Eric Clapton | Change The World | Dean Parks | Tim Pierce | Performance | Talk

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Dean Parks played the primary acoustic rhythm part on Eric Clapton's "Change The World".
He took a break from his busy schedule to come show it to us, on the vary same acoustic guitar used on the record...
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[@MatthewDuminy]

Tim always looks like he’s having the best time of his life whenever he’s playing. That’s when you know you were made for something.

[@rogermartin8844]

Know what you mean

[@allancrow134]

Man, I can't believe how Dean Parks just slays that song on the Acoustic. Tim sounds awesome as well, what a performance. I've watched this about 20 times.

[@edgoswick1271]

This version is so good it made me forget there were vocals on this song.

[@RecoveringGuitarEnthusiast]

2 super modest great guitarist, humbly thanking each other, while setting the bar as high as possible. Peace and Maximum Respect

[@PebblesChan]

2:08 - Gotta love the synchronized hand wave!

[@teecee3866]

That is so cool, thanks for pointing that out!

[@deanmlshredder]

He left the tuner on the headstock. Beato's havin a STROKE!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

WOW!! This is a HUGE treat Tim!! Thanks for getting Dean to do this!

[@DBMorris]

Yes! Thank you all so much!

[@vhollund]

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[@geraldkovach520]

Definitely! I have watched this video numerous times. Dean’s playing is amazing

[@scottlupus7837]

Dean Parks! Is THE Man.

[@PerseusSpur]

I love the little shy acknowledgement of how big a part of your life Dean Parks was. Sometimes I think that he doesn't get how big he is in the scheme of things! Thanks for incidentally showcasing him!

[@mjf1036]

It’s amazing to sit in the room as two music legends jam and then chat about the old days. Thank you Tim.

[@benzakonium]

That tone he gets with his fingers. To die for.

[@itsTHURSDAYagain]

One of my favorite songs when it came out. Great to hear it again after years, from the guy that actually played it.

[@phillybri]

Tim's tone is absolutely gorgeous...

[@michaelhughes7267]

This video belongs in the Library of Congress!

[@BeautifulSpirit-kf5ld]

I'm a vocalist ...this is what we call a "singy song" ... it is absolute joy for the vocalist... but not so easy for guitar..."if i could change the world ...You would think that i was really something good" ..Probably the most relatable lyric every put to paper.. Beautiful work, Mr Parks... You are def. In your authentic purpose. thanks Tim

[@tomdecuca3627]

I always watched Dean on the Sonny and Cher show. He's why I watched it.

[@shadowsong1]

the minute his fingers touched the strings you can hear its the fingers and guitar that played that part. *goosebumps*

[@WayneMcCartney]

Tim we share a similar story. I worked in Hollywood for years doing small studio production and had seen Dean around town over a twenty five year period but we never meet. Back in 2009-2010 I had a Guytron 100watt head and the two open and closed back 2x12 Cabs for sale in Craigslist O.C. Dean called one day and said he wanted to check it all out. He drove down to our house and I suddenly realized Dean Parks was in my living room and I had to demo the amp for him. Thank God the wife got a picture of us together .He is a lovely man and is so humble and down to earth. He used the new rig on the Crosby Stills Nash tour I believe.

[@truce11]

More Dean Parks, please! Love watching two masters go over the classics. Life is short, take advantage of opportunity. There is not enough Dean Parks on youtube - Dean and You make an Awesome masterclass

[@markusfrieauff5651]

Two real gentlemen. So nice to see how friendly they are.

[@johnnorth6004]

2:20 Dean nod to Tim .... go ahead and solo !! AWESOME

[@marekvollach7831]

A thang of musically inspired Artistry and beauty...this vid made miy day as I struggle w living in a homeless shelter and turning 71 in March...while still awaiting my first job as a psychotherapist- having graduated in 2017 at age 65

[@VirtualWoodshed]

Those guitars sound like a real fine sunny day. Great job fellas!

[@ronnie6813]

When talents collide!

[@JamesThomas-zl9er]

I think this is the best thing I’ve heard this year….

[@stickman55100]

I NEVER tire of listening to and watching this clip. It’s inspiring to watch both of you playing together.

[@rolandjgutierrez5839]

I can't believe this 2 masters man I wish we had these videos in the early 80s...Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico USA.

[@MM-rr1kp]

such beauty in the simplicity of dean's solo. that quick little dissonant couple of notes these guys have such perfect time tim sneaking in and out all over the place what a pro

[@Eduaro2U]

Great track - stunningly well performed. Thanks for sharing such wonderful skill and talent.

