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Bell Bottom Blues
Derek and the Dominos Lyrics

Bell bottom blues, you made me cry
I don't want to lose this feeling
And if I could choose a place to die
It would be in your arms

Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you?
Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back?
I'd gladly do it because
I don't want to fade away
Give me one more day, please

I don't want to fade away
In your heart I want to stay

It's all wrong, but it's all right
The way that you treat me baby
Once I was strong but I lost the fight
You won't find a better loser

Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you?
Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back?
I'd gladly do it because
I don't want to fade away
Give me one more day, please
I don't want to fade away
In your heart I want to stay

Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you?
Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back?
I'd gladly do it 'cause
I don't want to fade away
Give me one more day, please
I don't want to fade away
In your heart I want to stay

Bell bottom blues, don't say goodbye
I'm sure we're gonna meet again
And if we do, don't you be surprised
If you find me with another lover

Do you want to see me crawl across the floor to you?
Do you want to hear me beg you to take me back?
I'd gladly do it 'cause
I don't want to fade away
Give me one more day, please
I don't want to fade away
In your heart I want to stay

I don't want to fade away
Give me one more day please
I don't want to fade away
In your heart I want to stay

I don't want to fade away
Give me one more day please
I don't want to fade away
In your heart I want to stay

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ERIC PATRICK CLAPTON, BOBBY WHITLOCK

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a song written by Eric Clapton and performed by Derek and the Dominos. It deals with unrequited love and appears on the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.

As Duane Allman's debut does not come until the album's fourth track (the blues standard "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"), "Bell Bottom Blues" features only Clapton on guitar; Clapton compensates for this by overdubbing rhythm and lead parts. The track is likely the second-best known cut from the album, surpassed only by the famous title track, "Layla". Read Full Bioa song written by Eric Clapton and performed by Derek and the Dominos. It deals with unrequited love and appears on the album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.

As Duane Allman's debut does not come until the album's fourth track (the blues standard "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"), "Bell Bottom Blues" features only Clapton on guitar; Clapton compensates for this by overdubbing rhythm and lead parts. The track is likely the second-best known cut from the album, surpassed only by the famous title track, "Layla".

Bell-bottoms are a style of trousers that were popular at the time. According to Clapton,[1] the song was written for Pattie Boyd after she requested him to get her a pair of bell bottom blue jeans from the USA. Clapton wrote the song for her, as many others in the album such as "I Looked Away". During some tours, he has played the song as part of an acoustic set, such as One More Car, One More Rider. He played the song along with Bobby Whitlock on Later with Jools Holland in April 2000.

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Comments from YouTube:

Brian Van Camp

1y↑257

Something the casual listener may not appreciate is the genius of Jim Gordons simple but thoughtful drumming work on this track. The verses are played "backwards" in contrast to conventional playing of the kick drum on the "1" & "3" beats and snare on "2" & "4" beats. Then he "corrects" or at least reverses this backwards approach on the choruses to provide a subliminal yet uplifting contrast that I feel draws the listener in closer to the raw emotional core of the song.

Dennis P

Outstanding observation my friend

Scotty Ennis

7w↑1

Very unfortunate they only recorded one album. Very underrated and overlooked band. Gosh the possibilities.....

Brian Van Camp

14w

@Joseph Felice I heard from a reliable source that Albert King once told a newly hired drummer: "When I'm singing stay on the high hat, when I'm soloing stay on the ride, and as far as I'm concerned you can leave those tom toms in the van!"

Joseph Felice

14w

Not to be a negative Nate, but I think the toms during the chorus are little too distracting and don't sound like part of the percussion track. Sounds like a weird punch in.

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Jake LAMOTTA

2y↑251

One of the most underated songs of all time!

devon

real

Pete Davis

@rc "Its never been underrated"
Rolling Stone called it "filler". I'd consider that "underrated"

Michael Wilkinson

6w↑1

@Pete Davis "Filler"?!!!???

rc

23w↑1

Its never been underrated

Robert Robles

1y↑1

This is special music on par with the Beatles.

