Written from the perspective of a fatally wounded soldier who is approaching death and knows it. He's saying goodbye to his comrades who never deserted him in the battle but who will return home, leaving him behind. Some of us have lost good friends and will always appreciate the words of the song. RIP, Al and Sam.
It is a credit to Knopfler that he could capture the spirit of the sacrificed soldier and his connection to those who shared the precipice journey with him...his bothers in arms. Very few civilians can appreciate this world...sometimes the wives and families of the fallen...but not often. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Just one verse from poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21 September 1914. Full poem: With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres. There is music in the midst of desolation And a glory that shines upon our tears. They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. They mingle not with their laughing comrades again; They sit no more at familiar tables of home; They have no lot in our labour of the day-time; They sleep beyond England's foam. But where our desires are and our hopes profound, Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight, To the innermost heart of their own land they are known As the stars are known to the Night; As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain, As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, To the end, to the end, they remain.
@@Buster62 Like countless others, I was only aware of the usual words heard at this time of year. Thankyou so much for bringing to light the rest of the poem. It surely, must be THE most meaningful of ALL poems. It certainly is to me.
Brother, I could not have said it better. I lost a close buddy in Afghanistan during one of my deployments. A beautiful song and at the same time tough to hear. All my best to you.
I tell everyone this. A true classic, perhaps to be lost in the age of streaming individual songs. Albums were meant to be experienced in entirety. An emotional journey.
They both have that rare ability to not just play the guitar, but to actually speak through it and express emotions in a way mere words can't achieve. It's the difference between a musician and a virtuoso.
I think it’s worth noting that the version that’s being reacted to is the single release/music video. The album version is almost a full 2 minutes longer and well worth everyone’s time to seek out and listen to. There’s not a wasted note in 7 minutes.
Indeed, I strongly urge Stacy to listen to the full version. Could be the studio track, but also the live performance from the tribute to Nelson Mandela or the On the Night tour.
anyone who willingly "serves" in an imperialist military doesn't deserve any respect. Shame on all, living and dead, who have served in the military of countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada etc.
I was a product of the Vietnam war. I had friends in the 101st airborne. Many did not return. His guitar cries for all those veterans who did not return to their families. This song always gets me choked up. Beautifully written and performed by Dire Straits. 😢🇺🇸
Mark Knopfler's genius actually makes his guitar sound like it's singing sadly alongside him. This is arguably one of the greatest, most iconic songs ever written.
That is so true! I was raised with Dire Straits, mother played them the whole time. I always felt that Mark is singing duets with his guitars. By the way, I´ve never stoped listening to them ;)
This song is written from the perspective of a dying soldier, speaking to his fellow soldiers. Mark wrote it, inspired by the Falklands War in the early 80s between the U.K. and Argentina. And you nailed the concept of the first verse.
With this masterpiece, Dire Straits want to remind us all of the futility of wars and of all the soldiers who had to sacrifice their existence in vain. 🌺
Agreed lyrically and musically in every way, the story marks voice and guitar together telling the very sad story, the guitaring is unreal marks voice and the guitar crying while telling the story and a real story, yeah this is marks masterpiece which is tricky for me to say as i love telegraph road and private investigations and many others
Brothers in Arms was written in 1982, the year of Britain's involvement in the Falklands War. The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic. Argentina was at that time a military dictatorship. The conflict began on 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, the conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control. In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders were killed during the hostilities. Street riots in Buenos Aires followed the humiliating defeat and the military leadership stood down and in 1983 becomes an democracy.
@@KeithChegwin24I am glad he did as it tells us all bout why the song came into being and a tribute to the brave men that died to keep the falkland islands free from dictatorship.
This was one of my father's favourite songs. Not long after his funeral, some two and a half years ago, I was driving home at night and this came on the radio. I had to pull over and sat crying through the entire song.
@@GranpaMike I pretend that I got coolant in my eye. Glad that you looked into it, now you are one of us. Feelings are not weakness. Compassion and love are our strength. The key is balance.
it was originally wrote as a homage to the fallen during the Falklands war, but I think it resonates with all serving armed forces personnel & veterans of all nations who have had friends & family of the fallen
This song from the concert Dire Straits - Live "On The Night" 1993 has to be seen to be believed. Every reactor I've seen on RUclips said it had a massive impact on them. Also from the same concert Private Investigations is absolutely spine chilling with Mark actually narrating the song whilst playing acoustic guitar Spanish style with a haunting and explosive ending. It's jawdropping. Anyway love your channel. Cheers from Australia 👍🎸🎸🎸
Next stop, “Telegraph Road” a song Mark was inspired to write after a long bus journey on a Thorofare that traverses the edge of Detroit and its suburbs. It’s quite poignant and evocative in its telling…. Thank me later! P.s. this is my hometown and I very prideful about this song.❤❤
Actually Mark Knopfler had one or two friends who died in the Falklands War, that's why he makes that guitar sound so emotional... In live concerts this song always took a special place for him😪 btw the extended version as well as live performances are worth a visit...😊
Mark Knopfler has never stated that he had lost friends in that war. He has explained the meaning of the song a few times but it's never been mentioned about losing friends.
"We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms." Meaning that we are of one world and yet we kill each when we are all brothers. This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written or performed and it was written during the Falkland War. There's also a reason why the album "Brothers in Arms" is one of the best selling albums of all time. It's a masterpiece.
