to me the saddest lyric is "i dont belong here in heaven". because he thinks he's not pure enough and free of sin enough to go to heaven. but his son was innocent, so he is in heaven.
@@moltargaltar1219 To me it feels like he's wondering if his son would recognise him if he went to heaven (if he killed himself) but he realises that he needs to be strong and carry on because he doesn't belong in Heaven since he is still alive and have to come to terms with his terrible loss.
Not to seem like a jerk, but how could she sit there and listen to a song like this, written by a father who has just lost an infant son, and not get choked up? She seems a bit cold to me.
@@manuelnunez8802 think she was trying to stay strong for eric after everything he just went through. But my oh my, the willpower they both had to not break down during or after that performance is amazing
This was played at my daughter's funeral. I love / hate this song. I try and try not to cry every single time I hear this song. This song is so beautiful that it's impossible to hear it without tears falling. God bless this man and everyone that has lost a child. Love you all
@@RealJesusChrist1 I tink u r the 12 year old here why dont u just respect people's diffrent opinion everyone has thier own likes and dislikes jees u r the 12 year old here not him
I really didn’t understand the song when I was younger. Now I have 2 kids with another on the way and I am in tears listening to this. It’s amazing how our perspective changes through the years.
The fact that he had the mental strength to do this after his son died is absolutely admirable. If I had children and one of them died, I'd probably fall to pieces.
Eric certainly had incredible mental strength (prob spiritual as well). I’d also like to believe the same groups and individuals that showed him it was possible to go from an insane, unmanageable, drug and alcoholic way of life through a unique spiritual experience were once again there to support him, as well as gain the strength needed to make it through their lives. I’ve witnessed similar miracles.
I lost my first wife when she was 34. The first days are unbearable. As time goes by, you find a way to move forward. But you are never really the same.
Sept 2022 My wife and I just attended Claptons concert in Boston . Incredible show ! 77 years old he's still the greatest. We lost our daughter and 2 granddaughters to homicide 4 yrs ago . When he played this song I held up a photo of the girls and we shed some tears. It felt like he was singing it just for us . So sorry for Mr Claptons and anyone that have lost a child . Grief is a lifetime process , I consider every tear shed like a relief valve. God bless everyone
Tony I dont know you, I cant begin to imagine what you and your wife have gone through, I was strolling through the comments and I saw yours, it really stood out to me, Firstly im deeply sorry for your loss. The gesture of having the photo at the concert while this song played and having it feel like it was just for you must of been an incredible feeling both sad and happy. I'm only a stranger on the internet but I wish both yourself and your wife nothing for the best in the future, what a heartbreaking yet beautiful story, Thank you for sharing this my friend, Much love from A Stranger in New Zealand.
@@cesar_yf2637 Thank you for the kind words and feeling my message. Much appreciated . I'm a believer in showing kindness to people I encounter during my day . Small things like saying good morning to strangers , or helping someone that needs a hand . I've discovered that it's the small things we take the time to do that matters the most . Like you did for me . Bless you and again thank you for your kind words .
@@tonyweir3156 wow! i was close to tears all the time but after this comment the tears started rolling... This is deeply touching me in my heart. though i havent had a painful loss of a loved one, i really feel with you. I wish you all the best in your life to you and your wife. just closed my eyes and send out some love to wherever you are♥
I'm so sorry for your loss. Words can't describe the pain and sorrow of losing a child, let alone grandchildren. I can't imagine the horror of the tragedy you've been through. I recently lost my son right before Christmas. It was unexpected and our entire family has been in shock and disbelief, as he was only 34, and had so much more life to live. He was a loving, caring, gentle soul, who carried the light wherever he went. He played the guitar, and had a beautiful voice. This song was the first one he learned to play, and I can still recall the times I'd sit and listen to him for hours until he mastered this song. I never imagined then, what it would mean to me now, as he has gone to heaven. Amidst the Rollercoaster of emotions I've been through, I've found peace and comfort in the love and happy memories we've shared together. It's the love which lasts forever and I know I will see him again someday and we will be reunited. Everyday seems like an eternity without him here, but I'm doing the best I can to get through each day. I have other children and grandchildren so I have to be strong for them. Daniel would've wanted me to keep living life, love, and go on adventures. He was fearless! I hope in sharing my experience, you feel less alone in your grief. God bless you in the days ahead. May you find peace and comfort in knowing we will all be reunited with our loved ones someday. ❤️ 🙏😇
"It's going to make a lot of people cry," says Sue Lawley. The whole world is in tears watching this on TH-cam years later, many at these heart-wrenching comments that've been left, many years after this clip was recorded.
That's all entertainment is. An echo of something that did happen. Even live events on streaming services are still delayed enough to be qualified as something that already happened. The internet is pretty much just the scrap book of humanity on earth.
He said his reaction was numbness not overwhelming grief so it makes sense. Although he probably went through all the emotions in private like anyone would.
My dad told my about the meaning/story of this song when I was just a kid. Felt the pain. But now when I'm a dad I event can't listen to this without getting emotional.
God bless you having to bury ur own son may our lord and saviour Jesus Christ help heal ur broken heart 💔,god bless ,,from Sam Belfast Northern Ireland
I don't know how he could sing that song without breaking out in tears after going through loosing a child. I don't know how I could live after that let alone perform this song. Eric Clapton is a legend.
And to loose him that tragic way. It’s hard if it’s a disease like childhood cancer but at least you can hold your child till their last breath. But to know your baby fell off a building it’s just too much
I've been recently "studying" this tragic event.. have seen hours of interviews and documentary.. and.. must say.. Eric seems cold and stoic on most of the records. Talking calmly, not crying but not smiling, even on the shootings with him playing with Connor.. Not happy, not sad.. probably the mind of alcoholic artist is somehow like this.
Fuck man, Eric Clapton being humble at the end. I'd never deny this song absolutely shredding my soul into pieces and me bursting into tears every time I listen to it. This is my favorite recording of the song.
For my dad, Jerold Kelley, you were a great father, an excellent provider and a hard worker. I lost you 22 years ago and the pain of that loss, is still fresh today. I miss you greatly! This song is for you! 💙🌹
@@dugies I’m so sorry for your loss. My condolences and my thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. I’m sure your dad was a great man. Much love 💙👊
What a beautiful song that Eric wrote for his son who died tragically , God Bless his little Soul and God Bless you Sir for this amazing song...!! Mark G Dublin Busker Ireland !!
If you have a son, this song is like a spear that goes right to the heart. I can't listen to this song without tears in my eyes. I just can't imagine how he kept it together after what happened to his beautiful little boy.
When I was a child I never understood why my dad would cry when this so came on. But now that I’m older, I get it. My twin passed away and the pain of losing a Child is unbearable, I don’t have a child but I can start to understand my parents a little better especially my dad through this song. It’s truly Beautiful.
@@jakeevangelista3493 we were born super pre mature I was at 1lb 10z, he was 1lb 16oz and we were sick as hell I lived in the hospital my first year of life and I made it and he didn’t. It’s a lot of what ifs, you know what I mean?
@@aarondaniels1602 Words can't fully express how deeply sorry I am for you and your dad's loss. I'm pretty sure your twin's soul is resting in eternal peace now. Sending love.
The moment you hold your firstborn for the first moment you'll understand your parents even better! The moment you become an parent, the whole world changes. You'll find out you didn't fully understand things you heard, and believed you understood. I know the pain your fokes have. It's always lurking somewere close and from time to time i have the urge to bounce through a room like a bouncing ball, litterary... crying, screaming, letting it all out. But even doing that wont satisfy, you can't possibly do something that is capabele to ease that rollercoaster of emotions but hugging your other kids.
i thought the same. you see him so calm, so resignated that u feel in his soul he is increidble sad and want harm but he must be serene cos if not he will tear apart and be devastated (that really is). All my love and god desires to his soul and a kiss to heaven to his little child now transforms into an Angel.
@@alfatejpblind6498 Seriously, what an insightful choice of words for an accomplished musician who wrote a song about the tragic loss of his little boy by falling out of a window. Perhaps there's a little bit of sociopath in your background as well. You know it's hard to tell until they reveal themselves by making uneducated STUPID remarks like you did. Perhaps you should stop watching for a while. You may be just burned out or it can be just simple STUPID!
I lost my son, Syed, mid of 2020. This song still get to me. Last month, my father passed away, and this song still touching me. Thank you, Eric. You are Legend.
