Every week we end with a good foreign song. Today in the creative program "Tears in Paradise" - a song by the English guitarist, singer and writer Eric Clapton and the American songwriter Will Jennings. It was written in response to the death of Clapton's four-year-old son, Connor.
In January 1992, Clapton performed the song in front of an audience at Bray Studios in Berkshire, England as part of MTV Unplugged, and the recording was included on his Unplugged album.
Released by Warner Bros. Records, the song became Clapton's best-selling single in the US, reaching number one on the Billboard Top 100 and number two on the Billboard 100. It reached number five in the UK Singles Chart, and also reached the top 10 in over 20 countries. The song won three Grammy Awards in the categories "Best Pop Vocal Performance", "Song of the Year" and "Record of the Year". In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed "Tears in Heaven" at number 353 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Good night! Our VPN.