Mark Knopfler - Romeo and Juliet (Radio 2 Piano Room)
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- Опубликовано: 28 окт 2018
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Playing his Dire Straits classic, Mark Knopfler brings Romeo and Juliet to Ken Bruce's show in the Radio 2 Piano Room. 
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Seeing him perform this as an older man lends the song a real bittersweet, retrospective quality. I love it.
Great song great words,but sounds like a effort to drum up enthusiasm to sing it
I saw this performed live last September. It is this and more to see him perform it.
@@Albert12893 Can't see that at all...
@@edeledeledel5490 saw him in concert few times. Definitely not his best on here
@@Albert12893 I was commenting about his enthusiasm for performing. I can't play as well as I did thirty years ago...
seriously, one of the greatest songs ever written
Agreed, brother.
Agreed
In the entire story of rock music
His most perfect masterpiece
I disagree
How many times has he sung this song? And yet here, with just Mark, a guitar and minimal backup, and he can touch people to the core. Brilliant!
i have seen written somewere that he has played It more than 3000 times. It Is One of his favs.
Yes, it’s such a beautiful piece. And the raspy tones of a more senior musician (no offence, Mark - you still rock!) add to the melancholy. I listen to this often because it soothes.
And each time played slightly different .
He's never been the fastest guitarist out there but there's nobody, absolutely nobody who can play with so much feel. Not even Dave Gilmour.
This is like getting that special bottle of brandy out on a winters evening infront of a crackling fire. The moment sinks in and you just know everything is alright. Beautiful
This is one of the most beautiful comment I've ever read on YT...
Hugs from Italy!😊👋
Sounds Great 🥃
hell yeah thats a beautiful comment couldnt think of anything better amen love and peace to all xx
No autotune, no click tracks, no editing...................Just a legend and artist, a guitar, a piano and a shaker.
Mark's voice is aging perfectly, and this song brings a whole new meaning as we all age..........it's bittersweet.
Beautifully said chum - wish I had the elequoence of yourself. I think this is one of the most perfect songs ever. This acoustic rendition taking it to a whole different level of poignancy. So pure it hurts
( still miss you Sandra)
Perfection
@@serenityinside1 That was very well said. I am sorry that you are missing your Sandra.
This version actually made me super said. Mark's older voice actually makes it sound like an older person, telling the story of long lost lovers. Makes a stronger impact than the original recording when all the band was younger.
Fact I just felt that when I’ve watched it for the first time just now :(
So true ❤😢
I found my true Romeo when I was 25, but he was already taken. After 5 devastating years we realized and accepted one can't built your happiness on someone else's heartbreak. So we went our seperate routes. I'll be 63 this year, after almost 40 years I still remember and cherish our every ❤ moment spend together❤ ❤
Oh wow!! ❤
Brilliant. One of the best songs ever. What an honour to see Mark perform this.
I see him sing it live, i felt like he was singing to me. It’s such a beautiful song
Beautiful.. Mark is just a one off! ❤
Saw Knopfler in Belfast years ago....the stage fell into darkness, he was sitting with a steel guitar on his lap and a spot light from the back was shinning on him....he reflected the beam around the theater and audience... The place was in silence and then he struck up with the start of Romeo and Juliet.!!!! The place fucking erupted......
A fantastic night with a fantastic guy............
teamfab love this. My dad introduced me to his music a few years ago. I hope to take myself and my dad to see him very soon! ❤️
Went to see him in August in TO. Best night of my life, he played this song and the same thing happened before.
Team fab hope you see this same here early 80's in opposite end of the country in the City Hall in Cork. Pure magic.
teamfab wish I could’ve have been there. Sounds amazing!!
teamfab I seen him too and I though he was poor. I love his songs but he seemed very disinterested to have been there. Though I love his songs. And would still go to see him again. Maybe he just had an off night.
Mark Knopfler made my life better than it was .
You took the words right out of my heart. 😀
well said
So true...
Everyone’s life!
What it is...
One of the greatest songs ever written. This version has just blown me away. Hauntingly beautiful.
The best thing about Mark Knopfler is the fact that his voice is so unique , he never stretched it too hard which is why it’s still the same now as it was 30 years ago. True inspiration to me.
