@@MichealMaloney Yes !!! In a genius move , she rebranded herself with her birth name and place of birth , and she managed to enjoy a whole new career with Shakespeare's Sister 😎😎😎😎
This song reminds me of my early childhood. My daddy had the 8 track and we’d play this song, and he’d sing and I would just melt. I was such a daddy’s girl. RIP DADDY I MISS YOU!!♥️
One of those songs to sit back and relax to and remember that time if you were around. Such awesome memories for me, mostly carefree. Peaked at #9 on Jan 20, 1979.
I love this song and have since it's release in 1978. Clapton's best in my humble opinion. #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Eric Clapton's third, top ten hit in America.
No need to humble your opinion. As I am just a tad younger than Eric, Ive seen enough to know he's the pick of the crop, in that season. This song actually is a sad song, when you understand what it means
Hadn't heard this song in decades, then heard this song while driving across the beautiful countryside of Ireland solo... was in one of those "at peace" moments life can bring, song always brings me back.... great tune.
Kevin Coyne I hear ya man!....the 1970's in the u.s.a. were so great....cooking shrimp,crabs,oysters etc on the beaches of the gulf of Mexico....bass fishing,drag racing muscle cars,bar hopping....working hard and playing hard and we had THE FREEDOM to do it....it was a simpler and better time....I sure do miss it!
i reckon i'm a few years younger than you, but i fell in love with this song in the 90s, forgot about it and recently heard it again on the radio. it's brilliant
This song popped into my head for no reason bout 2 weeks ago. Couldn't remember the name of the song or who wrote it. Tried, in vain, to Google it. Then a week later heard it on the radio and shazamed it. Nostalgia was so thick I was back in 1979
Yeah same with me. I looked him up on RUclips and just kept trying some of his songs till I hit paydirt. I used to hate this song because they played it so much. Then I found myself singing it when it came on the radio. Go figure?
I woke up the other day humming the rhythm. And I was like who sung that ... 48 hours latter it hit me. I even asked a bunch of my music buddies. A lost gem 🙏
Even though Clapton got mellow musically, these songs of his are stick with you, and pop into your head when you least expect them. They're really pretty!
This is my favorite eric Clapton song. Just love the melody. I used to sing this and my husband would say "r u singing this to me"? Lmbo. " no hon, I just love the la, la. R u sure. Yes honey. We were married 38 years. Wonderful man, wonderful father. Very gifted musician.🎉😊❤
this song is brilliant in its simplicity. I'm 38, took some living to get to the point where i can now recognize how wonderful it is on so many levels. understated elegance with an edge, all thanks to the beauty of unadorned truth
angelo bianchi life is simple Angelo.... PEOPLE make it hard....I know because I've done it...all the things I ran away from as a young man Ive come back to now.... CLAPTON IS WONDERFUL!
"We made a vow that we'd always be friends, How could we know that promises end" Nostalgic about the good times with my ex tonight, came here to cry along with those lyrics. Classic tune, thank you so much for posting.
This is one of my favorites by Eric Clapton . I was only 11 or 12 yrs old riding to school on my school van when I first heard it and fell in love with the song.
I've used this song for an ended marriage and other not so long lasting relationships. I always know right where to find it when needed. When my daughter asked why we got divorced, I played it for her, he sums it up perfectly. Thanks Eric!
Country Eric is my favorite Eric. Country Dead is my favorite Dead. Country Skynyrd is my favorite Skynyrd. I just plain like the old-school country, whether by rock/pop singers, or country singers.
A true masterpiece. It's disconcerting how such a beautiful song can have such painful lyrics. And that background vocal the slide guitar's synch with the whole thing. Just magic!
Our wedding dance was to wonderful tonight. 26 years later after the divorce papers were signed it was promises on the radio on the way home. It seemed like a lifetime in the blink of an eye:)
This is my favorite Eric Clapton song. It shows his softer side, a surprise considering his harder rock image. In my opinion, this is Eric at his best.
For all of the extreme ups-and-down's of Eric's life and brilliant career (everyone knows them), he is one of the few mega-successful rockers to retain a refreshing sense of humility. And "Promises" is my all-time favorite of his solo material.
