Eric Clapton - Layla in Live Aid Concert 85

[MisionesGTAfull]

Fuck monsters of rock, rock in rio, live earth, LIVE AID GREATEST CONCERT EVER

[highlander4646]

so happy old enough to know this greatest era for music at 50 i'm sure glad to ahve been there

[simplypeacechild]

this one gave me goosebumps

[mamaddu17]

fuckin nice !

[shimminski]

Collins on drums makes this performance.

[DrWhiggs]

And Africa's problems were solved forever!

[sniefsnyder82]

übelst geil.neben mark knopfler und matthias röhr einer der besten gittaristen

[garbage1percent]

man i wish i could get the tablature to the start of this song

[cammalcolm]

Does anyone know if that is Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass?? Looks a bit like it is, but they all look so different and the quality isn't great so its hard to tell. I heard an interview with Chris Stainton so I know it is him playing the piano. Anyone know who the rhythm guitarist and the drummer other than Phil Collins is?

[javelin1010]

Layla....the day the world came together.....

[TheOcta24]

Layla´s Piano Exi is AMAIZING !

[52dal]

I went to Live Aid. I was ready to pack it in. It had been a very hot day, and I was tired from driving to Phillie from Boston the night before. But when I found out Eric was the first act after the break, I went down to the side of the stage to wait for him. It was a pretty good spot until the photographers lined up in front of the stage, particularly when Mick and Tina took the stage.

[Kiwikotzen]

EC Forever Man!

[amr7037]

i fucking hate this bastard clapton overatedfaggot jus like the beatles

[rankal61]

@amr7037 then i would go get urself hearing aid's..he's the the best white blue's profurmer...ur an ass

[r1flatout]

@amr7037 DICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[Dawizard1000]

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[Dawizard1000]

eric clapton its SUCK at his cant sing this more ........ or?

[Nugtes]

@MisterX Dire straits

[lostinbass4]

err donald duck dunn?? legend

[sm6860]

I've seen Clapton at least 15 times, but on this day, regardless of his coherency, was truly one of his finest performances. This was in fact one of the most memorable days of my life.......aside from my wedding day and the birth of my 3 kids notwithstanding......

[bmclaughlin01]

Eric would drop kick Chuck Norris

[bohemian4all]

What the hell does chuck norris have to with anything. Even as drunk as he was in this show Clapton still kicks ass like no one else ever could, or will. Oh, wait a minute, I just said kicks ass. I get it. Ok, sorry to bother you.

[khareen17]

OH MY GOD. 

[chrissboy1981]

In simple words.Eric Clapton is a wizzard and blows you away,Honestly us brits produced some amazing musicians at one time,clapton,queen,the beatlesetc but now there is sadly nothing where crap like x factor dictates popular music.I hope there is a new era in music very soon so we can dont have to listen to lady gaga and the rest of that s..it any longer.Let the geniuses rise once again..RANT OVER

[paulinesmith44]

@chrissboy1981 totally agree and Queen stole the entire show without a doubt, despite brilliant performances by other ' better known ' artists.

[eugeneconrad]

that's the original "Blackie"

[MisterX]

George Thorogood and Albert Collins, Dire Straights, Queen and Freddie Mercury and Clapton with Phil Collins...they owned Live Aid.

[XoranX]

@MisterX u forgot led zeppelin

[Zenimaging74]

not bad considering he was so off his face drunk and high he can barely remember even being there!! and that is according to EC himself in his book..

[CelinecCion]

HE LOOKS MORE LIKE CLINT EASTWOOD

[KikoGretschDrums]

Phill Collins on Drums... yeah! :D :D :D

[RadekL6]

stop with your F***ing Chuck Norris , just Enjoy the great music

[thetekwiz]

I didn't know Chuck Norris played the guitar.

[capricious71]

@thetekwiz Chuck Norris INVENTED the guitar!

[HisLittleSweetheart]

rawr

[cammalcolm]

Dire Straits, Clapton and Queen owned Live Aid

[ErichoEricho]

Clapton was awesome here, but QUEEN totally owned Wembley that day. :P

[musadiggari]

@ErichoEricho

Clapton played in Philadelphia, so they both owned! :)

[franklaguna]

Yes this is one of the best versions

[jonesthecat00]

@franklaguna yes..just..too fast..I do prefer it slower..

