The Who - Love Reign O'er Me (Live Aid 1985)

The Who 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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[@shaunryan6646]

Daltrey sings with every ounce of energy in his body

[@hannaj4032]

He was singing? I was distracted.

[@mjtala]

@@hannaj4032 Agreed.

[@thebreathalyzer]

@4:07 omfg

[@cyndimoring9389]

he always does

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

yea and he still sucks hahaha

[@hasisbaja7294]

The Who being announced by Jack Nicholson himself. Can't get more legendary than that.

[@seagypsiesbellydancers3047]

He was in Tommy with him x

[@bondojoe8161]

Jack was the side show. The WHO are the legends.

[@oldandnew1234]

Fantastic 🎯🎯

[@doyleperkins4916]

So true.

[@leno1624]

Spot on How classic can u get here 😎👌

[@LaserRanger15]

They picked one of their hardest vocal songs...nailed it. Entwistle KILLING it on this song

[@wjazz1496]

And it's a half step higher than the studio version

[@FIERO871]

Thunderfingers in action!

[@theaterdreamer]

Entwhistle always killed it. The Ox was a freaking god.

[@JaLa248]

They sure did…!!!!! Love this Group!! Best ever!!

[@JaLa248]

And He’s extremely Great Eye Candy!! Roger!

[@MaximeMestres]

Roger Daltrey sang at Monterey 1967, Woodstock 1969, Isle Of Wight 1970, Live Aid 1985 and Freddie Mercury Tribute 1992. Such a legend.

[@elsieservant6963]

@@user-nf9ww1sq6o The one and only , I saw them in 2018 in Vancouver BC still awesome .

[@trajan6927]

Isle of Wight 2, plus concert for New York.

[@trajan6927]

Live 8 also and concert for New York, and 2 Isle Of Wight concerts 1969, and 1970.

[@markflanigan-vo4uk]

@@trajan6927 and they totally owned the Concert for New York.

[@trajan6927]

@@markflanigan-vo4uk Isle of Wight 1969 and 1970 as well as Live 8 and Live Aid.

[@serendavies7375]

Who's listening in 2024?

[@martham9980]

Hell ya! Cool cool rain…

[@JohnJarpe]

Me! As always.

[@2011watchman]

With immense pleasure

[@IrinaLarina92]

Me❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robthornton6288]

Me ... again 👋👏👏👏👏

[@m1dn1ght5un]

Daltrey came out that day and chose violence. What a voice. What a performance. That's without even mentioning Townsend and Entwistle

[@ecorro]

Amazing performance. All-round band made of titans. Roger singing as if that was the last time he would do it, all the feeeling from his heart and all the energy from his body. This was glorious.

[@richardfurlott4243]

Enrique 1000% !

[@HomeAtLast501]

I thought the overall performance was mediocre and lacking in power.

[@allbottledup9513]

@@HomeAtLast501 Entwistle was perfect as always, and Roger sung his heart out, probably one of his best performances ever. Kenney Jones is a great drummer but no Keith Moon, and Pete looked exhausted. Let’s call it a good performance with room for improvement lol.

[@dragicavujanovic]

Roger The Great

[@flynntaylor5459]

Lovely expression of this masterpiece and those performing it.🎉

[@joshuabrooks4907]

Great Version of this song. I just wish John Entwhistle and Keith Moon were still here to celebrate the Who's 50th anniversary with us.

[@lbermdz3685]

Oh, my lord, his voice is amazing.

[@vanman757]

Live aswell !! Amazing guy & he wasn't no spring chicken in '85, either, was he ?!

[@golf4ubacknine768]

@@vanman757 around 40

[@vanman757]

@@golf4ubacknine768 Was he, yeah ?! 🙂👍🏻

[@jdenino6022]

So’s the rest of him❤

[@maureraleixo372]

OH LORD THAT BASS SOUND .. THE WHOLE BAND IS PHENOMENAL

[@ibnufasya6408]

nobody sounds like The Ox, his tones are really difficult to imitate, also his playing makes it even more impossible to emulate his sound

[@adamsasso1]

Imagine, as a singer, walking out onstage and starting with this.

[@mateuszmattias]

You'd have to be crazy to do that. Unless of course you're Roger Daltrey. But according to another post on here even he was hesitant at first. Good thing he eventually decided to do it.

[@superamanda]

Nooooooooo 😭😭🤣

[@tomcarl8021]

This was the third song of the set. My Generation and Pinball Wizard preceded it. They closed with Won't Get Fooled Again.

