Original video full-length Miguel Montalban performing classic Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits in Oxford Street London.
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@gcruishank96638 ай бұрын
Stunning performance. Don’t think I would be able to walk by if I heard this going on. REALLY great playing.
@banginghats28 ай бұрын
Yeah, I couldn't believe so many walked past looking oblivious.
@jamesfloyd18647 ай бұрын
No kidding! Oblivious to one of the best performances they will ever hear live. I would have been reaching for a $20 to throw in the box.
@JimmyTing-mv9xv6 ай бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂@@banginghats2
@faithismespeaks68485 ай бұрын
@@banginghats2 , Probably the same mindless sheep that took the poison jab.
@stevenscott66588 ай бұрын
I have heard a few guitar players do this song. This guy's variety of interpretations of the licks in the solo and the variations in tone and dynamics is absolutely stunning. SO many colours and emotions. Beautiful!
@qwanathomas7358 ай бұрын
Someone that talented playing guitar and some people are just walking by, unbelievable.
@thecrimsonking1878 ай бұрын
I don't want to take anything away from the performance, but I have to recommend a guitarist who also played it. The boy is unbelievable. But this one is absolutely top class: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYSUiIx_qsSad5Y
@joec-hd6dc7 ай бұрын
I truly love a player that can take an icon song and make it their own. Outstanding 👍. jm2c 😊
@suzettebavier44127 ай бұрын
Perfectly said 🤌
@suzettebavier44127 ай бұрын
@@joec-hd6dc Agree 👍
@sharoncroker74168 ай бұрын
How can anyone walk past this guy when he is playing. What an extraordinary talent!
@MrGarydaverocks7 ай бұрын
peeps dont have time for talent anymore,throw away world :(
@_portsmyth7 ай бұрын
Yeah when you can record it and profit off of their performance instead!?
@lrdisco20057 ай бұрын
That is what I was thinking
@dannyzuehlsdorf36975 ай бұрын
if you're bus is coming you don't have time for street punks playing guitars
@MrGarydaverocks5 ай бұрын
Sad world and you don't help....
@jamesfloyd18647 ай бұрын
Unbelievable!!!!!!!! One of the best pickers I've ever seen. Great version and not a lick missed. I'm 82 years old, but I had that one cranked up and couldn't keep my eyes off those gifted hands. Thank you, young man for that performance. If I ever get to London...........
@cesarealt56157 ай бұрын
Very Great version. However .... Please.. Paco de Lucia He Is the PICKER..
@ThuderDuck5 ай бұрын
He missed every single lick in the song, this wasn’t sultans of swing, this was someone improvising over the backing track.
@jamesfloyd18645 ай бұрын
@@ThuderDuck It must have taken you a while to figure that out.
@ThuderDuck5 ай бұрын
@@jamesfloyd1864 the length of the clip, it was impressive just not Sultans of swing.
@Keith-M8 ай бұрын
The most unique arrangement of this song I have ever heard. He truly made it his own.
@krugu18 ай бұрын
it’s amazing, check out the one from Lucas Imbiriba, it’s absolutely amazing too
@tamasvarga98628 ай бұрын
this is not an arrangement, it's random improvisation
@Keith-M7 ай бұрын
@@tamasvarga9862 Even better!
@suzettebavier44127 ай бұрын
Yes, yes, YES
@user-pv5gj1rt5h7 ай бұрын
what arrangement ? it is only scales up and down
@jnow698 ай бұрын
Many of us who play guitar, play that way - in our dreams! Miguel, thank you; truly inspiring.
@zibam9824 ай бұрын
I never played a guitar but ;ikr to hear from people who do. Thx.
@jeffreymorris118 ай бұрын
I have had the good fortune to witness Miguel live on Oxford St. Phenomenal!!
@karenlauricella49766 ай бұрын
Your so lucky from me in Australia 🇦🇺
@jeffreymorris116 ай бұрын
@@karenlauricella4976 Thanks for your thoughts. He is a maestro! Imagine Miguel playing within the iconic public precincts of Australia!
@brucewilson19588 ай бұрын
I have enjoyed the original many times and many fine covers. I have never heard a guitarist take and bend and push and attack it anything close to this Cat. Truly EXTRAORDINARY. BRAVO.
@stevescontriano8608 ай бұрын
Is it a GOD Thing ?
