Originally by J. J. Cale, you should really check it out too, they are both great versions in their own right. Eric and J.J. where friends and recorded some before J.J. died.
Let me add that it's not "She don't like", but "She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie". Eric Clapton did a lot of cocaine, and heroin and alcohol, and probably most anything you can think of, until he came clean.
JJ Cales version is far superior to Claptons….stripped back and laid back….how it should be….and performed by the artist that actually wrote the damn song!!!!
Eric Clapton was a huge fan of JJ Cale. This song was written by JJ Cale. JJ Cale was about to give up on the music industry then Eric heard his songs and played them on his albums and in concert, and suddenly JJ Cale became popular. Eric was a huge fan of JJ Cale right until JJ Cale passed away not long ago.
Give a listen to The original by JJ Cale. He allso wrote After Midnight covered by Clapton & It's the same old blues & Call me the breeze covered by Skynerd. He has dozens of other great songs.
This came out at a time when nobody really believed cocaine was dangerous and was becoming really popular. Much of the disco period was powered by cocaine. It really wasn't until 1986 when newly drafted NBA rookie Len Bias died of a cocaine induced seizure, 2 days after he was drafted that the world truly woke up to the threat cocaine (and all drugs) posed to our youths and drugs ceased to be portrayed as being "cool" in the media and films.
Amazing song! My brother and cousin played it at a family wedding and we were all giggling, hoping my grandparents didn’t hear the “cocaine” lyrics. We still laugh about that 30 years later!
Almost note for note cover of JJ Cale’s original ( He’s also the songwriter). Clapton also covered Cale’s After Midnight. Call Me The Breeze ( covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd) is also a JJ Cale song. All those songs are on Cale’s first album Naturally. Cale is an artist that I’ve never heard on a reaction channel.
Derek and The Dominoes (Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs) is one of the best rock & roll, blues albums ever. Eric with Duane Allman is guitar heaven. J.J. Cale is one of Clapton's heroes. He also wrote They Call Me the Breeze.
Derek and the Dominoes Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album is full of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman shredding the blues! Not a bad cut on the record.
Talk about Cocaine ... Have you done ... Layla ... Yet? Layla is Pattie Boyd. The woman who inspired 11 songs. The George Harrison of the Beatles and the Eric Clapton with George's wife problem. They were and stayed friends. George had an addiction problem and Eric was comforting his wife , then fell in love with her and married her. So Layla is about that situation. Wonderful Tonight by Eric was also about her . Pattie left Eric too.
If you really want to hear how funky he can get with his Stratocaster, and plus it's just a great great song with killer harmonies and it just feels so good, but it's from the same Slow Hand album that was huge, and Lay Down Sally was the A side of this single, which you noticed in the wikipedia. Definitely do the studio cut to really get the full impact of all the nuance and ear candy in it, what we were hearing on the radio all the time.
J. J. Cale from Oklahoma City Wrote the song. Clapton and Cale finally got to be on stage together and perform Cocaine. Live in 2007 At the Crossroads Guitar Festival.
Eric Clapton is one of only two people who ever played on a Beatles album. Billy Preston played keyboards on Get Back and Eric played guitar on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Eric and George Harrison were good friends. George, who wrote the song, couldn’t quite get what he wanted by his own playing so he gave Eric a Les Paul and talked him into coming to the studio to try it out. They ended up recording While My Guitar Gently Weeps as it appeared on The White Album. 😊
Eric Clapton, like many of us back in the 70's and 80's, had a "relationship" with cocaine. It makes sense that Eric would cover this J.J. Cale composition, a classic even before Clapton did it. Eric just grooving along, making everyone feel better. Another, lesser known, cool tune by Eric Clapton is "Motherless Children" from his album "461 Ocean Boulevard".
461 Ocean Boulevard is my absolutely favorite Clapton album followed by his self titled first solo album. Layla would be #1 but it’s a band album, not a Clapton solo record. Clapton’s cover of Elmore James’ I Can’t Hold Out is great too.
Two recordings by Clapton, this one and After Midnight are JJ Cale tunes. Clapton made Cale a lot of money. Plus Eric copped JJ's style which is totally legit to do. They were friends and collaborated quite a bit.
