Dire Straits / Sting - Money For Nothing (Live Aid 1985)

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  • Dire Straits and Sting performing at Live Aid in front of 72,000 people in Wembley Stadium, London on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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  • @freddys.2194
    @freddys.2194 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3015

    Who’s listening to this classic in 2024??

    • @felipeyanez6027
      @felipeyanez6027 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Presente !!!!

    • @Acordionista509
      @Acordionista509 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      This comment is always so cringe 😢😢

    • @robertfoster5154
      @robertfoster5154 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      👏

    • @richwoodcock637
      @richwoodcock637 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      I've listened to it since it came out. Damn I'm getting old.😂

    • @playlistplaySWS
      @playlistplaySWS 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yes

  • @canelden8827
    @canelden8827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10619

    You know you're legend when Sting is your back vocals

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'd be honored if some Dire Straits & Sting fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal TH-cam performances of ON EVERY STREET
      th-cam.com/video/FxuUeMWb4-8/w-d-xo.html and ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK in tribute to 2 genius songwriters from the city of Newcastle. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.

    • @johnb6850
      @johnb6850 2 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      Pretty cool how sting pulls the other guys head in doing backing vocals to let him know he wants him there around 617

    • @MJ-xx5pu
      @MJ-xx5pu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Can elden,can you tell me the name of the guy in the white outfit who starts the song? Thanks

    • @janetwilson4741
      @janetwilson4741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Bad ass

    • @javierolaya6785
      @javierolaya6785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@MJ-xx5pu is david copeland

  • @GeneralmotorsMHM
    @GeneralmotorsMHM 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +789

    I remember when my dad finished restoring his 1965 Corvette he took me out on the first drive, and when he pulled onto the highway he put this song on; it’s a memory I’ll never forget the sound of the V8 and the sound of Dire Straits one of my all-time favourite moments with my dad

    • @user-wz3xj2vm2p
      @user-wz3xj2vm2p 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      that sounds amazing I'm 20 and I have a 99 grand marquis I'm building up v8 engines and rock music truly go together so well!

    • @dougelliott5191
      @dougelliott5191 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      One great memory for you and I bet it's a great memory for your dad. One great song and a great car. 65 Vett not too shaby. Had a couple myself. Love this song. Cheers.

    • @Acura1NSX
      @Acura1NSX 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Awesome story!!!

    • @rebeccaratliff6229
      @rebeccaratliff6229 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Marry me!

    • @lizrivers4422
      @lizrivers4422 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It wasn't released until 1985 - how come you heard it in 1965!! 😅😅😅

  • @JohnSmith-fj5ee
    @JohnSmith-fj5ee 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +135

    Im 75 and still rocking hard.

    • @syrupofwahoo3059
      @syrupofwahoo3059 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Yea baby, 🫶

    • @B1tterBubble
      @B1tterBubble 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

      Your wife must be a very happy woman

    • @wnlvbrnls7547
      @wnlvbrnls7547 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Live long sir... More years to rock on...

    • @bigdaddyc7266
      @bigdaddyc7266 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Fck Yeah

    • @PhillipHatton-ym4pg
      @PhillipHatton-ym4pg 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Àinno​@@bigdaddyc7266

  • @anjanbarman5128
    @anjanbarman5128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5512

    Somebody please give him his MTV, he deserves it

  • @PeterPhou
    @PeterPhou 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +912

    That’s what you call a timeless riff. Still hit so hard in 2023!

    • @cindysmith3753
      @cindysmith3753 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      RIP to Jack Sonni

    • @robinjohanssonmdh
      @robinjohanssonmdh 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nope. Better versions out there. Still epic bc Live Aid.

    • @youesryrichard1256
      @youesryrichard1256 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      2023
      11 nov
      8:57pm KSA

    • @Lydzthelass
      @Lydzthelass 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      2024!!!

    • @vectar
      @vectar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Lydzthelass 🤘

  • @woofcity6307
    @woofcity6307 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    Knopfler is 75 now! Appreciate this before the ride is over. He’s the boss of bosses

    • @letsgococo288
      @letsgococo288 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He’s still making videos here on YT. He’s a beautiful soul.

    • @titanicf0g
      @titanicf0g 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      The ride will never end.

  • @SoftRock8386
    @SoftRock8386 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.

    • @weka301
      @weka301 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      It gives me energetic and nostalgic vibes.
      I used to hear in the Intro/Outro of the Egyptian TV show Mawaaqif wa Taraa'if (Weird and Funny videos) back in the 90s.

  • @merrychristmascollection7153
    @merrychristmascollection7153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4341

    If you're watching this in 2021, I love you and you're not alone.

    • @madi518
      @madi518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Me too, merry me

    • @frantiseklukes4509
      @frantiseklukes4509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I am as alone as it gets, And that hurts my 16 yo soul

    • @THE_WillTodd442
      @THE_WillTodd442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      17 years old and listening to the good music

    • @dr.timschurig234
      @dr.timschurig234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@frantiseklukes4509 I first listened to this stuff at your age, 32 years ago.😎I noticed the drum intro and fell in love with the instrument. This music can be the start of something beautifull. Start learning an instrument if you haven't already started, and you have a partner that never lets you down.👋

    • @maxbull282
      @maxbull282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@frantiseklukes4509 14 and and listening to some kickass music

  • @blaiseperry5162
    @blaiseperry5162 ปีที่แล้ว +2505

    That guitar riff moves your body even if your frozen solid. It’s so bloody class.

    • @srprice2383
      @srprice2383 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thank you.

    • @shawngillogly6873
      @shawngillogly6873 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Greatest guitar riff ever. How it got away from Angus Young we'll never know. :P

    • @hedhunta52
      @hedhunta52 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It really is. I use it to benchmark every sound system I use.

