Met Nils in Bradford UK when I was in high school after a small gig. Still one of the best shows I ever went to and he told me to keep on with guitar, which I have for the following 30 years.
Underrated he must be , i never saw him mentioned in any top guitar player ranking, which is strangely insane, in my opinion he is better than most out there. -He plays the electric guitar at Prince level..., and that is an understatement!!! -He plays the acoustic better than any of the electric "gods" that is always at the top in the guitar hierarchy, his acoustic guitar playing is nothing but out of this world spectacular ! -He plays several other instruments at high level. -He is an decent singer and songwriter. Bruce is probably the better songwriter and frontman , but that is the only things Bruce is obviously better at....!
My mate Andrew died too young a few years ago. He was the lead singer in our band - a true rock star. At his funeral he was brought into the church to this song. The priest then read out a eulogy from Nils Lofgren. We had no idea that our buddy was so well connected. This song will always remind us of Andrew (Chisel). Gone too soon mate.
It happens, it's happened to Me Once. It's not a Pleasant Experience. I say a Prayer for My Beautiful Friend. I will never see Her again sadly. Prayers for You. Mind Yourself.
Like everyone else I’m blown away by this performance. Spectacular. Great vocal, guitar and keyboard. But let’s hear it for the rhythm section. Bass and drums 😎 👏 👏
The greatest part to me is that This is how they really are amongst eachother. It’s pure. Commitment. History. Friendship. Vibes. No audience. No pressure. Makes it so pure. Beautiful!!!!
One of the best guitarists I've ever have heard. Nils Lofgren is an artist of his guitars and instruments. He is a world star .... I love his music ...
Great band - and the drumming skills of Andy Newmark are on a level of its own. What a drummer! John Lennon, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie had a good taste choosing him for their records
There will always only be one Nils Lofgren...only one!! His guitar bleeds with the same emotion which he projects throughout this song as though it is merely an extension of himself.
This gives me so much joy listening to this song, it really is timeless. After all these years it is still brilliantly sung and played by these wonderful musicians
Beautifully filmed performance, no modern edit overkill, nice balanced sound of whole band, Nils and Andy riffing off each other and proof of how a top drawer drummer can dictate the mood and tempo, love the fills without missing a beat
Ich kannte Nils eigentlich nur als, Springsteens Gitarristen und kam nur weil ein Fahrer gesucht wurde, zu einem Konzert von Ihm. Das war so mit das Geilste was ich je gesehen habe und ich bin seit dem Einer seiner größten Fans.
from the first time I ever heard this masterpiece decades ago, it has been my friend through thick and thin.....recently, it describes my wife.......thanks Nils.....
I was there at the Mediapark (VARA studio) Hilversum when it was recorded. Every time I hear this number, I will be reminded of this. You will never forget something like that again. Unbelievable how Nils played this. Nice that it can be found on RUclips.
Oh my God this is fantastic watching a genius at work. I'm sorry to say this but i am not keen on Nils being in the E Street Band it's like sitting in the back seat of a car. He is at his best on his own with his band. All The Glory to You.❤
heard this on the radio at midnight while i was at work on thursday. loved it. can`t believe i`ve been on this planet 54 years and missed this exceptional artist,. bloody hell he`s good!!
This song holds a very personal thought for me. My uncle loved nils lofgren, and at the time of when he died I was in my dads car and I remember this song being played. Everyone remembers someone through one way or other, and everyone mourns in different ways. Music is mourning, just instead it reminds me of while he was alive, he shined silently.
Not a death for me adam but a love that split up just as it started. Took me many years to get over it and as many years to refind this song. Good luck.
