Did he know soo much Argentinean soldiers? Great Britain lost less than 250 soldiers, 90 of them were English. The chance "some of them" were friends of Mark Knopfler isn´t really high. In Germany nearly 200.000 people died of corona and I didn´t know anyone of them.
@@zimbo65a If you come from certain parts of UK specially during that time, it was more men coming from the same places so the chance was pretty high that you know somebody who was in the armed forces. And it was not only 90 British soldiers in Falklands. But this song is about brothers in arms and not only about a particular war.
@@thomasedin764 Mark Knopfler actually references the fact that the British soldiers were mostly drawn from the British rural lowlands in the third line of the first verse. I could argue that since Germans are such a small proportion of the population of the world are German, the probability @zimbo65a would know any of them is miniscule (if I ignored the subtext in their post suggesting they are in or from Germany).
@@michaelkeogh344 So far everyone who loves this song also responds to "Yaad" by Bloodywood. It is about eternal bonds and surviving the death of your best friend. I will stand up for the human ability to feel. It's all we have.
It's amazing how many people are unaware of Dire Straits. At the time this song came out they were the biggest band on the planet. The Brothers in Arms album was the first CD to sell a million copies worldwide and sold 30 million copies overall. Bob Geldof wanted them to headline Live Aid because he knew if they signed on other big acts would follow. In the end they didn't because they had a sold out evening gig over the road at Wembley Arena and they had too much integrity to let their fans down by cancelling. Instead they agreed to play an afternoon slot, carrying their instruments across the car park to Wembley Stadium to perform for 20 minutes which was the longest set of the day. 3 years later, despite being on hiatus following the year long Brothers in Arms tour, they were asked to headline the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert and got back together specially. That concert was seen by over 600m people worldwide, second only to Live Aid at the time. The band sold over 100m records and Money For Nothing, a number 1 hit on the Billboard chart, was used to launch MTV Europe. Mark Knopfler, the band's lead singer and lead guitarist wrote virtually every one of their songs on his own and his body of work is truly astonishing. In addition to Dire Straits he formed The Notting Hillbillies as a side project and released an album with them and he's released 10 solo albums to date. He's also recorded albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris and composed 9 movie soundtracks including the one for The Princess Bride. In addition to his own work, he's also played with and on records for numerous others including the likes of Bob Dylan (he also produced Dylan's Infidels album), Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Tina Turner (he wrote Private Dancer), The Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard, Van Morrison, James Taylor and Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. His songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Joan Baez, Home Free and Metallica (who have all done versions of Brothers in Arms), The Everly Brothers, The Killers, Mary Chapin Carpenter and The Shadows. Earlier this year a new version of Knopfler's Going Home, the main theme to his Local Hero soundtrack, was produced by his long-time collaborator and Dire Strait's keyboardist Guy Fletcher, to raise money for UK and US teenage cancer charities. It brought together 60 odd musicians including Hank Marvin, Duane Eddy, Dave Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, Brian May, Sting, Nile Rodgers, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Urban, Paul Carrick, Mike Rutherford, Ringo Starr and his son Zak Starkey, and Knopfler himself to name just a few. It starts with the very last notes recorded by Jeff Beck. Even though so many don't seem to know Mark Knopfler or Dire Straits, his peers understand and appreciate just how extraordinarily talented the man is. Genius is an epithet thrown around all too easily but there is no doubt it applies to Mark Knopfler.
Nah. What is amazing is that we old folks tend to forget that not everyone is old and our contextual touchstones are not universally/generationally shared. It makes it all the better when I see young folk discover the kind of music that I grew up loving.
I saw Dire Straits live in 93 and they were one of the biggest live bands im the world filling stadiums. The moment they played this song 20,000 people just fell silent... Powerful
One point a lot of people miss is he also forgives the enemy who killed him, as nobody chose to be in the war, they are all doing what they are ordered to. That's what the line "Every man has to die" is referring to.
As a veteran of bosnia, kosova and iraq these lyrics hit deep man. Thinking of the families that lost brothers, sons, husbands, grandsons and fathers may you rest in peace, stand easy. This song is about yhe falklands conflict i believe which my dad also served in. Top 5 greatest songs and bands, dire straits really are next level.
My dad fought in ww2 and was sent to an American base after being wounded. Harold Hobson survived because an American nurse saved his life. Thank you. Respect.
I think this song is ageless and encompasses All soldiers throughout time. I can't stop listening to it--It haunts me. My husband is a Vietnam Vet and I'm so thankful he returned home alive and whole. We've been married for 61 years, now and our lives are winding down. Such is life. I don't know where the years have gone.
He came home. Those are the three words that matter, the ONLY words that matter in war. They're never really whole again though, are they? My grandfather and all four of his brothers went to the Front in WW1 and astoundingly, all came home, but society just expects them to pack it away. Then my Mother lived through WW2 in an industrial city bombed to buggery by the Nazis, but it was the Falklands War in '82 that broke her. Senseless, orchestrated and utilised for political gain - what do we have to do to get past this? And we threw our best, elite regiments into the meatgrinder, so ill-equipped they had to steal boots from Argentinian dead. Every year I think "never again" but we do it over and over. Bodies don't have nationalities, they don't have sides, they don't have religion. None of it matters. I'm old too. I heard this as a baby metalhead with no time for ballads but nobody can hear this without thinking. Our musicians have a better grasp than any of our politicos, no matter the time or the orientation. And now I'm having a good snivel, check out Chris de Burgh "Borderline" (and don't tell anyone I tipped you to it) then Motorhead "1915." Nope, I'm not crying. ..this puddle on the floor was already here. Shniffle. Glad your man made it though. I can't even learn about the Vietnam War, it's too much. And I have no idea why I wrote you this essay, sorreeeee....
@@randomhumanoidblob4506 Thank you so much for your response to my post. It touches my heart deeply. I can't listen to Brothers in Arms without tears falling. They don't say war is hell for no reason. I was home praying for my husband and When I brought the newspaper in and looked at it, I saw his base up in Pleiku has suffered a mortar attack! My heart sank and for a few minutes, I couldn't even think, then I started praying and it helped. I packed up a suitcase for our baby girl and drove up to my in-laws' house and though we were too young to be married, they both saw how much I love their son. They were my refuge for that year. I don't know what I would have done without them. Then, the guy who was delivering telegrams rang our mailbox buzzer and I got into the elevator and he was gone when I got to the first floor of our apartment building and I tore up the stairs and there he was, with the telegram. I didn't want to open it, but I could not, not open it and it was from my husband letting me know he wasn't there when the attack happened. He flew choppers when he was in Vietnam. My knees got shaky and felt like rubber, but I thanked God for Mike's being safe. He did get shot down one time, but was able to make it and get the ship and everyone in it back to safety. It's also hell for the people back home waiting for their soldiers. When I got back one of the times I had gone to visit Mike's parents. I walked into my parents' apartment and I heard a deep voice say, "Well, it's about time you got here." Mike wasn't a career soldier and he was then stationed at a post in TX, where he was an instructor pilot. It's OK to shed tears when something touches you deeply. It means you can feel and tears can be cleansing. Please do not apologize that you wrote back to me. Somehow it helps so much. I had no group of wives to join when Mike was in Vietnam and it was lonely, except for his parents and God, who understood how I felt. God bless you and keep you and yours in His loving care. 💔❤🩹❤
Sorry guys, this is about war in general. How ridiculous it is. We all live in different worlds on the same planet and still manage to try and kill each other. John is correct. It may have been inspired by the falklands war, but it’s not specifically about the falklands or WW1. Watch the video and read the lyrics carefully.
