Eric Clapton - Layla

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  • Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
  • This belongs to the Madison Square Garden concert in 1999.
    You may find more interesting music videos in my channel, take a look, i hope you like them!
    Thank you and enjoy the music.
    Copyright: Eric Clapton and Derek & The Dominoes, Warner Chappell.

Комментарии • 39 тыс.

  • @badad8537
    @badad8537 3 года назад +3491

    Love how excited to bass player looked when he played the intro. Like he'd been asking if they could play 'Layla' before the show and Eric kept saying no then surprised him at the last minute.

  • @varunrao6736
    @varunrao6736 5 лет назад +6034

    I love how Clapton smiles so smugly during the initial tease knowing fully well how the place is going to fucking erupt when he plays the riff....what a legend

    • @junedrinkwater7150
      @junedrinkwater7150 5 лет назад +17

      Love u

    • @nancydemoss608
      @nancydemoss608 5 лет назад +57

      Not allowed to curse anymore BUT I totally f*****g agree with you!!!!!!

    • @fcodav8549
      @fcodav8549 5 лет назад +11

      Varun Rao
      Santana never was to close to this guy?

    • @hermanpops
      @hermanpops 5 лет назад +43

      @@nancydemoss608 How old are you? 12?

    • @IDisnotscience
      @IDisnotscience 5 лет назад +22

      and it comes as a surprise to the bassist

  • @bryngreen1561
    @bryngreen1561 2 года назад +4459

    The bassist's excitement gets me everytime. Session musicians are notoriously underpaid, and he's just buzzing to tear into it. Love it!

    • @mushufitzburg2741
      @mushufitzburg2741 2 года назад +292

      The bassist is Nathan East! He has done well for himself! God bless him!

    • @burnertrump875
      @burnertrump875 2 года назад +10

      ruclips.net/video/2aETKPuzGYQ/видео.html The top session musicians make a great living. Nathan is one of the most recorded bassists of all time.

    • @sallywarne9398
      @sallywarne9398 2 года назад +31

      He's brilliant xxx

    • @TheAmbageHouse
      @TheAmbageHouse 2 года назад +211

      That’s no “session musician” he’s played with damn everyone in the business. One of the best in the business.

    • @KnozLo
      @KnozLo 2 года назад +32

      @@TheAmbageHouse Irrelevant. Session musician means someone who's only a part of a select few shows with a band.

  • @HeatherGiancarlo
    @HeatherGiancarlo 5 месяцев назад +545

    It’s 2024. I just turned 80🙃 this has been my favorite for decades. Used to run to it, now I walk with Clapton in my ear buds. 👍

    • @GermanSchnitzelundso
      @GermanSchnitzelundso 5 месяцев назад +16

      Life can be so beautiful.. I hope one day i can be in the same situation. Im young and i have so many problems and so much to work on, not only right now. i hope you will be able to do this the next 80 years and more !

    • @Anamarija215
      @Anamarija215 4 месяца назад +2

    • @mariataipa1877
      @mariataipa1877 4 месяца назад

    • @johnnymayes212
      @johnnymayes212 4 месяца назад +3

      ​@@GermanSchnitzelundso you will stay at it

    • @GermanSchnitzelundso
      @GermanSchnitzelundso 4 месяца назад

      @@johnnymayes212 Not many more options left, thanks brother

  • @ElucidatorVids
    @ElucidatorVids 9 лет назад +1634

    I love the bassist's reaction when he starts playing the riff! He's just like "Here we go!"

    • @RKO619ification
      @RKO619ification 9 лет назад +2

      Jeez i see you everywhere

    • @ElucidatorVids
      @ElucidatorVids 9 лет назад +3

      Haha its weird you would say that on this video. But yep I'm everywhere

    • @pedrohgromero1
      @pedrohgromero1 9 лет назад +28

      +Andres Castillo Nathan East, he's been playing with eric since ever, i love his expression too, it's like he's been expecting this reaction, so when eric is playing just before the song, feels like an internal joke

    • @luigitoscano3601
      @luigitoscano3601 9 лет назад +4

      l'ultimo rifacimento di layla e cosmopolita

    • @ShakedRock
      @ShakedRock 9 лет назад +3

      +Andres Castillo More like "Oh shit i wasn't expecting that" hahahaha

  • @samuellee1976
    @samuellee1976 2 года назад +2115

    This is my favorite version of Layla.
    Love the way he "teases" his band before the actual intro. The energy on the stage is immense.

    • @milocharlton2698
      @milocharlton2698 2 года назад +61

      This version is not on Spotify and it’s a very sad fact

    • @Scratch_my_back
      @Scratch_my_back Год назад

      imho ... Behind The Sun tour ... May 1st, 1985 ... the Hartford CT Civic Center
      ruclips.net/video/gOzyWfRlEvA/видео.html

    • @LucasTheUltimate
      @LucasTheUltimate Год назад +47

      I discovered and actively listened to this version before even listening to the studio one, so for me this one's the original version. LOL

    • @walterscharff5835
      @walterscharff5835 Год назад +1

      Loop layla

    • @biscuits2463
      @biscuits2463 Год назад +7

      @@milocharlton2698 i wonder why? sucks cause i love this version best.

  • @gilbertkenn2688
    @gilbertkenn2688 5 лет назад +13175

    Eric: starts the main riff
    The basist : "hell yea"

    • @debbieduplessis2337
      @debbieduplessis2337 5 лет назад +276

      He got me through so many nights back in the day

    • @x15cyberrush9
      @x15cyberrush9 5 лет назад +31

      @@debbieduplessis2337 why what happened

    • @Snoozybear
      @Snoozybear 5 лет назад +230

      his name is Nathan East

    • @TRCOnline1
      @TRCOnline1 5 лет назад +91

      Nate on bass. Done and dusted.

    • @NilsHedstrom
      @NilsHedstrom 5 лет назад +78

      Gotta love Nathan East! Awesome player!

  • @aaronrebus4524
    @aaronrebus4524 25 дней назад +12

    Didn't realize this video was up for 17 years. From the golden age of RUclips, still an absolute banger version.

  • @josiemaxj763
    @josiemaxj763 5 лет назад +4753

    I love how the bass player jumps in excitement when the riff starts

    • @Charovfam5364
      @Charovfam5364 5 лет назад +17

      yepo

    • @chrissouthall411
      @chrissouthall411 5 лет назад +242

      who wouldn't love to play bass behind arguably one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time?

    • @東雄輔-q1q
      @東雄輔-q1q 5 лет назад +135

      he is Nathan East
      very famous player.

    • @zexalf7228
      @zexalf7228 5 лет назад +20

      Josiemax J all I saw was Steve harvey

    • @77HarleyRider
      @77HarleyRider 5 лет назад +56

      Yeah. Clapton "adjusted" his volume on his guitar and woke the poor guy up...

  • @MirageMusicUk
    @MirageMusicUk 9 лет назад +2863

    It's been said before but the bassist reaction @ 0:44 cracks me up..i love seeing musicians enjoy what they do..the joy it brings.

    • @ryans.5998
      @ryans.5998 8 лет назад +54

      I had pretty much the same reaction when I learned how to play this on guitar (this song was my inspiration for picking-it up in the first place).

    • @TonyEdwardsPZ
      @TonyEdwardsPZ 8 лет назад +61

      +Ed Mundo Very true. The best ting is, he has the same look of enjoyment in every Clapton video I've seen him in, spanning 20+ years.

    • @ryans.5998
      @ryans.5998 8 лет назад +30

      ***** Yep. Good music never gets old.

    • @smcurly2
      @smcurly2 8 лет назад +13

      +Ed Mundo Those notes still feel good!

