Lord Rare Rock on Instagram: "THE CHASE IS BETTER THAN THE KILL - Eric Clapton performs “Wonderful Tonight” live at Madison Square Garden (1999). The song is one of a few songs Clapton wrote about Pattie Boyd. While songs like “Layla” see him yearning for the model from afar, “Wonderful Tonight” sees him in the midst of their whirlwind relationship after swooping her away from George Harrison. The song was included on Clapton’s 1977 album Slowhand. Eric Clapton wrote ‘Wonderful Tonight’ in 1976