This is written from the perspective of a soldier laying dying surrounded by his comrades. It's based on the 1982 Falklands War. I was over there serving with 42 CDO. Many of my former service mates had this at their funerals. I've got it listed to be played at my last hurrah. Now the sun's gone to hell and The moon's riding high Let me bid you farewell Every man has to die But it's written in the starlight And every line in your palm We're fools to make war On our brothers in arms
I was a un soldier during the civil War in former yugoslavia….shit you were in vietnam….im a danish soldier which means im going to valhalla…see you there brother
Even after so many years this always makes me cry. I remember buying this album I had gone to buy a different album but my 4 yr old was with me an they started playing this album she just went and sat by the speaker and refused to move. I had to buy 2 albums that day!
Thank you for a great reaction. This is an emotional song, and the guitar was hauntingly beautiful. This is the first time hearing this version, I had only heard Home Free's version, which I love. They did a great, respectful version of this.
Now that you are a Home Fry, you need to listen to Home Free's cover of this beautiful song. Their version is a bit different (acapella) but it's incredible. They do Dire Straights complete justice with much respect. You're gonna be blown away.
Hi love your reactions to my favorite band. This song live from DIRE STRAITS Live ON THE NIGHT 1993 is a performance everyone needs to see at least once in their lifetime. Every RUclips reacter so far said this performance had impacted them hugely. Also recommend Calling Elvis and Private Investigations from this same concert. This band needs to be seen Live. They're so great live. Cheers All the best from Australia. Love your channel 👍🎸🎸🎸
“On The Night” 92 is their finest live performance ever captured imho. Too many high points to mention, however with regard to Brothers In Arms, when the spotlight hits Mark on that final solo it becomes a transcend moment in the show. Too bad so many reactioners have no idea what their best compositions were or where to find their best performances. I’ll just say it’s a learning curve within a journey. Saw this Tour and it didn’t disappoint.
I agree with your comments although I believe it's just about war in general and the camaraderie of soldiers. Beyond that, listen again to the incredible feeling through the dynamics that Mark Knopfler imparts with his finger-style mastery of the electric guitar (he doesn't use a pick in the vast majority of hi playing). He truly is one of the greats (top ten in most all-time best guitarist lists). Go back to Dire Straits' first album... It's all fire by Knopfler. 😁
Nice reaction. Thank you. Dire Straits and. Mark Knopfler (solo) can take your emotions anywhere. Not being “wowed” by the version of “Sultans of Swing” you reacted to is understanble. While good, it was underwhelming compared to the live version (Alchemy Live). Now that you have done virtually the “studio” version, you would see a huge difference in the “Alchemy” version. I hope to see you do it sometime. However, if you want a different song to react to “Telegraph Road” also from “Alchemy Live” is another stunning track. Stick with them. Their orchestration and their musicianship is up there with Pink Floyd.
You perceived his message very well. I am grateful to your moving reaction to a powerful poem in a song. I hear a bit of an anti-war theme in the lyric where he says we are fools to make war on our brothers in arms, but it is indeed about the comradery of men on the battlefield. This is a farewell to his buddies from one who knows he is about to die.
I think you missed the anti-war aspect with the last line in the song, 'We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms" Read the lyrics again; so poignant.
We get sent into war by those that do not fight it. The populations of the planet generally do not want to fight each other, who picks or starts the war? "We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms" outlines fighting against the other brothers from other countries who are also fighting for their country. Imagine a planet where all military personnel stood together for humanity, against evil and corruption.
The most moving line "we're fools to make war on our brothers in arms" meaning the enemy soldiers. The drawings were depictions of soldiers in the 1st world war trenches jumping out to charge the enemy with their bayonetted rifles, bombs exploding around and mustard gas.
For years I misheard the lyrics as "BRAVE fools to make war on our Brothers in Arms" which completely changed the meaning of the song. Made it almost a rallying call, a call to arms. I was glad to be corrected.
