mmmm STFU with your stupid comments. Can you be a nuisance somewhere else?! This is a freeking reaction video. Go watch the original if you don't like people talking! Tip it's in the description.
This is my channel. My reaction/review. I'll pause when I pause. Don't like it? I suggest you watch it on the original channel. If you want to just watch someone bobbing their head to the music and making funny faces, there are a whole slew of THOSE KIND of reactors to choose from. But I ain't one of them. Afraid you are bound for disappointment if you stay here.
I'm a Vietnam War veteran, and this is one of my favorite songs. Let's face it, people who have seen war look at life a little differently than those who haven't. One of the reasons i enjoy your reactions so much is that we are coming from the same place. I once met one of the original Tuskegee Airmen who was at least 30 years older than me. When we met, he put his arm around me, hugged me, and whispered, "You and I are brothers!" I consider all veterans (no matter what war they fought in) to be my brother. Keep up the good work Brother!!
No one hates war more than those that have to fight them. I was to young for Vietnam, both of my older brothers served there, but I’m a Marine vet that served with 1/8 in Beirut Lebanon in 1983. Nothing has ever cut me as deep as seeing row after row of my dead Marine brothers laid out on the ground. I also met and technically worked for a Tuskegee airman, Coleman Young, while he was mayor of Detroit.
The sorrow of war is universal. In the early 90’s, a friend and I used to sit in front of his home audio system and play Dire Straits, this song in particular, and just immerse ourselves in the beautifully composed music and meaningful lyrics that leave us sitting there quietly long after it has ended, every single time. As someone who is originally from Vietnam, a country that’s seen lots of war, I feel the pain and sadness. This song played in my mind when I visited the countryside of Vietnam 17 years ago. It’s a classic.
Dire Straits were the 1st band I saw live. Saved up my pocket money and went by coach across the country on my own to see them. Still the best concert I've seen. Try Telegraph Road from the Alchemy Tour, and count the incredible solos.
One of the greatest songs ever, with Mark Knopfler one of the greatest guitarists ever, in Dire Straits one of the best bands ever. Got to see them live 3 times in the 90s, and live is always best!
Many times voted as number one song amongst (Dutch veterans)........ This song is just so beautiful and brings you back to a specific place and era in the world. You feel the presence of your brothers during this song.
I love Dire Straits! Such a great band. I love the live versions of their songs. This one is one of my favourites. Other amazing songs are Telegraph Road, Sultans of Swing, Rome and Juliet. And then especially the live versions. Thank you for reacting to Dire Straits!
Stationed in BLOMBERG GERMANY with the Dutch Air Force for 2 years at squadron 3GGW as a radar specialist in 1986 to keep the Russians away from the East German border, this was one of my super hits from that time. Thanks for this music, Dire Straits....
Ha, weren't the weapens moved to the Peel when they closed down Blomberg? Hawk system I think it was. The EACz and the KLU organised a glider camp each year in the 70's, grass strip close to the base. Had the pleasure to be there once, did my first solo there.
I'm not ex military but I worked in the security industry for 15 years. My boss was ex SAS and did all our training. I was teamed up with an ex Gurkha one night when we had an incident. While he was dealing with one guy another pulled a knife and went to stab him from behind. I grabbed the guy, disarmed him and pinned him to the floor taking a nasty cut across the back of my hand in the process. My Gurkha friend never forgot this and we became great friends. No matter who you are you should never desert your brothers. Now, every time I notice the scar on my hand I think of my friend and smile. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
This song is about the Falklands War (2 Apr 1982 - 14 June 1982). "These mist covered mountains", are on the Falkland Islands - there are several to choice from - including Mount Kent; 1,093ft high. "But my home is the lowlands", is referring to the Scottish Lowlands - the portion of the country southeast of the line between Dumbarton and Stonehaven. Mark Knopfler was born in Glasgow, the most populous city in Scotland; Glasgow is situated on the River Clyde, in the country's West Central Lowlands.
