Eric Clapton - Layla (Live Aid 1985)

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  • Eric Clapton performing with Phil Collins at Live Aid in front of 100,000 people in the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia USA on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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  • @PremierLeaguesnubben92
    @PremierLeaguesnubben92 Před 4 lety +7156

    - Hey Eric, wanna grab a beer after work?
    - No, sorry. Gotta be somewhere.

    • @ArmanBaig
      @ArmanBaig Před 4 lety +18

      Normalne Konto lmaooooo drunk on stage ass

    • @bernhardsonn8996
      @bernhardsonn8996 Před 4 lety +10

      ?

    • @hejsjsjjjsjsjjs4968
      @hejsjsjjjsjsjjs4968 Před 4 lety +62

      I love Led Zeppelin but their live aid performance was horrible at least MSG was good .

    • @taylorbernier7966
      @taylorbernier7966 Před 4 lety +2

      i dont get it

    • @hejsjsjjjsjsjjs4968
      @hejsjsjjjsjsjjs4968 Před 4 lety +84

      @@taylorbernier7966 so Eric Clapton performed after work and the joke was his friends said "let's get a drink" and the joke says Eric refuses so there's a Guitarist named Jimmy Page who plays for Led Zeppelin and during this time he wanst sober, so not being sober he played horribly in Live Aid.

  • @dangelorussell9844
    @dangelorussell9844 Před 3 lety +3357

    The second drummer in this video, Jamie Oldaker, passed away 3 days ago
    RIP Jamie

  • @megaalvon3060
    @megaalvon3060 Před rokem +1178

    Phil Collins had performed in London earlier in the day, then took a helicopter to Heathrow and there the Concorde to US. Before he started his solo set he said "I was in England this afternoon. Funny old world, innit?" He also played drums for over 15 minutes while Clapton performed. All those artists deserve the best, they give themselves completely. Loads of Love to them and to you all.

    • @kateushko5320
      @kateushko5320 Před rokem +8

      Why did he do it? Because they were big friends?

    • @megaalvon3060
      @megaalvon3060 Před rokem +18

      @@kateushko5320 Thanks for your interest, Kate. I'm afraid I can't answer that question. But there are loads of articles about Phil as the transcontinental MVP at Live Aid. You might find sth there. If you do, would you mind sharing that here?😉 Regards!

    • @christopherburke3241
      @christopherburke3241 Před rokem +7

      Completely agree - If that isn’t rock n roll I don’t know what is!?

    • @stevedrake604
      @stevedrake604 Před rokem +9

      @@kateushko5320 Absolutely. Phil produced Eric's "Behind the Sun" album (She's Waiting, Forever Man etc.) that was released a couple months before the Live Aid show.

    • @kateushko5320
      @kateushko5320 Před rokem +3

      @@stevedrake604 thank you. That is very interesting

  • @jeffallinson8089
    @jeffallinson8089 Před rokem +841

    Yes Clapton is a sensational guitarist but what a voice too, he makes singing and playing look so effortless.

    • @paulwestlake4278
      @paulwestlake4278 Před rokem +9

      Amazing what 20 years practice will do for a bloke...

    • @masterofdisaster9194
      @masterofdisaster9194 Před 11 měsíci +18

      @@paulwestlake4278 I could practice for 100 years and still suck

    • @jeff-hd9og
      @jeff-hd9og Před 10 měsíci

      @@masterofdisaster9194no you couldn’t

    • @rossogden9920
      @rossogden9920 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Great guitarist but only a passable singer.

    • @jackpierre1839
      @jackpierre1839 Před 8 měsíci +6

      @@rossogden9920 he wouldnt be popular if he couldnt sing. thats how music works. theres gotta be a good mix of everything. cant be a bad singer back then, music actually took talent back then

  • @natedogwilder2137
    @natedogwilder2137 Před 4 lety +8816

    people NEED to remember that there was more to Live Aid than Queen

  • @anarkyautismo1646
    @anarkyautismo1646 Před 4 lety +2632

    he's got the looks of both Chuch Norris and bob Ross mixed together

  • @Glenn-dp8vn
    @Glenn-dp8vn Před 4 dny +2

    One of the top 5 most recognizable opening guitar riffs ever played. Satisfaction by Keith Richards is one too as well as Money for Nothing and Smoke on the Water.

  • @SuzanneWilliams-dz6tj
    @SuzanneWilliams-dz6tj Před 4 dny +3

    I never get tired of this song! That intro chords grabs me every time.

  • @wiola7865
    @wiola7865 Před 5 lety +5051

    Eric Clapton and Phil Collins on drums. Pure perfection.

    • @tahditon9408
      @tahditon9408 Před 5 lety +205

      Eric Clapton is not on drums. He plays guitar

    • @ced95570
      @ced95570 Před 5 lety +54

      LOL, we all know that,to see Clapton and Collins together on stage is always good;it's like Robert Plant with Collins on drums.

    • @2010georgian1
      @2010georgian1 Před 5 lety +46

      Clapton and Ginger Baker is the best...

    • @ced95570
      @ced95570 Před 5 lety +3

      a performance!!!

    • @fedbumoz987
      @fedbumoz987 Před 5 lety +5

      Wiola extracted distilled perfection. I've never heard an off note from Clapton. Ever. Kinda spooky!

  • @Nathan-gd7xq
    @Nathan-gd7xq Před 5 lety +21376

    Anyone who thinks Phil Collins sucks, just remember that he played drums on Layla and Stairway To Heaven in the same day.

    • @kroakie4
      @kroakie4 Před 5 lety +2868

      To fly from England to Philly, directly after one performance, just to do another performance for the same concert is some hardcore dedication. Major props to Collins. Really shows what kind of guy he is.

    • @hugodogobob
      @hugodogobob Před 5 lety +1447

      He also wrote the soundtrack for tarzan and that's enough to cement him as one of the best.

