He had not seen his son in about a year so when he was 3.....he spent the day taking him to the circuis....the next day he was supposed to go to the zoo....he was so excited after seeing his father he kept running away from the nanny. They lived on the penthouse of a highrise and a worker was replacing broken glass on a floor to ceiling window. While the window pane was out the kid , running from his nanny excited to see his dad, ran straight out the open window and fell 53 stories to his death. His mom didn't blame anyone and said she knew the second she saw him go through that hole there was no way he would be OK. It was several years before they started over with their family. He wrote this to help cope with that event. His wife called frantically to Eric's hotel to tell him what happened. Every time he gets to that "Begging Please" lyric I can't help but think about how I would react in his situation and sobbing begging please no.....always shed a tear right there.
This song is so heart wrenching. He wrote it after his 4 year old son fell out of the window of his Manhattan apartment. I've been listening for 20 years and it breaks my heart everytime
@ Roger Boltin Well said. When I first heard this song 20 years ago, I loved it for its own sake. It reinforced my preference for Eric Clapton’s slow, quiet songs, although I also like his loud, up-tempo rockers and everything in between, like “Cocaine”. When I read about his son’s death and that THAT was the catalyst for this song, I cried. I’ve been crying ever since, too. BE SAFE. Peace...✌️
Every. Time. It broke my heart when the news hit about his son. The very first time I heard it, I knew what it was. I have no idea how he performs this without falling apart. 💔😥
As a father who has lost his 3 year old son due to a drunk driver, this song is very relatable and touching. It's beautiful and sad and the strength to write and sing this is unbelievable. It's been almost 19 years since I lost my son, but still today, I can't hardly get through this song without feeling not only my sorrow, but his also.
You don't ever deal with it no matter how anyone looks the pain is still exactly the same as to when it first happened it's just that at some point the realisation that you can't do nothing about it in the end is either what breaks you or makes you stronger and in this case it made eric stronger.
Indeed, it's especially poignant when this song was covered by a number of recording artists for a benefit for tsunami victims in southeast Asia, I wanna say Sri Lanka, but I might be wrong about the location
@@karlsmith2570 In general, you’re not wrong. Sri Lanka was repeatedly in the news as the primary location of that disaster. Thanks for mentioning this. I’ll have to look for those covers. BE SAFE. Peace...✌️
@@Rippypoo well, it's actually a singular cover with a whole bunch of recording artists collaborating on it, people like Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne, Andrea Bocelli, Elton John and numerous others
I don't even have kids & it makes me sad as anything. Like my parents lost a baby at 40 days old of something they fix in the womb now. One of my friends had a little 3 year old who drowned cos the person watching him didn't. Another of my friends lost her infant son & husband while they went to the shops & she stayed home. They were killed in a head on collision. Like I've got a Lou of mates who lost kids & it's horrible
I lost my wife of 37 years this past September as she lost her battle with stage 4 cancer. And we played this for her at the funeral. 🥺💔✌ So yeah I feel you Brother.
I was at a Eric Clapton concert at Dodger Stadium. When he started playing this song you could have heard a pin drop! This was amazing because usually people are loud even as a song is playing. I think people had such respect for the song he wrote for his 4-year old boy who died. People were crying because it packs so much emotion in such a simple song. Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time!
I've always said this, how he managed to sing a single note in the years fresh after Conor died is beyond me. He doesn't perform it anymore although he's has performed a slightly different version in more recent years. He doesn't feel the same raw emotions as he did back then. I'd have been in floods had I been at that concert. I'd love to have been at any Clapton show to be honest
Every parent's worst nightmare is to lose your child. My kids are 18 and 20 now but I'd be devastated to lose them. How Eric was able to carry on and even play and sing that song he wrote for his 4 year old son is heartbreaking. I don't think I could even function.
The thing a lot of people miss that makes this song even more heartbreaking is the idea that he will get to see his kid when he dies but only for a moment because he doesn't think that he has been good enough to get into heaven himself. "cause you know I just can't stay here in heaven". Just soul crushing.
I cannot express the immense sadness and sympathy I feel for the loss of his son. This song truly resonates with me on a deep level and touches my heart. It is a beautiful and emotional song that captures the pain and grief of losing a loved one.
Many years ago my best friends 3 year old son fell from a top floor apartment building witch was above the 3rd floor on to a cement sidewalk she lived about 2 blocks from the hospital she ran him to the hospital and by the grace of God he survived with surgeries and body casts he made a complete recovery so now every time I hear this song I think of that amazing miracle God gave us and about the beautiful Conner who sleeps with the angels and I cry my heart out for all of them!!! Thank you for a lovely reaction and prayers to you and yours🙏❣️
There's also a precautionary aspect if people know the whole story. And since some people are expecting children... some support or "guard" gave way when the child went to the window. He'd do that often and the nanny thought it was secure. It was a freak accident. Never put a child in a situation where "fail" could cause death or injury. Remember Michael Jackson and the balcony controversy? You want a nice big buffer between your child and death -- especially when they're too young to help themselves.