@@jameskavanagh4315 Note that the video included WW1 imagery and soldiers holding M-16s and AK-47! It is about all wars. Jon A. Sgt USMC 1981-89 (my maternal grandfather fought in WW1 in France, and uncles on both sides fought in WW2).
No weep no feel. This song was both a protest and a celebration of war and fallen comrades. Despite being about the Falklands war, it could be applied to all wars around the world, the stupidity and the devastation it causes, the pain and the unnecessary loss.
Just a note to say Mark Knopfler doesn’t use a guitar pick. He’s making that guitar cry and sing using just his fingers. He’s rare for that. He also hand picks a Dobro (national guitar). It’s an incredible talent and he is absolutely a guitarist that inspires others. He has a way of playing that is individual to him. Personally my favourite song is “Telegraph Road” but everyone has their own favourite.
Telegraph Road.....what can I say? I bought some really good headphones recently. I listened to T.Road on them on repeat, in the dark, just a few days ago....just wow.
I love this song, it reminds me of my father who fought in ww2 and saw some awful battles from Italy through to North Africa as a dessert rat, he was burnt from the waist up while doing his washing in carozine, he had 90% burns he was also shot through the hand which cut his wedding ring in half while he was aiming his rifle, a very near miss. My brother also served and did 7 tours of Northern Ireland, my sisters husband also military and served in Ireland was bombed in a land rover sustained sever injuries but thankfully survived. My nephew also served in the Gullf War and Afghanistan. All brothers in arms, and now my dad, brother and brother-in-law are all brothers in the arms of God
Brothers in Arms is one of the best albums of all time. Mark Knopfler is one of the best singer songwriters of his generation.He is also one of the greatest guitarists alive today.
ok, you're a fan and all of that.... but one of the greatest albums ever? It's not better than the older Dire Straits albums, dude. you need to listen to more music
@@sobrevalorado It IS ONE of the greatest. Why? Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, So Far Away From Me, Brothers in Arms. It was the number 1 best selling CD of all time for many years when the CD format was launched. Number 1 CD! For a very long time. 29 million copies sold and it sits at the the third best selling album ever in the Uk to this day....And the music video for Money For Nothing had early CGI, and helped launch and promote MTV channel on launch as well. That is a lot for one album, and not many other bands or people can lay claim to it. There are many superb and top selling albums worthy of being called one of the greatest...and this is one of them.
The Falklands war The UK lost many lives in battle, ships went down with lives lost. But the solders showed true compassion for the enemy helping their wounded. Keeping their love for their fellow man always no matter which side they were on. Considering the enemy their brothers in arms even though they won the battle.
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I don't know if you are from the UK. I'm from Argentina and I served at the Navy and let me tell you that actually Argentina lost much more lives than the UK in that terrible war. In the late 90s I moved to Europe where I lived over 14 years in different countries and I've met a lot of British people and I have Friends from the UK. I'm writing this because I saw your comment and I think it's wrong the fact it's one-sided, as you wrote it just from the UK point of view and thinking only about the UK soldiers who were involved in that war and not thinking about the Argentinians who has suffered really much, not only because of fighting against the British soldiers but also because they were not even supported by the Argentinian government, which was in that time a dictatorship that used the war as a method to get rid of the young men that were fighting against the dictatorship.
Terribly sorry if I offended you which was not my intention. My comment was based on the meaning of the song, not how many souls were lost on either side. I do not agree with any war myself and of course only saw the impact of loss from the UK. But was fully aware of the suffering of the solders from Argentina. And one life lost on either side should be enough for mankind to stop fighting. My point was that although men have been forced to settle the squabbles of the governments and powers we live under by becoming cannon fodder, They can still maintain the good in their hearts to help those who are wounded or taken prisoner. To me it is not who lost the most but who learned from it. How can I not be caring about the Argentinians if I rejoice that the UKs solders showed them compassion. As I stated I do not support any war but understand that those who fight in them I can not judge. I do not base my views on the world but on the laws of God himself. Therefore your comment could not be further from the truth.
To the Argentinian friend who replied to the OP. As a Brit, I remember learning about the Argentinian soldiers being mainly conscripts sent to their death due to your politicians. You should also know that there was a large percentage of British people who were against the sinking of the Belgrano, calling it a war crime. There was a famous interview where a member of public in the UK openly criticised Margaret Thatcher on television for that act. Regardless of the reasoning behind the entire war, decent people on both sides of the conflict were victims of politics, and at no time did the majority of British want Argentinians to lose their lives, as much as we didn't want our own to die. The Argentinian people are some of the most kind, loving and beautiful people, and it's a tragedy that this event ever took place. Lots of love and respect from the UK.
I first heard about the Falklands war whilst having a drink with two Argentinian friends in a bar in Greece. Sympathy for all who were sent to fight for politicians ulterior motives. This song is a great testament to the madness of war. There is a brilliant live version of this that is worth a watch. Love and light.🙏
A Man I worked with fought in the Falklands.He was on the Sir Galahad Ship when it got hit. His friend was killed when a blast blew a metal door off and hit him He was just feet away He had awful survivor guilt.We loved him at work.Unbelievably he gave us many laughs with his Stories of Service.He is still alive and has popped up on TV. Thank you for this.🙏💌🤍🕊️🕊️🕊️
@@Killermcknight From what I understand, survivor guilt doesn't really go away. The best we can do is to remember such sacrifices, respect their memory, support the berieved families. Never forget.
@@trespireIt never does, after almost 36 years, I still get the thoughts in my head, what if, maybe if, I could've, why? That is hard on you, of 7 friends, in the same unit, 4 came back, in the beginning it's not so bad, you think, but as you age, it becomes stronger. Lost the first of our 4 in 1996, the second 2007, earlier this year the 3rd, now 1 left, it is always at the back of your mind, it never goes away, sending 18 year olds to war, without mental care/awareness is a killer.
@@RickcandKai Was lucky to never have been in direct combat, but many have, and pay a price. Sometimes I can see it in their eyes. All I can say is we should all keep them in our thoughts. Sharing our & their stories seems to help ease the burden of memory.
@@trespire we get good at hiding it, maybe from the time I grew up, psychologist wasn't an option then, the times we're vulnerable, is in nostalgia, a smell, a sound. My son says he can then see regret/hurt, otherwise we hide it, if you weren't there, you can't explain it, especially the smell of death, the fear with bullets all around you, the chaos. One of the reasons of my divorce was that even though I never abused my wife, she said the eyes were just devoid of emotion at certain times. That is what war gives you, regret, hatred, it starves you of emotion, that is why so many of us came back with ptsd and a fear of being in humanity, because the normal person cannot understand what you went through, and Hollywood glamorize it.
