He said Ive got something for you to hear and he put it on in a cassette machine and played it Boyd said.

Layla meaning of song. The woman was Pattie Boyd or Pattie Harrrison as she was then as she was still married the ex beatle George Harrison. Amid the turmoil Boyd received a declaration of love from her husbands good friend Eric Clapton. The original story was something that struck a chord with Clapton if youll pardon the pun and the events going on in his life at that time.

She remembered hearing the song for the first time. General CommentActually this song is more than about how he was in love with Georges wifeEric changed the name to Layla because of an old arabic story which seemed to mimic the story of his love for Pattie. Layla is an ARABIC name not Hebrew and it means night fall or evening.

Search Hebrew Songs for all your favourite songs. The song Layla was written by Clapton as a love song dedicated to the woman he was in love with at the time infact Clapton himself called it an infatuation. The song was fantastically painful and beautiful.

Do you know what it means. Original lyrics of Layla song by Eric Clapton. Layla was a song Clapton wrote with Dominos drummer Jim Gordon about his forbidden love for the wife of his close friend George Harrison she eventually became Claptons wife.

In the beginning of the song he asks about her. The actual song title Layla comes from 12th century classic Arabic literature. Youve been running and hiding much too long You know its just your foolish pride Layla youve got me on my knees Layla Im begging darling please Layla darling wont you ease my worried mind I tried to give you consolation When your old man had let you down Like a fool I fell in love with you Turned my whole world upside down Layla youve got me on my knees Layla Im begging darling please Layla.

Find more of Eric Clapton lyrics. Not dark beauty and Eric Claptons song was about his wife who cheated on him with a close friend. A relationship that seems impossible.