So true. One world in the endless universe. The famaous astronomer Carl Sagan nails it in his speech "The pale blue dot", a picture that shows the earth in a single sunbeam shot from the voyager probes from the edge of our sun system. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it
This song is perfection!!! So well delivered both vocally and instrumental. I've been anxiously waiting for this reaction by you Stacey! Thank you so much!
Great reaction Stacey! Gilmour and Knopfler are of the same breed - their guitars are extensions of their souls, and can make them sing or cry! This song hits deep for many service members, family of service members, or anyone empathetic of their struggle! It doesn't matter the conflict (as much as this was written in regards to the Falklands War), it's message is universal! Soldiers on the field don't 'want' to be there, they are indeed fighting for a cause, but that cause isn't always their own, but fight they must. I'd wager to say all wish for peace - to live out their days not on the battle field. Such a beautiful, poignant song.
This song is such a masterpiece in so many ways, in your review, you describe it very well! To me it’s one of the most beautiful songs ever written anywhere! 👏👏👏
And thank you for you beautiful Stacey to be so sincere and emotianal. If we ever gonna have a better world we do need people that can feel everything in their hearts.
No civilian can ever understand the bond that forms between men and women who have been in combat together. I can hardly listen to this song after all these years it still tears me up. Mark has done so much in his solo career, His writing and play are like none other.
Such a beautiful, haunting song. Really gives that feeling of quiet brotherhood, among men who are destined to live and die for each other. In Miami Vice in the 1980s, they did a good job of incorporating music, and there was an episode that featured this song to very memorable effect. Dire Straits can set a MOOD better than many bands. Right off the bat, they make choices that draw the whole picture for you.
This is written from the perspective of a dying soldier surrounded by his mates on the battlefield. You can feel the mournful guitar calling the lad home. It is a song those that served at the time '82 Falklands feel deeply. Please take a look at James Blunt "No Bravery" about his time serving in the Balkans.
Mark lost friends in the Falklands War and wrote this as a tribute to them. But I personally think it’s about the whole futility of war and the consequences. The ending brings hope.
I have such an emotional memory of this song. I made two trips into Afghanistan in the '80's during the Soviet-Afghan war, travelling with the mujahideen. By day, we were up in the mountains (the Russian army controlled the lowlands) hiding from the Mi-24 helicopter gunships sneaking to yet another caravanserai or friendly house. Each night around the lanterns, I listened to the stories of the people from the farms and villages fighting the invaders--the second most powerful army in the world. Stories of the land they grew up on and knew of nothing but, and how they had to retreat to the hills, and watch the Russians move through their villages and their lands below. I was a fan of Dire Straits and especially, Mark Knopfler in the '80's and I had brought a Walkman with me for the trip. I played this song as I rode into the war-zone of Afghanistan. It could have been such a "romantic" moment, straight out of history, travelling with these warriors. There was such a powerful feeling of remembrance of a life lived before, and a future they were willing to fight for, that came from their stories, and this song spoke to me of that, happening before my eyes. To this day, when I hear this song (even now as I listen to your video) it takes me back to the fear of anything in the sky, the dust rising from the horses in front of me, the sun glinting on the AK-47's and rocket launchers slung on the backs of the men--and my aching butt from so many days riding up and down on the paths over the hills and through the valleys. (Who could've imagined that I would know such kinds of people again (this time Ukrainians), forty years later, fighting the Russian invader once more in their villages and farms! And that once again, I would make it a war that I could not just sit by here in Canada and watch, but had to help those people fight for their lands and their way of life. One day, like you, I hope this ends. Maybe it will take an evolution of the human being, not a revolution that only brings the same kind of change.) But......thank you for the memory!!
Sir, I ask you, do you know of the band from India known as Bloodywood? Perhaps the style may be grating to you, yet they speak of our common goal of outnumbering oppression. Yes I was emulating that guy from Trybals with that first sentence, highligting my point that I have more in common with a person in the hills of wherever than I do with ANY so-called world leader.
@@rayhallett I just went to buy extra copies of "Rakshak" and they are out of stock. However, I believe that you are good and good will find you. We quite literraly have nothing better to do.
So glad you have discovered Dire Straits, my favorite band. Thank you for reacting to this incredibly powerful and emotional song. For your next "dive down the rabbit hole" I strongly recommend their song "Tunnel of Love." Mark Knopfler, the lead singer/lead guitarist and song writer wrote it about something that happened to him as a teenager. He was at The Spanish City, an amusement park near his home. He met a young woman and they agreed to hang together that night, then split up without telling each other their names. He fell for her, but let her go. More than a decade later he was still thinking about her. The song is powerful and the closing guitar solo is considered by many of us the best and most poignant solo in Rock. The best live version is from Wembley 1985, as great a performance as the live version of Sultans you fell in love with. The album version is a bit slower and much shorter, but you can hear the lyrics better. I think the closing solo is even more powerful. Can't go wrong with either!
Spanish City is in Whitley Bay. I lived there for 20 years and have been to Spanish City hundreds of times and always thought of Tunnel of Love when I was hit a coaster there :)
@@markharwood6794 Wow, that is fantastic! I understand that since it was remodeled and reopened, a line from Tunnel of Love is now in tile by the entrance and they play the song everyday when opening up.
Knopfler wrote ALL of Dire Straits songs as well as singing and composing the music. Aided by faithful right hand man bass player John Illsley, He WAS Dire Straits!
Mark wrote this song when he thought of the Falkland war in the 80's. It struck him that it was a senseless waste of life. As far as I know, Mark writes most of not all their songs.