@@audreyandlinCompany I assume.you don't know.the story then?.the janitor.was there cleaning(nothing to.do.with a guard rail) cleaning the windows...the maid and.conor.were.playing..conor was running behind the maid.so the janitor.stopped the maid.to let her know the window was.open but she couldn't hear him.in time and conor.kept running and went through the open window falling 53 floors.... cautionary tale you say?.about what exactly?.it was.a tragic.accident love 💔
*@B weeks-marshall* Huh? Eric Clapton's "version" is *_THE VERSION,_* my friend. He also co-wrote _"Tears In Heaven"_ with Will Jennings specifically about EC's little boy, Conor Clapton. I can't figure out where you could have thought you heard another version? Maybe you were thinking about when the Osborne's and multiple musicians did a Hurricane Relief video using this song? IDK. Anyhow, you are certainly right about it being "one of the most painfully emotional songs ever written or sung as a tribute for a lost child." I couldn't agree more, that was well said. Be safe and be well. ~Peace!
Now I have to find the release date for this song. 27 years. Hard to believe this song is already that old. But I can’t exactly say that your son can’t be 27, can I? That would just be not very nice.😕🙂
The reason he said "I don't belong here in heaven" was because he was so devastatingly sad and just wanted to end it, but luckily he pulled himself out of it. He will meet his beautiful boy someday.
I don't belong here in heaven, I wasn't worthy of you I'm not good enough to join you. Eric wasn't a saint and never claimed to be but it breaks my heart that's it's about losing someone you adored but never really felt worthy of having to begin with.
I had heard the song before, but I’ll never forget the first time I heard it 4 months after our daughter passed away. We were visiting “family” (not blood related), and I was talking with one of them, when the song came on. I just broke down and ran to another room and cried my heart out. Our daughter was 19 at the time. She would have been 33 now. My heart still breaks when I hear it. It just also breaks for Eric Clapton, knowing what it feels like to lose a child.
Eric Clapton is in a class by himself....songwriter, guitarist, collaborator. This song shows his raw emotions after such a tragedy. I still cry when I hear it.
I know this song for more than 25 years, but since 20 years it has a special meaning to me! This song was played at the funeral ceremony of a friend that commited suicide. He wrote in his farewell letter that he wants us to play it. Beautiful song! 💔
@Fab Weiss That’s awful. So very sorry for your loss. Sorry that your friend felt out of other options to stop whatever kind of pain he was going through. I hope that he found some kind of comfort in this song. I know that I do. BE SAFE. Peace...✌️💜
This is one of the most heart wrenching, beautiful songs ever written in my opinion. Clapton is always thought of as a great guitarist, which he is, but seldom recognized are his song writing abilities. A truly great artist.
This song breaks my heart and it always has. I always wondered how he could keep putting one foot in front of the other after losing his son and then I found out myself when I lost my 19 year old son in 2012. You move forward but you never forget, you never get over it and you just find reasons to keep walking. If I hadn't had my other (adult) kids to think of I wouldn't have made it at all. I appreciate Eric Clapton giving us a song from his own pain that gives words to what it feels like.
Truly a heartbreaking song. I cannot imagine how Eric Clapton was able to sing this without breaking down. My heart goes out to him. God bless his little son who was taken much too soon.
This song is about the death of Eric Clapton's 4 yr old son Conor. Very sad. Great reaction as always, thank you! Ps, sorry for the loss of your Grandmother, I can relate very well. 🙏
his feeling of guilt comes through so strong in the final lines. "I know I don't belong, her in heaven." but the whole song is asking his son if he could ever forgive him. my heart aches every time i hear this song.
Eric Clapton is someone you need to know. We call him Slowhand. One of the originals from the 60's hippie Era who lived to tell. He beat heroin. Survived alcoholism. After the death of his only child he did retire for a bit, but thankfully made a comeback. Eric was friends with Jimi Hendrix, B.B.King. Is friends with Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, to name a few. Has played in many bands. And he is still alive to this day. Eric Clapton is a treasure to the world.
Haven't heard this song in a few years. Sobbing almost all the way through. Look up why he wrote this song, it is heartbreaking and pulls at our own heartstrings from our own personal losses.
It's heartbreaking every time. Can any parent imagine how you would cope with such a tragedy? If you're Eric Clapton, you write a beautiful song about Tears in Heaven.
My sweet 2 year old baby girl died about 6-12 months after this became popular. I loved it because it became the song for a group you never want to belong to. It validated how broken I felt and it reminded me that I absolutely would see her again.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I also lost my 3 year old son due to a drunk driver. It's a horrible thing and I wish people will wake up to the danger of making to choice to drive when drinking. Prayers for you and your family 🙏
So sorry💔❤ I wish everyone had to read a book (before getting a drivers license) with all of these comments about people losing children to drunk drivers and then watch Eric Clapton sing this song.
My dad passed away in 2002, and the only song he wanted to be played at his funeral was this one. Mom met up with him there, and we will know his name when we join. Ty,super hugs from Sweden.
