In the mid-1960s Clapton left the Yardbirds to play with John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Immediately after leaving Mayall, Clapton formed the power trio Cream with drummer Ginger Baker and bassist Jack Bruce, in which Clapton played sustained blues improvisations and "arty, blues-based psychedelic pop". After Cream broke up, he formed blues rock band Blind Faith with Baker, Steve Winwood, and Ric Grech. Clapton's solo career began in the 1970s, where his work bore the influence of the mellow style of J. J. Cale and the reggae of Bob Marley. His version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" helped reggae reach a mass market. Two of his most popular recordings were "Layla", recorded with Derek and the Dominos; and Robert Johnson's "Crossroads", recorded with Cream. Following the death of his son Conor in 1991, Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", which was featured on his Unplugged album.
Clapton has been the recipient of 18 Grammy Awards, and the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He has received four Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In his solo career, Clapton has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. In 1998, Clapton, a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, founded the Crossroads Centre on Antigua, a medical facility for recovering substance abusers.
All Your Love
Eric Clapton Lyrics
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For your love
I'd give you everything and more and that's for sure
(For your love)
I'd bring you diamond rings and things right to your door
(For your love)
To thrill you with delight,
I'd give you diamonds bright
Make you dream of me at night
For your love
For your love
For your love
For your love,
For your love
I would give the stars above
For your love,
For your love
I would give you all I could
(For your love)
(For your love)
I'd give the moon if it were mine to give
(For your love)
I'd give the stars and the sun for I live
(For your love)
The lyrics to Eric Clapton's song "All Your Love" express the intense feeling of love and affection towards a special person that the singer had never experienced before he met her. The opening lines repeat the phrase "all the love I miss loving, all the kiss I miss kissing," conveying the idea of the singer having been longing for this type of emotional connection without even realizing it. He then admits that he had never known what he was missing before he met her, his baby.
The chorus emphasizes the magnitude of his love for her, as he promises that he has all his love in store for his pretty baby. He then expresses his desires for her to reciprocate the love in return, as he says "well I say you love me too." The final verse reinforces the idea that since he met her, he has received all the love he was missing, and he is determined to keep it.
Overall, these lyrics describe a powerful love that has been awakened within the singer, leading him to cherish and appreciate this newfound love and affection.
Line by Line Meaning
All the love I miss loving, all the kiss I miss kissing.
I yearn for the love that I once had, and the physical intimacy that came with it.
Before I met you baby, never knew what I was missing.
I didn't realize how empty my life was until I met you and experienced love.
All your love, pretty baby, that I got in store for you.
I have a lot of love to give you and I'm excited to share it.
I love you pretty baby, well I say you love me too.
I express my love for you and hope that you feel the same way towards me.
All your loving, pretty baby, all your loving, pretty baby.
I want all of the affection and love that you have to offer.
Since I first met you baby, I never knew what I was missing.
My life has been forever changed since meeting you and experiencing your love.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Graham Gouldman
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@koesno_hakim
All the love I miss loving,
All the kiss I miss kissing.
All the love I miss loving,
All the kiss I miss kissing.
Before I met you baby,
Never knew what I was missing.
All your love, pretty baby,
That I got in store for you.
All your love, pretty baby,
That I got in store for you.
I love you pretty baby,
Well I say you love me too.
All your loving, pretty baby,
All your loving, pretty baby.
All your loving, pretty baby,
All your loving, pretty baby.
Since I first met you baby,
I never knew what I was missing.
Hey, hey baby,
Hey, hey baby.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, baby,
Oh, oh, baby.
Since I first met you baby,
Never knew what I was missing.
@HRConsultant_Jeff
John Mayall launched so many great jazz and blues musicians. He releases about 1 album a year for the past 60 years. Just incredible talent and I love this collaboration.
@user-xl5np5dp8n
John's voice is in fine form. This song works so cool. The lead can scream, or not
@prathameshbhambure
All Your Love is the kinda song which has endless passion in itself. Them chords, that melody, that tempo of it all... Heroes like these lads make it spectacular.
@tomjoad77
Oh come on Eric, this has to be played on a Les Paul!!! Cannot understand why you left that majestic sound...
@Jackmc2112
Agreed
@adrianguggisberg3656
He moved on, since 1965. Besides, it so doesn't matter. It's in the fingers, not the guitar. He's as expressiv as ever, and he makes that strat sound softer and warmer than most are able with an LP.
@pabloperez4063
Cream 2005 gigs no without Gibson
@jakemccoy810
Very true but most strats don't have the ability to get down right nasty like a good paf equiped Les paul
@MrThomasv
He discovered the greatest guitar on earth. Stratocaster !!
@stevefaure415
Great, very professional performance. Interesting, I'd just watched some Clapton from 1978 and his playing was so much more ragged and inspired back then. He's become very mannered. Still an amazing guitarist, just a little on the stagnant side. He could play all these licks in his sleep. They're threadbare by now. Still--