Mark Knopfler wrote all the Dire Straits songs, Sting didn't really "write" anything for Money For Nothing, Mark just borrowed the I Want My MTV melody. This is such a brilliant song, Mark got the inspiration from his dad who commented about the Falklands war. If you watch a live version of this, and you should, watch the On The Night version. Next, please react to Romeo & Juliet from them.
“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
In this song, he played Gibson Les Paul. A talented guitarist is able to create magic with any guitar. For example, I know that many guitarists criticize EMG's active pickups as "soulless", but David Gilmour plays EMG's in the "Pulse" live video and no one will say that his sound there is "soulless". A lot of people are obsessed with guitar technology and brands, but it doesn't really matter much.
Mark Knopfler credits Hank Marvin as one of his biggest influences. He played with Cliff Richard and the Shadows back in the 1960s. Here's them playing together live at Wembly Stadium. Note their guitars. Dire Straits & Hank Marvin - Going Home Wembley 85 ruclips.net/video/zvBFrdBZ3uw/видео.html
Ultimately the song speaks of the futility of war, any war, and the legacy of pain and loss, ( the endless crosses, stretching out to the horizon ). You'd have thought by now we'd be a little wiser. Stacey, I'm surprised you didn't do a live version, but a good reaction nonetheless with a reverence this song so richly deserves. 👍:-)
I hope you never have a reason to visit those fields of crosses in person, but it is hauntingly beautiful. All these soldiers lined up in perfect formation forever. Coldly calculated just like the events that put them there.
This song is so universal. It even captures a story that is over 900 years old from Japan. The mountain villages that rose up to defend their families.
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.
I've been around for 73 years, and I've heard a lot of music. One gets a bit jaded after a while, but every time I hear a new musician or band that I really like, there's a sense of wonder that someone can do what they do. It lifts me up, life doesn't seem so empty for a while... A couple of years ago, my very best friend died. He was a Vietnam veteran, one of a kind person, and a true brother. Liver cancer is what punched his ticket, an artifact of the defoliate the army used, Agent Orange. I miss him every day, I put a picture of him and me that was taken years ago on the window sash just above my coffee maker... Looking forward to seeing him again when I go back to where I came from before I incarnated here.
So cool Stacey ❤!!! I love Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms it's a magnificent song ,Mark knopfler is a genius guitarist , Thanks for this vidéo , as always you are so nice ❤!!!
The king of rock, of the guitar. Mark Knopfler is a true genius. The work on this piece is phenomenal. Everything Mark Knopfler wrote is great. What else can I say?
I listened to this during my youth and thought nothing of it. There was just so much fantastic music during this eara. You youngsters today have no idea!! I'm so priveraged to have been brought up with this music quality and beautiful lyrics!! Today... music has lost it's heart and soul!!!!!
This is such a gifted song, one that reaches down inside a person and pulls emotions from the depths (if they allow it). I remember hearing it the first time (I was in the military at the time) and felt the connection immediately. Mark is a genius songwriter!
While not a HUGE Dire Staits fan, I understand their appeal. This is, in my opinion, their very best work. As is usually true, you really 'connect' with the performance due to your deep and profound empathy. I know you haven't done any a cappella groups on your channel, but you should consider listening to a mesmerizing cover of this masterpiece by Home Free. You WILL cry. As always, I truly enjoy and appreciate your reactions! Be well!
This amazing song, written by Mark Knofler, is a tribute to the fallen during the Falklands War. I have listened to this song (many versions, usually the live ones) more than any other song. I am 73 years old and have listened to it almost every day since it was released. Always enjoy your reactions Stacey. All the best. Take care. x
The words are being sung by a soldier dying in The Falklands during the war with the UK back in 1982. Mark Knopfler is a genius songwriter/performer/storyteller and not many guitarists can make their guitar cry and sing like Mark can. Fun fact: Mark doesn't use a pick, and he's actually left handed...! Lovely reaction Catlady. You really do 'get it' ❤
Stacey, I hope you continue your journey into Mark's music. I have loved it for over 40 years and I feel as though it has provided a soundtrack for my life. You are spot on with noticing how his guitar conveys such depth of emotion, something so rare especially today. I encourage you to listen to "Going Home" which is the theme song for New Castle United played at every home game. It is from the sound track of the movie 'Local Hero'. Mark plays a beautiful version of it at a service for Sterling Moss a British formula one driver. Recently the song has been recorded by 100 of the world's greatest guitarists as a fund raiser for children battling cancer. Just one so many songs. I hope you enjoy your journey into his music.
"There's so many different worlds So many different suns And we have just one world But we live in different ones" The most soul-stirring part of this song for me.
Been waiting for this one Stacey, thanks so much for your reaction. Always makes me tear up being an ex soldier and losing brothers in conflict. I witnessed their suffering. ❤️🏴🇬🇧
I was in the Air Force when this was released. I remember watching the news about the war every night. This song tears me up everytime I hear it. You have to watch/listen to this song performed by Home Free. It's worth watching. Very nice review.
Great job with this haunting song Stacey! "Walk of Life" with a sports bloopers video is a catchy fun tune from Dire Straits to bring the mood back up!
For me, it's not just any song. Mark speaks to his fallen friends, who answer him through the guitar - it sounds like a dialogue, like a last farewell.
