Layla, if it were written by Dire Straits

[@kgo4026]

your channel is gonna blow up before the end of the year

[@davidsmith3261]

0l

[@scoopersketchy]

Big facts

[@liamhughes5446]

Yeah can't believe this channel doesn't have tens of thousands of subs. (Give it time)

[@lulospawn]

Hope so

[@lurk7967]

That's not the only thing...

[@MusicSchuc]

Brilliant ! You must be guitar George, you know all the chords.

[@bonovox3924]

Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing

[@thebeggarsdice6020]

@@bonovox3924 yeah, cus all he can afford is some old guitar

[@fransb8543]

Legend

[@pault1964]

Day time job he’s doing alright

[@PedroSaboia]

He can play the Honky Tonk like anything

[@SavageGreywolf]

If Layla was written by Dire Straits it would be 14 minutes long (22 in the live version).

[@Hadri_ART]

And i wouldn t complain😏

[@austinmolitor7283]

And it would be my favorite song then, like Telegraph Road.

[@jimcat68]

And much better than that godawful version that Clapton did on "Unplugged"

[@megamegapop12]

@@jimcat68 you're insane that's legendary

[@SK-kb2wc]

@@austinmolitor7283 same, telegraph is a real jewel hidden under the popular Dire Straits songs

[@pavanguitars101]

It's uncanny how authentic dire straits this sounds..

[@indaansel9558]

i love both bands and this is the best mix ive heard in years!! this is staying in loop until i fall asleep ;D

[@al3957]

@@indaansel9558 how do u put in loop

[@indaansel9558]

@@al3957 in pc, right click the video and click on Loop :)

[@buttchunksofdoomd4939]

UN ok

[@blaisemacpherson7637]

Needed more fills during the lyrics

[@thelearicist]

Homie does a 2.5 min version of a 9 min song and still fits in 30 seconds of soloing. Gotta respect that

[@ferrucciocarradore4098]

Wonderful!

[@AshtonLawson]

"Layla Writer on the TV," so good dude

[@basganzevles1304]

Yes my thought!

[@JoaquinBallesta10]

Layla what a masterpiece!!!

[@allangillis9159]

Mark Knopfler probably laughed his ass off hearing this KNOWING this is EXACTLY how he would have done it!!!!! Nice job!

[@bretschwartz]

Allan, listen to this, they did play Lala together......kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ6Uc3V9arGerqM

[@sillysausage4549]

Odds of Mark hearing this are about one in a million. It's well done though

[@kingrick5494]

Ya! I knew exactly what I was gonna hear when I clicked on this, too. And I wasn’t disappointed one bit

[@michaelalejandro3267]

@@sillysausage4549 I just sent this to him so let’s see if he responds to the video.

[@BA-df6xo]

@@michaelalejandro3267did he respond

[@hoangphanvu9022]

Ah, "Romeo and Layla", my favorite Dire Clapton song

[@whatareyoudoingstepcomment4029]

mark clapton sound good or eric knopfler but still your's ok

[@ece5925]

Meric Knapton

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

@@ece5925 Hey! Someone else w/the same misease as dee!

[@yl6467]

Bruh

[@CorePathway]

Eric Straits sounds like a country artist

[@Tony_Kam]

I now want 'Sultans of Swing' if written by Derek and the Dominoes/Eric Clapton

[@danielgrad7905]

Or the Allman Brothers Band, since Duane Allman did Layla with Eric Clapton

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Yes!

[@marvinmorina]

@@danielgrad7905 man that slide solo at the end is amazing, Duane is such an underrated guitarist

[@filiphron3147]

I want Sultans of Swing written by Strokes.

[@JohnL2112]

It’d just be a heroin addled racist rant

[@dhornjr1]

Now, I wanna hear a a shitload more songs in the Dire Straits style.

[@markfrommaryland3825]

How about "You Shook Me All Night Long?"😜

[@hotamohit]

Angel of Death - Dire Straits

[@MrJacobThrall]

Y'know, I reckon Iron Maiden's "The Trooper" is just *begging* for a Sultans-esque reworking.

