Pattie Boyd aka Layla
So who is Pattie Boyd? That’s the same question I had when I came across this news. Boyd is personally responsible for “three of the most famous love songs in rock history”, as quoted from the New York Post.
Those songs are Something by George Harrison, Layla and Wonderful Tonight both by Eric Clapton. To summarize it, Something was penned first when Harrison was married to Boyd.
Then a secret affair between Boyd and Clapton led to the composition Layla. After Clapton managed to split the married couple and welcomed her to his arms, he penned the most recognizable song of the three, Wonderful Tonight.
An interesting incident was when the two pursuers met for a “musical battle”, using guitars and amp to win the love of this girl.
George handed him a guitar and an amp - as an 18th-century gentleman might have handed his rival a sword - and for two hours, without a word, they dueled.
At the end, nothing was said but the general feeling was that Eric had won. He hadn’t allowed himself to get riled or go in for instrumental gymnastics as George had. Even when he was drunk, his guitar-playing was unbeatable.
Okay so now you know [source]
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:20 pm
“Even when he was drunk, his guitar-playing was unbeatable.” - ini tahap dewa suda ni…kkekeke
August 22nd, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Very interesting indeed. She looked ravishing in the 1960s (born 1944) and even 70s - I’d write a song about her too
She married Harrison at age 22 (in 1966), started affair with Clapton 1974, divorced Harrison 1977, married Clapton 1979, divorced Clapton 1988.