Shared the ride through the turbulent times, feel like I’m on the same road of evolution, relationship issues, beating substance abuse et all.Bless you Eric you have entertained us for decades and gotten me through in decent nick with your wonderful music.Long May you reign.
Picking one Eric Clapton song as the very best he ever did, is a hard choice, given how many GREAT songs he has done. But this is not a bad choice, at all.
One of Clapton’s top 10 songs as far as I am concerned. The only thing I don’t like about it is that whenever I hear it, it gets stuck in my head for the rest of that day. Just love it though.
Eric Clapton was born to ooze music. He is one of the few musicians whose work you not only hear and feel, but I can actually taste his music. It has a certain flavor to it. There are better players, better singers, better songwriters, but this man was simply born to make a difference in people's lives with his gift of musical talent. Nobody is God except God, but I think Eric has been to heaven and back.
StratFinders I will slightly argue the "better players". There are better technical players, (SRV is my all time fav), but to your point of "feeling", I totally agree. SRV is one who "felt" it. You could see it in his face. Clapton is one of the all time greats.
Saw him at the Hartford Civic Center in 85 doing security. I think I spent most of the night looking at Marcy-couldn’t take my eyes and ears off her- great voice and a total babe…
Both songs mention women so they are both love songs but I just think this songs better but I have had loads of private replies saying wrong cause them people obviously prefer wonderful tonight
Tengo casi 60 Una noche de sabado en verano con 17 años salí de casa a una fiesta y alguien reprodujo esta maravillosa cancion con el volumen bien alto de un equipo musical de la época muy potente detuve mis pasos y escuche hasta que termino... cosa que no quería Jaja Hasta el día de hoy recuerdo con nostalgia cada detalle hasta de la calidez de la noche con el perfume de la juventud ese divino tesoro Gracias Eric por este regalo para los sentidos
This is such a beautiful song -- one of my very favorite EC tracks. It's a victim of Clapton's own success: From almost any other, merely-human rock-star, it'd be deemed a masterwork; from EC, given the magnitude, breadth, depth, and brilliance of his body of work, it's an also-ran, nearly forgotten -- eclipsed by so many other iconic treasures he's given us. MelodyChiappetta, thank you for posting it here at the higher bitrate, so it'll sound better to us perfectionist-types. Ya done good.
one of his best blues in disguise songs! Slow hand's true genius to hide a blues song in a pop type song! I think that's why so many people still love it after all these years!! Thank you Mr. Clapton!!!!
The female background singer really adds something to this song
Marcy Levy, Great prolific Artist/Songwriter!
@@kirkkelley3791 AKA Marcella Detroit, Shakespeare's Sister. She is wonderful
Yep very true -
Glad to know that other people hear what I'm hearing 😊
I feel every word of this song…sometimes. Anybody else?
For sure,,,
I'm amateur musician,,,giving sometimes,,, this song is on my radar for sure😊
Gig ing sometimes,,,,
Yep
Yes 😢.
This has got to be one of his most underrated songs and one if my favorites.
Ironically a poll was taken and this song was voted the favorite Clapton song!
So TrUe
Totally agree
Underrated? It has a global/international following and is wildly popular in Europe, Philippines, and many parts of urbanized Africa.
YES AND IS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL 😊
Man, those vocals give me goosebumps. EC and the female singer together is pure magic.
Marcy Levy. Check out a song called "The Core".
yes the ladies really do spice it up.
It's Marcy Levy , she cowrote some good tunes with Eric including Lay Down Sally 😎😎😎
@@craigjackson5903 And let's not forget her incredible work in Shakespears Sister under the name Marcella Detroit
@@MichealMaloney
Yes !!! In a genius move , she rebranded herself with her birth name and place of birth , and she managed to enjoy a whole new career with Shakespeare's Sister 😎😎😎😎
My absolute favorite song from Eric. Takes me back to my teenage years. Playing on the radio under the night sky.
Simple songs are the best
This song reminds me of my early childhood. My daddy had the 8 track and we’d play this song, and he’d sing and I would just melt. I was such a daddy’s girl. RIP DADDY I MISS YOU!!♥️
Same. My dad loved this song. He passed away in 2013 at the age of 47. This song always reminds me of him.
Your statement made me teary eyed. I missed enjoying music with my dad too
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Definitely an Eric Clapton classic.
One of very very many.