[vladbcom]

Ironically many in attendance would go on to have unprotected sex that same very night, contract aids and maybe not even make it into live aid circa 1990..

[phillyguy672]

JFK stadium , the Spectrum, and the Vet , all gone !!!

[S4M5AM]

One of the greatest guitarists ever!

[sporeman1331]

well this fixed the non-fitting end problem

[mbevelcreativedesign]

I remember being in the crowd watching God (Clapton) play and vaguely wondering whether the rumors of Phil Collins doing both the Wembly and Philly shows would actually happen and then they cut to Phil on the drums during Clapton's set and the crowd went wild. For the time, regardless what people may have said about Collins in later years, you had God and when of the greatest drummers/singers/etc. on stage at the same time....

[TheEXpothead]

my father used to listen to this alot when I wuz a kid :D I just never realized how good it wuz until lately

[arweiss100]

Eric's improvised instrumental intro just makes & elevates the song.

[arweiss100]

Such great memories of watching this live as it happened. All of Live Aid was incredible and unforgettable & this was one of EC's most impassioned performances. Loved Phil Collins on drums, (his & Eric had just collaborated on "Behind The Sun" together). What an incendiary performance.

[Chipadychuck]

Blackie FTW! best gutiar evaaaaaaaaar!!!

[compton300]

The piano section was played by drummer Jim Gordon after Layla had been cut. It was decided that the piano worked as a gentle refrain after the power chords so was added to the end of the track. In his early solo years, Eric sometimes performed Layla without the piano.

Eric explains the origins of Layla on the Rolling Hotel unreleased documentary. It was based on an ancient Persian about a love that was spurned. It related to Erics feelings for his best friends wife. The rest is history.

[dejiita]

ahhhhhh the last time clapton used the great blackie as his man guitar

[jimmybart1981]

eric clapton would kick chuck norris's ass

[Espie1979]

Eric Clapton looks like Chuck Norris.....also this is an awesome song.

[QueenetBowie]

i cannot believe this got 7 dislikes...ive never seen a video with no dislikes...

[kurocker1]

Yes one fine song fine concert .

[TomMaayan]

Is it Phil Collins on drums?

[Mjsgod123]

@TomMaayan yes phil collins playing drums there.

[idontam]

Crimen Sollicitationis

[FRSFreeState]

Great song at a great concert for a great cause

[loopbags]

I like this much better than the original.

[bigttim1]

This was the rebirth of a legend. Greatest guitarist alive.

[guitarist4everdude]

wow thats a big crowed omg.

[GrinchXP]

Someone about 9 months ago had an HD version of this song posted. What happened to it? I agree with the person who uploaded this video.

[HAN56HAN]

Like a young Hugh Laurie. Seriously, look at him older and he still looks just like him...

[definemaybe]

slow hand....very young here, outta traffic about 15 yrs? guitar GOD! song about G. harrisons wife, then his, pattY BoyD!! poor george gave em a brain tumor. Erics lost his child, out a manhatten hi rise window , fall. I was working in the city at the time ugh,.. tear sin heaven

[ewokwayaya]

¿Is that Steven Spielberg?

[iammontecristo]

Why can't I be related to Eric Clapton? He is a legend/ musical genius.

[DDD523]

f 'n a they sure didn't take their sweet time with the tempo on this one 8 0

[MrsDylan1]

an electric storm :)

[Rugbytim1]

Clapton proves he is God again...this time instead of parting the "red sea" he makes 100,000 shit their pants at once with his music.

[stevemayo1986]

I named my daughter after this song! Back in July of 2005. I love u Layla.

[cegelis3]

@trugun1100 false! its the piano part that was written by jim gordon, and became the second part of layla because eric didn't want to just end the song after the guitar solo. learn your facts buddy.

[MischiefCON]

that was the SSSSShhhhiiiitttt, wicked awsum....CHUR

[caddie13]

Donald 'Duck' Dunn on the bass :D

[rewopn]

thats how you do it!

clapton is god

led zep were shite at live aid, sorry and sad but true

[HeLaderator]

after minute 4, how is it called the instrumental theme Clapton is improvising? Is it part of Layla or is it a separate song? Does it have a name?

[scorpionsweb7dt]

@HeLaderator it is part of the song!

[gcfcjohn]

@HeLaderator You obviously dont know Clapton or the song!!!

