This piano part written by Rita Coolidge and Dominos drummer and Coolidge boyfriend Jim Gordon but Gordon claimed as his own and credited only to him. This part was recorded a couple weeks later with Gordon playing the piano and Duane Allman on slide guitar and added to the main song. Domino piano player Bobby Whitlock also added extra piano to make the incredible sound we hear. The song that Rita claimed he took this from was her song "Time" she and Jim had written earlier. She asked to be credited as a songwriter on Layla but she was denied and never pursued it any further. Hear for yourself, that's Rita's sister Priscilla on vocals with Booker T. 😀 th-cam.com/video/OYk49admVDA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aQd9gJExz1CJ7vjs
@@Ray-mw1fx The original version's single edit also fades out before the piano part. In fact, Bobby Whitlock (the keyboard player) did not believe this piano part should even have been part of Eric's song, because Jim Gordon (the drummer, who was jailed in 1983 for murdering his own mother) co-wrote the track with Rita Coolidge. Coolidge's sister, Priscilla Jones, had a song called "Time" and that has the exact same melody as the "Layla" piano part. Whitlock insisted that the inclusion of the piano part would wreck an otherwise great song that Eric wrote straight from his heart, calling it "tainted goods" and he remembered, "Jim took the melody from Rita's song and didn't give her credit for writing it. Her boyfriend ripped her off. I knew -- but nobody would ever listen to or believe me."
He’s A Genius in every sense of the word. Goodfellas Soundtrack fits so well as Does Casino. Taxi Driver had a score which fit so incredibly well and made You feel as lonely as Travis Does at times. Scorsese creates masterpieces. He doesn’t make bad films. Never has probably never will.
This is like the musical conversion of the sentence: “We had some good times, but all good things must come to an end.” This can apply in a good or bad way. Friendships, relationships, mafia cutoffs to avoid connections, etc.
I do totally feel that. But like almost in a darkly, sadly mocking way. Like “Sucks to see a human being done like this, but how did you poor saps NOT think this would end in tears?”
@Alex.ActingandVO Yeah, but, ... you know what... good things will never end. And the bad things are already doomed; condemned. Jesus ' blood guaranteed it. And when He rose!!! #PROOF# TETELESTAI
you're gonna like this guy he's alright.. he's a goodfella.. he's one of us.. we were good fellas... wise guys.. but jimmy and i could never be made.. because we had irish blood..didnt even matter that my mother was sicilian... to be a member of the crew.. you had to be 100% italian so they could trace your relatives back to the old country..
Forever etched into my mind when i hear this. I mean exactly, and im not shocked, but its neat that a sound can make the same.picture appear in our heads.
Can't imagine that scene in the movie, without that instrumental playing behind it. It's probably the thing I remember most from that movie. That's what great directors do.
i know man. after graduating i went home and listened to this song. i basically started crying. so many memories. imma miss high school. i knew a great bunch of people...
lotrfan1996 When I graduated I didnt get to have many good memories, since Grade 12 was the worst year for me.....really despised it.....the school I went to was quite shite, but I know I went home to listen to the piano exit and actually watched goodfellas then started to cry (this was the day after I had comencement I did this) since well I knew the few days before commencement were difficult but what made it worse is I had failed an exam the day before comencement and was depressed as hell But yeah I kinda wish I could go back and fix those years and listen to this song after graduation
TheMick2639 dude, we actually DID play this at my grad...took pictures with my posse out in front of our school, hugs and high fives n sh%$. People even called our posse "The Goodfellas" n sh%$. I was Paulie (cuz Im sorta big) , my buddy was Henry Hill and we had a Jimmy Conway and even a scrapper "Tommy" type. People gathered round and cheered us, our girlfriends were crying n sh$#, people started chanting "good fellas! good fellas! good fellas!"... then we had these fake squad cars pull up and these actors dressed as cops came up and cuffed us, put us in the back seats and drove us off, lights blazing. Derek and the Dominoes blasting over the the PA. It was fu%$in BRILLIANT! Sam Houston High School. Amarillo, TX
FunnyVideoMaker77 dude, it was the most amazing thing EVER!!! Totally fu%$in EPIC. Marty would be proud... Sam Houston High, Amarillo!!! Class of '14 HOO RAH!!!!
Naho Saenoki Yeah The Sopranos is a wonderful show. I'm currently on season 4. I have an idea about the way it ends but haven't spoiled it for myself in detail. From what I've heard it garnered mixed reactions, being criticized for its lack of conclusiveness. As disappointing as it may or may not be I doubt it would detract from the overall series' quality.
+Naho Saenoki I really like this movie, but I don't understand people who love the characters... I mean, I don't understand people who love that kind of people... I can not see The Sopranos because I really hate Tony xDD. Furthermore, Henry Hill was a real character (now, he is dead). So, I can not understand how people can just want good times for him or for everyone else like him... But the movie and the soundtrack are very good, that is true xD.
alguien1234 oh they're lothesome people and get their just desserts, but I think there is a charismatic brilliance to their evil. They live so care-free and unbound by the laws of others.