What a gem of a song - leaves ya feelin' slightly mellow and a whole lot happier!
More like sad 😢
Yes mate
Lol got me balling over failed love.
I love to read the comments of classic music.....just to see what and how others relate to them.... Some beautiful stories.
Absolutely agree with you I do the same thing
One of my favorite Clapton songs. It’s amazing how powerful it is for such an understated song
My favorite song by Eric!
Great back up singing by EC!
My mom really loved Eric Clapton always makes me think of her.
I heard this on our local radio in 1978, I loved it so much. I went and bought the album that I played so many times over and over. Promises
I love Eric Clapton & Marcy Levy together. "Lay Down Sally" is also one of my favorites.
The Core is my favorite one with Marcy.
One of my favorite Eric Clapton s songs! 🎙️🎸🍷
One of my favorite Clapton songs.
One of those songs to sit back and relax to and remember that time if you were around. Such awesome memories for me, mostly carefree.
Peaked at #9 on Jan 20, 1979.
I love this song and have since it's release in 1978. Clapton's best in my humble opinion. #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Eric Clapton's third, top ten hit in America.
No need to humble your opinion. As I am just a tad younger than Eric, Ive seen enough to know he's the pick of the crop, in that season. This song actually is a sad song, when you understand what it means
Yes Eric I can relate. Thank you for expressing what I’m going through
You are so welcome
Hadn't heard this song in decades, then heard this song while driving across the beautiful countryside of Ireland solo... was in one of those "at peace" moments life can bring, song always brings me back.... great tune.
Kevin Coyne I hear ya man!....the 1970's in the u.s.a. were so great....cooking shrimp,crabs,oysters etc on the beaches of the gulf of Mexico....bass fishing,drag racing muscle cars,bar hopping....working hard and playing hard and we had THE FREEDOM to do it....it was a simpler and better time....I sure do miss it!
i reckon i'm a few years younger than you, but i fell in love with this song in the 90s, forgot about it and recently heard it again on the radio. it's brilliant
Listening to this whilst driving the Irish countryside = Heaven. Slainte
ESPECIALLY IN IRELAND!
WOW!! I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO IRELAND SOMEDAY!!!
Completely forgot about this one for nearly 20 years and just heard it at my local grocery store tonight in Clearwater, KS. Thanks Clapton...
Thank the grocery store too lol. They got great taste.
This song popped into my head for no reason bout 2 weeks ago. Couldn't remember the name of the song or who wrote it. Tried, in vain, to Google it. Then a week later heard it on the radio and shazamed it. Nostalgia was so thick I was back in 1979
Yeah same with me. I looked him up on RUclips and just kept trying some of his songs till I hit paydirt. I used to hate this song because they played it so much. Then I found myself singing it when it came on the radio. Go figure?
I woke up the other day humming the rhythm. And I was like who sung that ... 48 hours latter it hit me. I even asked a bunch of my music buddies. A lost gem 🙏
Even though Clapton got mellow musically, these songs of his are stick with you, and pop into your head when you least expect them. They're really pretty!
Only one word to describe this song. Perfect!
One of those songs you could wear around on a chilly day to help keep you warm.
My alltime favorite song. I've heard it a thousand times and love it still so much
This is my favorite eric Clapton song. Just love the melody. I used to sing this and my husband would say "r u singing this to me"? Lmbo. " no hon, I just love the la, la. R u sure. Yes honey. We were married 38 years. Wonderful man, wonderful father. Very gifted musician.🎉😊❤
It just glides along, unbelievable. Only Clapton could write something this understated but so subtly profound.
Absolutely love the vocals from the late, Marcy “Detroit” Levy. Voice of an angel ❤
Such a beautiful song.
this song is brilliant in its simplicity. I'm 38, took some living to get to the point where i can now recognize how wonderful it is on so many levels. understated elegance with an edge, all thanks to the beauty of unadorned truth
Well said, brother. Cheers.
angelo bianchi life is simple Angelo.... PEOPLE make it hard....I know because I've done it...all the things I ran away from as a young man Ive come back to now.... CLAPTON IS WONDERFUL!
RobotWookiee Amen
Welcome to Music.
angelo bianchi well said my friend
Clapton always remained relevant through the decades
"We made a vow that we'd always be friends, How could we know that promises end"
Nostalgic about the good times with my ex tonight, came here to cry along with those lyrics. Classic tune, thank you so much for posting.