[@frigginjerk]

That'd be something, for sure.

[@shempshempleton4746]

Begging!!!

[@ecurewitz]

that's gotta be kickass right there

[@brianvosburgh1720]

Yes please!!!!!

[@quarantineclips488]

Yes! I can totally hear that laid-back Bob Dylan style of vocal delivery “you take my life but I TAKE yours, TOO…”

[@andrewnibbi]

I am genuinely blown away. Knopfler is the reason I started playing guitar, and I thought this would be a funny parody. Nope. At several points I forgot you weren’t covering a Dire Straits song. Your tone, your accents and flourishes all feel so true to knopfler, and the drums and vocals fit perfectly as well. Kudos, man.

[@cedmusictube]

Gonna have to agree here. I kind of like this version of Layla better than the original.

[@Maggie-rr8gi]

This guy is fantastic, love it!

[@Dragonblaster1]

Same here. I bought the eponymous album when I was 13, after hearing the first track, Down To The Waterline, and it blew me away. Now, 45 years later, I'm still a keen guitarist and singer.

[@mrt9877]

Maybe it is Knopfler! We don't see his face and Even Voice sounds right!

[@clownhands]

This was a gimmick video until 00:15 when the vocals drop. The way you sing “lonely” is dead on knopfler. I’m dead 😂

[@stacyconaway]

Nails!

[@ricktiebie4493]

If it was really Knopfler playing here it would’ve been: “you got me on my fancy knees”. Nonetheless, amazing!!!

[@Intelligent_investor]

It's the studio version.

[@esatgursoy7076]

Nice one😁

[@korkenknopfus]

…and after saying knees one can hear him laughing.

[@thomaskorth9030]

Alchemy Layla lol

[@markv.5962]

@@Intelligent_investor good one

[@dannyhughes4177]

How could anyone NOT love this cover????

[@JoeTaxpayer]

This just popped up in my feed. One word - Amazing. I suppose you have to be a certain age to really get this. And I am. And I did.

[@m7dgz]

I’d never realised how similar Lady Writer was to Layla!

[@conradleach7343]

Right!

[@richardwall2164]

Exactly the comment I came to make - real Communique vibe, beautifully executed

[@visheshr.kulkarni2489]

Yup, spot on

[@EddyRocker]

Both of them (the riffs) were written in D minor which made them more similar

[@brianbaumann8657]

@@EddyRocker Lady Writer is in C# and was written that way to make the chord section easier and more fluid though.

[@joshslocomb]

Outstanding! Knopfler is on my Mt. Rushmore of guitarists. You absolutely nailed this. Congrats!

[@finnkdy]

Knopfler might be a footnote on Carrauntoohil. Just might.

[@AnZsDad1973]

Huge fan of both Knopfler and Clapton. This is one of the most imaginative and creative homages I have ever seen. And it sound fantastic!

[@uricavecek4048]

Beautiful work. I really like how you managed to bring in Knopfler's style without losing the core character of the song, but simply giving it a twist with a lighter tone, faster tempo and Knopfler's riffs. Wonderful job!

[@JETZcorp]

This is seriously what made me into a Dire Straits fan. It made me think, "Oh yeah, those guys" and I started taking a closer listen to the songs I've heard 1,000 times on the radio. Hail Mark Knopfler!

[@jonwarhol360]

Amazing. Threw in those Alchemy Sultans licks

[@LaszloBuring]

Hahah yeah, I could not resist!

[@robbev517]

Noticed this too! Hahahahh

[@liamhughes5446]

@@LaszloBuring Amazing job!

[@zomaariemand5650]

@@LaszloBuring I bet if Marc wouldn’t be able to resist either, it’s a great lick, but it appears in a lot of the Alchemy live tracks.

[@alessioamadio3441]

hell yeah man!

[@domenicov_versus3789]

Layla Writer on the TV talking about the the Virgin Mary...

[@Zohairshanteer]

Nailed it hahahahaha

[@rerite2]

-- "Just the way her hair fell down around her face....and I recall my fall from grace."

