Japanese International Singles ( Oricon) Clapton and Steve Winwood performed an acoustic version of the song during their 2011 tour in Japan. Clapton performed an extended version of "Wonderful Tonight" between 19, featuring Katie Kissoon and Tracy Ackerman on backing vocals and David Sancious on saxophone. Both Gervais and co-host Stephen Merchant dismissed Pilkington's claims as conjecture. The song was also featured on Ricky Gervais's radio show, where producer Karl Pilkington argued that the lyrics suggested that it came from the point of view of a disabled man in a wheelchair. The song was featured in the film Captain Phillips and in the Friends season 6 episode " The One With the Proposal Part 2" () where Monica and Chandler dance to it at the end of the episode after getting engaged. The group became his backing musicians for a surprise performance of "Wonderful Tonight" during their set. In 1988, Clapton appeared in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert as a guest guitarist for Dire Straits. 'Wonderful Tonight' was the most poignant reminder of all that was good in our relationship, and when things went wrong it was torture to hear it." The song is mentioned in her autobiographical book Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Me. To have inspired Eric, and George before him, to write such music was so flattering. Of "Wonderful Tonight", Boyd would say: "For years it tore at me. On 7 September 1976, Clapton wrote "Wonderful Tonight" for Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul and Linda McCartney's annual Buddy Holly party.
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