后来,克莱普顿结识了大名鼎鼎的披头四之一的乔治•哈里森,并且来往频繁,通过哈里森,小克又结识了哈里森的模特妻子贝蒂•伯伊德。一见钟情,小克无法遏制的爱上了小贝。可惜落花有情,流水无意。对小克的求爱,小贝断然拒绝了:朋友妻,岂可欺?小样的,滚!于是小克顿时陷入人生的黑暗,那时又没有万能的爱坛可以聊聊天,抬抬杠,解解忧。小克除了酗酗酒、磕磕药外,只能将一缕相思寄托在自己的作品上。一天,小克收到了中国摇滚励志歌曲演唱明星瘦西湖同学寄来的画册《画在人身边上》,除了美女画像外,里面还录有12世纪阿塞拜疆诗人尼扎米•甘伽维(Nizami Ganjavi)的巨作《蕾拉和摩君》(《Layla and Majnun》),作为画册的题注。《蕾拉和摩君》讲诉一个年轻男子爱上一个美丽的女子,他由于不能娶到她而几乎疯狂。克莱普顿被这个故事深深感动,他觉得自己和贝蒂就是故事裡的蕾拉和摩君。再加上画册上美女们眼神犀利,柔情似水,破了克莱普顿冰封的心灵。创作灵感迸发,写出了传世佳作「蕾拉」(Layla),歌曲很快登上了排行榜冠军。这首歌也是老克挚爱的歌曲之一,几乎在他的每个演唱会上都要献上一曲。(这首歌猫元帅帖子有介绍,不链了)
It's late in the evening
She's wondering what clothes to wear
She puts on her make-up
And brushes her long blonde hair
And then she asks me
"Do I look all right?"
And I say
"Yes, you look wonderful tonight"
We go to a party
And everyone turns to see
This beautiful lady
That's walking around with me
And then she asks me
"Do you feel all right?"
And I say
"Yes, I feel wonderful tonight"
I feel wonderful because I see
The love light in your eyes
And the wonder of it all
Is that you just don't realize
How much I love you
It's time to go home now
And I've got an aching head
So I give her the car keys
And she helps me to bed
And then I tell her as I turn out the light
I say "My darling
You were wonderful tonight
Oh my darling
You were wonderful tonight"
1991年3月20日上午11点,老克和意大利模特劳丽•黛尔•桑托(Lory Del Santo)只有四岁半的的儿子康纳(Conor),由于保姆的不慎,从他母亲在纽约的53层公寓的窗户摔落。痛不欲生的老克,将满腔的悲伤与思念,统统灌注在歌曲「泪洒天堂」(Tears in Heaven)中。歌声苍凉悲壮却又柔情似水,他正是用这至情至胜的歌声超度儿子的灵魂吧。
Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same if I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on cause I know I don't belong here in heaven.
Patti Boyd静止看还不觉得怎么,动起来确实很迷人。这个女子,让两大巨星为她失魂落魄之际,分别写下了传世之作 -- Eric Clapton的Layla, George Harrison的Something. John Lennon曾评价Something是20世纪最伟大的情歌。 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRWiApP053k