The term of how greater God is from our senses is called Kataphonic I believe. He is so AWESOME that when he says light, we can't imagine how great the difference is between His light and what we see. I often thought it would have been a "Real" movie if after Christ rises his friend Lazarus ,if Lazarus stared him down with anger: "Why did you bring me back here" and yet we go kicking and screaming . Faith
as shallow as this sounds, if your uncle loved Nils, 1st he was attracted to true and humble people. 2) he was not part of the crowd- which is a good thing because the crowd is always wrong, and finally he loved mystery, for that is what Nils is all about. we can take comfort, that Nils as he ages, knows how special he is....sometimes. under the right conditions, it's ok for the talented one, but no "star" to lay out the facts, some braggadocio? and oh i wish these aging legends would call each other out, The problem there would be no one to take him on,,,,, THE ENDING OF THIS SONG!!!!! ALSO DO not CALL OUT dERRINGER, FOR REAL. OH - HE TAUGHT YOU- YO- CHECK THIS GUY OUT. SAW HIM 1974 IN GEORGETOWN.
I saw him for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I had never heard of his music and was never a Springsteen fan so knew nothing about him. Saw him at a nice club setting in Chicago. Man, I loved his music. So beautiful, soulfu!
I’ve discovered this version of this great song by Nils Lofgren today, with all that is going on in the world and Ukraine I am just so moved by this song and the collaboration of the other artists playing along side Nils. I’ve lit a candle for the people of Ukraine, this would make such a great anthem for peace.🙏🌈
Despite how you feel and the lies in the media, Putin is liberating the oppressed the oppressed Russian Ukrainians for a very devious West. This is true if you disagree please look into the matter further and turn off the nightly news. If only you knew how treacherously they lie.
He is a true musician. A composer. A quitarist and pianist. Multi instrument artist. His is only one of the few names that falls in the audiophile sample music genre because Nils do not allow his recorded music to fall on consumer level. He made sure it will make every instrument during the recording is brought into digital reception with the finest quality over the most accurate recording process. You want to test if your audio system is sounding good? You got Nils.
Great!! Love it. Makes me happy. And brings tears to my eyes. Remembering Anna, who was 100% shining and will always be shining silently... Thank you Nils & Band!
I love this song Nils But I love it even more after seeing this performance. and even more so after seeing your 50 years in the business video and life story. I am also born in 1951. You are a brilliant singer incredible guitar player, You have just got better and better also This is such a performance great sound quality and fellow musicians letting you be the singer .. Brilliant video You are the musicians musician
My goodness, I am totally in awe here! So blessed, yes blessed to have happened upon this song. A friend sent me a NL album to listen to, and this song was on it. This song stands out to me. Giving this a million stars!!!!
Absolutely amazing , seen Nils more than Bruce . Just an amazing Guitarist Musician n a Gentleman , conquered his drink n drugs . One of the best ever !
This song is about/for my great grandmother, and I'm just so glad it's immortalized and here for me whenever I need it ❤️
i saw Nils Glasgow Apollo 1980......trust me ,be proud.This was and always will be wonderful!
Met Nils in Bradford UK when I was in high school after a small gig. Still one of the best shows I ever went to and he told me to keep on with guitar, which I have for the following 30 years.
My funeral song pal.
Hope it's a few years away like🤞
@@simonwright9735 me 2 m8, although 71 this year, regardz from Sunny Tenerife
Underrated he must be , i never saw him mentioned in any top guitar player ranking, which is strangely insane, in my opinion he is better than most out there.
-He plays the electric guitar at Prince level..., and that is an understatement!!!
-He plays the acoustic better than any of the electric "gods" that is always at the top in the guitar hierarchy, his acoustic guitar playing is nothing but out of this world spectacular !
-He plays several other instruments at high level.
-He is an decent singer and songwriter.
Bruce is probably the better songwriter and frontman , but that is the only things Bruce is obviously better at....!
One of the best underrated guitar players ever
In the middle of the song there is the most tasteful guitar solo in music history.Period.
great, nils is probably the most underrated musician in rockbusiness
still he's rated pretty highly by those who know him.
I totaly agree, repeat perfect
@Charlie Lester - Concert Memories The word underrated is highly overrated.
I think he’s played with enough ‘big names’ to be rated very highly within the music business.
Not by the boss.
My mate Andrew died too young a few years ago. He was the lead singer in our band - a true rock star. At his funeral he was brought into the church to this song. The priest then read out a eulogy from Nils Lofgren. We had no idea that our buddy was so well connected. This song will always remind us of Andrew (Chisel). Gone too soon mate.
