As others have mentioned,it's important to know the back story.He wrote this song about his 4 yr old son,who fell 52 stories to his death.It amazes me that he can get through playing it.I can't even hear it without tearing up.
I agree with you Mark this song always hits me in the heart This song helps us to remember EMOTIONS it is well written with the highest respect Australia 💕 Christina
Yes, a song to honor his 3 yr old son, who died tragically after falling out of a high rise bldg. I named my son, Connor, as I was pregnant with him when I heard this story.
A heartbreaking song. He wrote it for his 4 year old son who fell to his death from a hotel window. I am amazed at the strength he has to sing this song. It breaks my heart every time. The video is distracting because, although this song was used in that movie, it isn't about the movie. ❤
This brings me to tears every time. It's coming up on one year that my brother passed away and come Saturday my son's are having a memorial for their Dad. My heart has hurt so bad this past yr and I just don't know anymore. I love you guys. You are my fam and you have always been there for me and for that I thank you all.
Written for his sweet, beautiful little son, Connor, who died so tragically and senselessly in a fall. Eric had just begun to spend more time with this sweet baby when the unimaginable happened. As a matter of fact, he arrived at the apartment only minutes after the fall as he and Connor were going to spend that day together. This was just inconceivable that they didn’t take the child out of the apartment until the maintenance man was through with the window, how and why he took the entire window out still boggles the mind! Connor’s mom said the little one was used to running out on their balcony when they were in England, and he wasn’t that familiar with the apartment. It was a friend’s place, I think. It just happened in a split second before anyone was really aware or could stop it. So sad!
This is on the sound track for the movie "RUSH" starring Jason Patrick , Jennifer Jason Lee , Sam Elliott and Greg Allman. Excellent movie .... Eric wrote this song in memory 9f his precious son Connor that died very tragically. This was the first song I heard when my daddy passed away in 92. It always makes me cry
I saw Eric Clapton several times. The first was at The Fillmore, at the corner of Fillmore and Geary Blvd., San Francisco. I think it was in the Summer of 1968. He was with Cream, or maybe it was The Cream then, at the time. Also on the bill were the Chambers Bros and either Steve Miller or Paul Butterfield (my husband and I have a dispute over who it was).
i lost both my children it is a pain i wouldn't wish on anyone one was murdered the other took his own life. this song is dedicated to eric's son that fell to his death Connor was only 4 yrs old. Eric's pain came out in this song.
@@deelindastimac7359 Thank you so much my unborn baby girl was murdered i was assaulted my injuries were to great i lost her 4 mins after i got to the ER. she would of been 43 yrs. old in May of this yr. and my son lost his battle with depression in 2017 he was 32 yrs. old. it's a pain i will never get over.
This song came out when my Papa died, and I can't listen to it without tears (especially knowing why he wrote it). I don't know how Clapton managed to get through it.
Very, very sad. A stunning and beautiful tribute, to Eric’s son Conor, written by Eric. It breaks me every time I hear it and brings me back, to the day, that this tragedy occurred. My heart goes out to EVERY parent, who has experienced the loss, of their precious, child.
Nooo.. you really want to cry, watch the documentary on why he actually wrote this song!! I lost my 2 yr old in a drowning accident, I feel ... every single word of this song could explain how I feel every morning when I wake up after dreaming that same dream I have, where I'm looking for him... I break down every single time I hear it, but still I love knowing this is how I'm supposed to feel, this is how every parent who wakes up from a dream to nightmare feels! Everyone of us!!
This song really hits. He wrote this song when he had seen that his son fell out a high rise apartment building window. I couldn't live after seeing my child stories down on the pavement.
I think maybe the background information about the meaning behind this song should have been given with the suggestion to react to it, because this is definitely a song where that is needed to understand exactly what you are listening to. Not the reactors fault that they didn't know the story behind it, but rather the one making the request should have been able to see that them not knowing could lead to awkward commentary that might not be ideal when you are reacting to a song about the tragic death of a four year old child, and the parent trying to deal with the grief of loosing the most beloved and precious person in their life. So yeah... if you are making requests of similar songs please offer up the needed background information so you have prepared them for exactly what kind of song/story they are going into, because it isn't really fair to them not to prepare them properly.