I've learned something. People can pass away, but they don't leave us alone, they don't go away. Look into your heart, they will ALWAYS be there, for ever. I'm so sorry you got to live what you live, but I'm sure you are strong enough my man. Love you
“Tears in Heaven” is one of the Clapton’s most heartbreaking songs, based on the tragic death of his Conor, who was only four when he died after accidentally falling from a 54 story apartment. The track was written during Clapton’s 6-month hiatus from music after this devastating event and has three verses and a bridge. The first verse is Clapton singing to his son about whether if he would recognise or know him if he saw him in heaven, and whether it would be the same if he was in heaven too - but he knows that he has to “be strong and carry on”, because he can’t “stay here in heaven”, meaning he can’t spend his whole life mourning over the loss of his son or just focusing on that, he has to move on. The second verse is Clapton asking his son if he would still “hold his hand” and “help him stand” if he saw him heaven, maybe alluding to Clapton seeking forgiveness from his son. Again, Clapton reiterates that he’ll get through night and day as he cannot “stay here in heaven”. The bridge focuses on the concept of time, and how it can break your heart and have you begging for time to progress quicker for you to heal through the pain. He knows that “beyond the door there’s peace I’m sure”, meaning he is aware that after this painful time (“the door”) he’ll be fine. The song ends with Clapton repeating the first verse.
The song is about soucide. Is about Eric thinking about passing to the other side but he ask herself if his kid would recognize him. But finally he understands that he don't belong that side.
I think that what he means with "beyond the door, there is peace i'm sure" is that in the afterlife (which is where his son is) there is peace, what makes him feel also at peace with this transition of his son into a better place.
Lets not forget Sue Lawley's gracious moment of simply taking a quiet repose while Eric Clapton presented his heart. Bless her, and bless Eric Clapton.
I lost all 3 of my babies--my oldest one was 6 years old at the time--just over a year and 3 months ago. I still cry every day. I have to go out into the world to repair people's computers on a daily basis, and looking at the pictures of their children and grandchildren all the time is the hardest damn thing that I probably ever will do for the rest of my life, and I have to do it almost every day. Honestly, sometimes I don't know how I do it. But I make up for it when I get home. This loss broke up their mom and me, but there's no way that blaming each other would help anything. It is what it is. I miss my sweet babies every second of every day, but I try not to spend too much time in bed crying, as that wouldn't do anyone any good, let alone my precious babies. As for the song, I can't even imagine what Clapton was going through while he performed this song. There's no way in hell that I ever would have made it through. As for the song itself, it has actually helped me somewhat. But I don't know if anything will ever actually make the pain lessen. I just have to go on and hope that someday I can accept what happened. I don't know if that day will ever come... Time will tell, I guess.
If you're asking me if I am ok, I am surviving I guess you could say, although I sometimes feel as if I don't want to. It depends on the day. Some days I get out of bed just fine, and other days I never make it out of bed for the whole day. It never really gets any better than that.
Thank you. It has been through the kindness strangers, some of whom I meet on an almost daily basis who know my story through the newspaper or whatever, that I even make it through the day, sometimes.
I love that song soooooo much! I just lost my son and does this song make me cry for my son!!! Thank you sooooooooooo much Eric!!!! So very sorry for your loss!!!! Joan 😢
Song hits me differently now that I’ve also lost my son. It gives me strength to see others still living and creating after suffering such a blow. This songs for you, my dear Landen.
Flawless Eric. Absolute gold. To be able to perform this whilst it was still a new song must have been so difficult given the whole reason behind it's existence. Keep smiling everybody - you're stronger than you think you are ❤
Fun fact: despite being undeniably the most famous painting ever, it is pretty universally considered (by critique) quite mediocre itself, certainly not a masterpiece (at least for renaissance standards). Most of its fame comes from the author and all the legends built around it.
@P B So if a lot of people, including me, agrees on the fact that the Gioconda is not the best of Leonardo's works, despite being the most famous, it has to do something with Basquiat? I don't get that
Life passes by so quickly. I'm 50 this year, remember poor Connor's passing. I remember my own youth, and how quickly it passed. I'm a parent with grown children. I was married, divorced. 17 years. 17 years with the wrong person. Money, fame, wealth, influence. Means absolutely nothing. Reach out to people you want to be with. Influence people, be influenced. Don't stop and wait. Reach out and find the people who fulfill you in any way that is positive. And maybe some day, we will meet in a meadow with a bridge and a cool drink. And chat and laugh, and ponder life.
It’s unfathomable, to think this song was written for any child who passed soo tragically, never mind your own. Beautiful, haunting, mesmerizing….. just really speechless!!
I'm so sorry what happened to your sweet baby...my older sister lost her firstborn little girl Amy Ann when she was about 2 months to SIDS....because of our beliefs in God we know she went home to heaven but it still hurt really bad that it happened because we weren't expecting it. She had 3 more kids after that but she and her husband took it hard as the rest of our family did but we were comforted in knowing she was in the hands of God and very much missed...this happened in 1980....again offer my sincere condolences...with great respect I say these things to you.
I love his voice. It sounds that he's like singing a bit higher than he should be, which makes it a very fragile sound. It sounds like it's going to break any second. Beautiful
@@gabrielleite5597 Well it's sure as hell not belting, it's some kind of head voice, head voice is almost falsetto but it's a lot thicker and mixes with your chest voice.
A few years before this was filmed I met him in a pub and got chatting -I never let on I knew who he was.He came across as a really nice humble guy with no superstar ego.He used to do many charity gigs around Surrey under a false name and I was lucky enough to see one in a pub. It was the best gig I ever saw - he played Chuck Berry and various other rock n roll classics - none of his own stuff. It was like watching Pele turn up for a Sunday kick around in the park.
@@tracyhall6195 Further to that, as a mature student , I had to do a Psychology paper where we had to write about someones developement and how their childhood effected them.We were allowed to choose anyone - even someone famous. As ECs life is well documented , I choose him - I started with a quote of his where he once said he didn't know who he was , despite the fact he is the most famous guitar player in the world - I got an A* - so I should have thanked him for that !! Maybe the marker was a fan to !
@@mileskenyon His whole life has been pretty much either abusing/cheating on his wife or declaring himself a mega racist. His son Connor was the result of his adultery even.
shortly after the death of his son Eric Clapton stopped into the diner my parents owned in small town Minnesota for some pie. The waitresses were all crowding around the back room trying to make sure if it was him or not, My dad went up and saw the situation, told the waitresses that he had just lost his son the other day and told them to leave him alone. After he left the woman Eric was seated with stayed and told the waitress "he is who you think he is, he thanks you for giving him peace" and they left an autographed napkin and a $50 tip
I lost my 3,5 year young boy Last week. This Song will be played at His funeral. And yes. We will cry. We are crying for days now. I miss him so much. So so much.