There are no words for me to say that could comfort any of you. Sharing my personal story of my own loss would only make it about me ,when it is about Eric his family, you and yours. The 1 thing I can say is that 4 me that when the pain gets 2 crushing I 🙏 and remember all the good times. I hope that helps someone
Dedicated and written about the loss of his very young son Connor. Another heartbreaking song is Led Zeppelins "All of My Love." It was written for Robert Plants son Karac who died at the tender age of 5. Both songs are emotional outcry from 2 fathers to their sons who died way before their time. You can clearly hear the pain and loss in both songs.
I used to compile music way back. I named them all sorts of titles and sell to my friends. This Eric Clapton was the No 1 song in my compilation, "Hits Vol. 8" they were recorded from cd to cassettes and my kid brothers (Yemi and Detola) reproduced in this gigantic cassette duplicator. I made the titles on my laptop using Pagemaker or CorelDraw. I loved every compilation of mine. It was a beautiful time of my life but really tedious work.
One of the most heartbreaking stories in the history of songwriting. When you learn the back story it takes an already great song to a spiritual level that is beyond belief. Peace.
As always when I hear this song my heart is breaking. Such a tragedy. Another beautiful song by Eric Clapton is “Wonderful tonight”. Beautiful love song.
This song came out in 1992 and the first time I heard it I cried, I was so touched because my own boys were both very young and I could never imagine losing either of them...♡
Love Eric Clapton! He has many great songs. I listened to Tears in Heaven often when it first came out. Not as much anymore, just too sad of a place to return - I remember how shocked and the devastation I felt for him when word first came out about his son. In my humble opinion, he’s one of the top guitarist of all time. He’s my favorite artist. His life, its many tragedies, his ability to somehow overcome, and give back, is astonishing. He’s owned up to his many mistakes, demons, flaws - but he marches forward. I don’t know where to start. You could react to ‘Old Love’ in the late ‘90s at Madison Square Garden. You could react to his live performance in 2004 (this is THE one) at a Crossroads Concert in Texas. Many consider his solo at this particular venue, the best, or at least one of the best, of all time. You could react to Double Trouble live performance in 2008 at Madison Square Garden with Steve Winwood. He’s truly amazing.
RIP to Connor. I believe Eric belongs in Heaven with Connor and will be. His music is Legendary, the world Loves some Clapton... This song still has me in tears after all these years. I remember when they announced on the radios about this tragedy, have never forgotten that. Kuddos to Eric for writing this, so beautiful.
As soon as I saw your reaction, I knew you were thinking of your grandma. These kind of heartstrings songs do that, get me crying over my loved ones everytime I hear them too.
Thank you for sharing your reaction to one of the most beautifully heartwrenching songs...it came out when i was about 13 or 14 and i remmeber hearing it thinking it was beautiful, then learning the tragic story behind, and then it took a whole other emotional meaning to me....you can feel his pain to the core in this masterpiece....your reaction is also beautiful
This song always makes me think of my dad. I miss him. When I see him again, I know there will be no more sadness and no more tears. Heaven is pure happiness.
No one should ever have to live through the death of their child. Eric, to cope with the grief after his son's tragic accident, wrote and sang this song. It's so incredibly touching.
I think the whole world cried for Eric & his family when the event's of the tragic death of his 4 year old was announced & we heard the song for the first time. I love this song & you can not hear this song and not think about his son or someone you have lost !!!
he lost his 4 year old son falling out of a 53 story window in NYC and this is his pain through music which we all know is whre the most beautiful creativity comes from ..sadly pain!
Sending you a virtual hug. Beautiful, touching song that holds so much meaning for so many people in their own situations. That's what makes songs like this live forever.
He came to the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium sat on a stool on the stage and played the song before it was released ..I cried ..we all knew it was for his little boy that died, Elvis used to stop in, all the greats sang here Hank, BB, Johnny Horton ...you name the person they performed on this stage...
Clapton has so much good stuff it’s hard to name! (Badge,Bad Love, I can’t stand it) could go on! Then there’s the blues he played with B.B. King and solo stuff too~
Eric Clapton is a GOAT. Go deeper in the catalog! Unthinkable trauma and grief created this song. Back in 1989 he came out on stage with Rolling Stones at Shea Stadium, amazing!!
LOVE Eric Clapton! Still cry when I hear this. Please don't deny yourself the pleasure of everything Eric has done in his career. It's a long full rich career that you've barely scratched the surface of. Treat yourself!
I think that's why that song is so powerful. We all have someone we miss and can think of when we hear this song. Lost in the beauty of the song is the technical brilliance of his guitar work.
@jeff lee Yes. I was just thinking of that song. Fantastic instrumentation. That one incredibly soulful guitar that follows and reinforces each chorus. Eric Clapton is great, no matter what his tempo. But my favorite songs of his have always been the ones that are slow and sad/happy/peaceful/sensual. BE SAFE. Peace...✌️
I cannot imagine losing a child like he did, and then being able to take your love, and your sadness, and your grief, and turn it into such an amazing piece of art.
@@brianfronius4166 yeah I have my favorites too, but it's subjective. I mean how do you determine such a statement? Is Eric Clapton better than Stevie Ray Vaughn? I think that once you get to that level the differences are in style...and what you like best about the style of that guitarist...drummer, etc
When I hear this song, when he sings that he doesn't belong in heaven, all I can think is that he blames himself for what happened. People blame themselves, even if they were not at fault.
