Cocaine is a song written and recorded in the studio by J.J. Cale, but the cover performed by Eric Clapton in 1977 gained more popularity than the original version. Eric Clapton put this song on his album, Slowhand. J.J. Cale's version of Cocaine did get some recognition, climbing to the No.1 spot in New Zealand for one week. Then, the song was released by Eric Clapton, and it became the 7th most-sold single globally in 1977.
Glyn John made Eric Clapton record Cocaine, the live version of the song for the album Just One Night, which also made it into Billboard's Hot 100. Before and even after the success of Cocaine, Eric Clapton kept on recording songs written and recorded by J.J Cale. Some examples are After Midnight and Travelin Light. According to many artists and music producers, it was the song Cocaine that made Eric Clapton more popular even though he had his list of song chart hits.
Cocaine in Eric Clapton's voice became iconic, and even to this day, you can find the latest Hollywood flicks using his version of the song when introducing their main character. According to Clapton, Cocaine is not about consuming the drug; it is an anti-drug song that warns listeners about how they should stay away from it as it is pretty addictive and deadly.
The online guitar chord lesson for Cocaine by Eric Clapton is taught by Mike Dugan, one of our guitar instructors with over 45+ years of experience. He got into guitar playing at a very young age and made a name for himself in the New York City Blues scene in the late 1970s with his band. In addition, the album "Workin" also earned a nomination for "Best Contemporary Blues Recording," and he was invited for a jamming session with the legend Les Paul in 1985. He has produced terrific blues music over the decades, and his songs have been featured in movies, plays, and even on TV shows.
Mike Dugan, in the Cocaine chord lesson, is going to teach you all the chords required for this particular song, along with progressions and strumming patterns. He has divided the song into multiple segments, so it is easier for you to easily learn different parts of the song. Once you finish the Cocaine guitar lesson, you can find other song lessons such as Crash by Dave Mattews Band, Breaking The Habit by Linkin Park, Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd and many more from our song repository.
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