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Feed the Fat Rabbit

7y↑767

The desperation in his vocal, the guitar wailing throughout, the bass and drums locked in perfectly; it's one of the greatest blues songs to ever make it to the radio waves. There is no opposing viewpoint.

Ernest McCalip

13w

@Suzanne Taylor you must be a beauty.

Leah Monday

32w↑1

an accurate depiction! ( PEACE AND LOVE, ALWAYS! ) lm

Feed the Fat Rabbit

32w↑1

@Bubba Petty you got me 🤣 two years later!!

Zseboys3

34w↑1

@quarter_moon and_a_guitar Listen to the whole album and try to imagine it without Bobby's vocals. Can't do it---don't wanna, either. He was the voice of passion on the entire thing. Brilliant.

Steve Horan

37w

@Kelly Goodwin yes, later he was. Bell Bottom Blues was recorded before he joined. IIRC, the first three songs were recorded without Duane.

Yes, Wikipedia credits him with playing on...

All tracks except "I Looked Away," "Bell Bottom Blues," and "Keep on Growing".

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Art Lover

6y↑428

I guess my question is, why isn't this album ranked higher In the all time rock album list? This is a masterpiece!!!

Zack Zallie

51w

It's quite high on RS's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time!

BoredOuttaMySkullBoi2005

1y↑2

@LS1LT1 I've done that, you would be shocked at how few people know this album. It's a little sad actually.

Michael Gorman

Well, Layla (and other love songs) is considered a remarkable artistic achievement-it took a long time for people to appreciate this, and perhaps they will never truly appreciate just what an amazing musical project this was, and the contributions from different artists.

OBHSfolk

Its THE masterpiece

jeannie bell

Yeah, man !

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stratocaster539

6y↑465

My god, I've loved this song from the first moment I heard it when I was sweet sixteen. Little did I know then how significant the lyrics were and how I would inevitably come to live them. Anyone else?

Thomas King

My feelings exactly

Thomas King

The same with me

Geoffrey Shelley

41w

I have loved it for 5 decades and not til lately did I even listen to the lyrics.
His voice is beautiful and guitar work beyond compare.
After completing the album Clapton dissolved the Dominoes and stayed in his room shooting heroin for a long time.
Patty Boyd later came back to him.

Sandy Stephens

2y↑1

@Steve T Waitin Around to Die

Eva Anna von Behne

Yes! I've lived out the whole song!

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Dad Shoe

2y↑59

What a powerful song, you can feel the pain and passion in it. Something rarely heard in today’s music. No I’m not trying to start a fight just pointing out the obvious.

Steven Reid

6y↑97

One of the best albums ever made. Up there with the likes of Abbey Road, Dark Side, etc. IMO, a very passionate album. Would've love to hear more from the duo of Slowhand and Duane.. Rip.

working shlub

27w

@Greg Akinson i think the beatles are overrated but abbey road is a good album..

Greg Akinson

Yes, lets not forget Duane Allman ...what a musical genius he was.

Butterfly Girl

2y↑1

The first time I heard the full album I was totally fascinated with the music and lyrics.

crashing lightly

6y↑14

Duane, one of the most underrated guitarist ever...

Robin Cortez

2y↑64

Why am I SO captivated by this gut-wrenching, heart shredding song? 😥 I can't stop listening. It's like watching a train wreck. Just can't pull myself away. Another song that gives me a similar feeling is ELO's Telephone Line, where the guy is wanting the phone to keep ringing forever, even though he knows it's hopeless. Apparently, he can't pull himself away, either. 😥💔 Clapton is much more RAW, UNFILTERED, as if we are seeing his very innermost soul crying out.💔

Suzanne Taylor

13w

@Geoffrey Shelley At 23 this was just a wonderful song to me.At 65 it pulls out the lifetime of emotion,the ups and way downs.

Michael Willis

16w↑1

Came back to listen to this in my old age. 72...a hippie from the early 70s I hear a man who is struggling with change. He wants everything to stay the same but you can't go back. Those were days of discovery and wonder. A certain connection that we long for but it's gone.

Tim Fulcher

29w

Based on a true, autobiographical story...