    • @camtheham13
      @camtheham13 8 лет назад +42

      +Ed Mundo his name is Nathan East if you did not know, and it is pretty cool watching musicians who seem to just love performing songs, no matter how often they perform them

  • @Inna.z28
    @Inna.z28 3 года назад +5860

    "Every time you pick up your guitar to play, play as if it's the last time."
    - Eric Clapton

    • @dra.elainecunhadoringestig8762
      @dra.elainecunhadoringestig8762 3 года назад +27

      Demais!!!

    • @carlosvazquez7437
      @carlosvazquez7437 3 года назад +46

      He suffered a lot I know what it's like to lose your child you guys stay together ✌️🙏 BLESS YOU FRIEND STAY WELL AND HEALTHY ENJOY LIFE RESPECT 💐💖

    • @robertmiller4993
      @robertmiller4993 3 года назад +55

      Yeah, clapton is like when your science teacher is the greatest guitarist still breathing 😉

    • @tonyosullivan914
      @tonyosullivan914 3 года назад +10

      I do Eric and I still sound underehersed tks for everything you have played it still
      Gets me going++

    • @luschu5487
      @luschu5487 3 года назад +7

      The way I play anymore, maybe it should be. Arthritis is a thief. I was the only one who liked my guitar playing so it matters only to me, lol.

  • @lightitup1373
    @lightitup1373 13 дней назад +3

    I'm 68, and Clapton is one of the greatest legends of all time, These kids that think they are playing today, No Way... They all need to go back and study the real players of the 60's and 70's.

  • @innovativeinnovation6629
    @innovativeinnovation6629 3 года назад +3352

    One of the most recognizable guitar rifts ever.

    • @Karolajn952
      @Karolajn952 3 года назад +12

      from of poland

    • @jamiew7306
      @jamiew7306 3 года назад +58

      Wtf is a guitar rift

    • @Matt-np4bj
      @Matt-np4bj 3 года назад +53

      @@jamiew7306 I think he meant riff

    • @undergroundwalkerisback922
      @undergroundwalkerisback922 3 года назад +7

      @Henry-Bart actually by bb king, one of his licks

    • @undergroundwalkerisback922
      @undergroundwalkerisback922 3 года назад +4

      @Henry-Bart ruclips.net/video/8lG5lOCS2Uw/видео.html at about 3:20, it was actually Albert King not BB I always mix them up

  • @vgs44
    @vgs44 Год назад +1520

    Man, the bassist that jumps in the beginning is the best bandmate you can ask for. What an electric performance, everyone was on point.

    • @RhiannonFan
      @RhiannonFan Год назад +51

      Nathan East, EC's regular bassist. And yes, definitely on point.

    • @vgs44
      @vgs44 Год назад +8

      @@RhiannonFan thank you for the name.

    • @reggie9
      @reggie9 Год назад +3

      Yep i agree, he's awesome n that was a cool reaction. They're a great team!

    • @corysimmons5701
      @corysimmons5701 Год назад +6

      I think about his reaction most days of my life

    • @carlos.rosilesortiz7250
      @carlos.rosilesortiz7250 Год назад +5

      Nathan East is the bass god

  • @rigdoeljamyang6569
    @rigdoeljamyang6569 4 года назад +1953

    At 0:40 I love the bassist’s reaction
    He’s like “oh shits about to go down”
    It’s a thousand likes
    Damm it’s been 2 years since I watched this again
    In this 2 year I’ve grown a lot and finally started pursuing music (Just bought a electric guitar) and I’m learning Layla
    Quite not there rn haha
    Thank you for likes everyone, hope you all have a great day and as always, I still love the bassist’s reaction

  • @SoftRockMusic83
    @SoftRockMusic83 7 месяцев назад +542

    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.

  • @76juno33
    @76juno33 8 лет назад +6426

    Possibly the most famous opening riff in music history.

    • @gav8558
      @gav8558 8 лет назад +477

      stairway

    • @gorillazes8041
      @gorillazes8041 7 лет назад +319

      highway to hell

    • @ham4322
      @ham4322 7 лет назад +366

      76 juno sweet Child o Mine

    • @erossalvatore416
      @erossalvatore416 7 лет назад +696

      smoke on the water dude

    • @z2010able
      @z2010able 7 лет назад +39

      Amazing, I just love it; lifts my spirits for sure.

  • @GeraldineShart
    @GeraldineShart 4 года назад +8666

    My dad named me after this song!
    My name is you’ve got me on my knees

    • @Blasphemian_6
      @Blasphemian_6 4 года назад +480

      I feel so stupid for laughing as hard as I did at this

    • @GeraldineShart
      @GeraldineShart 4 года назад +91

      Blasphemian 😂😂😂

    • @aptdccvii
      @aptdccvii 4 года назад +63

      LMAOOO I THOUGHT OMG SHES CALLED LAYLA SKEJYCUEUFU

    • @aidenorcutt1738
      @aidenorcutt1738 4 года назад +136

      Wait is that just your first name? Is your full name you've got me on my knees, I'm begging darling please, darling won't you ease my worried mind?

    • @sharyni6467
      @sharyni6467 4 года назад +11

      Underwrite Ste 🤣🤣

  • @bigfam5023
    @bigfam5023 4 года назад +2676

    Layla’s guitar riff is a top 5 all time prove me wrong

    • @gru_master1749
      @gru_master1749 4 года назад +84

      And heartbreaker led zeppelin

    • @dumagano9483
      @dumagano9483 4 года назад +52

      gru_master17 and iron maiden’s fear of the dark

    • @gru_master1749
      @gru_master1749 4 года назад +7

      @@dumagano9483 I'll check that one out

    • @xenopac666
      @xenopac666 4 года назад +20

      The clean part of black sabbath symptoms of the universe. Ozzy sounds a bit like Robert Plant there too.

    • @germanfernandezguzman7222
      @germanfernandezguzman7222 4 года назад +96

      It's there along with Money for Nothing

  • @GordanaBambir
    @GordanaBambir 6 месяцев назад +108

    Layla - the best song!❤
    Thank you Eric!
    I am 67 and so happy always when listen Layla. I remember my nice youth 🎶📻🎸❤

    • @DennisDolan-fl3mw
      @DennisDolan-fl3mw 2 месяца назад

      "Bell Bottom Blues" another great love song written for Patty Boyd. "If I could choose a place to die it would be in your arms." You can't say it any better than that.

    • @PaulParsons-sl5tc
      @PaulParsons-sl5tc 13 дней назад

      My all time favourite song 🎵

  • @LaylaDoesStuff
    @LaylaDoesStuff 8 лет назад +444

    I get chills every time I hear this! Thanks dad, for my beautiful name.

  • @chinmoybasumatary6137
    @chinmoybasumatary6137 8 лет назад +685

    The bassist's reaction when Clapton played the intro. LOL :D

    • @TheGarytankcommander
      @TheGarytankcommander 8 лет назад +1

      IKR

    • @HopeF749
      @HopeF749 8 лет назад +27

      Steve Harvey on bass, everyone! ;)

    • @amclmusic
      @amclmusic 8 лет назад +33

      That's Nathan East. Awesome bass player!

    • @HopeF749
      @HopeF749 8 лет назад +12

      +Alasdair McLachlan I don't doubt it, they all sound great! His smile and jump just reminded me of TV host Steve Harvey, is all I meant.