You know, we always called each other good fellas. Like you said to, uh, somebody, :You're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a good fella. He's one of us.: You understand? We were good fellas. Wiseguys. But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood. It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian. To become a member of a crew you've got to be one hundred per cent Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything. As far as Jimmy was concerned with Tommy being made, it was like we were all being made. We would now have one of our own as a member.
jamescrumbs I always felt like that line glorified made guys. There were guys with certain families and certain crews like the Gotti crew and the Vario crew that made money hand over fist. But you had plenty of guys from the Bonnano crew, from Jersey and Philly, etc., who were struggling for gas money.
@@StuUngar to be fair anything you don’t have is glorified by your view. Henry couldn’t be made so he saw it as a “license to do anything” at the end of the day they weren’t wrong. The family had their back as long as they didn’t mess with fellow members
There was a lot of fact (S) in the movie that went over the heads of a lot of people (I was born in Brooklyn. raised in "Jerzey...went to school w/ "The Sopranos" and even had a friend after this movie came out who was approached in a Nutly, NJ nightclub, when my 2 pals, (Who resembled the actors) were approached by a person who gave my friend a card & said " I can get you parts in a movie." my friend slowly turned the card over & said in his deep Itailian voice "Movies... we're the kind the Guys they make Movies about... )I'm over 70 & got a lot of stories... (U can't make this stuff up!!)
For no apparent reason, I had this tune in my head yesterday and hummed it to myself for most of the day. I woke this morning to the sad news that Ray Liotta had just passed away 😢. Maybe there was a reason after all. Rest In Peace Ray.
1:41 and 1:57 ... that melody with that instrumentation is indescribably cathartic, I wish they had gone back to it one more time later in the song. Chills every time.
That’s the part I start crying everytime since I lost my mom…(August 3rd,2023) , I can “keep it together” up until that part hits. As teenagers she made my brothers and I watch Goodfellas every night on our only Tv for what seemed like years because she used to say she couldn’t sleep without it … I used to get so annoyed… but what I’d give now to just watch it one more time with her …she was only 48
@@jadenpeltier1263My mother is the same way. Seems like every time we get together we gotta “get the papers, get the papers.” Sorry for your mother’s early passing, truly I am.
YES, And I knew that time stamp was that part haha. I'm actually "listening" to this song as a musician and I'm really enjoying it. I wish there were three vocal oohs here and there, maybe I'll have to do them lol
Sad thing is Rita Coolidge wrote this. Played it at a party where Eric Clapton heard it. Never got a credit on a song that made multi millions. Robert Stigwood told her, what are you gonna do? You’re a girl. You don’t have any money. Man, I bet that burned.
I've listened to music for 60+ years, and this is by far the stand alone song of all time. Jim Gordon's ending is unparalleled.... God bless and keep you in His love Jim xx
RIP Duane Allman... even though you died tragically and far too young, your talent still shines in the hearts of classic rock lovers like myself. I hope you're serenading the angels with your beautiful slide guitar.
NEW YORK SPORTS FAN When it comes down to the argument regarding Goodfellas & The Godfather I’m always changing My Answer. The Godfather is if You want to sit through a dramatic masterpiece. But if You want a few laughs but not too many thrown in stick GoodFellas on.
GOODBYE LAYLA!!!!! THANK YOU.. THANK YOU.. THANK YOU!!! YOU BROUGHT US SO MUCH HAPPINESS!!! YOU WEREN'T WITH US LONG ENOUGH!!!! WE WILL ALWAYS.. ALWAYS.. ALWAYS.. MISS YOU!!! I ONLY HOPE WE SEE YOU AGAIN!!! ❤❤❤❤
As soon as I heard about Ray Liotta's death, I took a breather here. One of the best performances in one of the best gangster films in the history of cinema.
More than the cinematic perspective, what made the music great is the band behind it: Bobby Whitlock (keyboards/piano), Carl Radle (bass), Jim Gordon (drums) and Duane Allman (slide guitar)...plus Eric Clapton. The person who actually composed the piano bit is Jim Gordon's girlfriend Rita Coolidge... who sadly was never credited on the album.
I think always of Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino when this song comes on, now. Almost as if this song was the track to the end of his life; something pretty and related to the world he did on this movie. Rest in peace, Mr. Liotta and Mr. Sorvino. Thank you for these memories I have.
It's a great one but I don't even think it's the best Scorsese movie. After Hours is my favorite and then probably Taxi Driver. Goodfellas is great though.
"They were spoiled, fat, lazy. I'd given them everything and somehow I'd lost their respect. So I did the only thing I could think of. I did what i thought Jeff would do. I sent them a message. These were the bad times."
