I think they are trying to play it like reggae, they just didn't know how. They got the shuffling guitar, and the drum's tone is right, they just can't get the feel. Both John Lennon and Paul McCartney talk about trying to get a reggae sound in some of their songs in the early seventies, but they just couldn't nail it. The Wings' song Love is Strange was supposed to sound reggae but didn't.
Another song kind of in that direction is the hit Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc. On the other hand, whatever the result is, I've always really loved that song. And I say that as a huge reggae fan.
With this song Clapton introduced me, as well as countless other Rock fans to the incredible music of Bob Marley. I was in junior high school when this came out. I think it was in '76. It was a huge hit.
@@nets3 All those years kind of meld together in my mind. It was still going strong in the playlist in '76. I was 11 in '74. I don't think I was listening to rock stations then. But that is good to know. Thanks.
I've never heard Lex so far off the mark, and Brad got it. For the record, this recording precedes disco by about 3 years. It is definitely reggae, although smoother than Bob Marley's original. As with most (all) things Clapton, best sampled live. He turned this song into an absolute show stopper, always with a mind blowing extended solo.
correct except that you didnt mention blues, and this performance, as well as nearly all of clapton's stuff, is more blues than anything else. yes it precedes disco by 2 years (1974-76) but its only as reggae as a bob marley cover would have to be. its more than anything else blues in feel, form, and tonality.
Lol. How are you not picking up the reggae, Lex?? This is 100% strongly reggae, island vibes. Desert? Las vegas? No. The music, singing style, beat/rhythm, bass guitar beat, drumming style, cover (Bob Marley), etc is all reggae. Funky? Soulful? Yes, but definitely reggae. Close your eyes and you can picture Marley. Have you not listen to enough reggae to pick up the characteristics of reggae? Brad is right, he has a good ear for reggae. He even picked up on the influence from The Clash (reggae punk) video recently. A little ska, too.
You don't know what reggae is if you think this is '100% strongly reggae'. I had lots of Jamaican friends in the 70s/80s and they didn't even consider Bob Marley as reggae, just pop music.
Idk. I see this song by Clapton & many by Bob Marley in a lot of other people's playlists under reggae. I guess there is a more discerning audience out there for reggae.
I, being an old fart and male, identify most of the times with Brad. But there are times when Lex, with the wonderful weirdness of her mind, goes off into another place that makes perfect sense. Brad keeps a pretty good poker face, so when he cracks that I get big clues. Lex wears her heart on her sleeve and is a pleasure to watch. Please, y'all two, keep reacting to the stuff that was popular when I was working my guardian angel overtime.
Brad & Lex, you'll love his "Forever Man", "After Midnight" and "Nobody Knows You, When You're Down And Out"!!! This is a Bob Marley cover. Any song of Bob's 'Legend' album (Greatest Hits) is great!! edit- Sounds like Eric was channeling Bob's vocals! That's the reggae sound!
100% Reggae.. THIS is why CLAPTON is one of the greatest Musicians of all time!! Just the breadth and depth of his styles technical ability and records he's both written or recorded is probably about the most diverse you'll ever come across from Blues, to Rock, to Country to reggae to Classical versions of his songs when he played at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic orchestra! The man is a GENIUS AND A LEGEND! GOD BLESS HIM! 👍🎸😎🏴
@@ice-iu3vv While his voice may not have the full accent, this is STILL Reggae. This song, along with a couple from WAR, helped popularize Reggae music in the US. 📻🙂
This is 100% a reggae tune, originally written and performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. His cover of this tune basically introduced Marley to US/Euro audiences.
@@melanieshannon122 It would seem with Jamaica being a former colony that England was quite aware of Bob Marley and reggae. I am surprised that the US was not.
@Marie Gold Totally not true and a stereotype. SOME Americans are not receptive to other cultures, but many (most) are. We have most of the world's cultures represented here by so many immigrants. Look at the music reaction videos.....a lot of interest. Now Americans are often ignorant but that is nothing learning can not cure.
Jah mahn, Mr. Clapton paying homage to Mr. Marley. Eric is going his best Jamaican accent, but it doesn't truly work. But good enough. Maybe next you could do Clapton's song "Motherless Children", from the album 461 Ocean Blvd.
Granted, music is all crossover, but this, and to some degree a lot of Police recordings, were direct reggae lifts. Marley had been in London to record for Island Records the previous year, so more than coincidental. The only no. 1 record for Clapton, and a source of contention for Marley, who was angered when this version got more play in Jamaica.
