, it is so powerful.
Tears in Heaven" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the former's pain he felt following the 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a 53rd-story window in his mother's New York City condominium. By all accounts, the death was simply a tragic accident, and Clapton was distraught for months afterwards. This song is one of Clapton's most successful, reaching #2 on the singles chart in the U.S.
Clapton wrote the song with Will Jennings, who was reluctant at first to help him with such a personal song. The song was initially featured on the soundtrack to the film Rush, and it won three Grammy awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1993. It was also included on Clapton's Grammy award-winning album, Unplugged. It is #353 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs.
It was written about a tragic accident where Clapton lost his son, a deeply moving song, full of emotion.
Eric Clapton - another genius
"Tears in Heaven"
You have to love this song, and if you know the story behind it, it is so powerful.
Tears in Heaven" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the former's pain he felt following the 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a 53rd-story window in his mother's New York City condominium. By all accounts, the death was simply a tragic accident, and Clapton was distraught for months afterwards. This song is one of Clapton's most successful, reaching #2 on the singles chart in the U.S.
Such a sad story
Clapton wrote the song with Will Jennings, who was reluctant at first to help him with such a personal song. The song was initially featured on the soundtrack to the film Rush, and it won three Grammy awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1993. It was also included on Clapton's Grammy award-winning album, Unplugged. It is #353 on Rolling Stone's Top 500 Songs.
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