The song “nightswimming” by REM reminded me of this tune. It agonized me for hours trying to place this song. I finally found it. Then I discover that both songs were recorded using the same piano. That was a small amazing thing to me.
That has got to be one of the gayest songs ever. Michael Stripe wrote that gay song about taking his first dick up the ass while swimming at night with his gay lover
the piano exit was playing at my papaws funeral. he passed a year ago. he played the guitar and my nana gave me his guitar and i am learning this song it. just the piano exit
My grandparents lost the house they lived in for 40 some odd years and saying the last goodbye to the house I played this and my aunt and grandparents just cried to this song playing. Always think of Goodfellas and that house I grew up in when I was there. Childhood when parents were at work, growing up and lived there after graduating to help them out with basic household chores. 26 years of my life with that awesome home. Always think of that place as "home is where the heart is". My mother and 2 sisters grew up there as well so tons of memories of that place. One of the oldest houses on that block. Was built in 1965ish or something
I feel your agony. Had a similar experience with a great-grandparents' house. Built in 1906 near downtown Los Angeles, they moved in around 1950 during the prosperous '50's. My aunt, who is going to be 60 was the last person of the family to reside there until it was sold in about 2003. No immediate family could afford or wanted to move in. Time just marches on, unless we commemorate events we hold dear to our hearts.
I liked the egg 🥚 noodles & ketchup quote at the end. I grew up in Brooklyn New York alongside Goodfellas, so I can relate, it was just as in the film 🎥 🎞
1,000th comment. This film is a masterpiece and I love it. I’ll never forget watching it with my mother. During a road trip to visit my father, about half way there we reached San Antonio, and got through it to the country. Boerne and Seely alike. My mother changed the station on the radio to a rock station only available in that area, the moment the commercial ended, the host announced on the radio that Jim Gordon had died. He told the story of his collaborations in music and his amazing talent, and eventually his tragic tale. He also told of his composition of this piano piece in “Layla,” which he soon after played. My mother and I silently and listened to it. When the piano piece played, my god. I never heard the song like that, something was different about it.
Play this song at the club/bar at 2am in the morning and turn on the main light. Everyone will know the good times are over and it's time to go home (or Denny's).
I literally had this playing and didn't realize that the song ended right as I was about to clock out for work. What a great ending to work to have this playing. Such a great song!
0:25 "Jimmy was cutting every link between the robbery and himself, but it had nothing to do with me. I gave him the tip, and he gave me some Christmas money. From then on, I kept my mouth shut. I knew Jimmy. He had the cash; it was his. I knew he'd kick some money upstairs to Paulie, but that was it. Made him sick to have to give money to the guys who stole it. He'd rather whack 'em! Anyway, what did I care? I wasn't asking for anything, and besides, Jimmy was making plenty of money through my Pittsburgh connections. Still, months after the robbery, they were finding bodies all over. When they found Carbone in the meat truck, he was frozen so stiff it took them two days to thaw him out for the autopsy."
@@Claptain_Planet It started with Stacks. Stupid fucker should have just gotten the truck destroyed like he was suppose to. Instead, he got high and fell asleep at his girlfriend's place. This echoed earlier in the movie, "You know who gets caught? [n-word] stick up men, and you know why? They fall asleep in the getaway car Karen..."
The way Scorsese used this beautiful tune, as a background music for mobs executing their own men, still awed me till this day... both the movie and this music are timeless pieces of art
I love this part. I fall in love with my friend. She like me, but not love me. My heart is broken, but is new year and i know, that the love is for me somewhere and good friendship is better than bad love. I drove my car today with blasting with this piece and i smiled and cried together. Thank you Derek and Dominoes and Goodfellas for this piece and true love is for everyone good people 😊
Rest in Peace, Ray Liotta... Your portrayal of Henry Hill will go down as one of the best performances ever on film...
And Frank "Shah of Iran/Mr. Fucking Shinebox" Vincent.
Yeah so true it’s already been one day and boom- we already miss him, and it’s sad yk?
They’ll have a glorious time in heaven
This and Vice City were his best work.
and death a actor role play "Anthony Stabile" [*] "a Oklahoma Kid 🤔?"
When this scene played you know the fun shit was over
Spot on
Exactly
couldn't say it better
YES!!!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I loved "Layla", but this piano exit is, to me, the best part of the song.
No question. And now I know what I didn't 52 years ago. Thank You, Jesus. #Appropo
I ABSOLUTELY ❤IT
@@darrendaigrepont5869 Absolutely. It's been playing in my head since..'72? I think.
@@phillygrl69 me,too.
