Eric Clapton - guitar / vocals Mark Knopfler - guitar / vocals Elton John - keyboards / vocals Alan Clark - keyboards / vocals Nathan East - bass Steve Ferrone - drums Phil Collins - drums Ray Cooper - Percussion Katie Kissoon - backing vocals Tessa Niles - backing vocals
I always imagine it's mad in the beginning but hopeful he can plead his way back into the relationship, then the 2nd half is the sad acceptance of the situation.
Pattie Boyd has given us three phenomenal songs "Something", "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight"! All three songs were written for her! One from George Harrison, and the others ones from Eric Clapton who was in love with her, but she was married to George at the time he wrote Layla for her (...you got me on my knees ...). Later on, George and Pattie divorced and Eric was the new man on her side
Just me - which was your favourite?I have just spent the morning listening to them all and my head is spinning! I think this might be one of the best. "It's worth being older now, to be young then". Best comment I ever read and so so true!
This has got to b the very BEST version of Layla I have ever heard and seen!! It was absolutely perfection!! Eric Clapton is the greatest guitar player in the history of rock music..a genius!!❤
That solo guitar brings me to my knees over 26 yrs ago my son who was 24 was left for dead after a double road accident here in Coventry he was more or less dead like a bit of meat mangled on the Rd etc etc spleen removed punctured lung teeth knocked out head injuries as he was in hosp. This song came on in the hosp a few days after from the nurses room as they were having a tea break I could hear it then next minute we all heard gun shots a young lad had been shot dead outside nothing to do with my son my son is now 50 still here with a lot of medical probs x
Eric's eyes rolling in the back of his head on that solo. He went to a happy place for sure!!! I've seen them all and he played his guts out on this one!
Of the best Stratocaster tones I've heard. Those Laces pickups and mid boost Electronics with whatever amp and effects made a huge clear exciting sound. I can see why every strat player switched to Lace Sensors back then.
I believe the story is that Mark Knopfler turned up for this tour with Soldano amps and Eric liked them so much he had some built for himself by mid-late '88. Not sure if he had them by the time of this performance though. IMHO Claptons best live tone is his Lace Strats through the Soldanos.
Out the billion different solos he’s done live for this song this solo is the best ! It’s utterly flawless !! Makes the guitar actually sing !!! My favourite solo ever ! Perfect 👌🏼
One of the most iconic rock songs/riffs/codas of the 20th century without a shadow of doubt. Layla... is the best rock album of Clapton's catalog in my opinion. The yearning, pining even, is so necessary and relatable.
As a guitarist I always LOL when Eric plays some of his chords - it appears as if he is giving us the finger! LOL! An AWESOME performance! Nathan East has been with him forever - as awesome bassist!
Layla was written for George Harrison's first wife Patti Boyd, who left Harrison for Clapton when he fell completely and totally in love with her, hence the tribute song. What a pleasure to watch this high profile group of performers play this song!!
Nice to see another great guitarist with EC...MK Amazing he just knows the finger placement without even looking...total genius. Proud to have been born in the same county as EC. That guitar is an extension of his body
I’m not going to repeat what many others have written about Clapton’s talent, BUT I will say that I really ❤ it when Ray Cooper is in a performance! His enthusiasm when he’s playing the drums 🥁 ALWAYS makes me smile 😊 Whether it’s when he’s in a concert such as this w/ Clapton, or the many w/ Elton John, he knocks himself out each time and gives it 100%! (Coop was in the EJ ‘Farewell’ concerts I went to 2 X’s in ‘22 and, in spite of his ‘advancing’ age, he still has what it takes - just like Elton imo!)
This was Clapton a year or so after getting sober after playing for the last 30 years or so under the influence of drugs and alcohol to the point where he couldnt do basic things like have sex or play guitar sober and you have him play this sick ass solo from the top. Amazing
it’s crazy how Eric Clapton had been drunk since the 60 up until the 90s but still achieving so much in music career. Basically he was drunk the whole time for most of his life.
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I'm speechless, Elton John, Mark Knopfler and Phil Collins SUPPORTING Clapton!
Unreal, that's like the Avengers of British Music
Haha, The Avengers! Legends all of them.
I was literally that surprised too , imagine to be there bro 🙌
Eric at his best 4sure
Than Clapton is Steve Rogers and Elton John like Tony Stark
The Avengers wish they were these guys
Eric Clapton - guitar / vocals
Mark Knopfler - guitar / vocals
Elton John - keyboards / vocals
Alan Clark - keyboards / vocals
Nathan East - bass
Steve Ferrone - drums
Phil Collins - drums
Ray Cooper - Percussion
Katie Kissoon - backing vocals
Tessa Niles - backing vocals
Absolutely crazy to see this combo of musicians
Saw this lineup minus Knopfler, Elton, and Phil in Dallas in the mid 90's, and they were brilliant!
imagine calling this lineup "Eric Clapton"
No shit? Wow that’s some epic stuff right there!
i learned something today. thanks
Mark must have been like "Damn, he knows all the chords!"
