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The MusicRadar Team, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 12:01 am UTC
God's most famous riff was actually penned by Duane Allman, but performed by Clapton on Brownie, the 1956 Stratocaster that featured throughout Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs, Derek And The Dominos' classic 1970 LP.
Penned about Clapton's future - then George Harrison's - wife Patti Boyd, Boyd can boast the rare accolade of having three of the most successful love songs of all time written about her: The Beatles' Something, Clapton's Wonderful Tonight and this.