    • @n.w.1803
      @n.w.1803 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@hedhunta52 Knopfler is a hell of a producer. His music always has the complete range.

    • @mlhm5
      @mlhm5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Never heard anyone else play it like on the official soundtrack - in fact Knopfler was never able to repeat the exact riff that is on the original soundrack - it's magic, and it happened and never happened again.

  • @nickphaux
    @nickphaux 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +37

    2024 and Sting still doesn't have his MTV.... Absolutely soul crushing 😢😢💔💔

  • @chandras6721
    @chandras6721 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +365

    Still watch this in 2024, what an iconic performance

    • @MM_Marlboro_MM
      @MM_Marlboro_MM 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      2024 🙌

    • @db.5811
      @db.5811 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Right here with you

    • @Nucksfan1
      @Nucksfan1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Man I wish this was my generation of music, all I got is Taylor Swift and dirty rappers👎👎👎👎

    • @ruthschober2367
      @ruthschober2367 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes,ever and ever!❤ 74 👵😁

  • @dualshock3462
    @dualshock3462 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4722

    I love this song but it's hilarious having the idea to play Money For Nothing at a benefit concert.

    • @mariomanningfan
      @mariomanningfan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      Lol good point

    • @amazingcalvin
      @amazingcalvin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +394

      It actually makes sense. The original song was written to rub it in the faces of less successful people complaining about musicians getting to be rich. So it only makes sense that this song is played at a charity concert, to rub it in the faces of the people who complain about giving money to people who need it.

    • @nicadi2005
      @nicadi2005 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @Dual Shock "it's hilarious having the idea to play Money For Nothing at a benefit concert." - Not really, provided your attention span extends past the song's mere title...

    • @brentkozak7025
      @brentkozak7025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      'Music for nothing and this gigs for free.'

    • @SuzyQ334
      @SuzyQ334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      You may be over-thinking this. Back in the day Money for Nothing was just a song about some t**t being unhappy about a rock band making money out f their music.

  • @VincenzoInfi
    @VincenzoInfi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4398

    Mark Knopfler really is one of the greatest guitarists who has ever lived.

    • @verminvaporizer1394
      @verminvaporizer1394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      For sure.

    • @ofthedarknessthemoonlight5412
      @ofthedarknessthemoonlight5412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      His playing is instantly recognizable. I remember when I first heard Sultans - it was about 1 a.m., I was driving, and I pulled over to listen, thinking "WHO is THAT?" Start of a lifelong love affair with Knopfler and his music.

    • @fozziebear567
      @fozziebear567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      He is like David Gilmore from Pink Floyd, he can hold your attention by playing one note. Love Telegraph Road. Surprised Dire Straits aren't classed as Progressive Rock.

    • @EM-wd2vg
      @EM-wd2vg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      First, second and third that...

    • @ofthedarknessthemoonlight5412
      @ofthedarknessthemoonlight5412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@fozziebear567 exactly!

  • @JakeTrimble-bx3lx
    @JakeTrimble-bx3lx 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    Mark Knopfler is one of those people who can truly make his instrument speak. I will never get tired of this song.

  • @thomasalsa
    @thomasalsa ปีที่แล้ว +2868

    Crazy to think that this legendary song only came out a couple weeks before this performance. I was listening to the build-up, wondering why the crowd wasnt going bananas, but this was probably the first time most of the people in the crowd actually heard it.

    • @rickstalentedtongue910
      @rickstalentedtongue910 ปีที่แล้ว +222

      Yes sir, this was the first performance of this song....that I am aware of. And I was there. Gad to go to summer school after this, U was a bad boy that year.

    • @ElBantosClips
      @ElBantosClips ปีที่แล้ว +100

      28th of June according to google, so quite literally a couple of weeks. Mustve been mad hearing this beast of a tune for the first time at a LIVE concert

    • @FaLkraydz
      @FaLkraydz ปีที่แล้ว +63

      0:27, And yet, at the beginning of the song when Sting started, crowd got a little hyper.

    • @chrisjames6327
      @chrisjames6327 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Think this was the first ever performance. And the song was released before Live Aid, but it wasn't a hit until after Live Aid, so would have been pretty unknown.
      I believe it got into the top 10 around three weeks after this show

    • @lukavaljak84
      @lukavaljak84 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@chrisjames6327 It was perfomed before on Brothers in Arms tour :)

  • @baylornorris
    @baylornorris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3016

    imagine just creating a riff that good. insane.

    • @juicy1213
      @juicy1213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      I still freak out about that riff. Like how could you possibly make something that good! Crazy song!

    • @lo-fiFromChicago
      @lo-fiFromChicago 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      Knopplers on a different level

    • @vae3716
      @vae3716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      *Kashmir has entered the chat*

    • @justinhartley2002
      @justinhartley2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      They had to know too when they created it ... Yeah, we got something here.

    • @TeamPill
      @TeamPill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@juicy1213 have a creative mind?

  • @user-tn4jt4ch8z
    @user-tn4jt4ch8z หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    I am 71 and in 2024 this is as special asit was when they first sang it this will be enjoyed by my grandchildren❤

  • @rolando7907
    @rolando7907 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    This concert was legendary, there will not be another one like it.

  • @fiendofficial2881
    @fiendofficial2881 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2906

    One of the coolest guitar riffs of all time no debate.....

  • @jacksimo5943
    @jacksimo5943 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5234

    The guy singing the MTV part is so good it makes me want to call the police

    • @bidhanpradhan1692
      @bidhanpradhan1692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      😉

    • @paultavares9898
      @paultavares9898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      So cool🥰🥰🥰

    • @Honeythebeebee
      @Honeythebeebee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +217

      @@divineax9345 are you sure, i mean, really sure?

    • @Honeythebeebee
      @Honeythebeebee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +218

      @@divineax9345 ...My answer was HIGHLY sarcastic. Jsimo know who sting is, thats why he talk about calling the police....