I always took that lyric to say that his son is now in Heaven, but he has to carry on with life and can't be there because he still belongs on Earth. It's not his time yet.
Eric Clapton has been giving us great great music since the 1960’s. Inducted into the Hall of Fame three times. First with THE YARDBIRDS, then with CREAM and finally solo. And that’s just the tip of the Iceberg. He also was part of The Bluesbreakers, Delaney and Bonnie, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos. One of the true greats of Rock and Roll.
1 of the most beautiful songs ever written...it is so relatable in the way it says what's running thru your mind when you have to face the loss of someone. It is gut wrenchingly raw & honestly.
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I had 3 sons and 2 daughters. 2 of my sons died this year 2 & 3 months ago. I'm still devastated
He lost his little boy-( just 4 yrs old)( he fell several stories over a railing of a building)- he wrote this for/ about his son.
@@JoSeeFuss My sincere condolences
He had not seen his son in about a year so when he was 3.....he spent the day taking him to the circuis....the next day he was supposed to go to the zoo....he was so excited after seeing his father he kept running away from the nanny. They lived on the penthouse of a highrise and a worker was replacing broken glass on a floor to ceiling window. While the window pane was out the kid , running from his nanny excited to see his dad, ran straight out the open window and fell 53 stories to his death. His mom didn't blame anyone and said she knew the second she saw him go through that hole there was no way he would be OK. It was several years before they started over with their family. He wrote this to help cope with that event. His wife called frantically to Eric's hotel to tell him what happened.
Every time he gets to that "Begging Please" lyric I can't help but think about how I would react in his situation and sobbing begging please no.....always shed a tear right there.
@@JoSeeFuss I am so sorry Nancy. I choked up reading your comment. My heart is with you!
This song is so heart wrenching. He wrote it after his 4 year old son fell out of the window of his Manhattan apartment. I've been listening for 20 years and it breaks my heart everytime
@ Roger Boltin Well said. When I first heard this song 20 years ago, I loved it for its own sake. It reinforced my preference for Eric Clapton’s slow, quiet songs, although I also like his loud, up-tempo rockers and everything in between, like “Cocaine”.
When I read about his son’s death and that THAT was the catalyst for this song, I cried. I’ve been crying ever since, too.
BE SAFE. Peace...✌️
Every. Time.
It broke my heart when the news hit about his son. The very first time I heard it, I knew what it was.
I have no idea how he performs this without falling apart. 💔😥
@@maryscaggsdane1978 It always amazes me too how he could get through this song.
Such a beautiful song created out of such tragedy.
How he's gone through what he has is beyond me
With you on that
As a father who has lost his 3 year old son due to a drunk driver, this song is very relatable and touching. It's beautiful and sad and the strength to write and sing this is unbelievable. It's been almost 19 years since I lost my son, but still today, I can't hardly get through this song without feeling not only my sorrow, but his also.
Oh bless you, that's so sad. I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️
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Much love from a bloke in Australia bro...stay strong chief. X
🤗💙...I hope one day, you find your peace..love and light to you from South Africa 🇿🇦❤️
I am so sorry for your loss.
I still think this is one of the saddest songs ever written. I can't listen to it without sobbing.
This song is very sad. But the song that wrecks me every time is 21 years-Tobymac.
I'm sobbing now. I can't imagine Eric and his wife's pain
@@eviekelpie1 Yes and Lory Del Santo (his wife and Italian model) lost another kid a couple years ago. So sad
@@dolphin8077 OMG seriously? That poor woman
@@eviekelpie1 yes unfortunately his second son, Lory. He died at only 20 or 21 💔(two years ago)
Lory Del Santo is a such strong woman😔😢
I pray that I never know the pain of losing a child. I can not imagine how he wrote and sings this song.
it is therapeutic. Many creative people deal with their emotions by their form of art.
You don't ever deal with it no matter how anyone looks the pain is still exactly the same as to when it first happened it's just that at some point the realisation that you can't do nothing about it in the end is either what breaks you or makes you stronger and in this case it made eric stronger.
LOVE
He honored his sons memory with this song.
@@Theemptythroneistaken, very true. You do not get through it, over it or used to it. It’s always with you. You live it every day.
There is no easy way to hear this song, especially if you know the story behind it. I still cry every time.
Indeed, it's especially poignant when this song was covered by a number of recording artists for a benefit for tsunami victims in southeast Asia, I wanna say Sri Lanka, but I might be wrong about the location
I totally understand. I cried watching this because I've been a fan of Clapton since the 80's when my friends introduced me to who he was.
@@karlsmith2570 In general, you’re not wrong. Sri Lanka was repeatedly in the news as the primary location of that disaster. Thanks for mentioning this. I’ll have to look for those covers.
BE SAFE. Peace...✌️
@@Rippypoo well, it's actually a singular cover with a whole bunch of recording artists collaborating on it, people like Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne, Andrea Bocelli, Elton John and numerous others
Every single time. I heard him sing it live a few years ago and I cried like a baby.
Any parent who knows the backstory of this- cries...Every.Single.Time.
I don't even have kids & it makes me sad as anything.