I haven't been back here for a while, so I wanted to hear this song again on my oldest baby's 9th birthday. My sweet baby, Hannah. I wrote her a birthday letter. I guess I'll post it here. Eric's beautiful song can help to soothe the pain. RIP Connor, Monkey, Peanut, and Munchkin! And happy birthday, Monkey! Here is your letter: My Sweet Baby Hannah, Daddy loves you and misses you so much, and I fear that my heart feels like it will stop beating for want of your hug. I wish more than anything that I could be with you today as you should be climbing the precarious years toward your tens and teen years with me. But that will never be, and it shatters my heart into a million pieces, each smaller than the next, never again to be mended. Oh, Hannah! My sweet angel! You were always so beautiful that I have trouble picturing you as anything other than a radiant princess, just as I always called you: "My Princess." Of course, on some days when I didn't call you My Princess, I often called you the name that I came up with when you were first born. When I cut your cord, and then first held you--even before your mom--you looked so much like a cute, precious, pink little Monkey, that the first words out of my mouth were: "Daddy's little Monkey!" So that is what your mom and I called you until the day you were gone. On that day, your first day of life, the hospital kept you warm under a heating lamp, looking like nothing more than a tiny little piggy. You were so grey at first that I felt ill, worrying about whether you were healthy or not but, thankfully, you quickly turned a bright pink! I was so relieved that I almost cried. I never thought that I could love and worry about a little person whom I had only known for a few minutes! But I did. Oh, how I did. Your mom and I took every class that the hospital offered, wanting your arrival to be the best day that it could possibly be, with your knowledgeable, learned parents doing everything just right. However, with all that we learned, the hospital did not tell us everything to expect. For instance, I never expected you to be an unhealthy looking shade of grayish-blue when you were first born and placed into the "heating tray," for want of a better description. There were other things that we had to learn for ourselves, but we thought that once you were born, we would have time to adjust, especially as the hospital was allowing us to stay in a family room, right where you were born, until the time came for us to venture out into the world with our new bundle of absolute joy. The family/birthing room was huge and well stocked, but it wasn't perfect. And while you were kept toasty warm, the rest of the room was kept very cold, for some reason. I think, if I recall, that it was to keep away germs, which tend to like warm climates best. But it wasn't entirely true, at least that is what I thought after I got very ill. It was COLD in that room, so much so that I caught a terrible cold. And all there was for a new father to sleep on was a fold-down, rock-hard, Naugahyde-covered Lay-Z-Boy-type chair. Of course, your mom was exhausted from giving birth, so I wanted to hold you in my arms as we both slept. However, I was so sick that I was scared silly that I would make you sick, too. The nurses and the doctor assured me that you had a great immune system, as you were just born, and because you had already breastfed, which also boosts your immune system. So I was surprised--happy, scared, and surprised--as one of the nurses brought you over to me in that hard, cold chair. In fact, the very first picture taken of you that Daddy didn't take himself was one of me holding you on that miserable, hard chair. I think that either your loving Grandma, "Nanny," or your loving Grandpa, "Papa" took the picture, but does it really matter? They were both there, beaming from ear-to-ear with the pride and special happiness that only grandparents will ever know. And as you and I slept, as miserable and worried as I was, I might as well have been on a giant, fluffy, overstuffed magic carpet for all that it mattered. And even being that sick, holding you, wrapped up like a tiny burrito, I slept restlessly, afraid to sleep, terrified that you would roll out of my arms and off of the chair. But, of course, the nurse once again allayed my fears, and assured me that it would never happen--and it didn't. As you slept blissfully, I hummed a song softly to you, as happy as a Daddy ever could be. My precious little angel was in my arms, with the whole world to discover, as Daddy held firmly to your warm, tiny body, dreaming about the wonders that you would one day see, as I would show you the beautiful world into which you were just born. My heart is now breaking thinking about all the plans I made, and places I wanted to show you, and things that I wanted to do with you. How could I ever know, ever guess that I would only have you for a few years of bliss before you were ripped out of my arms forever? I cry so much, thinking of you and your younger brother and sister. But today is all yours for the most part, as I try to celebrate your birthday as best I can, with only precious memories to comfort me on this, your special day. Daddy's special, first-born angel. Happy Birthday, Sweetie, wherever you are. And I hope that this is a magical, wonderful day. Maybe you can even see me? Ignore the tears! I am happy just thinking of you. I am sending you every hug and kiss that I never got to give you while you were here. Love forever to my precious Monkey, my Angel, Hannah! Love Daddy, your proudest admirer!
Ace Hall Thank you for sharing that- been almost a year since we talked on that other conversation thread...glad to see you are still hanging in there, despite how hard it must be..(and I'm sure it is.)
This song makes me realize that people's lives are uncertain. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are normal. My grandmother died at the age of 95 and I listen to this song every day. to always remind myself May your son rest in peace.♥️
I can only imagine the tears Eric shed while writing this song. I can only imagine what it would be like to lose your son. My boy is going to be 27 this year. God bless him.
This song right here became a therapy for my sun burned soul. I lost my father in 2018, June 12. Ever since that day, I have been listening to this song imagining moments I never had my with father because I could have been. But we were apart, I regret not being there for him when he needs me the most. I love you I miss you father, I never had the chance to say this I was a shy child. Rest well Father 💗 To all sons and daughters out there , please take care of your parents while they are alive. And Thank you Eric for giving us one of the most important song.
We all know the staggering amount of praise, recognition and thanks this man has gotten over the years, but let me tell you, it is NOWHERE near enough. That is the sheer level of talent Eric Clapton has. Just be thankful that we get to be alive at the same time as him. In a couple of decades there'll be countless young Eric Clapton fans that'll wish they could trade anything & everything to say that they were alive at the same time as Eric Clapton. The same way many of us wish we could've been alive to witness John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon etc perform... Be thankful.
@@schreiendeshausvomaltschau1811 auto tune is a stylistic choice and the fact that you unironically use "real music" unironically is killing me, boomer.
@@archiemac5137 autotune is fake talent and the reason modern artists are only popular because of their looks. This is true talent maybe boomer music is just better?
@@Ryo-lr9tt you're being extremely close minded and really dating yourself (even though an old person would be wise enough to know that what you're saying is ludicrous). Quick question. How is music worse now? Are all the great composers dead? Well last I checked most of the artists active in the 60s, 70s and 80s (the decades where boomer music rained supreme) are well and alive. Also on the looks side. What about an artist like Lewis capaldi. He's a fat Scottish guy. Not quite the looker in my opinion. But he seems to be selling out Glastonbury and is getting number one after number one.
@@archiemac5137 the fact that instruments are being replaced by computers (drum ai, bass etc) is why I feel music us worse in general now of course there are also still people out there with a hell of a lot of talent like John Mayer for example I feel like music is shit because less effort is put into it and more technology nowadays anything can be edited and altered back in the day you had to nail it as you couldn't edit much would bohemian rhapsody be the same with a drum machine and autotune?
Clapton's personal tragedy has stuck with me for decades, and is a brutal reminder of how extremely quickly life can change. Don't wait until tomorrow to tell someone dear to you that you love them. Pick up your phone and do it right f**king now.
I cannot imagine losing a 4 year child. I will spend the rest of my days looking forward to heaven. I don't blame you Eric, you wrote this song from your heart 😥
Idk why this popped up. I almost can’t type. We played this at my sons funeral in 2017. I haven’t listened to it since then. So much has changed lil buddy. I don’t cry every day anymore. Now I feel guilt for that. I don’t dwell on you because we’re not supposed to but it doesn’t feel natural. I want to dwell on you. I want to cry until I die and we’re together. I’ve smoked so much these last few years to try to numb the pain but it just turns to pain that I can’t react to. It does build up. I do feel it changing me. You have changed me so much. I hope that I can one day live up to being the dad you would’ve deserved. I hope I can visit your grave more than once a year. It’s just so painful baby boy to think of visiting you there. Your sisters are so special. You gave them to us. They wouldn’t be here without you. I love you so much.
I’m breaking up reading your comment. Imagining my son dying and not being able to cope with it. I’m so sorry for your loss. “We played this at my sons funeral” are some of the saddest words I’ve ever read
Lyrics : Would you know my name? If I saw you in heaven Would it be the same? If I saw you in heaven I must be strong And carry on 'Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven Would you hold my hand? If I saw you in heaven Would you help me stand? If I saw you in heaven I'll find my way Through night and day 'Cause I know I just can't stay Here in heaven Time can bring you down Time can bend your knees Time can break your heart Have you begging please Begging please Beyond the door There's peace, I'm sure And I know there'll be no more Tears in heaven Would you know my name? If I saw you in heaven Would you be the same? If I saw you in heaven I must be strong And carry on 'Cause I know I don't belong Here in heaven
I never really understood nor appreciated this song until I became (just recently) a father. Now I'm beginning to realize how beautiful and unique this song is.
I always think of the memories me and my dad shared everytime I hear such an amazing song, Love You Dad. Gone but NEVER forgotten May 24, 1979 - May 20, 2015
We recently lost our mother, we had a song selection that we chose for her funeral. The week prior to her funeral I played these songs over and over. By hearing them so much the day of the funeral was easier to take due to hearing them over and over all week. These musicians I’m sure go through the same thing. It’s not that they don’t care it’s just that they hear and perform it so much. Awesome song…….
My brother just recently lost his baby boy of 3 years old. This song right here is not only making us cry but giving us the strength to keep his memory and love alive.
for some reason it seems like 3 years old is the worst age a kid could pass.. Just when they start to develop a personality... So sorry about your nephew, buddy! He's safe where he's at.
This song reminds me of my paternal grandfather. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers when I was a teenager. He died having forgotten who I was. The opening line of this song hits so close to home.
@@aceofspadeslandscapelesson8219 He died forgetting who he was, thats the scarier part. I think he will remember ya ! Were all Gods children, He was just your dad here on earth !
I understand how you feel. My grandma has dementia. She's still "alive" but it doesn't feel like it. She can't talk, she just sits in her room and cries. But she used to be someone, now's she's just a shell of her normal self.