[@soulshouter109]

I love the work of these two awesome guitarists with JOE COCKER!

[@chrisclermont456]

After all of my years in LA, I met Dean Parks at Winter NAMM in Anaheim in 2019. We hung out for about an hour. Nobody recognizes him!! Great guy!!

[@mensahs1271]

Wonderful. The sheer humility of these two is something to behold. Tim's smile at 'The Master's' harmonious G at 2.15 is priceless. Obi Wan Parks needs no flamboyance...the magic will find you!

[@michaelsablan8772]

Woohoo! or as we say in Polynesia.....CHEEEEEHOOOOO! Awesome Braddahs! Mahalo nui loa.....Aloha!

[@jerrystephenson1172]

Wow indeed! The "legend" Dean Parks, so smooth ( playing) & so unassuming. I am humbled, just watching.

[@Ruudis9er]

Tim you're a national treasure, thank you for sharing. That was really amazing hearing/seeing you and Dean playing.

[@_MOORE_-um7ig]

I discovered Tone-Talk just about a month ago and it is how I discovered Tim. Great episode that was! I didn't want the music to stop on this video! I could listen to it for hours

[@daviddaniels4075]

I remember Dean Parks from Crowd plus one. Great guitar player.

[@markjohnson7243]

I've been a big fan of Dean for many years. Suprised to know he did this tune...a true masterpiece thanks Tim

[@Vigilant_Guardian]

definitely changed the world... not even Chett Atkins thought of that kind of composition ... so wonderful that this can be done from home these days with the technology in the living room..

[@suemadsen3782]

The guitar music is absolutely beautiful. I've listened to it about 50 times. Thanks.

[@MagruderSpoots]

I could listen to that all day.

[@samlob]

WOW!! such a pair of humble musicians!!

[@marksamman7327]

Outstanding. His pocket is unbelievable! Thank you!

[@samsonmorrell]

One of my most favourite tracks ever

[@ronj9448]

The relationship to the Cream descending line shocked me. Its so obvious and yet I never picked it up in plain sight. Love learning from KZbin.

[@funkystudiocat]

Great video. Props to Gordon Kennedy and Tommy Simms for their writing skills on this song.

[@mintlp]

Dean sounds and feels incredible on that acoustic guitar track!! His articulate touch makes his tone sound so beautiful on that acoustic!

[@brooklynboy1000]

humble, and a huge talent. the two guitars sound great together. thats 2 people listening to each other and giving the song what it needs. superb

[@chris33513]

2 of my long time heroes playing this wonderful tune. Divine.

[@claudehopper9813]

What a treat for the ears ! Just WOW .

[@philiphall9609]

I forgot how beautiful that song is. Also Nathan Easts bass line on this. Is about as perfect a line gets.

[@DavidOhlerkingII]

His solo on Rita Coolidge's We're All Alone is one of my favorite guitar solos of all time.

[@drins.ishmaku9483]

Brings out sweet memories. A good song from real musicians, never knew it's origin like this. Thank you both!

[@SilSimone]

Brilliant and beautiful!

[@jelopezandthegrips]

So cool to hear the story behind my favorite song. I've always loved the sound of the acoustic guitar in that song and man oh man you can tell right away it was him. Incredible.

[@calnonhardy4002]

Beautiful, deep , mellow acoustic guitar sound.

[@haroldglynn9260]

The lead line from 2:30-2:40 is just dripping!

[@andrewhenderson6219]

Agree Harold. Do you know the Notes I can’t work it out🤔

[@djkolcun]

You win the internet with this one Tim and Dean! Magnificent!!!

[@tomryan6461]

Oh yep, Steely Dan stories. Bring it ON!

[@beastlybombers]

Thank you both. I'm very grateful

[@PabloPazosGutierrez]

the electric is so subtle it creates a magic feeling complementing that acoustic, amazing

[@JosephDunegan]

@Time Pierce Guitar, there is nothing like that sweet Tim Pierce tone, period. I loved the Michael English Gospel album you played on. I was absolutely sold that you were an amazing musician and did that album so much justice!

[@paolo-1283]

Beautiful, Tim please have Michael Landau as guest guitarist next time!

[@PeteThorn]

So great Tim! Masters!

[@IDontTalkToCops]

Love your playing too Pete! Much love man. One of the best going around today

[@michaelhoward7009]

Dean is a brilliant player. So under appreciated. His solo was great- beautiful and understated. .