    • @BRUNOMTR
      @BRUNOMTR 8 лет назад

      Really fun

  • @mmb1572
    @mmb1572 3 года назад +2224

    just those first chords... is all it takes. Music doesn't exist like this anymore. These are the true rock legends

    • @writerforlifeify
      @writerforlifeify 3 года назад +53

      There's no mistaking those first chords of Layla. Few songs are instantly recognizable within the first 10-20 seconds. Some include 'Another One Bites The Dust', 'Eye of the Tiger', 'I Will Survive', 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy', 'Hot Stuff', 'Stayin' Alive', 'Billie Jean', 'Rocky' theme, Beethoven's 5th. Like them or not, you sure know them....!

    • @writerforlifeify
      @writerforlifeify 3 года назад +17

      @@layladurrant6876 This is the 1975 original; I much prefer it over Clapton's 'geriatric' (slow) version which is what you hear on the radio these days.....

    • @jbrashguitarist
      @jbrashguitarist 3 года назад +34

      Music like this does exist now. Just not on the radio. There's infinitely better guitarists and songwriters now than ever - just have to know how to find them.

    • @writerforlifeify
      @writerforlifeify 3 года назад +16

      @@jbrashguitarist Why should I have to know "how to find them"? Artists of Clapton's caliber should not be so damn hard to discover.

    • @jbrashguitarist
      @jbrashguitarist 3 года назад +30

      @@writerforlifeify The issue is the music industry controls what's on the radio etc. Real artists can't break through like they used to, because labels are making money with all the Lil So and Sos and blonde pop princesses like Taylor Swift. The power in the industry has changed from the artist to the labels, and they only promote what sells to 13 year olds.

  • @ユーカラ詩の小部屋詩の朗読
    @ユーカラ詩の小部屋詩の朗読 7 месяцев назад +54

    改めて聴くと、やっぱり素敵ですね!  クラプトンは、無駄のないお洒落な大人のロックだと思います。超cool‼️👍

  • @Tre42O
    @Tre42O 10 лет назад +88

    This was one of the few songs playing as my mom took her last breaths in the hospital/hospice! FUCK YOU CANCER ! Thanks Clapton for all the amazing music you have made over the years! My mom was one of your biggest fans! R I P Mom , Hope your Rockin' out on the other side!

    • @melissabernosky2162
      @melissabernosky2162 10 лет назад +3

    • @guildwars69x
      @guildwars69x 10 лет назад +5

      Great taste in music! Hope she's still rockin' man, no matter which life she's in.

    • @Tre42O
      @Tre42O 10 лет назад +5

      You guys are awesome! thanks for the nice words! It's good people like yourselves that keep me pushing on! ☮

    • @guildwars69x
      @guildwars69x 10 лет назад +2

      ***** Well hell, the internet is so full of negativity but there's still nice folks on here!

    • @jaredf1002
      @jaredf1002 10 лет назад +2

      Your mom is no doubt rockin' out on the other side!!! Great music like Clapton's has a way of shining light on even the darkest of days.

  • @arkexemption6983
    @arkexemption6983 5 лет назад +572

    ...... that riff is an absolute masterpiece

    • @lindabergman3127
      @lindabergman3127 5 лет назад +3

      Priceless ❤️😍

    • @Robbylee23
      @Robbylee23 5 лет назад +3

      The last half of the song.. fantastic

    • @andykendrick6494
      @andykendrick6494 5 лет назад +8

      It was written by Duane Allman

    • @SQUIRRELGUY3ybENrT
      @SQUIRRELGUY3ybENrT 5 лет назад +4

      I can play it :)

    • @lisabradford8180
      @lisabradford8180 5 лет назад +2

      that riff is why i fell in love with this song as a kid. it was my introduction to loving rock music.

  • @davemorrison5981
    @davemorrison5981 3 года назад +1421

    You can imagine how cool Clapton must have felt when he played that riff at the start

    • @jamesbest4403
      @jamesbest4403 3 года назад +51

      He is cool

    • @codypowers8601
      @codypowers8601 3 года назад +80

      Did you see Steve Harvey behind him perk up?

    • @marklight5735
      @marklight5735 3 года назад +9

      Originally, Duane Alman played lead on Layla. But when Eric asked Duane to join his band, Duane turned him down. Then the motorcycle accident happened....

    • @Redoubt1989
      @Redoubt1989 3 года назад +8

      Lemme pan it out for you:
      Clapton: **creates riff**
      Also Clapton: *:0*

    • @seanluby
      @seanluby 3 года назад +5

      Can you imagine how surprised Nathan East was? I'm sure Clapton knew what he was doing. Cheers

  • @softrockc422
    @softrockc422 6 месяцев назад +36

    Everyone who reads this, we don't know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world 💕🥰

  • @threedognight7209
    @threedognight7209 5 лет назад +7472

    Video quality: 240p
    Music quality: 4K

  • @kencain6796
    @kencain6796 8 лет назад +76

    One of my favorite concert memories was Eric Clapton at Red Rocks. Everyone but he had walked off stage and he was standing at the center stage mic. He took out a pack of Marlboros and lit a cigarette. He stood there for a moment, looked out over the venue and said "Pretty nice place you got here." He tucked the cigarette under the strings of his guitar and began "Layla". I still get goosebumps thinking about it.

    • @mirhaque9857
      @mirhaque9857 8 лет назад +7

      Another badass move from the great Eric Clapton! 😎👏🤘

    • @girl4eversweet
      @girl4eversweet 8 лет назад +2

      You said *one* of your best concert memories. You must have been to some great concerts then :) I wonder which tops Eric..

    • @kencain6796
      @kencain6796 8 лет назад +8

      +Elle Damev : Clapton was one of the best but I put Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's "No Quarter" at the top of the list closely followed by the "Wish You Were Here" show by Pink Floyd.

    • @PokerLover1917
      @PokerLover1917 8 лет назад +14

      +Ken Cain you lucky sob.

    • @leonardomeschiattimilani7089
      @leonardomeschiattimilani7089 8 лет назад +1

      +Ken Cain would love to find this on video!

  • @cakenbolls442
    @cakenbolls442 3 года назад +397

    Phase of Eric Clapton:
    -English bloke
    -Hippie Clapton
    -Leather Jacket
    -Midlife crisis
    -Wall Street guy
    -Wedding band guy
    -The average old man

    • @coolasf1527
      @coolasf1527 3 года назад +35

      Math professor

    • @aydankhaliq2967
      @aydankhaliq2967 3 года назад +14

      Don't forget the last one:
      -Skeletor from masters of the universe.

    • @badbazinga7650
      @badbazinga7650 3 года назад +3

      @@aydankhaliq2967 i feel like there’s a joke i’m not getting here

    • @system3008
      @system3008 3 года назад +4

      @@badbazinga7650 from cream to today he's gone though many things.

    • @debh6304
      @debh6304 3 года назад +6

      Eric was never average…just saying

  • @RamonaHuguley2
    @RamonaHuguley2 3 месяца назад +86

    It's Saturday night here guys...I'm turning up my speakers as loud as possible. Damn the neighbors!!!! I'm only 70yrs old

    • @stevecoffey7396
      @stevecoffey7396 2 месяца назад +7

      I'm 71 and the wife is out shopping........volume UUUPPPP!!!!!

    • @frederiquesmith3070
      @frederiquesmith3070 2 месяца назад +2

      70 years young !

