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With a circus mind
That's running wild
Butterflies and zebras
And moonbeams and fairytales
All she ever thinks about is riding with the wind...
When I'm sad she comes to me
With a thousand smiles
She gives to me, free
It's alright, it's alright' she says
Take anything you want from me
Anything
Now she's walking through the clouds
With a circus mind
That's running wild
Butterflies and zebras
And moonbeams and fairytales
All she ever thinks about is riding with the wind...
When I'm sad she comes to me
With a thousand smiles
She gives to me free
It's alright, it's alright' she says
Take anything you want from me
Anything
Fly Little Wing... Yeah, Yeah...
Fly Little Wing...
He was decent in Cream though.

gotta agree. i've always thought that duane allman really carried d and the dominos. missing the wailing voice and soaring guitars here. but this is still decent - different players. you can hear winwood with him instead so that's going to change the feel. so what?


If I had any talent I'd give it a shot. I can think of a lot of worse ways to make a living.
Money for nothing and your chicks for free!
Ditto. But you left out contrived.
"Sounds like they were in to it and not just two old farts going through the motions."
you try being a rock star for fifty fucking continuous years: he is lucky to be alive and still strumming
If I had any talent I'd give it a shot. I can think of a lot of worse ways to make a living.
He was decent in Cream though.

you try being a rock star for fifty fucking continuous years: he is lucky to be alive and still strumming
I'd rather be a rock star for fifty years than work in most jobs or trades for that long, but maybe that's just me. Still, he probably does feel lucky to be alive and strumming.
Da wär ich nicht so sicher.

I was looking for a "yawn" emoji.
Did I miss it?
It's there, to the left of the 'chill pill' lol
As a HUGE fan of this song, even having heard EC play it live, and only a year or two before this was recorded (although he played it with Robert Cray not Winwood) I will say that I still love the original Jimi Album Version.
The guitar work on this live performance is super. The only performance I've ever seen/heard that is WAY better is when Randy Hansen (opener at a Steve Miller Band concert at the Puyallup fair) played it and ROCKED it. He's an amazing guitarist, probably as close to Jimi as one can play in the mortal world.
Well, ........... you have a very good point there.
By the way, I really like this. Two guys striving to sing/wail/pound their best. Hammond B-3 in the background is pretty good, too.
Agreed
Fine, but this one is still a good cover.
Public announcement: Will the person or persons who stole the Jimi Hendrix silk screen from my High School wall near the Grade 10 art class (circa 1970) where a few friends and I squeegied it out, please return it.

I was looking for a "yawn" emoji.
Did I miss it?


Agreed. From an uptempo blues guitar drum thunder rocker to a wishy washy by the numbers performance piece. Still, it's OK for those not familiar with the originals. Plural.
But not a good spin, in my taste.
They are painting the song with a huge brush and using wallpaint.
Louder, bigger, more.
Little Wing covers her ears
Okay, you just made that shit up. Clapton couldn't carry Jimi's jock strap.
Agreed.
Okay, you just made that shit up. Clapton couldn't carry Jimi's jock strap.
LIVE MUSIC IS BETTER, BUMPER STICKERS SHOULD BE ISSUED.

Ho effin hum.
you try being a rock star for fifty fucking continuous years: he is lucky to be alive and still strumming
Jimi Hendrix set the bar, Stevie Ray Vaughan almost cleared it, now the bar should be taken down.
JMHO.
Jeff Beck OWNS the bar!!!!!

2 and thats generous. psd to U2 would be marginally preferable.
(edit)could be G A D I wont know till I jam to it.(/edit)
(reedit) F# D E geez! that's sacrilege, a Hendrix song modulated for either a piano or a pentioners voice.
probably where it came from,
Eric : Lets do little wing
Steve: Cool, Ah one twothreefour
(Strums along)
Eric: And shees walking ......stop stop, I cant sing that, Jimis voice was way two low, and those open e ringing chords sound too good, where is my capo?
Steve: er, you cant do that ... youll get lynched.
Eric: mi mi mi, la la la, yup, F# erm ...... D (more fumbling) aaaaand E
And thus is born Duh Duh Duh and remains in the rendition 'till now.
(/reedit)
I agree, part of the beauty of the original was that it didn't succumb into an endless guitar solo.
Winwood = 8. Clapton brings it down to a 2.

That one was an 11. This one's a 10.
Jimi Hendrix set the bar, Stevie Ray Vaughan almost cleared it, now the bar should be taken down.
JMHO.
2 and thats generous. psd to U2 would be marginally preferable.
(edit)could be G A D I wont know till I jam to it.(/edit)
(reedit) F# D E geez! that's sacrilege, a Hendrix song modulated for either a piano or a pentioners voice.
probably where it came from,
Eric : Lets do little wing
Steve: Cool, Ah one twothreefour
(Strums along)
Eric: And shees walking ......stop stop, I cant sing that, Jimis voice was way two low, and those open e ringing chords sound too good, where is my capo?
Steve: er, you cant do that ... youll get lynched.
Eric: mi mi mi, la la la, yup, F# erm ...... D (more fumbling) aaaaand E
And thus is born Duh Duh Duh and remains in the rendition 'till now.
(/reedit)
Well it's extremely hard to cover a 10 and do it justice I guess. Stevie Ray did a credible job and this isn't bad either, but when the original is pretty much untouchable you're pretty much behind the 8 ball to begin with.
Edit: and upon writing that I changed my rating from 'Quite Likeable' to 'Pretty Good' because it fails to even come close to Stevie Ray's version IMO.
I'd rather hear SRV's instrumental version; much closer to the spirit of the thing.
'Swing and a miss"
ditto
IMHO.
'Swing and a miss"
He speaks highly of both S. Windwood and J. Hendrix, something that makes sense when you listen to this version, which today I upgraded to a 9!!
SRVs version is godlike. This one is isn't bad.
Jug band is interesting, but not so godlike.
Check out Stevie Ray Vaughan's instrumental version and (I shit you not) the version by the South Austin Jug Band. So good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4uDegHB8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wojSgHwNm1k
Edit: Dammit, Dianne!
So you've never heard the 1970 loud and rousing cover from "Layla" Derek and the Dominoes? In at least this instance, it is a life musically deprived....
Oh listen to SRV version. It is amazing as well.
So you've never heard the 1970 loud and rousing cover from "Layla" Derek and the Dominoes? In at least this instance, it is a life musically deprived....