[@imakimmy2]

Daltrey pulled that from his soul. Incredible version.

[@Arianna-sl2hv]

Yes!❤

[@maryj.3876]

What a great performance. Roger was the real deal. Sang his heart out on this one. Who else could really sing Pete's strange, stirring songs like this?

[@dbt8433]

I'm amazed they did this out of the gate. Roger always likes this at the back end of a set as it rips his voice. You can hear it takes him a while to absolutely hit it. But considering 3 years of not playing together. Just wow.

[@paulhenderson8201]

They didn't. They opened with My Generation. Followed by Pinball Wizard, then Love Reign O'er Me and finally (of course) Won't Get Fooled Again. sweating

[@revswank]

Roger Daltrey is perhaps the most underrated singer of all time, perhaps because of the musicians who surrounded him. But he held his own, and more so...even in a crack band like THE FUCKING WHO.

[@kevincarrasco3711]

This will always be my most favorite band of all time The Who Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Kenney Jones, John Entwistle, John "Rabbit" Bundrick

[@sukrame5331]

Yes Jones was great but for christ sake Moooooon!!!!!!!

[@thebreathalyzer]

No one can scream on pitch like Daltrey. Just amazing. Great performance.

[@donkeyballs7860]

Maynard from tool

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

@@donkeyballs7860 and mike patton from FNM

[@cyndidelacruz4172]

EV from PJ

[@carshagify]

He sings it even better now. At 78, Roger Daltrey blows the roof off the dump every single time. I saw him Saturday at Bethel Woods in the Catskills -- the music streaming right up over the mountains, and the complete and utter joy on his face, the joy of performing at the top of his form. If you get the chance, go! This is the experience of a lifetime.

[@Vailover4ever]

One of the greatest voice of rock'n'roll.

[@matthewrider5906]

Daltry, just last night, called this his favorite song by The Who! I concur! (Runner-up Behind Blue Eyes)

[@madkittyjoey70]

I love this song! Roger Daltrey sure could belt out a tune like no other! (4:08)

[@sugargold4126]

I never tire of this performance! RD puts his heart and soul into this song.I only wish Loony Moony would have been there. “Talking’ bout my generation “ applies to this concert( in my early 20’s. One thing pandemic has done for me is make me appreciate all the awesome music from my youth. Great performance!!

[@cmhughes8057]

Oh of Moon had been there, what a treat, he would have been heckling and being insane and stating things about why they were there every few minutes (for live aid) and all. He was insane but one can’t help but love that tornado of a man.

[@jfrtbikgkdhjbeep9974]

keith

[@sloooog]

To this day, so good. That whole crowd looks transfixed, and rightly so. Under-rehearsed and apart for three years then blast this out - superb. Never got the credit deserved IMHO.

[@mickgriffin4939]

The keyboard player looks as though he,s had ten pints of bass in a straight glass..bloody brilliant..what a performance!!

[@taragreenetarotastro]

Roger Daltry was amazing doing this live. He is an amazing performer. I got to see them play twice live. Smashed up against their huge amps. I couldn't hear fro days afterwards but they were amazing.Id love to hear Bono do a cover of this.

[@TheCornishCockney]

staggering. the mighty Who ALWAYS deliver.

[@pixie7435]

This song hits right in the soul

[@Tommy-gk6bh]

One of the hardest vocals of all time

[@flynntaylor5459]

Guys yes Roger is amazing but let's not forget the quiet one who wrote this incredible beautiful symbolic song of loves expression... legendary pete Townsend who wrote most of their catalog. 😱💗

[@themacmaster7456]

Entwistle didn’t write this. It’s one of Pete’s

[@adamstockman5278]

Did Pete ever finish that book he was writing??

[@airdriver]

Pete was one of rocks post laureates.

[@pj5517]

​​@@adamstockman5278Been out for years. That comment worked well. 😂 Idiot

[@flynntaylor5459]

Townsend is a epic songwriter... lyrically one of the best in music history. I always see him as the man behind the curtain although occasionally doing the wow in his extended guitar solos but he never takes Roger's glory away from the crowd. The who is just so fine tuned and professional with all 4 of them knowing what to do and when. Epic band they are legends.❤❤❤❤❤

[@darrellallen5807]

the ox on bass pure gold, R.I.P. best version of this song i'v ever heard and it's live.BONUS.

[@cherylhurst7093]

Roger Daltry still had it in 1985. Incredibly hard song to sing with the screaming and singing as well as the talking/singing. Beautiful..