    • @BrendaDrumm
      @BrendaDrumm 2 месяца назад +1

      Lol 3o odd yrs ago my son who was in his 2os got run over by a drunken .moterbike rider as he lay in a coma a car went over him no hope took to hosp looked like a bit of raw meat took to the morgue with a tag on his big toe i could hear them pounding on his chest spleen ripped out teeth smashed lung collasped 3hr op on brain metal plate put in his face ete etc taken in to a room told no hope he hung on for 6wks in a coma why this song has memories as i sat by his bed the nurses were playing it as they were having a tea break he pulled through many probs but to see him you wouldnt know

    • @RajdevTakhar
      @RajdevTakhar 2 месяца назад

      Eric Clapton..the biggest British white nationalist d - head in the lot...the man who made his entire living and Fame off of Black Blues is a massive racist...😑

    • @veronicaalleyne
      @veronicaalleyne Месяц назад

      hope they don't come after you & you don't make it to 71

  • @austinteutsch
    @austinteutsch 4 года назад +545

    The reason Clapton is smiling throughout is because he's finally sober and he's playing with some of the best of the best musicians. Check out that sax player. He just FEELS it and adds to it.

  • @throwaway7969
    @throwaway7969 3 года назад +437

    I love that he says 'Thank you' at the end.
    One of the best guitar players in the world, and still has the time to be polite.

    • @freddyfunes8231
      @freddyfunes8231 2 года назад +10

      He's the Best, beatifull song.

    • @denisemichelerobbins8548
      @denisemichelerobbins8548 2 года назад +2

      Politeness is the BEST !
      Great Comment 👍
      Have a great Day !🦋

    • @jerickomegatonna9518
      @jerickomegatonna9518 2 года назад +1

      I think he is just thanking the crowd.

    • @MissKitae
      @MissKitae 2 года назад +1

      Clapton is a legend, but he looks like a mild mannered math teacher.
      I adore him

    • @GAPSYO3O1
      @GAPSYO3O1 2 года назад +1

      He is so in tune with his emotions. He’s very passionate about his art and I think it genuinely shows in his music. My favorite story about Eric Clapton is his involvement with George Harrison’s wife, Patti. Instead of them both getting crazy and creating a huge petty feud like any other popular artists would’ve, they both talk it out and come to terms with it. George even being close enough to bring them flowers for their garden and even playing at their wedding. Eric Clapton is just raw and real, and isn’t scared to admit to things most people shrivel up to, and the people he surrounded himself with like George Harrison, Billy Preston, etc are all just like that. Down to earth and are happy to even have the chance to express themselves in an extremely creative and raw way.

  • @luisangulo8510
    @luisangulo8510 6 лет назад +2447

    Best 240p of my life.

  • @s.s.williams8786
    @s.s.williams8786 4 месяца назад +7

    Clapton fan since childhood. My uncle wad a renowned musician in his own right and a huge Clapton fan. Started my love affair early with Layla and Forever Man. Still my top favorites. Never tired of the way that barely suppressed growl grabs me. Rock on, Eric

  • @caroladler3148
    @caroladler3148 Год назад +138

    Eric has never compromised his music or himself. He never wears costumes or jumps around on stage. He doesn't have to. He just wants to play for us. A true musical genius.

    • @therealxunil2
      @therealxunil2 Год назад +9

      Screaming racist comments on stage while drunk off his ass doesn't count as compromising himself? Don't get me wrong, I love his music. But he has compromised himself more than a time or two.

    • @RhiannonFan
      @RhiannonFan Год назад +12

      @@therealxunil2 So... one (never repeated) drug and alcohol fuelled racist rant nearly 50 years ago - for which he has apologised several times - condemns him forever in your view, eh?

    • @system3008
      @system3008 Год назад +2

      Is being racist wrong when everyone does it. And why is it wrong g for one certain person?

    • @baskervill6023
      @baskervill6023 Год назад +5

      ​@@RhiannonFancomparing covid measures to slavery and repeatedly saying good stuff about a really right wing politician doesnt count?

    • @abstract5249
      @abstract5249 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@RhiannonFan No, Clapton hasn't apologized for his racist rant. Not sincerely, anyway. Read anything he's ever said about the incident. He has always downplayed it and acted as if it wasn't that big of a deal.
      Also, little known fact: Clapton was racist toward Jimi Hendrix. He called Hendrix a "spade" in an interview with the Rolling Stone, a slur used in England at the time to describe black people.
      Finally, Clapton has admitted to forcibly sleeping with his wife. He's evil in the truest sense of the word.

  • @davidseesahaye2038
    @davidseesahaye2038 5 лет назад +768

    Eric Clapton: *Starts playing Awesome riff*
    Nathan East: Aw shit...here we go again

    • @gustavomelles1
      @gustavomelles1 5 лет назад +18

      @Bob Hamm It's a meme, bro

    • @Max-dr6rz
      @Max-dr6rz 4 года назад

      @@gustavomelles1 exactly, thanks for explaining it to him bro

    • @aaronbierman340
      @aaronbierman340 4 года назад +1

      @burteriksson again, it's a meme

    • @OzanYerli
      @OzanYerli 4 года назад +2

      @burteriksson wtf is wrong with you .d

    • @alpdesis805
      @alpdesis805 4 года назад +1

      burteriksson get a life man

  • @lyleparadise2764
    @lyleparadise2764 Год назад +352

    Only artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame three times. As a member of the Yardbirds, Cream and as a solo artist. Definitely one of the most versatile and top guitarist of all time.

    • @patriciakozak-eo8th
      @patriciakozak-eo8th Год назад +9

      I believe Sir Eric Clapton is the best living guitarist 🎸 in the world 🌎

    • @system3008
      @system3008 Год назад +10

      ​@@patriciakozak-eo8th the only person that could come close to him is Hendrix.

    • @patriciakozak-eo8th
      @patriciakozak-eo8th Год назад +7

      @@system3008 agree. If Jimmy was living, he would give Clapton a run for his money!

    • @Icer-gl3mx
      @Icer-gl3mx Год назад

      ​@@patriciakozak-eo8thPAT METHENY

    • @Dimebag_Darrell420
      @Dimebag_Darrell420 9 месяцев назад +7

      As much as I love him, hall of fame means nothing when some of the greatest players/bands aren’t in it while female/gangster rappers who don’t even know what rock is are in it, it’s just a diversity and inclusion farce

  • @rachelharris1403
    @rachelharris1403 4 дня назад +1

    Two weeks before my dad died of cancer, he posted this video onto his Facebook with the caption "My daughter thinks this song is pretty cool." The best thing I inherited from him was his music taste

  • @Suprtrooper
    @Suprtrooper 3 года назад +445

    There will never be a song that encapsulates the feeling of unrequited/unobtainable love like this one. An absolute masterpiece and classic, from the despairing wails calling Layla’s name to the beautiful piano piece that feels sweet and melancholic. Huge mixture of emotions packed into 8 minutes.

    • @Melodydawn51
      @Melodydawn51 3 года назад +16

      You've encapsulated the whole song perfectly! To me, the most beautiful song ever written!

    • @Suprtrooper
      @Suprtrooper 3 года назад +1

      @Aa Bb it was still unrequited for quite some time.

    • @peterflorino9016
      @peterflorino9016 3 года назад +6

      From Cream to now. Always realized what a genius he was. For a lack of a better word, the Soliloquy at end is a one of a kind instrumental. Absolutely beautiful. And Eric did this arrangement. The very, very best.

    • @timstahl1011
      @timstahl1011 3 года назад +6

      I remember the first time I heard this song on the radio 50 years ago. I guess it's held up pretty well.

    • @carolpatty3470
      @carolpatty3470 3 года назад +1

      Old Love wins, but I think it was about Layla, perhaps.

  • @anindya9471
    @anindya9471 4 года назад +2346

    Bassists are the most underrated performers. The bass line is what holds a song I guess.

  • @amandareynolds9644
    @amandareynolds9644 3 года назад +502

    You can never replace how amazing Eric Clapton is. He is a legend with his music

    • @lailajalane5611
      @lailajalane5611 3 года назад +2

      Yep👌

    • @daviddowney3815
      @daviddowney3815 2 года назад +6

      Such a shame that he’s now tainted his reputation being an anti-vaccer.

