The Las - Timeless Melody

[@adamturk7583]

Anyone else just keeps coming back to this? Its so good

[@leeparker1053]

Yep.😁

[@xcoolthefoolx]

Knew I couldn't be the only one!

[@toddbefield1100]

Yep...had this tape back in the day...one of the best acoustic performances I've seen!

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

Perhaps the single greatest "unplugged" performance ever, eh? To me, it absolutely is.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

The really hit their stride here thats for sure

[@mdonnelly5736]

Beautiful and haunting in equal measure

[@eucleaco]

YES. Not perhaps, but YES, this is.

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

There's just so much of that power in him. His way of strumming, his voice - pretty distinctive. When he plays, you are compelled to listen. And what a performance all in all! Tell ya something: I did download this video (actually, the other one, the one with the complete interview) and I've been watching it so often. I just can't get enough of the mystic in it. Lee's able to conjure something that's altogether ancient, mystical, moving and inspiring - in this performance this ability is laid so bare and so pure. Addictive.

[@Blessedrelief1]

+Caverman Well said mate, I couldnt have put it better myself, you wrote what I was thinking. Raw Talent, Total Class

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

+Andy Baxter Raw talent. That's it. Lee's the man. Thanks mate.

[@yggdrasil757]

you just articulated exactly what I was thinking. thank you .

[@ryansams1268]

Haunting. Mythical. Mystical. Spiritual. Uplifting. Inspiring. One of a kind.

[@richardleigh5097]

Think ‘Fishing Net’ has a real mystic quality to it

[@Britpopsoul]

I'm yet to find a better acoustic performance

[@mrlevinielsen]

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[@BigB-qk6zh]

There are none to be found

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

That’s why Steve Lilywhite who has worked with the worlds biggest artists like McCartney, U2 etc said in terms of being able to sit with an acoustic guitar and give a great performance of a great song, Mavers was the best he ever worked with

[@GM-bq6zo]

Neil young hey hey my my live aid 1985 is a great one with harmonica.

[@frazerhinder8850]

Agreed

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

I keep on coming back to this all the time. This always replenishes me. What this performance has to offer is the equivalent of the most profound and insightful acid trips.

[@benedictearlson9044]

It's really nice to see other people experience music on a very profound level, especially something like this. Hope it still moves you. The lyric is of an ancient wisdom and the music and vocal is pure and without ego. When Lee says 'I know we are' I wonder if he's aware that he's referencing the lyric when it says 'even the words they fail me'. Because to 'know' you are real is really not not be real - knowledge is conceptual and the real is not that.

[@richdukes9632]

What a great way to put it

[@neighbourhoodwitch18]

Have the original album on vinyl. No idea why I decided to look for them at 5am this chilly December morning. Hoping Lee still has this talent and mindset, god knows how many years on. Tremendous talent.

[@reddkross-ox6pf]

man. i love John Powers backing vocals.

[@azamjamil6899]

reddkross1977 me too

[@kristofsouvagie8617]

It is indeed fucking amazing! :-)

[@jonchand]

I actually saw them in 1987 at some small club in Liverpool. I can't remember the of the club but I really enjoyed the show.

[@azamjamil6899]

Cool.story

[@photent]

I like this version the best because there's like a manic tone to the performance, it's slightly unsettling.

[@Givingitashot]

Fuck this is brilliant, the snap in the wrist on the strings and vocals that are out of this world! This is pure gold!

[@zuni]

YESSSSS!

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

I dig what you say.

[@scottsanfilippo4612]

I love the interplay of the two vocals on this song. I love that Mayers plays the other guitar with his voice during the bridge.

[@jamesmcquillan8616]

Fought is name was mavers great guy's though why I'm always watching the footage he has a brother Gary actor the scouser in peak practice I know which one I admire more

[@TheHeavyJetsBand]

I must watch this 4 times a week. Fucking beautiful version, that vocal is amazing. Big video for this me man, perfect 👌🏻

[@Britpopsoul]

It's clearly a song about that feeling you hear when you listen to a song you love.

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

Or when a tune plays in your head from out of thin air, a new song that is for you to write down...

[@bigglesparker]

Youth and talent out in the clear, and wide open... God, how invigorating.

[@sambalolo25]

beautifull eyes as david bowie, cocky attitude as lou reed , powerfull voice&words as john lennon , nervous guitar play as joe strummer ....this guy had everything.. his look at the camera , his jaws movement full of anger . you are totally right : THIS IS (one of the top 5?) better single greatest "unplugged" performance ever ...( and omg who's that girl ???she's so ... a serious source of motivation !) thanks for the upload

[@emirvmendoza]

Erica Ehm, MuchMusic VJ

[@RatSpetsnaz1967]

He was a primal force that La..john powers backing vocals..unequalled...wish Lee would get it together and record the crescent tapes etc...i think Rick Rubin would harness Lees inner demons❤

[@defoperator7993]

They really were the real deal! so much so that Lee said 'fuck it I'm out!' the moment the industry fucked with his art. And Jesus does that voice reach into your soul.