Hay Stacey, pure emotion is what this music is, the way Mark sings it almost as if whispering the words into ones ears just add such a deep layer of emotion and connection between the songs and listener... Makes this one of the songs that hits more close to home that any other to me... You should check out the live version of this, even though you already know the song the live version you hit you in a totally indescribable way
Mark did write it. Others have commented on it being about the Falklands war. This was the first SINGLE CD ever released in the UK the art work a revelation at the time. Money for Nothing the first video on MTV Europe ! Gilmour and Mark both make their guitars speak for them. I dont know where Mark gets his accent from because he was born in Glasgow and Moved to Newcastle aged 7, 2 of the strongest local accents in the UK. Im from Edinburgh, Glasgow is only 60 miles , Newcastle 120 mls. a translator is often needed to understand them
By coincidence I was at the Nelson memorial in Portsmouth yesterday, and this song reminds me of the narration of Admiral Lord Nelson's final moments. Nelson was another who took some comfort in dying in the hands of his comrades rather than alone.
Thankyou for this, takes me back to my childhood watching the Royal navy fleet returning home from the the Falklands, may my dad and all those that serve R.I.P we all lose family although we know where they went Xx
I know there are a multitude of amazing guitarists out there making music that everyone could fall in love with...BUT...my personal feeling is that between Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, there are few (if any) equals. The guitar in this particular song drags you into feelings of despair, fear, pain, remorse, and sorrow - - and it is all brought about through a combination of his guitar prowess, and the lyrics, and the general cooperation of the entire band. This is an incredible, and yet, sorrowful piece of music. Thank you for this reaction video! This song, Telegraph Road, and Private Investigations are just 3 of the most amazing single masterpieces of auditory pleasure imaginable.
This song is a knife in the heart!Having served in Iraq as a civilian convoy driver I saw the so much destruction and senseless killing.I cry every time I hear this 😢
Your description of the song is spot on. You are obviously very musical and thoughtful Stacey, after all, if the music and lyrics don't move you, there would be no joy or sadness to make you feel alive!!Cheers Peter.
Mark Knopfler is an amazing composer of movie music as well as a brilliant guitarist. From the movie Cal to Local Hero, The Princess Bride and Last Exit to Brooklyn. Well worth to checkout.
Written from the perspective of a fatally wounded soldier who is approaching death and knows it. He's saying goodbye to his comrades who never deserted him in the battle but who will return home, leaving him behind.
Some of us have lost good friends and will always appreciate the words of the song. RIP, Al and Sam.
This song was the perfect background music for the Tango Mike Mike video honoring Roy Benevidez. ruclips.net/video/GjC_QAQyUP4/видео.html
It is a credit to Knopfler that he could capture the spirit of the sacrificed soldier and his connection to those who shared the precipice journey with him...his bothers in arms. Very few civilians can appreciate this world...sometimes the wives and families of the fallen...but not often.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Just one verse from poem by Robert Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), published in The Times newspaper on 21 September 1914.
Full poem:
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with their laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
@@Buster62 Like countless others, I was only aware of the usual words heard at this time of year. Thankyou so much for bringing to light the rest of the poem. It surely, must be THE most meaningful of ALL poems. It certainly is to me.
I am a combat vet. This song means more to me than you could ever know. Thank you for doing this and I hope God blesses your life.
And thanks for your service 🙏
Brother, I could not have said it better. I lost a close buddy in Afghanistan during one of my deployments.
A beautiful song and at the same time tough to hear.
All my best to you.
@@michaeldover I am sorry for the loss of your buddy but i'm glad you made it back alive my friend. May God bless you
Mark Knopfler's guitar really conveys the pain in the story. Such an amazing song.
Tak,myślę że ona płacze...
The entire album is perfect
So Far Away, Walk of Life, Your Latest Trick. Phenomenal.
I tell everyone this. A true classic, perhaps to be lost in the age of streaming individual songs. Albums were meant to be experienced in entirety. An emotional journey.
True enough
Most music touches your ear drums, but few touches your soul. This is one of them. It’s like an incredibly peaceful sadness washes over you.
David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler guitars always present in my life since I was a child
They both have that rare ability to not just play the guitar, but to actually speak through it and express emotions in a way mere words can't achieve. It's the difference between a musician and a virtuoso.
My heroes❤️✨
Both are masters of =playing= a guitar, not shredding at 1000 notes/second.
With you all the way mate. My two guitar heroes who really do make the instrument sing
Both play with their souls pouring out thru the strings
I think it’s worth noting that the version that’s being reacted to is the single release/music video. The album version is almost a full 2 minutes longer and well worth everyone’s time to seek out and listen to. There’s not a wasted note in 7 minutes.
Indeed, I strongly urge Stacy to listen to the full version. Could be the studio track, but also the live performance from the tribute to Nelson Mandela or the On the Night tour.
Totally supporting that! I’ve seen Knopfler live a few times and he did the song as well, it’s absolutely worth every single second and would be more.
The Cape Town Nelson Mandela birthday tribute performance is pretty awesome too.
To all of you that served under the banners, to you that are still serving and to all of you who did not come back home, my utmost respect.
anyone who willingly "serves" in an imperialist military doesn't deserve any respect. Shame on all, living and dead, who have served in the military of countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada etc.
I was a product of the Vietnam war. I had friends in the 101st airborne. Many did not return. His guitar cries for all those veterans who did not return to their families. This song always gets me choked up. Beautifully written and performed by Dire Straits. 😢🇺🇸
Mark Knopfler's genius actually makes his guitar sound like it's singing sadly alongside him. This is arguably one of the greatest, most iconic songs ever written.
No argument here. Just getting chills right now, listening.