    • @houserhouse
      @houserhouse 2 года назад +17

      @@daviddowney3815 live and let live man, no excuse for hate

    • @cindylewis2821
      @cindylewis2821 2 года назад +6

      Eric Grew up very poor.. Dirt poor. And. And his parents were poor but his father bought him his 1st guitar. The rest is history!

    • @AtomicMushroomz
      @AtomicMushroomz 2 года назад +1

      @@houserhouse Being a satanic antivaxxer conspiracy theorist is a very valid excuse to hate.

  • @JackMcLeodJr
    @JackMcLeodJr 11 месяцев назад +22

    The best version of the song. Clapton tore his own original solo a new one.

  • @zachsingh1
    @zachsingh1 3 года назад +161

    0:40 - 0:48 is incredible. The moment the guy realises, Eric Clapton acknowledging him and turns round to take in the crowd reaction. And ofcourse the most iconic opening to a song ever about to be played. Brilliant.

  • @pedroeugenio9799
    @pedroeugenio9799 4 года назад +2408

    The best version ever...

  • @eneahoxhaj6354
    @eneahoxhaj6354 3 года назад +615

    Don't write " who is listening in ..." we are always going to listen to this masterpiece

    • @kristiantenerife
      @kristiantenerife 3 года назад +7

      yup... along with.. anyone 2021?

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 3 года назад +5

      @@kristiantenerife Doesn't it drive you nuts reading those on every video, and all the airheads STILL thumb them up.

    • @kristiantenerife
      @kristiantenerife 3 года назад

      @@TonyEnglandUK yup, and it is very annoying. And for sure they will say it is a form of bullying or something but cmon!!! They think they are the only 1 listening to that song and then start off a trend.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 3 года назад +1

      @@kristiantenerife lol sorry Kristian

    • @kristiantenerife
      @kristiantenerife 3 года назад +1

      @@TonyEnglandUK hahaha :)

  • @cindyshort7706
    @cindyshort7706 4 месяца назад +8

    That jam is the best. It will always get anyones attention.

  • @jimmydonnelly327
    @jimmydonnelly327 Год назад +5249

    2024 anyone?

  • @deborahwagner-tudor3505
    @deborahwagner-tudor3505 9 лет назад +88

    In my humble opinion, this is one of the best performances of LAYLA I've seen & heard....many times; Clapton in earlier years was not crazy about using his voice ie. singing, front man or other-wise; Over the yrs. his confidence grew as did his powerful, throaty vocals & it clearly shows...There isn't a bad seat @ Madison Sq. Garden as I've seen Many concerts there, notably - Led Zeppelin in '73, where the infamous concert tour,as well as title song, 'The Song Remains the Same' - which is another story indeed!

    • @deborahwagner-tudor3505
      @deborahwagner-tudor3505 9 лет назад +1

      Once again, this was posted twice...computer issues which drive me CRAZY! Yet I can easily listen to 'Layla' , twice, so it's not the worst thing to happen to me today!

    • @wayneblack990
      @wayneblack990 9 лет назад +5

      Deborah Wagner- Tudor I agree, one of the best live performances, but I miss Duane Allman's erie slide guitar from the original studio version.

    • @lolzleila8254
      @lolzleila8254 9 лет назад

      +Leyla Amethyst you have my name and the songs

    • @wayneblack990
      @wayneblack990 9 лет назад

      +Leyla Amethyst Umm, isn't it "Layla"?

    • @wayneblack990
      @wayneblack990 9 лет назад

      +Leyla Amethyst LOL! Hon, it's your fantasy. You can pronounce it any way you want!

  • @HPayne62
    @HPayne62 5 лет назад +1277

    The holy trio of guitarists:
    Pure Talent: Eric Clapton
    Pure Power: Jimi Hendrix
    Pure Soul: David Gilmour

    • @BJazz19
      @BJazz19 5 лет назад +59

      This applies to rock genre. For Metal it's Randy Rhoads, Tony Iommi and Dimebag.

    • @eliaspalma5027
      @eliaspalma5027 5 лет назад +318

      Pure legend : Jimi Hendrix

    • @arkagoswami2994
      @arkagoswami2994 5 лет назад +110

      I think Hendrix was pure god

    • @xavierdupuis7653
      @xavierdupuis7653 5 лет назад +148

      I'm sorry but you forgot Mark Knopfler

    • @LucasOliveira-mt9rj
      @LucasOliveira-mt9rj 5 лет назад +47

      For me: George Harrison

  • @rbogota
    @rbogota 25 дней назад +4

    God I love this video. Imo he's #2 all time behind jimmy on the guitar 🎸

  • @asha.m
    @asha.m 3 года назад +730

    My 21 yr old son calls me up tonight and says he has some song stuck in his head and thinks it must be something I've played for him growing up. Kid proceeds to hum this guitar riff 😆

    • @lucylucy1933
      @lucylucy1933 3 года назад +21

      That’s amazing.

    • @kennethpalmowski-wolfe7923
      @kennethpalmowski-wolfe7923 2 года назад +34

      Times like that let you know you raised them right! Like when my older daughters sing Beatles songs (practically any one) perfectly with all the lyrics.

    • @Tupakkirulla
      @Tupakkirulla 2 года назад +8

      Well done!

    • @oviaherronmusic
      @oviaherronmusic 2 года назад +7

      That's me and Jimi Hendrix riffs😂 like purple haze and all along the watchtower

    • @mushufitzburg2741
      @mushufitzburg2741 2 года назад +4

      You taught him well!

  • @INGAHOOTZ
    @INGAHOOTZ 7 лет назад +188

    0:40 God, I love how stoked that bassist gets when he hears that opening riff.

  • @serioushex3893
    @serioushex3893 Год назад +260

    i love how the crowd just pops when he hits that first riff. Legendary.

  • @Nick-nk3tq
    @Nick-nk3tq 2 месяца назад +4

    For proof Clapton is the greatest guitarist of all time..... man re-did the same song 3 times and released it like it was new and nobody said a word..... GOAT

  • @sappy2303
    @sappy2303 4 года назад +312

    0:41 That bass player represents all of us when this song plays

  • @meeseeksdestroy7715
    @meeseeksdestroy7715 6 лет назад +619

    I freaking love how the bassist is still absolutely star struck by witnessing Clapton perform even though I'm sure he's performed w/ a number of stars. /s

    • @normalhumanbeing8280
      @normalhumanbeing8280 6 лет назад +5

      wait, who's is the bassist?

    • @stephendeyerle3361
      @stephendeyerle3361 6 лет назад +30

      Nathan East

    • @IDisnotscience
      @IDisnotscience 6 лет назад +43

      He acts like he didn't know Layla was coming

    • @TheThirdWiseMonkey
      @TheThirdWiseMonkey 6 лет назад +34

      You're kidding, right? If you don't know Nathan East, well, that is truly a pity. He's one of the premier bassists of all time. A true master of his craft.

    • @smitty5006
      @smitty5006 6 лет назад +14

      He's acting and putting on a show,He's a talented musician!

  • @marthaberkowitz8612
    @marthaberkowitz8612 3 года назад +113

    I was 16 when this song came out. I'm 65 and I still LOVE it!

    • @animaladvocate8938
      @animaladvocate8938 3 года назад +2

      Memories.