    • @therotiv4
      @therotiv4 Před 5 lety +266

      biblical

    • @ajove250
      @ajove250 Před 5 lety +432

      And he was a great drummer with prog. Genesis and with pop too (but I prefer prog genesis 1000 times more)

    • @chriscollum5658
      @chriscollum5658 Před 5 lety +201

      oh he's a fantastic drummer just don't care for him in any other capacity

  • @dejiko
    @dejiko Před 2 lety +517

    When the opening solo kicks in, it just sends chills down your spine.

    • @Mastertexter
      @Mastertexter Před 8 měsíci +3

      Wym? Have you heard the insane intro solo?

    • @amedeetsota420
      @amedeetsota420 Před 7 měsíci +1

      yex

    • @marklane61
      @marklane61 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Every time

    • @luclx
      @luclx Před 5 měsíci

      you mean lick????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

    • @thecoffeehouse5714
      @thecoffeehouse5714 Před 2 měsíci

      honestly , I come back for the intro.

  • @deejayimm
    @deejayimm Před 2 lety +305

    I love that Phil Collins is just casually pounding away on the drums lol
    I always love to see collaborations...
    1985 is when music peaked for this generation.

    • @santibanks
      @santibanks Před 2 lety +3

      Phil was Clapton's touring drummer in I think it was 1988.

    • @deejayimm
      @deejayimm Před 2 lety

      @@santibanks no shit? Thats cool...

    • @johneeeemarry34
      @johneeeemarry34 Před 9 měsíci

      Would have been even better if Phil was completely naked apart from Adidas Sambas.

    • @Simmo_Cars
      @Simmo_Cars Před 5 měsíci

      Yeah and what looks to be Phil Rudd on the piano 🤣

    • @Simmo_Cars
      @Simmo_Cars Před 5 měsíci

      Yeah and what looks to be Phil Rudd on the piano 🤣

  • @laartwork
    @laartwork Před 3 lety +2632

    Me 1985: Wow Eric Clapton looks so old.
    Me 2020: Wow Eric Clapton looks so young.

    • @smartviewer7346
      @smartviewer7346 Před 3 lety +7

      LMFAO. So true!

    • @fidelb1957
      @fidelb1957 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/LGDqBlMc860/video.html

    • @asm1
      @asm1 Před 3 lety +90

      To be fair to him, he's 40 here and an ex heroin and drug addict, but still very much an alchoholic (although he looks pretty sober in this performance).
      In 2 months he'll be 76, completely sober and drug free. I'd say he's doing ok.

    • @BRUTUSPLAC
      @BRUTUSPLAC Před 3 lety +2

      March 2021 Im 54 GREW UP on EC .

    • @guanweihe7614
      @guanweihe7614 Před 2 lety +11

      peak clapton looks has to be the unplugged year, the glasses and hair just look right

  • @markt44
    @markt44 Před 4 lety +690

    God damn, Phil Collins played with Eric Clapton, Sting, & Led Zeppelin, in the same afternoon!

    • @DennisSmock.
      @DennisSmock. Před 4 lety +7

      You can make a comment without taking the Lord's name in vain!!!!

    • @shittymytits5220
      @shittymytits5220 Před 4 lety +42

      Dennis Smock God damn it man chill

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 Před 4 lety +14

      Everyone should have a Phil Collins in their lives!

    • @markt44
      @markt44 Před 4 lety +1

      @@zackzallie8735 indeed.

    • @jacobscherlinger3953
      @jacobscherlinger3953 Před 4 lety +1

      Wasn’t Sting at the London gig with Dire Straits?

  • @bradforddillman7671
    @bradforddillman7671 Před 2 lety +375

    It was almost exactly 36 years ago, down to the time of day. Right around sunset, Clapton tore into this one. One of the highlights for a 17-year-old me in the crowd.

    • @GoDawgs18
      @GoDawgs18 Před 2 lety +5

      So lucky I wasn’t even born yet

    • @juliahickey810
      @juliahickey810 Před 2 lety

      And kills it on the piano !!

    • @jamesrobert680
      @jamesrobert680 Před 2 lety

      Favourite performance you saw Bradford at JFK?

    • @bradforddillman7671
      @bradforddillman7671 Před 2 lety

      @@jamesrobert680 Zeppelin. Definitely. That’s why we were there!

    • @jamesrobert680
      @jamesrobert680 Před 2 lety

      @@bradforddillman7671 and who was your least favourite performance?

  • @bretarmstrong6303
    @bretarmstrong6303 Před 11 měsíci +99

    That riff just gets me everytime. It's so good. Everytime he plays it, I'm like, "Oh boy, here we go." One of the best riffs in rock history.

    • @cancercancer7641
      @cancercancer7641 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Witam zgadzam się jest piękny pozdrawiam 🇵🇱

    • @KarenW474
      @KarenW474 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Clapton didn’t play the guitar solo on the album Layla. It was played by Duane Allman.

    • @cancercancer7641
      @cancercancer7641 Před 6 měsíci

      @@KarenW474 Dziękuję za informację pozdrawiam serdecznie miłego dnia życzę

    • @bretarmstrong6303
      @bretarmstrong6303 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@KarenW474 Wow really? Talking about the original Derek and the Dominoes version?

  • @bradforddillman7671
    @bradforddillman7671 Před 3 lety +3357

    I was 17 in the crowd in Philly. As a matter of fact, this is the ONLY video where I can spot myself. At 1:52 I’m just left of my friend Mark in a red Phillies cap (screen right center). We were just kids and we didn’t know this would be the best concert of our lives.

    • @jamqc24
      @jamqc24 Před 3 lety +185

      When you said Red cap. I just noticed that there are alot of white caps

    • @bradforddillman7671
      @bradforddillman7671 Před 3 lety +100

      General Captain, I noticed that too. They might have been for sale. I ended up buying a Live Aid T-shirt. I still have it somewhere

    • @ekbilli5074
      @ekbilli5074 Před 3 lety +26

      I wished I could see the concert too 😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @bradforddillman7671
      @bradforddillman7671 Před 3 lety +57

      the cat, rewatching this video again, I can see the back of our heads right when Clapton plays the opening notes of “Layla”, right around 0:49. That was my favorite Clapton song (still is), and I remember going completely apeshit at that moment. He had a lot of new music out around that time, and I didn’t dare hope for this one.