This song was played at my dad's funeral last month. 💔.. I miss him desperately..I can't imagine Eric Clayton's pain. 😢 such a beautiful song ..a song that was written out of pain.
A friend of mine has terminal cancer. He has 2 1/2 and 4 yo girls. So many things now make me think about his situation and this song hits hard. Will they remember him as they get older? Heartbreaking.....
"Would you know my name, if I saw you in Heaven?" Perhaps the most heartbreaking lyric in music history.
to me the saddest lyric is "i dont belong here in heaven". because he thinks he's not pure enough and free of sin enough to go to heaven. but his son was innocent, so he is in heaven.
@@moltargaltar1219 I had always interpreted it as from the kid's perspective... being in heaven too soon, belonging back with his family.
@@DJEEPER true! That may be Clapton’s intention. I had always thought he was talking about himself.
@@moltargaltar1219 To me it feels like he's wondering if his son would recognise him if he went to heaven (if he killed himself) but he realises that he needs to be strong and carry on because he doesn't belong in Heaven since he is still alive and have to come to terms with his terrible loss.
@@paulmors575 that makes sense to me
“yeah we could play a bit of that” proceeds to give the most beautiful heart shattering performance ever given on the spot in TV history.
Not to seem like a jerk, but how could she sit there and listen to a song like this, written by a father who has just lost an infant son, and not get choked up? She seems a bit cold to me.
@@manuelnunez8802 think she was trying to stay strong for eric after everything he just went through. But my oh my, the willpower they both had to not break down during or after that performance is amazing
@@tg73188 it was the manner of Connor's death , that was most tragic..falling high up from an apartment balcony
@@vincentl.9469 I know what song is about.
Puts me in tears everytime
This was played at my daughter's funeral. I love / hate this song. I try and try not to cry every single time I hear this song. This song is so beautiful that it's impossible to hear it without tears falling. God bless this man and everyone that has lost a child. Love you all
I wish you the strength to bear your pain.
I’m so sorry to hear about your daughter, I’m sure she knows how much you love her❤
Я потеряла своего сына, и когда слушаю эту песню, представляю, что общаюсь с ним .
Choosing a song for your own childs funeral is unthinkable. My heart to you.
Lamento mucho tu situación, lo imagino y se me llenan los ojos de lágrimas... te deseo puedas superar esta duro momento, mucha fuerza y valor amigo 🫂
"Its gonna make a lot of people cry" You are absolutely right ma'am
Oh yeah sure... let me casually pick up this guitar and show you one of the most beautiful songs ever created.. no problem.
You have hit the nail on the head with this co comment if only they knew
"No fuckin, problem, host woman".
Tom Harris whats the word he used at the end was it “mawkish?”
I know right it's soo beautiful
Yhea that's Eric for ya. The lady is already drawn to him in seconds 🤣👍
Picks the guitar up , no vocal warm up , no effects , no auto tune and plays almost exactly like the record , what a genius Clapton is ,
Yeah genius like bts
@@tattootv7171 Either your 12 or your mentally disabled. :)
@@tattootv7171 mate, iv got a lot of things to say to you but i wont.
@@RealJesusChrist1 I tink u r the 12 year old here why dont u just respect people's diffrent opinion everyone has thier own likes and dislikes jees u r the 12 year old here not him
@@RealJesusChrist1 12 year olds trash talking what a disgrace to this generation 🤦♂️
I don’t know how he was ever able to sing this song without breaking down. A parent should never loose a child. So tragic.
lose
@@bobojenkins2442 you are correct it is lose. But I think I’ll just leave it cuz it’s TH-cam and I don’t give a shit.
@@austinlyles6152 Well, at least you made me laugh…
@@bobojenkins2442glad to put a smile on your face.
He is stronger than me. Thats for sure. I start balling immediately every time I hear it
I really didn’t understand the song when I was younger. Now I have 2 kids with another on the way and I am in tears listening to this. It’s amazing how our perspective changes through the years.
exactly. having children changes perspective in many ways. this song hits that parent emotion
That woman has NO IDEA how lucky she is. She witnessed one if not the best and most honest personal performances ever caught on film. Period.
Oh, she know's what she witnessed.
1:28 oh she knows
Sue Lawley is her name.
She sees a broken man :( look at her eyes
Perioodd
The fact that he had the mental strength to do this after his son died is absolutely admirable. If I had children and one of them died, I'd probably fall to pieces.
The thought of loosing one of my kids (even my least favourite 😂 jokes) cripples me.
I honestly think writing this is what helped him move on. It's his form of therapy
I would lose my mind and probably not live to long
Eric certainly had incredible mental strength (prob spiritual as well). I’d also like to believe the same groups and individuals that showed him it was possible to go from an insane, unmanageable, drug and alcoholic way of life through a unique spiritual experience were once again there to support him, as well as gain the strength needed to make it through their lives. I’ve witnessed similar miracles.
I lost my first wife when she was 34. The first days are unbearable. As time goes by, you find a way to move forward. But you are never really the same.
Sept 2022 My wife and I just attended Claptons concert in Boston . Incredible show ! 77 years old he's still the greatest. We lost our daughter and 2 granddaughters to homicide 4 yrs ago . When he played this song I held up a photo of the girls and we shed some tears. It felt like he was singing it just for us .
So sorry for Mr Claptons and anyone that have lost a child . Grief is a lifetime process , I consider every tear shed like a relief valve. God bless everyone
Tony I dont know you, I cant begin to imagine what you and your wife have gone through, I was strolling through the comments and I saw yours, it really stood out to me, Firstly im deeply sorry for your loss. The gesture of having the photo at the concert while this song played and having it feel like it was just for you must of been an incredible feeling both sad and happy. I'm only a stranger on the internet but I wish both yourself and your wife nothing for the best in the future, what a heartbreaking yet beautiful story, Thank you for sharing this my friend, Much love from A Stranger in New Zealand.
@@cesar_yf2637 Thank you for the kind words and feeling my message. Much appreciated . I'm a believer in showing kindness to people I encounter during my day . Small things like saying good morning to strangers , or helping someone that needs a hand . I've discovered that it's the small things we take the time to do that matters the most . Like you did for me . Bless you and again thank you for your kind words .
@@tonyweir3156 wow! i was close to tears all the time but after this comment the tears started rolling... This is deeply touching me in my heart. though i havent had a painful loss of a loved one, i really feel with you. I wish you all the best in your life to you and your wife. just closed my eyes and send out some love to wherever you are♥
I'm so sorry for your loss. Words can't describe the pain and sorrow of losing a child, let alone grandchildren. I can't imagine the horror of the tragedy you've been through. I recently lost my son right before Christmas. It was unexpected and our entire family has been in shock and disbelief, as he was only 34, and had so much more life to live. He was a loving, caring, gentle soul, who carried the light wherever he went. He played the guitar, and had a beautiful voice. This song was the first one he learned to play, and I can still recall the times I'd sit and listen to him for hours until he mastered this song. I never imagined then, what it would mean to me now, as he has gone to heaven. Amidst the Rollercoaster of emotions I've been through, I've found peace and comfort in the love and happy memories we've shared together. It's the love which lasts forever and I know I will see him again someday and we will be reunited. Everyday seems like an eternity without him here, but I'm doing the best I can to get through each day. I have other children and grandchildren so I have to be strong for them. Daniel would've wanted me to keep living life, love, and go on adventures. He was fearless! I hope in sharing my experience, you feel less alone in your grief. God bless you in the days ahead. May you find peace and comfort in knowing we will all be reunited with our loved ones someday. ❤️ 🙏😇
So sorry for your loss.
"It's going to make a lot of people cry," says Sue Lawley.
The whole world is in tears watching this on TH-cam years later, many at these heart-wrenching comments that've been left, many years after this clip was recorded.
That's all entertainment is. An echo of something that did happen. Even live events on streaming services are still delayed enough to be qualified as something that already happened.
The internet is pretty much just the scrap book of humanity on earth.
I cannot image singing this, if I lost my son. His composure is incredible.
My thoughts exactly, well phrased regarding his composure. Truly amazing.
Musicians practice dozens, hundreds of times before playing for the public
@@jake.presents 真正的痛苦是持续的折磨，不是瞬间爆发的悲伤，因此我想这是真实的反应
You only get stronger when losing a loved one .. time heals nothing.
He said his reaction was numbness not overwhelming grief so it makes sense. Although he probably went through all the emotions in private like anyone would.