@Puka dog Like "Guitar George"
george you mean!
Yeah i found them quite fancy
'Today he's gonna make it cry, make it sing!'
Mark is playing most of them ^^
"How cool are you?
Mark Knopfler plays rhytm for me"
And it goes both ways and I love them for that.
Mark actually plays the lead guitar throughout the first part. Just casually fingerpicking the solo. What a legend.
5 days later Clapton plays rythm for dire straits😂
This is the happiest "sad" song about unrequited love that I have ever seen.
The pain is in those bends my man
I always imagine it's mad in the beginning but hopeful he can plead his way back into the relationship, then the 2nd half is the sad acceptance of the situation.
its based on a persian poets poem
Everlong by Foo Fighters too
Pattie Boyd has given us three phenomenal songs "Something", "Layla" and "Wonderful Tonight"! All three songs were written for her! One from George Harrison, and the others ones from Eric Clapton who was in love with her, but she was married to George at the time he wrote Layla for her (...you got me on my knees ...).
Later on, George and Pattie divorced and Eric was the new man on her side
I watched every layla song that was uploaded and in each of them he performs it a bit differently. This man is just insane...
In this version he had to catch a train....
@@christophehenn5686 Tickled me that.
Totally agree. Solo here was from another planet.
Just me - which was your favourite?I have just spent the morning listening to them all and my head is spinning! I think this might be one of the best. "It's worth being older now, to be young then". Best comment I ever read and so so true!
me too
This is, quite possibly, the very best performance of 'Layla' that I've ever heard! Just WoW! 🤩
Christina Fahey-Matias the live aid layla is the best! Live aid 86 i think
Tokyo 1988 is also good
@@boardgames69 all of Clapton's performances are pure gold. But the Live Aid Layla was a bit to fast paced. IMO
@@boardgames69 pleaseeee ...live aid one IS ten times worse
It IS
Eric and Mark's harmonized guitar parts between 5:17 - 5:53 make me burst into tears every time I listen to this
EC’s smile at 5:27… makes me imagine he’s thinking about Duane…
@@davidharrell5396 He could be, good point. The sound of their harmonized guitars does sound a lot like Duane.
Holy mother of god! Every Layla is unique and this one's just that for it's party vibe. Great folks on stage.🙏💕
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Mark just casually fingerpicking the solo and it's as clear as a pick.
That was so impressive
Thank you for this important comment
You mean the riff???
Everyone dressed like GTA vice city extras I love the 80s
Yeah Clapton looks like Lance Vance 😂
Lol 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯😂
Haha, benar sobat..
This was when Miami vice was at its peak popularity. Loved the suits. Looked like they made an effort
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great singing from Eric in this version. Monster version overall actually.
A lot more energy when he was on substances.Or booze.
@@hellopolly2691 "Energy" is a fairly loosely defined term in music. Can you be more specific?
@@hellopolly2691 he was CLEAN in 88
Never Heard LAYLA sung better.....And It IS such a tough one to sing
Phil was playing the drums but it's not in the audio mix what a pity !
The best layla's solo
Maciek Faust accept for the original by Duane allman
This has got to b the very BEST version of Layla I have ever heard and seen!! It was absolutely perfection!! Eric Clapton is the greatest guitar player in the history of rock music..a genius!!❤
These Prince’s Trust concerts were brilliant - what a lineup - you’d never get such brilliant musicians on stage together now sadly 😔
That's what they said in '69.
can you give a link to watc the whole show ?
There aren't any brilliant musicians nowadays.
I try to watch all the ones that have been done. I really love a performance with Eric Clapton and Tina Turner singing 'Tearing Us Apart.'
@@hellopolly2691 the same ones as here keep on playing nowadays
Marks guitar really made this the best playingof this song two guitars in harmony.
Nothing will ever come close to the classic rock era!😢
That guitar solo, WOW!
yep... repetitive!
leo fender ...
@@leofender8889 and emotional...