Like my parents lost a baby at 40 days old of something they fix in the womb now.
One of my friends had a little 3 year old who drowned cos the person watching him didn't. Another of my friends lost her infant son & husband while they went to the shops & she stayed home. They were killed in a head on collision.
Like I've got a Lou of mates who lost kids & it's horrible
Same
Especially those who have been through it!
I have always sobbed at this song. Mister Clapton transmits his love for his son through the song- it’s unspeakable pain.
I'm not a parent and it hits me hard every time I listen to it. 😭😭😭
I lost my wife of 37 years this past September as she lost her battle with stage 4 cancer. And we played this for her at the funeral. 🥺💔✌
So yeah I feel you Brother.
rest in peace to your wife and hoping the best for you
My condolences to you for your loss
She's still watching over you, take peace in that
RIP to your beautiful wife and sending healing vibes to you and yours
I’m so sorry for your loss of your beautiful wife.
@ Antonio Charo Sincere condolences.
BE SAFE. Peace...✌️
Lost my eldest son when he was 6 - this song breaks me up every time
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omg. I can't even imagine. So very sorry.
Must be the worst feeling in the world, I'm so sorry x
My sincerest condolences to you for your loss
So very sorry for your loss.
I was at a Eric Clapton concert at Dodger Stadium. When he started playing this song you could have heard a pin drop! This was amazing because usually people are loud even as a song is playing. I think people had such respect for the song he wrote for his 4-year old boy who died. People were crying because it packs so much emotion in such a simple song. Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time!
I was at that concert and it has to be the most emotional few minutes ever at a concert.
I've always said this, how he managed to sing a single note in the years fresh after Conor died is beyond me. He doesn't perform it anymore although he's has performed a slightly different version in more recent years. He doesn't feel the same raw emotions as he did back then. I'd have been in floods had I been at that concert. I'd love to have been at any Clapton show to be honest
Oh wow. . .just...wow. Crying right now.
Every parent's worst nightmare is to lose your child. My kids are 18 and 20 now but I'd be devastated to lose them. How Eric was able to carry on and even play and sing that song he wrote for his 4 year old son is heartbreaking. I don't think I could even function.
The thing a lot of people miss that makes this song even more heartbreaking is the idea that he will get to see his kid when he dies but only for a moment because he doesn't think that he has been good enough to get into heaven himself. "cause you know I just can't stay here in heaven". Just soul crushing.
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Exactly!
I think it means he has to carry on living, i.e. he doesn't belong in heaven yet
Yes, it’s not about being bad but about remaining amongst the living, carrying on. ♥️
@@clairejones1489 that's exactly what it means.
I cannot express the immense sadness and sympathy I feel for the loss of his son. This song truly resonates with me on a deep level and touches my heart. It is a beautiful and emotional song that captures the pain and grief of losing a loved one.
His broken heart and the pain of losing a child just rips through the soul . It’s palpable.
Many years ago my best friends 3 year old son fell from a top floor apartment building witch was above the 3rd floor on to a cement sidewalk she lived about 2 blocks from the hospital she ran him to the hospital and by the grace of God he survived with surgeries and body casts he made a complete recovery so now every time I hear this song I think of that amazing miracle God gave us and about the beautiful Conner who sleeps with the angels and I cry my heart out for all of them!!! Thank you for a lovely reaction and prayers to you and yours🙏❣️
Glad he survived. Poor baby
Connor Yes. Beautiful boy. Name to.
I’m sure you know by now that this is about his little boy that fell from over 50 floors out of a window- VERY sad song- 💙✌️
There's also a precautionary aspect if people know the whole story. And since some people are expecting children... some support or "guard" gave way when the child went to the window. He'd do that often and the nanny thought it was secure. It was a freak accident. Never put a child in a situation where "fail" could cause death or injury. Remember Michael Jackson and the balcony controversy? You want a nice big buffer between your child and death -- especially when they're too young to help themselves.
@@audreyandlinCompany I assume.you don't know.the story then?.the janitor.was there cleaning(nothing to.do.with a guard rail) cleaning the windows...the maid and.conor.were.playing..conor was running behind the maid.so the janitor.stopped the maid.to let her know the window was.open but she couldn't hear him.in time and conor.kept running and went through the open window falling 53 floors.... cautionary tale you say?.about what exactly?.it was.a tragic.accident love 💔
Nothing comparable. I lost my older son 2 years ago. Even thinking of him just eats at me
@@jonnyenough1531 I’m sorry for your loss. ❤️
Still one of the most painfully emotional songs ever written or sung as a tribute for a lost child.
Eric Clapton’s version still makes me cry.
Eric Clapton co-wrote this song and is the original performer. Saying Eric's "version" is a bit of a wtf moment.
*@B weeks-marshall*
Huh? Eric Clapton's "version" is *_THE VERSION,_* my friend. He also co-wrote _"Tears In Heaven"_ with Will Jennings specifically about EC's little boy, Conor Clapton. I can't figure out where you could have thought you heard another version? Maybe you were thinking about when the Osborne's and multiple musicians did a Hurricane Relief video using this song? IDK. Anyhow, you are certainly right about it being "one of the most painfully emotional songs ever written or sung as a tribute for a lost child." I couldn't agree more, that was well said. Be safe and be well. ~Peace!
