Eric Clapton. I shot the sheriff

[panonia1000]

Вещь всех времен и народов!!!

[vinosteve1]

R.I.P. Dick

[waffles266]

This guys a god!

[angelsbeatlesfan]

Eric Clapton is God!

[andydengel]

Clapton is god!

[ngovic3]

Big bag of awesome

[moleboythedrummer100]

my peers say im a freak cuz im 14 and listen to music older thsn me...i likee it

[jbird7207]

@moleboythedrummer100 you are not a freak...its good music right, kid?

[moleboythedrummer100]

@jbird7207 hells yeah!! i also like ub40 smokey robinson bob marley and most motown artisis

[jbird7207]

@moleboythedrummer100 ok...bob marley's album "Legend" is one of my favorites...If you like motown try the Isley Brothers album "Go For Your Guns"...if you want to check them out on Youtube try their singles "Footsteps in the Dark" and "Voyage to Atlantis"

[moleboythedrummer100]

@jbird7207 i LOVE the isley bros!!!!!

[jbird7207]

@moleboythedrummer100 cool...same here

[MVillani1985]

@moleboythedrummer100 You'd be surprised how older music is picking up steam in popularity. When I was a teen in the 90s, it was COMPLETELY uncool to like oldies, but I liked old music (20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, some 70s) anyway, so I know where you're coming from.

[huskelapp]

I have heard a version of this song which is very similar but is even more funky and even better. It was on a french radiochannel in 1987 so it is older than that. I would really appreciate if you could send me the link if you know what I mean. Thank you sooo much:)

[radknar27]

Nice song

[radknar27]

Down

[MusicMasterNo1]

I think clapton is very cool, but I like marleys version more.

[airmentbob]

heroine is brown...hence he shot sheriff john brown.

[mattiasranbro]

The EPMD song is here:

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People think that rap artists only copy other peoples work. And that's true. But as with this song, they have managed to put the finger on what it is that makes the Clapton cover so great, and sampled only that small part. So there is also talent involved.

[mattiasranbro]

Great song!

From what I've learned, Bob Marley got his breakthrough thanks to Eric Clapton doing a cover of this song. Also the rap group EPMD had their break through hit with a tune based on samples from Eric Claptons cover.

[eternallycool]

classic song

[SpikedYum]

i love this song

its kinda like hes saying i shot the man incharge but not the person the sheriff tricked into working with him XD

[numberwang2020]

this is the best ever version

[moviesfan112]

EC and Bob Marley's version are the same quality ,no wonder they are friends

[generatrix999]

Coke city on stage here for sure.

[jokkoe]

@generatrix999

Hell yeah but it didn't hurt his playing!

[MrEmanuelw]

@generatrix999

indeed and lots of booze!

[PATKED1]

this was another of my favs when i was at school

[kitkatlover101]

FUck eric! he fucked up a great song!

[lordgwydion2]

@kitkatlover101 actually hes the one who wrote it

[MarantzSt153]

FINALLY FOUND IT!

[RobinHoodOfToday]

I SHOT THE SHERIFF.

[ftsjr]

This song is a great memory of the summer of 1974.

[1251alexRR]

pure awesomeness.

[EZIOTHEMASTER]

I love EC but I always found his version of this Bob Marley's classic a bit boring. Just my opinion.

[Skuhld]

@EZIOTHEMASTER nah its way better bud :)

[sneezyize]

@EZIOTHEMASTER I dunno, I don't find EC's version boring, but I would agree it wasn't one of his best works. It's always shocked me that this is EC's only number 1 hit according to Billboard Magazine's HOT 100 charts (but of course some artist haven't had one of those such as the Kinks, the Yardbirds {w/out EC}, Led Zeppelin, etc.) -- I would have either picked one of the songs of Cream or "Layla" as EC's only number 1.

[sidneistone]

gostei do som, instrumental perfeito

[Mocaluos]

Yvonne Elliman singing backround

[SourApplez1211]

100 ratings.

[MegaBrunoski]

Marge Simpson sings this song too! XD lol!

[divineonenl]

bob marley is better...

[trailblazer225]

@divineonenl Well Bob Marley is better at reggae but Eric Clapton puts a bit of a rock blues spin on it with his guitar playing.

[DangerousBastard]

Blackie baby, Blackie!

[franrayamusic]

My name's Fran Raya and I'm a female singer/songwriter from the UK. I was invited to support Eric Clapton on one of his Scandinavian tours performing my own songs. It was an amazing experience. This song brings it all back and I'm so proud to have toured with him.

