Cocaine, the musician J. Cale (1938-2013) and the famous Eric Clapton. J.J. Cale was a creative songwriter and guitarist from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Cocaine has always been surrounded by intractable controversies. Are the lyrics pro or critical of drugs?
This is completely ambiguous and both explanations are plausible. The authors point out that the text emphasizes the ease with which addicts return to using. "When there are problems, when things are going well, when there is nothing to do, there is always cocaine." Sing
Cale released Cocaine from the album Troubador in September 1976, which peaked at number 82 shortly after its release as the B-side single, Hey Baby.
But in December 1977, Cocaine with Eric Clapton went global with the album Slowhand, which flooded the radio with critical sales and reached number two on Billboard magazine. Although the album's success was waning. Another strong song was the caramel ballad 'Wonderful Tonight'.
Clapton only chose this song because it was written by the great songwriter J.J. Cale is not healthy either; He quit heroin and added cocaine to become a dangerous alcoholic. Cale's original version sounds a bit melancholic, but Clapton's version removes the sadness and gives it a more distant tone. Glynn Johns, the producer of the Slowhand album, said: “I tried to make the best album possible. I didn't want to hear anything about improvisation. "Clapton entered the studio in very bad condition and tried not to waste more time than he should."
The word cocaine itself has many meanings to people, whether they approve of it or not, which gives the audience an adrenaline rush and combined with the lack of precision of the lyrics led Clapton to Las Cocaine (Dirty Cocaine). ) was added. cocaine), so there was never any doubt which side Slowhand was on.
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