Just listen to your reaction to Home Free. When a man loves a woman, I subscribed to your channel, and then I noticed that you do this Song Brother In Arms ... but a home free did a chilling version of this song. It's a must listen to, and if you've got headphones or earbuds, put them on. Cause you need to hear It through Them It goes through your body.
When you get to war and death, it gets rough. This song brings me to tears every time I hear it. The album was released in 1985 I think, but you'd think Mark Knopfler had written the song yesterday. He is one of a handful of guitarists that can really make his guitar sing and his solos on this just transport me.
Welcome to the virtuoso that is Mark Knopfler. The whole band were on another level. Obviously Knopfler on vocals and lead guitar. John Illsley on Bass, Pick Withers on Drums, Alan Clarke on Keys. Guy Fletcher joined from this point onwards on 2nd keys. Other musicians too for the album and subsequent crazy world tour. One of a kind.
@@StevenQ74 yeah I actually meant Terry Williams anyway lol. He is in this brothers and arms video. Omar was fantastic on this album. The only bit that was kept on the album by Williams was intro to money for nothing.
They haven’t WOWED you yet? What kind of music DO you like? This is one oif the best bands EVER and each member of it is an OUTSTANDING musician. Their chemistry when they’re performing together is beyond awesome. I don’t understand how ANYONE can say that they have watched Dire Straits and not been WOWED, unless you’ve only watched the official videos of the studio versions. If that’s the case, then I will let you off a little bit. You simply cannot get the best of this band untill you watch them LIVE. PS: I went and checked out your sampling of this band and just as I suspected, you haven’t even scratched the surface of this band and you haven’t looked at the LIVE performances, which is where they really kick it. Get online and check out anything from their Alchemy LIve videos, which will blow your mind.
Whenever I hear that song I always thing wow remember when music used to try a bit. Like today’s music can be good but does it try to actually say something that’s meaningful like this?
Damn! You stole my thunder at the end. This WOULD be a great opening for a movie, or maybe like an HBO/Netfilx series. The title says it all. That's an idea so good, it'll probably happen somehow.
Mark Knopfler Was Vietnam Era Vetb My Dad was Kirean War which Came Before But this Song Could Soeak of All wars Being unnecessary and the Devestation of leaving the Fallen Brothers Behind Ss Well as leaving Parts of themselves whether it be Arms legs or just Horrific Memory they Must Bury in the Battlefield and Not bring home With them. Das almost Never talked About his time in Korea im fact he only Told 2 Stories about his yime there the Rest Were Buried there Never to be Spoken of Again
Ohhh , sorry ...I have to add You want to hear a song that'll knock you over ? The Pogues / waltzing Matilda Thank me or curse me later lol Gotta be the most impactive anti war song I've ever heard
Sung from the perspective of a dying soldier. English and Argentine military coexisted on Falkland Islands until their government got in a conflict next thing they knew they were killing each other
Not true, the Argentines invaded the Islands in 1982, before then there had been NO Argentine military on the Falklands, and there have been none since they where kicked back off. The Islanders do not want them.
Not sure which version of Sultans of Swing you watched but if it wasn’t from Alchemy Live, I highly recommend you check it out. Very different from the studio version. ruclips.net/video/8Pa9x9fZBtY/видео.htmlsi=Y2X2JZfukulPCY_A
I agree @susanengland3919. Maybe part of the reason I feel that way is I have never been a Dire Straits fan and have never heard this version. But I will admit that the guitar is haunting and beautiful.
Home Free's version is better. I couldn't understand the words in this version. Home Free enunciates better, no fancy guitar, but still better. I find it way more moving.
this is cultural appropriation in a massive scale this foreigner has no business commenting on this song its like me commenting on slavery, i have no business
No sir, this is not a hard listen, if you have patriotism and belief in your fellow man and belief in courage and perseverance then this is an easy listen it's emotional but if it isn't then you don't have any of those things in you and you remain empty and cold so a hard listen I think not.
This is written from the perspective of a soldier laying dying surrounded by his comrades.