[LRGDuran]

No way that is unbelievable

[phoneix91]

fran. What time period did you tour with Eric Clapton, was it in the 1970s. Its must have cool to tour with him.

[KJPHL]

I would love to have the instrumental to this.

[ftsjr]

What a pleasant memory jolt. Clapton's version of this song always reminds me of one of my absolute favorite summers (1974). I spent it at the beach, with the radio always on.

[DKM90]

ruined this song.

[Expozane]

Bob Marley is a Giant Nigger

[trevmm]

great version of a great song love clapton check out my channel for more

[DatSweetDude]

simply epic

[MicasIV]

agreed, awesome commentary too

[pokegundam767]

this man is god

[shem126]

eric cleptyn e welik!!!!

[filemike]

Great version of a classic. However, this video is heavily edited: Eric plays a beautiful extended solo in the unedited version.

[r0ck3r1993]

i love this song =)

[AKAYAMAHARAPTOR]

better than bob marley!

[Agiov2009]

wtf u on drugs lol fine watever man ur entitled to opinion theres lots a covers i say are better than the original so i guess its only fair if u think so still

[iveycl2003]

OH YEAH THAT ORGAN IS CRANKIN!

[grumpyoldgitt]

This is a good version and Eric's best album was 461 Ocean Boulevard. But you wanna hear the best white blues man ever? Check out Rory Gallagher.

[ShariLyssa]

Bob Marley rules, and so does Eric Clapton.

[bonnie43uk]

thats me playing the tamborine, i was a backing singer

[louiseximarc24]

it's suks,

[4UTOPMAN]

Now this is a good song. ! You've got to be there to feel it man. Those were different times allright!! .

I wish i could hear the originall recording.

[prisonlogistic]

PAWNS BOB MARLEY BIG TIME

[edmame]

well this is technically superior (clarity, every little detail counts w/ significance) - clapton's a revered muso for good reason. marley's version is haunting because he placed life/"message" above music: he makes instant connection with even people very different from the guy in the story, about the pathos of despair, the "grit" of reality and point of vu -- from a man's daily life conditions that used to be (!) less publicized in media. less EI of a fugitive here, but high artistry of craft.

[jflewis81]

you guys don't know what a good song is!

this is a good song!

[Cruzvega]

what year is this?

[grumpyoldgitt]

1977

[dusterboy2006]

Clapton's is much more clear, and better guitarist.

[SirQuaks]

r u high?... bob marley is pretty good but erics wins hands down.

[cordawg1]

Wrong, way wrong. Clapton has by far the superior version.

[txlastrebel]

runied a good original tune

[gummyfrog202]

only a complete gaylord could think this is better than bob marley! bob is a legend and this is just a dumbfuck!

[SirQuaks]

go fuck ur self man bob marley is good but erics is the best man u r just a retard.

[armalyte]

this version is the best of all

[theJaydog]

Isnt that girlfriend at the time Yvonne Elliman with the shakers... She did Mary Magdalene in 73 movie JC SPSTR....

[riiscompany]

แคลปตัน เยี่ยม

[jdw1066]

clapton does it better dan bob marley

[PantyCatcher]

Much Better!!

[mikoh6]

I AGREE EVEN MY 8 YEAR OLD THINKS SO!!!

[lexo30]

@jdw1066 Mmm, not sure. Different from, yeah, better than, maybe not. For Bob Marley, this song was not just some cowboy fantasy. Jamaica in the 60s and 70s and 80s was riddled with gang warfare and gun crime and indeed Marley himself got shot; Peter Tosh, his old bandmate, was shot dead. For Clapton, this is just a rich white rock star dabbling in reggae. I like this, but it's more throwaway than the Wailers' version. But then I don't much like Clapton's output between 1968 and 2003 or so.

[ybabredi]

Great version of the song

[leftwing19]

I didn't shoot the sheriff

I shot the deputy

[frydaytomato]

best version - thanks

[yamaokasi]

エリックすんばらしい

[Fredbjo]

no i shot the sheriff XD lol

[nw8000]

Eric invented Reggie

[Rmelcher77]

he didnt invent it. he introduced to a wider demographic of people who would have never given it a chance

[nw8000]

Thats a nice neocon way of putting it.

[nw8000]

Thats a very Neocon way of puttingit.

[nw8000]

Thats a very Neocon way of puttingit.

[julie33146]

hell yea shoot dem pigz

[MaKaVeLi0134]

i only listen to rap, but i love this song

[zakysmith]

fuckudelicious

[icoojp]

i agree!

[zennygreen]

possibly the best version clapton ever did of this Marley epic,thanks for posting this,