    • @plathplath
      @plathplath 2 года назад

      Martha Berkowitz, we're all getting younger and younger. 65 is such a lovely number. You know that every number compared to infinity equals zero so, let's live, enjoying life to its fullest, filling it with joy, lots of joy, smiles, laughter, good news, and lots of love and compassion for our fellow human. Compassion is the second best after love. What else...? Yes, GOOD music. This is a musical gift to you from the kingdom of Norway. Enjoy, in Joy, with JOY. ruclips.net/video/suq2HW4wdUA/видео.html

  • @PETERGRIFFIN21380
    @PETERGRIFFIN21380 3 месяца назад +4

    Absolutely love this song. And the way it was played in goodfellas was incredible. One of the best outro’s to a movie ever.

  • @donyaharwell6339
    @donyaharwell6339 5 лет назад +842

    My son named his very first guitar "Layla". Proud mama moment. 😊

    • @birdsaresinners3373
      @birdsaresinners3373 5 лет назад +28

      I named my first guitar layla too.

    • @gus6612
      @gus6612 5 лет назад +56

      He is a man of culture i see

    • @JacobRufus
      @JacobRufus 5 лет назад +53

      You can stop raising him now. Mission accomplished.

    • @david_post_punk
      @david_post_punk 4 года назад +7

      Give a name to a Guitar? Isn't it odd lol

    • @Robert399
      @Robert399 4 года назад +13

      @@david_post_punk Not at all! - written on my keyboard, "Bigglesworth"

  • @danielquinn6934
    @danielquinn6934 4 года назад +66

    I will never understand the people who prefer the acoustic version. This is sublime.

    • @realhumphreyappleby
      @realhumphreyappleby 4 года назад +2

      I preferred it before hearing this version. Not anymore!

    • @jonathanlee6660
      @jonathanlee6660 4 года назад +2

      I prefer acoustic anything. I'm the kinda guy that just wants to chill in my room with an acoustic guitar

    • @1tiredcitizen796
      @1tiredcitizen796 3 года назад +2

      I enjoy the hell out of both versions.

  •  4 года назад +678

    I've heard it a thousand times, I've never been bored. If I listen to it for the rest of my life, I won't be bored. :)

  • @Horsecentstoday
    @Horsecentstoday 4 месяца назад +4

    First 30 seconds are magical
    The smiles and joy tell you all you need to know.
    Song still brings tears to me.
    I'm alone.
    Been alone a long time

    • @leamackey3278
      @leamackey3278 2 месяца назад +1

      Sorry you are alone 😔. I feel like I have been alone forever and it's been a year

  • @frankturner2966
    @frankturner2966 Год назад +265

    One of the greatest songs of all time. I was in the service when Layla came out. What memories I have of that time. I'm 72 now ... and miss the good old days. 🇱🇷

    • @lindabergman3127
      @lindabergman3127 Год назад +12

      Thank you for your service Sir👈🏻majority of Americans deeply appreciate all that you n others have sacrificed for the USA ppls❤

    • @Daryl_Phillips_
      @Daryl_Phillips_ 9 месяцев назад +4

      Liberian flag?

    • @frankturner2966
      @frankturner2966 9 месяцев назад +9

      Could be....but my eyes aren't what they used to be after 72 years.

    • @ストラテジ
      @ストラテジ 9 месяцев назад +3

      Cool that you're able to view this performance from 25 years ago and have been a fan from that period too.

    • @CartePostale.
      @CartePostale. 8 месяцев назад +5

      Frank, I was 3 years old in 1970, when Layla came out. I remember kneeling by my bed every night & asking God to protect the policemen & soldiers in my own country (Ireland) & the American soldiers fighting the war in Vietnam. The following year, aged four, I was blown sky-high, on a sunny, Saturday afternoon by a bomb, "proudly" owned by the I.R.A. I'm told blood poured from every orifice &, when my mother told an EMT to take another, more severely-injured innocent bystander, in the ambulance (there were always too many casualties & those, lesser-wounded, were thrown into the back of cars...). The EMT said, as he grabbed me out of her arms, "Madam, your daughter goes in the ambulance or she will die". Shortly after our wedding, my husband was asked to work in the U.S.A. We had an, "open door" policy, most who became "family" were service men & women. It was nothing for us to have 18, for dinner, on a week-night (we improvised 🙂). Those men & women were homesick, at very least, heartsick at worst. We gave them what we had: home-cooked meals, LONG calls home to their families (without a line waiting behind them), barbeques & volley-ball on the beach & as many laughs as they could handle. Others were happier lying on the grass, under our trees just trying to forget....we often cried together as we remembered those we'd loved & lost. We lost many more in the conflicts which followed. Letters & continued contact with their families are precious. Some expectant service women stayed with us as their "due date" approached &, also afterwards, until they were well enough to travel home. We chose to leave & I have family who still can't answer their doors without their service weapons to hand. Our "war" may seem to be over but the threat is still great (even if you're retired). I was saddened to find out that a LOT of money for weapons & Semtex came from U.S. idealists who thought they were supporting freedom-fighters, instead of cowards who called it "war" but never donned a uniform (you'd know how terrifying it is when you can't seperate the enemy from the innocent). "Thankyou for your service", doesn't seem enough. We must never forget that we all have to live on this planet & that peace & innocence are too precious to ever give up - without good reason.

  • @Someone-vn9ce
    @Someone-vn9ce 2 года назад +431

    One of the greatest guitarists in history playing one of his songs that is considered one of the greatest songs in rock history. It simply doesn't get any better than this, Just pure legend and music genius.

    • @plathplath
      @plathplath 2 года назад

      Someone likes what Someone says about the one and only Eric Clapton. Someone maybe will enjoy listening "Layla" played at piano in flames. Someone from Norway wishes Someone a marvelous week ahead filled of gooood music, good news and lots of joy. Enjoy, in Joy, with Joy, the good things that bring Joy!🙂 ruclips.net/video/suq2HW4wdUA/видео.html

    • @Nourahwazza
      @Nourahwazza Год назад

      تفهم والله

    • @chrisayre8404
      @chrisayre8404 Год назад +2

      Absolutely

  • @benjaminmartel5056
    @benjaminmartel5056 3 года назад +3352

    Steve Harvey jumped when he started the riff

    • @budbundy2271
      @budbundy2271 3 года назад +71

      I was about to say how does this comment not have any likes or comments and realized it was posted 6 hours ago. Very rarely does a comment make me laugh👍

    • @rustymagoo5936
      @rustymagoo5936 3 года назад +23

      I was literally just about to post this haha

    • @ujPnin
      @ujPnin 3 года назад +54

      I heard he wasn't expecting it to play because it was not on the list so he was like WTF ;)

    • @mrjonathanvert
      @mrjonathanvert 3 года назад +10

      It is not him.

    • @mrjonathanvert
      @mrjonathanvert 3 года назад +55

      Nathan East

  • @Peace_nJoy
    @Peace_nJoy 7 месяцев назад +20

    Eric Clapton.. How he can play the audience w his guitar.. no flashing lights or screams.. just pure delights..
    Eric CLAPTON class !!✌️✌️❤❤

  • @colonial345
    @colonial345 5 лет назад +696

    eric clapton = only person to be inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame 3 whole times

    • @tom.hoffmann6585
      @tom.hoffmann6585 5 лет назад +5

      Perfect as he is !

    • @leventtrolley9135
      @leventtrolley9135 5 лет назад +2

      Neil Young?

    • @colonial345
      @colonial345 5 лет назад +1

      Dice More just looked it up, I think he’s only been inducted 2 times

    • @davestianson518
      @davestianson518 5 лет назад +12

      Could be 3. Without looking it up, it could be with Cream, Derek and the Dominos, and as a solo act.