I was sixteen in 1979 and this song is still so sweet, 33 years later. His voice has more feeling xx
That's actually 43 (now 44) years later
@@shruggzdastr8-facedclown this is recorded in 1995 so no, it was just 16 years later, calculated from 1979.
@@ronnie9187: Thanks for that clarification
This has to be one of the greatest pieces of music of all time
Dedicated to a lovely man who I wronged and I will always regret - heard recently that he's still listening to this.
It happens, it's happened to Me Once. It's not a Pleasant Experience. I say a Prayer for My Beautiful Friend. I will never see Her again sadly. Prayers for You. Mind Yourself.
Without a doubt Nils is underrated and truly has been an elite player for decades.
Fantastic drummer
Like everyone else I’m blown away by this performance. Spectacular. Great vocal, guitar and keyboard. But let’s hear it for the rhythm section. Bass and drums 😎 👏 👏
love this performance! perfect!
This song is beautiful mate 👍
Best performance ever of shine silently. I saw him that year twice in the Netherlands in Zoetermeer and in Heino. Great shows!
Saw him in Heino too. Great gig😊
Amazing. I believe I have just watched the finest live performance......of any song...….by anyone......EVER !!!!
The greatest part to me is that This is how they really are amongst eachother. It’s pure. Commitment. History. Friendship. Vibes. No audience. No pressure. Makes it so pure. Beautiful!!!!
Totally agree probably the most wonderful song EVER totally love it
I think you're right!
What an underrated song !!!!!!! simply brilliant!!!!
Absolutely magnificent
Saw him on Thursday in Cork with Bruce Springsteen and the East Street band and I have been thinking about Nils since then. Always a fan....!
NILS MAKES THE GUITAR TALK LIKE NO ONE ELSE . HENDRIX CHANGED HIS LIFE .
Never get tired of this version, listening it at least once a week
Me too, at least once a week. I miss his back flips playing guitar. Talent!
fantastic my brother loved him unfortunately passed away
Sorry to hear that at least he got to listen to the best guitarist in the world. X
Oh my!! Music does not get any better. Words fail me. Thankyou Nils.
my late husband played this song on our first date in 1978, It touches me deeply every time I hear it.
Pure genius.
One of the best guitarists I've ever have heard.
Nils Lofgren is an artist of his guitars and instruments.
He is a world star ....
I love his music ...
This song is one of his best. Also "Sad Letter" sticks with me alot. He's such a talent!
Perfection, absolute perfection. I can't get enough of this!
Truly one of the greats.
Ich finde ein super Lied und super Nils Lofgren. Wird sehr in der Öffentlichkeit verkannt.
In these difficult times we all need Nils and the comfort he brings with his magic
Keep forgetting about Nils He doesn't deserve that. This is just awesome
Fabulous version of his classic.
Don't let nothing stop you from dreaming......💕💕
real music and real musicians
Everybody should listen much more to these unique 2 meter sessions. Thanks JDK(dutch televison) for so much beautifull tuned music.
Woooowww, love this recording.....Nils and the drummer coming completely in "the moment" ..... What a joy to see and hear!!!
Great band - and the drumming skills of Andy Newmark are on a level of its own. What a drummer! John Lennon, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie had a good taste choosing him for their records
The more I listen the better it gets. Emotional lyrics, great guitar, tight band
In 2020 this song is still shinning with so much power
one of nicest song
There will always only be one Nils Lofgren...only one!! His guitar bleeds with the same emotion which he projects throughout this song as though it is merely an extension of himself.
This gives me so much joy listening to this song, it really is timeless. After all these years it is still brilliantly sung and played by these wonderful musicians
Beautifully filmed performance, no modern edit overkill, nice balanced sound of whole band, Nils and Andy riffing off each other and proof of how a top drawer drummer can dictate the mood and tempo, love the fills without missing a beat
looking at the face of Nils and the other band members, you can see that they knew that this was something special
What a wonderful song ,I think they played this at Stuart Adamson's funeral ,this live performance by Nils is just so so good 🎸
I love Nils Lofgren he is my Guitar Hero and he has the voice of an angel. X❤
Ich kannte Nils eigentlich nur als, Springsteens Gitarristen und kam nur weil ein Fahrer gesucht wurde, zu einem Konzert von Ihm. Das war so mit das Geilste was ich je gesehen habe und ich bin seit dem Einer seiner größten Fans.
