Few people seem to know that this is actually a Blind Willie Johnson song, released back in 1927 on Columbia. Clapton mainly gave it a new musical (blues-rock) arrangement. Virtually all of the lyrics stem from Willie's song. You can find his rendition on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MWeDuS5ask
I wonder whether 'TurnMeOn' dislikes Blind Willie Johnson's version as much as he dislikes Clapton's version. And if (not) so, why?
Few people seem to know that this is actually a Blind Willie Johnson song, released back in 1927 on Columbia. Clapton mainly gave it a new musical (blues-rock) arrangement. Virtually all of the lyrics stem from Willie's song. You can find his rendition on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MWeDuS5ask
I wonder whether 'TurnMeOn' dislikes Blind Willie Johnson's version as much as he dislikes Clapton's version. And if (not) so, why?