As overplayed as this song by Derek and the Dominos might be, I believe the song's instrumental outro is some of the finest, most beautiful four minutes of music ever played on FM radio. Layla coda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw9fsAP9GkQ What's ironic is the person who co-wrote this beautiful and elegiac piece of music, a man by the name of Jim Gordon, would later murder his mother using a hammer while under a drug and alcohol-fueled psychosis. He was sentenced to life in prison and later diagnosed as a schizophrenic. Derek and the Dominos, 1970 (from L to R: Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Gordon, Carl Radle) What makes this piece of music so great is the combination of Gordon's beautiful but simple piano work, combined with Duane Allman's slide guitar played to the same melody but one octave higher.
yeah im alright... i trying to learn some queen...i think its very important to know how to play queen songs...they should be a part of every musicians(hobbyist or professional) repertoire...
I can't believe I didn't see this thread when it was first posted. It is no secret that I am in love with the song Layla and the outro is definitely my favorite. And my favorite story, too. I love telling people about Jim Gordon's hammer happies.