    • @pedropuff1304
      @pedropuff1304 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Yeah... I had the same Sting's sensation.

  • @henrylevick727
    @henrylevick727 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +180

    A timeless riff. Goosebumps every time I watch

    • @Andrew-Hawk
      @Andrew-Hawk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      On par with “Thunderstruck”
      And “LA woman” for me. Top 3 intros of all times

  • @lubka5833
    @lubka5833 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    The energy of this song is amazing. Magic Sting. 👏

  • @wounded_knees6654
    @wounded_knees6654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2090

    One of the greatest drum solo's and opening riffs ever.

    • @premprakashdubey2751
      @premprakashdubey2751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yes, that's also true

    • @TLR1219
      @TLR1219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      And layla best riff also

    • @quasarulas3968
      @quasarulas3968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      The drummer is quite underrated he’s killing the intro and entire song to boot! With ease as well almost like it’s lonely for nothing in the most bad ass way possible!

    • @masterofpuppets6879
      @masterofpuppets6879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Riff is absolutely amazing

    • @john3Lee
      @john3Lee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@masterofpuppets6879 Who is the drummer ?

  • @tunaparlar7235
    @tunaparlar7235 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +212

    Rest in peace Jack Sonni, the rhythm guitarist in red ❤️

    • @seriejohnson698
      @seriejohnson698 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Didn’t know he passed😢

    • @senseiruss
      @senseiruss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Sorry to hear of his passing. When our band used to play at Kenny's Castaways in the East Village, NYC in the late 70's/early 80's, he was so damn good, and played in many of the bands who gigged there. Glad to see he got much much bigger gigs and was recognized for his great talents.

    • @metsfanatic6270
      @metsfanatic6270 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Damn! He was great

    • @woeming8591
      @woeming8591 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought it was his brother😭

    • @worldsea6622
      @worldsea6622 หลายเดือนก่อน

      love the techno profile pic

  • @mouse9630
    @mouse9630 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

    I am absolutely enchanted by the ad libbing Sting does at the beginning. It truly shows how angelic that man’s voice is

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'd be honored if some Dire Straits & Sting fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal TH-cam performances of ON EVERY STREET and ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK in tribute to 2 genius songwriters from the city of Newcastle. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.

    • @saketchaturvedi1073
      @saketchaturvedi1073 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@willritter4076 good stuff man!

  • @matthewh.9544
    @matthewh.9544 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    2023 and it's still the best version I've heard. This was my favourite lineup of them too. So tight

  • @jarnekompier
    @jarnekompier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1909

    Still one of the best intros ever. The build up to that amazing guitar riff...... Oh my god

    • @gittejonny
      @gittejonny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      yes we could use that in today's music😎

    • @jarnekompier
      @jarnekompier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@gittejonny or at least something that sounds somewhat original😂

    • @user-yx9ub3ks2o
      @user-yx9ub3ks2o 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Не умеет петь вообще!
      th-cam.com/video/77d8OczgzAg/w-d-xo.html

    • @SzlentWolf
      @SzlentWolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Masterclass. I wasnt born when this came out and i wish i were. Music today is a different thing to that.

    • @bassAssassin187
      @bassAssassin187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gittejonny what music..

  • @joeymartinez9802
    @joeymartinez9802 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2369

    im starting to think live aid was the greatest concert ever

    • @JohnSink277
      @JohnSink277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Of course it is

    • @okodiesely2jvor17jahren5
      @okodiesely2jvor17jahren5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      *Festival

    • @johanaxeback
      @johanaxeback 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Couldn’t agree more! A shame that I was too young to experience and living in the wrong country😊

    • @jonboy82
      @jonboy82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yes it is

    • @SimManiac383
      @SimManiac383 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Greatest live event in the history of the world

  • @monot00nz
    @monot00nz 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Sting plus the sickest opening guitar riff of all time? Hell yeah! 🤘🤘🤘

  • @phantom0456
    @phantom0456 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    What I enjoy about watching this is that you can tell that Knopfler and Sting and the rest of 'em are having fun. They're smiling at each other and just having a damn good time. This song is legendary, as are Knopfler's guitar skills.

  • @ciancool1035
    @ciancool1035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3372

    1985 - this song is awesome!
    2019 - this song is awesome!

    • @mediumpimpin004
      @mediumpimpin004 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      cian can god damn right!

    • @JamaFalcon
      @JamaFalcon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      It's an eternal song, even in 100 years people will still to listen it and say "waow, that's a pretty good song !"

    • @danilosarmiento8128
      @danilosarmiento8128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      We are in the same page bro!!

    • @ColtonBlumhagen
      @ColtonBlumhagen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      2011 in Canada: This song is banned

    • @GmRb79
      @GmRb79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ColtonBlumhagen not true. In reality no one gives a fuck what you play (RADIOS). Its strictly under their moral and discretion ... so stop speading misinformation. (Bliss, K. (2011, September 1). Canada Lifts Ban on Dire Straits' 'Money for Nothing'. Retrieved from www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/canada-lifts-ban-on-dire-straits-money-for-nothing-178222/)

  • @ShitHappensRLY
    @ShitHappensRLY 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2250

    Mark Knopfler: he'll play the song a hundred times and every time it will be different, and every time you're gonna love it

  • @Gioxs100
    @Gioxs100 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Man this live version it's better than the record version! Powerfull and Solo 🤘🏻✌🏼👏🏼

  • @gregkurtz1677
    @gregkurtz1677 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +246

    Our generation’s music was the best. No debate. Mic drop. The best.

    • @thebehemoth523
      @thebehemoth523 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      as a 15 year old guitarist..i totally agree

    • @chrise-b9942
      @chrise-b9942 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I think I agree, but I didn’t hear what you said after 'No debate.'