It’s not about the Falklands war. Yes, he wrote it in the year of the Falkland war, but the song is railing against the pointlessness of war - any war. Not just one in particular.
The lyrics are written in the voice of a soldier dying, he is reflecting before his death....not going home, his wounds, and reflecting on death - there are so many different worlds and so many different suns, and we have just one world, but we live in different worlds...in the end he says goodbye to his brothers in arms and explains that we a fools to make war on or brothers in arms. Thank you to all who serve...bless you all until we unlearn war.
This song was written by Mark Knopfler about the Falklands war between Britain and Argentina. Mark wrote more songs about real life events and people, he still does in his solo career, he also wrote a great song based on the biography of boxer Sonny Liston ruclips.net/video/5DMLnoyk6R0/видео.html
I'm almost 50, I never knew my grandfathers as they died in WW2. My Uncle Frank, I knew well, though. He was the nicest person you'd ever meet. He had no hate for anyone but he spent three years in a Japanese POW camp. Every week they'd do horrific experiments on him. Things like lumber punctures. He loved people though, including those that were made to do bad to him. I think that's an important thing to know. It's very easy to hate, these days.
The words 'you did not desert me, my brothers in arms", yeah I'm ex Aussie Army, late 60's early 70's, I'm an only son, 73 years old this year, mum and dad obviously are gone now, my wife passed last year, no one calls, no one visits, live alone, but 'you did not desert me, my brothers in arms" nor I you.
As a vet, I'm a little surprised you haven't heard this song before. It's a favourite amongst veterans around the world. It's also been used in a number of TV shows over the years, including Seal Team a couple of years ago. The original video is worth checking out too.
✔👍💖🎶This was one of their songs that i have been listened to during my deployment. If this is really the first time you've heard of the Dire Straits, you really should continue down the Dire Straits path. They made, in my opinion, great songs, like for example Sultans Of Swing, Money For Nothing or Walk Of Life. You just have to see for yourself, but above all listen.
The song was written for all those incredible servicemen & women around the world who risk their lives to keep us all free on a daily basis. God bless them all.
I appreciate that! I truly appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. It is definitely people like you that make my job more enjoyable and love it more because you enjoy what you hear and see. I hope to continue to see you here!!
If you watch the studio version clip you can see it is not specific because of the Falklands war. (Although it inspired him to write this song.) But for example: you see images of soldiers holding eachothers shoulder because they can't see where they are going to. They are blinded by mustardgas, used by the Germans in World War one. ruclips.net/video/jhdFe3evXpk/видео.html It sounds totally weird but Hitler, who was a courier in that war, saw what it did (to himself) and refused to use it in World War 2. The allied forces however wanted to (I don't know if they used it, to my knowledge not) on a small scale. When the war was over a few planes dropped that specific bombs into the sea. Especially near Bari in Italy. A lot of fishermen are still getting hurt when they accidently get one in their fishingnets. Because all it takes is oxygen to let them explode. Anyway, this song is used for many wars. And soldiers, vets, generations of people who's country has being occupied etc can feel this song. Mark Knopfler, son of a Hungarian Jewish man who escaped Hungary just before WW 2, made this a timeless song. I saw two young men from Georgia on RUclips crying listening to this song and many many people from other countries. I really liked your comment, because I am a die hard Dire Straits fan and I you were talking about a rock we all live on. Well you will see that rock too in the original clip. I put the link above. All the best from The Netherlands.
its based on ww1....mark is a great geordie lad and is a credit too us lot in Newcastle ...Howay the lads !! and hes talking about Northumbria when he mentions low lands and farms...because thats where Newcastle is and hes from Newcastle and all my family and myself are ... he speaks from the heart and he is proud too be a Geordie lad and loves the toon
*Brothers In Arms* The highest-ranking Dire Straits hit is number 17 in the Top 2000 (NL). 👉The lyrics are about the 258 British soldiers who died during the Falklands War in 1982. As far as we know, 'Brothers In Arms' is the first CD single ever produced. This is because CD developer Philips is the main sponsor of the Dire Straits world tour. The single flopped in 1985, but became a minor hit in both 1988 and 1989 when it was re-released (linked the second time to 'Money For Nothing').