This track was inspired by the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands that took Britain to war. However, it has been so cleverly written, and is such a powerful piece, it could apply to any war at anytime in history. A true masterpiece that reminds me of my grandad at the battle of the Somme, and my father who was in the jungles of Burma during WW2. I never fail to shed tears.
To put a time context on this and the video, it was written shortly after the Falklands War between UK and Argentina and so was heavily inspired by that, however the video itself uses WW1 as a backdrop, Despite both of those inspirations it is just an anti-war song with no particular battle/war/time period, just war in general.
In terms of lasting quality Mark Knopfler is a match for the classical composers such as Bach and Beethoven etc. with an output miles greater than most of these classical composers!
Dire Straits has some amazing music. Check out both Sultans of Swing and Telegraph Road from the Alchemy Live tour. Both songs are long but they both offer some of the best guitar solos you will ever hear. ruclips.net/video/8Pa9x9fZBtY/видео.htmlsi=XCO1O0pTM33l7MO ruclips.net/video/Q1Wp2ASqyxI/видео.htmlsi=2CWTEdiZhHHOQkdW A couple of other songs you might like are Walk of Life and Money for Nothing. Both of these songs are better if you watch the official music videos. ruclips.net/video/kd9TlGDZGkI/видео.htmlsi=6rML8MlfBHIGdyFM ruclips.net/video/wTP2RUD_cL0/видео.htmlsi=qLJgIf0DIz2V9mAw Be aware, Walk of Life is very uplifting and its catching tune will live in your head for a while. You may also find yourself belting out "Wooooo Hoooooo!" Every once and a while for no particular reason.
This album (also called Brothers in Arms) was the first ever to sell more than a million copies in CD format. A massive hit. Which really speaks to your comment about how easily music becomes forgotten, especially today, when music is so transient, and no-one listens to albums anymore. Dire Straits are definitely a whole album band.
For me this song is about loss in general.. I was 13 when I lost my friend, Maciej, due to Leuchemia.. He was the kindest of young boys.. Every day the following Fall I met his mother on my way home from School and in my "numbness" I couldn`t find the words/ What to say to her.. Apart from all her grief, She probably felt something similar.. 7-8 months later, In May 1985 this Song was released and played a lot on the Radio + MTV.. and it was then I really could start to mourn his passing.. Tonight I sit here in my bed mourning my sweet Father who passed this Spring..I`m watching your sincere and awesome reaction , which makes me remember my Friend and my dear Dad.. A Huge Thank You for heplng me with this process.. Everyday Life often makes us/me to just struggle along, doing Everyday stuff until we are going to sleep at night !! and.. btw..I got to see Dire Straits in Concert in 1992 if I remember it correct. It was Awesome! :) , Thanks for keeping Memories alive !!
Mark Knopfler wrote the song in response to The Falklands Conflict. The first line, “these most covered mountains, are a home now for me.” Is a direct reference to the most shrouded mountains of East Falkland and the battlegrounds of Mount Tumbledown, The Two Sisters and Goose Green. He struggled to understand war and what makes us fight and die in them, as per an interview he gave with The Professor of Rock, Adam Reader on his channel. This song came out in the aftermath of the Falklands and it has been an anthem for loss, sure, courage and devotion in film and TV since.
I remember we played this song back in 86 when we buried one of our legionaire brothers that gave his life to save two others.. I will never forget that day.. gentle rain and overcast. Our brother got a good sendoff.
Dire Straits are a British band, this was their anti war song, written not long after the Falklands war, though anyone can feel it’s about all wars I think Americans have a lack of knowledge about the rest of the world and see everything as being American, reacting to other things will open your mind but you really need to educate yourself about the World, at the time of the Falklands there was a groundswell of feeling about joining the Army to go and fight, the Government prevented this as they knew the war was not going to expand beyond the boundaries of the Falkland Islands, the song has a great meaning to the men who fought and those that would have.
When the music was M U S I C. ZERO samples, just guys playing perfection. One the the BEST ever. ALL of the rappers crap together has NOTHING on a single song like this.
"Mark Knopfler has an extraordinary ability to make a Schecter Custom Stratocaster hoot and sing like angels on a Saturday night, exhausted from being good all week and needing a stiff drink." Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
This is an 80”s song . Powerful lyrics telling us how crazy it is that we keep fighting wars against each other . Some of the best music ever was written in the 70”s and 80”s. On both sides of the pond .
Your comrades are your brothers in arms doing their patriotic duty, but it has to be remembered that the guys on the other side are also brothers in arms doing their patriotic duty. The last line says it all - "we're fools to make war on our brothers in arms".
Mark Knopfler wrote the song in 1982 during the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina, and it's considered a protest song that rails against the pointlessness of war. In 2007, to raise money for British veterans still suffering from the war's effects, Knopfler recorded a new version of the song at Abbey Road Studios
Mark knophler is a Geordie from where I’m from same as AC/DC front man Brian. Anyways I find it mental that the greatest guitarist is from my working class northern city that is under funded and struggling and he hasn’t ever forgot about us. He comes back multiple times a year donates to the food banks and children’s charities in Newcastle. Even donated and auctioned 8 of his guitars for Newcastle charities last year ❤❤
@@TreVader1378 yep sting is a Geordie, the band the animals are Geordie, Sam fender is Geordie , riddley Scott the movie director is a Geordie, we have a talented bunch and more that I just can’t think of atm, but the local music scene is thriving we have loads of talent hitting the road atm it’s a little bit like Manchester in the 90s
Great reaction!! This song 'got' me when I was 7! My sister had bought the cassette (she was 20), and while I loved Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life, this track hit hard. Already an empathetic person, I heard this as an anti-war song (found out after it was specifically about the Falkland War, but it applied to ALL wars). Knopfler's soulful guitar playing did exactly that - reached into your soul! I cried then on hearing it, and I cry now. Regretfully...wars continue to rage on.
If this song doesn’t bring a tear to your eyes or many of them then you’re dead inside. Beautiful song on levels that ain’t so, regardless of what this song means to you on a personal level.
Honestly, the song in general always hits me hard. Abit crazy that I came to this from The Grand Tour ending and this song playing at the very end made the farewell even more moving, but nothing compared to how moving and beautifully poetic the music video on this song. I cannot fathom how modern day editing is all well and good but there is something that this kind of creativity is rare and special. What a song!!
Sorry that your mood was dampened by this video but if it didn't then questions would need to be asked. I never get tired of listening to this song having first become addicted to it in the last century when it was first written Still brings a tear to my 73 year old eyes. The song is in fact about the Falklands war between UK and Argentina. Great reaction as always. Take care.
This song is a go to song for all of us who have served and it brings on the emotions as he just hits it for me. Eddie Vedder is the lead singer for Pearl Jam. Thank you for the respectful and kind post.
