At the end you talked about 'audience participation.' Here's an epic story regarding the Beatles performing to an audience which included the royal family. "For our last number, I'd like to ask your help," Lennon says, as he licks his lips. "The people in the cheaper seats, clap your hands. And the rest of you, if you’d just rattle your jewelry."
Thanks for sharing this. I've never seen/heard this version. I remember watching this video in the dorm at Colorado State University. It was the most AWESOME thing in the world. Over time, and after excessive airplay, I grew to loathe this song (like Pink Floyd's "Money"). I don't know if it's the nostalgia or more "absence makes the heart grow fonder", but I do enjoy both songs again for the pioneering works of art that they are.
Jamel, the guy with the sunglasses on, playing the tambourine is none other than the legendary percussionist Ray Copper, he's played with everybody at one point in his career, and is incredibly talented.
THIS DEFINITELY IS ONE TO WIKIPEDIA 1ST. To See HOW MANY ALBUMS THAT HE PLAYED ON IN LESS THAN ONE DECADE!! 1 person that you have Never played was My 1st guitar hero of the mid 1970s. His name was TOMMY BOLIN. He, sadly, passed away in December of 1976 of a drug overdose. I was 17 and his death Crushed My World for quite a While. I would LOVE to see/watch your reaction to "Dreamer" Studio version off of the Album "Teaser". Also, MY Favorite Tommy Bolin song is "Wild Dogs" also off of his 1st solo album, "Teaser". Also, a Great jamm song off of his 2nd solo Album, ''Private Eyes'', is a track titled "Post Toastee". Everyone gets to Show Off a Bit On "Post Toastee". IF you love songs with Great Dynamics from slow, sparse, beautiful and melodic to- Boom, rocking out in a flash, and then BOOM- right back to soft and mellow, then "Dreamer" is for you. I would recommend the regular studio audio of all. Thank you. I Love watching your Reactions! When you read it, just Look at ALL he did in a Very Short Time. More than a Lot of Artists/Bands do in their entire Career... Does That Make You Even a Little Intrigued??
@@kimdeese6410 He also did some songs with late great Chet Atkins. Eric Clapton studied two years under Chet Atkins. Listen to Poor Boy Blues by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler. Mark Knopfler is the only other guitarist besides Eric Clapton that could hang with Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins
Short crazy story… In the early eighties a high school friend of mine was a fly fishing guide in remote Alaska, he was told that he had two special clients flying in for a week, turned out it was Mark and Eric. The lucky duck spent a week hanging out in the middle of nowhere with them when they were in their prime.
You lucky, lucky bastard....., I was in a pub Esher of all places where they had Friday night jam sessions, you know the old school bring an instrument and have a bash kind of thing,and Eric breezes in cool as you like, and just joins in with the locals, didn't take over or anything, just slots in like any other muso, fan bloody Tastic .
That's nuts...we had the same thing happen fishing off Ketchikan. Clint Eastwood came cruising into the cove in his huge yacht and we gave him a bunch of crab and we watched the northern lights with him and his family. It was a cool night.
@@GoddessStone it's bloody brilliant when these A Lister's put off the trappings of fame and circumstance and their true self comes to the fore, you can tell the truely genuine stars by their interactions with Joe public, just being themselves. but it gives us mere mortals grand memories. And the occasional name to drop.😋 it also enables us to boar the grandkids to tears in our dotage.
who knew? :) ... it was such an innovation, and it was a great channel - for the first 10 years or so, then it became the prototype for the Discovery Channel :(
Oddly enough, I, too, Want my MTV. Specifically, I Want MY MTV, from when MTV actually stood for MUSIC Television. I mean, Music Videos used to be a thing, right? I didn't hallucinate that, right?
Haha! You didn't hallucinate! It was an awesome thing! The first weekend it aired, my husband & kids & I sat on the couch and watched for 3 days straight! The creativeness of the video producers & artists was, to me, one of the most creative times, ever, on TV. Remember Sledgehammer? Take on Me by A-Ha? The things in those videos had never been done before & BLEW ME AWAY!! ❤❤
@@NoName-fx9zi no, we're talking about just the one channel that had videos 24-7. that did not have any of that `real world' reality tv crap on it either.