Thank you for reacting to this song...I was pregnant when this song came out and I named my son, Connor, after hearing it, 27 yrs ago.❤️
That's a very sweet tribute to Eric Clapton's son, naming your own son after his
@@karlsmith2570 my Connor is a great kid...well, at 26 yrs old. Ironically, he and his wife are expecting their first child at this time.
@@pattytyndall1021 congratulations
Now I have to find the release date for this song. 27 years. Hard to believe this song is already that old. But I can’t exactly say that your son can’t be 27, can I? That would just be not very nice.😕🙂
@@Rippypoo I believe it came out in 1992, but I didn’t hear it until I watched Clapton perform it on the Grammy’s (1993) when I was pregnant.
The reason he said "I don't belong here in heaven" was because he was so devastatingly sad and just wanted to end it, but luckily he pulled himself out of it. He will meet his beautiful boy someday.
I think he was singing the lyrics of what Connor would be saying, is what I had heard.
I don't belong here in heaven, I wasn't worthy of you I'm not good enough to join you. Eric wasn't a saint and never claimed to be but it breaks my heart that's it's about losing someone you adored but never really felt worthy of having to begin with.
@@herdmentality1894 the song was as his Son was singing it. And yes it was so sad and devastating
I am grateful that he turned to his music during this most painful time in his life . Conner will be remembered forever through this song..
I had heard the song before, but I’ll never forget the first time I heard it 4 months after our daughter passed away. We were visiting “family” (not blood related), and I was talking with one of them, when the song came on. I just broke down and ran to another room and cried my heart out. Our daughter was 19 at the time. She would have been 33 now. My heart still breaks when I hear it. It just also breaks for Eric Clapton, knowing what it feels like to lose a child.
Eric Clapton is in a class by himself....songwriter, guitarist, collaborator. This song shows his raw emotions after such a tragedy. I still cry when I hear it.
When this came out, people were floored. It was heartbreaking thinking how losing his child must have been. Especially the way Connor passed.
I know this song for more than 25 years, but since 20 years it has a special meaning to me! This song was played at the funeral ceremony of a friend that commited suicide. He wrote in his farewell letter that he wants us to play it. Beautiful song! 💔
@Fab Weiss That’s awful. So very sorry for your loss. Sorry that your friend felt out of other options to stop whatever kind of pain he was going through. I hope that he found some kind of comfort in this song. I know that I do.
BE SAFE. Peace...✌️💜
@@Rippypoo thanks bro
Everyone do lost someone in life do to suicide I know what that feel like. And do feel sorry for your lost of your friend.
I'm so sorry
@@jonathanpatrick2029 I know what that feels like too. My first husband committed suicide at 33
This is one of the most heart wrenching, beautiful songs ever written in my opinion. Clapton is always thought of as a great guitarist, which he is, but seldom recognized are his song writing abilities. A truly great artist.
The MTV unplugged video of that is so hard to watch. It’s amazing he made it through the song.
This song breaks my heart and it always has. I always wondered how he could keep putting one foot in front of the other after losing his son and then I found out myself when I lost my 19 year old son in 2012. You move forward but you never forget, you never get over it and you just find reasons to keep walking. If I hadn't had my other (adult) kids to think of I wouldn't have made it at all. I appreciate Eric Clapton giving us a song from his own pain that gives words to what it feels like.
God bless you
Reminds me of my son Yes he’s there waiting for me
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Truly a heartbreaking song. I cannot imagine how Eric Clapton was able to sing this without breaking down. My heart goes out to him. God bless his little son who was taken much too soon.
This song is about the death of Eric Clapton's 4 yr old son Conor. Very sad.
Great reaction as always, thank you! Ps, sorry for the loss of your Grandmother, I can relate very well. 🙏
his feeling of guilt comes through so strong in the final lines. "I know I don't belong, her in heaven." but the whole song is asking his son if he could ever forgive him. my heart aches every time i hear this song.
I’m sure Eric looks to the day he can see his baby boy again, but until then, he’s carrying on the best he and God can -together. 🙏🏼 👍🏼
Eric Clapton is someone you need to know. We call him Slowhand. One of the originals from the 60's hippie Era who lived to tell. He beat heroin. Survived alcoholism. After the death of his only child he did retire for a bit, but thankfully made a comeback.
Eric was friends with Jimi Hendrix, B.B.King. Is friends with Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, to name a few. Has played in many bands. And he is still alive to this day. Eric Clapton is a treasure to the world.
This is about his son Connor who died in an accident where are you fell out of a Out of a balcony/window
20+ years later, and I still cry when i listen to this song...ty for sharing this beautiful memory again.
Eric Clapton is a very talented musician. His guitar playing is legendary. This is a song of healing for him and it gets me every time.
Eric Clapton brings us with into his grief. his grief is so raw. This song has helped many.
This song brings tears to my eyes. You can feel the sincerity & the pain. Clapton is a legend...and rightfully so.
Haven't heard this song in a few years. Sobbing almost all the way through. Look up why he wrote this song, it is heartbreaking and pulls at our own heartstrings from our own personal losses.