Yes absolutely a work of art.
That is so true! I was raised with Dire Straits, mother played them the whole time. I always felt that Mark is singing duets with his guitars. By the way, I´ve never stoped listening to them ;)
As a veteran this song hits close to home and it hits hard, RIP my fallen brothers Paul Jr and David Sanders. I miss you both everyday. 😪💔
This song is written from the perspective of a dying soldier, speaking to his fellow soldiers. Mark wrote it, inspired by the Falklands War in the early 80s between the U.K. and Argentina. And you nailed the concept of the first verse.
With this masterpiece, Dire Straits want to remind us all of the futility of wars and of all the soldiers who had to sacrifice their existence in vain. 🌺
Everyone's jaws drop over Sultans Of Swing, but I think THIS might be Mark's masterpiece.
Be careful trying to decide one over another, that's how wars...Aw heck.
I thought I was the only one who believed this
Telegraph Road. Tunnel Of Love. Private Investigations.
Far better than anything on Brothers In Arms.
@@NickKolythas You are never alone. I will not desert you, my brother in songs.
Agreed lyrically and musically in every way, the story marks voice and guitar together telling the very sad story,
the guitaring is unreal marks voice and the guitar crying while telling the story and a real story,
yeah this is marks masterpiece which is tricky for me to say as i love telegraph road and private investigations and many others
Brothers in Arms was written in 1982, the year of Britain's involvement in the Falklands War.
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic.
Argentina was at that time a military dictatorship.
The conflict began on 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands,
the conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control.
In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders were killed during the hostilities.
Street riots in Buenos Aires followed the humiliating defeat and the military leadership stood down and in 1983 becomes an democracy.
My Uncle was part of the UK Task force
A lot of word salad just to say you know how to copy and paste wikipedia.
@KeithChegwin24 salad which by the way does not detract from the truthfulness of what was written.
@@KeithChegwin24I am glad he did as it tells us all bout why the song came into being and a tribute to the brave men that died to keep the falkland islands free from dictatorship.
@@srj6678 We can all visit Wikipedia.
The words of a dying soldier fading away with his brothers by his side. Beautiful, but terribly sad at the same time.
This was one of my father's favourite songs. Not long after his funeral, some two and a half years ago, I was driving home at night and this came on the radio. I had to pull over and sat crying through the entire song.
For my very dear friend who died in the Falklands war RIP Brother
RIP
There are a lot of great artists out there, and a lot of great songs. None affect me as deeply as this one. A big, big hug for Mark Knopfler.
Agreed. I enjoy seeing new fans react to this song, but I must do so with my glasses off. Still hits every time.
@@bryanbrady877 It's a good song to listen to while chopping onions. 😢
@@GranpaMike I made the mistake of trying to listen to the Bloodywood song "Yaad" at work. It is a song about dogs.
@@bryanbrady877 A new band and song for me, just checked it out. So... did you get fired or promoted? ;) Dogs deserve more songs.
@@GranpaMike I pretend that I got coolant in my eye. Glad that you looked into it, now you are one of us. Feelings are not weakness. Compassion and love are our strength. The key is balance.
one of the best songs ever made.
rest in peace to all soldiers served and saved their countries!
I love seeing new people listening to the music I listen to back in the day. So cool.
it was originally wrote as a homage to the fallen during the Falklands war, but I think it resonates with all serving armed forces personnel & veterans of all nations who have had friends & family of the fallen
I play this song every November 11th. I
One of the truly great songs. Always brings a lump to my throat no matter home many times i hear it
This song from the concert Dire Straits - Live "On The Night" 1993 has to be seen to be believed. Every reactor I've seen on RUclips said it had a massive impact on them. Also from the same concert Private Investigations is absolutely spine chilling with Mark actually narrating the song whilst playing acoustic guitar Spanish style with a haunting and explosive ending. It's jawdropping. Anyway love your channel. Cheers from Australia 👍🎸🎸🎸
Next stop, “Telegraph Road” a song Mark was inspired to write after a long bus journey on a Thorofare that traverses the edge of Detroit and its suburbs. It’s quite poignant and evocative in its telling…. Thank me later!
P.s. this is my hometown and I very prideful about this song.❤❤
But have you ever listened to that song while speeding between mountains across a vast desert? It holds up. A driving song in either case.
Right on!!!
First time I heard this song was on Miami Vice ! Went out and bought the tape the next day !
I was waiting for this one. Glad you enjoyed it. The guitar is so emotional.
Actually Mark Knopfler had one or two friends who died in the Falklands War, that's why he makes that guitar sound so emotional... In live concerts this song always took a special place for him😪 btw the extended version as well as live performances are worth a visit...😊
Mark Knopfler has never stated that he had lost friends in that war. He has explained the meaning of the song a few times but it's never been mentioned about losing friends.
I’ve heard this a cry for peace all over the world,it makes sense
Another Masterpiece. Mark touch the heart, with the voice and his guitar. He is not only a (great) musician. He is a poet
Mark Knopfler genuinely makes his guitar WEEP. What a master.
Brothers In Arms is plagiarism Snowy White Birds of paradise.
Such a beautiful and yet sad song. Mark's guitar playing is so moving.
"We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms." Meaning that we are of one world and yet we kill each when we are all brothers.
This is one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written or performed and it was written during the Falkland War. There's also a reason why the album "Brothers in Arms" is one of the best selling albums of all time. It's a masterpiece.