    • @DavidRachlinMLIS
      @DavidRachlinMLIS หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do Foo Fighters count as a GenX band?

    • @thebehemoth523
      @thebehemoth523 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @DavidRachlinMLIS i dont think so

    • @richardberman2778
      @richardberman2778 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I’m 52 years old, and I couldn’t disagree more. We have a lot of great music, of course, but we also had a lot of real crap that no one remembers or talks about. And that’s true of every era. The 60s have the Beatles and The Who, but they also had the Doodletown Pipers. The 70s had the Eagles and Led Zeppelin, but they also gave us the Osmonds. In the 80s we had Van Halen and Dire Straits, but we also had vanilla ice. Today there are some truly amazing bands like Tame Impala and Warpaint. The reality is that every decade produces a small amount of great music and a ton of crap that is quickly disposed of. But everyone believes that the music they were listening to between the ages of 15 and 24 is the best music of all time because it’s the soundtrack of their lives. It doesn’t matter if you were 15, 50, or 80: the music of your late teens will always be at the top of your playlist.

  • @danielmcdermott138
    @danielmcdermott138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1103

    How 80's do you want to look?
    Rhythm guitarist: Yes.

    • @user-ih1ko4uy2p
      @user-ih1ko4uy2p 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      .guitar boom =
      th-cam.com/video/iB2mqXSrjDI/w-d-xo.html

    • @wolbert4373
      @wolbert4373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@user-ih1ko4uy2p wtf man

    • @paoloantonio1531
      @paoloantonio1531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I was about to comment that hahaha, I mean.. Mark already looks 80's enough, with his headband and all... but Jack (Rhythms) just took it to the next level

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@paoloantonio1531 The headband is Mark's hair. The wristbands you need when you're fingerpicking all night, every night!

    • @TarantinosNightmare
      @TarantinosNightmare 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      lol right? ...shitty coat and horrible guitar included :D

  • @drewharper1891
    @drewharper1891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2666

    Who's listening to this masterpiece in 2022? 🤘

  • @cristianodemattia214
    @cristianodemattia214 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This live version it's fantastic!

  • @giovanni354
    @giovanni354 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    The opening always gets me goosebumps. Always. MASTERPIECE.

  • @tonypools1913
    @tonypools1913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4362

    Unpopular opinion: the guitar is godlike but the drums at the start make this song totally epic.

    • @valerietrujillo819
      @valerietrujillo819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      I agree I love the beginning of the song with the drums the problem is the most of the radio stations don't start the music started with that they don't let it play out

    • @jpoh4398
      @jpoh4398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Totally agree brilliant intro with the drums. The guitar with Mr. Knopfler well no words needed 👌

    • @maxpowers4823
      @maxpowers4823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Funny story, the guy playing the drums played with Dave Edmonds/Rockpile/Nick Lowe. Literally his entire contribution to this entire album was only the drum intro. They hired a session guy to replace all his drum tracks on the songs other than the intro to money for nothing. Having to live that down would have been rough for me, to say the least

    • @WhereHeroesDies
      @WhereHeroesDies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      as the drum sounds of Van Halen, another level.

    • @nordinrabia3568
      @nordinrabia3568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@maxpowers4823 terry williams

  • @christianmetal5150
    @christianmetal5150 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +193

    The intro to this song will always be legendary

  • @lisadc4681
    @lisadc4681 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Greatest song ever!!! And added bonus, having the gorgeous Sting singing as well!! What more could we all want??
    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @kevindietz6470
    @kevindietz6470 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Every now and then I look this up just to watch this performance again. The whole intro buildup, and then when that riff kicks in…so badass 🎸🔥

  • @bipbipletucha
    @bipbipletucha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1881

    That rythym guitarist is literally the most 80s thing I've ever seen

    • @individrus
      @individrus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Beepbeep Lettuce the best image of all the live aid scene

    • @greypossum1
      @greypossum1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      His name is Jack "Sonic" Sonni.

    • @poisoneddog2967
      @poisoneddog2967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Made me lol

    • @waltercorteselli9758
      @waltercorteselli9758 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@greypossum1 Sonni w/ Soldering Sunglasses

    • @lpalacios1
      @lpalacios1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You say that like it’s a bad thing!

  • @jimmy_james_bou3800
    @jimmy_james_bou3800 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1470

    Who else cracked a smile when the riff started...

    • @alexbaker6275
      @alexbaker6275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ....of course I did. For the pure amazement of it all.

    • @tw8454
      @tw8454 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      i did because sting was done howling i want myyyyyy

    • @Toyodas
      @Toyodas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      me for sure

    • @docfloc
      @docfloc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me and every time I’ve heard it since.

    • @eyidk8896
      @eyidk8896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who didn’t?

  • @j.granger1120
    @j.granger1120 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sting had a fine head of red hair back then, neither of us do now. Never get tried of this song. Thanks so much.

  • @marcosrodriguez6228
    @marcosrodriguez6228 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Watched this very performance LIVE at Wembley in '85. Amazing! Mind blowing!

  • @andrewk2996
    @andrewk2996 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2217

    1985: I want my MTV
    2020: I DON'T want your MTV

    • @volodiateitelboim69
      @volodiateitelboim69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I want my netflix documentary lmao

    • @heyhuey4429
      @heyhuey4429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      1985: The music was killer
      2020: The music blows

    • @MsUltrafox
      @MsUltrafox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Most youngsters are lijke.
      MTV?????

    • @poujik2021
      @poujik2021 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      True 😂

    • @willie417
      @willie417 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They sure did get hijack didn't they? and just like that, some Harvard grad change their programing

  • @daynmitchell7543
    @daynmitchell7543 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1747

    The guy in the red coat and white sunglasses might be the most 80s thing I’ve ever seen.