[@Zohairshanteer]

@@rerite2 another time, another place

[@TheGuitarMan71]

Lmaooo

[@rerite2]

-- Sacrilege!!! LOL.

[@bendowns5737]

As a lifelong Mark Knopfler fan (I'm 58) and having seen him live three times, you absolutely nailed it. You definitely have his style down and I was impressed. Great interpretation and great work. Subscribed!

[@lore2222222]

3 times? Fucking noob. Seen him 5 times and i'm 32. ;)

[@j360hn9]

That is so original, now if Mark Knopfler were to play Layla he would be covering you.

[@thomaswest9634]

What a fantastic talent you have, thank you for the beautiful song.

[@lonewolf-919]

"Sultans of Swing " and "Layla" both were played by Knopfler and Clapton on stages together...

[@1badhaircut]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHOwhWOCbJZniZo Clapton hits the his Cream gear and is on another planet.

[@jesseriemersma9432]

Have seen footage of knopfler, clapton, collins and McCartney on one stage toghether. That's a line up out of this world.

[@MrGreatplum]

@@jesseriemersma9432 - the concert for Montserrat?

[@jesseriemersma9432]

@@MrGreatplum yes indeed, just saw I totally forgot to name Sting in the list.

[@user-hh5rn4jz6o]

I saw Clapton and knopfler do money for nothing as Clapton concert encore

[@Zohairshanteer]

It actually really resembles Lady Writer from the Communiqué album. Splendid work!!

[@owenladner6496]

the verse formatted in that progression is so similar. The best of Dire Straits

[@dhammdeepbhagatdd]

@@owenladner6496 yeah A, B and C#minor.

[@ppvk2610]

Exactly my thought, was about to drop the same comment, but figured someone probably beat me to it,

[@lennert123]

Yes fully agree, my same thought!

[@robt6695]

Yep, I heard lady writer straight away lol

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Solo sounds like Lady writer !!

[@matthewmanners6004]

This is just spectacular! You did a great job!

[@halvardlundnorway]

Seriously. 5 seconds in, I am convinced this is a Dire Straits song.

[@Chilldude579]

You've actually captured that Knopfler feel, first I've seen done. that's amazing. You're amazing

[@MrPhins]

The "Layla" at 0:27 just killed me. Spot on Knopfler right there.

[@nicholasmoore2590]

Just found this. Brilliant, and def Dire Straits style!

[@mikerogan9389]

From a serious Knopfler fan - this is remarkably good. Thank you for posting.

[@Nomad-Rogers]

I'm a huge Dire Straits & Eric Clapton fan and i think you nailed it.

[@DizzyBable]

This is amazing, DS is my favorite band and I never heard someone's guitar sound like Knopfler so much before, wow, brilliant!

[@SK-kb2wc]

0:53 is just surreal

[@lowspeedhighdrag566]

Yep… that’s perfect. Incredible

[@JongleurJ10]

Thing I noticed most about the guitar work: crisp, clear, precise and easy to follow.

[@srikwari360]

I am sure both Eric Clapton and Mark knopfler would like this version.... I was thinking, have you tried sunshine of your love in the style of money for nothing?

[@larsiverchristiansen8484]

sunsine of your money...

[@burgermeister30]

Sunshine is for nothing.

[@beotheld]

This is the most amazing thing on this planet, i mean every thing, the riff, the solo, the voice is spot on perfectly

[@TheBiggerDavo]

The best guitarists here are the ones with no heads

[@lionelmax2953]

And they get the most heads too

[@onusgumboot5565]

Roland gave up his Thompson gun and picked up a strat

[@ammarshafique9064]

Awesome. Beyond words!

[@egyptianswamp6041]

I’ll never listen to “Layla” the same way again.

[@zinkzoyd]

You should do road to hell by chris rea dire straits style, Or maybe not, That would be Dire Rea

[@davidhammond3738]

Very good... made me chuckle!

