Ed Sheeran, king of angsty love songs, absolutely crushes cover of Eric Clapton's 'La
 

Ed Sheeran, king of angsty love songs, absolutely crushes cover of Eric Clapton's 'Layla'
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There's no song on earth that better captures the agony of unrequited love than Eric Clapton's "Layla".*

And, Ed Sheeran—king of angsty songs about love—is the only person on earth equipped to cover it.*

The 1971 song was written about Clapton's then-unrequited love for his friend's wife, Pattie Boyd. Oh, and his friend just so happened to be George Harrison, lead guitarist of The Beatles. TL;DR Clapton later married Boyd.

Revellers ringing in the New Year in the UK were treated to a performance of Ed singing his heart out to "Layla" on Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny. And, he absolutely nailed this rendition.* Read more...

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