He's a technically better singer since he stopped smoking in the late 90's.
Are you serious, still the same now as it was 30 years ago. You need to get down to Specsavers and get your hearing aid checked or at least turn the thing on.
@@certifiedbiker580 No it isn't. His voice in the 90s was pretty shot as he himself has said multiple times. He quit smoking and has been a much more melodic singer since then.
@@lapelcelery42 you think that's singing, he's actually just saying the words. That's not singing
@@certifiedbiker580 Now you've changed your claim. I'm not saying he's a brilliant singer. I'm saying he's a technically better one than he was, which is true.
This song is both hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking...in a way that saddens me to be thinking that my life, at 67, is mostly behind me now...and that I missed out on my Juliet. I still think of her, 50 years later, and the kiss we never shared.
Man, that's sad.
Bless you. It is a confronting piece, easy to cry.
I was married in High School. Not because of Preg. Anyway. We made it 27 years. When she left me; 15 yrs. ago; I NEVER heard from her again. In any way. This song makes me cry even today.
Consider yourself lucky.
Be grateful for health, sanity.
believe my friend, Juliet is just around the corner :-)
One of the best songs ever written
The whole Making Movies album is beyond brilliant. Personally I would rank it top 5 all time, and this song rates as the best of the album.
Apart from the other 250+ gems he's also writen
Music Masterpiece
No the best song
LOL
I listened to this song for the fourth time and started thinking about my wife who died three years ago and my heart hurts and my head hurts and the tears are running down my cheeks and I Miss her So Much. I can't write any more. 😪
My best´s wishes for u buddy
I'm sorry for your pain sir. Just pray and I hope you will see her again in the beyond.
💜💜💜
God bless you sir.
Oh just sending you love xx
03.12,2022. This song was on my walkman cassette in Sri Lanka and India in 1983. Most beautiful love ever. For you Philippe. Every time. Loved you for so long. Next lifetime. .
Und ich komme aus Sri Lanka, geboren in 1984. Am Silvesterabend 2022 im Fernsehen sah ich zufällig saultans of swing...💕 DS und MK forever 💕
Hi, I first listened to this song when I was 10 years old, I was pretending I was a ballerina dancing about the lounge area in the children’s home at the time.This was my first musical experience.We were never encouraged to listen to music,or anything else for that matter, we were the unwanted children of an era where if you were conceived out of wedlock you were taken away from your parents,adopted,if you were lucky.But for me, a sentence from hell within an institution ( children’s home). This song that I happened to hear on the radio, just once , was my saviour in believing that there was something beautiful, creative, something more than the misery I experienced at that particular time going on in the world outside, from then on, I promised myself that I would sing, play, write, to all of the other children and give them a sense of comfort. Iam a Nurse now, I still sing to patients and still see the profound effects that music can bring to people of all ages and backgrounds.Thanks Mark.🙏
Love you. God bless you.
Wow that's genuinely sad and amazingly positive at the same time
Keep smiling keep shining.
Wow , when you realise even more than ever that your own childhood was great
What an inspiring story
Best wishes and live from New Zealand
You are lovely.
We'll never have another Knopfler.
This is incredible. It sounds even more poetic now that he’s singing it in his later years. Nearly brought me to tears.
I sat in the second row at a concert where he performed this a couple of years ago, and it made me cry. Such a beautiful love song, so perfectly delivered by an amazing musician ❤
When you have pure talent you don't need to shout to reach the soul
Well said.
That's dumb as fuck. So james brown wasnt talented? Foh
@@wilfordgrimley4339 You don't NEED to shout. And let's face it, most of James Brown was more like performance art...
Shout to reach the soul is an expression in itself, like an extra thing. But this does not make shouting a bad thing. You guys are a bit not so having a clue lol :) and I do get your feel and what you meant and that is what matters. OR what does not not matter (2x not) since it only appears as if it was the case that it wouldn't matter, by what I said which is though not even true.
Brilliant ,,, you nailed it.
After almost 40 years, still wonderful
It's such a classic! Out of this world!
@dmt Where did it go...... Listening to this make me sad but happy.
eddt430 che
Kristine Baumann forever!!!
