If you've ever been listening to a song and subsequently wondered what Sharona or Mr. Jones or Delilah actually looked like, this is for you. 1. "Layla," written by Eric Clapton = Pattie Boyd, George Harrison's wife at the time. She also inspired The Beatles' "Something." "I wasn't so happy when Eric wrote 'Layla,' while I was still married to George," Boyd told The Guardian in 2008.