I completely agree with you. I mean I know that Shawn and Mel’s reactions are true/real and they really love learning about the songs from past decades- but I do feel when people refer quest specific songs that really need the background known about them, then I think it should be given. Because in this case, they’re seeing the film which this movie was part of the soundtrack for and so that’s gonna stick in their mind. They really don’t have any other ideas. And they did understand that this was a song about the other ones pains that they were going through in relation to that story, but I think sometimes it is nice to give a little bit of the background. So right, I think smart ass comments are not appropriate in the cases of reactors because they don’t know most of what we know about the songs. As one they didn’t grow up with them, and two they hadn’t heard them before right? I mean be smart. ♥️🤗
Tears in Heaven is a song by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, about the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor, in March, 1991. It appeared on the soundtrack of the film, Rush, later that year. That's where the movie clips are from in the video. In January 1992, Clapton performed the song in front of an audience at Bray Studios, Berkshire, England for MTV Unplugged, with the recording appearing on his Unplugged album. The song was a huge hit & won three Grammy Awards---Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Tears in Heaven 362nd on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
I did drop a tear watching the reaction. I am so blessed to have seen Eric Clapton in concert on a few occasions even in England, and as you said that is what good music is supposed to do. 😊
Yes Mark you took the words right out of my mouth. Eric is a founding Rocker..he is top level...he so completely described the grief process...this truly came from his broken heart over his son... Beautiful ❤️
Having got over alcohol and substance abuse, then getting his life back together, Clapton faces the tragedy of his son falling out of a tower-block. I have no idea how he held it together. Brings me to tears all the time I hear it.
Eric Clapton wrote this song in honor and memory of his 4 and a half year old son. Eric Clapton's son Conor Clapton tragically died in 1991 after accidentally falling out of the window of a 53rd-floor apartment in New York City.
I wanted to play this song at my son's funeral, he died at 2 months old, we ended up playing "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye". This song always touches my heart and I know my son in Heaven is waiting for me. 😥❤
It's more sad than you think Mel. It was used for the movie, but Eric wrote it for Connor, his 4 year old son. He fell out of a hotel window and died. It was emotional because it was real for Eric. 👵🏿🙏🏾😥💜
Rest in Peace Connor Clapton. How Eric had the strength to sing this without collapsing I'll never know. Connor's mother Lori cannot even bear to hear the opening notes of this song. Connor was so beautiful! How can any parent recover from losing their child? My eyes are filling with tears as I type this.
Such a sad song. I played it on the air when it came first came out in 92 and knew of the tragedy of Eric's son and he wrote it for his boy. I heard it at a couple funerals. It's such a powerful song about grief loss loneliness and the hope to see them again.
It's not a wedding song, from the Movie Rush but written by Eric Clapton in honour of his 3 y.o. son who tragically died when he fell a few stories down. When Eric performed this song I literally felt the pain in the words, the way he played the guitar and the look on his face. Also have never been able to watch Rush again, it was too emotional to endure.
I cannot imagine his loss. My kids are the purpose of my every breath. Losing one of my babies would kill me. What amazing strength this man must have had to even perform this song without falling apart. Thanks!
Someone once tried to describe heaven to me, He simply said that heaven was like coming home after a long plane ride. Finally exiting out to the terminal, and seeing all your relatives and friends smiling at you with open arms, and welcoming you home. Except that you never lose that feeling.
He wrote this song originally for his son who tragically died but it was used for the movie Rush with Jason Patrick and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Great movie .
This was dedicated to his son Connor that fell from the window of the 53rd floor he was only 4 years old. Eric was broken hearted he never got over that. i lost both my kids it isn't right. it isn't a love song it is the pain of losing his son.
The song he wrote to honor is son Connor, who at 3 years old died in a tragic fall. The video is from a movie in 1991, Rush. This song was on the soundtrack.
