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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

?? Asked the Lord abovefor mercy ♪ ♪ Save me if you please ♪ ♪ I went downto the...

�� Asked the Lord above
for mercy ♪ ♪ Save me if you please ♪ ♪ I went down
to the crossroads ♪ ♪ Tried to flag a ride ♪ ♪ Down to the crossroads
tried to flag a ride ♪ ♪ Nobody seemed to know me
everybody passed me by ♪

Full Transcript

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♪ Asked the Lord above for mercy ♪
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♪ Save me if you please ♪
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♪ I went down to the crossroads ♪
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♪ Tried to flag a ride ♪
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♪ Down to the crossroads tried to flag a ride ♪
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♪ Nobody seemed to know me everybody passed me by ♪
Duration
26 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:56
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Passion Pictures

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Movie Summary

A look at the life and work of guitarist Eric Clapton, told by those who have known him best, including BB King, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison.
[interviewer] Many of these young players - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
[interviewer] Many of these young players
I'm grateful some of them seem to like me. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
I'm grateful some of them seem to like me.
I'm grateful because - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:11
I'm grateful because
Because until the days of rock 'n' roll a lot of times, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
Because until the days of rock 'n' roll a lot of t...
I'm not speaking racially, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
I'm not speaking racially,
[Crossroads continues] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
[Crossroads continues]
Otis Redding was a black R&B singer - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
Otis Redding was a black R&B singer
And what rock n' roll or the popularity - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:13
And what rock n' roll or the popularity
Some of the people who, were it not for them, - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
Some of the people who, were it not for them,
B B King I was playing in New York City - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:39
B B King I was playing in New York City
It could sound good, but if you gonna play - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
It could sound good, but if you gonna play
White America had never paid attention to blues - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:15
White America had never paid attention to blues
Now a lot of doors were opened for B.B. King - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
Now a lot of doors were opened for B.B. King
[Ahmet] They did like 300 shows a year. - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:04
[Ahmet] They did like 300 shows a year.
And had a huge, huge following - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:07
And had a huge, huge following
So at that time, Cream got to be - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
So at that time, Cream got to be
Much bigger than the Rolling Stones - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:05
Much bigger than the Rolling Stones
Um, yeah, there are always phrases - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:08
Um, yeah, there are always phrases
You know, I've put together from old phrases - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:06
You know, I've put together from old phrases
[plays guitar slowly] - Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars 00:09
[plays guitar slowly]