Eric Clapton wrote “Tears In Heaven” with songwriter Will Jennings who also wrote the chart-toppers “Up Where We Belong” and “My Heart Will Go On” after a six month absence from songwriting and performing. During this time he mourned his four year old son, Conor, who tragically died after accidentally falling from a 53 story apartment. “Tears” was featured on the soundtrack for the 1991 movie Rush. Eric was hesitant to release the song at all, but Rush director Lili Zanuck convinced him to Her argument was that it might in some way help somebody, and that got my vote. The song was a 1 hit in Japan, Poland and Canada and a top five hit in the UK. In the US, it was stopped at 2 by Vanessa Williams “Save The Best For Last” in the spring of 1992. Eric and Will were not expecting the song to be so successful, with Will sharing It was furthest through from my mind, really. I was so involved in the sensitivity of the subject, and I didn’t even think about that. Eric performed the song for the first time live on 16 January 1992 during an episode of MTV Unplugged. The presenter told him that he would make a lot of people cry’. In 1993, “Tears” won six Grammy awards. In 2004, Eric decided to stop performing the song, along with “My Father’s Eyes” another song related to Conor I didn’t feel the loss anymore, which is so much a part of performing those songs. I really have to connect with the feelings that were there when I wrote them. They’re kind of gone, and I really don’t want them to come back, particularly. My life is different now. They probably just need a rest, and maybe I’ll introduce them for a much more detached point of view.

JAKARTA, - "Tears in Heaven" adalah lagu ciptaan Eric Clapton bersama Will Jennings yang menceritakan kematian Conor, putra Eric Clapton. Lagu ini mendapat penghargaan dari Grammy untuk kategori "Song of the Year" pada 1993. Lagu "Tears in Heaven" juga muncul dalam film Rush besutan Lili Fini juga Lirik dan Chord Lagu Change The World dari Eric Clapton Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "Tears in Heaven" dari Eric Clapton [Intro]A E Fm A D E A[Chorus]A E Fm AWould you know my name,D A EIf I saw you in heaven,A E Fm AWould it be the same,D A EIf I saw you in heaven, [Verse]Fm CI must be strong,A Fand carry on, BmCause I know I don't belong, AHere in heaven. [Link]A E Fm A D E A [Chorus]A E Fm AWould you hold my handD A EIf I saw you in heavenA E Fm AWould you help me standD A EIf I saw you in heaven [Verse]Fm CI'll find my way,A Fthrough night and day BmCause I know I just can't stay AHere in heaven

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