Tommy Emmanuel, John Jorgenson, Pedro Javier González - 'Sultans of swing'

Tommy Emmanuel, John Jorgenson, Pedro Javier González - "Sultans of Swing"
Roger Blavia - percussion, Toni Terré - bass
Video directed by Maurizio Ongaro - (exa studios)
From DVD "Soave 2012 Guitar Festival"

[danceme]

If everybody on this planet had a chance to listen to these guys, maybe mankind could give up the concept of war and live peacefully with each other

[scottfarley]

Probably watched this 30 or 40 times.. Never gets old.

[YashG]

Mind Blowing
How many of you have seen it several times ?

[wildcatman]

One thing that has always deeply impressed me about Tommy Emanuel is his total egoless appreciation of other musicians so evolved and mature. Very, very, very few musicians are that secure in themselves

[brettneuberger]

The bassist deserves some love as well. Sounds awesome!

[newinspiration]

Pedro is from Spain, John is from USA, Tommy is from Australia 
this masterpiece rendition is a marvelous proof for "The only best language in the world is music" :D

[zaruphillip]

Can we all appreciate the bass guy, he is killing it

[kentgordon]

This needs to become a UNESCO World Heritage video. It gives me faith in humanity.

[billygoins]

This video never fails to impress me - Pedro is definitely in the driver's seat - he sets the tone and the meter. Tommy kicks in with some rhythm, John kicks in with a beautifully light instrumental, after that, Pedro and Tommy take turns with the lead, and then all three join in with a powerful rhythm to finish the song. It is interesting to note that Pedro is actually communicating visually with Tommy - they evidently have some sort of system - it appears to be almost telepathic. Any any rate, the musicians quickly pick up on each other's cues. This is the mark of a true musician. This is the definitive version of Sultans of Swing. Thanks!

[revedmusic]

I have watched this possibly 100 times. I am a bedroom vanity guitar player. Been playing for 50 years but I am not talented. So for me I just love the masters at work. I think that in order to appreciate genius you have to understand what players like this are doing. They are doing it.

[elainemeeker]

The absolute best version my ears have ever heard❤ I have watched this several times and it will never go old❤

[wagmorebarkless]

Amazing performance by all five musicians!  This performance also underscores Mark Knopfler's genius as a guitarist/composer - Each of these three master guitarists have their unique touch and tone, but they all stay close to the original structure of the tune.  Almost all the melodic figures/riffs (even a lot of the little grace notes) can be heard on the original Dire Straits version.  Even though the lyrics to the song are great too, Sultans has become an instrumental classic that stands well on the music alone.  This one is a fantastic example!

[rickerose]

You could sure tell they are having fun playing together.

[RhiannonFan]

This is a truly stunning interpretation of Mark Knopfler's masterpiece.

[Cavball]

Around the 7:00 mark is where you see three seasoned veterans having fun like they just simultaneously nailed their first solo at age 9 in the garage with their buddies. Incredible.

[imjustsilleh]

7 million views ... I've listened to this at least 50000 times. And i'll never get enough of it.

[romario]

Hey, who are here, December 2019? Tommy is the best acoustic guitar player ever!!!

[shallyshal]

When it’s my time to go, I want to go, wherever it is, listening to this song and this version…

[tedwhitmore]

Tommy, John & Pedro sound incredible but... listen that bass player is absolutely killing it! awesome!

[liamhodge]

Sultans of Swing is a masterpiece in it's own, and this is a great acknowledgment of the song by Dire Straits.