You know when a song is written from the heart ♥️
@Глеб Хлеб WTF
@Freddie Mercury a guy with throat cancer singing tears in heaven out of tune.
Lil pump Gucci gang
Yeah, he regrets sacrificing his son
This one truely is.
I chose this song to be played at my son's funeral. So beautiful ❤️
Im sorry for your loss. I hope youve found a small sliver of peace in listening to this song. God bless
@@t3hb0ss Thank you so much. xx
Hey, I’m truly sorry for your loss. The big guy upstairs works in mysterious ways. “Be strong and carry on”❤
@@coolcarenvy Thank you 🌹
There are no words, are there? .. my deepest sympathies.
My dad told my about the meaning/story of this song when I was just a kid. Felt the pain. But now when I'm a dad I event can't listen to this without getting emotional.
Same. It hits different having a child of your own.
This song was present on the funeral of my little son. Thank you Eric.
Sorry for your loss
May God bless you and your family, Miguel
So sorry for your loss
God bless you having to bury ur own son may our lord and saviour Jesus Christ help heal ur broken heart 💔,god bless ,,from Sam Belfast Northern Ireland
You will live in paradise together my friend keep the faith
"Would you know my naa.."
*eyes tear up*
Mystery Science Gaming 3000 wtf i saw this comment exact the same time with would know know my naaaa.. and my eyes tear up lol
You make it that far into the song?
hip pop so you in hivn
Someone Heeyyyy sammmeee as mmeeeee!!but my tears didnt drop
It only takes the first chord for me
It's very rare to see emotion from Eric but you can hear and see how raw this masterpiece is.
This is hands down the best version of tears in heaven that exists.
"It's gonna make a lot of people cry." And here I am sobbing.
same here bro
I lost the Woman I love more than anything in the world and hope there is a haven...I just like to see her again...
u will my friend. take care
Celestino Di Vieste how are you?
from whence you came you shall remain untill you are complete again !
Always remember good times That you spent with her. Regardless of where kind of world you are, The love never dies!!
Cleber Castiglioni
gay
Cried when I first heard this song and I am crying now.... Love this song! You will see Connor in Heaven. 👼❤
Eric Clapton's song ' Tears In Heaven ' is HEAVENLY.
I don't know how he could sing that song without breaking out in tears after going through loosing a child. I don't know how I could live after that let alone perform this song. Eric Clapton is a legend.
And to loose him that tragic way. It’s hard if it’s a disease like childhood cancer but at least you can hold your child till their last breath. But to know your baby fell off a building it’s just too much
@@jazzlover9050 😪
Musicians create music to help cope with emotions. It's therapy (to some degree) to play, I'm sure.
I've been recently "studying" this tragic event.. have seen hours of interviews and documentary.. and.. must say.. Eric seems cold and stoic on most of the records. Talking calmly, not crying but not smiling, even on the shootings with him playing with Connor.. Not happy, not sad.. probably the mind of alcoholic artist is somehow like this.
*losing
This is simultaneously the most beautiful and saddest song ever.
yes because he made it for his son who died : ((
@@christianlongakit749 i know ❤️
yes
Its a master piece but i think the saddest is whiskey lullaby
Something can be sad and beautiful at the same time, one undetermined things of life.
Fuck man, Eric Clapton being humble at the end. I'd never deny this song absolutely shredding my soul into pieces and me bursting into tears every time I listen to it. This is my favorite recording of the song.
For my dad, Jerold Kelley, you were a great father, an excellent provider and a hard worker. I lost you 22 years ago and the pain of that loss, is still fresh today. I miss you greatly! This song is for you! 💙🌹
Amen brother.
@@dugies 👊
Lost mine October 22. Parkinson’s is a bitch.
@@dugies I’m so sorry for your loss. My condolences and my thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. I’m sure your dad was a great man. Much love 💙👊
We need to cherish good men and good fathers. Wish I could say the same about mine. My prayers to you and your “padre”. God bless
I have cried a lot since I lost my 13 years old son for kidney failure 7 months a ago, but still cant hold my tears every time I heard this song
Im so sorry man, hang in there
You are in my prayers. I can’t even imagine the pain. My heart and soul goes out to you.
;( ❤️😢
May his soul rest in peace.
He's with God now. NDE stories testify about life after death.
I grew up on this song, now 34.. but it never hit home until my son just turning 5..
Shutup
@@imcontemptwithlife4155 I’m guessing you’re the 5 year old son.
Totally agree. Song hits on a different level now, being a parent.
I'm about to turn 34.. My son is about to turn 6.. I agree!
@@lukedoran8735 shutuo
What a beautiful song that Eric wrote for his son who died tragically , God Bless his little Soul and God Bless you Sir for this amazing song...!! Mark G Dublin Busker Ireland !!
If you have a son, this song is like a spear that goes right to the heart. I can't listen to this song without tears in my eyes. I just can't imagine how he kept it together after what happened to his beautiful little boy.
the luckiest music interviewer ever
luckiest journulist/reporter,
+auWang aDzhar journulist?
in the end, she said 'perfect' with a sad face
Of I was the interviewer I think I would break down and cry.
She said: "it's lovely, it's beautiful"
When I was a child I never understood why my dad would cry when this so came on. But now that I’m older, I get it. My twin passed away and the pain of losing a Child is unbearable, I don’t have a child but I can start to understand my parents a little better especially my dad through this song. It’s truly Beautiful.
How did he or she pass?
@@jakeevangelista3493 we were born super pre mature I was at 1lb 10z, he was 1lb 16oz and we were sick as hell I lived in the hospital my first year of life and I made it and he didn’t. It’s a lot of what ifs, you know what I mean?
@@aarondaniels1602 Words can't fully express how deeply sorry I am for you and your dad's loss. I'm pretty sure your twin's soul is resting in eternal peace now. Sending love.
@@IzzaPlays Thankyou yo! One love!
The moment you hold your firstborn for the first moment you'll understand your parents even better! The moment you become an parent, the whole world changes. You'll find out you didn't fully understand things you heard, and believed you understood.
I know the pain your fokes have. It's always lurking somewere close and from time to time i have the urge to bounce through a room like a bouncing ball, litterary... crying, screaming, letting it all out. But even doing that wont satisfy, you can't possibly do something that is capabele to ease that rollercoaster of emotions but hugging your other kids.
After thirty years this song proves it is eternal. As is Eric Clapton and his little boy.
I dont know how he can play and sing this without crying given the story behind it. I'd never get through it. Simply Beautiful.
i thought the same. you see him so calm, so resignated that u feel in his soul he is increidble sad and want harm but he must be serene cos if not he will tear apart and be devastated (that really is). All my love and god desires to his soul and a kiss to heaven to his little child now transforms into an Angel.
He probably sobbed the first few hundred times he played it.
@@christopappageorge827 No doubt.
Or he is a psycho
@@alfatejpblind6498 Seriously, what an insightful choice of words for an accomplished musician who wrote a song about the tragic loss of his little boy by falling out of a window. Perhaps there's a little bit of sociopath in your background as well. You know it's hard to tell until they reveal themselves by making uneducated STUPID remarks like you did. Perhaps you should stop watching for a while. You may be just burned out or it can be just simple STUPID!
Tears in my eyes. One of the most beautiful and real songs ever written.
Hey, let's date?
Sure, when can you pick me up? :D
Fuel-For-Life Tomorrow night around, 7? Wanna go eat??
Wtf?
caramel101010 You owe me one
This song is so good you could play it at a Slayer concert and everyone would show respect.
100% 👌
Yeah 100%
yup 100%
Da fakkkk
nicholas morales as someone who had attended a few Slayer concerts, I can confirm
THAT WAS SO EMOTIONAL!!! I JUST PRAY ERIC GETS TO GO TO HEAVEN AND SEE HIM ALIVE AND WELL RUNNING AND PLAYING WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN!!!😢😢😢😢
I lost my son, Syed, mid of 2020. This song still get to me. Last month, my father passed away, and this song still touching me. Thank you, Eric. You are Legend.
Sorry for your loss, stay strong man.
I've learned something. People can pass away, but they don't leave us alone, they don't go away. Look into your heart, they will ALWAYS be there, for ever. I'm so sorry you got to live what you live, but I'm sure you are strong enough my man. Love you
JIJIJA SIUUUUU
innalillah...stay strong brother
From one father to another, sorry for your loss brother.
I cannot imagine this poor man's pain. God bless.
Trying to compare emotional trauma?
"POOR"? He is worth over one BILLION DOLARS.