What makes this song even sadder is that Eric Clapton, when he found out he was to be a father, did not want to have a child with the woman he'd gotten pregnant. He was tormented by the pregnancy and the child's existence. At first, he didn't give the child any of his time and he felt angry at the woman. With time he made the decision not to blame the child for his and the woman's mistake and he reached out to try and make amends. He had ONLY just started to build a relationship with the boy. This was one of his first father-son visitations where the boy was getting comfortable with his father. He went to pick him that day and, unfortunately, fate stepped in and Eric never got a chance to make up for not being there for his only child. He was literally DESTROYED by his decision not to be there for his son. The decision to walk away from the baby cost him dearly. You can't ever go back once the person is gone. A very sad lesson. Be kind to your loved ones everybody. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
I see that everyone let you know the true backstory behind _"Tears In Heaven",_ but I didn't see if anyone answered your question about which film played in the background. It is a 1991 film called *_"Rush"._* Hope this helps. Thanks for your videos. ~Peace!
Eric Clapton has been one of my favorite musicians, song writers and singers for many years and has also been an inspiration to me and the music and songs that I once tried to write myself. The loss of his son is what lead him to write this beautiful but yet heartbreaking song.
This song played on the radio when we were coming back from my grandmother’s funeral. She was more like a mother to me, and I think of her every time I hear this.
Oh man...tears filling the eyes ...again...The back story to this song is sooo very sad. Can't even imagine. It was in a movie but the reality is so much more sad. Thanks guys.
I'm overcome by tears. The love of my life died unexpectedly in my arms three years ago. My doctor stated in my chart that I have Chronic PTSD.. Please don't walk down the aisle to this song. Don't open your marriage to pain. It's a fearful thing to love what death can touch.
Yes, this song is beautiful! It was for his 3 yr old son who passed. It was also on the soundtrack of the movie that was playing in the video. The movie was called Rush starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric. It was a really good film!💖💖
A tragic but beautiful song dedicated to his son who died in a tragic accident falling out of a high-rise window and for years he felt the guilt and this song that he wrote and played was what eventually healed him as much as can be expected from such an event.
Very sad song but even safer when it’s about a 3-year ole baby boy that dies. His boy fall out a open window that was lift open by a window cleaner. Eric even lift the U.S after this and went to a island to get away to him self and when he came back he had that song. It was a real bad time for him but as you hear him say in the song that he must go on and he can’t stay in haven witch that is where his son is. Love to both of you from Seattle WA. 🇺🇸✌️
When this song came out, my son’s biological dad was doing and dealing drugs. He had a heart attack. We at the time weren’t together but still were close. I remember sitting at his bedside listening to this. I didn’t think I would stop crying. My son was 2.
He sang it to his son who died at a young age....and it was the song played at my sons funeral...who died at birth.....it means a lot to me...it's twenty years ago but the tears come all the same!❤❤
BTW, Will Jennings, who co-wrote this song with Eric Clapton, also co-wrote "Up where we belong ( from the movie "An officer and a gentleman" ) and "My heart will go on" ( Titanic ) and dozens more great songs.
This song to his son Connor is so heartfelt. So amazing considering the pain of loss, of a 5 year old so tragically. That instead of falling back into addiction he wrote one of his most beautiful songs.
Mel when you said a wedding song, I thought ok let's wait until the song turns and you realize it's not. He wrote this song and the death of his son. Very emotional tune, he sings it totally from his heart. Great reaction!
Mel- Tears in Heaven" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the pain Clapton felt following the death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a window of the 53rd-floor New York apartment of his mother's friend, on March 20, 1991. 😢
The 1991 movie "Rush" is about two undercover cops deep into the life. It is a very good movie..Eric Clapton wrote this song about his young toddler son's death. I remember both well.
I was playing a Clapton CD, when myself younger son asked me about the song, I explained the story and we listened all the way though. He was about 7 at the time. Last year he passed away from cancer at 35. This is so much more significant now
If you ever stumble on Led Zeppelin's song written by Robert, "All Of My Love" I need to say that this song is not a love song in the traditional sense, rather a tribute to Robert Plant's son Karac, who died of a stomach virus in 1977 when he was five years old - Led Zeppelin was on tour in America when it happened. You wouldn't know the reason behind it just as you didn't know why Eric wrote this, we did for both songs when we first heard them back then.
