Where am I?: "Tulsa Time" Eric Clapton (1980)
By John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
Los Angeles, California
April 24, 2018 8:01am CST
I have always associated “Tulsa Time” as an Eric Clapton original because of the live version from his 1980 “Just One Night” album that I remember. The sing went to Billboard #30. It was just a cover.
“I left Oklahoma, drivin’ in a Pontiac
Just about to lose my mind
I was goin’ to Arizona
Maybe on to California
Where the people all live so fine”
Songwriter Danny Flowers was writing about being in Hollywood where no is interested in casting you in a movie or wanting to sing your songs. So the singer is thinking about returning home to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Country star Don Williams enjoyed a #1 on the country charts in 1978. That same year Clapton first recorded it for his album “Backless.” Reba McIntire covered “Tulsa Time” in 1995.
Eric Clapton, playing live at the Hartford CT Civic Center, on May 1st, 1985. It's from Behind The Sun tour. Song's called Tulsa Time. Lineup: "Duck" Dunn - ...
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@FourWalls (62111)
• United States
28 Apr 18
That's a good, fun song, regardless of whether it's the Don Williams version or the Eric Clapton version.
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@RasmaSandra (73387)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Apr 18
Oh, yes I remember this. Lately, when I work on my PC I have been listening to Offshore Music Radio they play the oldies from the 60s 70s and 60s.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Apr 18
I remember the Don Williams version well.
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