Well you did it again great reaction. Mark is from my neck of the woods North East England. There are guitar player's and there are GUITAR PLAYERS Nopfler is one of the best & I believe still touring. I think of my brothers who served. Respect mate
I almost can not believe that this is your first Dire Straits reaction haha . i thought you already thit all of there songs . Private investigation is one of my favorite of them ..mostly instrumental but so good .. Just like kyteman sorry but of course in a totally different way .. Greets jacco . the first reaction how why ?? 😂😂😂😂
This is the one. I’ve got to the impression it was your first time listening to Dire Straits and let me recommend two more songs. Sultans of swing and Romeo and Juliet
They are a wonderful local Band and will always be local no matter how famous just like Brain Johnson from Ac/DC who is also a local lad. It is easy to see why Mark Knopfler is rightly rated one of the best guitarists of all time.
The term "Brothers in Arms" is one that Mark Knopfler heard from his father* and it resonated with him. As far as what war this song is about, I don't believe it is "about" any specific war, however Mark said it was inspired by the Falkland Islands War. *Mark's father, Erwin, was a left-wing Hungarian-Jew who was a political prisoner during the '30s and escaped the Nazis to Scotland in 1939. He was also played several times in the Scottish Chess Championships, finishing 2nd place in 1953.
Absolutely the best version of this amazing masterpiece. KEY player here is not Mark but Alan Clark. He lead a song from begining to the end pouring amazing tide of melancholy and beauty into the song. Mark must be very happy to have a guy like Alan in the band.His work here is simply incredible....
This song was inspired by the Falklands War, which was going on when Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler wrote the song. The Falklands War was a conflict between Argentina and the UK over islands off the coast of Argentina that each country claimed rights to. The islands are British territories, but in 1982 Argentina tried to reclaim one of the islands. Britain reclaimed their territories, but lost 258 soldiers in the conflict.
I don't think this was written specifically for one conflict. Though in 2007 Dire Straits re released it to sponsor Veterans of the 1982 Falklands war to go back to see their Brothers. It belive it was adopted by the South Atlantic Medal Association as their own. If you like the military songs, Mark Knopfler did a superb one called Piper to the End which trust me you will enjoy..
This version is great. They all are. Still recommend listening to the studio versions first - they're usually slightly more sterile, but brilliant, and then you really can appreciate the awesomeness thet's Dire Straits live!
Phil De Val, send it to me. I will add it to the list. Just remember that the list is long and you'll need to be patient and I promise to get to it. Here is the best way to get it to me bit.ly/RequestHXC I appreciate you!!
I feel what you mean,my uncle give his life in world war 2 against the germans..he want to free our country and the nazi,s kill him..such a beautiful soul,my mam named me..Gerda Francisca..and I am proud
@@ekstradycja don't get me wrong, Mark is an amazing guitar player and this version is also very good, I just prefer the sound of his Pensa because that one made me a fan
@@normora5857 not quite sure if I understood that as you're saying in your first comment that you didn't like the sound of it? Now you are a fan of Pensa
@@ekstradycja Maybe I got that wrong, as English is not my first language. I meant his guitar song from the studio album made me a fan, not sure which guitar he was playing then.