It's heartbreaking every time. Can any parent imagine how you would cope with such a tragedy? If you're Eric Clapton, you write a beautiful song about Tears in Heaven.
My sweet 2 year old baby girl died about 6-12 months after this became popular. I loved it because it became the song for a group you never want to belong to. It validated how broken I felt and it reminded me that I absolutely would see her again.
When a true blues man writes about real pain you get an amazing song from the depths of sorrow.
I lost my first son when he was 18 months old, killed by a drunk driver.
This song breaks my heart.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I also lost my 3 year old son due to a drunk driver. It's a horrible thing and I wish people will wake up to the danger of making to choice to drive when drinking. Prayers for you and your family 🙏
Thank you and I'm sorry for your loss as well. Prayers for you and your family 🙏
So sorry for your loss
@@scottallison2564 so sad sorry for your loss
So sorry💔❤ I wish everyone had to read a book (before getting a drivers license) with all of these comments about people losing children to drunk drivers and then watch Eric Clapton sing this song.
My dad passed away in 2002, and the only song he wanted to be played at his funeral was this one. Mom met up with him there, and we will know his name when we join. Ty,super hugs from Sweden.
There are no words for me to say that could comfort any of you. Sharing my personal story of my own loss would only make it about me ,when it is about Eric his family, you and yours. The 1 thing I can say is that 4 me that when the pain gets 2 crushing I 🙏 and remember all the good times. I hope that helps someone
Dedicated and written about the loss of his very young son Connor.
Another heartbreaking song is Led Zeppelins "All of My Love." It was written for Robert Plants son Karac who died at the tender age of 5.
Both songs are emotional outcry from 2 fathers to their sons who died way before their time.
You can clearly hear the pain and loss in both songs.
I used to compile music way back. I named them all sorts of titles and sell to my friends. This Eric Clapton was the No 1 song in my compilation, "Hits Vol. 8" they were recorded from cd to cassettes and my kid brothers (Yemi and Detola) reproduced in this gigantic cassette duplicator. I made the titles on my laptop using Pagemaker or CorelDraw. I loved every compilation of mine. It was a beautiful time of my life but really tedious work.
One of the most heartbreaking stories in the history of songwriting. When you learn the back story it takes an already great song to a spiritual level that is beyond belief. Peace.
As always when I hear this song my heart is breaking. Such a tragedy. Another beautiful song by Eric Clapton is “Wonderful tonight”. Beautiful love song.
When my oldest Nephew was murdered in '98 my Brother sang this. Not a dry eye in the house
we played it at my dad's memorial service.
How can you never had heard of any of these songs???
This was a number one hit for the longest time.
This song came out in 1992 and the first time I heard it I cried, I was so touched because my own boys were both very young and I could never imagine losing either of them...♡
30 years later, and I still cannot hear this song without crying.........😥
Rips my heart out every time.
That is the way i think everyone felt the first time they heard this beautiful song.
Love Eric Clapton! He has many great songs. I listened to Tears in Heaven often when it first came out. Not as much anymore, just too sad of a place to return - I remember how shocked and the devastation I felt for him when word first came out about his son. In my humble opinion, he’s one of the top guitarist of all time. He’s my favorite artist. His life, its many tragedies, his ability to somehow overcome, and give back, is astonishing. He’s owned up to his many mistakes, demons, flaws - but he marches forward. I don’t know where to start. You could react to ‘Old Love’ in the late ‘90s at Madison Square Garden. You could react to his live performance in 2004 (this is THE one) at a Crossroads Concert in Texas. Many consider his solo at this particular venue, the best, or at least one of the best, of all time. You could react to Double Trouble live performance in 2008 at Madison Square Garden with Steve Winwood. He’s truly amazing.
RIP to Connor. I believe Eric belongs in Heaven with Connor and will be. His music is Legendary, the world Loves some Clapton... This song still has me in tears after all these years. I remember when they announced on the radios about this tragedy, have never forgotten that. Kuddos to Eric for writing this, so beautiful.
So emotional. Helps you remember those loved ones you have lost. To trigger these emotions thru song - what a talent.
One of the most heart wrenching songs you will ever hear. Such a tragedy.
As soon as I saw your reaction, I knew you were thinking of your grandma.
These kind of heartstrings songs do that, get me crying over my loved ones everytime I hear them too.
I sang this song and played to it at my A-Level exam in music back in 1995. one of the best and most emotional songs ever written.
Thank you for sharing your reaction to one of the most beautifully heartwrenching songs...it came out when i was about 13 or 14 and i remmeber hearing it thinking it was beautiful, then learning the tragic story behind, and then it took a whole other emotional meaning to me....you can feel his pain to the core in this masterpiece....your reaction is also beautiful
This song always makes me think of my dad. I miss him. When I see him again, I know there will be no more sadness and no more tears. Heaven is pure happiness.
It is a beautiful song about a horrible day
Listen to Clapton’s “Bell bottom blues”. That guitar wrecks your soul.
No one should ever have to live through the death of their child. Eric, to cope with the grief after his son's tragic accident, wrote and sang this song. It's so incredibly touching.