Yes, Clapton made Tulsa almost a second home and Cale continued driving his old truck in spite of the commercial success. The relationship also benefited other Tulsa and LA musicians. It was a beautiful scene and great for music in general. Cale also wrote They Call Me the Breeze.
I bought this album when it came out in junior high and it was right when I was learning to play guitar. It was fun and highly inspiring to me. In fact, my first guitar was some crappy univox thing we got at a yard sale and then a crappy little amp, but after I had saved enough money, I went to the local music store and bought a Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Strat pickup, like Eric Clapton used I believe on this album in his Fender Stratocaster. And I butchered the heck out of my guitar to get it installed, but it already sounded 100 times better after that. It was a very hot pick up.
this was just 1 of many great songs about drugs, Trucken by The Grateful Dead, Mothers little helpers by The Rolling Stones, love is the drug by Roxy Music & White powder Lady by Elton John just to name a few.
The Yardbirds, John Mayal and the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Bonnie and Delaney, Derek and the Dominoes, and he played with the Beatles. Not a bad resume' for a guitarist.
The cocaine starts (from what I hear) to effect a man erectile function. "She don't like she don't like she don't like" refers to how it makes her unhappy in the long run
A pretty shocking tune at the time when the government was cracking down on drugs. Ol' Eric had his demons but, man, could he come up with a groove. Yeah, a real strut. Classic. JJ Cale has a few tunes well-worth hearing. He and Clayton played together with some live concerts. I understand while with Cream and probably with Derek and the Dominos, Eric would get high. Look into doing a little of Eric's friend John Martyn. John introduced Phil Collins to Eric and some great music resulted. The three were drinking buddies during the late '70s. That would be a trip.
Still diggin your videos ✌️. They used to say Coke wasn't addictive until an NBA died of seizures. Never got into the drug scene, lucky if I could drink 3 beers😁. This was a good lesson taught by Eric. He's amazing!
Really, there is very little difference in the versions. I love JJ Cale but it would be better to hear his versions of After Midnight or Call Me The Breeze for their different takes on the cover versions most people know
My favorite version of this, however, is Clapton and Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden with Chris Stainton on keys. th-cam.com/video/2VoIjUhIjLk/w-d-xo.html
Always hated this song, morons in the audience shouting "Cocaine!" It's a terrible song, no matter how you look at it ,if you have any sense of social responsibility, it promotes drug use and addiction, the last thing people and children need to idolize is drugs, too many have died of overdoses, heart attacks, and all this song really does is promote the stupidity of mob rule and irresponsible attitude toward drug use and addiction. For decades as a teacher I have seen too many kids go down this dangerous, tragic path of drug use including cocaine.
Sorry, but no it does not promote drugs, but rather the exact opposite of that. 'The song "Cocaine", a direct and explicit condemnation of the drug....'
Originally by J. J. Cale, you should really check it out too, they are both great versions in their own right. Eric and J.J. where friends and recorded some before J.J. died.
Let me add that it's not "She don't like", but "She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie". Eric Clapton did a lot of cocaine, and heroin and alcohol, and probably most anything you can think of, until he came clean.
I like the JJ Cale version best, it has a wonderful bass line.
@@andymccracken4046And a really cool rythm guitar picking away in the background.
@@andersjohansson4734 Yes, JJ always used some great musicians and got a really good sound together.
JJ Cales version is far superior to Claptons….stripped back and laid back….how it should be….and performed by the artist that actually wrote the damn song!!!!
Eric Clapton was a huge fan of JJ Cale. This song was written by JJ Cale. JJ Cale was about to give up on the music industry then Eric heard his songs and played them on his albums and in concert, and suddenly JJ Cale became popular. Eric was a huge fan of JJ Cale right until JJ Cale passed away not long ago.
Give a listen to The original by JJ Cale. He allso wrote After Midnight covered by Clapton & It's the same old blues & Call me the breeze covered by Skynerd. He has dozens of other great songs.
Great live version at Cains ballroom in Tulsa.
My favorite version is with Steve Winwood at MSG.
The lyric says "She don't lie," not "like," and is about how the coke doesn't lie. ❤✌
I never knew that - thanks for sharing 😊
and she don't lie...she's very straight forward...
This came out at a time when nobody really believed cocaine was dangerous and was becoming really popular. Much of the disco period was powered by cocaine.