[@jamescoleakaericunderwood2503]

Hollywood Bowl 2019... My Favorite Who song and I am grateful to have been there while they rocked the Bowl! I'll remember that concert as long as I draw breath! Eric Underwood Class of 81 Downey High school CA ✌️

[@georgestevens1502]

Fantastic live version. Most excellent sound mix. You can hear every instrument and nobody drowns out Roger's great vocal.

[@sloooog]

This is so good. It doesn't matter that they were under-rehearsed as the song is A1. Pete's guitar is still as cool as it was in '82, just a shame he no longer thinks so. RD is amazing, John the man and Kenney is a great drummer and addition to a fine unit. Top memories of great days gone by. ATB Who fans.

[@didomarongiu]

This song is so perfect!

[@laurad119]

Funnily enough I was chatting about Live Aid was saying how I can remember the drizzle coming down when he was singing this. It really one of those hairs stand up on your arms moments.

[@patrickbone6171]

I was there in the crowd that day, believe it or not it actually rained for a short while

[@FreshGrey-pm4vw]

in '77 this was "our" song....I didnt realize I was really in love with Roger.

[@jimbojazza5539]

Proof that more than just Queen showed up at Live Aid.

[@donnal2585]

This song is so amazing. I know Pearl Jam covered it and Bettye Lavette(sp) sang it at Kennedy Center Honors, but I can't imagine anyone who can pull this off like Daltrey. Possibly Patti Labelle? I'm biased because I'm a Who fanatic, but this song in my opinion is one of the greatest examples of pure talent alongside the best of the best. I may be old, but talent is ageless and this is raw talent at it's core.

[@colingeddes2172]

U summed it up perfectly donna. Suffice to say there is only 1 WHO! And 1 ROGER DALTREY!

[@donkeyballs7860]

Meg myers is one chick I believe could beast this song

[@kevincoady5248]

Eddie Vedder did an unbelievable job, Pearl Jam's cover is outstanding This is ridiculously good!

[@pghpa611]

One of The Greatest Groups In History Performing At One Of The Greatest Concerts ......... A Time A Music A World Which Was Amazing

[@dmitryowens]

Only two words to describe Roger's voice - fucking killer!

[@theresalavalle8521]

Simply perfection. Never gets old.

[@craigross341]

Townsend said that Daltrey wasn't sure about the song, but once they'd had the discussion he absolutely leathered it, no reservations.

[@TmackSD184]

I saw The Who in LA Colosseum a few years before this. My first mega concert with 100k of my closest friends. That night I became a Who fan and have seen them at least a dozen times since.

[@mediascribble]

One of my all time favorite songs. This whole period (when it came out) was a zone for great music.

[@DateTwoRelate]

Saved for eternity in a lovely little musical box. To be opened by anyone for any reason. For the first time? For relisting to remember pleasurable times? And sometimes sadly for the last time. May love Reign Over ALL OF US. Forever.

[@philknight7954]

Kenny Jones awesome. Underrated drummer for The Who

[@aubreybaker2564]

I think so too. He served his purpose with the WHO. But my favorite Kenny Jones is on the FACES song MISS JUDY'S FARM.

[@thomasjensen3214]

I find Kenny is in the same league with Moon, Bonham, Mitchell and Baker!!!

[@aliasreco]

I've been obsessed with that song. But it left me utterly lonely. Finally I found that "Jesus Christ's love reigning over me" was, the ultimate answer. That was 47 years ago. Jesus saved us often in difficult times in our life. Only He is faithfull.

[@mikekisonu6825]

Daltrey is a MONSTER! :)

[@gordonferrar7782]

He's a lovely boy.

[@JaLa248]

If you really want to hear his vocals… look Daltrey up on the Jay Leno show!!! AWESOME!! Blue eyes!

[@leno1624]

Always remembering listening to this as a teen Growing up many many many many Im not that old 😅🤣 Yrs after they brought the album out But stil influenced a young generation But now what do we have?? Not naming names as that be unfair to honest hardworking ppl trying to make it in music business Its the commercial side That needs to take brunt of it all But hey hoo Its moving with the times suppose Gone but not forgotten rock classics bands shud be my hashtag lol 😄🎸🤪👍

[@haythijs]

Rogers voice, what a powerhouse, wonderfull performance. Offcourse this day will be owned by King Mercury, he blew up the stadium and perhaps everyone watching at home. Also very impressed by Bono that day, and David Bowie his untouchable preseance. But this band The Who, even without their beloved Keith, showed the world what an incredible band they were.

