It sounds like it may be Eric Clapton...its blues...and some of its lyrics are: got me on my knees baby I'm beggin' darling please... And that's all I know... Anyone have an idea?
For anyone interested, here is the story behind the song Layla: In 1969, Clapton fell in love with Pattie Boyd, the wife of one of his best friends, Beatles' George Harrison. At about the same time, one of Clapton's friends gave him a copy of "The Story of Layla and Majnun" as written by Azerbaijani poet Nizami. The book moved Clapton profoundly as it was the tale of a young man who fell hopelessly in love with a beautiful, unavailable woman and who went crazy because he couldn't marry her. Clapton saw the correlation with his own life. With the help of percussionist Jim Gordon, Clapton wrote a song based on his reaction to the story and called it "Layla." He hoped its message would convince Boyd to leave her husband for him. "Layla" was first recorded in 1970 by Derek & the Dominoes, Clapton's band at the time and was featured on the album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs." Another title on the album, "I Am Yours," was also inspired by the same 12th century epic poem by Nizami. When the album came out, Clapton played the music for Boyd, gave her a copy of the book, and declared his love for her. They had a brief affair, but she broke it off and refused to leave her husband. But due to Clapton's persistence, he eventually did succeed in marrying her several years later. The marriage ended unhappily in divorce in 1988. Even though the romance didn't last, Eric Clapton's song "Layla" has maintained its popularity and is considered by some to be one of rock music's definitive love songs.
Great post BobFinn*, Didn't Harrison also write a song about Patty Boyd? (Something?). She must have been some kind of woman to get two guys writing several songs about her...
x34, Harrison did write the song Something for Patti Boyd. He met her on the set when the Beatles filmed the movie "Help" and fell in love with her.
Wow, it looks like Harrison was the husband she eventually left Clapton for... amid lots of other drama. Here's a brief bio and pic: http://www.groupiecentral.com/gwlpattib.html Of course, she was beautiful, though it sounds like he was a bit obsessed - and wasn't satisfied even after finally landing her. His current wife is younger than I am.
And I was starting to like you ninja. "sigh" I really like the slow version of Layla. Mainly because that was how I played it on the guitar when I first learned it. Just liked it that way. Imagine my surprise when he came out with the unplugged version.