Vegas? That's really harsh. This isn't a lounge singer version. As others have said, his vocals still have a lot of reggae in them. With more of a funk sound. Radio stations just wouldn't play Marley, but this Clapton version brought Marley to the attention of the public.
It’s funk reggae. I can understand why Lex would feel the disco (there is some underlying electric drum and keyboard), but Clapton is 1000% doing a Jamaican accent and the guitar riff is all reggae
Clapton had been in the UK when reggae gained popularity there in 1968 (see "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" by the Beatles, which is technically ska [a transitional style that links calypso and reggae]), so it makes sense he'd adapt reggae for a wider American audience. But yeah, those keyboards are a fair distance from a steel drum, lol. Fun song, though. Another famous Clapton cover is "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", which is originally by Bob Dylan, but Bob's version is very bare. (The music is buried in the mix, and there's an odd echo effect on the vocal.) Clapton turns it into a straight-up rocker and paves the way for the later Guns'N'Roses version. Worth a listen.
This is the very notion that split the Wailers, who were three main vocalists with theoretically equal status accompanied by a band consisting of what we would refer to as session musician when 'Sheriff' was first recorded for the " Burnin' " album. Label boss Chris Blackwell was determined to highlight Marley to the virtual exclusion of Peter 'Tosh' McIntosh and Neville 'Bunny' Livingstone, neither of whom was prepared to "sell-out" just to fulfil Blackwell's strategy to appeal to a majority White mainstream. Blackwell's plan to change the act's name to Bob Marley & the Wailers, relegating Tosh and Bunny to harmonies, apparently contrary to Marley's wishes, was the final straw. The disgruntled pair quit to pursue solo careers, at which point three female soloists coalesced to become 'I-Three' (or The I-Threes, since the target audience didn't get it), who performed backing vocal duties on the live version of 'Sheriff' that became the single. Judy Mowatt, Marley's wife Rita and Marcia Griffiths had each been recording artists in their own right and continued to be so when not backing Marley. Indeed Griffiths had a big hit long before anyone outside Jamaica had heard of Bob Marley, since she had been half of Bob & Marcia (with Bob Andy), who had a 1970 Top 5 hit in the UK with their cover of Nina Simone's 'Young, Gifted and Black'. Members of the backing band that performed as The Wailers also continued to work for other artists in Jamaica. Island Records' third Wailers album, Natty Dread, the first as Bob Marley & The Wailers, effectively launched Marley, vindicating Blackwell and leading to the 1975 concert at which the better-known Marley version of I Shot The Sheriff was recorded. However, the original studio cut had appeared on Island's second Wailers album, Burnin', two years earlier before the Blackwell-inspired schism.
Recommended: 54-46 (That Was My Number) by Toots and the Maytals. I think this tune may be what stylistically is actually called “rocksteady”, and is definitely less morbid, but speaks along the same terms.
When I think of I Shot the Sheriff this is the version that comes to mind. Clapton did great covers and made them his own. After Midnight, Cocain, Knocking on Heaven's Door, all the old blues classics. I like other Bob Marley songs like Is This Love and Jammin.
im a big bob marley fan, but i like erics version more than bobs, it hurts me to say this as i have every one of bobs albums and think his one of the greatest artist of all time. good reaction
It's coming on to summertime now I'm definitely booking a flight back home to Barbados 🇧🇧 listening to this really makes me miss home lol fun fact this song is really about people being evil towards each other so the I shot the sheriff part is metaphorical.
Not a bad song, heard it back then. I prefer Eric with Derek and the Dominos and especially Cream. Actually the 70s were my least favorite decade except for a small amount of artists. Definitely 60s and 80s.
From what I hear, it's reggae, but played with blues instruments and blues sensibilities. The vocals are obviously reggae styled. There's a gospel organ occasionally in the background.
Amazing that Clapton made his career off of black music, mostly the blues, but has said some pretty racist things and supported the far right in England.
Rhythmically it's reggae. "Disco"? I don't hear that at all. I also think Clapton is copying Marley's vocal style to an extent, hints of accent. It's a little annoying to me, even.