@@thebipolarbear2639 he probably means about how he lost his son. that´s how this song was created....
“Tears in Heaven” is one of the Clapton’s most heartbreaking songs, based on the tragic death of his Conor, who was only four when he died after accidentally falling from a 54 story apartment. The track was written during Clapton’s 6-month hiatus from music after this devastating event and has three verses and a bridge. The first verse is Clapton singing to his son about whether if he would recognise or know him if he saw him in heaven, and whether it would be the same if he was in heaven too - but he knows that he has to “be strong and carry on”, because he can’t “stay here in heaven”, meaning he can’t spend his whole life mourning over the loss of his son or just focusing on that, he has to move on. The second verse is Clapton asking his son if he would still “hold his hand” and “help him stand” if he saw him heaven, maybe alluding to Clapton seeking forgiveness from his son. Again, Clapton reiterates that he’ll get through night and day as he cannot “stay here in heaven”. The bridge focuses on the concept of time, and how it can break your heart and have you begging for time to progress quicker for you to heal through the pain. He knows that “beyond the door there’s peace I’m sure”, meaning he is aware that after this painful time (“the door”) he’ll be fine. The song ends with Clapton repeating the first verse.
Amazing breakdown! This is how music should be made
@@imvention5696 exactly!
The song is about soucide. Is about Eric thinking about passing to the other side but he ask herself if his kid would recognize him. But finally he understands that he don't belong that side.
I think that what he means with "beyond the door, there is peace i'm sure" is that in the afterlife (which is where his son is) there is peace, what makes him feel also at peace with this transition of his son into a better place.
What if the lyrics are the words of his son
"Would you hold my hand, if I saw you in heaven", maybe the saddest, but also the sweetest, lyrics ever written
Lets not forget Sue Lawley's gracious moment of simply taking a quiet repose while Eric Clapton presented his heart. Bless her, and bless Eric Clapton.
I lost my daughter 18 years ago...this eases my pain sometimes.
Words cannot express how sorry I am to hear of your loss. I hope life have been sweeter with you since...
youre kicking my feelings ass...i cant imagine loosing mine...your daughter's soul rests in peace.
I’ll pray for you and your beautiful daughter. Many blessings I hope for you in your life 🙏
@@PequenoGrandeRapaz God blessed me with 3 more beautiful kids.
I am truly sorry for your loss, may the lord guide her while you wait your turn. I will pray for you tonight
I lost all 3 of my babies--my oldest one was 6 years old at the time--just over a year and 3 months ago. I still cry every day. I have to go out into the world to repair people's computers on a daily basis, and looking at the pictures of their children and grandchildren all the time is the hardest damn thing that I probably ever will do for the rest of my life, and I have to do it almost every day. Honestly, sometimes I don't know how I do it. But I make up for it when I get home. This loss broke up their mom and me, but there's no way that blaming each other would help anything. It is what it is. I miss my sweet babies every second of every day, but I try not to spend too much time in bed crying, as that wouldn't do anyone any good, let alone my precious babies. As for the song, I can't even imagine what Clapton was going through while he performed this song. There's no way in hell that I ever would have made it through. As for the song itself, it has actually helped me somewhat. But I don't know if anything will ever actually make the pain lessen. I just have to go on and hope that someday I can accept what happened. I don't know if that day will ever come... Time will tell, I guess.
+Ace Hall okey?
If you're asking me if I am ok, I am surviving I guess you could say, although I sometimes feel as if I don't want to. It depends on the day. Some days I get out of bed just fine, and other days I never make it out of bed for the whole day. It never really gets any better than that.
im sorry
Thank you. It has been through the kindness strangers, some of whom I meet on an almost daily basis who know my story through the newspaper or whatever, that I even make it through the day, sometimes.
Right about now "I Wish It Would Rain."
I’ve leaned on this song for my whole life.. my grandfather passed in 2007 and this song was the one.. I miss you Grandpa Jim 😞
I love that song soooooo much! I just lost my son and does this song make me cry for my son!!! Thank you sooooooooooo much Eric!!!! So very sorry for your loss!!!! Joan 😢
Song hits me differently now that I’ve also lost my son. It gives me strength to see others still living and creating after suffering such a blow.
This songs for you, my dear Landen.
As a Mother who has a son in heaven it gives me comfort. Thank you for this lovely song.
Susan Dyess how did he pass away
My Bryan Michael's Birthday would have been today. He died on New Year's Eve as an infant after living 53 days.
Im sure you will see him someday in heaven :)
He waits
Good luck dear greets from germany
GuitarManiac Thank you and a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!
Susan Storm good wishes
Amazing that he could even sing this song without crying or his voice quivering.
Flawless Eric. Absolute gold. To be able to perform this whilst it was still a new song must have been so difficult given the whole reason behind it's existence. Keep smiling everybody - you're stronger than you think you are ❤
imagine the monalisa being painted in front of you
Underrated comment.
Fun fact: despite being undeniably the most famous painting ever, it is pretty universally considered (by critique) quite mediocre itself, certainly not a masterpiece (at least for renaissance standards). Most of its fame comes from the author and all the legends built around it.
@P B So if a lot of people, including me, agrees on the fact that the Gioconda is not the best of Leonardo's works, despite being the most famous, it has to do something with Basquiat? I don't get that
@Got Bias That's so good
You said it, Haruto.
Life passes by so quickly. I'm 50 this year, remember poor Connor's passing. I remember my own youth, and how quickly it passed. I'm a parent with grown children. I was married, divorced. 17 years. 17 years with the wrong person. Money, fame, wealth, influence. Means absolutely nothing. Reach out to people you want to be with. Influence people, be influenced. Don't stop and wait. Reach out and find the people who fulfill you in any way that is positive.
And maybe some day, we will meet in a meadow with a bridge and a cool drink. And chat and laugh, and ponder life.
This is one of the most beautiful, poignant and Inspiring TH-cam comments I’ve ever read. I love it
It’s unfathomable, to think this song was written for any child who passed soo tragically, never mind your own.
Beautiful, haunting, mesmerizing….. just really speechless!!
My Dad used to play/sing this when I was a kid. Passed away 10 years ago and it hits me everytime... A beautiful song
my infant son died 9 yrs ago today and this song was played at his funeral. RIP my angel Cody ♡ and run free with Coner ♡
Im sorry for your loss. ;(
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm a father of 3 children myself, and the pain which this beautiful song describes goes through my bones.
God bless you... now the angels will sing for him.
I'm so sorry what happened to your sweet baby...my older sister lost her firstborn little girl Amy Ann when she was about 2 months to SIDS....because of our beliefs in God we know she went home to heaven but it still hurt really bad that it happened because we weren't expecting it. She had 3 more kids after that but she and her husband took it hard as the rest of our family did but we were comforted in knowing she was in the hands of God and very much missed...this happened in 1980....again offer my sincere condolences...with great respect I say these things to you.
:(
I love his voice. It sounds that he's like singing a bit higher than he should be, which makes it a very fragile sound. It sounds like it's going to break any second. Beautiful
What you're referring to is falsetto, falsetto is your voice above your voice crack, so no, he won't be breaking his voice since it's"broken" already
Kenz thats not falsetto he’s just singing it in a higher key as it should be
@@lionelmax2953 You sure? Sounds very Mickey mouse-like to me. If he was belting, he would have to sing it a lot louder.
@@kenz2756 its not a falsetto
@@gabrielleite5597 Well it's sure as hell not belting, it's some kind of head voice, head voice is almost falsetto but it's a lot thicker and mixes with your chest voice.
This was one of my dad's favorite songs, now that he's gone every word of the lyrics gained a new meaning.
What a legend to sing this without crying...it wasnt even possible for me before i became a father...No its Impossible to even listen without crying.
A few years before this was filmed I met him in a pub and got chatting -I never let on I knew who he was.He came across as a really nice humble guy with no superstar ego.He used to do many charity gigs around Surrey under a false name and I was lucky enough to see one in a pub. It was the best gig I ever saw - he played Chuck Berry and various other rock n roll classics - none of his own stuff. It was like watching Pele turn up for a Sunday kick around in the park.
.... NICE. ♡
@@tracyhall6195 Further to that, as a mature student , I had to do a Psychology paper where we had to write about someones developement and how their childhood effected them.We were allowed to choose anyone - even someone famous. As ECs life is well documented , I choose him - I started with a quote of his where he once said he didn't know who he was , despite the fact he is the most famous guitar player in the world - I got an A* - so I should have thanked him for that !! Maybe the marker was a fan to !
shame he's a racist bigot
@@mileskenyon His whole life has been pretty much either abusing/cheating on his wife or declaring himself a mega racist. His son Connor was the result of his adultery even.