[@defoperator7993]

And the backing harmony. Unreal

[@EndlessChris]

This is even better than the album version. One of the best live performances ever.

[@leonz6429]

Too bad they broke up, great music! Kind of reminds me of the British music from the mid sixties. They need to get back together!!

[@DaveTricks_]

lee mavers best performance. and it saddens me to say that because i know if any of us were lucky enough to be in his presence when he played, im talking just him and his guitar, we would say the same. sadly the world will never get to see or appreciate fully this mans talent and pure ability. if we are talking just one man and am acoustic guitar only lennon and marley can compete in my opinion.

[@thebetbetunderground9548]

Give ol' Lee a guitar, a mic (that may not even be necessary) and a minute, and he will tell you the whole truth about rock n' roll.

[@DaveTricks_]

Caverman "all i want is the truth, just gimme some truth"

[@lennon205]

Every time I listen to this song I get emotional it's that good one of the best performance I've ever seen because it's pure class!

[@theeldergoth]

I love this! Thanks for posting. I love how he sings the guitar solo.

[@northernswagga]

never forgotten.timeless melody timeless memories.music needs to get back to this

[@guinnesstrail]

Lee Mavers singing his paean to God. The man was truly blessed (and cursed).

[@lxx5045]

Amazing , great performance , it's great to get a clear sound of this wonderful song. Perfect

[@Fensta]

Mavers was a total scouse legend and still is.

[@conallo]

From America, I love The La's.

[@mrtee4049]

Like a lot of people only knew of There she goes before then Liam gallagher posted on his twitter few years back a link to The Las -Over saying they were closest thing to the beatles gave it a listen before finding the album and never looked back. This is by far my favourite performance from Lee on the guitar and vocals to John's backing vocals its simply the complete performance.

[@jbdean55]

feels like a folk song. just beautiful.

[@manco66]

no pretensions, no bs, "from the root". i think this is my new favourite tune. it has something sort of distant but pwerful

[@keefowen]

Mavers was a genius. Probably still is somewhere.

[@EndlessChris]

This should be the national anthem of the world.

[@leeparker1053]

😃

[@tatuco8]

Never heard of this song....I can't stop playing it

[@bklmsoul]

what the fuck just happened? space-time portal opened - watch out if u look in Lee's eyes, he looks back at you

[@pancake1979]

the words fail me... to say how much i love this song :)

[@supernova1990]

Such a shame these guys didn't conquer the musical world. So much better than most of the new stuff thats out at the moment.

[@thesarahpaterson]

listen to it loads of times love their voices

[@PatrickByrnes1818]

love it, la legends

[@BurNAgebOy777]

Me too! I met him before the Stone Roses gig in Milano... A true gentleman! ;D

[@petercollin5670]

I don't get it. Supposedly the La's undoing was Mavers' insistence that they weren't being recorded properly. Yet there they are in a TV studio, total off-the-cuff performance, and it sounds awesome. Do an MTV Unplugged, make an album from it, and move on to another project!

[@lennon1482]

this is the kind of way he wanted to be recorded but the machine was not gonna bend to a stoned scouser, although he got "over" released ....so the la's in their purest form exist in these videos and it's a great thing we can watch these moments that people at the time could never watch in the uk this being in canada

[@buniongravy]

Top song heard it years ago during a band break at the Liverpool Uni whilst sitting at the back manufacturing a special cigarette (for a friend of course!) ..can't remember who we were watching at the time but thought I've got to know who and what that is, more than 20 later still listen to it, regular like.. magic

[@kdub10009]

This is so good, it hurts me.

[@zilvafish]

I cant stop watching this

[@gailwyattstevewyatt]

What a talent

[@bakismaki]

If you look in your mind do you know what you will find? Open your mind. Words to live by.

[@therespectedlex9794]

How’s a brick wall gonna do that?

[@Luke-ph9xf]

All American bands knew they had to up their game at this point. Hairspray and bullshit wasn't gonna cut it at this point.

[@matt-dp1kf]

I’ve never heard of The La’s putting the U.S. rock scene on notice. As far as I know, that was Nirvana.

[@Jimmybarth]

Fk u on about?

[@tina32jason33]

This is awesome!!!!

[@jeffmechling5110]

Just crushes it! Otherworldly

[@geddstock]

the word "epic" springs to mind.

[@MrAdjer]

@thatloserjess I heard an interview with John Power on radio yesterday, Cast are doing another album but he said he wasnt gettingthe La's back together but they are friends again - time will tell!