I lost my mom a year and half ago she was the backbone of the family our dad left us 40years ago we struggle some but our love for each other ivegot 3brothers and a twin sister I'm the oldest son 6 months I was in abad car wreck the ambulance personal was surprised to see me alive it chip a bone in my hip but they said someone up above has plans for me I said yes my mom, and God I'll think him everyday got grandkids love to see them grow up but I think of mom everyday and cry
This movie that was playing was called Rush and it was about a person coming off of drugs. This is why you see the man with a gun and his wife talks him down. Of course like the other comments it was a song honoring Erics son Connor who was 4 not 3 when he fell out of the window. All the proceeds he made selling the album were going to a special fund to change the law about having no barricades from tall buildings and it worked because after the 4th floor of all new buildings there has to be no way for anyone to fall through the opening of windows.
Hey one of my favorite couples you in another couple God bless you both I love you guys I think you guys are awesome. I just think this is a very sad song for two reasons, first he wrote this song about his son who is 4 years old who fell out of a New York city apartment and died, the name of the sun was Connor, the second reason is they took this song and used it in a movie. Thank you for reacting to it but I hope you guys can check out the story behind the song God bless much love from Canada. And Eric Clapton is English actually and the mother of his child is Italian and the child Connor was 4 years old when he fell accidentally from that building in New York was not the mother's faults
As everyone has stated, the song was written for his son. The film clips are from the movie 'Rush' whiched used this song in the soundtrack. I enjoy your show. You two are adorable.
As others have mentioned,it's important to know the back story.He wrote this song about his 4 yr old son,who fell 52 stories to his death.It amazes me that he can get through playing it.I can't even hear it without tearing up.
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Eric was going to pick Connor up and take him to lunch and the Central Park Zoo.
I agree with you Mark this song always hits me in the heart
This song helps us to remember EMOTIONS it is well written with the highest respect
Australia 💕 Christina
🙁🙁🙁😯 This song is so hard to listen to, 😓😓.
I was driving to work when they announced on the radio about this tragic event and I nearly had to pull over and stop. Say no more.
Yes, a song to honor his 3 yr old son, who died tragically after falling out of a high rise bldg. I named my son, Connor, as I was pregnant with him when I heard this story.
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That pic still haunts me.
@Penderyn indeed!
A personal favorite Karaoke of mine to homer my mother, who I had to pull the plug on.
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Eric Clapton wrote this song for his four year old son who died from falling out a New York apartment window.😭
A heartbreaking song. He wrote it for his 4 year old son who fell to his death from a hotel window. I am amazed at the strength he has to sing this song. It breaks my heart every time. The video is distracting because, although this song was used in that movie, it isn't about the movie. ❤
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Nothing to do with this movie. Such a heartbreaking song. RIP Connor😢💔
It wasn't a hotel room, it was Eric's ex, Connors mom's apartment, I believe it was in New York
@Mike Rauch actually, he was constantly in his life until him and the mother split up.
@@lorilxn1597 Manhattan
Yes a song to the memory of his son, who died so tragically. 😪😪
This brings me to tears every time. It's coming up on one year that my brother passed away and come Saturday my son's are having a memorial for their Dad. My heart has hurt so bad this past yr and I just don't know anymore. I love you guys. You are my fam and you have always been there for me and for that I thank you all.
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@@kevinbruno6608 😢😭😭
Im sorry lynn . May he rest in peace
Father in ther Mighty name of Jesus be the God of All Comfort for Lynn and her Entire Fam!😢🙏
@@veronicapohlig7275 amen ( veronica)
He wrote this after his son died. His son fell out a apartment window 53 floors up. This was his way of coping with his grief.
He should have child-proofed the apartment when he learned that it was on the zillionth floor.
@@andreaschmall5560 it was an accident. Somehow after some work or cleaning had been done the window had been left open by mistake.
I did read that a maid left window unlatched. Stomach turning heartache.🙏
His son was only 4 years old. Conner
I heard his son was playing on the balcony, and fell through the guardrails
We lost our twins at 6 months. This was played at there funeral. Tyler and Krista, mom and dad love you. You will never be forgotten🙏❤
I am so sorry, I lost my wife at a young age but we have a son and I would not want to go through anymore,peace and prayers.
