Clapton's contribution on "And So is Love"

[langrlld@rtsg.mot.com (Daniel J. Langrill)]

Now that I've finally gotten TRS, I've been listening to it a lot to
let it sink in...

I've got one observation about "And So Is Love" --

First of all, I really like the song...But, Eric Clapton on guitar is
sort of unnecessary to the song.  If you listen to the song, Clapton
"interjects" every once in a while during the song, but has no part in
the actual melody.

Has anyone else noticed this?  Anticipating flames- yes, Clapton is a
good guitarist.  However, his contribution to "And So Is Love" is
seemingly useless.  The song would have been just as good without the
"blues-y" guitar in between lyrics.
-- 

Dan Langrill
langrlld@marble.rtsg.mot.com