British guitarist analyses Eric Clapton and Sheryl Crow performing White Room live in 1999!

Tonight we're going back to 1999 to take a look at Eric Clapton and Sheryl Crow performing 'White Room'!

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[judybooth]

Love when you say “let’s see how they get on.” Must be an English phrase

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TIME STAMPS -

0:30 Performance
3:18 Analysis Start
5:13 Guitar Rhythm (Chords)
6:53 Picking
9:06 Performance Resumes
11:52 Analysis Resumes
12:43 Mistake!
16:30 Making mistakes live is essential!
16:56 Lead Guitar
18:42 Playing for conveniencel

[joanodean]

Thanks, Fil, for doing this analysis! White Room is one of my all-time favorite tunes and this version with Sheryl Crow is stellar. The energy coming from the audience in Central Park along with the incredible musicians all lend themselves to a first-rate performance. No, I had not picked up the guitar mistake before but, once you mentioned it, I could hear it clearly in the playback. Thanks again!

[tmatheson]

Fil. Spot on mate! Great work. I love it when you grab your guitar and start running through what, where, when and why something happened. Love it. It’s like situational awareness in the musical sense. Cheers.

[TorToroPorco]

Ah yes, how fitting that Fil is talking about mistakes given that Eric Clapton was Sheryl’s self acknowledged favourite mistake. So much so that she wrote a song about it with same title.

The thing about mistakes in live performances particularly with loud rock songs is that the audience quickly forgets about them as long as the band keeps playing and doesn’t continue to falter. I personally don’t expect the songs to be played note for note like the recording so deviations can be easily forgiven.

[melissakhalar]

They sound terrific performing another song that brought back memories of my youth. I appreciate your analysis because I learn something new with each one of these. Thanks.

[suehollar]

What an awesome video. I grew up in a time when "Clapton is God" was spray painted on a lot of highway underpasses. I was too young to "get it" and then later i heard the studio version of "Layla" when I was driving and I've been hooked ever since. I'm surprised that I liked Sheryl so much in this. I like her but never considered her on par with Clapton. And I don't mind the mistakes. It keeps the guitar heroes that much more human!

[lynndow]

All right!! Into the red on my cool-meter! It's interesting to me how the background visual display mimics the earliest psychedelic light shows...like lava lamps and kaleidoscopes! Great analysis and guitar demo!

[-R.Gray-]

Then there's the version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" from The Concert For George, where Marc Mann plays all of Clapton's original verse parts perfectly. Besides also playing with E.L.O., Mann does a lot of work on film scores with Danny Elfman.

[drewpall]

Never seen this performance, Sheryl Crow vocal add a soft edge to the song. excellent analysis Fil nothing get by you when it come to music.

[jman]

Got to love the lace sensors in that fender. I like the addition of Sheryl Crow on the higher parts. As always, I appreciate the demo on the guitar. For me, it reinforces some of your analysis. Thank you! Rick, in Syracuse, New York

[donfilkins]

Man that sounds great with a full band!!. Not taking away from Cream though one of my all-time favorite bands. Great analysis as always! Nice telly too. !.

[cassvirgillo]

Hey Fil, Man, you really know your stuff. Still love it when you analyse with the guitar. For anyone into music, it's essential, from a learning aspect. Eric & Crow, both great to me, decades of experience. Great analysis as always. Peace & Happiness from Oregon, C.

[JAWS-]

AWW FIL YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE MY SUNDAY RAINY NIGHT. YOU ARE THE F*CKIN MAN
OH, , THANK YOU FOR THE TUTORIAL. I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH WATCHING YOU BREAK EM DOWN AND DISSECT THEM. THANK YOU BROTHER.

[yorumsfield]

Such an iconic song with two iconic musicians. I'm in awe! 🎸🎤😃

[larasita]

I love this version for the musicianship & the bluesy energy. There's something about Clapton & Crow together onstage...

I feel like he LOVES doing music with Sheryl, every time I see & hear them together. It's just pure joy, and always so much great playing going on. In this video Eric looked like he loves her band, too. Must be so cool when your ex approves of your band loll!!

Sheryl's multifaceted voice can go into high ranges - almost surprised she didn't choose to take her lines one octave up. It would have been pretty! .Maybe they wanted the tough, bluesy, more macho sound, .

When I see these two perform together, can't help thinking they should've stuck it out.. so much personal & musical chemistry & mutual respect.. There's nothing better than watching musicians play when they are super happy with the music & with the personnel onstage!!

[kensod]

My mom's favorite ... R.i.p. mom's...
Tom Tom action unbelievable...
Eric rips it up..
Thanks professor

[benpowersguitar]

They are always fun to watch together, especially when they perform My Favorite Mistake. I hadn't seen this performance before. Love Clapton, and Crow is so often underrated. Love that you talked on mistakes. Great video Fil.

[lespaul]

Thanks for that! Two of my absolute favourite artists, decades apart. I also remember playing/singing white room in a cover band when I was about 20 years old, but in my case it wasn’t a particularly old song then 😎. 🤘

[brucegibbins]

I forgot to offer a suggestion. Becaus of its unique position in the history of British RnR music: John Lennon was to say of this seminal recording, that there was nothing before and nothing after that could be described as uniquely British Rock and Roll. The song is of course, Move It.
The record is of course by, Cliff Richard and the Drifters.
There is no film of the original Drifters available but to listen to the work of session player Earnie Shear whose background in music lays elsewhere, is like listening to -- something that came out of the night and from seemingly nowhere. None of the Shadows were present on this session, just the two session men, lead and bass and Cliff's two mates on rythm and drums, however, there is a film, and it's in colour, of The Shadows backing Cliff on an early TV show seemingly iust a few months later. But its not the same, but still vary good. There is another live outing during a Cliff Richard reunion concert in around 2009. Its a big production with a second verse added thats kinda cute, but to my mind unessesery.
Rock on Fil and stay safe and well.