Agree nothing else to add
I actually have a friend on Facebook who served with the British Royal Navy during the Falkland Islands campaign
So true. One world in the endless universe. The famaous astronomer Carl Sagan nails it in his speech "The pale blue dot", a picture that shows the earth in a single sunbeam shot from the voyager probes from the edge of our sun system. Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it
My personal go-to for putting on the headphones and remembering friends lost along the way. An epic song.
This song is perfection!!! So well delivered both vocally and instrumental. I've been anxiously waiting for this reaction by you Stacey! Thank you so much!
Great reaction Stacey! Gilmour and Knopfler are of the same breed - their guitars are extensions of their souls, and can make them sing or cry!
This song hits deep for many service members, family of service members, or anyone empathetic of their struggle! It doesn't matter the conflict (as much as this was written in regards to the Falklands War), it's message is universal! Soldiers on the field don't 'want' to be there, they are indeed fighting for a cause, but that cause isn't always their own, but fight they must. I'd wager to say all wish for peace - to live out their days not on the battle field.
Such a beautiful, poignant song.
If you want musical storytelling; Dire Straits Telegraph Road from their Alchemy live concert is a must to react to.
This song is such a masterpiece in so many ways, in your review, you describe it very well! To me it’s one of the most beautiful songs ever written anywhere! 👏👏👏
To all the soldiers who have died in battle, RIP, your work is done. It was based around the Falklands war.
It was but it also has a wider anti-war message, as related by images of first world war soldiers in the video.
And thank you for you beautiful Stacey to be so sincere and emotianal. If we ever gonna have a better world we do need people that can feel everything in their hearts.
Mark speaks the lyrics. But the guitar sings the emotions.
Mark is magical. The sounds he coaxes from his guitars are otherworldly.
No civilian can ever understand the bond that forms between men and women who have been in combat together. I can hardly listen to this song after all these years it still tears me up. Mark has done so much in his solo career, His writing and play are like none other.
Sure we can, it's called trauma bonding
I can honestly say it's the same with fire fighters
One thats never been can understand
Yeah, this one makes me sob whenever I watch it. Beautiful song.
Such a beautiful, haunting song. Really gives that feeling of quiet brotherhood, among men who are destined to live and die for each other. In Miami Vice in the 1980s, they did a good job of incorporating music, and there was an episode that featured this song to very memorable effect. Dire Straits can set a MOOD better than many bands. Right off the bat, they make choices that draw the whole picture for you.
thank you Stacey
Many times I have listened to this song on my way to the Falklands. One of the greatest songs of all times.
I added the line "we have just one world but we live in different ones" to my spiritual awareness
A kinder version of "We both have truths, are mine the same as yours?" From JCS.
The Genius and artistry of MK is mind blowing few can evoke an emotion out if a guitar like that. I cant help but weep along with that guitar.
Mark Knopfler is an awesome guitarist. As a 22 year veteran this story of a dying soldier touches me deeply.
This is written from the perspective of a dying soldier surrounded by his mates on the battlefield.
You can feel the mournful guitar calling the lad home.
It is a song those that served at the time '82 Falklands feel deeply.
Please take a look at James Blunt "No Bravery" about his time serving in the Balkans.
Mark lost friends in the Falklands War and wrote this as a tribute to them. But I personally think it’s about the whole futility of war and the consequences. The ending brings hope.
Mark's voice is beautifully subdued in this masterpiece. No need to beat you around the head to get the message through. Very good review, Stacey!
I have such an emotional memory of this song.
I made two trips into Afghanistan in the '80's during the Soviet-Afghan war, travelling with the mujahideen. By day, we were up in the mountains (the Russian army controlled the lowlands) hiding from the Mi-24 helicopter gunships sneaking to yet another caravanserai or friendly house. Each night around the lanterns, I listened to the stories of the people from the farms and villages fighting the invaders--the second most powerful army in the world. Stories of the land they grew up on and knew of nothing but, and how they had to retreat to the hills, and watch the Russians move through their villages and their lands below.
I was a fan of Dire Straits and especially, Mark Knopfler in the '80's and I had brought a Walkman with me for the trip. I played this song as I rode into the war-zone of Afghanistan. It could have been such a "romantic" moment, straight out of history, travelling with these warriors. There was such a powerful feeling of remembrance of a life lived before, and a future they were willing to fight for, that came from their stories, and this song spoke to me of that, happening before my eyes.
To this day, when I hear this song (even now as I listen to your video) it takes me back to the fear of anything in the sky, the dust rising from the horses in front of me, the sun glinting on the AK-47's and rocket launchers slung on the backs of the men--and my aching butt from so many days riding up and down on the paths over the hills and through the valleys.
(Who could've imagined that I would know such kinds of people again (this time Ukrainians), forty years later, fighting the Russian invader once more in their villages and farms! And that once again, I would make it a war that I could not just sit by here in Canada and watch, but had to help those people fight for their lands and their way of life. One day, like you, I hope this ends. Maybe it will take an evolution of the human being, not a revolution that only brings the same kind of change.)
But......thank you for the memory!!
Sir, I ask you, do you know of the band from India known as Bloodywood? Perhaps the style may be grating to you, yet they speak of our common goal of outnumbering oppression. Yes I was emulating that guy from Trybals with that first sentence, highligting my point that I have more in common with a person in the hills of wherever than I do with ANY so-called world leader.
@@bryanbrady877 I'll check it out and try to let you know what I think.
@@rayhallett I just went to buy extra copies of "Rakshak" and they are out of stock. However, I believe that you are good and good will find you. We quite literraly have nothing better to do.