This piano part written by Rita Coolidge and Dominos drummer and Coolidge boyfriend Jim Gordon but Gordon claimed as his own and credited only to him. This part was recorded a couple weeks later with Gordon playing the piano and Duane Allman on slide guitar and added to the main song. Domino piano player Bobby Whitlock also added extra piano to make the incredible sound we hear. The song that Rita claimed he took this from was her song "Time" she and Jim had written earlier. She asked to be credited as a songwriter on Layla but she was denied and never pursued it any further. Hear for yourself, that's Rita's sister Priscilla on vocals with Booker T. 😀
th-cam.com/video/OYk49admVDA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=aQd9gJExz1CJ7vjs
Never play "Layla" without the end.
+Jesse Nelson
The MTV Unplugged take truly lacks that end.
FINALLY YES
@@ClassicTVMan1981X Different versions, different feel to it.
@@ClassicTVMan1981X unplugged felt a little bit like a different song but the same one if that made sense.
@@Ray-mw1fx The original version's single edit also fades out before the piano part.
In fact, Bobby Whitlock (the keyboard player) did not believe this piano part should even have been part of Eric's song, because Jim Gordon (the drummer, who was jailed in 1983 for murdering his own mother) co-wrote the track with Rita Coolidge. Coolidge's sister, Priscilla Jones, had a song called "Time" and that has the exact same melody as the "Layla" piano part. Whitlock insisted that the inclusion of the piano part would wreck an otherwise great song that Eric wrote straight from his heart, calling it "tainted goods" and he remembered, "Jim took the melody from Rita's song and didn't give her credit for writing it. Her boyfriend ripped her off. I knew -- but nobody would ever listen to or believe me."
RIP Ray Liotta (1954-2022). You were as good a fella as there ever was.
You’re gonna like this guy he’s one of us.hes a goodfella
No one uses music better in their movies than Scorcese. Hands down
He’s A Genius in every sense of the word. Goodfellas Soundtrack fits so well as Does Casino. Taxi Driver had a score which fit so incredibly well and made You feel as lonely as Travis Does at times. Scorsese creates masterpieces. He doesn’t make bad films. Never has probably never will.
Not true. Edgar Wright does some fantastic work too but in a very different way than Scorsese
Tarantino makes some amazing soundtracks too, you can’t argue against that
Him and Tarantino
No one’s better than Kubrick when it comes to music
Im gonna go get the papers get the papers
Lmao
Nice
@@jackhay2735 "they called him that because he said everything twice"
Duane Allman!!!
Ray Liota
Robert de Niro
Joe Pesci
@@jackhay2735 !!a!aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!aaa!a!aa!
It's crazy to think Joe Pesci made Goodfellas and Home Alone in the same year. You couldn't get two more different parts.
Joe Pesci is a very versatile actor, he can do drama and comedy
@@drsoe08 and rap lol
Freddy kreuger and Rudolph the red nosed reindeer
The sacred and the propane
@@drsoe08 both were arguably comedic roles. Tommy was just as much of a doofus as Harry was. It's that he played a doofus in a serious movie.
“I’m an average nobody… get to live the rest of my life like a schnook.”
This is like the musical conversion of the sentence: “We had some good times, but all good things must come to an end.” This can apply in a good or bad way. Friendships, relationships, mafia cutoffs to avoid connections, etc.
I do totally feel that. But like almost in a darkly, sadly mocking way. Like “Sucks to see a human being done like this, but how did you poor saps NOT think this would end in tears?”
Thst was a mistake-Michael Mann even said so in "Public Enemies"-never throw your friend out of the car, to start work with a whole new crew!!
@Alex.ActingandVO Yeah, but, ... you know what... good things will never end. And the bad things are already doomed; condemned. Jesus ' blood guaranteed it. And when He rose!!! #PROOF# TETELESTAI
When they found carbone in the meat truck his body was frozen so stiff they had to thaw him out for two days for the autopsy
you're gonna like this guy he's alright.. he's a goodfella.. he's one of us.. we were good fellas... wise guys.. but jimmy and i could never be made.. because we had irish blood..didnt even matter that my mother was sicilian... to be a member of the crew.. you had to be 100% italian so they could trace your relatives back to the old country..
his hair took the longest to thaw out
Forever etched into my mind when i hear this. I mean exactly, and im not shocked, but its neat that a sound can make the same.picture appear in our heads.
Kinda sad when Carbone died. He was funny.
@@viralbuthow000 funny how? was he there to amuse you?
Months after the robbery they were finding body's everywhere.
Laugh my ass off!
Pizza Pie I forgot I even wrote this comment lol
@@thebluraygeek1802 , well, five years are a long time.
Months after the robbery they were finding body's all over
@@tiagosobchenko8069 , laugh my ass off!
Can't imagine that scene in the movie, without that instrumental playing behind it. It's probably the thing I remember most from that movie. That's what great directors do.