@@richardellis4636 No it doesn't. All of our fathers die. IDGAF about Blunt singing a song about his own father dying, it's one man and it's not part of a war. Dire Straits are singing about war - actual war. Are you really mentioning James Blunt in the same sentence as Mark Knopfler? Have a think about it.
@@yutehube4468 yes his father was dying BUT this song found a long lost relative that saved his fathers life. I know this because I see him most mornings walking his dog. I was also comparing the emotion evoked from a song NOT comparing circumstances. So go stick your indignation where the sun don’t shine.
Mark's guitar is so amazing in this. He uses it as his vocal accompaniment. This is my second favorite piece by Dire Straits. The first will always be the Alchemy Live version of Sultans of swing. It is legendary.
I was at university in Northern Ireland in 1985 a few months after this came out. This album deeply resonated with many teenagers impacted by the conflict there. The girl in the next room to me played the album continuously for months. It’s only recently that I can listen to it again and enjoy it for the incredible music it is. This song isn’t about Northern Ireland but it felt like it was for many people who were going through that conflict, as it would for people impacted by other wars. The whole album is beautiful and worth a listen.
‘There’s so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world but we live in different ones’ Humanity described in one verse or the poetry of this song - one stanza.
I don’t want this to be taken the wrong way, but I love that this made you cry. You felt it. That is music. Thanks so much - new sub from Australia ❤ 🐨
This was awesome to watch your reaction having experienced it live in 86 Sydney. Mark Knopfler is a living guitar legend from an era when musicians had skills, real skills.
What sets Dire Straits apart from the multitude of other great guitar bands of the time is they had their own ‘sound’. No one else sounds like DS, when one of their tunes comes on you instantly know who it is. Thats a great legacy to leave ! Wonderful band.
There is this turning point in the last stanza, which really hit me. As the soldier is dying, his last words are that the enemy soldier is his brother, too. And brothers should never kill each other..
i cant believe that no one as ever heard this. its shocking. even when i was growing up. i heard what my parents and grandparents was listening to. i so glad i did. because now i have a conection. when i here songs from past. it connects me to them. there the best. ill never forget them. there talking also about veterans, fought in wars.
Yeah, I think it helps if you are in a household that your parents or grandparents or aunts and uncles… Whoever is listening to music and you were introduced to music that is maybe from a generation different than yours. Unfortunately, for me, my mom was predominantly single mom and was working a ton to be able to provide for her kids. I genuinely don’t hardly ever remember Music in the household as a kid. I’m sure there was, just nothing that I can recall.
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At first you thought it was about Vietnam and then you thought maybe it was about the beaches of Normandy at D-Day on WW II or maybe about Pearl Harbor but, exceptionally in this case, the US was not involved (at least not directly and didn't take part of it) and actually this song is based on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) war which has occurred in 1982 between Argentina and the UK.
This is why we love being recommended new groups from people. We have no idea about them. This was recommended from a video of an American group, so we just assumed they were also American. But it’s fun to discover more artists and learn new facts and history from other countries.
Mark Knopfler is a genius; not just for this song. But to correct multiple comments in this thread. There was no Falklands War. Argentina invaded unopposed; even though we knew they were going to. We then sent a 'Task Force', spanked there arses and took it back. Many lives were lost. Neither side declared war.
Everytime I hear this song / album since it came out and I bought it in the early 80s It hits so deep and there is such emotion …… ever since I heard Sultans of swing I have been hooked. Lyrics. Music. Guitar. He is the best !!
Ty guys, I love your reactions sooooooo much. I predict you will not forget this song as it has a tendency to haunt people for the rest of their lives. Mark Knopfler is a talent that is near incomparable. This song, with a perspective of a dying soldier, makes me cry every single time. The power of the words, the tone of the "simplistic" guitar is unforgettable...haunting.
You would be amazed how quickly a concert venue goes dead silent when Mark starts this intro and continues until the end of the song.
Mark Knopfler lost some friends in the Falklands War. Not only are the lyrics deep, but Mark makes that guitar cry as well.
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Although this was inspired by The Falklands War, it is deliberately framed to be more general and to apply to every war.
Did he know soo much Argentinean soldiers?
Great Britain lost less than 250 soldiers, 90 of them were English.
The chance "some of them" were friends of Mark Knopfler isn´t really high.
In Germany nearly 200.000 people died of corona and I didn´t know anyone of them.
@@zimbo65a If you come from certain parts of UK specially during that time, it was more men coming from the same places so the chance was pretty high that you know somebody who was in the armed forces. And it was not only 90 British soldiers in Falklands. But this song is about brothers in arms and not only about a particular war.
@@thomasedin764 Mark Knopfler actually references the fact that the British soldiers were mostly drawn from the British rural lowlands in the third line of the first verse. I could argue that since Germans are such a small proportion of the population of the world are German, the probability @zimbo65a would know any of them is miniscule (if I ignored the subtext in their post suggesting they are in or from Germany).
Brothers In Arms is one of the best albums in history Mark Knopfler is a brilliant songwriter and one of the best Guitarist in the history of rock
@@darkpitcher5242 I didn't have to say it because you did. But yeah, that.
He was on Desert Island Discs last week. A great life story. I’ve been listening to the Album since then, it’s superb.
I’d forgotten how good it was.
@@michaelkeogh344 So far everyone who loves this song also responds to "Yaad" by Bloodywood. It is about eternal bonds and surviving the death of your best friend. I will stand up for the human ability to feel. It's all we have.
Timeless anti-war song. This is real. Immensely sad and melancholy. It always makes me cry. Heavy for sure.
It's amazing how many people are unaware of Dire Straits. At the time this song came out they were the biggest band on the planet. The Brothers in Arms album was the first CD to sell a million copies worldwide and sold 30 million copies overall. Bob Geldof wanted them to headline Live Aid because he knew if they signed on other big acts would follow. In the end they didn't because they had a sold out evening gig over the road at Wembley Arena and they had too much integrity to let their fans down by cancelling. Instead they agreed to play an afternoon slot, carrying their instruments across the car park to Wembley Stadium to perform for 20 minutes which was the longest set of the day. 3 years later, despite being on hiatus following the year long Brothers in Arms tour, they were asked to headline the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert and got back together specially. That concert was seen by over 600m people worldwide, second only to Live Aid at the time. The band sold over 100m records and Money For Nothing, a number 1 hit on the Billboard chart, was used to launch MTV Europe.
Mark Knopfler, the band's lead singer and lead guitarist wrote virtually every one of their songs on his own and his body of work is truly astonishing. In addition to Dire Straits he formed The Notting Hillbillies as a side project and released an album with them and he's released 10 solo albums to date. He's also recorded albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris and composed 9 movie soundtracks including the one for The Princess Bride. In addition to his own work, he's also played with and on records for numerous others including the likes of Bob Dylan (he also produced Dylan's Infidels album), Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Tina Turner (he wrote Private Dancer), The Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard, Van Morrison, James Taylor and Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. His songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Joan Baez, Home Free and Metallica (who have all done versions of Brothers in Arms), The Everly Brothers, The Killers, Mary Chapin Carpenter and The Shadows.