    • @colonial345
      @colonial345 5 лет назад +6

      Dave Stianson i think yardbirds is somewhere in that

  • @Voldy8
    @Voldy8 2 года назад +539

    A classic song, played by one of the greatest guitarists of all time. There are very few in Eric Clapton’s class.

    • @paullynch928
      @paullynch928 2 года назад +12

      Mark Knopler them to light up a stage 👌

    • @plathplath
      @plathplath 2 года назад

      James Pauloski, I agree with you. Here's a jazzy version of "Layla". Enjoy. ruclips.net/video/suq2HW4wdUA/видео.html

    • @xamnition
      @xamnition 2 года назад +1

      J.J. Cale maybe?

    • @nigelwillmott6177
      @nigelwillmott6177 Год назад +2

      Jeff Beck is TOP of the class!

    • @Take_it_E-z
      @Take_it_E-z Год назад +2

      @@nigelwillmott6177 I agree. And Joe Bonamassa's cover of Blues Deluxe was INSANE!!!

  • @denix23
    @denix23 4 года назад +719

    music will never be the same after this man leaves the earth

    • @abcdef-qd2rx
      @abcdef-qd2rx 4 года назад +17

      We still have his music tho, you wont get new music like this tho

    • @dancinspirit8328
      @dancinspirit8328 4 года назад +1

      Merhaba !

    • @alpdesis805
      @alpdesis805 4 года назад +4

      Deniz K deniz o kadar haklısın ki biraderim:dd

    • @gavinbkr10
      @gavinbkr10 4 года назад +1

      Music may never be the same but we will still always have this music

    • @zacnear9563
      @zacnear9563 4 года назад +4

      Legends never die.

  • @quickkpaws
    @quickkpaws 11 месяцев назад +91

    There is not a better version of this! Two solos, bending where it is difficult to bend, and making it look so smooth and easy. Plus, Nathan East, Steve Gadd, Andy Fairweather Low; *PLUS* *Tom Carmon on keys and David Sanborn on Sax!* WOW! WOW! WOW! 💥💥💥

    • @mehshutup3041
      @mehshutup3041 8 месяцев назад +1

      I love the crossroad 2 version. The bassline is a killer

    • @quickkpaws
      @quickkpaws 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@mehshutup3041 I won't argue with you on that! ✌️

    • @earthling9891
      @earthling9891 7 месяцев назад +3

      I love the version from the Royal Albert Hall as well !!! So so gritty, check it out if you want - if you haven‘t

    • @quickkpaws
      @quickkpaws 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@earthling9891 What year?

    • @sketchythoughts_0
      @sketchythoughts_0 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@quickkpaws1988, its on youtube. fantastic performance with elton john, mark knopfler and paul mccartney

  • @cynthiaherrington9229
    @cynthiaherrington9229 7 лет назад +72

    I can't imagine my life without this music, it has given me so much joy!

    • @jammiiee
      @jammiiee 7 лет назад

      Keep on keeping on Cynthia!

  • @C4RM3N77
    @C4RM3N77 7 лет назад +8945

    That guys reaction when clapton starts

    • @gamingvids5758
      @gamingvids5758 7 лет назад +80

      Cilla Komedy I know it's funny as

    • @kurtz7221
      @kurtz7221 7 лет назад +282

      Cilla Komedy Yep Nathan East! A gifted bassist

    • @flosch.4781
      @flosch.4781 7 лет назад +77

      Cilla Komedy 😂😂👍 I was searching for this comment :)

    • @Clash_CT_Rocker69
      @Clash_CT_Rocker69 7 лет назад +139

      Cilla Komedy
      Nathan East simply showing how much he likes to play this great song..

    • @justhan9630
      @justhan9630 7 лет назад +159

      Nathan East is a great bassist and a funny guys on top of that

  • @bobpalmer9989
    @bobpalmer9989 Год назад +38

    I am an old drummer (40 years pro) and I love Steve Gadd's work and I could listen to Clapton all night.......he"s one of a kind!!

  • @EdwardLicence-f7i
    @EdwardLicence-f7i 11 месяцев назад +16

    I heard this song for the first time in 1972 on my new challenger FM radio via WLS, Chicago, while driving thru Texas Canyon, Arizona. Greatest Rock Ballad of all time!

  • @thefrozenking1223
    @thefrozenking1223 7 лет назад +174

    that solo is pure perfection

  • @jamesmiller422
    @jamesmiller422 Год назад +764

    2023 and still one of the greatest guitar riffs of all time🎸

    • @AmericanRebel27
      @AmericanRebel27 Год назад +21

      Hands down ♥ Just never gets old.

    • @nobby6969
      @nobby6969 Год назад +18

      No new guitar riff will ever come close to this master piece.

    • @nickcoupe2964
      @nickcoupe2964 Год назад +16

      The best riff ever written.

    • @cahrlloow9843
      @cahrlloow9843 Год назад +8

      He is THE best playing the guitar fyi for a damn good reason showed in this.

    • @AmericanRebel27
      @AmericanRebel27 Год назад +3

      @@cahrlloow9843 He's always rocked my world ♥

  • @xiuminie1485
    @xiuminie1485 2 года назад +537

    my name is layla and my grandpa used to sing this to me, i used to hate it but now i realize how much this song actually means to me.

    • @robert5414
      @robert5414 Год назад +7

      Layla is the name of his ex-wife

    • @Obsfucation
      @Obsfucation Год назад +7

      I’m guessing it meant a lot to your grandpa too. 😍

    • @juvguimaraes5370
      @juvguimaraes5370 Год назад +2

      You must proud yourself

    • @gregorydodds2076
      @gregorydodds2076 Год назад +11

      Layla, you will always entice an old rock n roller to think of this beautiful song! Embrace this!

    • @DD-rr8jl
      @DD-rr8jl Год назад +17

      @@robert5414 that is not true. Her name was Patty Boyd. She was G. Harrison wife, Clapton's secret love and later his wife.

  • @scottmurphy650
    @scottmurphy650 4 месяца назад +3

    The rock and roll dream team, Clapton on guitars, East on bass, Phillinganes on keys and Gadd on drums. It just does not get any better than this, PERIOD.

  • @maryhernandez728
    @maryhernandez728 6 лет назад +184

    What I love the most about this performance was not just the fucking eargasm it leaves me, is the happiness these musicians transmit playing onstage. They look like they genuinely LOVE what they are doing. They pour so much emotion and maybe that’s why the entire song just sounds so natural and sexy, esp. towards the ending when they are playing the solos. Layla is one of my all time favorite songs. It’s one hella of a song.

    • @Nathanieltan100
      @Nathanieltan100 6 лет назад

      True. I always love this version of this song. The sounds, the music, the flaws, the energy, it's true magic!
      This is truly the best live version of this song we've never forget.

  • @Flipson456
    @Flipson456 7 лет назад +241

    George Harrison's "Something" and Eric Clapton"s " Layla"..Both are classic songs..Songs that were written for Patti Boyd..

    • @christianfgr8227
      @christianfgr8227 7 лет назад +9

      radar200 What about "Wonderful Tonight"? Masterpiece too :P

    • @pattim173
      @pattim173 7 лет назад +6

      Christian FGR it's funny actually. It was said he was getting annoyed with how long it took her, Patti Boyd, to get ready to go out. Lol

    • @jameslane4329
      @jameslane4329 7 лет назад +1

      Patti Mease was

    • @faarasmed4774
      @faarasmed4774 7 лет назад

      Io

    • @mickfunny4185
      @mickfunny4185 7 лет назад +10

      BlurryJay l-/ that's why Trump grabs them right by the pussy

  • @chrismaggs
    @chrismaggs 7 лет назад +104

    No theatrics, no excessive flashy lights. Just awesome music played awesomely!!