@DennisVernier7 ай бұрын
It's funny how people critique this so differently. People that can't play fast accurately want to say it's awful. Others want to say it's genius. When it comes to music, everybody wants to be an expert. Just my thoughts.
@eadweard.8 ай бұрын
This guy knows all the chords.
@qwanathomas7358 ай бұрын
He's a musical genius.
@thenotanclan8 ай бұрын
That’s because he’s guitar George - and you really should check him out
@ryandillon50978 ай бұрын
He’s got a daytime job, but he’s doing alright
@peterjongsma32218 ай бұрын
@@ryandillon5097 He makes quite a scene.
@user-nb9pc6ie4z8 ай бұрын
Doesn’t give a damn about any trumpet playing band
@BytheWay3336 ай бұрын
I was just …”steppin’ out of the rain to watch the jazz go down”…and heard this amazing guy! God bless you! 🌿🌻🌿❤️❤️❤️
@rudedogg065 ай бұрын
I’ve been a Dire Straits, Steve Vai, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Satriani fan for years, but that was absolutely up there with all of them. Incredible.
@kiiingst0n4 ай бұрын
Mark Knopfler you mean, if you're naming the guys.
@rudedogg064 ай бұрын
@@kiiingst0n well, obviously. The other three only play under their own names.
@consciousequus4 ай бұрын
Same. Agreed
@newenglander45138 ай бұрын
I must have heard this song a million times, it is my all time favourite. Dire Straits live version off the incredible Alchemy album is the best I reckon. But this young bloke has breathed another type of fire into it and it sounds absolutely magic. Great guitar work, I'm sure Knopfler would nod his head and approve.👍
@andrewwilks27007 ай бұрын
I've got several versions, Album, Live Aid, Mandela's birthday and they're all great but Alchemy takes the cake for sure.
@ThuderDuck5 ай бұрын
It really hits my cringe button when people talk on behalf of the opinion of others. This is not sultans of swing, the only thing that sounded like it was the backing track, it was just improvisation. Great playing but not Sultans of swing.
@delinquense4 ай бұрын
Correct u are ... as for the tone, almost closer to Eric Johnson. There's tons of videos out there that are way closer to SoS
@delinquense4 ай бұрын
Wow! Now that's impressive. Not the guitarist ... but listening to the song a million times. By my account, that's 22 years and a Guiness Book of Records entry, assuming 12 hours per day.
@gdok60884 ай бұрын
Mark Knofler is a guitar genius. This guy isn't.
@alancharles67898 ай бұрын
I had thought I had maxed out on this song. I never thought I’d ever hear anyone that would make me feel I was hearing for the first time again. An astonishing talent and I think he always keeps his thumb braced behind the neck! I reckon he has been classically trained. No matter what a brilliant performance!
@segfault_0007 ай бұрын
I'm sure you've heard Lucas Imbiriba's version, but if not you need to.
@skepticusmaximus1847 ай бұрын
I'm awarding you 9 out of 10 Knopflers. Knopflers are my new standard units of guitar skill. Well done. 👋👋👋👋👋👋
@u.v.s.55835 ай бұрын
That's a lot of Knopflers!
@AlvaroFdezR4 ай бұрын
Hahahahha love this new standard
@skepticusmaximus1844 ай бұрын
@AlvaroFdezR A couplle of free knopflers for you.
@amberglowphoto7 ай бұрын
I'm sitting on the bus, listening to this with a tear in my eye and a big stupid grin on my face at how insanely good he is.
@voiceoftruth93588 ай бұрын
I like that he put his own twist to this classic. At first I had to look past the original, because after all Sultan of Swing is my favorite song of all time; once I got past that, I was able to truly see this young man’s talent. Well done! 👏
@Loupa578 ай бұрын
He’s a master of the art of both guitar playing and improvisation. That’s the most creative and competently performed one I’ve heard so far. Excellent.
@hm272007 ай бұрын
@@Loupa57😢
@cinnamonvic08 ай бұрын
Sultans of Swing and Mark Knoplfer continue to haunt and inspire generations to come 👏👏🙂
@DanielShepherd-rp6pv3 ай бұрын
To the guy who said he loses the song, you are one dimensional this young man has world class ability he stays in cord the whole time. He can play his guitars from anywhere on this planet and be a guitar god. I have never seen or heard anyone play to the level at his age ever. Thank you bro for sharing your unbelievable talent.