Earlier this year a new version of Knopfler's Going Home, the main theme to his Local Hero soundtrack, was produced by his long-time collaborator and Dire Strait's keyboardist Guy Fletcher, to raise money for UK and US teenage cancer charities. It brought together 60 odd musicians including Hank Marvin, Duane Eddy, Dave Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, Brian May, Sting, Nile Rodgers, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Urban, Paul Carrick, Mike Rutherford, Ringo Starr and his son Zak Starkey, and Knopfler himself to name just a few. It starts with the very last notes recorded by Jeff Beck.
Even though so many don't seem to know Mark Knopfler or Dire Straits, his peers understand and appreciate just how extraordinarily talented the man is. Genius is an epithet thrown around all too easily but there is no doubt it applies to Mark Knopfler.
Nah. What is amazing is that we old folks tend to forget that not everyone is old and our contextual touchstones are not universally/generationally shared. It makes it all the better when I see young folk discover the kind of music that I grew up loving.
What he said 👆
Amen.
Couldn't agree more 👍
Fantastic post. Mark and Dire Straits deserve a lot of recognition.
I saw Dire Straits live in 93 and they were one of the biggest live bands im the world filling stadiums. The moment they played this song 20,000 people just fell silent... Powerful
It's written from the prospective of a soldier mortally wounded on the battlefield surrounded by his brothers in arms
One point a lot of people miss is he also forgives the enemy who killed him, as nobody chose to be in the war, they are all doing what they are ordered to. That's what the line "Every man has to die" is referring to.
@@Deadguy2322forreal no
Forgiving your enemy in WW1, led to WW2, go figure.
Perspective.
Its the Falklands war diaries
As a veteran of bosnia, kosova and iraq these lyrics hit deep man. Thinking of the families that lost brothers, sons, husbands, grandsons and fathers may you rest in peace, stand easy. This song is about yhe falklands conflict i believe which my dad also served in.
Top 5 greatest songs and bands, dire straits really are next level.
I think it’s about war in general. How we live in different worlds on the same planet and keep trying to kill each other.
One of the deepest, and most beautiful songs of all time ❤. I love it.😊
Everyone should check out the version they did at the the Mandela Birthday Concert!
My dad fought in ww2 and was sent to an American base after being wounded.
Harold Hobson survived because an American nurse saved his life.
Thank you.
Respect.
“You did not desert me my brothers in arms”
Me - 😭
The 80s were incomparable for its music. I wonder if we'll ever hear its like again?
Never understood why this was my fathers favourite song from the LP as there are so many amazing songs on it... then I got it.
I think this song is ageless and encompasses All soldiers throughout time. I can't stop listening to it--It haunts me. My husband is a Vietnam Vet and I'm so thankful he returned home alive and whole. We've been married for 61 years, now and our lives are winding down. Such is life. I don't know where the years have gone.
He came home. Those are the three words that matter, the ONLY words that matter in war.
They're never really whole again though, are they? My grandfather and all four of his brothers went to the Front in WW1 and astoundingly, all came home, but society just expects them to pack it away. Then my Mother lived through WW2 in an industrial city bombed to buggery by the Nazis, but it was the Falklands War in '82 that broke her. Senseless, orchestrated and utilised for political gain - what do we have to do to get past this? And we threw our best, elite regiments into the meatgrinder, so ill-equipped they had to steal boots from Argentinian dead. Every year I think "never again" but we do it over and over. Bodies don't have nationalities, they don't have sides, they don't have religion. None of it matters.
I'm old too. I heard this as a baby metalhead with no time for ballads but nobody can hear this without thinking. Our musicians have a better grasp than any of our politicos, no matter the time or the orientation.
And now I'm having a good snivel, check out Chris de Burgh "Borderline" (and don't tell anyone I tipped you to it) then Motorhead "1915." Nope, I'm not crying. ..this puddle on the floor was already here. Shniffle.
Glad your man made it though. I can't even learn about the Vietnam War, it's too much. And I have no idea why I wrote you this essay, sorreeeee....
@@randomhumanoidblob4506 Thank you so much for your response to my post. It touches my heart deeply. I can't listen to Brothers in Arms without tears falling. They don't say war is hell for no reason. I was home praying for my husband and When I brought the newspaper in and looked at it, I saw his base up in Pleiku has suffered a mortar attack! My heart sank and for a few minutes, I couldn't even think, then I started praying and it helped. I packed up a suitcase for our baby girl and drove up to my in-laws' house and though we were too young to be married, they both saw how much I love their son. They were my refuge for that year. I don't know what I would have done without them.
Then, the guy who was delivering telegrams rang our mailbox buzzer and I got into the elevator and he was gone when I got to the first floor of our apartment building and I tore up the stairs and there he was, with the telegram. I didn't want to open it, but I could not, not open it and it was from my husband letting me know he wasn't there when the attack happened. He flew choppers when he was in Vietnam. My knees got shaky and felt like rubber, but I thanked God for Mike's being safe. He did get shot down one time, but was able to make it and get the ship and everyone in it back to safety.
It's also hell for the people back home waiting for their soldiers. When I got back one of the times I had gone to visit Mike's parents. I walked into my parents' apartment and I heard a deep voice say, "Well, it's about time you got here." Mike wasn't a career soldier and he was then stationed at a post in TX, where he was an instructor pilot.
It's OK to shed tears when something touches you deeply. It means you can feel and tears can be cleansing. Please do not apologize that you wrote back to me. Somehow it helps so much. I had no group of wives to join when Mike was in Vietnam and it was lonely, except for his parents and God, who understood how I felt. God bless you and keep you and yours in His loving care. 💔❤🩹❤
It was written in 1982 during The Falklands War and is about "the senselessness of War" Mark Knopfler.
This is nothing to do with the Falklands war this is about the 1st world war your talking bolloxs
@@simongrinham4368 Nope, it was written about the Falklands war, you are confusing the video with the inspiration of the song ffs
Sorry guys, this is about war in general. How ridiculous it is. We all live in different worlds on the same planet and still manage to try and kill each other. John is correct. It may have been inspired by the falklands war, but it’s not specifically about the falklands or WW1. Watch the video and read the lyrics carefully.
@@jameskavanagh4315 Note that the video included WW1 imagery and soldiers holding M-16s and AK-47!
It is about all wars. Jon A. Sgt USMC 1981-89 (my maternal grandfather fought in WW1 in France, and uncles on both sides fought in WW2).
@@jona.874exactly. It has also imagery from Vietnam or Korea if you watch closely.
One of the best guitarist I've ever seen in concert
I like Dire Straits, but I didn't know about this song until my husband recently had me come listen to it.
No weep no feel.
This song was both a protest and a celebration of war and fallen comrades. Despite being about the Falklands war, it could be applied to all wars around the world, the stupidity and the devastation it causes, the pain and the unnecessary loss.
Just a note to say Mark Knopfler doesn’t use a guitar pick. He’s making that guitar cry and sing using just his fingers. He’s rare for that. He also hand picks a Dobro (national guitar). It’s an incredible talent and he is absolutely a guitarist that inspires others. He has a way of playing that is individual to him. Personally my favourite song is “Telegraph Road” but everyone has their own favourite.