[@R3TR0R4V3]

What a legend! Glad to see he's still around and playin' up a storm. Great episode! 👍

[@jojojosmart1]

this is the ultimate kind of video for working dog guitar players who just want a glimpse into a real guitar players world. Thanks for this upclose, personal, and instructional video.

[@miraq9550]

This is not real, it’s MAGIC!

[@Bigmike3406E]

Two masters at work .

[@simonmaton]

Thanks Tim, truly a honor to hear Dean talk and play.

[@mikegoldthwaite4331]

I've learned so much from this one song....both in ear training and applied theory. It really makes you a better guitar play, if you just stick to it. Amazingly, its also very forgiving----lots of things work even if you're not playing it exactly like these two great professionals.

[@navasaband]

Two masters of the instrument.

[@vividrecordingstudio]

Very much enjoyed this video. I love the humility of both of you as players, it's why you have lasted in the industry!

[@Bsquared1972]

Watched Dean Parks vid years ago where he showed off his Strat with DeTemple pickups...the next day I sent my Strat to Mike DeTemple and had him go through it...that guitar sounds as good now as it did then, only need to change strings. Dean is great!

[@muthapluckinnathan]

i feel like i took a masterclass looking at their hands, dean parks left and right hand are honed like crazy. good stuff.

[@cironicholas526]

I was 10 years old when this song came out and those opening chords were one of the things that inspired me to learn guitar. 27 years later I'm finally getting around to learning it!

[@MattyK-USA]

So great when I can see a legend and take a lesson at the same time... I must have rewinded 50-ish times working on the song before I actually watched the (excellent) video all the way through. Thanks, Tim. P.S. I am one of Tim's Masterclass students, and I can tell you all firsthand - the content is SO worth it. So, one guy's endorsement, FWIW.

[@bassaniobrokenhart5045]

Oh, my God! Even as a life-long fan of EC, I never thought much of this song (this was in the soundtrack of some John Travolta movie) until today. Beautiful.

[@derrickholmes2586]

Tim and Dean....just fabulous. Many many thanks for posting.

[@JeffDaytonMusic]

Thanks Tim, great pairing. As they might say in the wine shops, 'maple with rosewood accents and a spruce finish." Another humble, gentle man with a huge talent. I can see Dean with JT fitting right in.

[@TheLordLeviticus]

I can't understand why this channel doesn't have millions of followers! Tim's playing, dynamics and feel on guitar is amazing!

[@JGlassy]

Nice track, and really appreciated the interview chat at the end. Great and yet humble story about Dean playing guitar for James Taylor in South America too, what an honor.

[@Deliquescentinsight]

I always thought that Eric Clapton song was unusual, not really his style of lyric writing, so this reveals it - Great post and how wonderful to be able to see inside the esoteric world of session playing.

[@allthingsclassicrock]

That had to be a great gig, come in and sing and play lead over a great rack. All the work is already done!

[@EMPTYCUP111]

Sooo goood!! Tone, pocket, playing! Fascinating watching pros work.

[@dhalnix]

I just watched the Bread Special from 1978 and I thought I recognized the lead guitarist even if he was very young then and I was right! It was Dean Parks!

[@idbrn4u]

Musical and elegant , open, and simply sophistication

[@ripw1]

sublime playing. Its all in the fingers

[@bc1301]

What a dream it would be to just jam with either of these two geniuses.

[@johnvalente2907]

OMFG! I think I just looked back into a time window of history and melted in awe.

[@1962stratcat]

Really great to see Tim and Dean playing together. Awesome!

[@twangbarfly]

Simply wonderful! Thank you for organising and posting this!

[@PickettMusic]

This feels so good I almost want to cry. Brilliant stuff...

[@SteveSeagerStorywise]

Amazing to see. And really interesting how Dean totally sits _inside_ the pocket, while Tim sits slightly _ahead_ of the beat. At times the gap is huge! (Relatively speaking)

[@timpierceguitar]

Yes and if I could have re-done my part I would’ve laid it back absolutely

[@ddpphoto]

I have long been a fan of Dean Parks and really enjoyed sitting in on this graceful catch up.

[@ted9876]

God so good tight, melodic, precise but free and flowing. Smooth sounds so effortless. You guys are so good to make it sound so easy. Love this

[@musicmann1967]

A couple of legends right there! Thanks Tim!

[@jgreenier68]

Made me smile. Thanks for sharing this!

[@Jeep4xe]

Incredible guys. Just awesome

[@johncore363]

Outstanding. Absolutely awesome

[@danosullivan1946]

Just beautiful!