@kimmokoolwtf8 ай бұрын
I really love to watch an artist who loves his music, his instrument. His passion is so clear to be seen. What a talented soul. ❤
@philipfontaine89642 ай бұрын
Music is his life, It was not his livelihood .., Awesome dude!
@dazvaz14411 ай бұрын
This guy is immensely talented. A virtuoso. He was truly brilliant. He's mastered that guitar 10-fold of anything I could ever do. Somebody make this guy a millionaire. Take my money.
@NicolasValentinScotland10 ай бұрын
A millionaire .. making some noise in the street copying someone else song .
@ademilsontavarespedra21810 ай бұрын
Boa Noite! Esse feito foi na Inglaterra, parabéns para o rapaz.
@steviewonderwells635810 ай бұрын
A friggen master.pure melody pure joy.as good as mark knopler or bettet.very very well played.salute brother
@steviewonderwells635810 ай бұрын
@@NicolasValentinScotlandclearly you know zero about guitar shame for you egg hed
@lesterbangs341710 ай бұрын
This video is 7-8 yrs old.
@ken07155811 ай бұрын
I’m just floored by this interpretation of a classic rock song. Keep going cause I’m completely mesmerized.
@PK-cj1pg7 ай бұрын
He and guitar are one! The swift and flawless fingers movement!
@RtaniDean8 ай бұрын
Wow. Mesmerizing. This guitarist is simply magical. The music breathes through his entire being. Pure beauty 🎵💎💚
@alanashworth94142 ай бұрын
Simply amazing. Mark Knopfler himself would be baffled how you play that so well...
@davidwiggin45725 ай бұрын
I've been watching this performance over and over and over.......and over for a few years now. Miguel is clearly a virtuous of the first order. I am so appreciative for his talent and his dedication to his craft. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
@nickmondo2225 ай бұрын
how is this man not playing in a World Class Rock Band?
@rad31459 ай бұрын
I met this guy and witness him playing on the street of oxford. Amazing talent. He had his own recorded cd and bought them there.
@Kroelle7210 ай бұрын
Miguel, thanks. I just love that interpretation of yours.. You’re so gifted, keep it up
@importdoc78 ай бұрын
Just learning to play the drums over the last few years. I can only imagine how wonderful it must feel to be able to play at that level and express yourself through an instrument that way. I’ve been watching this kid for several years. Sad to see so many people Walking by that do not appreciate this kind of talent. We are all too busy in this world.
@johnr88208 ай бұрын
Just keep practicing hard and listening to all kinds of music and you’ll get there one day! I, on a similar journey with guitar. I want to be able to unlock my musical potential to be able to play anything I want to and improvise beautiful and tasteful melodies and ideas!
@importdoc78 ай бұрын
@@johnr8820 agreed. Cheers on your journey
@28571dmg21 күн бұрын
IS A BIG SURPRISE FOR ME TO LISTEN THAT INCREDIBLE SOUND. GOOD JOB MAN!!
@robertkreamer75229 ай бұрын
So many just rush by hurry up to no where of particular importance and miss this incredible young man’s talent . Sad that most peoples lives are so vapid that they don’t stop to listen .
@philpaths85369 ай бұрын
Cela me choque toujours aussi
@satanssurfer59659 ай бұрын
This guy would stop me in my tracks.
@User0resU-19 ай бұрын
I had a dentist appointment, gimme a break.
@rayray86879 ай бұрын
@robertkreamer7522: Most people have a job of their own with a short lunch break and a family to feed. If you stopped to listen to every average street performer in Soho you wouldn’t likely have a job for long.
@222rich9 ай бұрын
@@rayray8687 average lol
@jamesstephen764010 ай бұрын
Words fail me that was a masterclass just outstanding what a talent
@davetaylor474110 ай бұрын
What a wonderful version of an iconic song. So many try to copy the original. This is anything but. Fantastic.
@tonya54687 ай бұрын
This young man is brilliant! Well done!
@Red1MoonАй бұрын
Wow... The talent in this world is amazing. This version is the best I've ever heard.
@pascaldaviken164 Жыл бұрын
Définitively The Best Version i've heard Of this Wonderfull Song !! Thank you Miguel ... Your arrangements and technics are "Out Of This World"
@inavanzetten565910 ай бұрын
Yes it is ❤❤
@donkeevney9 ай бұрын
No way.