It really wasn't until 1986 when newly drafted NBA rookie Len Bias died of a cocaine induced seizure, 2 days after he was drafted that the world truly woke up to the threat cocaine (and all drugs) posed to our youths and drugs ceased to be portrayed as being "cool" in the media and films.
Eric Clapton ❤everything by him is great❤
He's got some great live versions too
Amazing song! My brother and cousin played it at a family wedding and we were all giggling, hoping my grandparents didn’t hear the “cocaine” lyrics. We still laugh about that 30 years later!
Love watching you smilin' and groovin' to the music of my life!
It’s so great I agree❤😊
Almost note for note cover of JJ Cale’s original ( He’s also the songwriter). Clapton also covered Cale’s After Midnight. Call Me The Breeze ( covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd) is also a JJ Cale song. All those songs are on Cale’s first album Naturally. Cale is an artist that I’ve never heard on a reaction channel.
One of my favoritie of his songs. It's so good.
Derek and The Dominoes (Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs) is one of the best rock & roll, blues albums ever. Eric with Duane
Allman is guitar heaven. J.J. Cale is one of Clapton's heroes. He also wrote They Call Me the Breeze.
Derek and the Dominoes Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album is full of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman shredding the blues! Not a bad cut on the record.
You could just pick one at random off that record and not go wrong. I would start with Bellbottom Blues.
Talk about Cocaine ... Have you done ... Layla ... Yet? Layla is Pattie Boyd. The woman who inspired 11 songs. The George Harrison of the Beatles and the Eric Clapton with George's wife problem. They were and stayed friends. George had an addiction problem and Eric was comforting his wife , then fell in love with her and married her. So Layla is about that situation. Wonderful Tonight by Eric was also about her . Pattie left Eric too.
This and After Midnight were both written by JJ Cale.
If you really want to hear how funky he can get with his Stratocaster, and plus it's just a great great song with killer harmonies and it just feels so good, but it's from the same Slow Hand album that was huge, and Lay Down Sally was the A side of this single, which you noticed in the wikipedia.
Definitely do the studio cut to really get the full impact of all the nuance and ear candy in it, what we were hearing on the radio all the time.
J. J. Cale from Oklahoma City Wrote the song. Clapton and Cale finally got to be on stage together and perform Cocaine. Live in 2007 At the Crossroads Guitar Festival.
The genius of J. J. Cale. ♥️✌🏼😎🇺🇸
In concert, Clapton inserted the word "dirty cocaine" ointo the chorus. Clapton struggled with addiction his entrie life.
Eric Clapton is one of only two people who ever played on a Beatles album. Billy Preston played keyboards on Get Back and Eric played guitar on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Eric and George Harrison were good friends. George, who wrote the song, couldn’t quite get what he wanted by his own playing so he gave Eric a Les Paul and talked him into coming to the studio to try it out. They ended up recording While My Guitar Gently Weeps as it appeared on The White Album. 😊
You really need to hear the live version--1979 in Japan. Awesome guitar work--and not just from Clapton. (The amazing Albert Lee shines, as always.)
LOVE this song!❤❤❤Thanks for the reaction!❤❤❤
Great JJ Cale song....
Eric Clapton, like many of us back in the 70's and 80's, had a "relationship" with cocaine. It makes sense that Eric would cover this J.J. Cale composition, a classic even before Clapton did it. Eric just grooving along, making everyone feel better. Another, lesser known, cool tune by Eric Clapton is "Motherless Children" from his album "461 Ocean Boulevard".
Relationship, Nice way to put it. :)
461 Ocean Boulevard is my absolutely favorite Clapton album followed by his self titled first solo album. Layla would be #1 but it’s a band album, not a Clapton solo record. Clapton’s cover of Elmore James’ I Can’t Hold Out is great too.
Very similar Ris to sunshine of your love when he was with cream
Thanks, Shawn! all about the eighties.. I was right there with it... lol .. appreciate your reaction...
Try " Layla " from Derrick and the Dominos. ❤
No it’s She Don’t Lie. Cocaine is the woman in the song
the chicks loved
Two recordings by Clapton, this one and After Midnight are JJ Cale tunes. Clapton made Cale a lot of money. Plus Eric copped JJ's style which is totally legit to do. They were friends and collaborated quite a bit.