Amazing covers here ruclips.net/user/phenixreturnsvideos
That solo guitar brings me to my knees over 26 yrs ago my son who was 24 was left for dead after a double road accident here in Coventry he was more or less dead like a bit of meat mangled on the Rd etc etc spleen removed punctured lung teeth knocked out head injuries as he was in hosp. This song came on in the hosp a few days after from the nurses room as they were having a tea break I could hear it then next minute we all heard gun shots a young lad had been shot dead outside nothing to do with my son my son is now 50 still here with a lot of medical probs x
To me this is the best version of Layla ever recorded.
❤️🤗
He did it in front of princess Diana that's probably why
Eric's eyes rolling in the back of his head on that solo. He went to a happy place for sure!!! I've seen them all and he played his guts out on this one!
Knopfler on guitar is gnarly
Of the best Stratocaster tones I've heard. Those Laces pickups and mid boost Electronics with whatever amp and effects made a huge clear exciting sound. I can see why every strat player switched to Lace Sensors back then.
I believe the story is that Mark Knopfler turned up for this tour with Soldano amps and Eric liked them so much he had some built for himself by mid-late '88. Not sure if he had them by the time of this performance though. IMHO Claptons best live tone is his Lace Strats through the Soldanos.
He used Award-Session SG75 amps here, same as for the August album.
I love Eric and Mark's guitar harmonies around 5:20 onwards, I think Eric did too judging from his smile.
The heaven!
The energy on that stage is unreal especially during the solo when you see mark knopfler jumping up and down
Clapton's voice is so good here. It just sounds so right
Possibly the most talented bunch of artists that ever played together on stage
Out the billion different solos he’s done live for this song this solo is the best ! It’s utterly flawless !! Makes the guitar actually sing !!! My favourite solo ever ! Perfect 👌🏼
Yeah powerful solo.
Clapton, Knopfler, Phil Collins, Elton John -it rarely gets much better than this!
WOW. Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Elton John, Phil Collins, Nathan East all on the stage together.
Alan Clark!!!
The pink dress! So 80s! 🤣🕺 love it. Great concert
I had this concert in VHS 30 years ago and my family lost it. What a find! Thanks YT!
I have it on laser disc, the whole concert! I'll put it on DVD for you if you want, let me know. Al
@@alansmith2537 YO! That would mean a world to me, thank you!
How do I get in touch with you?
Can you even imagine this being the same person as the man who played in cream? Amazing in whatever era you see him
Paul Mildner I loved Cream, and all the other bands Eric Clapton were in!
Clapton is GOD !!!
At this concert, a world star plays every instrument.🎸
Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler are the best!
MY GOD ERIC!! Surely the best "layla" solo ever! 🔝🤤
2:57 the the vibes emanating from mark and nathan are immaculate.
I got so hype seeing that lmao
I really admire Ray Cooper. He is so into what he's doing in every single performance.
Whatever era you see clapton from, he is just majestic.
Absolutely crazy lineup of artists
One of the most iconic rock songs/riffs/codas of the 20th century without a shadow of doubt. Layla... is the best rock album of Clapton's catalog in my opinion. The yearning, pining even, is so necessary and relatable.
We'll never be lucky enough to see pick up bands like this again. Clapton, Knopfler, elton, phil, et al...jesus christ what talent.
Jj bro what
No one like him before or after. How fortunate to be alive at this time and place.
Jj people have got nothing to strive for in these times. Nothing to turn to and put all their energy into. When I say people I mean the youth.
Lilly good quality music has died out now. But you are right we’re lucky because we get it all
@@James_D_ listen to Snarky Puppy
The best vwrsion of layla..the blending guitar of clapton and knopler.
Dec.17,2019
I don’t know why, but I have this sudden urge to learn guitar and do absurd amounts of cocaine
Guitar is good, cocaine not !
Yeah, his song "Cocaine" is pretty cool too
@@laurav.4644 That would be J J Cale's song, not Clapton's.
that's how it starts man...
@CALLUM Clapton was finally sober by 1988. His son was born in 1986 and that's when he turned it around, thank goodness.
The solo keeps changing every performance.....but the charisma is constant forever ....🎸🎸
He is the sexiest most passionate man who ever lived. How fortunate to have lived during his time.
I'm ashamed to admit that I only really discovered Eric Clapton about 10 years ago. Boy I'm glad I did.
What a privilege to have been there witnessing this live. Music history!
I fell in love while listening to Layla. It's still my most romantic song.
what a cool solo. love it
Best music ever❤
This solo is outstanding! Damnnn
Has to be one of the most amazing and beautiful tracks ever.
As a guitarist I always LOL when Eric plays some of his chords - it appears as if he is giving us the finger! LOL! An AWESOME performance! Nathan East has been with him forever - as awesome bassist!