@michaelmisczuk118810 ай бұрын
It sounds to my barely experienced ear (next to him) that there is a classical influence in his version. It's beautiful.
@nforne7 ай бұрын
Yes, definitely. He must have learned classical guitar at some point.
@ClementNgo-AnhАй бұрын
Great performance! Viva Sultans of Swing!
@realsetanta707 ай бұрын
Free music from a genius player and the crowd just hustles on by.
@78matt7 ай бұрын
He butchered the song with his skill.
@realsetanta707 ай бұрын
@@78matt Butchered? I checked your channel to hear you play it better. Nothing posted. Any plans to deliver your cover?
@sangammukherjee6 ай бұрын
@@78matt we all know u can't play
@frglee4 ай бұрын
But the one man band By the quick lunch stand He was playing real good, for free. … Nobody stopped to hear him Though he played so sweet and high They knew he had never Been on their t.v. So they passed his music by (Joni Mitchell, Really Good for Free)
@peterdunn2704 Жыл бұрын
This guy is completely amazing!!!!! What a talent. A version of 'brothers in arms' by mark knopfler would be fantastic by this dude!!!?? Keep it up
@robertbaisagale16859 ай бұрын
Ruthless ,fearless, magical and mesmerising with that beautiful guitar
@Crytoma8 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing. Grinning side to side from this performance.
@Cherbear6093 ай бұрын
This man is far more talented than most, quite unique! 💐
@manelgene92298 ай бұрын
Extraordinary! An original and fantastic version. Congratulations from Barcelona
@AlanAttack7 ай бұрын
Had to watch this before New Year…. It’s easily the best Guitar mightyness…Miguel…. Showing everyone who’s boss…🤟 love ye Miguel
@markfalshaw-gv9im3 ай бұрын
WOW,This fella will get better and better ,not easy playing outside in a busy London ,really good 😊
@lococholo28578 ай бұрын
That was frkn awesome!!! What a performance... Rock away bro
@jimdowns1135 Жыл бұрын
Man your work is so flawless. Absolutely awesome!
@locker608 ай бұрын
Wonderful reminds me of a young SRV such control and emotion in his playing. Bravo❤
@johnwhite21435 ай бұрын
Damn this guy nailed it, knows the whole fretboard an every chord possible and fast hands too, great picking 👌😁
@albertlye77098 ай бұрын
Gives me goosebumps listening and watching him burned through his guitar . He's on a different level compared to so many of the baskers i've watched and listened to .
@mawkongenterprises406011 ай бұрын
Excellent play. Very talented guy. Keep it up
@jenniferbent127510 ай бұрын
Awesome talent......wish you all the best in life.
@andrewmaloney92019 ай бұрын
Excellent, Miguel! Absolutely fantastic to heart and to see you play and perform this piece of music so effortlessly!!! Loved it!!!! Well Done!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I Appreciate Your Playing Very Much! And May God Continue To Bless You Even More So! Great Work!!!!
@markrichter20534 ай бұрын
Love the way he does his own thing and totally owns it and the delicate way he transitions so deftly from face-melting rif to subtle and soft. And the way he lives within the space of the song, opening it out to play with it. Sign of a virtuoso.
@srinivasvaranasi164510 ай бұрын
A lovely adaptation. Beautifully rendered.
@theeventhorizon-valebridge951210 ай бұрын
Utterly fantastic! Raw talent!
@yaeckerphotographyАй бұрын
The real talent lies undiscovered in the streets and alleys of the world.
@justj97375 ай бұрын
Here was me coming in here ready to bash the KZbin generation of influencers looking to make a name off of someone else’s work. Nope. This guy makes it his own. Good job guy.
@FourMaxK19 ай бұрын
Excellent interpretation of Sultans of Swing!!!
@doug_148910 ай бұрын
Very good player, the reality is and I can tell you this as a luthier, there are lots of these guys...phenomenally good and can't even get session jobs because there are too many and so much talent out there, they end up on the street, keeping Sultans alive with a twist of rock! 🤘
@williamallfrey57710 ай бұрын
Best chance of getting a gig is being a drummer, followed by bass. I once said to a guy in a guitar shop, "I bet you sell 6 guitars for every bass." He replied, "More like 26 for every bass"
@doug_148910 ай бұрын
@@williamallfrey577 Its true, love making bass guitars, always laminated neck through with lots of bone and 400 year old fret board or something exotic
@markcruse87110 ай бұрын
He played in the Blues & Rock big weekender at Skegness, fantastic
@eugenebuckley765710 ай бұрын
Unfortunately you're right.A man with his exceptional talent should be playing to huge audiences worldwide who would appreciate his genius
@David-ti9be10 ай бұрын
Sergovia of rock
@vicar539 ай бұрын
Una maravillosa interpretación libre del tema, gran talento. Bravo.