You two love guitar work you really haven’t heard Clapton till you watch his live stuff there is a Clapton Steve winwood track out there called “double trouble “ and it will answer all your Eric Clapton questions besides I have yet to hear one reaction to Steve winwood and he’s like the prince of rock and roll
Yeah you see it was so cool as the backup vocals for really tight and they were in key I'm not saying it's a bad thing with the Bob Marley version but you'll notice the difference if you put the two together plus they were arranged they were certain phrases that they changed the rhythms here and there and came in at certain spots pretty tight stuff yeah I mean the original is awesome obviously but this is a pretty cool version in fact it probably it was the first time I heard the song because it became a huge hit with Clapton's cover O KU goofy kids
I have to agree with Brad about Clapton putting on a bit of a Jamaican accent here. I was thinking that before he suggested it and I was surprised because I never noticed it before. But, I haven't really heard this since it came out, and that was before I listened to a lot of reggae.
Brad, you're right on this one. I heard the reggae inflections, too. I agree with Lex about the setting, though. As soon as she said, "...the desert," I was right there. Great reaction.
Clapton is my favourite musician but this is one of the worst covers ever recorded. Luckily it gave us the incredible live versions he has done over the years.
After Cream, Clapton was trying to reinvent his career. He went to Florida and the album was very influences by the relaxed vibe there. The album 461 Ocean Boulevard is amazing. By the way, it was Clapton who suggested to The Bee Gees to come to Florida when they wanted to reinvent their career. And the rest is history
It’s still reggae. It’s just more technically sophisticated and played by some serious professional musicians. Clapton did something almost no other rock artists did. He used a whole orchestra to back him up. And he played a lot of different genres. Rock, blues, reggae and even country. Check out Tulsa Time.
I'm with Brad on this one. There is still a strong reggae vibe here. No disco. Funky and bluesy. Brilliant.
Ditto
100%
I think they are trying to play it like reggae, they just didn't know how. They got the shuffling guitar, and the drum's tone is right, they just can't get the feel. Both John Lennon and Paul McCartney talk about trying to get a reggae sound in some of their songs in the early seventies, but they just couldn't nail it. The Wings' song Love is Strange was supposed to sound reggae but didn't.
Another song kind of in that direction is the hit Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc. On the other hand, whatever the result is, I've always really loved that song. And I say that as a huge reggae fan.
No disco. Disco is an overused term.
With this song Clapton introduced me, as well as countless other Rock fans to the incredible music of Bob Marley. I was in junior high school when this came out. I think it was in '76. It was a huge hit.
1974
@@nets3 All those years kind of meld together in my mind. It was still going strong in the playlist in '76. I was 11 in '74. I don't think I was listening to rock stations then. But that is good to know. Thanks.
It was in 74 ...
I remember hearing this song in ‘74 or ‘75.
@@chrisa4695 1974, i think it was in the album 461 ocean boulevard. "please be with me" was my favorite track.
I've never heard Lex so far off the mark, and Brad got it. For the record, this recording precedes disco by about 3 years. It is definitely reggae, although smoother than Bob Marley's original. As with most (all) things Clapton, best sampled live. He turned this song into an absolute show stopper, always with a mind blowing extended solo.
You’re on point.
correct except that you didnt mention blues, and this performance, as well as nearly all of clapton's stuff, is more blues than anything else. yes it precedes disco by 2 years (1974-76) but its only as reggae as a bob marley cover would have to be. its more than anything else blues in feel, form, and tonality.
Lex is a national treasure. She must be protected at all costs.
She's badass
Yes
Read that before...
She has the music in her soul, and a childlike joy when hearing new things.
Lol. How are you not picking up the reggae, Lex?? This is 100% strongly reggae, island vibes. Desert? Las vegas? No.
The music, singing style, beat/rhythm, bass guitar beat, drumming style, cover (Bob Marley), etc is all reggae. Funky? Soulful? Yes, but definitely reggae. Close your eyes and you can picture Marley. Have you not listen to enough reggae to pick up the characteristics of reggae?
Brad is right, he has a good ear for reggae. He even picked up on the influence from The Clash (reggae punk) video recently. A little ska, too.
You don't know what reggae is if you think this is '100% strongly reggae'. I had lots of Jamaican friends in the 70s/80s and they didn't even consider Bob Marley as reggae, just pop music.
@@Derry_Aire lol, Ok......
Idk. I see this song by Clapton & many by Bob Marley in a lot of other people's playlists under reggae.
I guess there is a more discerning audience out there for reggae.
@@RandomPau Yes. There's reggae (and Dub) then there's Pop Marley.
I, being an old fart and male, identify most of the times with Brad. But there are times when Lex, with the wonderful weirdness of her mind, goes off into another place that makes perfect sense. Brad keeps a pretty good poker face, so when he cracks that I get big clues. Lex wears her heart on her sleeve and is a pleasure to watch. Please, y'all two, keep reacting to the stuff that was popular when I was working my guardian angel overtime.