I'm graduating today and sort of wish they would play this when I get my degree.
i know man. after graduating i went home and listened to this song. i basically started crying. so many memories. imma miss high school. i knew a great bunch of people...
lotrfan1996 When I graduated I didnt get to have many good memories, since Grade 12 was the worst year for me.....really despised it.....the school I went to was quite shite, but I know I went home to listen to the piano exit and actually watched goodfellas then started to cry (this was the day after I had comencement I did this) since well I knew the few days before commencement were difficult but what made it worse is I had failed an exam the day before comencement and was depressed as hell
But yeah I kinda wish I could go back and fix those years and listen to this song after graduation
TheMick2639 dude, we actually DID play this at my grad...took pictures with my posse out in front of our school, hugs and high fives n sh%$. People even called our posse "The Goodfellas" n sh%$. I was Paulie (cuz Im sorta big) , my buddy was Henry Hill and we had a Jimmy Conway and even a scrapper "Tommy" type. People gathered round and cheered us, our girlfriends were crying n sh$#, people started chanting "good fellas! good fellas! good fellas!"... then we had these fake squad cars pull up and these actors dressed as cops came up and cuffed us, put us in the back seats and drove us off, lights blazing. Derek and the Dominoes blasting over the the PA. It was fu%$in BRILLIANT! Sam Houston High School. Amarillo, TX
+RideMyTruck
Yeah, I call BS. Or, if that's true, what a bunch of wannabes loo
FunnyVideoMaker77 dude, it was the most amazing thing EVER!!! Totally fu%$in EPIC. Marty would be proud... Sam Houston High, Amarillo!!! Class of '14 HOO RAH!!!!
You're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a good fella. He's one of us. You understand? We were goodfellas. Wiseguys.
I'm gonna play this song again, play this song again.
Damn right you are
I'ma get the paper get the paper..
Ho! Jimmy two-times ove hea.
I always feel sad watching Goodfellas. You just want the good times to go on forever
Is that any good? I hear the ending made it not worth watching
I will give it a go. Thanks dragon
Naho Saenoki Yeah The Sopranos is a wonderful show. I'm currently on season 4. I have an idea about the way it ends but haven't spoiled it for myself in detail. From what I've heard it garnered mixed reactions, being criticized for its lack of conclusiveness. As disappointing as it may or may not be I doubt it would detract from the overall series' quality.
+Naho Saenoki I really like this movie, but I don't understand people who love the characters... I mean, I don't understand people who love that kind of people... I can not see The Sopranos because I really hate Tony xDD. Furthermore, Henry Hill was a real character (now, he is dead). So, I can not understand how people can just want good times for him or for everyone else like him... But the movie and the soundtrack are very good, that is true xD.
alguien1234 oh they're lothesome people and get their just desserts, but I think there is a charismatic brilliance to their evil. They live so care-free and unbound by the laws of others.
R.I.P. Ray. You and your phenomenal performances will always be remembered.
He’s now having a glorious time with Bruno Kirby, Frank Vincent, Chuck Low, and all the other wiseguys
You know, we always called each other good fellas. Like you said to, uh, somebody, :You're gonna like this guy. He's all right. He's a good fella. He's one of us.: You understand? We were good fellas. Wiseguys. But Jimmy and I could never be made because we had Irish blood. It didn't even matter that my mother was Sicilian. To become a member of a crew you've got to be one hundred per cent Italian so they can trace all your relatives back to the old country. See, it's the highest honor they can give you. It means you belong to a family and crew. It means that nobody can fuck around with you. It also means you could fuck around with anybody just as long as they aren't also a member. It's like a license to steal. It's a license to do anything. As far as Jimmy was concerned with Tommy being made, it was like we were all being made. We would now have one of our own as a member.
jamescrumbs And then he catches it in the back of the head.
I wonder if his last thought was "Shit, I should have just grabbed my fucking shine box."
jamescrumbs I always felt like that line glorified made guys.
There were guys with certain families and certain crews like the Gotti crew and the Vario crew that made money hand over fist. But you had plenty of guys from the Bonnano crew, from Jersey and Philly, etc., who were struggling for gas money.
@@StuUngar to be fair anything you don’t have is glorified by your view. Henry couldn’t be made so he saw it as a “license to do anything” at the end of the day they weren’t wrong. The family had their back as long as they didn’t mess with fellow members
"Oh n-" (POW!! THUD!!)
There was a lot of fact (S) in the movie that went over the heads of a lot of people (I was born in Brooklyn. raised in "Jerzey...went to school w/ "The Sopranos" and even had a friend after this movie came out who was approached in a Nutly, NJ nightclub, when my 2 pals, (Who resembled the actors) were approached by a person who gave my friend a card & said " I can get you parts in a movie." my friend slowly turned the card over & said in his deep Itailian voice "Movies... we're the kind the Guys they make Movies about... )I'm over 70 & got a lot of stories... (U can't make this stuff up!!)
For no apparent reason, I had this tune in my head yesterday and hummed it to myself for most of the day. I woke this morning to the sad news that Ray Liotta had just passed away 😢. Maybe there was a reason after all. Rest In Peace Ray.