Wank away





Eric Clapton - Little Wing, Live
Live 05-03-2008 - Tampa, Florida. Great performance of Little Wing.
"This is the version that Clapton and Duane Allman came up with when they covered this song in 1970 for the Layla album. It's not meant to sound like the Hendrix version. Between the intro and solos, there's some awesome improv guitar playing here. Don't be fooled by the crap video, the audio quality is great. Turn up the volume and listen properly! " sonofapache
"It's Doyle Bramhall ll. His daddy worked with SRV. He's a good guitarist. I think i see Pino Palladino to the right." TMMSfanCLUB
"Can Clapton do the song justice? probably not, but then again not many can. Is clapton's playing predictable? maybe. I do think he was more creative in his days with Cream and his brief stint with Derek and the Dominos. I like Clapton for his clean technique and execution. I like Hendrix for his raw, visceral talent. I try not to compare the two for it's impossible because each has a very different technique and feel to their playing. I enjoy both for who they are." SgtSplatter782
"Jimi lasted 5-6 years of solid recording in the rock world... eric is going on 50 years.. both have transformed rock.. and are great men.. t/y to eric and the great bands that he gets together.. each year.. he has carried on the legacy of the ultimate rock star.. for 6 decades and has shown no signs of slowing down !!!" Ezwider109
"One of Hendrix' own heros covering one of his songs. He must be smiling down from heaven" SausageRollsRawsome

Ho effin hum.
No, I personally have played this song much, MUCH worse than this.

Clapton and Winwood 2 by ~greystre3t
©2008-2010 ~greystre3t
I went to Madison Square Garden to watch Clapton and Winwood on 2/28 and this show was amazing.
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Eric is old and extremely rich, barely in shape, which puts him in an a decidelly different class from the extremely old and extremely poor blues guitarist. For that matter, I don't think Winwood is hurting either. So, if you want great blues, listen to their early stuff or someone else's. The rest of us will just be glad he's still alive and able to pluck a string, thank you.


What a loser.
I love Clapton and I love this version of the song!!
I think the version on "Layla and other..." was better. At least it was recorded near the time of Hendrix' death, so EC probably had some real emotion put in the tune.
Bought this CD, it is awesome !


Eric is old and extremely rich, barely in shape, which puts him in an a decidelly different class from the extremely old and extremely poor blues guitarist. For that matter, I don't think Winwood is hurting either. So, if you want great blues, listen to their early stuff or someone else's. The rest of us will just be glad he's still alive and able to pluck a string, thank you.
Second time around it isn't happening, probably need a different place with different stimulus..
Maybe it's generational. To a lot of us boomers, this is sacred music.
EXACTLY! Man, I'm glad I'm not the only one who hears this...Everytime this version comes on, I do a double-take at the bridge. Terrapin? WTH? Oh, whoops, no, it's that EC Little Wing...

Yessir - the EC bridge. Since 1970 with Derek and the Dominoes
Me neither.
Nor me.
Second time around it isn't happening . . .
Me neither.
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing, Live
"Stevie Ray Vaughan doing 2 Hendrix covers, Little Wing and a bit of Third Stone From The Sun."
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Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood - Live from Madison Square Garden (2008):
"History rocked and rock made history during a sold-out three-gig stand at Madison Square Garden in late February 2008 when icons Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood performed a concert together for the first time since their all-too-brief days in the legendary Blind Faith in 1969. Whether they will ever team again is unknown. But with Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood Live From Madison Square Garden, fans everywhere are able to experience the sound and the glory of a performance on that famous stage by two of rock's greatest artists."
Personnel: Eric Clapton (guitar/vocals), Steve Winwood (guitar/vocals/keyboards), Willie Weeks (bass), Chris Stainton (keyboards), Ian Thomas (drums).
" "Little Wing" is a song written by Jimi Hendrix. He first recorded the song on the 1967 album Axis: Bold as Love. It is ranked #357 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and has been covered by numerous artists, notably Derek and the Dominos, Rod Stewart, Andy Timmons, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Monte Montgomery, Kirk Hammett of Metallica, Pearl Jam, Sting, John Mayer, Skid Row, The Corrs, Toto, Tak Matsumoto, John Petrucci, Concrete Blonde, Paul Rodgers, Iiro Rantala New Trio and many others. Stevie Ray Vaughan's version earned a Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1993." in Wikipedia
Second time around it isn't happening, probably need a different place with different stimulus..
Winwood is one of those guys who plays lots of instruments well. Aside from his well-known keyboard work, he plays guitar, bass, mandolin, and probably some others I am not aware of. And it seems he plays them all very well. Go back to some of his albums all the way to Traffic and check out the credits. You'll see.
Just a guess, but I would suspect that Hammond organ you hear is being played by Winwood, and the kick ass guitar is being played by Clapton.
Unless they decided to play a "switch show."
Then again, Chris Stainton also played keyboard, so maybe Winwood was playing guitar. Don't know. Anyone have the DVD?
I guess when you are playing a 20,000 seat arena then subtlety goes out of the window.