| Eric Clapton – Promises Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| i have to be honest it sounds like you have no idea what you're talking about. first of all, you're referring to Patti Boyd not Pattie Smith. Pattie Smith was the 'godmother of punk' and very influential in the mid to late 70's specifically with American rockers. she was in very few ways tied to British invasion legends like Harrison and Clapton. while your factoids about Claptons love life are true, the lyrics to this song do not imply that and its a little bit of a stretch to imply that the song is necessarily about Patti Boyd to the same extend some of his others are. case in point would be that the song does not appear on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, an album that is widely known as being largely inspired by Patti Boyd. furthermore, the couple got married in 1979, whereas the song was released in 1978. it seems unlikely that he would have released this love song (palpably negative in tone) before the couple even married and ipso-facto before what would seem to be the climax of their mutual adoration. | |
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