I watched goodfellas on the day he died, and then I was watching Marion Barber highlights the day he died
i can read this henry hills voice i got the chills
What have you done
1:41 and 1:57 ... that melody with that instrumentation is indescribably cathartic, I wish they had gone back to it one more time later in the song. Chills every time.
That’s the part I start crying everytime since I lost my mom…(August 3rd,2023) , I can “keep it together” up until that part hits.
As teenagers she made my brothers and I watch Goodfellas every night on our only Tv for what seemed like years because she used to say she couldn’t sleep without it … I used to get so annoyed… but what I’d give now to just watch it one more time with her …she was only 48
@@jadenpeltier1263My mother is the same way. Seems like every time we get together we gotta “get the papers, get the papers.” Sorry for your mother’s early passing, truly I am.
YES, And I knew that time stamp was that part haha. I'm actually "listening" to this song as a musician and I'm really enjoying it. I wish there were three vocal oohs here and there, maybe I'll have to do them lol
I want this played at my funeral. That would be great.
Ive always said the same
lol then aren't you dead?
Awesome
Is that ri is i
@@JadeJewels He meant WHEN he dies..
This song signifies the fun has ended
Love to see everyone paying respect to Ray. May he rest in peace. He will not be forgotten.
One of the best pieces of Piano music, I love Goodfellas.
What if this was the prequel of Reservoir Dogs
Bruno Kirby could’ve been in this film as an untouchable made guy “Marcellus Cicero”
Sad thing is Rita Coolidge wrote this. Played it at a party where Eric Clapton heard it. Never got a credit on a song that made multi millions. Robert Stigwood told her, what are you gonna do? You’re a girl. You don’t have any money. Man, I bet that burned.
Bonus characters:
Marcellus Cicero (Bruno Kirby)
Cadance Cicero (Jane Fonda)
Duane on the slide is what kills it
I can listen to this all day...
I want this song playing when I watching the sunset from the farm.
This plays when COVID-19 is finally over
I've listened to music for 60+ years, and this is by far the stand alone song of all time. Jim Gordon's ending is unparalleled.... God bless and keep you in His love Jim xx
Yep.. a man suffering from bad things.. but a formidable musician
it somehow seems appropriate to play this tonight.
RIP Mr Liotta.
RIP Duane Allman... even though you died tragically and far too young, your talent still shines in the hearts of classic rock lovers like myself. I hope you're serenading the angels with your beautiful slide guitar.
What a movie ! The best of the decade ! I was 15 in 1990. Old times, good times.
Best song from Goodfellas!
Also, best mob movie... ever!
+Roland Latore Speed Can't agree more. Top movie
How can you completely disregard The Godfather?
+FunnyVideoMaker77 it's not accurate
I respect the godfather but I prefer GOODFELLAS
NEW YORK SPORTS FAN When it comes down to the argument regarding Goodfellas & The Godfather I’m always changing My Answer. The Godfather is if You want to sit through a dramatic masterpiece. But if You want a few laughs but not too many thrown in stick GoodFellas on.
He's gone...and we couldn't do nuthin' about it...
it was among the italians, real greaseball shit . they even shot tommy in the face so they couldnt give him an open coffin at the funeral
hahaha I remember this line... they whecked im...
Whaddya mean he's gone?
*Smashes phone over and over in a fit of rage*
Gareth, the bosses were so sick of Tommy.
Rest easy Ray Liotta. You were a true GOODFELLA.
This song goes so well with the depressing scene itself. Such an amazing movie.
This would play when COVID-19 is finally over
which scene
@@fall2nd269 The montage where Jimmy kills everyone related to the heist to save his own ass and the movie show the bodies and where they found them
@@MyfavoritecutiesPlaying it now my friend.
Rest in Peace Ray and Paul you'll both be greatly missed
And Tony Sirico, Chuck Low, and Bruno Kirby
Also Frank Vincent
@@thedgzgames427 mother and father Scorsese
GOODBYE LAYLA!!!!!
THANK YOU..
THANK YOU..
THANK YOU!!!
YOU BROUGHT US SO MUCH HAPPINESS!!!
YOU WEREN'T WITH US LONG ENOUGH!!!!
WE WILL
ALWAYS..
ALWAYS..
ALWAYS..
MISS YOU!!!
I ONLY HOPE WE SEE YOU AGAIN!!!
❤❤❤❤
As soon as I heard about Ray Liotta's death, I took a breather here. One of the best performances in one of the best gangster films in the history of cinema.
Ray was indeed a goodfella
I have and always will cherish this piece of music. What a masterpiece.
The song of when COVID-19 is finally over
Most of the wiseguys have survived COVID-19
Absolutely
One of the greatest scenes in movie history is when this start playing in Goodfellas
Nothing beats it legendary tommy in that suit badass.