    • @ekbilli5074
      @ekbilli5074 Před 3 lety +23

      @@bradforddillman7671 I wish I was born at that golden era

  • @CurtisLinder
    @CurtisLinder Před 5 lety +1931

    Eric Clapton - guitar / vocals
    Tim Renwick - guitar
    Chris Stainton - keyboards
    Donald 'Duck' Dunn - bass
    Phil Collins - drums
    Jamie Oldaker - drums
    Marcy Levy - backing vocals
    Shaun Murphy - backing vocals

  • @Fed-np9ez
    @Fed-np9ez Před rokem +55

    No cellphones in sight, people just rocking their hearts out and having a blast, what a time to be alive!

  • @gwennlong5915
    @gwennlong5915 Před 2 měsíci +9

    This, my friends, is Eric Clapton.

  • @stevenwalkenberg8879
    @stevenwalkenberg8879 Před 5 lety +2204

    Need to invent time machine. Must be there

  • @alexmetcalfe9341
    @alexmetcalfe9341 Před 3 lety +2863

    One thing most non-musicians won’t understand is how many uncountable hours of practice Clapton put in to get that good and make playing live seem so easy. Practice isn’t sexy, but it’s damn necessary.

    • @swagpoopy9359
      @swagpoopy9359 Před 2 lety +95

      fun fact. he had very little time to rehearse this set. also all the equipment was wrong except the guitars

    • @firetheman
      @firetheman Před 2 lety +62

      and layla was a last minute adittion, he wanted to play cocaine but bob geldof said no, so he played layla without rehearsing

    • @ratiod2289
      @ratiod2289 Před 2 lety +7

      It’s the only way!

    • @racecarjonny8460
      @racecarjonny8460 Před 2 lety +51

      If practicing was all, many people would be Clapton. I have seen people who play 8-10 hrs a day. They aren’t Clapton.

    • @cris5555
      @cris5555 Před 2 lety +62

      @@racecarjonny8460 Yeah the implication doesn't go both sides, to be Clapton you have to practice, but practice doesn't make you Clapton

  • @kellyfoster2681
    @kellyfoster2681 Před měsícem +3

    Happy 79th Birthday EC!

  • @epii3503
    @epii3503 Před 3 měsíci +2

    If the music God came to earth, it would be Clapton...

  • @wannabepoet9647
    @wannabepoet9647 Před 4 lety +1043

    Like his relaxed businessman/middle school math-teacher-look here

  • @gregsimpson621
    @gregsimpson621 Před 5 lety +1374

    And Eric Clapton is still playing this in 2019 as I'm headed to Dallas to see him....at age 74!

    • @mandatorymist7792
      @mandatorymist7792 Před 5 lety +50

      Enjoy it while you can. Clapton is going deaf and he has a condition which is affecting his guitar ability. He said that he will be retiring soon aswell

    • @gregsimpson621
      @gregsimpson621 Před 5 lety +67

      @@mandatorymist7792 Yes. He was extremely ill for awhile. I'm actually surprised he's touring. But I've seen some CZcams videos of him that are just months old. His voice is still there, although not as "strong" and he still "sings" music from his guitar. I saw him down in Texas like 20 years ago. 1999 I believe. He was fabulous. But that would have made him 54. I was going strong at age 54, even 64. But I just turned 65. And for the first time in my life, I can physically feel the difference. I still go 90 mph but the next morning, I hurt like hell the first couple of hours. Then I go like I'm 21! Knowing I'll pay for it the next day. But it's worth it. Much admiration for him! He has nothing to prove to anyone.

    • @tomasaledo9316
      @tomasaledo9316 Před 5 lety +1

      you are also very old baby.

    • @bullwinklejmoos
      @bullwinklejmoos Před 4 lety +4

      Lucky SOB. Enjoy the performance of a true virtuoso.

    • @gregsimpson621
      @gregsimpson621 Před 4 lety +8

      @@tomasaledo9316 I am not old yet! LOL

  • @chadandrew4762
    @chadandrew4762 Před 3 měsíci +1

    3:47...some of the most cathartic and heartwarming music ever written. It's simply beautiful. Much love Eric.

  • @redflats
    @redflats Před rokem +13

    Damn! I wish I could go back to this decade 😩 This is music people!

    • @garycunningham9216
      @garycunningham9216 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Could you drop me off in the 60s first, and work your work back to the 80s ? Thanks

    • @bjc12566
      @bjc12566 Před 2 měsíci

      4 decades for me 😮

  • @gerrygreene6354
    @gerrygreene6354 Před 4 lety +1109

    Watched this live. This to his third and final song in his set. Everybody was hoping Layla.The intro disguised it, But when he played the first notes of Layla. Quite a moment in Rock History.

    • @thangabaalg5840
      @thangabaalg5840 Před 4 lety +8

      Wish I was there

    • @jacobscherlinger3953
      @jacobscherlinger3953 Před 4 lety +16

      Most of us can tell when he plays a slow build in a certain key now.

    • @jakeforgione3138
      @jakeforgione3138 Před 3 lety +5

      Gives me the chills

    • @jameswiggin2631
      @jameswiggin2631 Před 3 lety +13

      One of the best opening riffs of all time.

    • @SuperOCHomes
      @SuperOCHomes Před 3 lety +2

      Saw him at Dodger Stadium in 92...played similar intro before you could see him but knew only Clapton can make a strat sound like that, the , opened to White Room. Music let's you remember things like thAt after 40 years!

  • @elsaluvsnutella
    @elsaluvsnutella Před 4 lety +451

    most underrated live aid performance imo

  • @jebanzam1989
    @jebanzam1989 Před 2 lety +19

    This ain't live aid. This was the greatest concert of Phil Collins ever.

  • @jewellery2016
    @jewellery2016 Před 11 dny

    perfect !!! Eric Clapton ❤

  • @callumfriend2523
    @callumfriend2523 Před 3 lety +695

    The story of Phil playing at both venues in the same day just makes this whole performance better!