    • @tking1974
      @tking1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      and the Steinberger guitar too

    • @Hear4Metallica
      @Hear4Metallica 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Then you've not seen Scarface.

    • @JoeRivermanSongwriter
      @JoeRivermanSongwriter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      He's even playing a headless guitar.

    • @michaellucas6466
      @michaellucas6466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      😂😂😂

    • @NIMRODakaNIMROD
      @NIMRODakaNIMROD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Actually, Sting's Casio watch could be just a tad MORE eighties...

  • @tickledthetwine
    @tickledthetwine หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    Live Aid in 1985 probably the best music event of my lifetime (78-present). Cant think of anything better.

    • @Maxy-K
      @Maxy-K หลายเดือนก่อน

      Man of taste... may I suggest another live-gig by another British Band of Virtuosos? If so, check out "QUEEN - Live in Budapest"... unless you hate QUEEN (or dislike goosebumps😉), you might also like that one. Quite exactly 1 year after LIVE AID (1986). The movie they made of it is on YT as well... wait, right here: th-cam.com/video/K3tscc6w1UU/w-d-xo.html
      Hope you will enjoy the show, and wishing you & everyone out there peaceful & relaxing Easter 2024!✌🏽☺☮

    • @fredriksvard2603
      @fredriksvard2603 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Monsters of rock, Moscow

    • @Maxy-K
      @Maxy-K 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@fredriksvard2603 Thank you! "Monsters in Moscow" arrived yesterday - approved! (fwiw😄)

    • @gregfox8132
      @gregfox8132 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Dumpy's rusty nuts, stairways, Birkenhead, wirral. 1980s, 40 people watching, much better than this coprate nonsense.

    • @Axel-nr9px
      @Axel-nr9px 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      If the time machine ever gets invetend this is defenitly the first thing I would go to

  • @eddiesakamura5154
    @eddiesakamura5154 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Wow! This interpretation has a lot of power. Sting fits in well. Also worth listening to in 2024.

  • @radiohead2206
    @radiohead2206 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Number One Reason for Time Machine. Live Aid !!!!

  • @realjaredwright
    @realjaredwright 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Rest in Peace Jack, You will be missed, Love you bro.

  • @CelticKiwi55
    @CelticKiwi55 ปีที่แล้ว +1377

    37 years ago I was at the stadium and saw the whole concert. So many amazing performances, including this one. I got so caught up in the concert I got very bad sunburn and sun stroke - ended up in hospital a couple days later with bad burns - was all worth it though 😊 Live Aid was one of the best experiences of my life.

    • @metallicareloadful
      @metallicareloadful ปีที่แล้ว +23

      congratulations!! for being so lucky and blessed to be there, i can tell that every second was worth the damn time

    • @MysteryPotatoMan
      @MysteryPotatoMan ปีที่แล้ว +26

      as a 26 year old i'm very jealous. I wish i could've seen them live back then. I can only imagine how great the experience would have been. You have every right to feel blessed

    • @wiganbinmon6776
      @wiganbinmon6776 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      38 years ago 1985 i was only 16 , 53 now seems like a life time ago

    • @oluwemimoolatoye5561
      @oluwemimoolatoye5561 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@wiganbinmon6776 I was 16 and we rocked it well here in Nigeria. A local Rock band (Shapp Band) made me love it

    • @kathiequintel1641
      @kathiequintel1641 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You survived because you experienced it

  • @melissasantillana3218
    @melissasantillana3218 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Bring back Live Aid with these awesome guys!!!!

  • @modjohnny
    @modjohnny 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Staggeringly good. Chills. Imagine you're Queen waiting in the wings.. they were. I feel like Knopfler and company gave Freddie and crew just that little bit of extra motivation to kill after this performance. Legendary version here. Love the ending

  • @HPayne62
    @HPayne62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2054

    80s Knopfler found a way to look both 50 and 25 at the same time.

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      he looked a bit like Jerry Seinfeld as well... I'd be honored if some Dire Straits & Sting fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of ON EVERY STREET and ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK on my YT channel in tribute to these 2 great songwriters from the north of England. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and respect to the legends.

    • @HPayne62
      @HPayne62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@willritter4076 can you like not

    • @samward3877
      @samward3877 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@willritter4076 dont remember asking

    • @psyren7587
      @psyren7587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He was 35 when he did this numb nuts...

    • @HPayne62
      @HPayne62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@psyren7587 I didn't say that he actually was 25. I was commenting on the fact that he managed to look youthful and old.

  • @you_were_the_chosen_one
    @you_were_the_chosen_one ปีที่แล้ว +1392

    Live Aid just seemed to capture a moment in time when all these musicians were in their prime... there's so much energy from every musician that's just a joy to watch.
    (sidenote - That drop that goes from the drum fills to the main riff is one of the coolest fucking things I've ever heard)

    • @thethingg
      @thethingg ปีที่แล้ว +32

      especially led zeppelin...

    • @Whatserface3
      @Whatserface3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@thethingg lmao. Love Zeppelin to death but that was a shitshow.

    • @thethingg
      @thethingg ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Whatserface3 same here brother

    • @caocang6174
      @caocang6174 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thethinggpteqttpvveqpwtqqeerqtpqetrqewrpeqpppeeqpqtqepqteppwqpqperpyeqprepqttpptqeeerqptywupqreyupqrqetrpqpeetqprpqwreqtuqtoerqeitqptettptppqrptpetpttppptpptqepeqttrepqptepqttpeqeqeqpettetpt😢tq😢qqqqqq😢qrqvqiurop😢tiqreqe😢teqqet😢ouiqeequio😢

    • @Clones2011
      @Clones2011 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Our entire realm was in its prime

  • @Behmusic11
    @Behmusic11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Very amazing and magical, the combination of 2 legends of all time in the best live aid ever. The music of those years was really something else, it is really sad that this kind of real music is not repeated anymore. Sting's humility proves that he sings as a backing singer. You can listen and enjoy thousands of times. May God protect both of the myths.🙏❤

  • @keithcarlson7267
    @keithcarlson7267 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That drum solo in the intro is just filthy!!!