Geoffrey Shelley

46w↑1

This song affects me more at 73 than it did at 23.
I.listen to it a lot.

muge akbaba

@Pamela Woodson please recommend some

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jpc08109

4y↑162

Beautifully painful song about a man in love with a woman who doesn't love him anymore, best breakup song almost any man can relate to, so powerful

Lothar Roberts

19w

No. it was his love for Patti Boyd Harrison, whom was married to George Harrison at the time of this song.

Tony Salazar

2y↑3

😢

hippie1956

7y↑286

This song makes me cry. It reminds me of my first boyfriend, who I still think about 43 years later.

Suzanne Taylor

51w

Same almost 50 years

Justin Time For Parties

1y↑1

Now 45 lol

Gamerguy 09

2y↑1

😪

Adrian Palacios

2y↑1

I never had a lover, oh well

judy argraves

2y↑2

@gringabilingua supposed to say 40 years ago

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chris alan

28w↑12

every time I hear those first three notes on the radio, my heart flutters

K W

28w↑22

The lead guitar gives me chills. Don’t care what anyone says Clapton is a legend and probably my favorite guitarist ever

K W

@Brian Foster He’s 100% playing guitar on the song

K W

@Brian Foster “Bell Bottom Blues" was recorded before Duane Allman joined the recording sessions for the Layla album, so Clapton is the only guitarist on the song. Clapton compensates for this by playing multiple guitar parts, including a sensitive, George Harrison-style guitar solo and chime-like harmonics.” - Wikipedia

Brian Foster

I don't think Eric is playing lead on this doesn't sound his style. Still a great song and Eric's guitar playing does influence this number.

K W

@Dillon Queen She got caught in a lie man and now is just trying to make stuff up. She’s one of those people who can’t be proven wrong or they act like a child. She just needs to take the L she’s clearly in denial it’s sad honestly.

Dillon Queen

7w↑1

@Melissa B Also demo tracks? Half of this album was first takes

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Jeannie E. H

7y↑348

A song that will never fade away...

Karen Smith

I AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jose Gutierrez

Jennifer Puhl ritthh>its b

Dale Messerly

I was so lucky. I was born in 67 and we had a pool right up the street. The blasted KBPI over the PA and I got to hear all the greats when they came out.

Dale Messerly

4y↑2

Great music is timeless

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Vincent de Lhery

48w↑5

My favorite song amongst great songs. They sure don't make them like this anymore.

Cheryl Frederick

29w↑6

This masterpiece gives me chills. This situation happened to me. But he really WAS a loser. Great piece of work!

M&M PAI E FILHO

3y↑1

Linda d+

Wilma Flintstone

7y↑35

I so love songs about yearning. Not just about romantic love (like with this song), but about any kind of longing, for anything. I think the feelings of yearning, longing, and wanting to belong (to anyone or anything) are just so universal to the human experience, you can apply lyrics about those sensations to everything and everyone. I can't imagine that a feeling like "I don't want to fade away." hasn't manifested itself somehow in every one of us at some point.

jsilence418

4y↑1

That's because your name is Terrell Moody, and you ARE the God of Love .

Ralph Foland

1y↑16

in this song the whole note count rhythm 1 2 3 4, gives you impression of Free falling through and space and time,, I don't know if it's Tom dowd or Eric or Dwayne or the fantastic drumming or the fantastic backup vocals, this song leaves you on your knees begging for more rejection.. it's put together so beautifully it's like no other blues song.. it's been crafted for the ages..

Jeff Costlow

19w

duane isnt on this

Adam Stevens

43w

No Duane on this song.

Pat Pyrtle

Love this description....

Joe Crowell

26w↑3

Incredible song would be a massive understatement! Eric and Duane,... the best supergroup that ever was! Just recently, someone has touched my heart profoundly. In the spirit of this album, want to say I Love You Melody.