The 1986 Eric Clapton & Friends Layla is the BEST version
I can't stop watching this!🤟
Layla was written for George Harrison's first wife Patti Boyd, who left Harrison for Clapton when he fell completely and totally in love with her, hence the tribute song. What a pleasure to watch this high profile group of performers play this song!!
No words!! Viva Clapton!!
The amount of sustain Clapton has is crazy what a great sound
Clapton one of the greatest to hold a guitar and sing at the same time. One of the most haunting intros of any rock song ever recorded.
knopfler and clapton...some of my favourite musicians
Imagine being this cool to be playing alongside with Mark Knopfler.
Epic..... I named my sweet daughter Layla totally awesome
the 80s...when everybody dressed like gangsters! missing them!
🤣
Eric "slowhand"Clapton, the best classical rock guitarist.
Absolutely fabulous 😍🤩. Love you Eric Clapton ❤❤❤❤
perfect on so many levels
This is so good it's ridiculous .... Legends all
Nice to see another great guitarist with EC...MK
Amazing he just knows the finger placement without even looking...total genius.
Proud to have been born in the same county as EC.
That guitar is an extension of his body
Just another limb
I’m not going to repeat what many others have written about Clapton’s talent, BUT I will say that I really ❤ it when Ray Cooper is in a performance! His enthusiasm when he’s playing the drums 🥁 ALWAYS makes me smile 😊 Whether it’s when he’s in a concert such as this w/ Clapton, or the many w/ Elton John, he knocks himself out each time and gives it 100%! (Coop was in the EJ ‘Farewell’ concerts I went to 2 X’s in ‘22 and, in spite of his ‘advancing’ age, he still has what it takes - just like Elton imo!)
Clapton and Knopfler on guitar, Phil Collins on drums, and Elton John on Piano, damn! what an amazing combo!
I always like the sound quality of 80s shows , incredible performance.
My 1st grandchild is coming 1/5/25 and her name is gonna be Layla Grace. Man, I'm 70 and I can't wait.
This is an incredible version!
One of the greatest songs ever !!!!!!!!!!
Please God Clapton should live infinite years 🙏
My favorite version of the song. Love the snare sound on this one!
The sultan, the slowhand and the rocket man
And the 2 girls
One of my Top 10 favorite songs. Loved the late 60s and 70s for music. I'd go back and stay forever.
Classic . Oh my god still brilliant . 😍👍👍👍👍👍❤️32 years later .eric’s Guitar playing is 2nd to none he is just amazing
I could listen to this version again and again. It's perfect. 😊
Clapton’s first solo is I think one of my favorite of his. He’s really in the pocket, strong phrasing.
This was Clapton a year or so after getting sober after playing for the last 30 years or so under the influence of drugs and alcohol to the point where he couldnt do basic things like have sex or play guitar sober and you have him play this sick ass solo from the top. Amazing
I view this video every day. Just love it! Can't get enough of it!
Who are the 94 deaf thumbs down???? Who can anyone not appreciate this singing??
Everything about this performance is perfect. Everything!
THIS IS SO GOOD, IT OUGHT TO BE ILLEGAL!
Strong vocals and great playing from Mr Clapton here. Great!
eric clapton is one of the most favorite guitarists in the rock!!
There's a whole chasm between Clapton and the next best guitar player... It ain't even close.
Clapton isn't even the best guitar player on that stage.
@@lapelcelery42 sure.. 🤡🤡🤡
@@lapelcelery42 you are far worse than a clown, but youtube is gonna delete that comment, so.. 🤷♂️
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@@mladen5016 He's having trouble comprehending that Clapton was indeed the best player on stage.
Eric you’ve got me on my knees! 🧎🧎😀
Truly, truly, amazing talent. Best ever Layla.
To die for.
Only in the '80's.
Ahh the 80s, where every guitar tone has to have chorus on it.
I knew I heard chorus somewhere... I'm just surprised that even Clapton used chorus
@@tabormorin4526 too much chorus here in the mix
... and everybody wore jackets impeccably ironed !
@@MrUsermister Armani period of rock
I'm a guitar player myself. I can't play without chorus. The 80s was a massive influence on my style
This song makes me want to fly and explore the world
The mount everest of layla performances...impossible to beat.
Mark will forever be my hero but Clapton was just so on fire here, the whole band are like a hurricane!
it’s crazy how Eric Clapton had been drunk since the 60 up until the 90s but still achieving so much in music career. Basically he was drunk the whole time for most of his life.
Explosif ,j’adore!,ça déménage 😅❤❤
God bless you❤🙏
Such an amazing version of Layla❤️
Just ONE word ... AMAZING !!! ... it's chilling to hear the guitars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