@@mileskenyon he’s just much smarter than most
shortly after the death of his son Eric Clapton stopped into the diner my parents owned in small town Minnesota for some pie. The waitresses were all crowding around the back room trying to make sure if it was him or not, My dad went up and saw the situation, told the waitresses that he had just lost his son the other day and told them to leave him alone. After he left the woman Eric was seated with stayed and told the waitress "he is who you think he is, he thanks you for giving him peace" and they left an autographed napkin and a $50 tip
That's class. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful story....thank you
That probably never happened, but still nice story
What a cheapass. Only 5 dollars?
My brother died right around when this song was released in 92. It helped me through that time. Thank you Mr. Clapton.
Who would have imagined that the best, cleanest and most honest interpretation of this wonderful song would be the first.
I lost my 3,5 year young boy Last week. This Song will be played at His funeral. And yes. We will cry. We are crying for days now. I miss him so much. So so much.
So sorry for your loss. Revelation 21:3,4 ❤
I played this song at my father’s funeral, was one of the hardest but most important performances of my life 💜
Respect. Youre father will be so proud ❤
@@natureisallpowerful How is he gonna be proud? The man is dead.
@@UFO_808 Dude come on
@@UFO_808 ur just mad u can't play the song
@@UFO_808 why would you say that? No one laughed.
I haven't been back here for a while, so I wanted to hear this song again on my oldest baby's 9th birthday. My sweet baby, Hannah. I wrote her a birthday letter. I guess I'll post it here. Eric's beautiful song can help to soothe the pain. RIP Connor, Monkey, Peanut, and Munchkin! And happy birthday, Monkey! Here is your letter:
My Sweet Baby Hannah,
Daddy loves you and misses you so much, and I fear that my heart feels like it will stop beating for want of your hug. I wish more than anything that I could be with you today as you should be climbing the precarious years toward your tens and teen years with me. But that will never be, and it shatters my heart into a million pieces, each smaller than the next, never again to be mended. Oh, Hannah! My sweet angel!
You were always so beautiful that I have trouble picturing you as anything other than a radiant princess, just as I always called you: "My Princess." Of course, on some days when I didn't call you My Princess, I often called you the name that I came up with when you were first born. When I cut your cord, and then first held you--even before your mom--you looked so much like a cute, precious, pink little Monkey, that the first words out of my mouth were: "Daddy's little Monkey!" So that is what your mom and I called you until the day you were gone.
On that day, your first day of life, the hospital kept you warm under a heating lamp, looking like nothing more than a tiny little piggy. You were so grey at first that I felt ill, worrying about whether you were healthy or not but, thankfully, you quickly turned a bright pink! I was so relieved that I almost cried. I never thought that I could love and worry about a little person whom I had only known for a few minutes! But I did. Oh, how I did.
Your mom and I took every class that the hospital offered, wanting your arrival to be the best day that it could possibly be, with your knowledgeable, learned parents doing everything just right. However, with all that we learned, the hospital did not tell us everything to expect. For instance, I never expected you to be an unhealthy looking shade of grayish-blue when you were first born and placed into the "heating tray," for want of a better description. There were other things that we had to learn for ourselves, but we thought that once you were born, we would have time to adjust, especially as the hospital was allowing us to stay in a family room, right where you were born, until the time came for us to venture out into the world with our new bundle of absolute joy.
The family/birthing room was huge and well stocked, but it wasn't perfect. And while you were kept toasty warm, the rest of the room was kept very cold, for some reason. I think, if I recall, that it was to keep away germs, which tend to like warm climates best. But it wasn't entirely true, at least that is what I thought after I got very ill. It was COLD in that room, so much so that I caught a terrible cold. And all there was for a new father to sleep on was a fold-down, rock-hard, Naugahyde-covered Lay-Z-Boy-type chair.
Of course, your mom was exhausted from giving birth, so I wanted to hold you in my arms as we both slept. However, I was so sick that I was scared silly that I would make you sick, too. The nurses and the doctor assured me that you had a great immune system, as you were just born, and because you had already breastfed, which also boosts your immune system. So I was surprised--happy, scared, and surprised--as one of the nurses brought you over to me in that hard, cold chair.
In fact, the very first picture taken of you that Daddy didn't take himself was one of me holding you on that miserable, hard chair. I think that either your loving Grandma, "Nanny," or your loving Grandpa, "Papa" took the picture, but does it really matter? They were both there, beaming from ear-to-ear with the pride and special happiness that only grandparents will ever know. And as you and I slept, as miserable and worried as I was, I might as well have been on a giant, fluffy, overstuffed magic carpet for all that it mattered.
And even being that sick, holding you, wrapped up like a tiny burrito, I slept restlessly, afraid to sleep, terrified that you would roll out of my arms and off of the chair. But, of course, the nurse once again allayed my fears, and assured me that it would never happen--and it didn't. As you slept blissfully, I hummed a song softly to you, as happy as a Daddy ever could be. My precious little angel was in my arms, with the whole world to discover, as Daddy held firmly to your warm, tiny body, dreaming about the wonders that you would one day see, as I would show you the beautiful world into which you were just born.
My heart is now breaking thinking about all the plans I made, and places I wanted to show you, and things that I wanted to do with you. How could I ever know, ever guess that I would only have you for a few years of bliss before you were ripped out of my arms forever? I cry so much, thinking of you and your younger brother and sister. But today is all yours for the most part, as I try to celebrate your birthday as best I can, with only precious memories to comfort me on this, your special day. Daddy's special, first-born angel.
Happy Birthday, Sweetie, wherever you are. And I hope that this is a magical, wonderful day. Maybe you can even see me? Ignore the tears! I am happy just thinking of you. I am sending you every hug and kiss that I never got to give you while you were here.
Love forever to my precious Monkey, my Angel, Hannah!
Love Daddy, your proudest admirer!
Ace Hall Thank you for sharing that- been almost a year since we talked on that other conversation thread...glad to see you are still hanging in there, despite how hard it must be..(and I'm sure it is.)
WOW thanks for sharing:)
I'm sorry for your loss 💔❤️, Be strong & thanks for sharing us your feelings
Beautiful note. I hope you’re doing well buddy
Bruh...
You made me cry 😢
Finding this gem, while thinking about my youngest daughter who passed away 13 years ago, at age 3. I'm literally in tears rn! EC is a musical genius!
One of the most beautiful songs and pieces of music ever written. Very sad what happened to his son.
I lost my son Ben 1989 at three months old to sudden infant syndrome and this song still gets to me
This song makes me realize that people's lives are uncertain. Birth, old age, sickness, and death are normal. My grandmother died at the age of 95 and I listen to this song every day. to always remind myself
May your son rest in peace.♥️
FROM VENTURA, CA-Yes. My wife and I also lost our son to SIDS. So sorry for your loss. HUGS to you.
Is Sudden Infant Syndrome where an adult spontaneously turns into a 3 month old child? Because that sounds awful. I’m sorry.
@@jamesbrincefield9879 So disrespectful, you should be ashamed of yourself.
@@graysonwebb2018
Actually it was funny, stop being so sensitive
I can only imagine the tears Eric shed while writing this song.
I can only imagine what it would be like to lose your son.
My boy is going to be 27 this year. God bless him.
I am still so grateful that i watched him live in concert, playing this new song and everyone was so touched including him. Never forget this moment.
This song right here became a therapy for my sun burned soul. I lost my father in 2018, June 12. Ever since that day, I have been listening to this song imagining moments I never had my with father because I could have been. But we were apart, I regret not being there for him when he needs me the most. I love you I miss you father, I never had the chance to say this I was a shy child. Rest well Father 💗
To all sons and daughters out there , please take care of your parents while they are alive.
And Thank you Eric for giving us one of the most important song.
loved this song when it first came out....it means even more to me now....since losing my own son in a car crash 6 months ago.
I'm so sorry for your loss. :(
I'm sorry :(
Dennis Mackey you broke my heart with your coment. Hope you find peace and carry on. I know you'll see him again.
Dennis Mackey so sorry
U will see him again in heaven
Simply Beautiful
Morrisman!!!
