Rockpile w/ Robert Plant - Little Sister

From Concerts for the People of Campuchea, 1979. Rockpile joined on stage by Robert Plant for Elvis Presley's "Little Sister"

[@franktaconelli9095]

Rockpile rules! one of the best bands ever

[@jjeenie]

I'm speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is my fav Elvis song sung by my fav singer... I can't speak now,

[@1e0s]

I did not know Elvis sang this. I thought it was Ry Cooper. I can imagine that it was perfect for Elvis🎶💛

[@icanfartloud]

@@1e0s it's a 1961 mind blower. Makes the sound of rock a whole 'nother story. The lead guitar sounds like it's closer to 1967/8. Plus the two bass guitarists creating that tic tac sound. One standup, one electric playing one octave apart.

[@1e0s]

​@@icanfartloud That's a great summary gives me a deeper appreciation for every note & every beat from all these fine musicians. cheers bru

[@MaySecond07]

MTV used to play this endlessly in their first year on air. great, great historical piece

[@mariucheA]

YEEEESSSSS!!!!💯

[@skipit650]

They make it look so easy; Dave and Billy two of the most under rated players in Rock.Been a Dave Freak since 1969

[@krimpoo]

I hope yer still alive enjoying this music.

[@stevedrums1675]

I remember seeing this on MTV during their infant stages. My how times have changed!

[@georgetrapp6666]

Been on a rabbit hole down early (year one?) MTV memory lane, and this one occurred to me.

[@17865329]

Plant is such a great frontman and Edmonds and Lowe can really play.

[@robertstanford9177]

Hmmm, don't sell Billy Bremner nor Terry Williams short on the talent scale.

[@jackbarnaba7751]

Love it!

[@hugemanatee]

This is the best band Robert Plant ever sang with! :)

[@thesmallnotesduo]

Not by a long way. But they sure were great

[@ericynot]

I had no idea Plant had ever performed with Rockpile. That just kicks assss!

[@toothbrush5190]

ericynot from the concerts for the people of Kampuchea. A double LP

[@comingandgoing]

Rockpile - all very cool talented cats. This swings with Robert!

[@drstevie]

FAB.

[@tattyshoesshigure5731]

Rockpile were a phenomenal live band... great to see Percy singing with them!

[@krimpoo]

I was lucky enough my dad took me to see them live around 1980 when i was 15

[@luvbasses5487]

MTV would air clips from the Kampuchea concerts back in the early eighties. This was one of em. Burned into my memory forever.

[@impalaman9707]

Those videos were every bit as historic in my mind as Woodstock! I was a little kid, and it was the first time I ever saw the Who and I was BLOWN AWAY---and the song wasn't even one of the better ones as I later found out ("Sister Disco"). First time I ever saw Robert Plant and I thought Rockpile was great---and there was ROCKESTRA! It looked 2,000 guitars playing on stage--and some of these guys I'd even seen from other videos (members of the Pretenders and Elvis Costello, etc) I thought that was the greatest band ever assembled! Give me a break--I was only 10 at the time--I still had a lot more to learn about rock and roll!

[@luvbasses5487]

@@impalaman9707 I felt much the same way - although I was a couple years older than you at the time. Like you, I recognized Bruce Thomas and James Honeyman Scott from Pretenders too. It was incredible to watch and hear. Queen we must admit stole the show on night three with their blistering set. In 1979 NOBODY could touch Queen. They were certainly at the peak of their powers by then.

[@christianwilliamson9752]

Omg I've been looking and asking people about the concert early 80s. None knew. I'm about to check but iys what I've been searching for

[@anthonypepe5843]

Robert was a friend of Elvis and his singing has always been influenced and it really is reflected in his sound.Zep members called him purcy.

[@lindamackie674]

Percy!!

[@melonsoda334]

that man can sing!

[@stephiemtx]

Stellar group of boys, love it! I think Elvis would be proud.

[@jeffhammers5677]

Rockpile was greatly underrated...

[@jeremychildress3931]

Class act all the way

[@jayhawks69]

R.O.C.K.P.I.L.E. !!! Best Live Band Ever!

[@AlisaBlount]

So cool

[@user-mf7vp6ve7x]

Rockpile could crank this kinda sweetness out in their sleep.

[@srvenenoforte]

Robert Plant, the best Rock front man.

[@impalaman9707]

I remember seeing this video on MTV as a liltle kid, not knowing anything about Robert Plant or Led Zeppelin. I thought the guy's name was "Brother Pont" because of the way it sounded when he was introduced, and I had some imaginary idea that he was either related to Elvis Presley or preached his funeral (because his name was "Brother"). Had no idea he was the same guy I heard on the radio singing "Stairway to Heaven" every hour--on the hour. It took me a few years to connect the two

[@thiscorrosion900]

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome our friend, Roberto Planters! Whoever he is.

