Lenny Kravitz & Eric Clapton perform All Along The Watchtower 1999

on drums - Cindy Blackman Santana

[Shelly-bg]

You don’t have to see him only listen and you know:that’s Clapton
Very unique

[tomedwards]

Eric Clapton was not trying to copy Jimi Hendrix. He was honoring Hendrix by putting his own interpretation on the song. It's a mistake to draw a comparison between them. Both are exceptional talents, but completely different.

[ricou]

Kravitz & Clapton hauling this legendary song to new heights. To be listened to over and over again.

[marshallsilva]

"it's really Jimi's song i just wrote it " ~ Bob Dylan 🌿🌸🎶

[santisizable]

Clapton absolutely killed it. A real superstar. 🥰

[groovy]

Wow! You can feel every note Clapton plays!

[grantashby]

Great drumming by Cindy Blackman Santana (wife of Carlos, I believe). Clapton's interpretation, while different from Jimi, is great and Lenny Kravitz has earned my respect for echoing both Hendrix and Dylan (the composer of this song) at the same time.

[EnigmaEightEighty]

Eric Clapton’s legendary guitar with Lenny Kravitz epic voice. Ineffably awesome.

[TweedSuit]

People forget (or don't know) that Hendrix was influenced by Clapton. The main reason he came to England in 1966 was on a promise he'd meet Clapton. He had already heard of him from the John Mayall Blues Breakers album. Hendrix was in England only a week when he sat in with Cream and totally blew everyone away - Clapton included - with his version of Killing Floor. Very soon after, he put together The Experience as his answer to Cream. They were close friends until his death.

[lovroasperger]

I wasn't expecting this version to be so badass! Clapton can channel Hendrix incredibly!

[owenwoodley]

I wanna see fruscante cover this song. Once he does and it's on YouTube life will be complete

[sueb]

Total did Jimmy’s song justice, fab cover version, Eric, Lenny and Cindy just great.Could just Listen again and again and still get goose bumps!!🎶😎🎸🥁🖤

[scotthart]

This is just brilliant. I love watching it over and over again. 2 iconic amazing musicians paying respect to one of the greatest musicians of all time!

[deriangueldner]

I used to not hear what everybody heard in Clapton. He's teaching me that it was just my ear!

[pbrucpaul]

Eric Clapton really takes this to another Level, Wow!

[ZHUPERxMAN]

Probably the only duo that can perform this song to it's proper glory

[stamatisarvanitidis]

Imagine being a master of the instrument and making a legendary song your own way just for some randoms on YT to call your performance not like Hendrix's. That's the point people Hendrix is Hendrix, Clapton is Clapton and so on. All guitarists have their sound. They shouldn't sound the same. Imagine Hendrix playing all along the watchtower like Dylan, we would never have this legendary version. And at last there is no better in music simply because music is not a competition, it's not sports.

[jeffreywilliams]

Cindy Blackman. She's it, she's the whole thing. Everybody else is just keeping up.

[Nirvanablue]

I wish there was a studio version of this version.

[fallen]

Clapton definitely put on a clinic with this one showing some major skill a very nice rendition of the song Hendrix would have loved it