Written for his sweet, beautiful little son, Connor, who died so tragically and senselessly in a fall. Eric had just begun to spend more time with this sweet baby when the unimaginable happened. As a matter of fact, he arrived at the apartment only minutes after the fall as he and Connor were going to spend that day together. This was just inconceivable that they didn’t take the child out of the apartment until the maintenance man was through with the window, how and why he took the entire window out still boggles the mind! Connor’s mom said the little one was used to running out on their balcony when they were in England, and he wasn’t that familiar with the apartment. It was a friend’s place, I think. It just happened in a split second before anyone was really aware or could stop it. So sad!
he has another kid doesnt he? a daughter
well 4 other children
This is on the sound track for the movie "RUSH" starring Jason Patrick , Jennifer Jason Lee , Sam Elliott and Greg Allman. Excellent movie .... Eric wrote this song in memory 9f his precious son Connor that died very tragically. This was the first song I heard when my daddy passed away in 92. It always makes me cry
ty for the info about the movie, it looks great
My dad passed January 1993, I immediately thought about my dad.
I absolutely love that movie, so sad in the end. Recommend that they watch it
Eric Clapton is beyond great in concert. Got to see him twice.
I saw Eric Clapton several times. The first was at The Fillmore, at the corner of Fillmore and Geary Blvd., San Francisco. I think it was in the Summer of 1968. He was with Cream, or maybe it was The Cream then, at the time. Also on the bill were the Chambers Bros and either Steve Miller or Paul Butterfield (my husband and I have a dispute over who it was).
i lost both my children it is a pain i wouldn't wish on anyone one was murdered the other took his own life. this song is dedicated to eric's son that fell to his death Connor was only 4 yrs old. Eric's pain came out in this song.
Stay strong PJ, I just can't imagine. I've had two sets of friends lose children to suicide. I can only empathize Brother.
My condolences.
Your right that's a pain I couldn't imagine I have two sons so sorry for your loss
@@dsusan17 Thank you very much appreciate that very much.
@@deelindastimac7359 Thank you so much my unborn baby girl was murdered i was assaulted my injuries were to great i lost her 4 mins after i got to the ER. she would of been 43 yrs. old in May of this yr. and my son lost his battle with depression in 2017 he was 32 yrs. old. it's a pain i will never get over.
This song came out when my Papa died, and I can't listen to it without tears (especially knowing why he wrote it). I don't know how Clapton managed to get through it.
Listen to this again knowing it’s meaning. Heart wrenching song based on true emotions of a father who lost his 3 year old son.
It's really hard for me to listen to this song. This had to be hard to write and perform for Eric. It's a timeless tribute to his son's honor
Now that you know why he wrote it, listen again. ♥️
While enjoying your reaction to "Wonderful tonight", all I could think of was that this song would be coming and you had no idea😭
Very, very sad. A stunning and beautiful tribute, to Eric’s son Conor, written by Eric. It breaks me every time I hear it and brings me back, to the day, that this tragedy occurred. My heart goes out to EVERY parent, who has experienced the loss, of their precious, child.
Nooo.. you really want to cry, watch the documentary on why he actually wrote this song!! I lost my 2 yr old in a drowning accident, I feel ... every single word of this song could explain how I feel every morning when I wake up after dreaming that same dream I have, where I'm looking for him... I break down every single time I hear it, but still I love knowing this is how I'm supposed to feel, this is how every parent who wakes up from a dream to nightmare feels! Everyone of us!!
Written for his 4 yr old son, who fell out of a highrise window by Central Park
This song really hits. He wrote this song when he had seen that his son fell out a high rise apartment building window. I couldn't live after seeing my child stories down on the pavement.
Eric wrote this song in memory of his son that passed away after falling off of a 52 story balcony….such a beautiful tribute
This is as gut wrenching and heart breaking as Vince Gill's Go Rest High On That Mountain. :'(
I think maybe the background information about the meaning behind this song should have been given with the suggestion to react to it, because this is definitely a song where that is needed to understand exactly what you are listening to. Not the reactors fault that they didn't know the story behind it, but rather the one making the request should have been able to see that them not knowing could lead to awkward commentary that might not be ideal when you are reacting to a song about the tragic death of a four year old child, and the parent trying to deal with the grief of loosing the most beloved and precious person in their life. So yeah... if you are making requests of similar songs please offer up the needed background information so you have prepared them for exactly what kind of song/story they are going into, because it isn't really fair to them not to prepare them properly.