[@zatoichiche]

pure talent kicks the arse off the album version

[@david203]

If I were asked to give them feedback, I would say, try this song but with both of you singing continuously together.

[@Harvey_Pekar]

Open your mind.

[@evfdurs]

this is perfection.

[@privettricker]

Absolutely.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox9109]

Thanks for all the covers mate.

[@youiti2nz]

koysid

[@RomyIlano]

Ah one of my teen casssette tapes ! Great to find a video here

[@BigB-qk6zh]

Better than the album version. Flawless singing

[@kulminaator]

incredible song

[@ruth1488]

definitely..mavers' voice sounds superb in this ;)

[@squallleonheart3020]

Top Lads. Proper tune!

[@farlo90]

Spectacular performance from mavers

[@ngaiterangiboy2874]

Kinda reminds me of Peter and Gordon in the sixties. Great song!

[@paulmacca]

Perfect in every way

[@rossdicandilo7159]

This is a perfect tune

[@bryandogman]

same with me cant stop watchin this its fuckin brilliant!

[@DaveTricks_]

Talent immense

[@jonathanmarindiazdeleon6547]

they remember me The Beatles^^

[@claudiarratia]

Great song ❤

[@cbproducktions]

@RayFinkle88 Maver's is truly a great musician. Can't believe they didn't get huge. But I just thank God that He put these music men before us.

[@jukeified]

Love the Kids!❤

[@3_DAYWKENDOFFICIAL]

Genius!!!

[@ruth1488]

up with the roses no danger!simplistic beauty all the way.i hope he records this new gear and not smoke it with the babyshambles!talent immense,talent immense!

[@neilfenton4066]

Mersey magic..

[@redarmyreactions]

Pure talent xx

[@philharrison5242]

Ladies and gentlemen on backing vocals. ....... MR JOHN POWER 🤌

[@rastafarievers]

"Melody finds me?" Well? Fucking yes; it fucking does. Cheers.

[@holygrail7460]

Gold!

[@austin78993]

I like this version better than what I guess ended up on the album. I've heard they had difficulty deciding what version of a lot of their songs to do. Kind of a cool problem to have!

[@22018]

beatiful solo by mavers

[@douglasfranks9806]

Just well scouse this

[@cbproducktions]

@lmavlen1313 Thank you! Awesome guitar!

[@MCshlthead]

i wonder how many acoustic guitars this band owns/owned. in every video they seem to have different ones. strange i imagine a band like the la's would be broke.

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

They started off just borrowing gear from other bands that were playing but I imagine they saved up all the money they each got

[@Two_Seat_Pete_FatA55]

Dunno about broke. Lee Mavers owns some expensive Martin acoustics, original 50’s Fender telecasters, gretsch’s, etc. Still to this day I believe..

[@19911995]

Mavers is simply the greatest

[@Mick_Dunne]

thanks for editing this was sick of havin to listen to that interviewer talk shite till they played the song everytime. great accoustic version of a great song!

[@MattDDoherty]

Fucking brilliant

[@merseymained]

@robertodowneso- and not just The La's either. Fellow Liverpool band, Real People, are on rec ord as influencing Oasis, in a direct fashion.

[@justafaze95]

I sure wish that this version was iTunes

[@MysteriousGeoff]

It's cool to see how many other folks dig it. Thanks are due to the person who posted this video. By the way, I thought I ought to say "Gooble goo goo gobble goo goo" even though it's not really relevant.

[@koriki69]

I remember this well. SECRET RADIO CFBX

[@NiKOliDANBURSKi]

Wish there was a version that matches the quality or their performance

[@molbystwin]

some fucking stupid comments.... sitting here 7000 miles,away and 20 years later.... pure white soul. Brilliant.Just brilliant. And i dont know whether thaey managed to get the interviewers knickers off but i hope one of em did.

[@Jof1987]

Interviewster is beautifull. So is the song, damn!

[@northernswagga]

still the bollocks of a song,times passed but still gives me the same buzz,conviction.

[@alexmolinarodriguez]

where can i download this song in acoustic?? i like this version

[@adamtier3263]

The interviewer asks that question after that sublime performance!?!?! She obviously hadn't a clue!

[@martinalfred707]

any1 knows if this version is on spotify

[@lozzybozzy234]

i love his rough voice. u dont get voices like tht anymore

[@ericcantona99]

Lovely. Been done 25 years before, though.

[@merseymained]

@telecaster269- this band and so many others took that music,British 60's quality rhythm n blues bands,U.S. 'garage',you mention Jefferson Airplane n that other Liverpool band,and made their own sound.Liverpool n Manchester bands bossed the 80s/90s

[@amalanwilliams]

i agree, but its good in a strange funny way, theres another version of this video with a BRILLIANT interview at the start... so good