She had also inspired Clapton's 1970 album with Derek & the Dominoes, " Layla and Other Love Songs." In other words, Boyd was a major rock 'n' roll muse. Before "Wonderful Tonight," she inspired multiple Beatles songs, including "If I Needed Someone" and "Something," as noted by Mental Floss. The marriage is particularly notable in the rock 'n' roll history books because Boyd had previously been married to Beatles guitarist George Harrison. "Wonderful Tonight" was inspired by English model Pattie Boyd, who married Clapton in 1979. The ballad seems to be a simple retelling of a typical scene between a typical couple, aside from the fact that the couple in question was one of the most famous in rock 'n' roll history. "She puts on her makeup and brushes her long blonde hair/And then she asks me, 'Do I look all right?'/And I say, 'Yes, you look wonderful tonight.'" "It's late in the evening/She's wondering what clothes to wear," Eric Clapton sings in his 1977 hit "Wonderful Tonight" (via Genius). And I say: 'Yes, you look wonderful tonight.' It's a party night.
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