50. The song “Bell Bottom Blues” was written by Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock and recorded as part of the Derek and the Dominos album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. The song is not about the article of clothing that the song alludes to, but to a French girl that Eric became infatuated with while touring Europe. Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is among the greatest rock albums of all time. The fact that Derek and the Dominos have not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a travesty.