  • @naturalman1972
    @naturalman1972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +834

    I really love Sting's voice. A very distinct background vocal.

    • @lisamcbride8921
      @lisamcbride8921 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Awesome iconic voice!

    • @seanx666
      @seanx666 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Did you know this harmony was a play on Don't Stand So, Don't Stand So, Don't Stand So Close To Me. All these years and I just heard about this lol

    • @mgparis
      @mgparis ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@seanx666 I feel better now, having only just realised this a couple of months ago myself :)

    • @jwprimetime9795
      @jwprimetime9795 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@seanx666 shit you’re right!!!

    • @stoictraveler1
      @stoictraveler1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      One of the great songwriters too

  • @crawfb
    @crawfb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13354

    Yeah, Live Aid wasn't just Queen...

    • @lightningchao6916
      @lightningchao6916 5 ปีที่แล้ว +263

      Richard Burton Thank yoouuu

    • @raggeragnar
      @raggeragnar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +188

      Yeah ! One of my favourites was when Elvis Costello casually entered the stage with a guitar and played ”All you need is love”. Preach EC , preach.

    • @mattyoz0
      @mattyoz0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +683

      But Queen stole the show...

    • @teemuporri3252
      @teemuporri3252 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@SamisWarrior1111 did not know that human can reach the level of stupidness you just did

    • @SamisWarrior1111
      @SamisWarrior1111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@teemuporri3252 your name literally says donk dank

  • @user-ct6tt4yn1n
    @user-ct6tt4yn1n 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I'm 47. I've been watching this video for 35 years. and every time they play better and better

  • @zebravo2842
    @zebravo2842 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It's 02/14/2024... and I've heard this song thousands of times... but every time I hear it... I get goosebumps... just one word ... PERFECT !!! for me the best group ever!!!

  • @toobasaurus23
    @toobasaurus23 ปีที่แล้ว +758

    This song just amps me every time.
    First heard it in my Dad's car in 1987.
    At 42, still love Dire Straits.

    • @suvayamahamosquitocontrol
      @suvayamahamosquitocontrol ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hard not to Concur. Great music. Questionable 🤨 @PlayingForChange🎃.

    • @user-bg8zk5qg9d
      @user-bg8zk5qg9d ปีที่แล้ว +4

      👍 а Я в 56.

    • @BarryMezey
      @BarryMezey ปีที่แล้ว +8

      My dad played this for me too in 1985 when I was 6 years old. At 43 I'm blessed to have had an amazing musical experience upbringing by the coolest dad ever. My dad passed away a while back. At least he got to see me partner up with the true founder of MTV. Nyhl Henson has become family to me. He's filling in as my care giver and business partner as I'm autistic. This was my favorite song growing up my dad used to play me on the way to school in his 1982 Datsun Maxima. God bless all the cool dads we had in the 80s who blessed us with such great music. Amen. You're not the only one brother.

    • @danm5173
      @danm5173 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As a gay man, I approve this message

    • @D5380H
      @D5380H ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My dad introduced me and i first heard it when my dad got the album from “Britannia” 😅😅 it was one of his monthly CD’s

  • @benjohn8801
    @benjohn8801 3 ปีที่แล้ว +598

    I’m not exaggerating when I say this but this is one of the greatest live versions of any song ever

    • @Zubatec
      @Zubatec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      No, you are absolutely right. This version is magical

    • @a.j.fiordaliso996
      @a.j.fiordaliso996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Yep smooth as hell

    • @ghostgk5888
      @ghostgk5888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They rock the house for sure my dude, fully agreed

    • @cl8034
      @cl8034 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fleetwood Mac - the chain live was better imo

    • @stephenellison1
      @stephenellison1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ‘The greatest live noise ever created’

  • @delux976
    @delux976 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Was 24 lived in North London you didn't realise how good all this was til its gone

    • @Maxy-K
      @Maxy-K หลายเดือนก่อน

      Being German (having lived in Beds. for a while), I have an urge to state: If you're IN THE UK, PLS DON'T WORRY:
      Ever since Skiffle, you Brits keep on saving the world from going to waste w/awful music time & again!
      [Ever wondered why Hitler wanted to invade Britain? Sheer Frustration: Beatles VS sausage - get my drift?🤭]

    • @delux976
      @delux976 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Maxy-K 80's matey the only decent decade

  • @euanlegge3657
    @euanlegge3657 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    About 15 years before this, both these guys were teaching in classrooms up North. Mental

    • @juliagoodfellow-so4jc
      @juliagoodfellow-so4jc หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why "mental" ? Teachers are cool.

    • @joshua511
      @joshua511 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@juliagoodfellow-so4jc Not teachers today.

  • @fijudfwjpg2544
    @fijudfwjpg2544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Someone said : "Live Aid wasn't just Queen"
    Best comment ever!!!
    One of the coolest guitar riffs of all time no debate.....
    One of the coolest guitar riffs of all time no debate.....

  • @herrbronstein
    @herrbronstein 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1524

    Me : okay, tonight I'm going sleep early...
    *me on TH-cam at 2 am*

    • @yarkarmin
      @yarkarmin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My bet is 05.33am. Who will do more?

    • @tomhatch2011
      @tomhatch2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I remember exactly where I was when I heard this song, Its just amazing !

    • @TheHittman47
      @TheHittman47 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      5 AM will ya...😂

    • @chadsmithadmirer3653
      @chadsmithadmirer3653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm not even kidding it's 2:09 in the morning

    • @emersonjames7650
      @emersonjames7650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ME TOO...FROM PERU

  • @theTomster1981
    @theTomster1981 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    epic.. also, can we show the drummer some love?! that dude really did an awesome job..