No parents should have to bury their child....it should be the other way around
I think the whole world cried for Eric & his family when the event's of the tragic death of his 4 year old was announced & we heard the song for the first time. I love this song & you can not hear this song and not think about his son or someone you have lost !!!
The background story is truly what makes this such a sad but beautiful song
The backstory to this song will absolutely break your heart
he lost his 4 year old son falling out of a 53 story window in NYC and this is his pain through music which we all know is whre the most beautiful creativity comes from ..sadly pain!
Sending you a virtual hug. Beautiful, touching song that holds so much meaning for so many people in their own situations. That's what makes songs like this live forever.
He came to the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium sat on a stool on the stage and played the song before it was released ..I cried ..we all knew it was for his little boy that died, Elvis used to stop in, all the greats sang here Hank, BB, Johnny Horton ...you name the person they performed on this stage...
He wrote this when his 5 year old son died in a horrific accident❤😥
That song has to touch everyone. If it doesn’t then I don’t know what to say. You’re not human
James, I still cry when I hear this song. God bless you and your family; my sincere condolences for the loss of your dear grandma.
Clapton has so much good stuff it’s hard to name! (Badge,Bad Love, I can’t stand it) could go on! Then there’s the blues he played with
B.B. King and solo stuff too~
Such a heartbreaking, beautiful song, you can so feel his pain...Thanks James, Blessings
Eric Clapton is a GOAT. Go deeper in the catalog! Unthinkable trauma and grief created this song. Back in 1989 he came out on stage with Rolling Stones at Shea Stadium, amazing!!
I cry every time I hear this song. It's so beautiful but it reminds me of those I've lost.💖
Wonderful tonight
I don´t listen to other songs with Eric Clapton, but I do listen to this. And I cry every time.
YOU'RE MISSING A LOT. EC ROCKS
Thank you so much for respecting the music and letting it play uninterrupted.
Still tear up when I hear him sing this song. 😪
LOVE Eric Clapton! Still cry when I hear this. Please don't deny yourself the pleasure of everything Eric has done in his career. It's a long full rich career that you've barely scratched the surface of. Treat yourself!
My first wife passed away 12 years ago. We decided the first to go would light candles for the other. I look forward to the the day.
what an amazing day that will be
I think that's why that song is so powerful. We all have someone we miss and can think of when we hear this song. Lost in the beauty of the song is the technical brilliance of his guitar work.
Wonderful Tonight should be next
@jeff lee Yes. I was just thinking of that song. Fantastic instrumentation. That one incredibly soulful guitar that follows and reinforces each chorus. Eric Clapton is great, no matter what his tempo. But my favorite songs of his have always been the ones that are slow and sad/happy/peaceful/sensual.
BE SAFE. Peace...✌️
This is my favorite version.
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That was a strong emotion song. I swear that I could feel your emotions as you listened to it.
Such a heartbreaking pretext for this song, but it's absolutely beautiful.
I have lost two children in my life and the pain is something you never recover from. I just plain hurts.
His poor 5 yr old Conor, died horribly as Eric was on his way to take him out. He saw the police and ambulances...oh God.
Actually, Conner was 4 when that happened
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@@karlsmith2570 Seriously, if you really want to be technical 4 yrs 7 mos. Does it really matter?
That is sad.
I cannot imagine losing a child like he did, and then being able to take your love, and your sadness, and your grief, and turn it into such an amazing piece of art.
You should Also Know That Eric Clapton Is Considered To Be The Second Greatest Guitarist Of all Time
Really difficult to rate guitarists. It's just subjective and who you like best...second...third, etc.
@@reality1958 , yeah, that’s a little ballsy to say isn’t it
@@brianfronius4166 yeah I have my favorites too, but it's subjective. I mean how do you determine such a statement?
Is Eric Clapton better than Stevie Ray Vaughn?
I think that once you get to that level the differences are in style...and what you like best about the style of that guitarist...drummer, etc
@The - I have to ask, not to be confrontational, considered by whom?
#1 being SRV
One of the saddest songs ever written yet it's absolutely beautiful at the same time
You have a good heart. You are also valuable and important. We love you.
Great song. Reminds me when we lost 4 month old grandson. Will cry every time.
When I hear this song, when he sings that he doesn't belong in heaven, all I can think is that he blames himself for what happened. People blame themselves, even if they were not at fault.
I always took that lyric to say that his son is now in Heaven, but he has to carry on with life and can't be there because he still belongs on Earth. It's not his time yet.
@@johnjr757 Both reasons fit I think.
Eric Clapton has been giving us great great music since the 1960’s. Inducted into the Hall of Fame three times. First with THE YARDBIRDS, then with CREAM and finally solo. And that’s just the tip of the Iceberg. He also was part of The Bluesbreakers, Delaney and Bonnie, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos. One of the true greats of Rock and Roll.
This still makes me tear up, so tragic and beautiful. You can really feel his heartbreak 😢💔
1 of the most beautiful songs ever written...it is so relatable in the way it says what's running thru your mind when you have to face the loss of someone. It is gut wrenchingly raw & honestly.
A parents worst nightmare .
It is incomprehensible to imagine the pain.😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