[@gostrum1]

Special mention about Doc Pomus who wrote this great song

[@TheSFCjaymo]

My FAVORITE COVER!!!

[@keithmayberry9420]

I was so waiting for him to do this Song ! My love For Elvis ! I hope he Does It again !I so love this song , But Zeppelin years ? Black Woman ! is the first off .or the the end of that ! love them both !

[@leozarazowski325]

Great song

[@jeffkaufman9875]

I love how Nick flubs the ending…

[@danm5273]

Robert plant loved Elvis!

[@cfb30]

Elvis loved the guys in Zeppelin. And they loved him. He would have been proud.

[@baillar100]

Plant sings great, with so much energy and passion. And some people said that he had lost his voice by the end of the 70's. Truth is that still then he was second to none- except perhaps Elvis.

[@MultiSpread]

Great days.

[@yvonnelewis4888]

Doesn’t get much cooler than this! Robert Plant has the best vocals ever, what an incredible guy!!!

[@travkatz]

This is seriously one of the all time high points of rock history. The greatest rockabilly band of all time backing Robert Plant covering Elvis. So tight. So inspired. So "in the pocket".

[@Coolrockndad]

Robert Plant and Bruce Springsteen are the 2 biggest Elvis fans alive. Love them both. I'm sure Elvis would agree.

[@dead0ntime]

I would love to hear those three perform together

[@jamcmurphy2449]

Billy Bremner is awesome.

[@Comrick317]

Hey the Golden God with big hair, who can't love that, Robert is the best!

[@lascaricas]

a legend being a legend and still a fan...

[@maxinerowe2925]

Love his music

[@frankruano298]

elvis presley the king of music ,, robert plant great elvis fan

[@kidzsanlorenzo]

Totaly agree! When this man says GOOD EVENING you know your gonna get rocked! plant 4 ever!

[@jackbarnaba7751]

Priceless

[@drummerbuzz]

so much amazing talent on that stage!

[@SunnBurn]

There is lot of talent on that stage.

[@bluesriot2]

Yeah so good to see a vid of the Kampuchea record I lost a while ago in a sniff sniff storage center disaster. Dave Edmunds is a timeless classic hard rockin jack of all axes and the rest of the band Rockpile do not suck in any way shape or form, at all. Nick Lowe, Billy Bremmer, what a cast. And Plant rips it up here , love this as much as any Zep I ever heard, or at least 99% peaceout y'all

[@cristinacp8720]

Amazeballs! I've never seen this. Wish I could time travel and attend this gig!

[@ashleymonday298]

This is a blistering version of this song.

[@teruo.saitou]

ロバートプラントはエルビスプレスリーの大ファンですからね！

[@jmfcritter]

The boys in Zeppelin were always big Elvis fans . They frequently included Elvis tunes in medleys !

[@jumby1and2]

Thanks so much for this, I watched this when it originally aired, excellent!!! I freaked when Plant came out, I was the biggest Zeppelin fan, and that blew my mind!! Peace

[@gregorymacdonnell7914]

King Brian, yeah man, I remember being totally blown away,seeing Plant up there with all these cats. Zeppelin had just recently ended with Bonzo`s death. It was great...I was hoping Page would show up!!!

[@Kashmir.820]

Same!!!!!

[@littleracers]

Love the end when he adds "Little Sis.."

[@isophiethere]

this is one the first few songs I heard of my Beloved Robert Plant as a young teenager in the early 80's,, it's been a love affair ever since, so happy to have found this video ;)

[@chrisk9132]

a friend bought this album and told me I had to listen to this song..he was right..its been stuck in my head for over 30 years ..I still love it

[@reissue]

Was a joy watching this on MTV back in the day...seriously

[@keithmayberry9420]

You could always tell Robert Loved Elvis ! and how Zeppelin , masterd other songs ,and mad continue ,Going to Cali. From a great Betel Song Noregin Wood , !

[@thiscorrosion900]

Saw this on MTV in 1982, but I had no idea it dated from the 1979 concerts. I managed to finally see Rockpile play in 1983, opening for Tom Petty at the Nassau Coliseum, one of my first real concerts, ever. So damned great. They did Stick It Where the Sun etc.

[@thiscorrosion900]

@user-pv8jy1nt8f It was Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack and some other guys. I’d forgotten that. Memory wasn’t sharp on it. No reason to be a total asshole. Which you are. Jerkoff

[@thiscorrosion900]

@user-pv8jy1nt8f I see, I forgot that. Was Lowe and Paul Carrack. Who the fuck cares?