@hervehenry3617 ай бұрын
I can tell you how much i enjoyed hearing your interpretation. So good !!!
@Nice-shine-M2Y10 ай бұрын
He definitely has talent and will be spotted by those looking for a lead guitarist.
@nelson19538 ай бұрын
This guy shows the essencial of the tune itself not trying to emulate the original 'cause no one can be Mark Knopfler of course. 👏👏👏
@Frazinho76Ай бұрын
Déjà vu il y a des annees .. Toujours un régal ❤
@2085x5 ай бұрын
Brilliant, its great to young people playing talent like that, hope he's in a band, he needs to be more than just a busker, he's to good.
@pipfox78344 ай бұрын
Check out Andy Salvanos, plays the Chapman stick with finesse: proud to call himself a busker. Full time for many years before 2020
@pitoyfabs85211 ай бұрын
Amazing sir you're the best guitar man.❤❤
@chantalbessette384410 ай бұрын
Excellent!!!! bravo.....
@lionelcarayon8164Ай бұрын
C'est fabuleux ! Merci pour cette interprétation.
@davidwiggin4572Ай бұрын
Whenever I need the reminder that great music requires great musiians, I go back to this. I continue to be blown away!
@mauricioflores436311 ай бұрын
Super I have noo words to describe it super compadre!!!!!🎉
@Fulkumnuts11 ай бұрын
Brilliant 👏😊no more words needed 👏🙌👌
@heimdall78 ай бұрын
Simply fabulous, superb feel , musicality and technique
@Toroloko4444 ай бұрын
he is a beast, but still waiting for sultans of swing
@Ferpinone8 ай бұрын
Una extraordinaria versión que con los toques flamencos lleva a los "sultanes" a otra dimensión. Enhorabuena.
@stonemdrmdr831510 ай бұрын
This guy needs to be on a mega stage……amazing
@gunswills858 ай бұрын
Amazing and brilliant, you brought a tear to my eye as i got lost in the music.... thank you
@youareveryundude7 ай бұрын
absolutely stunning... Mark Knopfer would be proud of it and would definitely stop to check out what's possible with his composition...
@spacemarine82898 ай бұрын
Imagine being Mark Knopfler and hearing this talented young guy play his interpretation of something you created a long time ago when you were once young.
@bufenuf6429 ай бұрын
Sultry. Slick. Suave. A great rendition by a very talented artist who happens to play guitar!
@goodhands717 ай бұрын
The best cover i've ever eared!! This guy will become a legend!!!
@giuseppepeppe14214 ай бұрын
Ancora dopo 50 volte non mi sono stancato di ascoltarlo...... Fenomeno Puro
@tamibrink85698 ай бұрын
Love every note you play ❤
@paradisewildchild7 ай бұрын
I don't see any guitarist in the video. I see a magician ❤
@zarkadiusz1236 ай бұрын
I've seen this performance 4 or more years ago and still love it.
@michaellerman63497 ай бұрын
Great job very amazing cover. Thanks
@robbiejoseph4498 ай бұрын
Brilliant joy to my ears so talented ❤
@dougdonaho11 ай бұрын
🎉F’ing Amazing🎉
@user-vt1pu7ce8o8 ай бұрын
Guitar George in the background holding himself back from Dad dancing to a classic. Amazing cover yet Knopfler hard to replicate. Thanks!
@frglee4 ай бұрын
Brings tears to my eyes - so beautiful
@victorianli4 ай бұрын
Также
@jdsalbion Жыл бұрын
The guys who leave "Don't go boys. Sultans only ever gets BETTER!" 😂
@ClaudeDavid5110 ай бұрын
Just awesome rendition of Sultans of Swing
@denniskee7 ай бұрын
At first when i see the title of this favarite song, i thot this is just another normal cover, until i get in to watch and could not believe how this is played to another new level that nobody could even come close to his talent!
@rootlesswanderer12717 ай бұрын
I became a fan as soon as i heard you playing🤘 No words to describe your playing! Out of the world❤