  • @Birdie-v6n
    @Birdie-v6n 8 месяцев назад +30

    I was named after this song, and I take pride In it. I love this song and think it’s so well thought out and unique. Love it!

  • @patricianelson4852
    @patricianelson4852 3 года назад +149

    It frightens me how this riff touches my soul.

    • @mikemiller5072
      @mikemiller5072 2 года назад +10

      Don't be frightened cuz your not alone

    • @plathplath
      @plathplath 2 года назад

      @@mikemiller5072 ruclips.net/video/suq2HW4wdUA/видео.html

    • @barrettsfraser
      @barrettsfraser 2 года назад

      Don't be frightened. Embrace it in all its glory

  • @WahlbergBabey
    @WahlbergBabey 8 лет назад +38

    just love the teasing and anticipation at the beginning! just an absolute piece of art x

    • @albanymike
      @albanymike 8 лет назад +1

      And the smile on the bass player!

    • @AnnaAnna-rk7ij
      @AnnaAnna-rk7ij 8 лет назад

      denis rozes
      gensesnrozes

    • @rafalxl
      @rafalxl 8 лет назад +1

      love it ! they are all awesome musicians.

  • @stephenscafaria3389
    @stephenscafaria3389 Год назад +90

    Eric plays so natural, just a spectacular version.

    • @RobertJohnson-lu9vb
      @RobertJohnson-lu9vb 11 месяцев назад +3

      😮😂😂😂❤ Clapton is the best

    • @gabreq6489
      @gabreq6489 9 месяцев назад +3

      absolute legend that guy

    • @Makeuploveculture
      @Makeuploveculture Месяц назад

      He is one of three that are the best in the world. Eric Clapton, Jeff beck, and one other that I can’t remember at the very moment. There was one time all three of these men were at a Jimmy Hendrix concert and Jimmy never knew how to tune his guitar. He was on stage playing and his guitar didn’t feel right so he stopped and said I to the mic “Eric…. Where’s Eric” Eric went and tuned his guitar for him.

  • @RamonaHuguley2
    @RamonaHuguley2 2 месяца назад +4

    Yeap....I turned on my speakers too....damn....Eric, you sound just as good as you did when you and I were young!!! Thank you for all your great music throughout the years

  • @dev.astatedHOK
    @dev.astatedHOK 3 года назад +94

    0:20
    eric: guess what?
    bass: ????
    drummer: ????
    eric: *hits the riff*
    bassist: :0

  • @unclephil2500
    @unclephil2500 3 года назад +38

    Literally the best guitar rift ever. This song will never stopped being listened to, at least by me.

    • @ramiroox
      @ramiroox 3 года назад +1

      Ucle Phil, thank God, you're alive.

  • @lance4842
    @lance4842 6 лет назад +365

    Don't know why people think that Eric and George Harrison were enemies. They were remained friends until George died. Eric helped on While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

    • @aminrp2972
      @aminrp2972 6 лет назад +8

      Eric killed him

    • @thomaskorth9030
      @thomaskorth9030 5 лет назад +10

      Lanceランス he was the best man at his wedding too

    • @melonah
      @melonah 5 лет назад +5

      Yea George actually said to Eric you engage with my wife, so will I

    • @davehollingsworth4369
      @davehollingsworth4369 5 лет назад +28

      They referred to each other as "husband-in-laws"

    • @Ravzie
      @Ravzie 5 лет назад +4

      Well, that whole thing with Patty didn't bring them any closer. But supposedly George was tomcatting around, so …..

  • @Jackson336
    @Jackson336 9 месяцев назад +5

    I think this is one of his best versions of Layla. Love when he sings “before I finally go “insane”. 😂 That best of the best as always! So happy I was able to see Eric live 2 times! These will always be special memories to me. Thank you Eric Clapton for your influence and talent. Bless you!! ❤❤❤

  • @adamtooley4660
    @adamtooley4660 3 года назад +320

    One does not simply, place an ad in the middle of this masterpiece

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 3 года назад +9

      I watch on a PC with Adblock purely to avoid such distractions. I haven't seen an ad on RUclips for ten years.

    • @loganpaulsego8743
      @loganpaulsego8743 3 года назад +1

      I don’t like to use an adblocker as if everyone does that the creators that make this platform what it is today can’t make a living out of it

    • @rhydes_
      @rhydes_ 3 года назад +3

      @@TonyEnglandUK I think they mean the video creators, not the creators of RUclips itself

    • @mohnish2
      @mohnish2 3 года назад +2

      Get RUclips Premium. It's worth the money and keeps u away from the stupid commercials

    • @adamtooley4660
      @adamtooley4660 3 года назад

      Personally I disagree as I don’t use RUclips as often anymore

  • @hailmaryrunquicksee
    @hailmaryrunquicksee 2 года назад +41

    Eric Clapton : « Starts the first notes of Layla »
    Bassist : « You son of a bitch I’m in »

  • @calebdelfs6567
    @calebdelfs6567 7 лет назад +157

    my goal on life is to be as happy as that bassist someday

  • @beverlyhenderson188
    @beverlyhenderson188 3 месяца назад +6

    2024 and ever year it's even been out . Loved this song like forever. Brilliant music the best. Eric forever.

  • @Fakest420
    @Fakest420 Год назад +92

    The outro to this song is underrated and absolutely iconic in my opinion

  • @matthewfinger2381
    @matthewfinger2381 2 года назад +341

    That piano outro is one of the greatest things ever created

    • @loganplays6455
      @loganplays6455 2 года назад +12

      Who wrote that part?

    • @绝不会放弃你
      @绝不会放弃你 2 года назад +7

      @@loganplays6455 Jim Gordon I’m pretty sure

    • @plathplath
      @plathplath 2 года назад

      @@绝不会放弃你 ruclips.net/video/suq2HW4wdUA/видео.html

    • @plathplath
      @plathplath 2 года назад

      @@loganplays6455 ruclips.net/video/suq2HW4wdUA/видео.html

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK 2 года назад +5

      @Robin Hammill I love how Eric looks over to him, nods his head as if to say _"ok, do your stuff."_

  • @dougulmer9065
    @dougulmer9065 2 года назад +139

    I never get tired of this song. This rendition is fantastic. His band deserves cudos also.

    • @plathplath
      @plathplath 2 года назад +2

      Doug Ulmer, than we are two who are not tired of this masterpiece. Please, do excuse my ignorance but what is, or are, "cudos", is a kind of abbreviation for something? I'm Norwegian and I only speak a little of English. Here's a jazzy version that is few hours old. ruclips.net/video/suq2HW4wdUA/видео.html

    • @caroladler3148
      @caroladler3148 Год назад +1

      @@plathplath "KUDOs" means the ultimate praise!

    • @RonSafreed
      @RonSafreed Год назад

      I was a young teen in the seventies when I heard this song on the radio & I also like the 'unplugged version played on accustical guitar & since I am a guitarist, I like playing the unplugged version!!

    • @dougulmer9065
      @dougulmer9065 Год назад

      ​@@plathplathit means they are great musicians.

    • @adriankirsop9973
      @adriankirsop9973 Год назад

      kudos

  • @duggie6717
    @duggie6717 3 месяца назад +4

    First heard this awesome masterpiece in the summer of 1972 while in high school and working a part-time job in the kitchen at Crescent Beach Hotel in Rochester, New York ... got goosebumps hearing it, especially the opening guitar riff and the incredible "piano exit" at the end! ... lots of great memories that summer because of this song!... one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded! ... and hi to Harley Brookins, wherever you are!