[@paultreadaway102]

Song number 42 on MTV August amazing random they did pick around the same time as i think who has the best Little Sister is by Ry but add Robert to Supergroup Rockpile is just as gold people forget that cant argue when u got Dave,Nick, Billy and Terry to be blessed and part of the greatest decade of all time never to forget miss it so much oh hail the 80s

[@69peacedog]

Amazing stuff!!!!

[@froter1]

I asked Robert to do this in Dallas .. he did ! Sounded very good .. Phil Collins on drums , that tour 👍

[@ronalddarnell9677]

And how did you approach Mr. Plant with the idea of changing his set ?

[@Jorrox]

I love that the mistake at the end (hi Nick) was kept in. It's also on the LP.

[@secordman]

I remember seeing some clips from this on the old New Music show, also McCartney doing "Lucille" and "Rockestra Theme". Plant always loved his Elvis songs.

[@emirofshmoe]

I was there and I can vouch for how powerful Robert Plants vocals were. As soon as he started singing you could really tell the difference between his vocals and the others which up to that point had been Elvis Costello and Rockpile. No comparison.

[@piderman5435]

Elvis Costello has a great voice. Also he wasn’t in Rockpile, Billy Bremner, Dave Edmunds, and Nick Lowe all sang. They also all have great voices.

[@dytakeda]

Edmunds recorded for Zep's Swan Song record label. So this pairing wasn't a huge surprise.

[@depper]

This was maybe the LAST YEAR when ROCK n Roll was ROCK n ROLL. The 80's began the great slide as Rock's talent pool dried up.

[@Kohntarkosz]

I just noticed for the first time, it sounds like Nick Lowe lost track of how many times they were do the refrain at the end. Everyone else stops except him! lol Hey, that's rock n roll!

[@codtraps]

29 Dec 1979 Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

[@toothbrush5190]

John Wicks The Records guy?

[@shamanjon]

Plant,Lowe,Edmunds..what a band that would be.

[@peterswersey]

Lowe and Edmunds can sing just fine - it’d be more fun to see what JPJ and Bonham would’ve done in a power-pop outfit tbh

[@lindachrisman915]

Do not under-rate Bremerton and the ever driving Terry Williams

[@lindachrisman915]

Bremner I loathe autocorrect

[@kevinbrown7326]

Plant makes it look easy , almost effortless....😊

[@edgalnpoe]

Robert Plant, damn!!!!!!!!!!

[@tempeycooper8112]

2020 and this is sooo good!!!

[@jimmud]

I'm no fan of Zeppelin but I always love Plant singing with others.

[@TheBUD65]

Classic Elvis' song by the great Robert Plant !

[@MarcoV193]

Dave Edmunds a very underrated cat.

[@lucianofigueiredo4877]

Epco

[@katehollywood4426]

Girls talk is one of my favourite songs of all time, Marco x

[@harrypalmer3481]

He's a Tigerrr!

[@kenvelickoff4275]

Robert loved the blues, where's the lp

[@jackbarnaba7751]

Classic

[@HumptyKing]

Fabulous concert Robert is just awesome when he sings Little Sister Edmunds is legend

[@bleepbleep1961]

VERY Cool !! I actually have this on a double Live vinyl LP ... The Concert for the people of Kampuchea ... A rare gem , Indeed !! ROCK ON !!

[@DCussen]

Yah, I agree, their earlier live stuff was really off the hook. I met Plant in the Tampa airport in 06. He couldn't have been nicer. What a stud. I couldn't believe it.

[@leotimpano]

Thats right bucky....I had the album....sizzling version of Little Sister......great to see so many talented musicians getting together and rocking on.......Thanks for posting..

[@wayneschlaegal]

Superb stuff

[@southcop]

AWESOME!!

[@ArchambaultMark]

I wore out my Concert for Campucia lp when it came out.

[@antonino4300]

O gênio Robert Plant, com sua voz incrivelmente fantástica na interpretação do genial Elvis Presley. Muito show !

[@Kohntarkosz]

MTV used to show this clip a lot back in the early days. The funny thing was, being as young as I was (about 9 years old), I didn't really know about Led Zeppelin (and my oldest brother didn't have any of their records), and MTV always had it chyroned simply as "Rockpile". So I didn't know who Robert Plant was, I just thought he was Rockpile's lead singer! Sounds ridiculous now, but it's the truth. This is how I first heard Robert Plant!