It's based on the 1982 Falklands War. I was over there serving with 42 CDO.
Many of my former service mates had this at their funerals. I've got it listed to be played at my last hurrah.
Now the sun's gone to hell and
The moon's riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
Thank you for your service.
God bless you and all your comrades. 🙋♂
Nothing can be said except thankyou.
thankyou but totally wasted service
u are being replaced at a phenomenal rate
what is a brother in arms in modern britain?
@@tommysnurkerburger539sentiment wont prevent your replacement.
As a medic during Vietnam, I can't help cying everytime I hear this. What a song!
I was a un soldier during the civil War in former yugoslavia….shit you were in vietnam….im a danish soldier which means im going to valhalla…see you there brother
It's a Joan BAEZ song for Vietnam
Thank you so much for reacting to Brother's In Arms. It is a work of art.
Even after so many years this always makes me cry. I remember buying this album I had gone to buy a different album but my 4 yr old was with me an they started playing this album she just went and sat by the speaker and refused to move. I had to buy 2 albums that day!
This song was inspired by the Falkland Island war with Argentina.
But it is more about war in general.
I cry. Every. Single. Time.
That grainy shot of Mark Knopfler playing that blues solo on a Les Paul Gibson guitar is GOLD! 🔥🔥🤘🤘
Brings up Goosebumps no matter how many times i hear it. This goes straight to the heart. So emotional. Great feeling in guitar.
It sure does!!!
This song is used by many vets at their funerals.
Thank you for a great reaction. This is an emotional song, and the guitar was hauntingly beautiful. This is the first time hearing this version, I had only heard Home Free's version, which I love. They did a great, respectful version of this.
This is my favorite Dire Straits song. I remember when this video came out on MTV. It was killer then and is killer now. Thank you.
This whole album is amazing.
Now that you are a Home Fry, you need to listen to Home Free's cover of this beautiful song. Their version is a bit different (acapella) but it's incredible. They do Dire Straights complete justice with much respect. You're gonna be blown away.
Hi love your reactions to my favorite band. This song live from DIRE STRAITS Live ON THE NIGHT 1993 is a performance everyone needs to see at least once in their lifetime. Every RUclips
reacter so far said this performance had impacted them hugely. Also recommend Calling Elvis and Private Investigations from this same concert. This band needs to be seen Live. They're so great live. Cheers All the best from Australia. Love your channel 👍🎸🎸🎸
“On The Night” 92 is their finest live performance ever captured imho. Too many high points to mention, however with regard to Brothers In Arms, when the spotlight hits Mark on that final solo it becomes a transcend moment in the show. Too bad so many reactioners have no idea what their best compositions were or where to find their best performances. I’ll just say it’s a learning curve within a journey. Saw this Tour and it didn’t disappoint.
Had not listened to that version before, but I am glad that I have now. Thank you.
Have done my first service in the Norwegian armed forces. I am 55 years old, but if I have to, I am happy to defend my country.
I agree with your comments although I believe it's just about war in general and the camaraderie of soldiers. Beyond that, listen again to the incredible feeling through the dynamics that Mark Knopfler imparts with his finger-style mastery of the electric guitar (he doesn't use a pick in the vast majority of hi playing). He truly is one of the greats (top ten in most all-time best guitarist lists). Go back to Dire Straits' first album... It's all fire by Knopfler. 😁
Nice reaction. Thank you. Dire Straits and. Mark Knopfler (solo) can take your emotions anywhere. Not being “wowed” by the version of “Sultans of Swing” you reacted to is understanble. While good, it was underwhelming compared to the live version (Alchemy Live). Now that you have done virtually the “studio” version, you would see a huge difference in the “Alchemy” version. I hope to see you do it sometime. However, if you want a different song to react to “Telegraph Road” also from “Alchemy Live” is another stunning track. Stick with them. Their orchestration and their musicianship is up there with Pink Floyd.
Totally agree!
Mostly the Falklands war, but it fits them all.