So glad you have discovered Dire Straits, my favorite band. Thank you for reacting to this incredibly powerful and emotional song.
For your next "dive down the rabbit hole" I strongly recommend their song "Tunnel of Love." Mark Knopfler, the lead singer/lead guitarist and song writer wrote it about something that happened to him as a teenager. He was at The Spanish City, an amusement park near his home. He met a young woman and they agreed to hang together that night, then split up without telling each other their names. He fell for her, but let her go. More than a decade later he was still thinking about her. The song is powerful and the closing guitar solo is considered by many of us the best and most poignant solo in Rock. The best live version is from Wembley 1985, as great a performance as the live version of Sultans you fell in love with. The album version is a bit slower and much shorter, but you can hear the lyrics better. I think the closing solo is even more powerful. Can't go wrong with either!
Spanish City is in Whitley Bay. I lived there for 20 years and have been to Spanish City hundreds of times and always thought of Tunnel of Love when I was hit a coaster there :)
@@markharwood6794 Wow, that is fantastic! I understand that since it was remodeled and reopened, a line from Tunnel of Love is now in tile by the entrance and they play the song everyday when opening up.
Knopfler wrote ALL of Dire Straits songs as well as singing and composing the music. Aided by faithful right hand man bass player John Illsley, He WAS Dire Straits!
Technically he co-wrote 3 Dire Straits songs. Technically. 😄
Try private investigations live!!
@@jjc5407 Tunnel of love, Money for nothing and Nadine?
@@garyshannon4798 actually given Nadine wasn't released on any album I was referring to What's The Matter Baby from Live At The BBC. 😃
Mark wrote this song when he thought of the Falkland war in the 80's. It struck him that it was a senseless waste of life. As far as I know, Mark writes most of not all their songs.
Dire Straits Rules! And Mark is a genius!
Mark Knopfler wrote all the Dire Straits songs, Sting didn't really "write" anything for Money For Nothing, Mark just borrowed the I Want My MTV melody. This is such a brilliant song, Mark got the inspiration from his dad who commented about the Falklands war. If you watch a live version of this, and you should, watch the On The Night version. Next, please react to Romeo & Juliet from them.
I saw Mark play a solo show in Indy about 20 years ago. It was masterful. Stripped down and gorgeous.
Your reaction was honest , flawless and emotional. Well done indeed.
“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
But when he picks up the '59 Les Paul, you know something special is going to happen.
In this song, he played Gibson Les Paul. A talented guitarist is able to create magic with any guitar. For example, I know that many guitarists criticize EMG's active pickups as "soulless", but David Gilmour plays EMG's in the "Pulse" live video and no one will say that his sound there is "soulless". A lot of people are obsessed with guitar technology and brands, but it doesn't really matter much.
@@SokolRock The magic is always in the fingers. I've heard Jeff Beck play a cheap borrowed Strat, and he was still Jeff Beck - mesmerising.
@@SokolRock Mark Knopfler also had EMG's while playing Brothers in Arms in 1988 at Wembley
Mark Knopfler credits Hank Marvin as one of his biggest influences. He played with Cliff Richard and the Shadows back in the 1960s. Here's them playing together live at Wembly Stadium. Note their guitars.
Dire Straits & Hank Marvin - Going Home Wembley 85
ruclips.net/video/zvBFrdBZ3uw/видео.html
Imo this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Ultimately the song speaks of the futility of war, any war, and the legacy of pain and loss, ( the endless crosses, stretching out to the horizon ). You'd have thought by now we'd be a little wiser.
Stacey, I'm surprised you didn't do a live version, but a good reaction nonetheless with a reverence this song so richly deserves. 👍:-)
I hope you never have a reason to visit those fields of crosses in person, but it is hauntingly beautiful. All these soldiers lined up in perfect formation forever. Coldly calculated just like the events that put them there.
This song is so universal. It even captures a story that is over 900 years old from Japan. The mountain villages that rose up to defend their families.
Timeless!
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.
I've been around for 73 years, and I've heard a lot of music. One gets a bit jaded after a while, but every time I hear a new musician or band that I really like, there's a sense of wonder that someone can do what they do. It lifts me up, life doesn't seem so empty for a while... A couple of years ago, my very best friend died. He was a Vietnam veteran, one of a kind person, and a true brother. Liver cancer is what punched his ticket, an artifact of the defoliate the army used, Agent Orange. I miss him every day, I put a picture of him and me that was taken years ago on the window sash just above my coffee maker... Looking forward to seeing him again when I go back to where I came from before I incarnated here.
So cool Stacey ❤!!! I love Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms it's a magnificent song ,Mark knopfler is a genius guitarist , Thanks for this vidéo , as always you are so nice ❤!!!
The king of rock, of the guitar. Mark Knopfler is a true genius. The work on this piece is phenomenal. Everything Mark Knopfler wrote is great. What else can I say?
I listened to this during my youth and thought nothing of it. There was just so much fantastic music during this eara. You youngsters today have no idea!! I'm so priveraged to have been brought up with this music quality and beautiful lyrics!! Today... music has lost it's heart and soul!!!!!
This is such a gifted song, one that reaches down inside a person and pulls emotions from the depths (if they allow it). I remember hearing it the first time (I was in the military at the time) and felt the connection immediately. Mark is a genius songwriter!
