Dire Straits - Walk of Life (with Eric Clapton) (Live @ Wembley Arena, 1988) HD

Dire Straits and Eric Clapton perform "Walk of Life" at Wembley Stadium on June 11th, 1988 for the "Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute".

Band members include: Mark Knopfler on lead guitars and vocals, Eric Clapton on lead guitars and vocals, John Illsey on bass, Guy Fletcher on keyboard, Terry williams on drums, Alan Clark on keyboard, and Chris White on saxaphone.

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Music

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• Dire
• Straits
• Mark
• Knopfler
• Eric
• Clapton
• Wembley
• Stadium
• 1988
• Nelson
• Mandela
• Concert
• 70th
• Birthday
• Tribute

[tommiechem]

To be honest I think the first solo from Clapton was too much "blues" and too little "walk of life". He may be a gifted guitar player, he's not entirely right for Dire Straits.

[DireStraitsRocks4eva]

THE BOY CAN PLAY!! THAT'S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!

[Xtremification]

Je sais pas pourquoi pleins de gens ont un problème avec Clapton sérieux. C'est pas le guitariste du groupe, il peut pas faire exactement pareil. C'est un joueur de Blues. Il déchire carrément. Maintenant que ça c'est dit Dire Strait et Eric Clapton: Best band and best artist ever! ^^

[yamahonkawazuki]

@BrissoParrothead agreed. love claptons work but his playing in here it sounded like someone dubbing two different songs together

[cocaino96]

это кто дизлайк посмел поставить?

[Arilander]

Yeeah here comes Jonny singing Lay Down Sally, boogie boogie baby!!

[picturedlife1]

@tommiechem

None of the thousands in attendance seemed to complain. EC was cool.

[leandroarthropods]

Good very good ! i think the 2 best guitarmen in the world

[MrMorganfarts]

@blogdelsapo no problem and yea I wouldn't know about that never played before thing haha you'll have to talk to Mark about that one

[blogdelsapo]

@MrMorganfarts Thanks, thanks!!! many thanks!!! so long wanting to know what he exactly said. really grateful Morgan farts. An great nick :)

BTW , I notice he says "He's never payed in Wembley before .. but he's played before" ("you've played before" is a way to reckon someone's ability, Mark and Chet Atkins repeat that to each other in "There'll be some changes made" fr."Neck & Neck" album) so I wonder if really Eric had never played in Wembley or wasit a irony too...Great! THX!

[MrMegaummagumma]

WoW

[BrissoParrothead]

@BrissoParrothead No doubt Clapton is a supreme guitarist but youre right, not a great fit. Clapton seems to turn up in things like this and sometimes he showboats a bit. But great to see him and Knopfler on the same stage!