Incredible song sang beautifuly by mark knofler 🤗 xx
This song makes me cry. So many reasons why. Mark, you are the best.
You'd have to be made of stone not to be touched by this song wouldn't you. 🙂
The song lends itself completely to the fragility of his aging voice, it shows how timeless the narrative is and the line "ill love you till i die" . That comes one day for all of us.
The best part of this particular version to me is that he leaves out the verse where Juliets dreams come true and she leaves Romeo. In that verse she falls for chains of silver and she falls for chains of gold... and pretty strangers with the promised they told. Leaving this verse out seems to make the song more poignant and reflective... an old man remembering his life, keeping the good and forgetting the bad... really amazing stuff...
Good point, well spotted.
Very good point. This version is perfect for a man looking back.
Definitely, almost like Hurt by jonny cash
genius blake 👌❤
It’s 40years after. So maybe he’s made peace with it .
Absolute quality, one of the best songs ever written.
Yep, but we say that about other tunes too!
Steve Ryan, yes we do do but you would still have to place this in the top spot I reckon.
I'm sensing you like this song! :-)
Everything he writes is quality. Such an amazing way with words.
While this is lovely, along with "Your latest trick", I'd argue that "Tunnel of Love" is the greatest song ever written.
A song that is beautiful and heart breaking sad in one and I love listing to it.
I am 72 and ‘lost’ my Juliet 23 years and 3 months ago------------because I was foolish, thick and did not listen to the right people. I still think and love her to this day.
How can anyone give this a thumbs down? Mark Knopfler is a true musical genius and this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. This rendition is also beautiful. The thumbs down people must be deaf.
I guess everyone has a Juliet somewhere in their past.
I threw it all away several years ago.
This song speaks to everyone who has loved and lost...and that's pretty much all of us right?
damn son comment as sad as the song
@@beepboop974 you think brother?
Just telling it how it is...
@@paultucker0738 appreciate it. its a strange feeling and you worded it poetically
Well said, Paul!!
"This song speaks to everyone who has loved and lost...and that's pretty much all of us right?"
Pretty much, but not all. I can still appreciate the song and musicianship though.
I think his voice is perfect for this now more than ever. It's a song that should be sung older, looking back at that one love we wanted more than anything in this world to last, but lost.
Women don't love.
That's the tragedy.
Mark Okern i think both work...as someone older looking back at a distant love, and as someone younger...maybe reflections of a recent relationship. Either way, we’re talking about Mark...so it’s perfect
@@threethrushes "You shouldn’t come around here,
Commenting on a gender like that !"
@@rafiulalam2390 Well played, sir. Well played, indeed.
@@threethrushes Well said
"And all I do is miss you"....how his voice breaks when he sings that line.
This is such a beautiful song, heartfelt.
When it came out, I was making a total mess of my life at 18. I met my Juliet, but couldn't get her to be mine. Yet.
I turned my life around a year later, and we got together.
We have been married for 35 years now, and this song just brings me to tears. So beautiful. So thankful.
You are so lucky....life gave you a 2nd chance...35 years together confirm my saying...
This is the best version he’s ever done of this song. Masterpiece!
The one with Emmylou Harris is even better!
La verdad no comprendo nada, pero entiendo que yutube no permitiría malos comentarios.esto es una proclama para el amor
Living legend. Dire straits were one of the tightest musical outfits in terms of the quality of musicianship and way their music flowed. Flawless.
Whenever I am sad or stressed I listen to mark knopfler and his music always makes everything better. Thank you Mark knopfler so much
😍
Works for me ! For many years btw.
I know what you mean. It's a rare gift to weave tears into sweet music.
Me too. Well said :)
Mark is one of music's greatest talents... ✔
This man is a treasure. I’ve listened to everything he’s ever done thousands of times and it still gives me chills
This is possibly the most magical, heart wrenching and beautiful song ever made. Thank you Mr. Knopfler, you sir, are eternal.
Having written such a wonderful, timeless song.....you realise that he has written a considerable number of these......a genius songwriter
Yes, and i got them all! My favorite musician.😊👍
Yes, writing songs is where his genius truly shines, to say nothing of his craft as a guitarist.