Dude is 100% right. A tinge of reggae in the vocals. Clapton does not enunciate this way normally.
More than a "tinge" of reggae ... Not disco !!!! Written by Bob Marley ... He was not disco ....
Brad & Lex, you'll love his "Forever Man", "After Midnight" and "Nobody Knows You, When You're Down And Out"!!! This is a Bob Marley cover. Any song of Bob's 'Legend' album (Greatest Hits) is great!! edit- Sounds like Eric was channeling Bob's vocals! That's the reggae sound!
And 'bad love' and 'miss you'
I like Forever Man for his vocal growl and guitar growl.
100% Reggae.. THIS is why CLAPTON is one of the greatest Musicians of all time!! Just the breadth and depth of his styles technical ability and records he's both written or recorded is probably about the most diverse you'll ever come across from Blues, to Rock, to Country to reggae to Classical versions of his songs when he played at the Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic orchestra!
The man is a GENIUS AND A LEGEND!
GOD BLESS HIM! 👍🎸😎🏴
90% blues actually. the ORIGINAL was 100% reggae.
@@ice-iu3vv
While his voice may not have the full accent, this is STILL Reggae.
This song, along with a couple from WAR, helped popularize Reggae music in the US.
📻🙂
Brad is right about the vocals sorry Lex.
After this, you probably should find some Marley, Peter Tosh, etc.
This is 100% a reggae tune, originally written and performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. His cover of this tune basically introduced Marley to US/Euro audiences.
Did not know that.
Me either..
to the US but not to Europe
@@melanieshannon122 It would seem with Jamaica being a former colony that England was quite aware of Bob Marley and reggae. I am surprised that the US was not.
@Marie Gold Totally not true and a stereotype. SOME Americans are not receptive to other cultures, but many (most) are. We have most of the world's cultures represented here by so many immigrants. Look at the music reaction videos.....a lot of interest. Now Americans are often ignorant but that is nothing learning can not cure.
Eric Clapton NEVER did Disco please don't get it twisted Eric Clapton is all Rock 🤘🤘
Agree with Brad, little bit o' reggae in Clapton's voice... Sorry Lex
What different style???? This is a complete reggae tune..
Reggae, done by an Englishman, without a Jamaican accent.
I think his vocals definitely sound like he's putting a little reggae on it.
Some of the songs you do ...you need to watch the video with it ...makes more sense
Really reggae. Have to agree with Brad here. ⛱ Carribean style. Bob Marley cover.
Jah mahn, Mr. Clapton paying homage to Mr. Marley. Eric is going his best Jamaican accent, but it doesn't truly work. But good enough. Maybe next you could do Clapton's song "Motherless Children", from the album 461 Ocean Blvd.
Eric is English and he could be in the islands because Jamaica was a British colony at one time. Lots of backstory with the British Empire!
Man I love the organ.
Granted, music is all crossover, but this, and to some degree a lot of Police recordings, were direct reggae lifts. Marley had been in London to record for Island Records the previous year, so more than coincidental. The only no. 1 record for Clapton, and a source of contention for Marley, who was angered when this version got more play in Jamaica.
First thing I think of is EPMD.
Aloha, ahhh...Slowhand...reminds me of my High School daze...
Vegas? That's really harsh. This isn't a lounge singer version. As others have said, his vocals still have a lot of reggae in them. With more of a funk sound. Radio stations just wouldn't play Marley, but this Clapton version brought Marley to the attention of the public.
Lex.. you trippin'.. this is pure reggae mon.. I and I say everting irie 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
You get the reggae vibe from the writing of the track Bob Marley was Jamaican so his connotation is different 🤔
Reggae has the accent on the offbeat and you can hear it clearly here.
It’s funk reggae. I can understand why Lex would feel the disco (there is some underlying electric drum and keyboard), but Clapton is 1000% doing a Jamaican accent and the guitar riff is all reggae
not vegas not disco. this is clapton. the beginning, the middle and the end.
I swear you could write quite a few movies based on the songs of Bob Marley and the wailers
Bob Marley did this song originally
The minor details of this song is the reason why this song song will never get boring the cowbell the funkyness and that damn good old organ sound
Clapton had been in the UK when reggae gained popularity there in 1968 (see "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da" by the Beatles, which is technically ska [a transitional style that links calypso and reggae]), so it makes sense he'd adapt reggae for a wider American audience.
