1982Released
3:48

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This jaunty tune is one of Clapton's biggest American hits. He wrote it in the style of one of his favorite songwriters, the Oklahoma musician J.J. Cale (Clapton said the song was "as close as an Englishman could get to being J.J. Cale). The B-side of the single was Clapton's cover of Cale's song "Cocaine."

In this song, Clapton tries to convince a girl to hang out with him in bed instead of leaving. The song is not typical of Clapton's work, which is often based on the blues.

Marcy Levy, one of Clapton's backup singers, wrote this with him and sang on it. She toured with Bob Seger before joining Clapton's band in 1973. In 1988, Levy, using the name Marcella Detroit, joined former Bananarama singer Siobhan Fahey to form Shakespears Sister; their song "Stay" was #1 in the UK for eight weeks in 1992. Also getting a songwriting credit on this track is George Terry, who also played guitar on the track. Terry was a member of Clapton's band.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Lay Down Sally.
EKey
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
191BPM

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A&M
© 1982 Universal International Music B.V.
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