‘In My Life’ — The Beatles
If it wasn’t for John Lennon, the soundtrack “In My Life,” the 1965 Beatles single from the “Rubber Soul” would have had a place in all the “best lists” — at least from the band’s back catalog. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the song 23rd in “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Times” and 5th in its “100 Biggest Hits” list by the Beatles. The song came second on the 50 tracks of CBC.
‘In My Life’ — The Beatles
‘Layla’ — Derek And The Dominos
Eric Clapton’s so fascinated by Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi ‘s book “The Story of Layla and Majnun” of the 12th century, which he had been advised by his colleague Ian Dallas, who was switching into Islam. Nizami’s tale of a princess of the Moon engaged to be married to a man she had not loved and assigned by her dad, leading in the insanity of Majnun, and it touched a profound chord with Clapton to write “Layla.” It is applauded as one of the greatest rock songs.
‘Layla’ — Derek And The Dominos