I completely agree with you. I mean I know that Shawn and Mel’s reactions are true/real and they really love learning about the songs from past decades- but I do feel when people refer quest specific songs that really need the background known about them, then I think it should be given. Because in this case, they’re seeing the film which this movie was part of the soundtrack for and so that’s gonna stick in their mind. They really don’t have any other ideas. And they did understand that this was a song about the other ones pains that they were going through in relation to that story, but I think sometimes it is nice to give a little bit of the background.
So right, I think smart ass comments are not appropriate in the cases of reactors because they don’t know most of what we know about the songs. As one they didn’t grow up with them, and two they hadn’t heard them before right? I mean be smart.
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@@teatimedrinker1 yes sooooo true
Tears in Heaven is a song by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, about the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor, in March, 1991. It appeared on the soundtrack of the film, Rush, later that year. That's where the movie clips are from in the video. In January 1992, Clapton performed the song in front of an audience at Bray Studios, Berkshire, England for MTV Unplugged, with the recording appearing on his Unplugged album. The song was a huge hit & won three Grammy Awards---Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Tears in Heaven 362nd on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
I did drop a tear watching the reaction. I am so blessed to have seen Eric Clapton in concert on a few occasions even in England, and as you said that is what good music is supposed to do. 😊
Eric, and Van are the last two on my bucket list.
This is definitely not a wedding song. It's a grief song about losing a loved one. It's a father who lost a little boy and wrote a song about it.
This is the saddest song ever heard. I can not imagine the horror of losing your son the way he did. I don't know how he can sing it.
It won three Grammy Awards for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year.
Yes Mark you took the words right out of my mouth. Eric is a founding Rocker..he is top level...he so completely described the grief process...this truly came from his broken heart over his son... Beautiful ❤️
Having got over alcohol and substance abuse, then getting his life back together, Clapton faces the tragedy of his son falling out of a tower-block. I have no idea how he held it together. Brings me to tears all the time I hear it.
I love this song and am glad you are sharing the story and meaning behind the song. I immediately jumped on as soon as I saw the notification
Eric Clapton wrote this song in honor and memory of his 4 and a half year old son.
Eric Clapton's son Conor Clapton tragically died in 1991 after accidentally falling out of the window of a 53rd-floor apartment in New York City.
Eric actually wrote this song to his son that passed away at a really young age and its a beautiful song tru and thru
Claptons biggest hit is a song called. LAYLA. It has an epic guitar riff that is legendary.
30 years later, and I still cannot hear this song without crying.........😥
This is a heartbreaking song of a father's longing for his lost child. I cry every time I hear it.
He wrote this song after his son fell from a high rise window and was killed. If memory serves he was only 3 or 4 when it happened.
Yes 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I wanted to play this song at my son's funeral, he died at 2 months old, we ended up playing "It's So Hard To Say Goodbye". This song always touches my heart and I know my son in Heaven is waiting for me. 😥❤
He wrote this about his son who passed away when he was like 4 falling out of a window very high window.
Knowing why Eric Clapton wrote this song it brings me to tears every time I hear it 😭😭😭.
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This song rips my heart out knowing it is about his son. I lost my son and pray I will see him in heaven one day
It's more sad than you think Mel. It was used for the movie, but Eric wrote it for Connor, his 4 year old son. He fell out of a hotel window and died. It was emotional because it was real for Eric. 👵🏿🙏🏾😥💜
Omg Sabrina, my heart aches for Eric. Rest Peacefully Connor.
Our angel babies young and old all over the world unite with this song 😢
Eric Clapton... Pure genius!!!❤
I truly love this song! I honored my mother with this song! I was so devastated when I lost her… we were so close❤️❤️❤️
Please please play it again and re-react to it now knowing the songs background. This song gets me every time
Eric helped me more than he will ever know after I lost my son
Rest in Peace Connor Clapton. How Eric had the strength to sing this without collapsing I'll never know. Connor's mother Lori cannot even bear to hear the opening notes of this song. Connor was so beautiful! How can any parent recover from losing their child? My eyes are filling with tears as I type this.
Then when you hear what inspired this song, it crushes you!
Such a sad song. I played it on the air when it came first came out in 92 and knew of the tragedy of Eric's son and he wrote it for his boy. I heard it at a couple funerals. It's such a powerful song about grief loss loneliness and the hope to see them again.