But yeah, those keyboards are a fair distance from a steel drum, lol. Fun song, though.
Another famous Clapton cover is "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", which is originally by Bob Dylan, but Bob's version is very bare. (The music is buried in the mix, and there's an odd echo effect on the vocal.) Clapton turns it into a straight-up rocker and paves the way for the later Guns'N'Roses version. Worth a listen.
The original is by reggae legend bob Marley and his backing band the wailers
This is the very notion that split the Wailers, who were three main vocalists with theoretically equal status accompanied by a band consisting of what we would refer to as session musician when 'Sheriff' was first recorded for the " Burnin' " album. Label boss Chris Blackwell was determined to highlight Marley to the virtual exclusion of Peter 'Tosh' McIntosh and Neville 'Bunny' Livingstone, neither of whom was prepared to "sell-out" just to fulfil Blackwell's strategy to appeal to a majority White mainstream. Blackwell's plan to change the act's name to Bob Marley & the Wailers, relegating Tosh and Bunny to harmonies, apparently contrary to Marley's wishes, was the final straw. The disgruntled pair quit to pursue solo careers, at which point three female soloists coalesced to become 'I-Three' (or The I-Threes, since the target audience didn't get it), who performed backing vocal duties on the live version of 'Sheriff' that became the single.
Judy Mowatt, Marley's wife Rita and Marcia Griffiths had each been recording artists in their own right and continued to be so when not backing Marley. Indeed Griffiths had a big hit long before anyone outside Jamaica had heard of Bob Marley, since she had been half of Bob & Marcia (with Bob Andy), who had a 1970 Top 5 hit in the UK with their cover of Nina Simone's 'Young, Gifted and Black'. Members of the backing band that performed as The Wailers also continued to work for other artists in Jamaica.
Island Records' third Wailers album, Natty Dread, the first as Bob Marley & The Wailers, effectively launched Marley, vindicating Blackwell and leading to the 1975 concert at which the better-known Marley version of I Shot The Sheriff was recorded. However, the original studio cut had appeared on Island's second Wailers album, Burnin', two years earlier before the Blackwell-inspired schism.
@@way2deep100 Legalize it!!
Vocals are definitely a little reggae 😂🤣
That has reggae written all over it just not quite the accent of a Jamaican. But still reggae to the core
Recommended: 54-46 (That Was My Number) by Toots and the Maytals. I think this tune may be what stylistically is actually called “rocksteady”, and is definitely less morbid, but speaks along the same terms.
When I think of I Shot the Sheriff this is the version that comes to mind. Clapton did great covers and made them his own. After Midnight, Cocain, Knocking on Heaven's Door, all the old blues classics. I like other Bob Marley songs like Is This Love and Jammin.
This is all reggae. Bob Marley wrote this. Eric put his spin on it
Yes you mention reggae, Bob M
I definitely hear the Reggae in his voice, brad.
Bob Marley did this in the 70s is why this has the regggae vibe.
It's like listening to the Pat Boone version of a little Richard song
REGGAE This a bob marley cover.
im a big bob marley fan, but i like erics version more than bobs, it hurts me to say this as i have every one of bobs albums and think his one of the greatest artist of all time. good reaction
If you want to hear some reggae from the 60's try Desmond Dekker and the Aces. The song is called Israelites.
This is the version I heard first, in 97 or 98, only found the original Bob Marley years later.
Brad is so right about this and Lex so wrong lyrically and otherwise. Usually it's the other way around.
It's coming on to summertime now I'm definitely booking a flight back home to Barbados 🇧🇧 listening to this really makes me miss home lol fun fact this song is really about people being evil towards each other so the I shot the sheriff part is metaphorical.
Made out with a girlfriend at a lake with this playing in the background. Always takes me back. Good times.
You guys REALLY NEED TO LISTEN TO THE BOB MARLEY VERSION 🥴😎 ENJOY
Especially his live version of it.!
you folks must watch eric clapton, BB king, robert randolf do "the thrill is gone" at the chicago 2010 festival. You must!
This is a Bob Marley & The Wailers song. And if I'm remembering correcting for Bob there's actually some truth to this song..if I'm remembering right
The rhythm is definitely Reggae.
I remember when this was new, scratching my head lol. But I “got it” pretty quick. Brad “got it”.
I agree with Brad 100%
Not a bad song, heard it back then. I prefer Eric with Derek and the Dominos and especially Cream. Actually the 70s were my least favorite decade except for a small amount of artists. Definitely 60s and 80s.
