"Nobody Knows YouWhen You're Down And Out" was originally-- I first heard it byBessie...
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"Nobody Knows You
When You're Down And Out" was originally-- I first heard it by
Bessie Smith, and-- in fact, no, I first heard it
by an English musician, and I can't remember who,
a pub player, and I learned it from him, and then I found out later
that it was by Bessie Smith, and it is one of
the early songs that I played when I was around the pubs,
when I was about 15, 16, and I played it unaccompanied,
and it was one of my first-- one of the first songs
that I felt I could sing because it's
a melodramatic song, and I could, you know, I could put all this angst
into it, you know?
When You're Down And Out" was originally-- I first heard it by
Bessie Smith, and-- in fact, no, I first heard it
by an English musician, and I can't remember who,
a pub player, and I learned it from him, and then I found out later
that it was by Bessie Smith, and it is one of
the early songs that I played when I was around the pubs,
when I was about 15, 16, and I played it unaccompanied,
and it was one of my first-- one of the first songs
that I felt I could sing because it's
a melodramatic song, and I could, you know, I could put all this angst
into it, you know?
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"Nobody Knows You
When You're Down And Out"
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was originally--
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I first heard it by
Bessie Smith, and--
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in fact, no, I first heard it
by an English musician,
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and I can't remember who,
a pub player,
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and I learned it from him,
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and then I found out later
that it was by Bessie Smith,
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and it is one of
the early songs that I played
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when I was around the pubs,
when I was about 15, 16,
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and I played it unaccompanied,
and it was one of my first--
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one of the first songs
that I felt I could sing
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because it's
a melodramatic song,
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and I could, you know,
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I could put all this angst
into it, you know?
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Movie Summary
This special aims to commemorate and celebrate Clapton's groundbreaking unplugged performance, offering fans both a theatrical experience and a streaming option to revisit this historic musical event.