    • @daviduribe3111
      @daviduribe3111 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Terry Williams, who also drummed for MAN, Rockpile, and Meat Loaf. An excellent, but unsung musician. 🥁

  • @epilock
    @epilock 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The whole show is one of the best ever

  • @jamesdeparys8817
    @jamesdeparys8817 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Live Aid 1985 was an absolutely brilliant moment in Rock history!

    • @saltspringrailway3683
      @saltspringrailway3683 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Bob Geldoff who'd organised the whole thing, watched by the world, was left thumbing a lift on the M1 that night when everybody had gone!?????

    • @jamesdeparys8817
      @jamesdeparys8817 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@saltspringrailway3683 Incredible! I didn't know that.

  • @silvawerewolf
    @silvawerewolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    When concerts were magical moments. No Playback, no voices and instrumentation with many effects, just pure sound ...

    • @MovieMakingMan
      @MovieMakingMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Paulo Silva But just think if they had 20 background dancers, massive light shows and pitch perfect like all groups now use. All of that is just to cover up the lack of talent in today’s performers.

    • @angelikameier5160
      @angelikameier5160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ....and no smartphones!!!

    • @shorkan1000
      @shorkan1000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I beleive there are still plenty of bands that have a really good live sound, although it's a shame that the quality of mainstream music has dropped so much.

    • @StratsRUs
      @StratsRUs 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They knew they were filming it for You Tube.

    • @kylemcqueen7781
      @kylemcqueen7781 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jion it was during the day cant do a light show at day mate

  • @stylianosvoulgarakis8724
    @stylianosvoulgarakis8724 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Who’s listening in 3246? 🎸

    • @karimmakash6373
      @karimmakash6373 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      So we have at least 13 time travelers

    • @lindamon5101
      @lindamon5101 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Errrhhhhuuuummmmmmmmmm
      MeeeeeeeTttttttttttttttttttttttt mtv

    • @mohamedtahargrairia6871
      @mohamedtahargrairia6871 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes. here ! but what is that 'MTV' thing they're singing about..? and can anyone please tell me what is a microwave oven ?!!!

  • @BrianJefferies-zg8qf
    @BrianJefferies-zg8qf หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Phenomenal performance and great memories listening to this version

  • @mandibarcena6667
    @mandibarcena6667 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    The 80's just had a very different vibe on everything entertainment. I love it!

  • @paolapecorini1934
    @paolapecorini1934 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Those were the days of great music and performance!❤

  • @RaymondArcangel
    @RaymondArcangel 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    The second guitarist is the most 80s dude ever. I love it.

    • @francescaelle3273
      @francescaelle3273 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yes. He's nice!

    • @dagdig39
      @dagdig39 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      30 августа 2023 скончался Jack Sonni😢

    • @judyw4701
      @judyw4701 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      He really is! I enjoyed the 80's as an adult. Love that decade!

    • @bennettnovack7909
      @bennettnovack7909 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@dagdig39 thanks for sharing.

    • @SombraPiloto
      @SombraPiloto 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@dagdig39 Jack is from my hometown and we went to the same high school. I was so sad to hear that he had passed.

  • @vegalicious7693
    @vegalicious7693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +370

    That lead in to blast off on 'Money for Nothing' never gets old

    • @dhammdeepbhagatdd
      @dhammdeepbhagatdd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah ! It kinda sounds like fool for your loving too.

    • @VincenzoInfi
      @VincenzoInfi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Like an adrenaline shot

    • @salutoalduce4550
      @salutoalduce4550 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ohhh yeaaahhh!!!

  • @rhondawilkins2017
    @rhondawilkins2017 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Oh my gosh, GEN X,1965! I just adore “Mark Knopfler”! The dude brings me so many MTV memories from the 80’s. Thank you “DIRE STRAITS,STING, Live Aid, & MTV “MUSIC TELEVISION”…. hint hint.

  • @Wacbot
    @Wacbot 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Jesolo Beach, Italy in 1984. Playing this on the beach and enjoying those days! Hooo-Waaah!

  • @ericklinge457
    @ericklinge457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +838

    There isn’t a speaker in world to play this intro enough loud

    • @paulnoonan8602
      @paulnoonan8602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great tune

    • @EarmonkeyMusic
      @EarmonkeyMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Well there was one, but Marty McFly blew it up

    • @carlosqdeguzman
      @carlosqdeguzman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agree. Mine is already set to max and still not enough. Bass groove esp when the beat drops is insane

    • @miguelmendoza2521
      @miguelmendoza2521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen to that

    • @Tariq_can_sina
      @Tariq_can_sina 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mines pretty good

  • @argentorangeok6224
    @argentorangeok6224 3 ปีที่แล้ว +733

    After the show, Sting gave everyone free kung fu lessons.

    • @ryanalibo6668
      @ryanalibo6668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      🤣

    • @chrisi123
      @chrisi123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he wishes

    • @pattyoneill6724
      @pattyoneill6724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good one agent orange, love the comments.

    • @gabrielguerrero7296
      @gabrielguerrero7296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He does look like kreese from karate kid and Cobra Kai

    • @AlexeyKamen
      @AlexeyKamen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And that was great n

  • @balke7935
    @balke7935 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Terry Williams with the absolutely sensational drum intro. Goosebumps all over.

  • @phenixreturns
    @phenixreturns 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    i liked Terry on drums since i was 14
    i like him more than 30 years later

  • @guinnessharvey4476
    @guinnessharvey4476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    The sound engineers and technicians did such a good job on this day. So many acts, one after another, different requirements, and all sound amazing

  • @SN.LurkinG
    @SN.LurkinG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Stings vocals are so clean and on point... and he makes it looks so effortless live wow

    • @dielaughing73
      @dielaughing73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's always been an enormous talent

    • @chris-um2sh
      @chris-um2sh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah they’re so crisp and accurate I was like “damn...”