Greg Akinson

2y↑10

Being a child at the time (born in 1963) I LOVED the song when I heard it in the 70's and thought that it was a song mourning the passing of that era. Later I realized it was a song about a man still very much in love with a specific woman who did not love him anymore. SO SAD really.........I revisit this song regularly and still I like to view it as mourning the passing of the era rather than the true meaning of the song. The 60's-70's are forever lost with our youth, but not us!

Sabrina Phillips

Great interpretation! Never thought of it that way, but you’ve got a great point. I too loved every single moment of the 70s. My aunts and uncles were in high school and I was right behind them. Got to hang with them all the way through and feel like I was Class of ‘77 too. Lol. Totally miss it and my grandparents

V

6y↑57

I love this song...if you've never felt this you haven't loved...jus sayin....Salute to you Eric Clapton

Hope N. Christ

4y↑1

Devon Casey that's the bloody truth!

OBHSfolk

2y↑8

Hands down the deepest, most poignant expression of desperate love ever put to vinyl, THE WHOLE DOUBLE ALBUM

Adelyn Havens

6y↑136

I've been coming to this song for solace since I was 12 years old. It is my favorite song, and probably always will be.

Ronin

1y↑1

you had a rough love life at age 12

Kelly Goodwin

3y↑3

My aunt has played this song for me since I was an infant. It kinda sticks with you

mick griffin

3y↑4

Me too baby!

Allison Wright

3y↑43

This album is Eric Clapton's best work of his career.

Tony Lanasa

40w

Its amazing how this not only holds up but outshines anything being done today. This is his dark side of the moon.
This music will live on long after we are all dust.

a dash of absurd

@SDC I went to a Murray the K show to see the Who in their first ever US tour, and guess who one of the other bands playing in the revue along with Wilson Pickett, The Rascals, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels was.. yes Cream. completely unknown in January of 67.. they blew everybody away thoroughly..
I Feel Free , their opener..

SDC

@Filippo Bombonato (Magnetic low) That's true. Music is about personal tastes but I feel like some people have bad taste. Like people who listen to Taylor Swift. Or any rap music. At least we can agree that Clapton is great. Whether it's with Cream or Derrick and the Dominoes

Filippo Bombonato (Magnetic low)

1y↑1

@SDC i must disagree, but at the end music is a matter of tastes

SDC

Love can make you write a masterpiece but his best work is probably in Cream.

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John Pennington

1y↑3

It's got to be in the top 5 of all time

Harry Yarrow

26w↑3

One the greatest songs ever.

Thodoris Vlastos

4y↑18

My god. Its so sad but there are points in your life when this song is speaking about you and the pain you are undergoing . It is heartbreaking when life seperates you from the one you love so much .

K W

28w

Foreall

James Nunez

6y↑120

This is my Uncle's favorite song...unfortunately he's battling Parkinson's Disease but this song always gets to him...

Michael Bryant

3y↑1

James, my best to you and your Uncle, Brother. I was in Panama when I first heard "Bell Bottom Blues." I ran right out and bought this album. Like your Uncle, it is still my favorite and moving song. It just flows. I visualize colors as I listen to it even now. It's pure music at its best. Peace and blessings. Mike

Andrew Geggie

3y↑1

It might even help to stir him from Parkinsonian "freezing". All the best to him, and you!

Denise Bennett

4y↑1

Bless his heart!

Keith Slater

6y↑23

First bought this album in 1972, been one of the most profound albums ever in my opinion, never got the recognition it truly deserved. Buy it!

Ken Vail

7y↑450

I lost my girlfriend Vickie to leukemia recently she was 42..this song tears me up

Leah Monday

36w

GOD BLESS HER! lm

Michael Green

Ken Vail, Ken lost my wife 4 years ago, too. Life really sucks without her and miss her terribly. I feel your pain my fellow widower.

Tony Salazar

I'm so sorry brother. Be strong man you got this.

Stephen Dupree

Very sorry Ken Vail

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Tucker Bloxham

7y↑11

Such a powerful song, the entire album is a masterpiece of sadness and I cant get enough of it.