Yes, Clapton made Tulsa almost a second home and Cale continued driving his old truck in spite of the commercial success. The relationship also benefited other Tulsa and LA musicians. It was a beautiful scene and great for music in general. Cale also wrote They Call Me the Breeze.
Fun fun song to dance to in the clubs back in the day. Not substance but the beat!
I bought this album when it came out in junior high and it was right when I was learning to play guitar. It was fun and highly inspiring to me.
In fact, my first guitar was some crappy univox thing we got at a yard sale and then a crappy little amp, but after I had saved enough money, I went to the local music store and bought a Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound Strat pickup, like Eric Clapton used I believe on this album in his Fender Stratocaster.
And I butchered the heck out of my guitar to get it installed, but it already sounded 100 times better after that. It was a very hot pick up.
this was just 1 of many great songs about drugs, Trucken by The Grateful Dead, Mothers little helpers by The Rolling Stones, love is the drug by Roxy Music & White powder Lady by Elton John just to name a few.
Gold Dust Woman
Dont step on the grass sam, steppenwolf, heroin lou reed.
The Yardbirds, John Mayal and the Bluesbreakers, Cream, Bonnie and Delaney, Derek and the Dominoes, and he played with the Beatles. Not a bad resume' for a guitarist.
The cocaine starts (from what I hear) to effect a man erectile function. "She don't like she don't like she don't like" refers to how it makes her unhappy in the long run
EC played on Phil Collins' " Let It Rain " too
And Blind Faith
She don't lie, truth serum. Remember this fact you can't get it back. Never re-experiencing your initial first time high.
❤❤❤
A pretty shocking tune at the time when the government was cracking down on drugs. Ol' Eric had his demons but, man, could he come up with a groove. Yeah, a real strut. Classic.
JJ Cale has a few tunes well-worth hearing. He and Clayton played together with some live concerts. I understand while with Cream and probably with Derek and the Dominos, Eric would get high.
Look into doing a little of Eric's friend John Martyn. John introduced Phil Collins to Eric and some great music resulted. The three were drinking buddies during the late '70s. That would be a trip.
An example of why a British graffiti said "Clapton is God." BTW, JJ Cale is an artist to explore....
Still diggin your videos ✌️. They used to say Coke wasn't addictive until an NBA died of seizures. Never got into the drug scene, lucky if I could drink 3 beers😁. This was a good lesson taught by Eric. He's amazing!
Yes. JJ's song is good!
She don't lie, for years I thought it was she don't like.
She don't lie
Nice reaction
JJ Cale!
😊
Everything of JJ Cale's is worth diving into. Also, read the lyrics to this one, you have mis-heard some of the words.
Check out "The Core."
Ah, yes, the double-edged sword✌️
Hey Shawn, good reaction.
But you should have gone for the original by JJ Cale.
In fact JJ is a great artist to explore.
Try Cajun Moon.
Really, there is very little difference in the versions. I love JJ Cale but it would be better to hear his versions of After Midnight or Call Me The Breeze for their different takes on the cover versions most people know
JJ Cale’s version from the Troubadour album was the original and best imho. I prefer Clayton doing Lay Down Sally and plenty others.
don't forget this fact...you can't get it back...time seems to fly by extremely fast on the drug...and you lose that part..gone forever....3:21-3:25
My favorite version of this, however, is Clapton and Steve Winwood at Madison Square Garden with Chris Stainton on keys. th-cam.com/video/2VoIjUhIjLk/w-d-xo.html
J. J. CALE.
No no not two parts listen carefully and read the lyrics
Oh yeah he did drugs!
You have to go back and read the lyrics and you’ll see you have it all wrong.
The parts that you claim support the use of cocaine is giving the excuses users give to try and excuse them for doing it.
Always hated this song, morons in the audience shouting "Cocaine!" It's a terrible song, no matter how you look at it ,if you have any sense of social responsibility, it promotes drug use and addiction, the last thing people and children need to idolize is drugs, too many have died of overdoses, heart attacks, and all this song really does is promote the stupidity of mob rule and irresponsible attitude toward drug use and addiction. For decades as a teacher I have seen too many kids go down this dangerous, tragic path of drug use including cocaine.
Sorry, but no it does not promote drugs, but rather the exact opposite of that.
'The song "Cocaine", a direct and explicit condemnation of the drug....'