“Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven
I must be strong
And carry on
‘Cause I know
I don’t belong here in
Heaven…”
This is a sad song written and sang by a famous American unplugged
pop singer and composer Eric Clapton to memorize his 4-year-old son Conor who
fell from a window of the 53-rd floor New
York apartment building in March of 1991.
The death of his little boy gave Clapton a strong impact not only
Conor was his only child but also was joining Clapton’s life at his late
forties. The sorrow was so huge that
Clapton was isolated himself for a long period of time. Finally, Clapton decided to pull himself
together and starting working again.
Clapton dealt with the grief of his son’s death by co-writing “Tears in
Heaven” with Will Jennings and this song has won several musical awards.
From the lyrics and melody, we feel the sadness and emptiness of a
desperate father when he faces the biggest tragedy in life by losing his
beloved child for good without saying goodbye.
As the song says, “I must be strong and carry on….”, if the
child knows what his father has been through after his death, he would pray in
heaven that his dear father goes on with his life with a strong and positive mind.
The link of this song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRsJlAJvOSM
Wow I don't know that Michael has such good command in English. This song is awesome. It contains love and sorrow at the same time. The singer has a touching voice. I can feel his love to his son. Your blog is really interesting. Where do you get these stories? I want to know more. I will looking forward to your blog. I post the theme songs of the series I introduce on my blog. Hope you will like them, too.
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