The title, N.S.U. stands for non-specific urethritis, a sexually transmitted disease. The song was written by Jack Bruce, although I'm not sure why he called it that - it might be that he or Clapton or Baker had the illness so decided to write a song named after it.
@herbie29 Bruce said that he wouldn't name the specific member of the band afflicted with the condition, except that "he plays guitar." This was in the era when the graffito (singular of "graffiti") "Clapton is God" was seen around London and the 21-year-old Clapton, after his stints in The Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers had established as London's best current guitarist (though some might dispute this- Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were very active in this period), and there were plenty of female groupies ready to hook up with him, and the young Clapton was all too happy to...
@herbie29 Bruce said that he wouldn't name the specific member of the band afflicted with the condition, except that "he plays guitar." This was in the era when the graffito (singular of "graffiti") "Clapton is God" was seen around London and the 21-year-old Clapton, after his stints in The Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers had established as London's best current guitarist (though some might dispute this- Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were very active in this period), and there were plenty of female groupies ready to hook up with him, and the young Clapton was all too happy to enjoy their company, so to speak.
The title, N.S.U. stands for non-specific urethritis, a sexually transmitted disease. The song was written by Jack Bruce, although I'm not sure why he called it that - it might be that he or Clapton or Baker had the illness so decided to write a song named after it.
@herbie29 Bruce said that he wouldn't name the specific member of the band afflicted with the condition, except that "he plays guitar." This was in the era when the graffito (singular of "graffiti") "Clapton is God" was seen around London and the 21-year-old Clapton, after his stints in The Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers had established as London's best current guitarist (though some might dispute this- Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were very active in this period), and there were plenty of female groupies ready to hook up with him, and the young Clapton was all too happy to...
@herbie29 Bruce said that he wouldn't name the specific member of the band afflicted with the condition, except that "he plays guitar." This was in the era when the graffito (singular of "graffiti") "Clapton is God" was seen around London and the 21-year-old Clapton, after his stints in The Yardbirds and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers had established as London's best current guitarist (though some might dispute this- Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page were very active in this period), and there were plenty of female groupies ready to hook up with him, and the young Clapton was all too happy to enjoy their company, so to speak.