Thomass Blaquelourde

7y↑132

For forty years I have believed this is the saddest song I ever heard. For goddess' sake, what good is ONE MORE DAY gonna do you. Crawl for that... This is still the best version it so DENSE with those beautiful fill riffs and that haunting unfinished sound at the end, I'm in tears once again. Clapton feared fading away...

chris barton

21w

For sad, try My Beloved Wife by Natalie Merchant.

Robin Cortez

Some of us sincerely wish that we had just one opportunity to go back and change things, or just one day to see someone again. Maybe for some of us, we WOULD crawl across the floor for one more chance.💔

lou diciero

Thomass Blaquelourde hi

Franklin Durham

One of the most soulful songs that ERIC has ever done..."REAL LOVE WILL MAKE YOU DO IT ALL!!"

joe kool

if it happened to be "Tuesday Afternoon" (sometimes referred to as "Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)", or simply "Forever Afternoon"), that one day could seem like forever, ( see einstein's relativity)

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Irene Peshek

4y↑15

Simply one of the greatest tunes of the ages.

Leslie Benton

4y↑1

I love this song!!!

Heather Whidden

2y↑4

Yup! This is one of the greatest blues songs ever!! It’s all him on the guitar!!

Bernadette Kolver

2y↑1

Love this song!

JaBobb Earl

5y↑25

Man it's good to hear two of the greatest guitarist play together Eric Clapton and Duane Allman.

Jeff Costlow

19w

Duane didnt play on this fyi

Patrick Cummins

Man this is so sweet guitar singing harmony

Tom Rider

4y↑6

It is.... but not with this song...duane joined after this sing was finished

Hope N. Christ

JaBobb Earl that's the truth!

Roc James

6y↑65

sadly there are 141 people in this world that gave this song a thumbs down. Hopefully I never have to deal with those people in real life.

Rick Via

2y↑1

That's because they're all homosexuals. Nothing personal, just unhappy, unassigned individuals.

Robin Cortez

2y↑1

Maybe they just didn't give the song a chance, but, most likely they have NO TASTE IN MUSIC!! I haven't heard it in awhile. The radio stations these days don't know what good music is either.

Sweet n' Sour Sauce

Sadly it's now 176 people who disliked this song

Melissa Sutton

yesss! i agree

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Nataša Odehnalova

Krásná píseň a přeji Ericu Claptnovi krásný život s jeho rodinou 💖

Paul Jackson

6y↑14

Layla was the big hit on this album but there are other very good tunes on it. Especially Bell Bottom Blues. What a great song with feeling and Clayton's sweet guitar playing. Very cool.

Pete Lombardi

8y↑668

"you won't find a better loser"...holy crap what a line

Jeff Costlow

19w

@surfallday no, it wasnt but Bobby came up with the line

danielle gerlinger

20w

Bobby Whitlock suggested that line. It’s his.

omeletpants

1y↑2

@Bob West Whitlock is wildly underrated as a song contributor

L. B.

Maybe his best song. At least in top 10 along with Layla.

Bob West

1y↑3

@judy Girl the credit for that line goes to Bobby Whitlock. Eric had most but not all of the lyrics done. Bobby helped him finish those up as well as helping write the music.

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RENÉE

4y↑1

That beat displacement in the chorus is perfection! Clapton and his sadness is top notch and so worthy of the best love song ever. This album is great and I reccomend it to EVERYONE.

Jonny Beck

25w↑1

The bass part, so strong, so perfect and bass and JG's drumming... epic

l'Homme d'Après Demain

6y↑417

I'm french and I always thought the lyrics were: 'I don't wanna pay the rent, give me one more day please, I don't wanna pay the rent, in your home I wanna stay'.

BoredOuttaMySkullBoi2005

This made me laugh while I'm going through a messy breakup. Thank you, good sir.

Ken Schneider a

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Ralph Foland

Yes brother you are French,, I never could under stand the beatles singing ,,, Abby Dalton ,,, Abby Dalton either

NICE DAWG

I am an every day English speaker and I assumed it was ''I don't wanna play that way''' but it is ''Fade Away '''

Robin Cortez

2y↑1

@Butterfly Girl Some people will think I'm crazy for calling Hendrix a gentle soul, but that's how I see him. I will always think of Jimi as a musical GENIUS, SO FAR ahead of his time. A VERY GREAT loss for the world. ❤

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Pat Otmaster

42w↑2

Masterpiece

HD 24

37w↑3

Not only a great song, beautiful album art as well. I remember looking at my father's record collection as a kid and admiring it. They don't make them like this anymore.