A lot of overated musicians out there . It's impossible to overate this man . Superb .
It's impossible to overrate anything for which there is no rating.
@@mikemartin5749 - There is always a Rating!
@@filipina5953 OK, what is Mark Knopfler's rating?
@@mikemartin5749 10/10.
No matter how good you think Mark Knopfler is, it’s not enough.
I remember when this song came out. I was in high school. Makes me realize just how old I am when I see Mark balding and heavy. He was a skinny kid with a headband and a wicked guitar.
Possibly the greatest love song ever written and composed and played by a rock n roll artist
Truly the best definition of a *living legend* .
Him or Clapton
well deserved award (living legend award at sse scottish music awards this year)
For some weird reason (I wasn't listening to any music at the time) last night I was thinking about how outstanding Mr Knopfler's work is. What's amazing is that if you ignore the fact that the music is sensational and how well he plays, and then just look at the lyrics - he really puts together some sweet lines and tells amazing stories. Songs like this and Telegraph Road for example, do not need videos - it's like reading a good book, the lyrics and music help your imagination create the scenes in your head. Rock on MK, looking forward to the new album!
Can't say more. Listening to Mark's music is like reading a book.
I've always thought the same. He even does an amazing feat, he creates an atmosphere with his music that's like watching a movie.
Gotta agree I listen to sailing to Philadelphia and privateering album all the time.Mk is a legend
Bandit Rider being from east london this is how they used to talk and tell stories all those decades ago. He reflected this through his work
got a degree in English? an married to a n author, married again another luv, children I dunna how many
I could watch Mark Knopfler play guitar for hours and hours ... He truly is one of the greatest musicians alive.
Hi my grandson made a cover of this ( 15 years old at the time). Would love to know what you think ruclips.net/video/PENye5es74Q/видео.html
After 42 years this song still gives me goose bumps
My real guitar hero!
Classic
Mark knofler LEGEND!!!!
One of if not the greatest guitarist ever . But even now after all these years he still is unreal . Mark you are an absolute treasure 🙏
Me and my Juliet parted 30 years ago, this was one of "our" songs. I still think of her everyday and hope she's doing well, healthy and happy.
Thank you Mark. My wife and I feel like we've grown up with you. We've listened to this song together for 40 years and we are still " doin the stars together ".
Hello Sir ,What's the meaning of "do the stars "
Mark Knopfler right up there with Lennon/McCartney, Elton John and Queen as the royalty of British music- EDIT: I forget to include Jeff Lynne here.
Eh....calm down. DEFINITELY not in the same bracket at all!!
@@davidr3789 I've always thought that Lennon & McCartney were over rated & arogant. Imo the best one of the beatles was George Harrison. He also, again imo, wrote the best songs.
David R you’re right, he’s not in the same league at all. Knopfler is way above them.
One of the biggest selling albums of all time? 5 other albums that stayed in the charts for up to 4 years at a time. Yes, up there 😊
@@davidr3789 You're a frigging idiot.
Mark Knopfler was the first guitar hero I discovered back in the 80's when I was just a kid. My father brought home the Brothers in arms album and it absolutely blew me away. In those days MTV used to play Dire Straits videoclipa very often.
Seen Mark as an old man makes me realize how old I am and how much time has passed. He's still a true guitar hero.
Thanks BBC for this material.
Sorry for my english. Greetings from Argentina.
I hear. I feel very much the same way.
Brother, your English seems to be better than that of many Americans I surround myself with 🤙
@@user-po7iv4ni3o thanks man.
Same for me, I still remember my dad bringing that record home, on vinyl. Kicked off my love for this band
This man has written so many beautiful and memorable songs. The Alchemy Live album and the band's performance at the Mandela Day Concert - being joined by Eric Clapton make me so grateful
Brought tears to my eyes. I grew up with dire straits.
😲😲
Mark knobfler is a genius I honestly hope the guitar riffs and and guitar intros makes a big comeback. Current scene is dead.
Mark is probably my most favorite of all guitar players. I love this song how it gets me emotionally everytime I hear it. You feel this,,not just hear it.