[@broadwayjoe7189]

Fuckin A Right

[@allbottledup9513]

Agreed, Mercury and Queen owned Live Aid. The Who put on such a good performance though, and Roger’s voice so powerful, it was like “We’ve been amazing for 20 years and don’t you forget it!” They’re still kicking ass even as they aged and lost Keith.

[@villainousappetite8841]

The Who had to crawl so that Queen could run.

[@JF-kv1gm]

Happy 80th birthday, Roger!!!!

[@jdenino6022]

such a beautiful man he is.❤

[@MrBoodaloo]

Seeing him at Bethel Woods later this month- at the original Woodstock site!! Where they debuted Tommy!!

[@donbrogan3158]

Its interesting watching Pete, he always gives 100% loves it up there, yet he talks in interviews about hating going on tour with the boys etc, "these bunch of yobos" he says. Always take a pinch of salt with what Pete says normally. I love his antics on stage.

[@closertothestars]

this is one of the most beautiful lyrics ever written.

[@jacknuttall1588]

For me at least, this was the best performance of the whole thing. Reign of me deserves to go down in history...

[@Starsk25]

The Who and Clapton 💙❤

[@thelionheart7178]

THE WHO FOREVER! LONG LIVE THE WHO!

[@HarvH]

Man Daltrey can wail amazing

[@thejonegcle7759]

Who's the best rock group ? ... Who ! ... I mean who's the best rock-n-roll group ? ... Who ! ... the name of the best band ? ... Who ! ... I mean name the group that plays the best rock-n-roll ? ...Who is the best rock band ! ... Well why are you asking me for? ... I'm not asking you - I'm telling you, who is the best ! ... I'm asking you - who's the best ? ... That's the band's name ! ...

[@graemeyetts3465]

Had the pleasure of seeing them live twice in London. RIP The Ox.

[@StageIVissoBroadway]

THAT WAS AMAZING! 1985... It was humid 90s in July at JFK Philadelphia!!! 90k sweating humans screaming with The Who! LOVE RAIN ON ME. ☔🌧☔🌧☔

[@codygreene37]

Insanely great performance. Wow.

[@regisducreux9196]

a hit from quadrophenia :)

[@samcastevens8044]

the bass makes this the ultimate version of this song

[@elliot7753]

Entwistle fucking nailed it on this song

[@snacklofter]

Only love can make it rain The way the beach is kissed by the sea Only love can make it rain Like the sweat of lovers laying in the fields Love reign o'er me Love reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me Only love can bring the rain That makes you yearn to the sky Only love can bring the rain That falls like tears from on high Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me Love, reign o'er me Rain on me, rain on me On the dry and dusty road The nights we spend apart alone I need to get back home to cool, cool rain I can't sleep and I lay and I think The night is hot and black as ink Ooh God, I need a drink of of cool, cool rain Love, reign o'er me Rain o'er me, over me, o'er me, oh Love reign o'er me O'er me Love

[@amitbharadwaj4726]

The GOAT of Live Rock Performances!

[@amitbharadwaj4726]

Name any Band or Artist that can pull this song off... without Auto-Tune, LIVE!!!!!

[@seandeltano3104]

Absolutely killed it

[@Louisvillebilly]

Whats Entwhistle have like 8 fingers on his right hand? Holy shit

[@mdarrenu]

yes.

[@superamanda]

It’s Jaco, Mononeon and John Entwistle . The holy trinity

[@c59997]

I love the pain you can hear in his voice

[@kjlemovitz]

My favorite band. Last concert I saw was them in 2019.

[@linusrandall9339]

Roger said it started raining the moment he started his first chorus on this song that day.

[@joeymartinez9802]

Wow! Just wow! A million times wow!

[@JaLa248]

Every time I hear this song I get goosebumps…. I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!

[@prettylushpaige]

Detoxing from heroin. First day, this song is what I needed.

[@pauljeanbesson1664]

L'une des plus grandes voix du rock!

[@jerryrodriguez5431]

Man, what a voice!

[@user-fn8vx1kz6i]

Reign O'er Me~~~~~~❤

[@vanman757]

Jack Nicholson introduces them too !! It couldn't have been better !!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Lovemaking with Words ⭐️❤⭐️

[@flynntaylor5459]

Bingo 😱😱😱😱😱❤❤❤❤❤

[@jerrythibeaut4593]

Is This The Greatest Vocal Ever?