Kentucky Frogman

1y↑1

Love this song

Michael Pizano

18w

I heard this last night on the radio and I got goosebumps and my heart ached and I had tears, I wanted to bawl my eyes out. I can honestly say that no song has ever touched me like this one did..... Powerful!

Jen Lester

1y↑3

I have yet to hear a more beautiful love song in my 50 years, the perfect desperation, the lack of anger, we none of us want to fade away

Wendalla

37w↑4

My favorite song by Clapton....💜 Very significant. ... Still breaks my heart 2021.

Christian Curbelo

Hermosa canción.... Hermosa

Mae

1y↑14

My Awesome Late Husband and my song. We had a blast while he was here. I wish everyone here will find a great love like I did.

kim Martin

1y↑5

One of the Greatest songs of all time

Max Power

8y↑98

Bobby Whitlock does an awesome job with the backing vocals and harmony, it needs to be said, we all know how great Eric Clapton is. I wish this band stayed together for longer than one album, because this album is great. that is all

J Nagarya

2y↑1

They put out a live album after this.

jimmy fortrue

2y↑1

There's their live in concert double album...

Paul M

3y↑1

All Things must pass EC Bobby Jim @ Carl radle was the band backing George

Tom. Hoffmann

3y↑4

Bobby was huge

Angry Hippie

3y↑6

Max Power Absolutely! This album would not be with Whitlock.

Jose Sosa

2y↑1

Un hermosa canción retrocedí...al año..1973....mi Juventud..os amigos....donde estén...en..mi corazón y en mi mente brothers.

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7y↑6

Song means so much to me. My father deemed this the song of the summer a few years back. We used to see each other all the time, now I'm lucky to see him a couple times a year. I listen to this song when I miss him.

Kristina Chaney

1y↑1

Remember the first time I heard this song at 21 I was blown away. Ten years later still gets me every time

Daniel Hoffman

6y↑16

Definintely in the top 10 best R&R songs of all time in my book.

DeeAnn Ritter

3y↑2

ITS BEAUTIFUL !!!

1952FMS

3y↑5

Maybe one of the best blues albums of all time. Raw emotion beating thru. Loved it then, love it more today

Adrian Palacios

2y↑4

Just timeless classic flawlessly done arrangement of music.

Shae Downs

3y↑3

I don't want to fade away and I listen to this everyday so I dont...it's part of my morning routine ❤️

Rob Outen

4y↑4

I truly love this awesome song

Vincent LaRuffa

2y↑3

Simply magic on vinyl. It has no peer. Pain expressed in a tragically beautiful way.

James Mebane

4y↑6

The greatest rock and roll love song of all time.

Tracy Lynn

42w↑1

Lyrically one of most beautiful songs ever.

John Gardiner

3y↑4

I was 25. Married young. My wife said she was leaving me. I was broken hearted not knowing what I had done or not done. I let her keep everything except my books and albums. I learned to play this song. 23 years she came back

Robin Cortez

Best wishes, and hope you are both happy and doing well. 💕💕🌷🌷🌷💟🌷🌷

Emmanuel Rex

"Once I was strong, but I loooost the flight..." Gets me every time 😩🤧

Wesley Miller

3y↑1

If you have been through this pain, you can feel this song and his pain. Powerful.

Will R

2y↑59

The way he debases himself, admits to how pathetic his desperation is... I mean damn, it's heavy.

Nick norman

38w

Lived it too

Allie W

49w

He wrote this song about Patti Boyd. It's a big drama. Google it.

GT Lees

@Faire Maiden And then, even still, some of us cannot get love from the one we want it from. Decades later and still chasing it...very heavy indeed.