You perceived his message very well. I am grateful to your moving reaction to a powerful poem in a song. I hear a bit of an anti-war theme in the lyric where he says we are fools to make war on our brothers in arms, but it is indeed about the comradery of men on the battlefield. This is a farewell to his buddies from one who knows he is about to die.
I think you missed the anti-war aspect with the last line in the song, 'We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms" Read the lyrics again; so poignant.
We get sent into war by those that do not fight it. The populations of the planet generally do not want to fight each other, who picks or starts the war? "We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms" outlines fighting against the other brothers from other countries who are also fighting for their country. Imagine a planet where all military personnel stood together for humanity, against evil and corruption.
The first time I heard this song, it was used to end a Miami Vice episode. Very powerful.
You’re not stupid. You’re feeling it!
This song was used in an old Miami Vice episode…Season 2 episode 4 “Out Where The Buses Don’t Run.”
That episode was amazing. The music made it unforgettable.
The most moving line "we're fools to make war on our brothers in arms" meaning the enemy soldiers. The drawings were depictions of soldiers in the 1st world war trenches jumping out to charge the enemy with their bayonetted rifles, bombs exploding around and mustard gas.
For years I misheard the lyrics as "BRAVE fools to make war on our Brothers in Arms" which completely changed the meaning of the song. Made it almost a rallying call, a call to arms. I was glad to be corrected.
You said it just fine. Excellent reaction to a somber song.
Beautiful reaction to a beautiful song, thank you!❤🇬🇧
Worth listening to Joan Baez version. She used her voice to express this superbly written song to same effect as MK’s singing guitar
The most soulful sad guitar ever
Just listen to your reaction to Home Free. When a man loves a woman, I subscribed to your channel, and then I noticed that you do this Song Brother In Arms ... but a home free did a chilling version of this song. It's a must listen to, and if you've got headphones or earbuds, put them on. Cause you need to hear It through Them It goes through your body.
When you get to war and death, it gets rough. This song brings me to tears every time I hear it. The album was released in 1985 I think, but you'd think Mark Knopfler had written the song yesterday. He is one of a handful of guitarists that can really make his guitar sing and his solos on this just transport me.
Lady writer, Romeo and Juliet, Skateaway, Tunnel of love
Welcome to the virtuoso that is Mark Knopfler. The whole band were on another level. Obviously Knopfler on vocals and lead guitar. John Illsley on Bass, Pick Withers on Drums, Alan Clarke on Keys. Guy Fletcher joined from this point onwards on 2nd keys. Other musicians too for the album and subsequent crazy world tour. One of a kind.
Pick Withers is not on this album, he left the band after recording "Love over gold", it was Omar Hakim playing drums on this album
@@StevenQ74 yeah I actually meant Terry Williams anyway lol. He is in this brothers and arms video. Omar was fantastic on this album. The only bit that was kept on the album by Williams was intro to money for nothing.
We can see a classic scene with this song, on the TV show "Miami Vice" in the 1980's, (in last scene of the episode: 'Out Where the Buses Don't Run')
you should always listen to this band live version...
When was this Song news, I was in the Army (now- St. Quo 🙂).
Dammit I cleaned my screen trying to get the thumbtacks in your wall.
It was written for the Falklands war
You have got to go listen to home Fries version of this song, absolutely beautiful
Hello de France il faut regarder le live de 1993 super 👍👍👍
Written by Mark after the Falklands War.
So many different SONS
Can’t lie - this song makes me cry
They haven’t WOWED you yet? What kind of music DO you like? This is one oif the best bands EVER and each member of it is an OUTSTANDING musician. Their chemistry when they’re performing together is beyond awesome. I don’t understand how ANYONE can say that they have watched Dire Straits and not been WOWED, unless you’ve only watched the official videos of the studio versions. If that’s the case, then I will let you off a little bit. You simply cannot get the best of this band untill you watch them LIVE.