    • @alansimon1354
      @alansimon1354 Před rokem +11

      I was at Wembley. The only thing that sucked about that day was that while every other superstar dropped their big egos for a day Phil Collins had to stand out and play at both gigs. Always left a sour taste

    • @dethmaul
      @dethmaul Před 10 měsíci +4

      ​@@alansimon1354
      Was it him being an attention whore, or was it just a stunt to bring in more viewers? I wasn't there, but i could imagine it coming from the angle of 'how cool is that, we have a jet that can get us from here to there so fast we can do simultaneous gigs across the world! How many more people would tune in just for THAT? '

    • @tomgriffith1057
      @tomgriffith1057 Před 10 měsíci

      Yeah it seems Collins kinda shoved his way in on this set.

    • @caliente-frio3966
      @caliente-frio3966 Před 8 měsíci

      @@dethmaul I'm gonna go with attention whore here. I wasn't old enough to really experience the '80s (born in '87), but for some reason, it seems like Phil Collins was the only drummer people had heard of (even though he was more of a singer by that point).
      Whenever you see clips of any sort of '80s collaboration (Live Aid, that _Do They Know It's Christmas?_ song, etc.), they always seem to have Phil Collins playing some extremely simple beat, followed by some simple tom fills (banging them as hard as he can). Surely there were better drummers around. I don't know why Eric Clapton couldn't have just used his own drummer.

    • @pauliefromphilly
      @pauliefromphilly Před 5 měsíci

      I was there in Philly and Phil was awesome!!!!

  • @MarcusReinerBMugas
    @MarcusReinerBMugas Před 3 lety +263

    When you need to play at live aid but there is an urgent meeting at the office

  • @robbender4129
    @robbender4129 Před 5 měsíci +11

    Omg. Clapton in white linen...looking great... looking healthy...just shredding it...Phil on drums....this is pure magic😮

  • @iveyx001
    @iveyx001 Před rokem +6

    0ne of the greatest songs of all time!!

  • @ClaptonFan91
    @ClaptonFan91 Před 3 lety +4768

    Fun fact, Eric was extremely nervous and uncomfortable about this performance because they were going after guys like Elton John and David Bowie and didn't feel they deserved to be there, they also had an extremely short time to rehearse and upon arriving learned the they did not have the sound equipment they had asked for. Amps, monitors, board, pianos, microphones etc were all the wrong models... The only thing that they had right were the guitars, and that's because they brought those themselves

    • @kushalgarg6651
      @kushalgarg6651 Před 3 lety +198

      He was nervous?? This is such an awesome performace

    • @naaveenmahadeshwar7889
      @naaveenmahadeshwar7889 Před 3 lety +93

      Good God! NO WAY 🙏🙏🙏🤣 no one should ever forget that he was and still is one of the best guitarists on the planet.pretty much from his Cream days🙏🙏🙏 BACK THEN there was a saying that said that WHEN IT COMES TO PLAYING THE GUITAR,
      FIRST CAME GOD AND THEN CAME ERIC CLAPTON! 👌👌👌👌👌😎

    • @Purchata
      @Purchata Před 3 lety +51

      @@naaveenmahadeshwar7889 yeah, sounds like lies to me. Clapton is a legend and he was even more famous back in the days.

    • @alexm8859
      @alexm8859 Před 3 lety +120

      Bowie and Elton played at wembly. Clapton played Philly. So no he wasn’t nervous going after them.

    • @sowmyannag
      @sowmyannag Před 3 lety +49

      He played at JFK while David Bowie and queen played at Wembley

  • @AntonioSedicina
    @AntonioSedicina Před 3 lety +722

    2019: I miss guitars and real music.
    2021: I miss crowds and gatherings.

    • @linjicakonikon7666
      @linjicakonikon7666 Před 3 lety +12

      Well, tell your politicians that from now on you will ignore them.

    • @BRUTUSPLAC
      @BRUTUSPLAC Před 3 lety

      CHEERS !

    • @pepsicocal262
      @pepsicocal262 Před 2 lety +2

      You can still go to them. The virus is never going away

    • @AntonioSedicina
      @AntonioSedicina Před 2 lety +3

      @@pepsicocal262
      I miss the real life without masks and without social distancing.
      Idgaf about the "virus"

    • @pepsicocal262
      @pepsicocal262 Před 2 lety +1

      @@AntonioSedicina lmao we’re on the same page

  • @Bastikok
    @Bastikok Před 11 měsíci +5

    Eric Clapton AND Phil Collins. Greatness meet Greatness

  • @prathameshbhambure
    @prathameshbhambure Před 10 měsíci +28

    It "eases my mind" to know that this historic performance was recorded and is available for us all for free. Unlike the older generations, we don't always have to buy cassettes to watch specific concerts every time. Sometimes, I take the internet for granted but I always feel grateful for having my beloved musicians' live performances available on one search.
    Finally, I don't think I'll saycthis enough times, but *thank you, Eric. Thank you for everything!*

  • @chironapolonio
    @chironapolonio Před 3 lety +456

    Phil Collins is the hardest-working man in rock. He sings and drums his HEART out.

  • @davidgifford8112
    @davidgifford8112 Před 5 lety +2132

    Sad to think this cannot be done today: Phil Collins on both UK & US stages.
    No Concorde.

    • @braintumor9429
      @braintumor9429 Před 5 lety +60

      What an observation

    • @andriealinsangao613
      @andriealinsangao613 Před 5 lety +2

      How so?

    • @braintumor9429
      @braintumor9429 Před 5 lety +210

      @@andriealinsangao613 the Concorde could fly from London to NY in under 4 hours. The Concorde was pulled out two decades ago, so that can't happen.

    • @schmoosmith
      @schmoosmith Před 5 lety +26

      Brain tumor 15 years actually.

    • @TMthe33rd
      @TMthe33rd Před 5 lety +50

      80s are the best time to be alive for sure

  • @shanekimes6204
    @shanekimes6204 Před rokem +4

    Nathan right Phil Collins is a national treasure 😊😊😊😊😊

  • @macfunkey
    @macfunkey Před rokem +49

    Shaun Murphy (singer) said of this performance - "We came out and the audience was kinda cheering. Then Eric hit the chords for Layla and I have to tell you it was the most incredible feeling, it was absolutely physical. The shouting and the clapping pushed us all backwards about 3 steps. We just kinda looked at each other and continued on. But, I’d never felt like that before or since, it was an amazing experience."