It's not a wedding song, from the Movie Rush but written by Eric Clapton in honour of his 3 y.o. son who tragically died when he fell a few stories down. When Eric performed this song I literally felt the pain in the words, the way he played the guitar and the look on his face. Also have never been able to watch Rush again, it was too emotional to endure.
I cannot imagine his loss. My kids are the purpose of my every breath. Losing one of my babies would kill me. What amazing strength this man must have had to even perform this song without falling apart. Thanks!
The lyrics are written from his sons perspective. Listen again with that thought. An amazing emotional song.
Someone once tried to describe heaven to me, He simply said that heaven was like coming home after a long plane ride. Finally exiting out to the terminal, and seeing all your relatives and friends smiling at you with open arms, and welcoming you home. Except that you never lose that feeling.
That was a really good movie! The movie was set in the 70's and I highly recommend veiwing it!
That's one touching and beautiful song!!
He wrote this song originally for his son who tragically died but it was used for the movie Rush with Jason Patrick and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Great movie .
This was dedicated to his son Connor that fell from the window of the 53rd floor he was only 4 years old. Eric was broken hearted he never got over that. i lost both my kids it isn't right. it isn't a love song it is the pain of losing his son.
It's cool how you felt the pain, even though the visual video was nothing about what the so g what written about. Shows the talent of Clapton.
The song he wrote to honor is son Connor, who at 3 years old died in a tragic fall.
The video is from a movie in 1991, Rush. This song was on the soundtrack.
What makes this song even sadder is that Eric Clapton, when he found out he was to be a father, did not want to have a child with the woman he'd gotten pregnant. He was tormented by the pregnancy and the child's existence. At first, he didn't give the child any of his time and he felt angry at the woman. With time he made the decision not to blame the child for his and the woman's mistake and he reached out to try and make amends. He had ONLY just started to build a relationship with the boy. This was one of his first father-son visitations where the boy was getting comfortable with his father. He went to pick him that day and, unfortunately, fate stepped in and Eric never got a chance to make up for not being there for his only child. He was literally DESTROYED by his decision not to be there for his son. The decision to walk away from the baby cost him dearly. You can't ever go back once the person is gone. A very sad lesson. Be kind to your loved ones everybody. Tomorrow is not guaranteed.
I see that everyone let you know the true backstory behind _"Tears In Heaven",_ but I didn't see if anyone answered your question about which film played in the background. It is a 1991 film called *_"Rush"._* Hope this helps. Thanks for your videos. ~Peace!
Loved when your mouth dropped wide open when you realized kind of what it was about. Ain't nobody walking down the aisle to this song.
Amen Gary, I didn’t realize how sad it was because Eric sounds so beautiful 😀
Eric Clapton has been one of my favorite musicians, song writers and singers for many years and has also been an inspiration to me and the music and songs that I once tried to write myself. The loss of his son is what lead him to write this beautiful but yet heartbreaking song.
I cry every time i hear this song. It's about his son who died really young. ❤😪💯
This song played on the radio when we were coming back from my grandmother’s funeral. She was more like a mother to me, and I think of her every time I hear this.
my dad used to sing this song for me when I was a little know I love it .
The Pogues "Love You 'Till The End"..A Must Hear Classic.
I'm so glad you guys saw and chose this song!
just amazing this man was able to write and sing this song for his son, whose short life ended way to early
My heart goes out to Eric❤
Oh man...tears filling the eyes ...again...The back story to this song is sooo very sad. Can't even imagine. It was in a movie but the reality is so much more sad. Thanks guys.
I'm overcome by tears. The love of my life died unexpectedly in my arms three years ago. My doctor stated in my chart that I have Chronic PTSD..
Please don't walk down the aisle to this song. Don't open your marriage to pain. It's a fearful thing to love what death can touch.
Yes, this song is beautiful! It was for his 3 yr old son who passed. It was also on the soundtrack of the movie that was playing in the video. The movie was called Rush starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric. It was a really good film!💖💖
A tragic but beautiful song dedicated to his son who died in a tragic accident falling out of a high-rise window and for years he felt the guilt and this song that he wrote and played was what eventually healed him as much as can be expected from such an event.