PS: I went and checked out your sampling of this band and just as I suspected, you haven’t even scratched the surface of this band and you haven’t looked at the LIVE performances, which is where they really kick it. Get online and check out anything from their Alchemy LIve videos, which will blow your mind.
Been saving this one until i had time to spend with you proper. Keep up the great work!
good, present, open hearted reaction brother
I hope one day they will release songs that makes them worthy of you
My favorite war protest song. At it's heart that is what it is.
Whenever I hear that song I always thing wow remember when music used to try a bit. Like today’s music can be good but does it try to actually say something that’s meaningful like this?
Awesome song!!
Damn! You stole my thunder at the end. This WOULD be a great opening for a movie, or maybe like an HBO/Netfilx series. The title says it all. That's an idea so good, it'll probably happen somehow.
About the Falklands war, but in essence about any war ever. Definitely anti war.
Mark Knopfler Was Vietnam Era Vetb My Dad was Kirean War which Came Before But this Song Could Soeak of All wars Being unnecessary and the Devestation of leaving the Fallen Brothers Behind Ss Well as leaving Parts of themselves whether it be Arms legs or just Horrific Memory they Must Bury in the Battlefield and Not bring home With them. Das almost Never talked About his time in Korea im fact he only Told 2 Stories about his yime there the Rest Were Buried there Never to be Spoken of Again
Have you checked out home frees cover of “brothers in arms”? A masterpiece
that's what I smell like right now too 😅
In The Gallery
Great reaction bro 👍
Stop saying 'I'm stupid'.
Ride Acrossed The River, from this same album is giid
Try Privat Investigation hear (please).
Ohhh , sorry ...I have to add
You want to hear a song that'll knock you over ?
The Pogues / waltzing Matilda
Thank me or curse me later lol
Gotta be the most impactive anti war song I've ever heard
Its about war
Now listen to Home Free's version!
Inspired by the Falklands war, but it's about war...period.
Sung from the perspective of a dying soldier. English and Argentine military coexisted on Falkland Islands until their government got in a conflict next thing they knew they were killing each other
Not true, the Argentines invaded the Islands in 1982, before then there had been NO Argentine military on the Falklands, and there have been none since they where kicked back off. The Islanders do not want them.
Check out Home Free cover of this song.
It Washington the falklands war
"We have just One World, but we're living in diferent Ones" - super .. but sad 😒
Listen to ZZ Top Blue Jean Blues for a song on gasoline jeans.
Where do you think your going by Direstraits
Private Investigation
Not sure which version of Sultans of Swing you watched but if it wasn’t from
Alchemy Live, I highly recommend you check it out. Very different from the studio version.
ruclips.net/video/8Pa9x9fZBtY/видео.htmlsi=Y2X2JZfukulPCY_A
I'm impressed with your reactions! Now that you heard Dire Straits, you have to listen Home Free do homage to DS in their version!!!
Listen to Joan Baez singing this song. Incredible.
I was in a left Political Block (sorry .. I was " antikom", but too little 😒).
"We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms" doesn't strike you as anti-war? Really?
WWI
No, Falklands War.
I know this is the original version, but I much prefer Home Free's cover.
We can agree to disagree, but I think this is better.
No way.
I agree @susanengland3919. Maybe part of the reason I feel that way is I have never been a Dire Straits fan and have never heard this version. But I will admit that the guitar is haunting and beautiful.
Original counts for a hell of a lot. Home Free's version in good, but doesn't come close to the original.
Home Free's version is better. I couldn't understand the words in this version. Home Free enunciates better, no fancy guitar, but still better. I find it way more moving.
These guys are great, keep checking them out, money for nothin, sultans of swing. This one is a masterpiece
this is cultural appropriation in a massive scale
this foreigner has no business commenting on this song
its like me commenting on slavery, i have no business
No sir, this is not a hard listen, if you have patriotism and belief in your fellow man and belief in courage and perseverance then this is an easy listen it's emotional but if it isn't then you don't have any of those things in you and you remain empty and cold so a hard listen I think not.