Eric Clapton Trivia Question for his 65th Birthday

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:14 pm

Two of Eric Clapton's biggest hit songs, "After Midnight" and "Cocaine" were written and originally recorded by somebody else. Who was it?

This person also wrote and originally recorded "Bringing It Back" covered by Kansas, and "Call Me the Breeze" and " I Got the Same Old Blues" covered by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:19 pm

I know this. I will wait to see who gets it though

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:38 pm

I seem to recall the Black & White Band doing a version of "Cocaine" before Eric, but was it J.J. Cale? He wrote "Call Me The Breeze," too.--->JMS

Colton · Post by **Colton** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:48 pm

Yep

I love Cale's stuff, especially "Wish I Had a Dollar"

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:01 pm

Yes, it was J. J. Cale - great songwriter. For those who may not have heard the original versions of some of his songs that were big hits by other musicians, here are a few.

J. J. Cale - After Midnight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8aCG8XWE4Y

Cocaine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWmD_HcO ... re=related

Call Me The Breeze
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCVQWVxHl4k

Bringing It Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqrF_9AceT4

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:02 pm

Was it? Man, you gotta give props to a songwriter like that, so many songs placed to varied artists. Did you know the same songwriting team, husband & wife Felice and Boudleaux Bryant wrote "Love Hurts" for Nazareth, "Rocky Top" (oft-covered bluegrass standard and state song of Tennessee), and most of the Everly Brothers major hits? What a career!--->JMS

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:20 pm

songsmith wrote:Was it? Man, you gotta give props to a songwriter like that, so many songs placed to varied artists. Did you know the same songwriting team, husband & wife Felice and Boudleaux Bryant wrote "Love Hurts" for Nazareth, "Rocky Top" (oft-covered bluegrass standard and state song of Tennessee), and most of the Everly Brothers major hits? What a career!--->JMS

Love Hurts was actually orignally recorded by The Everly Brothers in July 1960 they but never released it as a single.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU-zDVOc ... re=related

Roy Orbison did it in 1961 as a B-side to Running Scared but it became a hit for him on its own reaching #5 in Australia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ICnk-gWx8A

Several others did it before Nazareth in 1975 and they had a mega hit with their version.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:25 pm

That is like "Tainted Love". There are about 30 remakes of it as well.

I like JJ Cales version of After Midnight better than Claptons for some reason. Maybe because it is a little slower and more bluesy ...

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:30 pm

f.sciarrillo wrote:That is like "Tainted Love". There are about 30 remakes of it as well.

I like JJ Cales version of After Midnight better than Claptons for some reason. Maybe because it is a little slower and more bluesy ...

The original version of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones from 1964 is great! She was Marc Bolan's (T-Rex) girlfriend and mother of their child and she was driving the car when he was killed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSehtaY6k1U

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 8:56 pm

moxham123 wrote:
f.sciarrillo wrote:That is like "Tainted Love". There are about 30 remakes of it as well.

I like JJ Cales version of After Midnight better than Claptons for some reason. Maybe because it is a little slower and more bluesy ...
The original version of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones from 1964 is great! She was Marc Bolan's (T-Rex) girlfriend and mother of their child and she was driving the car when he was killed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSehtaY6k1U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQuKo3Se ... re=related

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:33 pm

I have that J.J. Cale album on vinyl, one of my favorites. His Call Me the Breeze is a great song, I like it much more than the Skynard cover.

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:33 pm

undercoverjoe wrote:I have that J.J. Cale album on vinyl, one of my favorites. His Call Me the Breeze is a great song, I like it much more than the Skynard cover.

I am going to pick it up myself ..

bassist_25 · Post by **bassist_25** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:38 pm

Bobby Bare also did a pretty cool version of Call Me The Breeze.