How Eric Clapton’s Heartbreak Inspired “Layla”
Professor of Rock · Gamut Podcast Network
October 3, 202321m 33s
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Show Notes
There’ve been hundreds of hits based on the apotheosis baby I made a horrible mistake and I want you back but this one is the king of all those songs…a 70s classic as told by the singer. He wrote it when his wife walked out on him… after he wrote it he knew it was A #1 hit He was so sure he guaranteed the record label… Well, he was right and decades later it’s still one of the biggest songs ever with every generation. The song was helped by a huge pause right before the chorus that made the ending of this song legendary find out the story next on Professor of Rock.
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