Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Meaning

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Song Released: 1978

Wonderful Tonight Lyrics

It's late in the evening; she's wondering what clothes to wear.
She puts on her make-up and brushes her long blonde hair.
And then she asks me, "Do I look all right?"
And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."

We go to a party and...

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Feb 17th 2006 !⃝
Although this song has been widely viewed as a love song (for obvious reasons) Clapton says that actually it's a sarcastic look at how long his then-wife Patty took to get ready to go out.
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Feb 4th 2006 !⃝
This song is simply about a couple, be it husband and wife or just a couple, out for the night. The singer is just singing about what the song says. He thinks his date is beautiful and he loves her.
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Jan 11th 2006 !⃝
I think this song is about a guy who calls an escort service and the woman he falls for is the call girl. Everyone is wondering who the woman he is with is. It's sort of a pretty woman scenario, as he falls for his date. What definitely makes me say this is that he tells her at the end "Darling, you were wonderful tonight."
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