Nills Lofgren. What a guy.
Genius.
Fastmancol.
Have not listened to this song in a long time , listened today with a few friends, WOW forgot how good it was
I have been familiar with this song for many, many years now, but this video just completely blew me away.
Yes it does man ✌❤
Came across this recently from E-Streeter Nils Lofgren a absolute classic studio performance "Shine silently" classic 😎✌️.
Bought in 1979 this single. The only one still in my possesion. Couldn’t say farewell to it. Such an imposant song.
Nils shines silently. A song as himself.
from the first time I ever heard this masterpiece decades ago, it has been my friend through thick and thin.....recently, it describes my wife.......thanks Nils.....
I was there at the Mediapark (VARA studio) Hilversum when it was recorded. Every time I hear this number, I will be reminded of this. You will never forget something like that again. Unbelievable how Nils played this. Nice that it can be found on RUclips.
i heard this song when i was nine years old, and i was blown away. now at forty six , still the shivers run down my spine. what a great song !
Very, very beautiful song... Always, always loved it from the very first instant.
Immortal. ❤❤❤
Over and over…..pure genius
Legend
masters of the guitar
Excellent, so many memories for this song , thanks 🙏 Nils
One of my all-time favorite performances of one of my all-time favorite songs!
Always a great end to a Nils gig, I'll never get tired of hearing it
Oh my God this is fantastic watching a genius at work. I'm sorry to say this but i am not keen on Nils being in the E Street Band it's like sitting in the back seat of a car. He is at his best on his own with his band. All The Glory to You.❤
A smile on my face and tears in my eyes! ...BEAUTIFUL.
Sure...
wow, just saw it for 1st time: completely blown away!
This fella to me was the business and one of a few who could sing live
best version ...great
Nils at his very best. Fabulous!
heard this on the radio at midnight while i was at work on thursday. loved it. can`t believe i`ve been on this planet 54 years and missed this exceptional artist,. bloody hell he`s good!!
Bought this a few decades ago and still have it in my record collection, love this song.
This song holds a very personal thought for me. My uncle loved nils lofgren, and at the time of when he died I was in my dads car and I remember this song being played. Everyone remembers someone through one way or other, and everyone mourns in different ways. Music is mourning, just instead it reminds me of while he was alive, he shined silently.
Not a death for me adam but a love that split up just as it started. Took me many years to get over it and as many years to refind this song. Good luck.
The term of how greater God is from our senses is called Kataphonic I believe. He is so AWESOME that when he says light, we can't imagine how great the difference is between His light and what we see. I often thought it would have been a "Real" movie if after Christ rises his friend Lazarus ,if Lazarus stared him down with anger: "Why did you bring me back here" and yet we go kicking and screaming . Faith
as shallow as this sounds, if your uncle loved Nils, 1st he was attracted to true and humble people. 2) he was not part of the crowd- which is a good thing because the crowd is always wrong, and finally he loved mystery, for that is what Nils is all about. we can take comfort, that Nils as he ages, knows
how special he is....sometimes. under the right conditions, it's ok for the talented one, but no "star" to lay out the facts, some braggadocio? and oh i wish these aging legends would call each other out, The problem there would be no one to take him on,,,,, THE ENDING OF THIS SONG!!!!! ALSO DO not CALL OUT dERRINGER, FOR REAL. OH - HE TAUGHT YOU- YO- CHECK THIS GUY OUT. SAW HIM 1974 IN GEORGETOWN.
Duff Gordon That's not shallow at all, your obviously someone who also appreciates the beautiful songs that Nils makes and produces.
so pleased you can still listen to Nils's magic without feeling sad.....all the best to you...
Brilliant Simply Brilliant! MANY THANKS!
My boyfriend came across this song and he was right -- it's beautiful, well written, well played, and perfect for us! Now we have "our song". :)
I saw him for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I had never heard of his music and was never a Springsteen fan so knew nothing about him. Saw him at a nice club setting in Chicago. Man, I loved his music. So beautiful, soulfu!