Telegraph Road.....what can I say? I bought some really good headphones recently. I listened to T.Road on them on repeat, in the dark, just a few days ago....just wow.
I love this song, it reminds me of my father who fought in ww2 and saw some awful battles from Italy through to North Africa as a dessert rat, he was burnt from the waist up while doing his washing in carozine, he had 90% burns he was also shot through the hand which cut his wedding ring in half while he was aiming his rifle, a very near miss. My brother also served and did 7 tours of Northern Ireland, my sisters husband also military and served in Ireland was bombed in a land rover sustained sever injuries but thankfully survived. My nephew also served in the Gullf War and Afghanistan. All brothers in arms, and now my dad, brother and brother-in-law are all brothers in the arms of God
I've always loved Romeo & Juiliet, and Two Young Lovers (great sax)!
Telegraph road is an awesome song, but my fav is still if this is goodbye with Emmy Lou Harris.
Mine too
Brothers in Arms is one of the best albums of all time. Mark Knopfler is one of the best singer songwriters of his generation.He is also one of the greatest guitarists alive today.
ok, you're a fan and all of that.... but one of the greatest albums ever? It's not better than the older Dire Straits albums, dude. you need to listen to more music
@@sobrevalorado It IS ONE of the greatest. Why? Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, So Far Away From Me, Brothers in Arms. It was the number 1 best selling CD of all time for many years when the CD format was launched. Number 1 CD! For a very long time. 29 million copies sold and it sits at the the third best selling album ever in the Uk to this day....And the music video for Money For Nothing had early CGI, and helped launch and promote MTV channel on launch as well. That is a lot for one album, and not many other bands or people can lay claim to it. There are many superb and top selling albums worthy of being called one of the greatest...and this is one of them.
The Falklands war The UK lost many lives in battle, ships went down with lives lost. But the solders showed true compassion for the enemy helping their wounded. Keeping their love for their fellow man always no matter which side they were on. Considering the enemy their brothers in arms even though they won the battle.
I don't know if you are from the UK. I'm from Argentina and I served at the Navy and let me tell you that actually Argentina lost much more lives than the UK in that terrible war. In the late 90s I moved to Europe where I lived over 14 years in different countries and I've met a lot of British people and I have Friends from the UK. I'm writing this because I saw your comment and I think it's wrong the fact it's one-sided, as you wrote it just from the UK point of view and thinking only about the UK soldiers who were involved in that war and not thinking about the Argentinians who has suffered really much, not only because of fighting against the British soldiers but also because they were not even supported by the Argentinian government, which was in that time a dictatorship that used the war as a method to get rid of the young men that were fighting against the dictatorship.
Terribly sorry if I offended you which was not my intention. My comment was based on the meaning of the song, not how many souls were lost on either side. I do not agree with any war myself and of course only saw the impact of loss from the UK. But was fully aware of the suffering of the solders from Argentina. And one life lost on either side should be enough for mankind to stop fighting. My point was that although men have been forced to settle the squabbles of the governments and powers we live under by becoming cannon fodder, They can still maintain the good in their hearts to help those who are wounded or taken prisoner. To me it is not who lost the most but who learned from it. How can I not be caring about the Argentinians if I rejoice that the UKs solders showed them compassion. As I stated I do not support any war but understand that those who fight in them I can not judge. I do not base my views on the world but on the laws of God himself. Therefore your comment could not be further from the truth.
To the Argentinian friend who replied to the OP. As a Brit, I remember learning about the Argentinian soldiers being mainly conscripts sent to their death due to your politicians. You should also know that there was a large percentage of British people who were against the sinking of the Belgrano, calling it a war crime. There was a famous interview where a member of public in the UK openly criticised Margaret Thatcher on television for that act. Regardless of the reasoning behind the entire war, decent people on both sides of the conflict were victims of politics, and at no time did the majority of British want Argentinians to lose their lives, as much as we didn't want our own to die. The Argentinian people are some of the most kind, loving and beautiful people, and it's a tragedy that this event ever took place. Lots of love and respect from the UK.
I first heard about the Falklands war whilst having a drink with two Argentinian friends in a bar in Greece. Sympathy for all who were sent to fight for politicians ulterior motives.
This song is a great testament to the madness of war. There is a brilliant live version of this that is worth a watch. Love and light.🙏
@SirHilaryManfat: the ‘war crime’ would have been allowing the Belgrano to escape; to return later, and play havoc with our fleet.
I'm 66 now ,never thought I'd get this far ,I was at Mount Harriet ,War is sh#t.
Wow. Glad you’re still here! 🙏🏻♥️
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service brother. From my heart.
Thank you for your service fighting for our country.
Respect
A Man I worked with fought in the Falklands.He was on the Sir Galahad Ship when it got hit. His friend was killed when a blast blew a metal door off and hit him He was just feet away He had awful survivor guilt.We loved him at work.Unbelievably he gave us many laughs with his Stories of Service.He is still alive and has popped up on TV.
Thank you for this.🙏💌🤍🕊️🕊️🕊️
Oh my gosh, I cannot even imagine. I hope he has allowed himself to stop feeling guilty and live a beautiful life.
@@Killermcknight From what I understand, survivor guilt doesn't really go away. The best we can do is to remember such sacrifices, respect their memory, support the berieved families. Never forget.
@@trespireIt never does, after almost 36 years, I still get the thoughts in my head, what if, maybe if, I could've, why? That is hard on you, of 7 friends, in the same unit, 4 came back, in the beginning it's not so bad, you think, but as you age, it becomes stronger. Lost the first of our 4 in 1996, the second 2007, earlier this year the 3rd, now 1 left, it is always at the back of your mind, it never goes away, sending 18 year olds to war, without mental care/awareness is a killer.
@@RickcandKai Was lucky to never have been in direct combat, but many have, and pay a price. Sometimes I can see it in their eyes. All I can say is we should all keep them in our thoughts. Sharing our & their stories seems to help ease the burden of memory.
@@trespire we get good at hiding it, maybe from the time I grew up, psychologist wasn't an option then, the times we're vulnerable, is in nostalgia, a smell, a sound. My son says he can then see regret/hurt, otherwise we hide it, if you weren't there, you can't explain it, especially the smell of death, the fear with bullets all around you, the chaos. One of the reasons of my divorce was that even though I never abused my wife, she said the eyes were just devoid of emotion at certain times. That is what war gives you, regret, hatred, it starves you of emotion, that is why so many of us came back with ptsd and a fear of being in humanity, because the normal person cannot understand what you went through, and Hollywood glamorize it.
This track was inspired by the Argentinian invasion of the Falklands that took Britain to war.
However, it has been so cleverly written, and is such a powerful piece, it could apply to any war at anytime in history.
A true masterpiece that reminds me of my grandad at the battle of the Somme, and my father who was in the jungles of Burma during WW2. I never fail to shed tears.