  • @MordeKaiser29
    @MordeKaiser29 Před 5 lety +1057

    Who in this world can dislike songs by Eric Clapton?!

    • @gagequinn1438
      @gagequinn1438 Před 5 lety +23

      I dunno... People who don't like him music?

    • @johngmckee0
      @johngmckee0 Před 5 lety +26

      Layla is good but mostly he is overrated.

    • @arijeet6357
      @arijeet6357 Před 5 lety +19

      @@johngmckee0 everybody is overrated in the music business.

    • @Kowasi
      @Kowasi Před 5 lety +15

      Fans of Mr. Hendrix who feel threatened?

    • @invalide
      @invalide Před 5 lety +8

      Punk_69 people who know more than a pentatonic scale

  • @EatThan
    @EatThan Před 4 lety +459

    Everyone: I love how Eric is just wearing work clothes
    Eric: but- I like these clothes

    • @sharonfaithgraves4329
      @sharonfaithgraves4329 Před 4 lety +11

      He loved the look and loved clothes so much that he purchased a clothing store. A man of many talents. All of the rock gods back in the 80s dressed in suits--Mark Knopfler did in his concert with Clapton. Bowie & Phil Collins as well. Some of the best music ever! Great concerts. Glad to have seen some of these greats live!

    • @zekepliskin6398
      @zekepliskin6398 Před 4 lety +9

      Well he is working, so him wearing "work" clothes is appropriate. He likes the everyman look anyway 👍

    • @tienvannetten3463
      @tienvannetten3463 Před 3 lety

      8 Williams Europol euro'shad vreemde v R warme to pay to me

    • @mattilangofficial
      @mattilangofficial Před 3 lety +2

      I actually didn't like this bearded guy with his old-fashioned cloth, this ugly guitar and the no-dancing singers. I was young and sooooo stupid! Now I'm old and one of the biggest EC-Fans. May he live forever and one day!

    • @sarahlbeeney1920
      @sarahlbeeney1920 Před 3 lety

      @@zekepliskin6398 I agree...

  • @bumbleandprincess
    @bumbleandprincess Před rokem +10

    OMG ..............1985..........Eric playing lead, Donald 'Duck' Dunn on bass & Phil on the drums, it just did not get any better.
    Not only a great live song, great Concert ....But a great time to be alive.
    Life was just so much simpler.............people talked 1-1 not via text or cell phones.
    Our greatest question was .....what would be No 1 on Casey Kasem's weekly countdown???
    Loves lost and opportunities not taken .......all things that we reminisce about BUT we wouldn't have changed it for the world.
    It was the best of times, the worst of times .......But, no doubt, it was the best time to be alive.......
    An era of the greatest bands Ever, we were so spoilt.
    But most importantly, we were privileged to live at a time when there was respect, love, old fashioned values and dreams to be made.
    I miss those days of simplicity.......what a better world this would be, if we could turn back the clock!!!!
    Much love & respect,
    Jim (New Zealand)

  • @epii3503
    @epii3503 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Clapton earned his way here, and it is the best of the best. True Clapton ---

  • @pinja.leppaaho
    @pinja.leppaaho Před 3 lety +532

    During this pandemic seeing videos of these kinds of concerts where there are thousands of people feels surreal. It’s like a different world.

    • @hartlinebling5764
      @hartlinebling5764 Před 3 lety +7

      Just thinking the same damn....

    • @litgirlablaze3432
      @litgirlablaze3432 Před 3 lety +3

      Can’t wait to goto live shows again!

    • @WannaKnowMyName
      @WannaKnowMyName Před 3 lety +2

      @@litgirlablaze3432 sorry, they won’t let you

    • @FreedomIsntFree-gd2hg
      @FreedomIsntFree-gd2hg Před 3 lety +24

      Yea. Communism sucks. Controlling people thru chaos and manufacturing viruses is an evil thing. Our world will never be the same because of mans lust for power and control. Greed is a destructive thing.

    • @romyflowerpower154
      @romyflowerpower154 Před 3 lety

      my heart aches for it..

  • @cosmodog1803
    @cosmodog1803 Před 4 lety +304

    You can laugh at the clothes, hair and the old school tech, but the music was real. Some of the best live performances in rock n roll history.

    • @shahaffiq5860
      @shahaffiq5860 Před 2 lety +7

      I don't.

    • @brendadrumm9451
      @brendadrumm9451 Před 2 lety

      This song holds a load of memories for me 26yrs ago my son was left for dead after a double road accident he lived and still does many probs this song was playing in intensive care strange enough a few days after it was playing again as I sat by his side he was in a coma I heard loud gun shot nothing to do with us a young lad had been gunned down I will not comment the poor lad died xx

    • @dansullivan8648
      @dansullivan8648 Před 2 lety

      100%!!! There had to be something in the air and water back then. Best music ever!!

    • @themaskedviolinist1075
      @themaskedviolinist1075 Před rokem +6

      Who laughs? Only stupid persons... There s nothing to laugh about.

    • @miketiger6205
      @miketiger6205 Před rokem +1

      Everything was better back then todays is shite

  • @michaelzielinski4030
    @michaelzielinski4030 Před 7 měsíci +5

    He is a guitar god..he still is amazing

  • @yush158
    @yush158 Před 7 měsíci +15

    its like the whole song eric just holds it in and when its time for the solo, he lets out the bull. one of my fav solos. truly a masterpiece.

    • @cocoamaster9200
      @cocoamaster9200 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Listen to the 1985 Birmingham solo of this song.

  • @princevalium25
    @princevalium25 Před 5 lety +4889

    Its double time because for clapton in 1985, there was no food. only cocaine.

    • @rangv733
      @rangv733 Před 5 lety +12

      What do you mean by double time?

