Let It Grow (4:58)
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Let It Grow was first released in 1974 on Clapton’s second album, 461 Ocean Boulevard, which was also his first album since he ended his three year drug addiction. It also appeared later in compilations like Crossroads and The Cream of Clapton. This track is mainly composed of guitar solos and is stated by Eric Clapton himself as being somewhat similar to Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’. The song starts quietly with Clapton singing some introspective lyrics referencing ‘Crossroads,’ which became a theme of his career after the early defining moment of Cream’s version of the song. Background singers Marcy Levy and Yvonne Elliman join Clapton on the chorus as the song builds. It comes to an instrumental climax at the end, with a building mellotron line over guitar arpeggios.
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sionborg wrote:
Not one of his best songs but still good
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Pyratexo wrote:
Every time goose-pickles
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jawa-64 wrote:
der beste
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schmidter wrote:
Clapton,eine Klasse für sich
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noonesleaving wrote:
Ah memories
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d198594t wrote:
Wonderful (song) tonight
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AylaQuark wrote:
classic and worthy of listening to again and again through the years
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maxwellhousefol wrote:
Love is lovely, let it grow. This is why he is considered to be one of the best guitar players ever. Can you write a song as good and make it seem so easy? The world will be at a loss when the people who grew up in this era are gone. This level of talent and creativity was an everyday thing we were his supporters and his peers. If you were not there you cannot understand. Almost everybody in the 70's was this cool it was everyday living we were one.
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jscrawford wrote:
when you got it you got isn't it awsome how every song can be what you want it to mean he has a way knowing were I'm at I hope that the same for everyone
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daileron38 wrote:
I keep wanting to say something more... to express what this song means to me. But I can't explain. The song expresses itself. Those who hear it the way I do understand and need no explanation. The rest, well...missing out, to say the least.
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s_hartpoet wrote:
I just heard Toni Braxton's Let It Flow now Clapton. Trippy huh? I know!
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daileron38 wrote:
The very best Clapton tune. This one goes deep.
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CDPETE01 wrote:
and i cant stand this song,much prefer, lay down sally and promises
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Irlandese64 wrote:
".....let it blossom let it flow...." God I love this song.
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Flashstep wrote:
Love the strange feel to this song. <3
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masterKeith wrote:
good. just good.
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keisuh wrote:
compared to 80s Clapton, something is different.
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obelio wrote:
Couldn´t be better!
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m1eft wrote:
this track makes me feel glad i bought a fender strat sunbeam .............
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shannonmc07 wrote:
Classic Clapton - beautiful. It's reminding you of Stairway because of the guitar riff around minute three. LOL
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