And he only needed to kill his kid to be inspired to write it! ;)
Wow you people really are stupid , he killed his son do some research you bunch of idiots
We all know the staggering amount of praise, recognition and thanks this man has gotten over the years, but let me tell you, it is NOWHERE near enough. That is the sheer level of talent Eric Clapton has. Just be thankful that we get to be alive at the same time as him. In a couple of decades there'll be countless young Eric Clapton fans that'll wish they could trade anything & everything to say that they were alive at the same time as Eric Clapton. The same way many of us wish we could've been alive to witness John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon etc perform... Be thankful.
I’ve watched this a hundred times but could only like it once. Work that will always be appreciated for generations to come.
REAL MUSIC.
one voice
one guitar
one real song from the heart.
That was my first thinking - no fucking autotune and honest and real music with feelings!
@@schreiendeshausvomaltschau1811 auto tune is a stylistic choice and the fact that you unironically use "real music" unironically is killing me, boomer.
@@archiemac5137 autotune is fake talent and the reason modern artists are only popular because of their looks. This is true talent maybe boomer music is just better?
@@Ryo-lr9tt you're being extremely close minded and really dating yourself (even though an old person would be wise enough to know that what you're saying is ludicrous). Quick question. How is music worse now? Are all the great composers dead? Well last I checked most of the artists active in the 60s, 70s and 80s (the decades where boomer music rained supreme) are well and alive. Also on the looks side. What about an artist like Lewis capaldi. He's a fat Scottish guy. Not quite the looker in my opinion. But he seems to be selling out Glastonbury and is getting number one after number one.
@@archiemac5137 the fact that instruments are being replaced by computers (drum ai, bass etc) is why I feel music us worse in general now of course there are also still people out there with a hell of a lot of talent like John Mayer for example
I feel like music is shit because less effort is put into it and more technology nowadays anything can be edited and altered back in the day you had to nail it as you couldn't edit much would bohemian rhapsody be the same with a drum machine and autotune?
Clapton's personal tragedy has stuck with me for decades, and is a brutal reminder of how extremely quickly life can change. Don't wait until tomorrow to tell someone dear to you that you love them. Pick up your phone and do it right f**king now.
It’s pretty late; can I do it in the morning?
@@jamestaylor5417 Fine, but first thing...okay?
@@haroldrottencock i think the sentence would of sounded better if you typed: Fine... but first thing, okay?
@@Jr14291 "Would of" sounded better...? Clearly you're in a position to correct other people's grammar.
@@haroldrottencock woah thought we were on the same team
He poured his heart out here and not one tear. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 bless him
beautiful song, how he sings it without breaking down is beyond me, simply stunning !!
because he knows he doesn't belong there in heaven
He sings it so he doesn't break down, that is the beauty of music.
I cannot imagine losing a 4 year child. I will spend the rest of my days looking forward to heaven. I don't blame you Eric, you wrote this song from your heart 😥
Er ist ein genialer Komponist. Ich habe etwas gebraucht um das zu erkennen.
Idk why this popped up. I almost can’t type. We played this at my sons funeral in 2017. I haven’t listened to it since then. So much has changed lil buddy. I don’t cry every day anymore. Now I feel guilt for that. I don’t dwell on you because we’re not supposed to but it doesn’t feel natural. I want to dwell on you. I want to cry until I die and we’re together. I’ve smoked so much these last few years to try to numb the pain but it just turns to pain that I can’t react to. It does build up. I do feel it changing me. You have changed me so much. I hope that I can one day live up to being the dad you would’ve deserved. I hope I can visit your grave more than once a year. It’s just so painful baby boy to think of visiting you there. Your sisters are so special. You gave them to us. They wouldn’t be here without you. I love you so much.
Thoughts and prayers, no one deserves that pain and I know how hard it is to get over something like that
❤️❤️❤️
I think you ARE the dad he would have deserved. Much love.
I’m breaking up reading your comment. Imagining my son dying and not being able to cope with it. I’m so sorry for your loss. “We played this at my sons funeral” are some of the saddest words I’ve ever read
I don’t know you, I don’t need to but I love you and feel your pain! X
Lyrics :
Would you know my name?
If I saw you in heaven
Would it be the same?
If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong
And carry on
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven
Would you hold my hand?
If I saw you in heaven
Would you help me stand?
If I saw you in heaven
I'll find my way
Through night and day
'Cause I know I just can't stay
Here in heaven
Time can bring you down
Time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart
Have you begging please
Begging please
Beyond the door
There's peace, I'm sure
And I know there'll be no more
Tears in heaven
Would you know my name?
If I saw you in heaven
Would you be the same?
If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong
And carry on
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven
Lost my son in 2020. Song was played at his funeral. Every time those first chords are played wherever I am ,I breakdown.miss my son so much.
So sorry
Condolences and prayers 🙏 for you and your family
My friend passed recently, this was on of the songs he requested for his funeral. Just here to remember him a little
He’s a real professional, that’s how he can play this heartbreaking song with out crying. So much respect.
Musically devoted. 👌🏼
he’s crying with his guitar dawg
sociopath the guy
I never really understood nor appreciated this song until I became (just recently) a father. Now I'm beginning to realize how beautiful and unique this song is.
I always think of the memories me and my dad shared everytime I hear such an amazing song, Love You Dad. Gone but NEVER forgotten
May 24, 1979 - May 20, 2015
I feel for you, stay strong, you know your dads waiting for you in heaven
+Javier Dominguez Sorry for your loss my man... Memories can't be taken away from you. Cheers
+Javier Dominguez This hits hard to home. Rest in Peace, dad. And may your dad rest in peace, too.
May 21st, 1963 - May 20th, 2010.
+김민성
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My father passed away on June the 5th... its almost a year from his departure... he died from F¨¨¨ng cancer :(
What a brave man, to even sing this about my own child would break my heart
Heartwarming, beautiful, sincere. Thank you for singing. God bless you friend.
We recently lost our mother, we had a song selection that we chose for her funeral. The week prior to her funeral I played these songs over and over. By hearing them so much the day of the funeral was easier to take due to hearing them over and over all week. These musicians I’m sure go through the same thing. It’s not that they don’t care it’s just that they hear and perform it so much. Awesome song…….
My brother just recently lost his baby boy of 3 years old. This song right here is not only making us cry but giving us the strength to keep his memory and love alive.
for some reason it seems like 3 years old is the worst age a kid could pass.. Just when they start to develop a personality... So sorry about your nephew, buddy! He's safe where he's at.
May your brother and your family find peace at life.
may your brothers son rest in peace and I'm sorry for your brothers loss of his son
My condolences.
sending my love xxx
This song reminds me of my paternal grandfather. He was diagnosed with Alzheimers when I was a teenager. He died having forgotten who I was. The opening line of this song hits so close to home.
Yes they will remember you 🥰
@@aceofspadeslandscapelesson8219 He died forgetting who he was, thats the scarier part. I think he will remember ya ! Were all Gods children, He was just your dad here on earth !
I understand how you feel. My grandma has dementia. She's still "alive" but it doesn't feel like it. She can't talk, she just sits in her room and cries. But she used to be someone, now's she's just a shell of her normal self.
My grandpa passed from Alzheimer’s, and my mom and mother in law passed from early onset Alzheimer’s. It’s absolutely awful.
@@spanishinquisition4616 She will be whole again, and hale, and happy, Mason. God bless you.
A song of lost love. I lost my father in 2008. Still feels rough from time to time. But I live my life and strive well!
This song was played at my dad's funeral last month. 💔.. I miss him desperately..I can't imagine Eric Clayton's pain. 😢 such a beautiful song ..a song that was written out of pain.
The way the interviewer is looking in awe is truly magical. No one could ever stage a reaction like that.
How the hell he can play this sad song about his own son and not shed a tear is beyond me. Has to be very painful for him
I'm pretty sure he cried enough before start playing this live.
I guess he's grieving through his music. That's why he's such a talented artist.
IT WAS IN FACT made for the 1991 film "Rush". Not about his son. His son died in 1992 but this was recorded in 1991.
I know, I studied this song when my daughter passed
His son actually died march 20th, 1991 and the song was written for him.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_Heaven
A friend of mine has terminal cancer. He has 2 1/2 and 4 yo girls. So many things now make me think about his situation and this song hits hard. Will they remember him as they get older? Heartbreaking.....
This made me shiver God bless life is precious 😢
I cannot imagine any more authentic music. This song with the backround behind it has more life in it then every human beeing on the planet.
Before having a child I always felt this song was incredibly sad. Now that I have a daughter, it breaks my f***ing heart.