    • @ogpd4898
      @ogpd4898 Před 5 lety +363

      Ranganath Vaikuntham he means the song is sped up significantly

    • @rangv733
      @rangv733 Před 5 lety +9

      @@ogpd4898 Ah yes it makes sense. Thanks

    • @donna25871
      @donna25871 Před 4 lety +128

      This is the speed of the original recording - check out Derek and the Dominos.

    • @pfx7th896
      @pfx7th896 Před 4 lety +52

      Donna Cianciosi it’s not it’s slower in the recording version

  • @Jazzadrin
    @Jazzadrin Před 3 lety +431

    Exceptional, Eric Clapton in his prime is something truly special, he wasn’t just a master guitarist, but truly a master songwriter.

    • @linjicakonikon7666
      @linjicakonikon7666 Před 3 lety +2

      For a year or two

    • @vanillagorilla8236
      @vanillagorilla8236 Před 3 lety +2

      He wrote most of his songs with a least one other person.

    • @Jazzadrin
      @Jazzadrin Před 3 lety +1

      @@vanillagorilla8236 and?

    • @vanillagorilla8236
      @vanillagorilla8236 Před 3 lety

      @@Jazzadrin and it was not just him and !

    • @Jazzadrin
      @Jazzadrin Před 3 lety +3

      @@vanillagorilla8236 That doesn’t take anything away from him. That’s like saying because Lynyrd Skynyrd had 3 guitarists, they were nothing without each other. Simply false.

  • @cynthiab1659
    @cynthiab1659 Před měsícem


    This is THE man !! 😊

  • @smb7304
    @smb7304 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Didn't realise what a good singer Eric Clapton was ❤

    • @jonkleckner6187
      @jonkleckner6187 Před 5 měsíci

      His vocal abilities grew over the years. After playing with Jack Bruce and Winwood he definitely took off.

  • @diegom.2026
    @diegom.2026 Před 5 lety +454

    It's just me or he looks SOOO BADASS

  • @ARon82
    @ARon82 Před 5 lety +1468

    Eric's dressed like a 9-5 office worker

    • @only_pps
      @only_pps Před 4 lety +29

      I guess it was a style in 1985

    • @yargnad
      @yargnad Před 4 lety +30

      @@only_pps It was definitely THE style of the 80s. Classic Michael J Fox.

    • @drpepper694
      @drpepper694 Před 4 lety +13

      He looks as miserable as one too

    • @yargnad
      @yargnad Před 4 lety +2

      @Babis Tse CZcams wouldn't be the wonderful troll cave it is today if these things didn't matter.

    • @jamesgretsch4894
      @jamesgretsch4894 Před 4 lety +3

      I think he ran Sire Records London office on the side. He may have come from his office prior to this. J/K.

  • @tommylawson6451
    @tommylawson6451 Před měsícem +1

    Phil was in London a few hours before. So legendary!

  • @deb523
    @deb523 Před rokem +22

    Best version of Layla ever! Phil Collins on the drums. Superb!💖. Best looking Eric too!😍

    • @legendaryTMNICO
      @legendaryTMNICO Před 8 měsíci

      The unplugged version doesn’t even come close.

  • @Lindforce1
    @Lindforce1 Před 4 lety +309

    3:50 is without a doubt one of the most famous keyboard sounds ever.

    • @j1thom
      @j1thom Před 4 lety +5

      Rita Coolidge...

    • @roszela1
      @roszela1 Před 3 lety +2

      @@j1thom I just posted about Rita and then saw your post. Well, we're helping spread the word about who really wrote that part.

    • @roysabo5319
      @roysabo5319 Před 3 lety +3

      Jump by Van Halen would like to have a word with you.

    • @oldschool1107
      @oldschool1107 Před 3 lety +2

      @@roysabo5319 the Final Countdown is laughing

    • @jestermindcrime1773
      @jestermindcrime1773 Před 3 lety

      @@roszela1 we all know

  • @davidgourlay5892
    @davidgourlay5892 Před 5 lety +603

    It all started here for me - I was 14, lived in London and loved music. I had to wake up in the middle of the night to change the VHS tape (oh those were the days) as Eric's performance was overnight live from Philadelphia. I was a huge Phil Collins fan and had to ask my Mum the next day who was this guy playing guitar with Collins.....33 yrs later I have now seen Eric 25 times in concert. Thanks Live Aid

    • @gregsimpson621
      @gregsimpson621 Před 5 lety +5

      Wow. I saw him in 1999. Now I'm going to see him in Texas. And he is 74!

    • @luisandresperez807
      @luisandresperez807 Před 4 lety

      i was 19 years old and i watched live on TV , although believe they edited the video, I saw other angles of the performance , rember clearly , the camera was focusing on the solo , and eric was sweating , that was the first time I saw Eric clapton , I said wown thats the legend from the records i had , just one night , the cream and dreck and the dominoes , since then i ve seen him 3 times
      @@gregsimpson621

    • @titoh.9461
      @titoh.9461 Před 4 lety +1

      Awesome stories guys thanks for sharing 👌🏼

    • @CK-dd7eq
      @CK-dd7eq Před 4 lety

      Love stories like this about music 👌🏻

    • @yargnad
      @yargnad Před 4 lety

      On this side of the pond his tickets are usually $100+ per show, so I've never had the chance to see him live.

  • @IAMDRREMULAKK
    @IAMDRREMULAKK Před rokem +50

    What a powerful performance. He just walked on stage, and blew the crowd away. And not just his guitar, but his voice was sounding awesome too.

  • @kentbeery4941
    @kentbeery4941 Před 2 lety +1

    That was a moment in time in which we will never see again......

  • @colaboytje
    @colaboytje Před 5 lety +2020

    Back when concerts were about music artistry. Now the 'big stars' need explosions, 30 costume changes, backing tracks, auto-tune,...
    Give Clapton a guitar and he will entertain you the whole evening.

    • @RevKevin-wu8bm
      @RevKevin-wu8bm Před 5 lety +31

      AMEN to that

    • @robertbaratheon9289
      @robertbaratheon9289 Před 5 lety +189

      All that stuff is what they did then. It's nothing new. Either you have never seen a seen concert before or you are one of those shit brains who think everything was better and simpler when you were younger. Piss off.