To put a time context on this and the video, it was written shortly after the Falklands War between UK and Argentina and so was heavily inspired by that, however the video itself uses WW1 as a backdrop, Despite both of those inspirations it is just an anti-war song with no particular battle/war/time period, just war in general.
One of the best pieces of music ever played
One of the best musical compositions ever made
In terms of lasting quality Mark Knopfler is a match for the classical composers such as Bach and Beethoven etc. with an output miles greater than most of these classical composers!
A great British band one of my favourite songs ever
I would put it up in top rock songs of all time with November Rain and Nothing Else Matters. Those sort of ones.
I've listened to this song hundreds of time and still get misty eyed every time. One of the best songs written. Bruce
This is one of the Best pieces of Music Written, My Favourite of the Dire Straits Amazing Catalogue
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His guitar playing makes me cry.
Dire Straits has some amazing music. Check out both Sultans of Swing and Telegraph Road from the Alchemy Live tour. Both songs are long but they both offer some of the best guitar solos you will ever hear.
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A couple of other songs you might like are Walk of Life and Money for Nothing. Both of these songs are better if you watch the official music videos.
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Be aware, Walk of Life is very uplifting and its catching tune will live in your head for a while. You may also find yourself belting out "Wooooo Hoooooo!" Every once and a while for no particular reason.
Strongly seconded. The Alchemy Live version of 'Sultans of Swing' will certainly restore any lost energy👍🏽
Haha thank you for those, and the warning!
Their catalogue is awesome. Money for nothing, and Sultans of Swing, deserve a listen.
they have just so many greats and mark knopfler as a solo does aswell. in many i mean maaaany
This album (also called Brothers in Arms) was the first ever to sell more than a million copies in CD format. A massive hit. Which really speaks to your comment about how easily music becomes forgotten, especially today, when music is so transient, and no-one listens to albums anymore. Dire Straits are definitely a whole album band.
For me this song is about loss in general.. I was 13 when I lost my friend, Maciej, due to Leuchemia.. He was the kindest of young boys.. Every day the following Fall I met his mother on my way home from School and in my "numbness" I couldn`t find the words/ What to say to her.. Apart from all her grief, She probably felt something similar.. 7-8 months later, In May 1985 this Song was released and played a lot on the Radio + MTV.. and it was then I really could start to mourn his passing.. Tonight I sit here in my bed mourning my sweet Father who passed this Spring..I`m watching your sincere and awesome reaction , which makes me remember my Friend and my dear Dad.. A Huge Thank You for heplng me with this process.. Everyday Life often makes us/me to just struggle along, doing Everyday stuff until we are going to sleep at night !! and.. btw..I got to see Dire Straits in Concert in 1992 if I remember it correct. It was Awesome! :) , Thanks for keeping Memories alive !!
Very atmospheric song and he has the guitar weeping and wailing..
Always brings me to tears ❤
Thank you for interpreting it, as it should be xx
Mark Knopfler wrote the song in response to The Falklands Conflict. The first line, “these most covered mountains, are a home now for me.” Is a direct reference to the most shrouded mountains of East Falkland and the battlegrounds of Mount Tumbledown, The Two Sisters and Goose Green. He struggled to understand war and what makes us fight and die in them, as per an interview he gave with The Professor of Rock, Adam Reader on his channel. This song came out in the aftermath of the Falklands and it has been an anthem for loss, sure, courage and devotion in film and TV since.
I remember we played this song back in 86 when we buried one of our legionaire brothers that gave his life to save two others.. I will never forget that day.. gentle rain and overcast. Our brother got a good sendoff.
Oh my gosh 😭🙏🏻♥️ May he be resting in peace
This song is an absolute masterpiece!
Dire Straits are a British band, this was their anti war song, written not long after the Falklands war, though anyone can feel it’s about all wars I think Americans have a lack of knowledge about the rest of the world and see everything as being American, reacting to other things will open your mind but you really need to educate yourself about the World, at the time of the Falklands there was a groundswell of feeling about joining the Army to go and fight, the Government prevented this as they knew the war was not going to expand beyond the boundaries of the Falkland Islands, the song has a great meaning to the men who fought and those that would have.
When the music was M U S I C. ZERO samples, just guys playing perfection. One the the BEST ever.
ALL of the rappers crap together has NOTHING on a single song like this.
"....music preservation..." You just made my day with that phrase. Bless you both for this much-valued attitude to what you're doing.
"Mark Knopfler has an extraordinary ability to make a Schecter Custom Stratocaster hoot and sing like angels on a Saturday night, exhausted from being good all week and needing a stiff drink."
Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
I was about to post this quote. Thank you.
One of my favourite tunes, always brings a tear to my eye.
'Sultans of Swing' Live will blow you away! MK a genius.
Brilliant,,,I have e heard a d listened to this track a thousand times and it still makes my hair on my neck stand up ,,,beautiful and meaningful.....
Brothers in arms amazing he tells the story of a soldier and he's making his guitar cry like no one ells amazing guitarist a great reaction thank you
The one word that comes to my mind when I hear this song is "haunting".😔🙏
This is an 80”s song . Powerful lyrics telling us how crazy it is that we keep fighting wars against each other . Some of the best music ever was written in the 70”s and 80”s. On both sides of the pond .
Your comrades are your brothers in arms doing their patriotic duty, but it has to be remembered that the guys on the other side are also brothers in arms doing their patriotic duty. The last line says it all - "we're fools to make war on our brothers in arms".
Absolutely!!
No one can tell a story with the emotion Mark Knopfler delivers through his guitar, he's the best at this.
Mark Knopfler wrote the song in 1982 during the Falklands War between Britain and Argentina, and it's considered a protest song that rails against the pointlessness of war. In 2007, to raise money for British veterans still suffering from the war's effects, Knopfler recorded a new version of the song at Abbey Road Studios
Oh wow! Thanks so much for sharing!
So many emotive live versions of this.. A master musician and songwriter..
Mark tells the story, the guitar the emotions...
"You did not desert me, my brothers in arms..." That line has haunted me most of my life.
Mark knophler is a Geordie from where I’m from same as AC/DC front man Brian. Anyways I find it mental that the greatest guitarist is from my working class northern city that is under funded and struggling and he hasn’t ever forgot about us. He comes back multiple times a year donates to the food banks and children’s charities in Newcastle. Even donated and auctioned 8 of his guitars for Newcastle charities last year ❤❤
Sting as well.
@@TreVader1378 yep sting is a Geordie, the band the animals are Geordie, Sam fender is Geordie , riddley Scott the movie director is a Geordie, we have a talented bunch and more that I just can’t think of atm, but the local music scene is thriving we have loads of talent hitting the road atm it’s a little bit like Manchester in the 90s
@@geordieboy1309 Sir Ridley is a distant relation of mine, his childhood home is a few blocks away from my house.
Wow is the right reaction this song i listened with my brother who has passed away 3 years ago from cancer so respect this song
Great reaction!! This song 'got' me when I was 7! My sister had bought the cassette (she was 20), and while I loved Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life, this track hit hard. Already an empathetic person, I heard this as an anti-war song (found out after it was specifically about the Falkland War, but it applied to ALL wars). Knopfler's soulful guitar playing did exactly that - reached into your soul! I cried then on hearing it, and I cry now. Regretfully...wars continue to rage on.