We had "MuchMusic" here in Canada which started up soon after MTV did. Funny note here ,, US TV journalist and former CBS White House correspondent, John Roberts got his start on TV as a "VJ". He was one of the original Much VJs, known as J.D. Roberts, he was host of the "Power Hour", the heavy metal portion of much. It was very strange to see our "head head banger" reporting from the White House. LOL
You can't go wrong with Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. He IS a musical genius. Can i recommend "Tunnel of Love", "Love over Gold", his instrumental "Going Home" or if you've got 14 minutes "Telegraph Road"
I've always loved the fact that Eric Clapton looks like he could a grade school teacher or a plumber but he's easily and arguably one of top #10 greatest guitarists in the world 😄
Concert was Music For Monserrat, a benefit to help former Beatles producer George Martin. Great concert. Terrific version of Layla with Knopfler and Clapton reversing roles (they play really seamlessly together going back ten years earlier). Knopfler, Clapton, Sting, Phil Collins, Elton John, Jimmy Buffett leading to a grand finale with Paul McCartney, joined by every artist on the bill, singing Beatles tunes ending with Hey Jude and Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight.
That looked like an excellent gig, almost a jam session between mates, somewhere on YT there is the full concert. That was pulled straight on to my gigs playlist.
Was a mini live aid, for monserrat after a volcanic erruption devasted the island. Im pretty sure it was/is classed as a british territory hence the mostly british artists. Great concert.
@@jono.pom-downunder thanks, glad my memory serves. I remember seeng the concert a couple years ago on youtube enjoyed a few whiskeys while watching. Really liked the version of blue suede shoes & was amazed to learn in the comments the conductor was blind. Very talented man.
@@JohnDoe-ku2mjblind?? wow seriously JD, that makes it even more impressive, .. controlling that lot would've been a nightmare, Phill is a huge prankster, Mark and Eric too, I remember hearing that at one of these types of get togethers someone put flour in Phills skins,. First drum break ended up with him in a fekin great cloud, so kudo's for keeping them in order
I enjoy watching your reactions so much. So many don't know as much as you do. Thank you! A piece of trivia... go back and watch any of Phil Collins. He NEVER looks at what he's doing. He's either looking away or his eyes are closed. He said he's been doing his whole life. Amazing. Love you, keep good music alive!
I Love how Ray Cooper ( Tambourine guy ) shows up in so many LIVE performances by English performers in 80's & 90's videos . He looks so "Properly British" but he's probably the "crazy fun guy" behind the scenes :-)
Downey has a bunch cover videos. I had no clue until a couple weeks ago what a great singer he is. His cover of Elton John's "I Want Love" rivals EJ's.
I saw Clapton back in 89 or so...around the time he came out with the crossroads box set, and Knopfler was in the band on that tour. Freaking awesome show.
This finally came around on your massive list of requests! This performance just leaves you in awe of how much talent just played together. Thanks Jamel!!
that's probably why Eric Clapton got the nickname "Slow Hand" coz he is so chill...he can certainly play but he doesn't need to go all show-off, he just goes with the flow...
Hi there Grandy 28, I actually learned the story about his nickname; and I've decided it's a bit too cool for not sharing it :) It's got nothing to do with his demeanour, it springs from a musician's nightmare. Back in the early years of his career, he couldn't afford a backup guitar, so whenever he busted a string playing live, he had to change that string and re-tune his guitar with the show stopped and the audience waiting. (The horror!) While the crowd waited, they started ... clapping ... very ... slowly to signal their impatience. They gave him "The Slow Hand", that's how he got his name :)
Hey Jamel, NC here! I was with you grovin on Jackson Brown, had to pause you to see notification. Awesome, gonna watch, oh my goodness! I would like to see that whole concert! Yes, Dire Straights did "I want my mtv", thus Mark singing. This had Sting from The Police singing, Phil Collins on drums and Eric Clapton on guitar! This was an epic concert Im sure. Later alligator
Yeah, now THAT is one of the greatest lineups of all time, right there. And the funniest part is, that wasn't the ONLY time they did it. That same bunch did a few shows together over the years, backing each other up as guest stars. This one was, IIRC, one of only two occasions when they were ALL together, though. It's always a blast to watch Clapton play... they don't call him "Slowhand" for nothing. He makes it look effortless.
a classic performance by amazing musicians - i've managed to see the outside of Royal Albert Hall, but never managed to be at an event, let alone something as special as this
My husband just told me I had a big smile on my face the whole time I was watching this. Um...of course I did!! So much fun. Glad you got into it too 😊 Thanks again Jamal. ✌🏻❤
WHAT a performance - with some truly Cool Cats on drums, guitar and vocals! I 'm so THANKFUL to have experienced these Masters in real time, and in their prime. Yup. "SULTANS OF SWING", You got that right, my Friend!
it's just Noff-Ler, BTW. / Some highly necessary changes to the lyrics here. I can understand it... but it loses a little historical accuracy for the sake of political correctness. Not quite authentic. I like this live performance, but I miss the intro. The album version is really stellar and so compelling... I can remember the first time I heard this song: The slow burn of Pink Floyd-ish keyboards and Sting quietly singing the words "I want my MTV" to the tune of "Don't Stand So Close To Me", and the building tension up to the guitar breaking in to that iconic lick. It just blew me completely out of the water that first time.
the Royal Albert Hall gets me every time I visit. the World’s Best venue. Cream Prince Mark Knofler Sting so many amazing artists in an all time iconic music venue.