    • @gilianledall8495
      @gilianledall8495 Před 5 lety +81

      Shittty comment... To me, having 30 costumes and backing tracks are parts of their artistry. But for you, there's no problems with Clapton's 30 guitars, pedalboards and stuff... That's just something different.

    • @aldoiniguez1532
      @aldoiniguez1532 Před 5 lety +13

      @@gilianledall8495 i dony understand your guitar comment theres nothing wrong with using multipke fuitars btw clapton didnt use a ton of guitars during a single show and theres nothing wrong with using a pedal board it just gives you a diffeent tone and clapton isnt using wah so i dont understand your problem?

    • @carllaitenberger9984
      @carllaitenberger9984 Před 5 lety +19

      You don't go out much if you think that nowadays "'big stars' need explosions, 30 costume changes, backing tracks, auto-tune" anymore than 30 years ago.

  • @LuckyLuke360
    @LuckyLuke360 Před 5 lety +355

    Just learned how to play the full song today feeling happy now

  • @eddie_rmx
    @eddie_rmx Před 19 dny

    Amo demais essa música 😍👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸🎸🎸🎸 ... Adoro a introdução com toque de 🎸📀👏👏👏👏

  • @screamingguitars124
    @screamingguitars124 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Best version of this song ever imo

  • @cathymeredith3403
    @cathymeredith3403 Před 3 lety +1319

    Clapton, if you ever read this. My baby girl is named Layla

    • @fripsebibs
      @fripsebibs Před 3 lety +57

      He Probably isnt

    • @smartviewer1708
      @smartviewer1708 Před 3 lety +40

      If you are into music and appreciate that Clapton is maybe the greatest guitarist, singer, and song writer of modern times, then that is a great name in honor of this man and his achievements.

    • @petervamvakaries
      @petervamvakaries Před 3 lety +7

      Thats a bad name and he probably won't see it sooooo

    • @fripsebibs
      @fripsebibs Před 3 lety +1

      @@petervamvakaries sooooooo

    • @Hellwyck
      @Hellwyck Před 3 lety +2

      @@smartviewer1708 Nice opinion.
      Go listen to Billy S. Gibbon or Joe Walsh.

  • @Kellsboro
    @Kellsboro Před 5 lety +949

    Eric aside but Phil was used like a rented mule for Live Aid! He performed with Sting in London then flew to Philly and did sets with Eric (3 songs), 2 solo works, and then drums with Led Zeppelin for 3 songs!

    • @PaolaScissorhands
      @PaolaScissorhands Před 5 lety +65

      Kellsboro I dont know why I laughed so hard at “rented mule”.

    • @caseyxiang
      @caseyxiang Před 5 lety +1

      Diane Young me too

    • @ridge318
      @ridge318 Před 5 lety +83

      He was dedicated towards the cause for LiveAid.

    • @Starry_Night_Sky7455
      @Starry_Night_Sky7455 Před 5 lety +3

      Interesting. I've got to find these clips.

    • @Kellsboro
      @Kellsboro Před 5 lety +12

      @@Starry_Night_Sky7455 Alas Plant & Palmer never rehearsed and the LZ reunion was a mess with exceedingly skilled Phil dragged in. Watch at your own peril czcams.com/video/PNa8pJPB4oU/video.html ; Phil in his book describes why it was just a car wreck unfolding: www.loudersound.com/features/phil-collins-why-im-not-to-blame-for-led-zeppelins-live-aid-fiasco

  • @indigocheetah4172
    @indigocheetah4172 Před rokem +3

    The most famous start to a song this century , brilliance .

  • @SMUGPUG-hx1ny
    @SMUGPUG-hx1ny Před měsícem +2

    imagine being from a famous band and being asked to play for another band! live aid must have been amazing if you admired your peers and able to play with them and them with you WOW!

  • @coasterfanatic3441
    @coasterfanatic3441 Před 4 lety +114

    I’ve rewatched this 4 times
    I’m not done yet

  • @EJK2099
    @EJK2099 Před 4 lety +78

    Phil Collins is everywhere and associated with everyone.... amazing

  • @Chatti16
    @Chatti16 Před rokem +1

    Oh man Eric🌹I have lived yes and loved you daily🌹Iconic intelligent genius🩷🩷🩷

  • @GordonCaledonia
    @GordonCaledonia Před rokem +2

    I love Duck Dunn, man! Coolest bass player ever!

  • @edwindude9893
    @edwindude9893 Před 3 lety +82

    My sister was there. She always said it was the best concert she’s ever been too. I was nine so I couldn’t go !

    • @jamesrobert680
      @jamesrobert680 Před 2 lety +1

      Who was her favourite performance?

    • @jamesquinn4306
      @jamesquinn4306 Před rokem

      It was also the best concert i ever attended Your sister was right.

  • @rokkstar5565
    @rokkstar5565 Před 4 lety +89

    Phil Collins playing the hell out of those drums

    • @Jleed989
      @Jleed989 Před 4 lety +5

      ROKK STAR he’s right on too

  • @sudarmaji77
    @sudarmaji77 Před 7 měsíci +1

    always love the outro
    even in goodfellas

  • @vinnahatcher4952
    @vinnahatcher4952 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Very hot day. Firetrucks hosed is down. So happy I attended. Beautiful day and the music in Philly and London was awesome.

  • @MasterDreamful
    @MasterDreamful Před 4 lety +155

    anyone else's favorite perfomance of layla by clapton?

  • @poboypowder7567
    @poboypowder7567 Před 3 lety +31

    Clapton looks like a dad that picked up a hobby in his garage and he plays his songs just as he would while doing so

  • @R1CH130
    @R1CH130 Před 10 měsíci +1

    With the beautiful Marcella Detroit on backing singing too ❤

  • @CiscoDuck
    @CiscoDuck Před 3 lety +27

    RIP Jamie Oldaker - You were an awesome drummer! - 07-16-2020

  • @thomaswatt9256
    @thomaswatt9256 Před 5 lety +418

    When Britain rocked. The world

    • @sratus
      @sratus Před 5 lety

      What do you mean?

