Layla was on the radio one morning, all seven and a half minutes of it. A father explained to his young son that this was by Derek and the Dominos, but the man singing and playing was called Eric Clapton.
"Do you like this song?" the dad asked.
"No," the boy replied.
"What don't you like about it?" the dad asked, curious. The boy thought for a while and then replied.
"There isn't much singing, and it sounds like he just wants to show off how good he is at the guitar."
So here's some Jimi instead.
My opinions of Eric Clapton are always coloured (no pun intended) by his alleged racism. Ironic, really, given another artist we both like who has been accused of much the same.
ReplyDeleteAll that said, I think we have pretty much a dictionary definition of Eric Clapton right here: "There isn't much singing, and it sounds like he just wants to show off how good he is at the guitar."
Not that this is necessarily a bad thing.
Dictionary definition, indeed. Out of the mouths of babes, right?
Delete:-) Maybe there should be an upper age limit set for all critics. I'm thinking 8. What d'you reckon?
ReplyDelete(As an aside, an older friend of mine was once chatted up, long long ago, by Eric Clapton. She was not in the least impressed!)
Chatted up by EC and not impressed? If only she'd been chatted up by JH...
DeleteUpper age limit? Heavens, no! I need be be able to force my opinions on you all! :)
A wise man your son. Does he take after your wife more than yourself?
ReplyDeleteHa! Can't argue with that.
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