Absolutely, I am a couple of months short of 70 years old, and this song always makes me weep ! - I want to play this with my 16 year old grandson (me on Keyboards him on Guitar) but I know I'll get too emotional to finish it. Here's to all our Juliet's wherever they may be. We still miss you, it was just that the time was wrong.
@@bernardcook6542 I hear ya. I'm 62. I can play parts of it on my keyboards ( I have too many LOL .) I just close my eyes and relax. A beautiful heartfelt song.
You can never have too many keyboards !
I currently have 3 and am looking to get another (- possibly a used Yamaha Electone HS8) - I also have 7 guitars and I'm still enjoying them all. My 16 year old grandson and I have been sharing music projects online during lockdown as we both use the same DAW software and have the same wide tastes in music.
@@bernardcook6542 2 weeks ago I bought the ASM Hydrasynth and last week the Korg Wavestate. I'm broke but happy.
Nice ! Enjoy them. (- and make Rick Wakeman jealous !)
Mark makes it look soo effortless, Legend!
That gruff voice and those golden fingers never fail to stir something in my heart. What a talented man💖
Its that good it would bring a tear to a glass eye
Well my glass eyes are dry
Must be an amazing set of glass eyes that can read, either that or your an arsehole right enough
zactly,,,,now fuck off
Great comment
Its good enought to bring a tear to a glass eye for sure.
The time is wrong, is such an undeniable truth that we feel about life as we age. As an older man, Mark renders his wonderful song with such regret and tenderness. Beautiful.
Just touching and beautiful. Thank you Mark, for writing such a wonderful piece of music to share with the world.
A song that will travel through all the ages . One of the finest songs of all time .
This was the first song that my husband ever dedicated to me.... We've been together almost 13yrs!
But...your name is Danielle?
Confusing!
I'm genuinely interested, what other songs did he dedicate?
Hey another Nichols. My last name as well. Awesome taste in music to boot. Many well wishes to you cuz!!!
Here too many more for u guys
So much talent,I’ve played guitar 30 odd years and I’m still crap
No on your own..
Me too. He makes it look so effortless, but it 'taint. :-)
Yes indeed, I've played for over 50 years - also now crap (due to approaching middle age 🤣) - that's why I've gone back to playing keyboards. Mark is way up there with Eric Clapton, Ritchie Blackmore and Dave Gilmour. Long may they continue to enthral us !
I knew about dire straits, heard some of their songs. 3rd Lockdown, 2021, discovered this song and dire straits properly. One of my fav songs at the moment and always will be.
Making Movies is in my humble opinion the best album.
This song like so many dire straits songs never gets old.. brought a tear to my eye in the 70's and still does today! "Tunnel of love" takes me right back to my teens, spending summer hols and most week ends at Whitley Bay.. thanks Mark! 👍
This guy is unreal.Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists there is.I’ve learnt a lot of my finger picking off him.
What we are getting here is decades of experience and a master musician. Imagine music without Mark Knopfler. Actually, don't do that.. it is not a nice thought. Mark is a legend and his performances will naturally be different now than they were 20 years ago, but that is also a nice thing.
Can't get enough. Marc touches me with his guitar all day long.
I was just a young bloke when I first heard Making Movies and fell in love with it . Now I'm an old bloke and that love affair has journeyed with me throughout my years gathering memories some sad some bad but most good. I live for my music and and Dire Straits is one of the reasons why. Hopefully when I go it'll be listening to something that has made this life so beautiful.
So lovely is a bit sad see how legends get old 😢
Better than dying young
I rather grow old than die Young
Enjoy every minute of your life
Comes to us all not as a legend but every human being.The most depressing aspect is I can't really imagine any current "legend "coming close to this in 40 years time .Their is vacuum that cant be filled
Wrong. He’s a legend that never gets old. He will live on forever.
Agree it sucks getting old
Più di 40 anni che l'ascolto, ed è sempre più bella. Grazie per la tua musica, Mark.
The guitarman number one for elegance and genius. W Mark
Mark's lives often better than studio records. Wonderful
Just watch this closely. All the hands playing instruments are aged, experienced and have played so much music over the years. Yet they play every note with so much maturity & sincerity. You will never such hands in the future. Take good note and listen to their music with your hearts. Such timeless music....