    • @thomaswatt9256
      @thomaswatt9256 Před 5 lety +75

      We used to have rock bands now we've got manufactured girl and boy bands

    • @Defrap22
      @Defrap22 Před 5 lety +19

      @@thomaswatt9256 80s was all america. Britain had the 60s.

    • @TMthe33rd
      @TMthe33rd Před 5 lety +40

      Well live aid itself is made by british people

    • @neolynx_
      @neolynx_ Před 5 lety +26

      @@Defrap22 queen?

  • @ismer745
    @ismer745 Před 4 měsíci +2

    every performance has its own special thing and that makes every one perfect.

  • @haleis8751
    @haleis8751 Před 3 měsíci

    no question - best song of all time - this could be the best rendtion!

  • @fuiers
    @fuiers Před 3 lety +204

    2:47 This is by far the best solo from what I´ve seen Eric play. Of course he varies the solos in different live gigs, but somehow this feels so complete.

    • @fidelb1957
      @fidelb1957 Před 3 lety +1

      Gtczcams.com/video/LGDqBlMc860/video.html

    • @frankslade33
      @frankslade33 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah I'm no fan of his but I love this solo, remember it from when I was a teen.

    • @kevinzeng7077
      @kevinzeng7077 Před rokem

      it’s his best one

    • @ruud9691
      @ruud9691 Před 9 měsíci +2

      no fan of Clapton? How is that possible lol. Guy is a pioneer.@@frankslade33

    • @pech3617
      @pech3617 Před 8 měsíci

      @@ruud9691people don’t have to like what you like lol

  • @hallenettles5622
    @hallenettles5622 Před 5 lety +945

    I prefer when he shouts Layla rather than the girls tbh
    Edit: really he can only do this in the studio version because “Layla” is the only time he gets to breathe

    • @migueldelillo7971
      @migueldelillo7971 Před 4 lety

      No xd

    • @ronanmusic118
      @ronanmusic118 Před 4 lety +5

      Facts

    • @gag3rs
      @gag3rs Před 4 lety +2

      I think it’s nice cause it allows his takes to carry more weight in the song than normal

    • @strungalong9081
      @strungalong9081 Před 4 lety +2

      it might have something to do with the guitar fill hes playing when "layla" is sung.

  • @lorenabergamini1068
    @lorenabergamini1068 Před 2 lety +1

    Quando poi arriva il "pianoforte"... Ecco, quando arriva mi torna sempre la pelle d'oca...

  • @jbilletz
    @jbilletz Před 4 měsíci +1

    Possibly the greatest song in rock and roll in my opinion. Especially when Dwane was still around.

  • @brianb572
    @brianb572 Před 4 lety +31

    For those of us watching this live, it was the greatest day in music ever. I remember exactly where I was. Nothing better than the 80's

  • @Roe-RoeG
    @Roe-RoeG Před 3 lety +67

    Was a 19-year-old kid with my best friend at this concert! We drove from New York to Philly. It was an amazing lineup but Clapton is my favorite! My car license plate said LAYLA! Eric’s smile at 6:25! Love ❤️

    • @fidelb1957
      @fidelb1957 Před 3 lety

      35czcams.com/video/LGDqBlMc860/video.html

  • @VideoAssociates
    @VideoAssociates Před rokem +2

    Beat second half of any song ever written

  • @SoftRockMusic83
    @SoftRockMusic83 Před 3 měsíci +3

    I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.

  • @rangeofmotion5993
    @rangeofmotion5993 Před 5 lety +1657

    Is it just me or does it feel like they are playing this at 150 BPM after a few bumparooskis of that white fairy dust?!?

    • @tacogladiator7503
      @tacogladiator7503 Před 5 lety +57

      Range of Motion performance enhancing drug of all legends..the dude on the red kit should have let Phil lead

    • @andrewgeier83
      @andrewgeier83 Před 5 lety +109

      I'd be shocked if they weren't yacked out for this performance, Eric Clapton was a very well known lover of such substances he even wrote a song named cocaine

    • @tacogladiator7503
      @tacogladiator7503 Před 5 lety +37

      Andrew Geier True..but due to the modern miracle of CZcams we can slow the video down..try the quaalude speed of 0.5..

    • @hendrix1128
      @hendrix1128 Před 5 lety +110

      @@andrewgeier83 Clapton didn't write the song cocaine. He just covered it and made it popular in 77 with his version on his Slowhand album. Its originally a J.J. Cale song. He wrote it in 76.

    • @BrotherDoesMinecraft
      @BrotherDoesMinecraft Před 5 lety +46

      It's cause they had 5 songs to do in 20 minutes

  • @toddhawk4670
    @toddhawk4670 Před 5 lety +135

    I remember being in front of the TV the entire day that Live Aid aired. Truly unforgettable. Sad to say, but this type of event wouldn't happen today. So simple...a stage, a crowd, and great music! Wow!

    • @benparsons4979
      @benparsons4979 Před 5 lety +6

      it happens all the time these days. Just go to a concert

    • @jw8599
      @jw8599 Před 5 lety +10

      @@benparsons4979 a concert for a whole day with that amount of Bands/Singers/...???
      Show me that concert please!

    • @benparsons4979
      @benparsons4979 Před 5 lety +3

      @@jw8599 it's not hard to find "a stage, a crowd, and great music" nowadays. Go to literally any concert and you'll find "a stage a crowd and great music"

    • @StabStabStabStabby
      @StabStabStabStabby Před 5 lety +1

      Any festival

    • @mattseegmiller62
      @mattseegmiller62 Před 4 lety

      @@jw8599 Come up to Milwaukee, Wisconsin every late summer for "Summerfest". Bob Seger, Kid Rock, Foreigner as well as a boat load of other newer talented bands.

  • @maxhammer4067
    @maxhammer4067 Před 7 měsíci +2

    The second half the instrumental part is so magical

  • @litorolle7950
    @litorolle7950 Před 5 měsíci +1

    i remember this song wen i was in Baghdad iraq this my favorite song of Clapton

  • @greypossum1
    @greypossum1 Před 5 lety +92

    Less than two weeks after this performance, three out of the top five albums in the U.K were by Eric Clapton