Ha.nice story.
In 1990 an old collauge of me told about lofgren. I never heard of him. I listened then. And i still do..
Brilliant - never ever tire of it
Love Love Love
All the decades
Great music, Nils, so great your aura 💖
I’ve discovered this version of this great song by Nils Lofgren today, with all that is going on in the world and Ukraine I am just so moved by this song and the collaboration of the other artists playing along side Nils. I’ve lit a candle for the people of Ukraine, this would make such a great anthem for peace.🙏🌈
Despite how you feel and the lies in the media, Putin is liberating the oppressed the oppressed Russian Ukrainians for a very devious West. This is true if you disagree please look into the matter further and turn off the nightly news. If only you knew how treacherously they lie.
The people of Ukraine will soon be liberated from the criminal NATO Nazi's so they can soon live in peace again...
@@kissthesky40 Idiot.
@@Triggernlfrl You too.
I love this song, and especially this version.I used to play it very often as rock-dj.
They played it with all the enthusiasm you'd expect for a brand new song... Amazing job by Nils and the band!!
He is a true musician. A composer. A quitarist and pianist. Multi instrument artist. His is only one of the few names that falls in the audiophile sample music genre because Nils do not allow his recorded music to fall on consumer level. He made sure it will make every instrument during the recording is brought into digital reception with the finest quality over the most accurate recording process. You want to test if your audio system is sounding good? You got Nils.
Great!! Love it. Makes me happy. And brings tears to my eyes. Remembering Anna, who was 100% shining and will always be shining silently... Thank you Nils & Band!
So moving. Deeply evocative. There are only a handful of guitarists I've heard that are as tasteful and measured.
I love this song Nils But I love it even more after seeing this performance. and even more so after seeing your 50 years in the business video and life story. I am also born in 1951. You are a brilliant singer incredible guitar player, You have just got better and better also This is such a performance great sound quality and fellow musicians letting you be the singer .. Brilliant video You are the musicians musician
The man wrote and beautifully performed a clutch of mighty songs. Thank you Nils, from a fan since the seventies.
Excellent guitarmanship , I love the harmonics during his solos!!
My goodness, I am totally in awe here! So blessed, yes blessed to have happened upon this song. A friend sent me a NL album to listen to, and this song was on it. This song stands out to me. Giving this a million stars!!!!
Music is my life...
He is amazing,his lyrics are for every era
misslantana52 k Absolutely factastic !!!!
misslantana52 gi
Unbelievablebrilliant take of a classic song
Masterpiece. Don't give up you're dreams . grew up with Nils and that Gitar sound of him. ❤ .
This was beautiful and very much needed this evening.
Shine silently.
Just awesome
Great to hear this again after a while
And that my friends is how to slow cook a brilliant solo...beautiful ..wonderful tech nique and feeling
Hi Nils! I am pleased that this song is your favorite song.
One of the best iv, e heard in a long time (So underrated) Brilliant
those harmonics in the solo and at the very end, holy crap.... blown away...
Great song . Great album. Wore out the grooves in 79. and he's from my home-town. Bless you Nils
Yes!! Agree he's amazing & gorgeous 😍
Superb Nils Lofgren, at his very best
Saw him perform this live with Ringo star in the 80s in Liverpool. Blew me away.
For those who gave the thumbs down you need look at yourself. This is brilliant music
I've now heard this so many times and it's just the best..
Absolutely amazing , seen Nils more than Bruce . Just an amazing Guitarist Musician n a Gentleman , conquered his drink n drugs . One of the best ever !
He's up there with the best guitar players ever definitely
Came across Nils in the early seventies. Amazing musician and very very underrated. Love his passion and music.
Finally, this video passed the half million views! Now for the big 1!
Delicate guitar making love to the woman he so desires. Pure musical poetry. Prodigious talent. Thanks for posting this.
Peter Ramsey is that not the words from Swiss Tony from the Fast Show?
Amazing performance and recording. Love it every time I watch and need it. Thanks