| Earth, Wind & Fire – Serpentine Fire Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Well interesting enough, Philip Baily said in an interview Serpentine Fire was a song nobody understood but Maurice White, "Because we didn't know what the heck Serpentine Fire was." They probably still don't know what Serpentine Fire means. At the time, Maurice visited South America and was influenced by Brazilian rhythms which you can definitely hear in "Serpentine Fire." Maybe there's some connection there? |
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| Eric Clapton – Bell Bottom Blues Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Like "Layla," the song is about Pattie Boyd, George Harrison's wife. Clapton explained the title of the song in his autobiography: "Before I left, Pattie asked me to get her some pairs of jeans... so I had written 'Bell Bottom Blues' for her." Incredible song, beautiful harmonies and striking guitar parts. This has always been one of my favorite songs by Clapton. |
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| Eric Clapton – Layla Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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Well everyone knows what this song is about: Eric Clapton fell in love with Patti Boyd, George Harrison's wife, who was the inspiration behind most of the songs on LAYLA. He was inspired by the writings of the Persian poet Nizami, who wrote "Layla and Majnun." Clapton even used Nizami's words for "I Am Yours" from the same album. There's a lot of pain in this song, a lot of anger. The music's high energy literally makes you feel like you're going insane, as does Duane Allman's solo at the end (BTW, Duane was the one who wrote the guitar lick, not Clapton). The final piano coda is very lamenting about lost love. I don't know what Jim Gordon was thinking when he wrote this piece, but it fits so perfectly with the first part. It's also very sad when you think of what happened to Derek and the Dominos. A band separated by drugs, Duane Allman died a year later, Carl Radle years later, and Jim Gordon now in the nuthouse for murdering his mother. To me, this final coda represents the death a great band. However, I can't listen to the final coda now without thinking about the scene from "Goodfellas!" Genius film-making at it's finest (imagine how that scene would have worked without the "Layla" coda at the end). |
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