Eric Clapton – ‘Change The World’ Unplugged

If I could Change The World…

It’s hard to believe that ‘Change The World’, the star of 1996 film Phenomenon wasn’t actually written by Eric Clapton! He’s got such a fantastic way of putting his own flavor into the projects he takes on and after some time, it’s hard to distinguish what he’s actually written from what was just a really phenomenal cover. Therein lies the power of Clapton’s musical influence!

‘Change The World’ as we know it is a result of a collaboration between Eric and R&B kingpin Babyface after hearing the original rendition recorded by Wynonna Judd.

This rendition has the blues influence we’ve come to recognize in Eric’s guitar playing and vocal style, and Babyface’s R&B influence on the song made for an incredible crossover appeal.

Even if you were a devoted Clapton fan going back to his time with The Yardbirds and Cream, or a devoted R&B and pop fan who never strayed past the Billboard Hot 100, ‘Change The World’ was a song that literally everyone could appreciate!

This unplugged performance of ‘Change The World’ is a testament to the performer that Eric Clapton has always been, and it’s definitely a performance that you have to see to believe!

+ Change The World lyrics +

If I can reach the stars
Pull one down for you
Shine it on my heart
So you could see the truth
That this love I have inside
Is everything it seems
But for now I find
It’s only in my dreams

And I can change the world
I will be the sunlight in your universe
You would think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world

If i could be king
Even for a day
I’d take you as my queen
I’d have it no other way
And our love would rule
This kingdom we had made
Till then I’d be a fool
Wishing for the day

That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You would think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world

I could change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You would think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world