[@luciabenedetti3893]

Nooo, assolutamente! A me piacciono molto gli Who ma la voce di Dartley no, sembra che si sforzi sempre, non lo sento un bel tono. La voce di Robert Plant è tutta un'altra cosa 🤟

[@doctorone1028]

This no music, this is pure religion

[@Twotontessie]

Should have done more gigs after this. They were in great form!!

[@julianroux7468]

@Trick Of The Ox They didn't play together until 90's

[@TheAmarok87]

They actually did their first tour after Live Aid in 1989, (the "25th anniversary tour" with Simon Phillips on drums), where they performed "Tommy" in its entirety.

[@braydenfletcher8159]

They have toured fairly continuously since '96. They even toured afterward The Ox died in June of '02

[@Twotontessie]

@@TheAmarok87 I saw that tour. I’m talking 1985 as a five piece like this.

[@airdriver]

@@Twotontessie At the time, The Who we’re known for their inter band fueding as well as their music. Roger and Pete could barely get along and none of them really got along with Kenny Jones who replaced Keith Moon as drummer. By 1982, they had had enough of each other which is why they broke up Bob Geldoff, the organizer of Live Aid, said that trying to get them to reunite for this concert was like trying to get me man’s four ex~wives together. That being said, around that time, Pete had written a song called After The Fire and gave it to Roger because he thought Roger could do the song justice, which Roger did.

[@rporta]

Jack Nickolson presenting them? amazing

[@Starsk25]

Listening to this - I really miss John's bass in recent shows.

[@east.c.l]

The amazing Thunder Fingers! Wow he could play

[@flynntaylor5459]

So i made a comment before about the brilliant lyrical content and rogers tackle of petes emotions but now i saw something else just now... It dawned on me that not only is this song about missing someone you love when apart but also in that second verse when rogers sings of tears from on high...i think thats when you feel the loss of a love you cherished seoerate by death or even breaking up. So to me it means live does reign over you... even when you want to be free... These emotions never let you go whether they lift you to the heavens or slam you into the ground. Beautiful illustrated. Damn i live your townsends lyrics... f###### powerfully on point. As a poet and writer i feel like kindergarten after listening to the who. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤

[@jdenino6022]

he did lose a sister to cancer...not sure what year though

[@danielmelo7146]

Happy Birthday, Live Aid!!!

[@brittanyreedowen8222]

Best song ever. LOOOOOOOOVE! RAAAIIIINNN ONNNN MEEEEEE!!!!!

[@josephkelley8641]

Just like Jack to make-certain he HAD all the names, correct data etc. (reading from paper) -Only ONE Jack!

[@paulfrain5605]

What a gig with some great artists but for me they nailed it all day long

[@pcuser2059]

Among Greatest Song of all time!

[@shaebryant1916]

People forget it wasn’t just Queen at live aid. Freddie couldn’t have sung this in a million years

[@calvin8935]

First point, agreed. But Freddie can totally sing this song, well within his range and style especially the chorus.

[@darbyheavey406]

Ian Gillian?

[@shaebryant1916]

@@darbyheavey406 not in a million years. Gillan is an all time great though

[@vinyl.croatia]

@@calvin8935 Sure he could sing it, but not like Roger. He is a different type of vocalist

[@MrBamcito]

@@calvin8935 Nop, Freddie voice is baritone

[@cindymoon1007]

I remember watch wonder rama back in 1975 I was 12 yrs old. The interviewer said to Roger he had the bluest eyes he never seen before on a man. The interviewer Bob McCallister was sooo right.

[@luciabenedetti3893]

Vero! Gli occhi sono fenomenali, veramente belli. A me piace anche lui in generale pur non essendo stra_bello e nemmeno fatto bene, ma mi fa sangue comunque 🔥🔥😜

[@charliehustle1540]

God they are always awesome even to this day !

[@aubreybaker2564]

They kicked Zep's ass on this show. And I am a ZEPHEAD! I don't say that lightly.

[@sloooog]

Everybody did - they were really off that day, sadly.

[@user-ck6bq5zf6k]

Queen stole the whole fucking show guys😂🤷‍♂️

[@velvetwatermelon2647]

@@user-ck6bq5zf6k I’m pretty sure we everybody knows this.

[@velvetwatermelon2647]

@@sloooog Led Zeppelin wasn’t even that bad during the show.

[@sloooog]

@@user-ck6bq5zf6k You are correct, Said. I wish I had been there live to see them.

[@SonOfWat]

Fecking brilliant!

[@martinherve2688]

Great dynamic band players .