Lord Rare Rock on Instagram: "CLAPTON AND PATTIE - Eric Clapton performs “Wonderful Tonight” live at Madison Square Garden (1999). The song is one of a few songs Clapton wrote about Pattie Boyd. While songs like “Layla” see him yearning for the model from afar, “Wonderful Tonight” sees him in the midst of their whirlwind relationship after swooping her away from George Harrison. The song was included on Clapton’s 1977 album Slowhand. Eric Clapton wrote ‘Wonderful Tonight’ in 1976 while waiting f

Lord Rare Rock on Instagram: "YOU LOOK WONDERFUL TONIGHT - Eric Clapton performs “Wonderful Tonight” live at Royal Albert Hall (1991). “‘Wonderful Tonight’ is one of the songs Clapton wrote during his time with Pattie Boyd. Unlike ‘Layla,’ which captured the ache of longing for her from a distance, this one reflects a moment in the middle of their whirlwind relationship. Clapton wrote it in 1976, while waiting for Pattie to get ready for a Buddy Holly tribute Paul McCartney had organized. Pattie