[trugun1100]

@HeLaderator The second part is called Badge. Lots of stories as to why but, its always played back to back with Layla.

[bigttim1]

@trugun1100 No it ain't called Badge. Badge is a completely different song altogether. This piece of music is often referred to as The Piano Overture or Piano Concerto.

[trugun1100]

@HeLaderator The second part is called Badge. It has always been played back to back with Layla ever since Live Aid. Its rather like Claptons good luck charm, for a few years before live aid he was a forgotten man then this went out to millions and millions of people, but most importantly the USA woke up to this Brit who could play guitar like no one else. Slowhand rules Amen!!

[mallardh]

I love it, but the drums are way too loud and drown out the guitar.

[theEddievanhalen]

its really fast

[guitarist4196]

Man! How many people are there?? looks somethin' like 500,000 people! WOW

[pilkarzyk99]

great

[HarryBallbag]

Awsome.

[sameolsound1]

yeah Duane played on the album. he did the slide guitar during coda at the end after the singing with eric

[sameolsound1]

love this version of layla its just missing one thing Duane Allman

[Cheesecakemilitia2]

@sameolsound1 From the Allman brothers?

[THEONETRUENEOSPHERE]

Phil Collins!

[manz92]

back then you had real music to help chaties and people, what do we get today, crap rab and rap, i would rather give aid for free than listen to those talentless fools today.

[scghost]

I've just read about Live Aid concerts in Clapton's autobiography.  And then I realised that I was born that very same day :D

[HarryBallbag]

@scghost Great autobiography.

[Berenueve]

@scghost you are blessed by God (Clapton)

[AndresB97]

@scghost i was born the same day as freddy mercury =D

[mouloudo]

@AndresB97 nice

[thisisthe3nd]

@scghost

You sir, are a god.

[Bombi003]

Oh man... see him mastering that Fender...

[Hugemaker]

awesome !

[MrDattran497]

great 

[ChimeraAZ]

God,..Id forgotten how hot Eric Clapton was when he was younger.Wow!

[sahirisdabomb]

Clapton is God.

[clay70]

Greatest Concert in history--what a day with all those great artists in Philly and London. Its sad that this was the seminal music event in history and so few visit all the footage here on youtube...

[claptongroupie]

yes he is incredible.....

[individrus]

Its funny, he wrote in his book that he was extremely on nerves before walking on stage on Live Aid- plus he got the wrong amps (not according to the rider) and he got a short from the microphone when he started tosing...:))

[branch1234]

terrible audio on this vid

[Ronbo710]

RAW and perfect!!

[MrMakore]

wooww how much ppl  !!!!!!!!

[Mrcheater1231]

Phil colins is drummer?

[lisasboogies]

@Mrcheater1231 Yes...they were all buddies....musicians are a closeknit group...they all were from the UK and therefore knew each other....I'm currently finishing reading Pattie Boyd's autobio, she states this version of the song as the most intense she ever heard and this was the first Live Aid and it was basically networking to get people there, Eric and Phil were buddies so Phil played drums for him...I have Eric's autobio but he's so arrogant, but I will read it now.

[Mrcheater1231]

@lisasboogies ok...tnx i read E.C autobio 6 times!

[lisasboogies]

@Mrcheater1231 I have since finished P Boyd's auto, I will finish Eric's...I love to know both sides of a love story...

[lpodruchny]

Love EC!!!!

[andyourbirdcansing64]

eric clapton is just incredible. hes so boss he just shows up to live aid nbd and is top 3 acts of the day. hes just so cool

[FrsBigeasy]

As it says on the video "the best version ever of this great song".

[pandvale]

Very curious for me was to read in Eric's Autobiography where he writes that on this appearance he was extremely nervous - being "near passing-out" and "in a state of shock", as he puts it. This stress was mostly due to so many great musicians having played on the same stage before him, and this led to a sense of inferiority inside him. So strange is the human soul, isn't it!

[vickeybird]

@pandvale

Yeah it is amazing to see completely different views of the same event. It's hard to see him nervous and stressed,

I think we all see a bit of our old self playing the music and it takes off from there ...

Thank GOD!

[lisasboogies]

@pandvale In Pattie Boyd''s autobio...she was in the wings when he played this..he played this song for her special when he first wrote it for her...they were in bad times together at this time when it was filmed...she said it was the most intense version of this song she ever heard.