[@robertcudny1839]

👍😂

[@gbsailing9436]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@peternemes6770]

NIIICE IDEA!! 👍✌️

[@Jimthehumanoid]

Chris Straits

[@steviedon74]

Nailed that. The sound's there, the finger picking noises are there, solo style is all there. If I hadn't seen the vid, I'd have thought it was a rare Dire Straits cover. Win!

[@institutokleos]

I am gonna fill your channel with subscribers, my friend. Get ready, because I will recomend you a lot on my broadcasts!

[@LaszloBuring]

Very much appreciated man! I'll be uploading a new one this week!

[@institutokleos]

@@LaszloBuring it's my pleasure. I know my broadcast is in Portuguese, but I played your song with due credits on screen, I spoke about you and told everyone to follow your work. I put a link to your channel on my description and will continue encouraging people to follow you. You will very likely reach 100k before the year ends. Congrats for your work, very sharp

[@JoaoPereira-qo8yi]

@@institutokleos another João of culture i see..

[@guillaume1744]

@@JohnGadzaJr. If you make good content, your channel will get a more active following eventually. Your channel ain't worth nothing if you haven't earned your subs. Nothing comes for free in life and begging doesn't help.

[@JohnGadzaJr.]

@@guillaume1744: Thank you for your advice. I will definitely work hard to earn all of that stuff. Now, I know that nothing comes for free in life.

[@aigartua]

Even the vox, great job!

[@chrissi3193]

Just great,great fun and so clever.

[@adamwolf2535]

It's amazing how he's playing the right chords in the right order its just the way he does it makes it completely different

[@pikiao4686]

Very well done, even got the voice down pat. Leads sounds like the man himself playing. Classic!!!!

[@dangermouse9348]

Even the singing impression is pretty good. Genuinely impressed.

[@HarveysWorldOfRandomness-n7u]

Part of that sounded like it was directly from the Alchemy Live version of Sultans of Swing, also the better version in my opinion.

[@aliampb6949]

Popped into my feed. So pleased it did. Bravo

[@mimungseveritas6752]

The World needs the full version!!!

[@kirknelson156]

well done, not only nailing the style of play but I'd could almost swear that was Mark himself singing :)

[@MADMAX_ANES]

WE WANT THE FULL VERSION PLEASEEEE

[@Deuron3]

I was waiting for the solo to drop and you didn't disappoint! Haha, brilliant

[@Locspocs2]

Zseniális! Nagyon jól elcsípted a lényeget! Nekem jobban tetszik az eredeti, de ez semmit nem von le a teljesítményedből! Gratulálok!

[@rrecioe8869]

I'm atonished by this man's work 🤯🤯🤯😍😍 Can't believe out there there's a parallel universe where he does Layla if it was written by Clapton 😂 Also I would be amazed if he did Straits songs written by Clapton, imagine that! Found you on Spotify, new follower!

[@stevewachter3693]

Whoa, you even nailed the chorus rewrite. I busted laughing out loud in appreciation. Fantastic stuff!

[@Silvertip1958]

Ah that ain’t workin, that’s the way you do it. You play the guitar on the Youtubie.

[@LukenUSee]

Better take care of that blister on your little finger, and also the one on your thumb!

[@jerrykinnin7941]

Hahahahahah That's funny stuff right there.

[@davedavids9619]

Absolutely spot on !

[@juanjoberzosa2191]

just great. As a musician and lover of the great Mark, I have been moved, but I think without a doubt he will have shed a few tears. What envy to create this wonder

[@unkn0wnrge189]

You didn't said All right and yeahhh after and before solos, without it is not Dire Straits.

[@Aeolos67]

Since Dire Straits is my favorite all time band, I'm crying right now.

[@juliestargilkey9386]

That does. Not sound like Mark Knopfler at all. I don't know why you think this is worthy of putting his name on it. If you claim to represent pure legendary one of a kind talent and if you're gonna cover style hey that's brilliant maybe you should listen to him first music is feelings and in my opinion you e missed the feel in his style. So great idea but now you have to consider him in particular before claiming his name.

[@trevorw66]

This is the most Mark Knopfler thing I've heard in a long time. Amazing!