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This song is so emotional and the video is just brilliant.
Your reaction confirms you are real people - just what the world needs
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@@Killermcknight Much love from a Scottish Soldier - Keep it Real - Alba Gu Brath...
If this song doesn’t bring a tear to your eyes or many of them then you’re dead inside. Beautiful song on levels that ain’t so, regardless of what this song means to you on a personal level.
Honestly, the song in general always hits me hard. Abit crazy that I came to this from The Grand Tour ending and this song playing at the very end made the farewell even more moving, but nothing compared to how moving and beautifully poetic the music video on this song. I cannot fathom how modern day editing is all well and good but there is something that this kind of creativity is rare and special. What a song!!
This song has a place in my heart as my dad was at the Falklands with the royal artillery.
That LP meant so much then, it still does. MK is just the best, and so precious ❤ His 75th birthday was yesterday ✨️
Saw these guys in '87, when they were arguably the number 1 band in the World. Still sticks in my mind. Brilliant show!!
Mark Knopfler turned 75 this week.
This is one of the best and most beautiful songs ever written. Amazing
So many places are at war, so many losses, such a tragic world
Sorry that your mood was dampened by this video but if it didn't then questions would need to be asked. I never get tired of listening to this song having first become addicted to it in the last century when it was first written Still brings a tear to my 73 year old eyes. The song is in fact about the Falklands war between UK and Argentina. Great reaction as always. Take care.
The man’s to strong is another amazing track of this album
Thank you both for reminding me just what a great song and video Brothers in Arms. 💗and Peace.
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This song is a go to song for all of us who have served and it brings on the emotions as he just hits it for me. Eddie Vedder is the lead singer for Pearl Jam. Thank you for the respectful and kind post.
holds a special place in my heart as an ex serviceman,,,,
That song would bring a tear to a glass eye .
Monsters by James blunt has the same effect
@@richardellis4636 No it doesn't. All of our fathers die. IDGAF about Blunt singing a song about his own father dying, it's one man and it's not part of a war. Dire Straits are singing about war - actual war. Are you really mentioning James Blunt in the same sentence as Mark Knopfler? Have a think about it.
@@yutehube4468 yes his father was dying BUT this song found a long lost relative that saved his fathers life. I know this because I see him most mornings walking his dog.
I was also comparing the emotion evoked from a song NOT comparing circumstances.
So go stick your indignation where the sun don’t shine.
I grew up listening to this in the 1980s
I was listening to this as a teenager
This song breaks my heart every time I hear it - and I have been hearing it since it came out.
Most excellent guitar.
1982. This touched a long buried emotion.
77 and wet eyes ...
This video always cuts deep being an ex British soldier.
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Mark's guitar is so amazing in this. He uses it as his vocal accompaniment. This is my second favorite piece by Dire Straits. The first will always be the Alchemy Live version of Sultans of swing. It is legendary.
This is one of the seminal albums of the 80’s. Every track pure gold. But this track paints the futility of war but at the end there is hope.
I was at university in Northern Ireland in 1985 a few months after this came out. This album deeply resonated with many teenagers impacted by the conflict there. The girl in the next room to me played the album continuously for months. It’s only recently that I can listen to it again and enjoy it for the incredible music it is. This song isn’t about Northern Ireland but it felt like it was for many people who were going through that conflict, as it would for people impacted by other wars. The whole album is beautiful and worth a listen.
‘There’s so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world but we live in different ones’
Humanity described in one verse or the poetry of this song - one stanza.
Timeless. It never loses its power or relevance.
This was 1985, Mark us absolutely brilliant, and he's been writing and recording terrific songs ever since, and he hasn't stopped.
I don’t want this to be taken the wrong way, but I love that this made you cry. You felt it. That is music. Thanks so much - new sub from Australia ❤ 🐨
Definitely not taking that the wrong way 😊 Thanks so much 🫶🏻
This was awesome to watch your reaction having experienced it live in 86 Sydney. Mark Knopfler is a living guitar legend from an era when musicians had skills, real skills.
my beloved brother passed away 6 weeks ago. And here am i sitting, hearing this song - crying ...
What sets Dire Straits apart from the multitude of other great guitar bands of the time is they had their own ‘sound’. No one else sounds like DS, when one of their tunes comes on you instantly know who it is. Thats a great legacy to leave ! Wonderful band.
Wet eyes every time I listen to this.
When I hear this song I ask myself "how can I love a song so much that literally guts me when I hear it?" And then I play it again...and again...
There is this turning point in the last stanza, which really hit me. As the soldier is dying, his last words are that the enemy soldier is his brother, too. And brothers should never kill each other..
This is played often at Veterans funerals in the UK.
i cant believe that no one as ever heard this. its shocking. even when i was growing up. i heard what my parents and grandparents was listening to. i so glad i did. because now i have a conection. when i here songs from past. it connects me to them. there the best. ill never forget them. there talking also about veterans, fought in wars.
Yeah, I think it helps if you are in a household that your parents or grandparents or aunts and uncles… Whoever is listening to music and you were introduced to music that is maybe from a generation different than yours. Unfortunately, for me, my mom was predominantly single mom and was working a ton to be able to provide for her kids. I genuinely don’t hardly ever remember Music in the household as a kid. I’m sure there was, just nothing that I can recall.
At first you thought it was about Vietnam and then you thought maybe it was about the beaches of Normandy at D-Day on WW II or maybe about Pearl Harbor but, exceptionally in this case, the US was not involved (at least not directly and didn't take part of it) and actually this song is based on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) war which has occurred in 1982 between Argentina and the UK.
This is why we love being recommended new groups from people. We have no idea about them. This was recommended from a video of an American group, so we just assumed they were also American. But it’s fun to discover more artists and learn new facts and history from other countries.
Brothers in Arms album was the first CD I ever played. I still have it along with every other Dire Straits album.
Mark Knopfler is a genius; not just for this song.
But to correct multiple comments in this thread.
There was no Falklands War.
Argentina invaded unopposed; even though we knew they were going to.
We then sent a 'Task Force', spanked there arses and took it back.
Many lives were lost.
Neither side declared war.
Everytime I hear this song / album since it came out and I bought it in the early 80s It hits so deep and there is such emotion …… ever since I heard Sultans of swing I have been hooked. Lyrics. Music. Guitar. He is the best !!
By the way you two are too. Cute. I feel your emotions. Thank you both. 💗
Our pleasure! Thank you ♥️♥️
Ty guys, I love your reactions sooooooo much. I predict you will not forget this song as it has a tendency to haunt people for the rest of their lives. Mark Knopfler is a talent that is near incomparable. This song, with a perspective of a dying soldier, makes me cry every single time. The power of the words, the tone of the "simplistic" guitar is unforgettable...haunting.
So glad you enjoyed our reaction! ♥️ And I completely agree!