Faire Maiden

1y↑8

Aye. Unrequited love is the heaviest. But, that's what it is to truly love someone.... a complete absense of pride... which is always put aside in the name of 'love'.

Jorge Romo

6y↑3

Every note of this song makes me shiver of sheer excitement

Sean Kearns

24w↑1

Understated masterpiece.

Adobedirt Blues

2y↑1

Nothing short of perfect. And utterly original in a completely unoriginal world. Clapton’s best singing ever.

Dr. Fu Manchu

4y↑3

I love this song. I've been hearing this song all of my life, it's very unique,
Very heart felt. I never realized that he's in great fear of fading away.. But if we live in Christ, we have assurance that in Him, we will never perish. We will never fade away..
God bless Eric Clapton👊

Dr. Fu Manchu

@Debbie Phillips You just said the weirdest thing.

Debbie Phillips

That's a weird thing to say. How can Clapton bless himself? CLAPTON IS GOD

Tammy In Texas

I’ve loved this song forever❤️

George Straughn

Very nice indeed!!! This was my song I dedicated to my wife Kathy back in 1972 when we got married.
I used to play it for her on my old Les Paul Jr. To this day she is still my Bell Bottom Blues! Thank you
for sharing this memorable song! 😎🎸

Cycles Goff

2y↑1

To my fellow guitarists, that little run from A major to Dmajor has given me a thrill since the 70 ies, so so sweet. Bring back flares.😎

miranda c

4y↑1

A great song and a really great album

David Johnson

2y↑2

absolutely , one of my very favorite songs, 4 ever.

GreySkyLady

My dad played this for me (on his guitar and on the album) since I was a little girl. I'm 42 now and he's 68, but it still makes me think of how much my daddy loves me and makes me cry.

Juan Medina

Love it!

Cory Smith

6y↑1

Always loved this song ♡

Cindy Daoro

5y↑8

love this song so much...reminds me of the old past

PamelaMarie Wunderlich

8y↑13

One of my all Time most favorite songs ever.And yes there's always a past Love involved in songs from the heart.

Laura Smith

2y↑1

One of the best songs I've ever heard!

Jason Boleman

8y↑4

Musical genius. Powerful song, emotional delivery. Clapton's best album was Layla, it's not even close.

Jayson Wertman

It never gets old even after all this time. Makes my heart bleed the right way 👍

1jjdubl

One of my favorite lines in rock and roll, "If I could choose a place to die, it would be in your arms." Have loved this song since I first heard it, "All Those Years, Ago."

Kevin Riley

2y↑2

One of the greatest love songs ever

tim jones

2y↑1

One of the songs ever!

Ed Nowalk

Got to be in the top couple of my all time favorites. Reminds me of my first true love way back when.Clapton and Duane Allman were a perfect matched set playing together.

Michelle Tracy

3y↑2

This song was played at my dad's funeral. Have a dad moment every time I hear it. I even cry a little.

Kim Denson

Sorry for your loss, there can't be a better song for that kind of goodbye. Bless you!

butterflyboof

6y↑262

true love exists and it sounds like this.

Bobby Taylor

1y↑1

Perfect

Bart Bucklin

Heartwarming

Jay Rei

3y↑1

Bullshit. He got pattie years later. Lasted how long? Its obsession

Nature Zone 66

3y↑1

YES

The Wandering Wilsons

4y↑6

Because she was just forbidden fruit..

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Tammy Gwozdzialski

4y↑1

You will always be in my arms,love this song!!

kellykempkilroy

1y↑1

Bobby’s background vocals was inspiring man!!😎

Shawn Gilbert

8y↑15

A Masterpiece..

Pulsatyr

6y↑5

These lyrics are so well crafted that you know it comes from the heart. There is no way someone could simply "phone in" a work like this. The song is so truthful it hurts.

Susan Reed

6y↑26

Best line ever wrote in a song. "Do you want to see me crawl across the floor

Gayla Smith

43w

Just painful...

Yoma Sane

3y↑1

I agree about the lyrics but if that is truly your personal epitome of love and devotion expressed so vividly, a strong, whole, worthy man will never beg and crawl.