[@supersupersomething]

So good. 🔥🔥

[@zevfarkas5120]

Amazing mix of two great styles.

[@FSdarkkilla]

Funny that some chord progressions in there even remind me of "Don't fear the reaper"

[@jacobdufour4402]

Key of Dm instead of Am, but same chord progression.

[@darkstarnh]

Was about to say the same thing!

[@WibblyWobblyBob]

First you Gilmour a Dire Straits track, then you Knopfler a Clapton track. Well that's me subscribed!

This sounds exactly like how I imagine it would! That's incredible!

[@BingBangBye]

Excellent!

[@westcoasttomato]

incredible!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@dannymcinerney5371]

Simply brilliant, Lazlo! That interpretation is so good if that had no visuals I would believe it really was Mark Knoffler!

[@ytapiero]

Opening KZbin was worth it today - what a brilliant interpretation!

[@josejuarez8215]

Si le bajas un poco la velocidad queda igual a la original

[@danielleelizabeth9417]

Love the combo, love your fit and overall phrasing in your playing. These two are my biggest guitar influences so cool to see how they would sound mixed. Love Knoplers voice; very soothing!

[@Bloo2314]

Amazing.

[@isaacvanbuerle3571]

All i want to say is that those moments where he lags behind but then chases the tempo again is actually refreshing. Idw to see how flawless you can play, i want you speaking through music.

[@quensoueu1]

Layla, written by Dire Straits and sung by Jimi Hendrix* This is completely awesome btw

[@jacksonpalmer8955]

CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED COMMENT ALERT

[@dominikkurowski3145]

eee, why? It sounds exactly like Knopfler...

[@uadimwit]

Honestly, started this as a hate watch because I love Dire Straits, and can't hear Layla without hearing Ray Liotta saying "when they found Carbonne in the back of the meat truck, it took em three days to thaw him out just to do the autopsy." I'm a bit of a fan of both. This, Sir, was brilliant: a truly wonderful reimagining of a wonderful song in the style of another wonderful song.

[@Guitarman092004]

It sounds great and I'm impressed how friendly it sounds. The original is legend because of the way it would be produced. You have shown that with the typically sound of dire straits everything can sounds like dire straits. 👍🔊

[@184tosh]

So insanely good. Bravo

[@suewright3345]

You are pure magic...could listen to you all day...x

[@stavborochov1673]

I don't like when people sum up Dire Straits to be the Sultans of Swing band. Marks tone, feel and writing abilities are so much more than this. With that being said this is a great video

[@belgasox]

That's fantastic! It sounds like a mix of everything on the Communiqué album.

[@Wingnut_Stickman]

Wonderful stuff -- feels oddly familiar for something so new.

[@garthmarenghi9040]

This is a perfect impression.

[@Scoobyhummel]

That reminds me sultans of swing. Love this combination!

[@entropybentwhistle]

Darth Clapton: “Impressive. Most impressive.”

[@whitewalker608]

Came from r/guitar. This is amazing.

[@GHOST-zk6me]

I have to level with you, at first I was against you. I usually hate these types of videos but I watched it twice, not only are you so tight in the pocket you have Mark’s tone done and his vocal patterns this is a 10/10 performance bravo my guy

[@christo5103]

I had the Same reaction at first but this actually really well done

[@nebojsamarjanovic5141]

Bravo,Laszlo!

[@suewright3345]

Amazing Lazlo x

[@adamhazelwood974]

The chords in the chorus sound almost exactly like the verses in “lady writer”. I never put the two together but it’s uncanny

[@LaszloBuring]

That's what gave me the idea 😂

[@johnglielmi6428]

That was Amazing!!! Eric and Mark both would be proud! I never understood why Knopfler never did a cover of Layla anyway. Stevie did Voodoo Child and blew it away. Knopfler is one of my favorite guitarists of all time!

[@hanreality.7266]

Stevie’s one of mine.

[@TurboA]

Fuckin brilliant, mate.

[@38Vitale]

Subscribed instantly, well done brother

[@gilliantracy7991]

This is beyond fabulous! So right on! Hope Mark gets to hear this!