Very sad song but even safer when it’s about a 3-year ole baby boy that dies. His boy fall out a open window that was lift open by a window cleaner. Eric even lift the U.S after this and went to a island to get away to him self and when he came back he had that song. It was a real bad time for him but as you hear him say in the song that he must go on and he can’t stay in haven witch that is where his son is. Love to both of you from Seattle WA.
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When this song came out, my son’s biological dad was doing and dealing drugs. He had a heart attack. We at the time weren’t together but still were close. I remember sitting at his bedside listening to this. I didn’t think I would stop crying. My son was 2.
He sang it to his son who died at a young age....and it was the song played at my sons funeral...who died at birth.....it means a lot to me...it's twenty years ago but the tears come all the same!❤❤
I cry every time I hear this.
BTW, Will Jennings, who co-wrote this song with Eric Clapton, also co-wrote "Up where we belong ( from the movie "An officer and a gentleman" ) and "My heart will go on" ( Titanic ) and dozens more great songs.
This song to his son Connor is so heartfelt. So amazing considering the pain of loss, of a 5 year old so tragically. That instead of falling back into addiction he wrote one of his most beautiful songs.
That is such an emotional song
Hi to u both hope u r both keeping well and doing OK Eric Clapton song was very heartbreaking to listen to
The real song about the Clapton's son death is "Circus Left Town". Search it. So beatiful and so sad....
Mel when you said a wedding song, I thought ok let's wait until the song turns and you realize it's not. He wrote this song and the death of his son. Very emotional tune, he sings it totally from his heart. Great reaction!
Mel- Tears in Heaven" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the pain Clapton felt following the death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell from a window of the 53rd-floor New York apartment of his mother's friend, on March 20, 1991. 😢
He crys while performing his pain for his sweet little boy...
The 1991 movie "Rush" is about two undercover cops deep into the life. It is a very good movie..Eric Clapton wrote this song about his young toddler son's death. I remember both well.
I was playing a Clapton CD, when myself younger son asked me about the song, I explained the story and we listened all the way though. He was about 7 at the time.
Last year he passed away from cancer at 35. This is so much more significant now
Never thought of it as a wedding song
This is one of the most heart wrenching songs you will ever hear, so very, very sad.
Y’all just seem like lovely humans 🥰
If you ever stumble on Led Zeppelin's song written by Robert, "All Of My Love" I need to say that this song is not a love song in the traditional sense, rather a tribute to Robert Plant's son Karac, who died of a stomach virus in 1977 when he was five years old - Led Zeppelin was on tour in America when it happened. You wouldn't know the reason behind it just as you didn't know why Eric wrote this, we did for both songs when we first heard them back then.
I lost my mom a year and half ago she was the backbone of the family our dad left us 40years ago we struggle some but our love for each other ivegot 3brothers and a twin sister I'm the oldest son 6 months I was in abad car wreck the ambulance personal was surprised to see me alive it chip a bone in my hip but they said someone up above has plans for me I said yes my mom, and God I'll think him everyday got grandkids love to see them grow up but I think of mom everyday and cry
This movie that was playing was called Rush and it was about a person coming off of drugs. This is why you see the man with a gun and his wife talks him down. Of course like the other comments it was a song honoring Erics son Connor who was 4 not 3 when he fell out of the window. All the proceeds he made selling the album were going to a special fund to change the law about having no barricades from tall buildings and it worked because after the 4th floor of all new buildings there has to be no way for anyone to fall through the opening of windows.
Hey one of my favorite couples you in another couple God bless you both I love you guys I think you guys are awesome. I just think this is a very sad song for two reasons, first he wrote this song about his son who is 4 years old who fell out of a New York city apartment and died, the name of the sun was Connor, the second reason is they took this song and used it in a movie. Thank you for reacting to it but I hope you guys can check out the story behind the song God bless much love from Canada. And Eric Clapton is English actually and the mother of his child is Italian and the child Connor was 4 years old when he fell accidentally from that building in New York was not the mother's faults
Take a minute to imagine. The strength of this guy is super human. But teaches us to keep going but not forget.
As everyone has stated, the song was written for his son. The film clips are from the movie 'Rush' whiched used this song in the soundtrack. I enjoy your show. You two are adorable.
i tear up everytime i hear this song.like eric i hope someday i will see my little boy in heaven
Still makes me bawl every damn time.😔😪