  • @frankrauschenberg2264
    @frankrauschenberg2264 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    one off the best version off!!! wonderfull the guitar from Bob and the vocals from Sting, very timless and incredible!!!

  • @aaron_lol
    @aaron_lol 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still remember you Jack Sonni, rest in peace legend. I absolutely love the energy you put into this concert. ❤️

    • @wd4020
      @wd4020 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Still miss him 😢

  • @lisamcbride8921
    @lisamcbride8921 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    Sting has such an iconic voice!

    • @roseannparker5800
      @roseannparker5800 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He claims he became the Police lead vocalist by default. I want all my stars to sing, play, and compose.

    • @aysekurcer7086
      @aysekurcer7086 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Süper man I love this guys

  • @TheMisterviv
    @TheMisterviv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +928

    Along with the Queen set, this was a standout. We weren't lucky enough to get tickets for Wembley, but watched the concert from a beach bar on the isle of Jersey in scorching heat, with booze on tap, and a dip in the sea just yards away. I could replay that day over and over again, would sell my soul for it. Unforgettable x

    • @williammountainstick5250
      @williammountainstick5250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      @@jesineri1213 Why doubt him? The man is just speaking with passion about one of his favourite days ever and you come here and shit all over it with your negativity? Go do something better with your life man.

    • @TheMisterviv
      @TheMisterviv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @Jesi Neri I'm 62, which I think you'll find qualifies me to have existed at the time. I was sharing my moment in time, and my own personal point of view . Apologies for our opinions being different but, hey, I'm not losing any sleep over it.

    • @michaelg2478
      @michaelg2478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I thought U2, Dire Straits and Queen were the standouts at Wembley. U2 changed the tone of the day when they came on and played "Sunday Bloody Sunday", they were the first act that day to have real weight and presence on stage. Dire Straits had the best musicianship, and gave the tightest performance of the day. Queen, well they had Freddie, even though he wasn't at his best vocally, and the band played good, but nothing out of this world...it was all about his showmanship, and onstage charisma to involve the crowd. Ultravox, Sade and Nik Kershaw played very good sets also.

    • @waltblackadar4690
      @waltblackadar4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jesineri1213 I was watching it live. Queen stole the show, hands-down. There were other good sets - this one in particular as well as U2s set - but no one rocked it like Queen and that was known long before any movie.

    • @waltblackadar4690
      @waltblackadar4690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@jesineri1213 My meaning is quite clear. And no, no one says Paul Young stole the show. But even those who participated said Queen did. Elton John said that to them after their set and the organizer, Geldof, said they were absolutely the best band. Thanks for playing, better luck next time.

  • @rockdewd5335
    @rockdewd5335 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Absolutely FANTABULOUS! This song's got a smokin' groove.

  • @karenharris1783
    @karenharris1783 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Omg ,this song brings back so many damn good memories 😂

  • @murch7299
    @murch7299 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    I was fortunate enough to be alive when these guys were at the top of their game. I will be forever grateful!

    • @mgparis
      @mgparis ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You and me both - words can't describe how grateful I am to have been a teenager in the 80s

    • @elainegibson617
      @elainegibson617 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mgparis me too thats the way i did it

    • @rafaelsale6364
      @rafaelsale6364 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same dude! It was a great time to grow up in.

    • @marcus3173
      @marcus3173 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lucky! I was born in 98. Missed out on so much good music.

    • @Vpwhiz
      @Vpwhiz ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm so old I saw the Temptations at Disneyland in the early "70's. I got to go to so may epic concerts. I've got all of you youngsters beat, I was born in the '40's.

  • @Andrecggil1
    @Andrecggil1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Mark Knopfler, and his unique way to play a electric guitar is just amazing.

  • @killianbyrne5647
    @killianbyrne5647 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Not a plectrum in sight thats the true majesty if this riff .. fingers on steel 🤘🤘

  • @jbeckmann36
    @jbeckmann36 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    One of the greatest songs to exercise to ever!!!!

  • @philipmullins2028
    @philipmullins2028 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1322

    It's October 8th, 2021 and myself and my 11 year old eldest are watching and listening to this awesomeness......AND HE LOVES IT. I have succeeded as a father

    • @martincarman1725
      @martincarman1725 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's Oct. 17, 2021

    • @davidhoward2487
      @davidhoward2487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Philip Mullins: You certainly have! Hope he enjoyed the whole fantastic, unrepeatable event...

    • @sankusaikia2863
      @sankusaikia2863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Old is gold ....... i hear this song 2020 And 2021 lockdown season..sssss..

    • @sheryamiraslani6596
      @sheryamiraslani6596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂

    • @JackTheGrincher
      @JackTheGrincher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well done sir. Knopfler became my favorite when my dad introduced me to him and the dire straits 👍

  • @stephengemar5174
    @stephengemar5174 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +180

    I think this is the best version of this song I've heard. It is simply amazing. I love when the main riff starts in this version - you can feel the energy in the stadium.

    • @johnpano3967
      @johnpano3967 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Mark knoppfler Is a GOAT!

    • @blszyn
      @blszyn 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      except that Sting forgets the lyrics at 3:48. He starts to sing "Custom kitchen deliveries" instead of "We got to move these colour TVs". Knopfler gives him a look. Kind of funny. No one is perfect, even Sting.

    • @aliounendiaye6120
      @aliounendiaye6120 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Song written by Sting anyway...

    • @blszyn
      @blszyn 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Nope. Knopfler wrote it and added Sting to the writing credits because he used the melody of "Don't stand so close to me". See wikipedia.

    • @juliagoodfellow-so4jc
      @juliagoodfellow-so4jc หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@blszynClose though