I forgot how great this song is... Love the lyrics.
This is one of my favorites by Eric Clapton . I was only 11 or 12 yrs old riding to school on my school van when I first heard it and fell in love with the song.
The harmony gives me chills up my spine.
I just melt every time I hear this song. It’s so beautiful.
this song is awesome man
One of my favorites!! This song has so much meaning
이 노래를 들으면.......아주 오래전 그녀에게 사랑한다는 약속을....지키지 못해........술 잔을 기우리게 하는군요......미안해요......
I've used this song for an ended marriage and other not so long lasting relationships. I always know right where to find it when needed. When my daughter asked why we got divorced, I played it for her, he sums it up perfectly. Thanks Eric!
Country Eric is my favorite Eric. Country Dead is my favorite Dead. Country Skynyrd is my favorite Skynyrd. I just plain like the old-school country, whether by rock/pop singers, or country singers.
It’s one of those song where you feel a joyful sadness whenever you listen to it.
We love you eric i love all of your music and love all of your songs your the best
"cause an emotion when you come to town" makes this song qualified for my "Long Distance relationship" playlist
A true masterpiece. It's disconcerting how such a beautiful song can have such painful lyrics. And that background vocal the slide guitar's synch with the whole thing. Just magic!
This is a great song!
Our wedding dance was to wonderful tonight. 26 years later after the divorce papers were signed it was promises on the radio on the way home. It seemed like a lifetime in the blink of an eye:)
Reading this three years later. Beautiful, devastating story.
This is my favorite Eric Clapton song. It shows his softer side, a surprise considering his harder rock image.
In my opinion, this is Eric at his best.
For all of the extreme ups-and-down's of Eric's life and brilliant career (everyone knows them), he is one of the few mega-successful rockers to retain a refreshing sense of humility. And "Promises" is my all-time favorite of his solo material.
Let's hear about the ups-and-downs of your life(everybody does not know them)
Finally found a song me and my ex-girlfriend can you call our "love song"
Clapton is one of the musical geniuses of our time, love this artist :)
AMEN TO THAT! A GUITAR LEGEND!
He is the best, a musical legend for sure
Agee 100%
The best I have had the honour of hearing
Eu também gosto muito do som de E. Clepton.
Great song!🎸🎶
One of his best if not THe best of all Clapton songs.
My favorite since I was kid....25 in 1975...
This song sends shivers...beautiful melody, chords, just love it.
Beauitful painful heartbreaking fantastic song truth❤❤💯💯💥💫💥💫💥💫💥💫
Beautiful as it is, I've heard it on the radio many times but never knew it was Clapton. I assumed it was Don Williams.
The guitar work convinced me it was Clapton and not Don Williams.
That's Tulsa Time that Clapton and Don shared..love Clapton but like DW version!✌💛🤘
Of course it's Eric Clapton but it very easily could have been a Don Williams song.
Shared the ride through the turbulent times, feel like I’m on the same road of evolution, relationship issues, beating substance abuse et all.Bless you Eric you have entertained us for decades and gotten me through in decent nick with your wonderful music.Long May you reign.
Best Eric Clapton song ever and there are a lot of great ones.
SO SO SO MANY!!!!!
SO SO SO SO VERY MANY SOLO & WITH DIFFERENT BANDS & ARTISTS!!!
Picking one Eric Clapton song as the very best he ever did, is a hard choice, given how many GREAT songs he has done. But this is not a bad choice, at all.
Legendary Masterpiece, very beautiful piece of music
AMEN!!!!! A WHOLE LOT MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! & HE HAS BEEN IN MANY DIFFERENT BANDS AS WELL AS A SOLO CAREER!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of the greatest songs known to mankind!... God bless Eric Clapton👊❤️
"It's time you saw what I want you to see, that I'd still love you if you'd just love me." My heart's been right fuckin' there before, man...
One of Clapton’s top 10 songs as far as I am concerned. The only thing I don’t like about it is that whenever I hear it, it gets stuck in my head for the rest of that day. Just love it though.
One of the most underrated songs of the 70's
It's weird how a song can take you back 45 years to a particular place, to an exact moment.
