Name your three favourite songs by... [Simon and Garfunkel]

[Taylor]

I didnt even know he had a racist outburst - can still only name a few of his songs

Wonderful tonight
Layla
Tears in heaven (fine song but the reason for it being written is incredibly sad)

[AustinPowers]

Clapton's solo stuff maybe not as well known  as Cream/D&TD, but surely everyone knows the guitar intro from   Sunshine of your Love?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=f3y8jf01UY8&pp=ygUcY3JlYW0gc3Vuc2hpbmUgb2YgeW91ciBsb3ZlIA%3D%3D

Layla was also used in Vauxhall adverts  back in the day as well. Surely  everyone has heard that at  some stage too?

I think it  was also used st the end of Goodfellas.

Wonderful tonight has been in numerous things  as well. The end of a Friends episode , comes to mind

[Applesisapples]

Same: Tears in Heaven, Wonderful Tonite... I like 'Why Aye Man'.. was tune for TV series Auf Wiedesen Pet (proby misspelt!) Really caught the migration to get work from Tyneside (same as Ireland)... 'economic refugees' and the carnage caused by Thatcher..
We had no way of staying afloat
We had to leave on the ferry boat
Economic refugees
On the run to Germany
We had the back of Maggie's hand
Times were tough in Geordie land...

Was that not Mark Knoffler?

[Applesisapples]

Can't find My Way Home (Blind Faith)
Wonderful Tonight
Lay Down Sally

[Ronnie]

I'm a conscientious objector.

[Truthsayer]

Same: Tears in Heaven, Wonderful Tonite... I like 'Why Aye Man'.. was tune for TV series Auf Wiedesen Pet (proby misspelt!) Really caught the migration to get work from Tyneside (same as Ireland)... 'economic refugees' and the carnage caused by Thatcher..
We had no way of staying afloat
We had to leave on the ferry boat
Economic refugees
On the run to Germany
We had the back of Maggie's hand
Times were tough in Geordie land...

Was that not Mark Knoffler?

Jees! So it was! What am I smoking!! 😱

[Ronnie]

"I think Enoch's right, I think we should send them all back. Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out."

[Truthsayer]

"I think Enoch's right, I think we should send them all back. Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out."

Every saint had a past, every sinner has a future...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/eric-clapton-apologizes-for-racist-past-i-sabotaged-everything

[Eamonnca1]

Poor Little Man

[Tony Baloney]

The Layla outro in Goodfellas is iconic.

[Jell 0 Biafra]

Blown outta the water by Sid Vicious doing My Way at the end.  One of the few times when a great movie was made even better by the ending credits.

[weareros]

Back in the teenage discos in the 80's in the old cold rural dancehalls, when Wonderful Tonight came on, it signaled the start of the slow set. It had the added bonus that if you couldn't find a girl to dance with (or were refused), it was the one slow song that you could at least still play air guitar to until the good stuff started up again.

Peaches and Diesel
His guitar solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps

And if you covet the singers girl on above song, sure might as well write a great song about her too.

Layla

[lurganblue]

Back in the teenage discos in the 80's in the old cold rural dancehalls, when Wonderful Tonight came on, it signaled the start of the slow set. It had the added bonus that if you couldn't find a girl to dance with (or were refused), it was the one slow song that you could at least still play air guitar to until the good stuff started up again.

Peaches and Diesel
His guitar solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps

And if you covet the singers girl on above song, sure might as well write a great song about her too.

Layla

might explain future refusals   

[Tony Baloney]

Back in the teenage discos in the 80's in the old cold rural dancehalls, when Wonderful Tonight came on, it signaled the start of the slow set. It had the added bonus that if you couldn't find a girl to dance with (or were refused), it was the one slow song that you could at least still play air guitar to until the good stuff started up again.

Peaches and Diesel
His guitar solo on While My Guitar Gently Weeps

And if you covet the singers girl on above song, sure might as well write a great song about her too.

Layla

might explain future refusals   

  Air guitar was acceptable in the 80s!

[Puckoon]

Wonderful tonight ended up as my wedding song, defaulted as it was one of the few songs the Hungarian band knew in English. You'll note it's not in my top 3.

Clapton maybe wasn't a great choice for this exercise upon reflection - his work with Cream and his solo work is exceptional, and I would have thought it classic rock mainstream, but perhaps not. Added issue is the fact that so many blues songs are reworks of traditional melodies and lyrics so it's hard to be a groundbreaking blues/rock artist outside of guitar virtuosity.

Crossroads
Lay Down Sally
White Room