Tonight as I was walking to the metro from work, I passed by a guy strumming his guitar, singing Eric Clapton's classic, "Layla."
A homeless man was standing just behind him, singing backup vocals on the chorus.
I don't believe the original performer was anticipating becoming a group act, but I thought it worked.
It begs the question, though: does the homeless man gets a cut of the donation earnings at the end of the night?
On a related note: tonight as I was walking to the metro from work, I realized that Eric Clapton was saying "Layla" in that song. I don't know why I never caught that. I always figured he was saying something like "Hey Love" or something - which totally works. I never expect musicians to use actual names, so I never hear them when they do. I always just make up my own words at that point...
On a related side-note: I'm not nearly as astute in music lyric understanding as I was when I was younger. I was amazing when I was in middle school. Now I practically make up my own songs when I listen to the radio. Case in point: Rihanna's "We Found Love." Apparently she's saying "we found love in a hopeless place," not "in a parking space..."
Which is practically the same thing, if you think about it long enough.
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Um, I laughed realllly awkwardly and loudly to your last bit about Rihanna's song... hahaha
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