Eric Clapton was born to ooze music. He is one of the few musicians whose work you not only hear and feel, but I can actually taste his music. It has a certain flavor to it.
There are better players, better singers, better songwriters, but this man was simply born to make a difference in people's lives with his gift of musical talent. Nobody is God except God, but I think Eric has been to heaven and back.
StratFinders I will slightly argue the "better players". There are better technical players, (SRV is my all time fav), but to your point of "feeling", I totally agree. SRV is one who "felt" it. You could see it in his face. Clapton is one of the all time greats.
well said, I am old guy and love all the old rock but yu nailed it with this guy.
Saw him at the Hartford Civic Center in 85 doing security. I think I spent most of the night looking at Marcy-couldn’t take my eyes and ears off her- great voice and a total babe…
Beautiful....simply beautiful.
The craziest thing is the first time I heard this song. I knew every word to it as it was sung and today I still know word for word.
Love, love, love this song! One of the best artists of our time. There are so many of his songs that are simply GREAT!!
He always has the best back up singers!
Yeah,. the great Marcella Detroit
Beautiful in so many ways
my favorite clapton song ever thank you mr clapton for keeping me singing and tapping my toes
Thank you Marci Levy, co-writter another Tulsa connection!
This is my ultimate favorite Eric Clapton song ❤️
life it is, we all have had it.......
Me too
😇🕯🎤💖🙏👊💯
AMEN SHERRY, AMEN!
This is probably one of my most favourite songs that was ever written
Absolutely amazing song by one of the living legends! Love this song...
This song brings back great memories of my days living i fl, We listened to this everyday fishing and having a good time.
out of a long list of great songs, this is my favorite of his. Bittersweet.
Like all great songs it's to short.
This is a better song than wonderful tonight in my opinion.
Both songs mention women so they are both love songs but I just think this songs better but I have had loads of private replies saying wrong cause them people obviously prefer wonderful tonight
Doesn't age.one of the first albums I ever bought.
Absolutely without equivocation
By far...
Wonderful Tonight is one of my least favourite of Claptons
Her voice..amazing
Excelente, me transporta a lugares que ya no volvere... Simplemente perfecto
Love love this song
This song takes me back to a very sad time...but I still Love it!
Tengo casi 60
Una noche de sabado en verano con 17 años salí de casa a una fiesta y alguien reprodujo esta maravillosa cancion con el volumen bien alto de un equipo musical de la época muy potente detuve mis pasos y escuche hasta que termino... cosa que no quería Jaja
Hasta el día de hoy recuerdo con nostalgia cada detalle hasta de la calidez de la noche con el perfume de la juventud ese divino tesoro
Gracias Eric por este regalo para los sentidos
This beautiful song always puts a smile on my face and a tear in my eye. I hope you're doing ok out there, the ones I pushed away. Much love forever
Had this song on my Walkman (remember those ?) for many years. I love songs that display simple honest feelings, Especially when you can jog to them!
Best Clapton song ever
Perfect song ! I love metal , hard rock , and guitar heroes of all time , but this song is perfect it's all
For sure
I think Wonderful Tonight is my favorite. Clapton is the best guitarist ever!
Saw him in Denver years back, genius. One of the best songs ever.
Magic in its simplicity..makes me feel good everytime
Amo essa música da lenda viva!!!
Such a nice,smooth,WONDERFUL song from THE GREAT ERIC CLAPTON!!
This song is just so.. crazy, unusual, simply great!
this classic is so unique to us all ,mr clapton is a pure genius in every aspect ,ive loved him since his beginning ,,thats a long time xxx ps xx
This is such a beautiful song -- one of my very favorite EC tracks.
It's a victim of Clapton's own success:
From almost any other, merely-human rock-star, it'd be deemed a masterwork; from EC, given the magnitude, breadth, depth, and brilliance of his body of work, it's an also-ran, nearly forgotten -- eclipsed by so many other iconic treasures he's given us.
MelodyChiappetta, thank you for posting it here at the higher bitrate, so it'll sound better to us perfectionist-types. Ya done good.
one of his best blues in disguise songs! Slow hand's true genius to hide a blues song in a pop type song! I think that's why so many people still love it after all these years!! Thank you Mr. Clapton!!!!
Impresionante, Eric por siempre. Un genio, sin dudas.