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"Tears in Heaven" is a song by English guitarist, singer, and songwriter Eric Clapton and Will Jennings, written about the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Conor. It appeared on the 1991 Rush film soundtrack .
Eric Clapton's Grammy-winning song "Tears in Heaven" is featured in the film. Clapton wrote the film's score and performed on it. The soundtrack includes Clapton's guitar and vocals on "Tears in Heaven" and "Help Me Up"; Clapton and Buddy Guy also perform "Don't Know Which Way to Go".
Clapton, 79, famously performed an acoustic version of his hit single “Tears in Heaven” for Unplugged, which aired as an MTV special and was later released as a live album.
Best Film Theme or Song Nominated [59] 1992 Himself Lifetime Achievement Award Won [60] 1993 "Tears in Heaven" Best Film Theme or Song Won [61] Best Song Musically and Lyrically Nominated [61] International Hit of the Year Nominated [61] 1994 "Tears in Heaven" PRS Most Performed Work Nominated [62]
Will Jennings, an Oscar winner for “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong” and one of the best known lyricists in the contemporary songwriting community, has died, his longtime ...
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, ... Clapton's grief was expressed in the song "Tears in Heaven", ...
The singles discography of Eric Clapton consists of 24 early career singles that Clapton recorded with various groups and singers including The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Blues Breakers, Cream, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band as well as Derek and the Dominos. As a solo performer, Clapton released 91 singles and various promotional ...
Jennings also wrote "Tears in Heaven" with Eric Clapton, which won song of the Year and also won the Ivor Novello award for best song from a film. [ 27 ] Teaming with James Horner and Mariah Carey , Jennings wrote the lyrics for the central song in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! , " Where Are You Christmas? ", sung by a character within the ...