Played this song on a electric guitar and Amp on the DMZ in Korea , the Katusas thought it was crazy music. got in trouble because I had the amp up loud !!!but the GIs down at camp thought it was cool.
Thank you for this review! I always wanted to hear Sting sing the back-ups on this song. Clapton and Collins on the guitar and drums was just magic. Great video, keep it up!
Invite you to take in the "Love Over Gold" album (5 songs), notably "Telegraph Road," "Private Investigations," and "It Never Rains." Each has its own flavor, masterful mood creations (particularly "Private Investigations") and phenomenal guitar work. The 3 minute outro on "It Never Rains" is taste of Knopfler's "angrier" side rarely heard.
Listen to any of the song's with these guy from this concert and it will be a treat, especially Mark Knopfler, yes, I am bias. Mark and Eric playing Layla is stunning.
That was absolutely incredible. I didn't know this existed until I saw you did a reaction to it. This is what it means to enjoy good music. Knopfler, Sting, Clapton and Phil Collins... who'd have thunk it? This truly made my day.
As much as this is a quintessential song of the 80’s, I was hoping they would do the full intro especially with Sting there and Phil on the drums.I also didn’t like the lyrics being changed, it loses some nostalgia and relevance but I understand that in this PC era, that couldn’t happen. Still a great song though. Great reaction Big Jay.👍👍👍👍👍
I have to agree. It’s to bad some lyrics are taken out of context without really knowing why they were said in the first place. Had nothing to do with how one lives there life. Just had to do with how the DJs of MTV thought they were rock stars and should have the same perks with out doing the real work actual rock stars did
Eric and Mark played and toured for the August album-regret missing that tour, I always loved Mark's sound. On another tour, my good friend got to meet Mark at an after show party. They just dragged him in, off the street.
“Sultans of Swing” s a Mark Knopfler song. It was the first hit of the band Dire Straits. And you think about it, it’s a song about really good musicians being ignored, which is in another way what “Money for nothing” is also about. Fans don’t realize how much work it is to be a good musician. the narrator in “money for nothing” has no idea how much effort it takes to be good at this stuff. And of course a lot of musicians never do make good money. For every Knopfler or Clapton or Sting, there’s 100 guys who never made it.
Have you reacted to Sultans of Swing yet (Dire Straits)? Mark Knopfler is an amszing guitarist in his own right, and his continuing concerts in his older years are excellent.
One of the few concerts that I have ever been to was Eric Clapton and he had as special guest BB King. I will never forget that night. 2 legends. It was incandescent!
Mark Knopfler wrote the music for the film Local Hero - lovely funny film about an American who finds himself in a remote Scottish village. Don't know if it would be possible to do a reaction to the closing titles but the music gets to me every time.
In the '80s until like the early '2000s whenever the Brits were gonna have some big celebration of any kind and there was gonna be performances some guys always showed up like Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Sting, Phil Collins, Elton John and Paul McCartney!! This is from one of those events. Shot at Britan´s like national indoor venue the Royal Albert Hall in London. Sting sings that line "i wan't my MTV" on the original version!
The percussionist in the video is Ray Cooper, who is always a blast to watch. He toured a lot with Elton John, but was a regular at concerts like this. If you watch any charity concert recorded in the 1980s or 1990s in Britain (and even some later ones like The Concert for George), the odds are high that he will be on stage banging cymbals, playing bongos, or hammering a gong.
Mark Knopfler is a truly GREAT guitarist and has a distinctive style you can always recognize. Jamel the album Making Movies is in my opinion one of the best all-time discs...worth a listen!
I read it was an interview with Knoeffler about this song. He was in an appliance store in NYC and the tv's must have been tuned to MTV. He overheard a delivery guy talking about rock stars and surreptitiously wrote down the guy's comments about how musicians. It must have been pretty funny for a rocker to hear how musicians are perceived.
Two of the best, most chill guitarist in the business. They just stand there and let the music flow from their fingers. Phil never missed a beat and it wouldn’t be Money For Nothin’ without Sting singing. KGMA!