From what I hear, it's reggae, but played with blues instruments and blues sensibilities. The vocals are obviously reggae styled. There's a gospel organ occasionally in the background.
Great version of a Bob Marley song i love both version♥
Not a Vegas vibe at all
Recoded in Miami
Thank Bob Marley for this one
Too bad you didn’t do Sheryl Crow’s cover of Rod Stewart’s cover of Cat Steven’s song The First Cut Is The Deepest… both covers are great.
Not in Vegas, but close ! 461, Ocean Boulevard, L.A.
Amazing that Clapton made his career off of black music, mostly the blues, but has said some pretty racist things and supported the far right in England.
It's the delivery of the lyrics that give it the illusion of an accent I think
Brad is right
Rhythmically it's reggae. "Disco"? I don't hear that at all. I also think Clapton is copying Marley's vocal style to an extent, hints of accent. It's a little annoying to me, even.
Eric gives us 'reggae light' but the song has some nice texture in the voice and the backing vocals ... nice job Eric
Not half as good as the original by Bob Marley. Clapton does smooth out the more jagged rhythms of the original and homogenizes it.
You two love guitar work you really haven’t heard Clapton till you watch his live stuff there is a Clapton Steve winwood track out there called “double trouble “ and it will answer all your Eric Clapton questions besides I have yet to hear one reaction to Steve winwood and he’s like the prince of rock and roll
Doesn’t beat Bob Marleys original. Give that a listen, it doesn’t sound like Vegas reggae.
Clapton's cover made the world notice Marley, he was a superstar after that .
Bob Marley is Jamaican!
Yeah you see it was so cool as the backup vocals for really tight and they were in key I'm not saying it's a bad thing with the Bob Marley version but you'll notice the difference if you put the two together plus they were arranged they were certain phrases that they changed the rhythms here and there and came in at certain spots pretty tight stuff yeah I mean the original is awesome obviously but this is a pretty cool version in fact it probably it was the first time I heard the song because it became a huge hit with Clapton's cover O KU goofy kids
Yes, there is a hint of reggae in the voice
Clapton is ok but Bob is better.
I have to agree with Brad about Clapton putting on a bit of a Jamaican accent here. I was thinking that before he suggested it and I was surprised because I never noticed it before. But, I haven't really heard this since it came out, and that was before I listened to a lot of reggae.
Definitely has Reggae style going in his voice. I think he was trying to pay homage to Bob Marley while covering his song.
Definitly reagga😎😈 And i have listen to this since it came out 😂 and ofc it came before disco got serious.
Brad is right on this one.
Mr Slowhands version may be good. But listen to the original instead by Bob Marlay, it´s way better
Now, react to the original version by the amazing Bob Marley. 👍
Brad, you're right on this one. I heard the reggae inflections, too. I agree with Lex about the setting, though. As soon as she said, "...the desert," I was right there. Great reaction.
A Bob Marley cover but very good
It is in 3/4 time which is a reggae syncopation .... that's why it feels "reggae ish" 😊
Clapton is my favourite musician but this is one of the worst covers ever recorded. Luckily it gave us the incredible live versions he has done over the years.
This is the version I heard as a kid in the 70s. Love this version.
LOVE LOVE LEX'S REACTION BRAD, VERYYYYYY COOL! :) SHE REALLYYYY LOVES THE GOOD ROCK MUSIC, I CAN TELL, I MEAN I'M SURE YOU DO TOO :)
I hear the reggae tinge in the vocals too, Brad 👍🏼
The music is full on reggae
His vocals does have a tench of the Jamaican accent listen to "Reflections got the better of me" it's Jamaican Patois in on display
This song was originally done by Bob Marley the best Reggae artist of all time.
First Eric Clapton song I hear without a guitar solo...?
After Cream, Clapton was trying to reinvent his career. He went to Florida and the album was very influences by the relaxed vibe there. The album 461 Ocean Boulevard is amazing. By the way, it was Clapton who suggested to The Bee Gees to come to Florida when they wanted to reinvent their career. And the rest is history
Vocals are definitely reggae. He sounds so like Bob. And the beat has that reggae beat for sure. Love both.
Clapton is God 🎸
It’s still reggae. It’s just more technically sophisticated and played by some serious professional musicians. Clapton did something almost no other rock artists did. He used a whole orchestra to back him up. And he played a lot of different genres. Rock, blues, reggae and even country. Check out Tulsa Time.