{"id":295,"date":"2026-06-25T12:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/?p=295"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:13:06","slug":"tears-in-heaven-by-eric-clapton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/tears-in-heaven-by-eric-clapton\/","title":{"rendered":"Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tears in Heaven was written and performed by Eric Clapton after the death of his 4 year old son, who fell from the 53rd floor of an apartment building.\u00a0 \u00a0 After a period of reclusion and mourning, he wanted to take on a project, writing a personal song for the soundtrack of a film.\u00a0 \u00a0 The song was later released on Clapton&#8217;s album <em>Unplugged<\/em>.\u00a0 \u00a0It became a number one song, won 3 Grammy awards and eventually reached Platinum status.<\/p>\n<p>The early performances were heartfelt and mesmerizing and after so many years, the song is part of us, a reminder of what it might be like to lose someone.<\/p>\n<pre><a class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__ClickTarget-sc-d6a74c8e-0 jYcUsM\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/3279478\/Eric-clapton-tears-in-heaven\/Would-you-know-my-name-if-i-saw-you-in-heaven\" data-ignore-on-click-outside=\"true\"><span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-d6a74c8e-1 hwlbXd\">Would you know my name\r\nIf I saw you in Heaven?<\/span><\/a>\r\n<a class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__ClickTarget-sc-d6a74c8e-0 jYcUsM\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/16032543\/Eric-clapton-tears-in-heaven\/Would-you-be-the-same-if-i-saw-you-in-heaven\" data-ignore-on-click-outside=\"true\"><span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-d6a74c8e-1 XbhFO\">Would you be the same\r\nIf I saw you in Heaven?<\/span><\/a><\/pre>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  style=\"display: block; 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