More than the cinematic perspective, what made the music great is the band behind it: Bobby Whitlock (keyboards/piano), Carl Radle (bass), Jim Gordon (drums) and Duane Allman (slide guitar)...plus Eric Clapton. The person who actually composed the piano bit is Jim Gordon's girlfriend Rita Coolidge... who sadly was never credited on the album.
Jim Gordom played the piano on layla not Bobby
You’re a spitting image of my father…not trolling you look exactly like him 🤟
There is so much sadness in this composition. And beauty.
And in the context of the film, the end was near for them when this came on.
We played this at my grandpa’s funeral. To me, it’s about saying goodbye.
14 people should go home and get their shinebox
King Liberal Mc’GayGlobalwarming they just got whacked
Keep him here, keep him here
Go get cha fuckin shinebox
La onda dont shine shoes
@@seanwan420 and your fuking nickels
I think always of Ray Liotta and Paul Sorvino when this song comes on, now. Almost as if this song was the track to the end of his life; something pretty and related to the world he did on this movie. Rest in peace, Mr. Liotta and Mr. Sorvino. Thank you for these memories I have.
one of the best movies every made..
It's a great one but I don't even think it's the best Scorsese movie. After Hours is my favorite and then probably Taxi Driver. Goodfellas is great though.
Rip Ray Liotta a truly great actor and national treasure.
imagine making a song so good that the ending can be considered its own song, legendary movie legendary soundtrack top 10 films
"They were spoiled, fat, lazy. I'd given them everything and somehow I'd lost their respect. So I did the only thing I could think of. I did what i thought Jeff would do. I sent them a message. These were the bad times."
The song “nightswimming” by REM reminded me of this tune. It agonized me for hours trying to place this song. I finally found it. Then I discover that both songs were recorded using the same piano. That was a small amazing thing to me.
That has got to be one of the gayest songs ever. Michael Stripe wrote that gay song about taking his first dick up the ass while swimming at night with his gay lover
@@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8 nah its a great song
@@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8 Ok
This is what ascending into heaven sounds like
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I want this song at my funeral...
Me
Me too bro...
We can bury you in a refrigerator truck?
the piano exit was playing at my papaws funeral. he passed a year ago. he played the guitar and my nana gave me his guitar and i am learning this song it. just the piano exit
Yeah, same here. It’s like life end credits
Sometimes a movie can end up owning a song. Goodfellas owns this one. The demise of Tommy Devito. Classic. It doesn't get any better than this.
one of the greatest montages in cinema history
This track pulls at all my heart-strings, epic and transcendent. A track that can sum up a lifetime of experiences and emotions.
RIP Mr Ray Liotta aka Henry Hill Goodfellas will never be the same without you 1954-2022
My grandparents lost the house they lived in for 40 some odd years and saying the last goodbye to the house I played this and my aunt and grandparents just cried to this song playing. Always think of Goodfellas and that house I grew up in when I was there. Childhood when parents were at work, growing up and lived there after graduating to help them out with basic household chores. 26 years of my life with that awesome home. Always think of that place as "home is where the heart is". My mother and 2 sisters grew up there as well so tons of memories of that place. One of the oldest houses on that block. Was built in 1965ish or something
I feel your agony. Had a similar experience with a great-grandparents' house. Built in 1906 near downtown Los Angeles, they moved in around 1950 during the prosperous '50's. My aunt, who is going to be 60 was the last person of the family to reside there until it was sold in about 2003. No immediate family could afford or wanted to move in. Time just marches on, unless we commemorate events we hold dear to our hearts.
I liked the egg 🥚 noodles & ketchup quote at the end.
I grew up in Brooklyn New York alongside Goodfellas, so I can relate, it was just as in the film 🎥 🎞
Dang sorry to hear that
Still can't believe the legend is gone. It's really true that you'll miss someone you love when they're gone. RIP Ray Liotta.
This is the most amazing musical piece ever written. It won't get better than this
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This film is a masterpiece and I love it. I’ll never forget watching it with my mother.
During a road trip to visit my father, about half way there we reached San Antonio, and got through it to the country. Boerne and Seely alike. My mother changed the station on the radio to a rock station only available in that area, the moment the commercial ended, the host announced on the radio that Jim Gordon had died.
He told the story of his collaborations in music and his amazing talent, and eventually his tragic tale. He also told of his composition of this piano piece in “Layla,” which he soon after played. My mother and I silently and listened to it.
When the piano piece played, my god. I never heard the song like that, something was different about it.
This song has such a bittersweet sound and feel to it. It's like a guy looking back on his life and reminiscing on the good and bad memories.
My Dad loved this movie, and he loved this song even more. Especially this part. He played the piano………I miss my dad so much! 😢
Play this song at the club/bar at 2am in the morning and turn on the main light. Everyone will know the good times are over and it's time to go home (or Denny's).