Rahul Poral why would we not see such hands in the future?
They certainly don’t come around very often. Less so in the future as most youngsters are far too distracted to commit the time and passion needed to be this good. Talent will only take you so far..
You can see it in his eyes, whoever she was....... She is still there in his heart.
Excellent performance, no special effects, no special equipment, just PURE TALENT AND PURE EMOTIONS.
😎
Dear God! How beautiful does this sound...
He’s the full monte, a true master at his craft. I’ll never get bored of listening to his work.
Monty👍🏻
The best ever and the most underrated ever too.
@Magister Ludi pls don't condemn people for their opinion when u don't understand english.. hahahaha
That guitar riff is one of the best ever. It had to be part of this song- one of the best ever
I can remember the first time I ever heard this song - on my SONY Walkman with headphones - on a bus from Tokyo to the Airport in 1981. Had just bought the Walkman on the Ginza - and got Making Movies and Eagles Greatest hits as my two new cassettes to get me back to the US. I had never heard music this clear before - and the finger snap made me laugh - as I felt like I was in the studio. I loved the song before it was over - and I've never stopped loving it.
Марка Нопфлера обожаю. Мой любимый мужской вокал и манера играть на гитаре. Спасибо Ютубу за возможность видеть поднаготную жизни любимых артистов, как оно есть. Не ожидал, что увижу его в таком почтенном возрасте. КАК БЫ Я ХОТЕЛ ЛИЧНО ВЫРАЗИТЬ ЕМУ ВОСХИЩЕНИЕ ЕГО ТВОРЧЕСТВОМ!!!
this song makes me cry so hard.
Remind me to listen to this song every month.
This is very, very smart songwriting! Geniuses only, make something like that. Incredible.
Marks voice when getting older reminds me of Johnny Cash' voice on his later years and american records 😮
Master of all he plays, none will meet this standard.
shes gone but left me with the best 5 years of my life. wish her nothing but the best. love you forever. this song brings me to tears.
Keep swinging champ
Mark is completely in his own personal story ..., you can feel his inner tears ..., the original version is musically incomparably better, but this one is soooo touching ... :(
Absolute legend. Been listening since about 30 years ago.
This was the song for me and my first love. The day that I found that she had died, this version was on BBC Radio 2.... RIP Julia xxx
Aww so sad :(
Well now, after all this time, I never expected a reply or a comment ( and that wasn’t why I sent my original post), but thanks for your reply, it all helps - even after all this time... Cheers, Steve
Steven, this comment has touched me. And yes we may be total strangers, and the internet may be a place full of hate and sadness. But I hope this can be another encounter that helps.
I hope you are doing well, I hope you have found peace and I hope your loved ones are there for you when you need them most.
God bless.
Thanks, James…
There’s a lot of nastiness online (it’s easy when there’s no accountability), but it’s good to see that there’s still nice guys out there too…
Time has passed, but (every now and then) I still get a bit “moist around the eyes….
But, hey, good wishes still help.
Thanks, Steve
heard this on the record, heard it on the cassette tape, heard it on the CD player and then on the mp3 player and now on RUclips!!! Never gets old!!! Always a love struck Romeo when it comes to Mark Knopflers songs!!!
one of the most natural, effortless deliveries of music and lyrics that I've ever seen. what a treasure.
Literally one of the best musicians in history, he might not be flashy or play fast but his music was genious, conveyed emotion and his playing is iconic. You instantly recognise a song composed by knopfler and thats the sign of a great in my opinion!
He is definitely a great ! And he can and does play fast on some songs. And very well. Chet Atkins refers to Mark as the greatest guitarist of all time.
What a beautiful guitar.
Can't stop listening to this, but helping Me so hardship and heartache!!
Meant through
One of the greatest live songs of all time
3 vodkas and I just want to burst into tears
RocknRollcompany
wow not just the finger ability but the voice is killing it there
is "killing it" good or bad?
tensago good
One of the greatest love songs ever. And now, thirty-something years later it sounds even more truly. I think I will sing this song by the piano for my teenage children when I’ll be older than now :)
Thank you for this music, Mr. Knopfler.