[@ronalddarnell9677]

I remember quite clearly that M-TV had it as Robert Plant and Rockpile and I was a huge (still am) Zeppelin fan and I rarely got lucky enough to see this. That might be because I hated all the other stuff (except for a few) that M-TV broadcasted. So I wasn't tuned in to the programming like many others. But I remember saying to myself "Hell yeah it's on again" and stopped whatever I was doing to sit and just be amazed about how good Plant was. I was still to young for the midnight movies to go see "The Song Remains the Same " so this was really my only look of Plant. And also remember ripping school to go to a friend's house to watch "Live Aid" for the Sabbath and the Zeppelin getting back together. I was disappointed at the Great and Mighty Led Zeppelin performance. Sabbath rocked theirs.

[@Kohntarkosz]

@@ronalddarnell9677 That must have been later on that they changed the chyron to include Plant's name, because I'm sure early on it was just given as "Rockpile". Either way, at the time, I was 9 years old, and Led Zeppelin were not one of the band's that my oldest brother (who had turned me Kiss, Queen< Uriah Heep, Frampton, Bowie, etc) had in his collection, so I probably wouldn't have known who Robert Plant was even if the chyron was correct from the get go.

[@ronalddarnell9677]

@@Kohntarkosz not too bad of a collection of music. I could do without the Queen but back then I loved them. And they are a good band. Freddy can sure sing. And Brian has a sound all his own. But the radio and the sports games just drove it in the ground. I was lucky, I think, my oldest brother was 16 when he made the trek to Yasgur's Farm in Bethel NY. And the brother down from him was burning Draft Cards in DC at the National Mall. Plus 2 more brothers under him but up from me. But the oldest for my 10th birthday bought me live Cream and Waiting for the sun from the Doors. And that Christmas his wife got me "The Song Remains the Same " live Zeppelin. But some hand-me-downs I remember included Black Sabbath first . And Masters of Reality, and also Parinoid. The Who's Tommy and Quadraphina . Beatles Rubder Soul and Sgt Peppers also Abby Road. I can remember stacks of 45s one was Day Tripoer forget the other side. And another was Pinball Wizard . I was blessed with great music at a young age. Had some peers that were into the same. And they were floored by the LPS I had. 1 got pissed cause I was still younger maybe 13 and he picked me up (just got his license) but went to a hole in the wall record shop and I picked up a Dark Side of the Moon picture disk, that the cover opened up like a double album. It wasn't. But it was in the like clearance section and I paid a whole 49 cents + tax. Man I wish I still had some of those originals. I like the nostalgia of the 60s and 70s rock era. So it would have to be some stupid number if I was to sell any. I collected a lot of concert memorabilia and boot legs. Some of that shit today would be worth a mint I bet. Well have a great day and would love to hear more

[@Davilow]

Sabbath played at Live Aid?

[@Davilow]

Your brother was into Frampton and Uriah Heap but didn't have any Zeppelin albums? Wow! That's a trip.

[@kylechinault1]

Yesss!!! This is how I first learned the name "Rockpile"--And then decades later I stumble upon a Rockpile CD in a discount store, and I remember the names Dave Edmonds and Nick Lowe, and then I check out "I Hear You Knocikn", (which I had on vinyl decades ago), and it's like putting a rock 'n' roll puzzle together!

[@coleboats]

Best song ever written!!!!! This version by Robert Plant and rockpile!!!!!

[@FABIO_MARTINSS]

A great Elvis Presley impersonation

[@LesSmith45]

WOW i have never seen or heard this one before. This is a great song that is even done better as a rocker instead of pop song.

[@omercymercyme]

Thanks for posting! Never seen this before. One of my favourite songs, sweetly played. Robert loves his Rock'n'Roll and the band are so tight!

[@Banastre61]

Notice at the end of the song, Nick Lowe, I think starts another verse of the chorus. Great stuff!

[@KurtKnutsen]

thanks have not seen this in years.

[@nicachappell]

Rob & Dave live just around the corner !

[@bevtaylor9960]

That had to be in Monmouth!

[@richardcoreno]

Ladies and Gentlemen & Boys and Girls, Welcome to Rock and Roll.

[@thomaso6763]

Nice!

[@coleboats]

THE BEST VIDEO OUT THERE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@adrianomisaelsaieg]

geniooooooo

[@69vader]

This video played on the former M.T.V, 1 YEAR AFTER Bohnam passed, still great,69 vader.

[@Roggiedodgie]

yes definitely the best job by Plant

[@drivin951]

Thx mbroders... I've waited a long time for this post. KILLER

[@frostedhead]

Bad ass! Loves me some Robert Plant...

[@Ryan.Myshrall]

Too bad there are no more concerts like this.

[@soule101]

fu#kin love you Robert PLANT !! u planted the seed of R-N-R!! and I always will embrass your Soul planting R-n-R !