Everybody in the world love to go clubbin', and after the club see the breakfast or fuckin' ...
Unless your called Billy Batts...😮
“Jimmy was cutting every link between himself and the robbery, but it had nothing to do with me.”
"I gave Jimmy the tip and he gave me some Christmas money"
That scene is so beautiful
A bunch of dead bodies being found is beautiful?
Rest In Peace to the great legend Ray Liotta 🕊
It's ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, I listen to this incredible music,and instantly see the movies scenes. Thank Mr. Scorcese for introducing me to this piece.
Watched this last night, I always forget how amazing the acting is in the movie. RIP Mr Ray 🙏
Gives me goose bumps every time I listen
Rest in power, Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino, & Tony Sirico 🙏🏿😭🙏🏿
My wife and I had this played at our wedding as we left the ceremony together. Sounded absolutely amazing.
Such a great piece of music.
Nobody was killed afterwards. Right?
@@themanwiththeplan728"When they found Carbone in the meat truck, he was frozen so stiff it took them two days to thaw him out for the autopsy."
@@themanwiththeplan728 Well, I haven't seen my sister's boyfriend since that day.....
What a beautiful classic gem
Its so calming to imagine all those dead bodies, beautiful music, magical scene
You're gonna like this guy, he's a good fella he's one of us!
"Oh, I'm really excited you're humanely relocating me to outside your house!"
"Oh yeah, me and the fellas thought it was time..."
Family Guy nailed it!
'They whacked him. Fuckin' whacked 'em."
"Oh, fuck."
DeNiro sure knows how to cry.
Rest In Peace Ray Liotta.. great actor!.. 🙏
Yes my funeral song bout time someone played the ending of the whole song you rock I'm subscribed! 📀📀📀📀📀👏👏👏👏🏁😉👍🇺🇲🇬🇧
I might or might not have been conceived to this song lol, somehow always knew this song since a child.
goodfellas and casino two of the best soundtracks ever made
Amén
RIP Ray Liotta you are a legend.
This is our song when my brothers and I all hang out and toast one last beer before we part ways.🍻
I literally had this playing and didn't realize that the song ended right as I was about to clock out for work. What a great ending to work to have this playing. Such a great song!
Every time I hear this part of the song tears fill my eyes
many wonderful memories from the summers of my youth in 1971 & 1972 as a So Cal high school freshman/sophomore parties and surfing everyday.
great song to send off Ray, R.I.P
0:25 "Jimmy was cutting every link between the robbery and himself, but it had nothing to do with me. I gave him the tip, and he gave me some Christmas money. From then on, I kept my mouth shut. I knew Jimmy. He had the cash; it was his. I knew he'd kick some money upstairs to Paulie, but that was it. Made him sick to have to give money to the guys who stole it. He'd rather whack 'em! Anyway, what did I care? I wasn't asking for anything, and besides, Jimmy was making plenty of money through my Pittsburgh connections. Still, months after the robbery, they were finding bodies all over.
When they found Carbone in the meat truck, he was frozen so stiff it took them two days to thaw him out for the autopsy."
They were not following Jimmy's orders of being smart with the money, I wonder if anyone that did keep it cool after the robbery diddnt get wacked
@@Claptain_Planet It started with Stacks. Stupid fucker should have just gotten the truck destroyed like he was suppose to. Instead, he got high and fell asleep at his girlfriend's place. This echoed earlier in the movie, "You know who gets caught? [n-word] stick up men, and you know why? They fall asleep in the getaway car Karen..."
"And that's that...."
bro this song is beautiful, it makes me want to honestly cry
Rest in Peace Ray...there will only be one Tommy V. And you were wonderful in Goodfellas
Duane Allman on the slide guitar here is just amazing.
R.I.P. Ray Liotta.. you will be missed
The way Scorsese used this beautiful tune, as a background music for mobs executing their own men, still awed me till this day... both the movie and this music are timeless pieces of art
Still I never saw Jimmy so happy
Great choice to end a movie,a great piece of music to end a masterpiece.
Camera pans up the Cadillacs grill, then around to two bloodied bodies. I guess they shouldn't have been flaunting their new found wealth. Epic
I love this part. I fall in love with my friend. She like me, but not love me. My heart is broken, but is new year and i know, that the love is for me somewhere and good friendship is better than bad love. I drove my car today with blasting with this piece and i smiled and cried together. Thank you Derek and Dominoes and Goodfellas for this piece and true love is for everyone good people 😊
Omg the memories this song gives me it's crazy
My mom closed on the childhood house in Brooklyn we had in our family for 49 years. Played this as I did the last walkthrough…..fitting ….
Ray just met Paul at the gate, only for Paul to suddenly slap him as a joke. They both laugh, and go get somethin' to eat.
Great movie, great music and a shout out to all the fans of this movie also..
You all have good taste..