While not a HUGE Dire Staits fan, I understand their appeal. This is, in my opinion, their very best work. As is usually true, you really 'connect' with the performance due to your deep and profound empathy. I know you haven't done any a cappella groups on your channel, but you should consider listening to a mesmerizing cover of this masterpiece by Home Free. You WILL cry. As always, I truly enjoy and appreciate your reactions! Be well!
Always firmly believed that Mark is the soul brother of David Gilmour.
This amazing song, written by Mark Knofler, is a tribute to the fallen during the Falklands War. I have listened to this song (many versions, usually the live ones) more than any other song. I am 73 years old and have listened to it almost every day since it was released. Always enjoy your reactions Stacey. All the best. Take care. x
So fed up reading all this boll**ks about the Falklands. It's nothing but Chinese rumours spread by idiots
Clue is in the video - WW1
Great song, love the guitar sound, reminds me of my Dad when he served in Northern Ireland
A beautiful evoking piece of music. I have loved this song for more than maybe 40 years.
The words are being sung by a soldier dying in The Falklands during the war with the UK back in 1982. Mark Knopfler is a genius songwriter/performer/storyteller and not many guitarists can make their guitar cry and sing like Mark can. Fun fact: Mark doesn't use a pick, and he's actually left handed...! Lovely reaction Catlady. You really do 'get it' ❤
I have been listening to this song since it was released. Still one of my all time favourites.
Stacey, I hope you continue your journey into Mark's music. I have loved it for over 40 years and I feel as though it has provided a soundtrack for my life. You are spot on with noticing how his guitar conveys such depth of emotion, something so rare especially today. I encourage you to listen to "Going Home" which is the theme song for New Castle United played at every home game. It is from the sound track of the movie 'Local Hero'. Mark plays a beautiful version of it at a service for Sterling Moss a British formula one driver. Recently the song has been recorded by 100 of the world's greatest guitarists as a fund raiser for children battling cancer. Just one so many songs. I hope you enjoy your journey into his music.
This is my favourite song of all time, so glad to see you react to it and feeling the emotions it conveys ❤
"There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones"
The most soul-stirring part of this song for me.
Been waiting for this one Stacey, thanks so much for your reaction. Always makes me tear up being an ex soldier and losing brothers in conflict. I witnessed their suffering. ❤️🏴🇬🇧
Very fitting to all the brave lads, that payed the ultimate sacrifice
I was in the Air Force when this was released. I remember watching the news about the war every night. This song tears me up everytime I hear it. You have to watch/listen to this song performed by Home Free. It's worth watching. Very nice review.
Telegraph Road and Private Investigations live Alchemy gig are a must.
Great job with this haunting song Stacey! "Walk of Life" with a sports bloopers video is a catchy fun tune from Dire Straits to bring the mood back up!
For me, it's not just any song. Mark speaks to his fallen friends, who answer him through the guitar - it sounds like a dialogue, like a last farewell.
Hay Stacey, pure emotion is what this music is, the way Mark sings it almost as if whispering the words into ones ears just add such a deep layer of emotion and connection between the songs and listener... Makes this one of the songs that hits more close to home that any other to me... You should check out the live version of this, even though you already know the song the live version you hit you in a totally indescribable way
Mark did write it. Others have commented on it being about the Falklands war. This was the first SINGLE CD ever released in the UK the art work a revelation at the time. Money for Nothing the first video on MTV Europe ! Gilmour and Mark both make their guitars speak for them. I dont know where Mark gets his accent from because he was born in Glasgow and Moved to Newcastle aged 7, 2 of the strongest local accents in the UK. Im from Edinburgh, Glasgow is only 60 miles , Newcastle 120 mls. a translator is often needed to understand them
Scotland is full of amazingly kind and wonderful people, too bad we don't speak the same language. Beautiful place anyway.
Fantastic review, thank you
It gets me every time. One of the best recordings of all time. ❤
Hi Stacy, you just hit the nail on the head with this great reaction 👍🏻😊...keep up the nice work 🙌🏻👍🏻😄
By coincidence I was at the Nelson memorial in Portsmouth yesterday, and this song reminds me of the narration of Admiral Lord Nelson's final moments. Nelson was another who took some comfort in dying in the hands of his comrades rather than alone.
Thankyou for this, takes me back to my childhood watching the Royal navy fleet returning home from the the Falklands, may my dad and all those that serve R.I.P we all lose family although we know where they went Xx
I know there are a multitude of amazing guitarists out there making music that everyone could fall in love with...BUT...my personal feeling is that between Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, there are few (if any) equals. The guitar in this particular song drags you into feelings of despair, fear, pain, remorse, and sorrow - - and it is all brought about through a combination of his guitar prowess, and the lyrics, and the general cooperation of the entire band. This is an incredible, and yet, sorrowful piece of music. Thank you for this reaction video! This song, Telegraph Road, and Private Investigations are just 3 of the most amazing single masterpieces of auditory pleasure imaginable.
Any veteran that has been deployed into a combat zone will weep listening to this and good for them. like the rest of us they are human.
This song is a knife in the heart!Having served in Iraq as a civilian convoy driver I saw the so much destruction and senseless killing.I cry every time I hear this 😢
One of the best songs EVER written ❤️
Your description of the song is spot on. You are obviously very musical and thoughtful Stacey, after all, if the music and lyrics don't move you, there would be no joy or sadness to make you feel alive!!Cheers Peter.
Mark Knopfler is an amazing composer of movie music as well as a brilliant guitarist. From the movie Cal to Local Hero, The Princess Bride and Last Exit to Brooklyn. Well worth to checkout.