[polishgrl87]

@pandvale Eric Clapton feeling inferior!?

[pandvale]

@polishgrl87 That's what he wrote in his Autobiography.

[SoleiCapri]

You really cant beat the original studio version with Duane Allman playing the lead slide, just months before his death at 24.

[lisasboogies]

@SoleiCapri i agree

[owen642]

@88maverick1 wikipedia knowledge, dont believe everything you read

[shinglehillclimber88]

yay

[keanehgz]

Happy Birthday Mr.Clapton =D

[NickCheduoRebel]

my uncle gave me the Live Aid DVD...i love it!

[corinabio]

@NickCheduoRebel u gave a great uncle then ;-)

[NickCheduoRebel]

@corinabio haha cheers!

[elmarco1984]

@NickCheduoRebel Live Aid?? Ohhhh you must mean The Freddie Mercury Show!

[NickCheduoRebel]

@elmarco1984 lol perhaps :-D it's just a DVD titled Live Aid, so dunno if it's the same one you're referring too hehe...but it's good nevertheless...

[xXguitar321Xx]

It sounds like the intro is too fast...

[TheNoawave]

ADD "LAYLA IS THE BEST SONG OF ALL TIME" to your FACEBOOK FAN PAGES!

[Gaffapediahus]

Nice profile photo!

[haaagberg]

omg, how many people were there?

[gcfcjohn]

@haaagberg There were 82,000 people at Wembley that day. Estimated 400 million viewers, across 60 countries watched it on TV.

[gcfcjohn]

@haaagberg My apologies! EC played at JFK in Philly! Think there was about 100,000 there that day.

[redojmainiac]

this is the secong greatest concert ever. 1rst was the hippy congregation Woodstock. second was live AID

[kalen486]

@redojmainiac and QUEEN would have stolen both shows if they played woodstock also

[APhotographersEye]

I have both on DVD :)

[FrsBigeasy]

This is my Favorite Clapton Song & the best Version of it.

[ryanmulcahey]

he was sooooooo nervous that day!

[magnum9987]

Clapton>God

The soudn quality on this deosn't do him Justice though

[TheTotalRecalls]

The world's best guitarist and drummer on stage together with incredible power! Collins nails this perfectly. This is the best performance of this song I have seen!

[mav3120]

@TheTotalRecalls Completely agree. Though I'd put Eddie Van Halen 1, Hendrix 2, Clapton 3

[muetasi]

I love layla!!!

I love Eric clapton!!!

[Paradisecity1992]

yeah and he was also an alchoholic ;( thank god he made it

[landersonfilms]

just finished it highly recomended

[jrcomp7426]

if you read in his autobiography, he was actually really nervous when he performed this

[TnTKid54]

My god I just recieved 7:02 of chills ... looked like orgasms , Clapton was god , is god and will be god for ever , he is one of the greatest artists ever ! He is why hendrix was hendrix ! he is one of the first prodigios in guitar ( with cliff gallup before him ) and now most of the people do not know him no more ...That's a shame cause

God is Clapton

[RestLessIP]

Iḿ talking about the quality of the video ?

They made songs in 1970 that sound better...?

[coolscrnname]

they're so good that everyone is listening to them.

[RestLessIP]

Worst quality :P

[LeifJohan]

BLACKIE!!!!!!

[looby7]

and just think phil collins had just flew in from london that day and played 2 concerts on the same day which will never be done again.

[orschnu]

There can't be a bad version of such a song. Just Great!

[AndreRed90]

A God ! Incredible !

[TemplarSajmon]

CLAPTON IS GOD

[sebah1991]

why are you comparing clapton to a fictional character?

[TemplarSajmon]

@sebah1991 Clapton is not a fictional character!

[FrsBigeasy]

Eric Clapton mixes Classic Rock & Blues better then anyone.

Classic Rock & Blues 2 great sounds & when put together create the perfect sound.

[Jamesmcg69]

Thanks very much......still dont know why there was 2 drummers though.

[sandokan013]

Good combination: Eric Clapton - el. guitar + Phil Collins - drums.

[Jamesmcg69]

Why 2 drummers ?

[bbilen90]

what a stupid question well done

[uNbichaa]

Kralj bluza :)