@@normora5857 forgive me but I think you're getting a little mixed up. As Mac J said, it is his Pensa Suhr MK1 that Mark is playing in this version. The guitar he used on the studio version is a '58 Gibson Les Paul. Or perhaps the sound that made you a fan was his custom Stratocaster which he used exclusively on the first couple of Dire Straits albums as well as subsequently? One of the many great things about Mark Knopfler is the variety of sounds in his and Dire Straits songs. Part of that is the variety of techniques he uses and part of it is the number of different guitars. If you haven't seen it, there is a great "Guitar Stories" documentary where Dire Straits' base player John Illsley talks to Mark about his six key guitars which is well worth a watch. It starts with the mock Strat his dad bought him as a youngster and progresses through his red Stratocaster (albeit his much more recent Fender signature version), the National Style O that features on the Brothers in Arms album cover and is used on Romeo and Juliet amongst others, the '58 Gibson Les Paul (Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms etc.), the Pensa Suhr MK1 which was created to be able to sound both like a Stratocaster and a Les Paul so Mark didn't have to switch between so many guitars during gigs (which is why as Mac J said it was Mark's main instrument during the late eighties into the nineties), and a treasured custom-made Monteleone (a master guitar maker who Mark wrote a song about on his Get Lucky album).
Hoc bai met vl, send it to me and I will definitely get it on the list. Just know the list is long and you will need to be patient. However, I can promise it will get reacted to. Here is the best way of getting it to me. bit.ly/RequestHXC I truly appreciate you!
It's clearly NOT about the Falkland War. That was fought by professional soldiers. The "voice" of this song is an ordinary person who has fled his homeland in the valley and is fighting a guerrilla war in the mountains. Now, what war was happening in the early 80s that fits that description? Afghanistan!
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You ruined the best part of the song with your barking......Can you just STFU while the song is going on???
mmmm STFU with your stupid comments. Can you be a nuisance somewhere else?! This is a freeking reaction video. Go watch the original if you don't like people talking! Tip it's in the description.
This is my channel. My reaction/review. I'll pause when I pause. Don't like it? I suggest you watch it on the original channel. If you want to just watch someone bobbing their head to the music and making funny faces, there are a whole slew of THOSE KIND of reactors to choose from. But I ain't one of them. Afraid you are bound for disappointment if you stay here.
There are thousands of brilliant guitarists out there, but very few who are transcendent. Mark Knopfler is one of them
MK is not just a guitarist, he is an author, he is one hell of a lyricist. He is just a complete package.
I agree.
❤️❤️❤️❤️this song is 36 years old and still as beautiful and powerful as ever!!!
Dire Straits, a band from my teens, love them, never loose hope ❤️✌️
I'm a Vietnam War veteran, and this is one of my favorite songs. Let's face it, people who have seen war look at life a little differently than those who haven't. One of the reasons i enjoy your reactions so much is that we are coming from the same place. I once met one of the original Tuskegee Airmen who was at least 30 years older than me. When we met, he put his arm around me, hugged me, and whispered, "You and I are brothers!" I consider all veterans (no matter what war they fought in) to be my brother. Keep up the good work Brother!!
No one hates war more than those that have to fight them. I was to young for Vietnam, both of my older brothers served there, but I’m a Marine vet that served with 1/8 in Beirut Lebanon in 1983. Nothing has ever cut me as deep as seeing row after row of my dead Marine brothers laid out on the ground. I also met and technically worked for a Tuskegee airman, Coleman Young, while he was mayor of Detroit.
thanks brother from a fellow vet
I'm British and it wasn't our war, we didn't get involved, but I have nothing but respect for you Ralph. Take car mate
The guitar in this song is amazing. Very beautiful sound
The sorrow of war is universal. In the early 90’s, a friend and I used to sit in front of his home audio system and play Dire Straits, this song in particular, and just immerse ourselves in the beautifully composed music and meaningful lyrics that leave us sitting there quietly long after it has ended, every single time. As someone who is originally from Vietnam, a country that’s seen lots of war, I feel the pain and sadness. This song played in my mind when I visited the countryside of Vietnam 17 years ago. It’s a classic.
Holyshyt, dude! You LOOK like Mark Knopfler!
Was thinking the same. Can't be a bad thing🎉
Dire Straits were the 1st band I saw live. Saved up my pocket money and went by coach across the country on my own to see them. Still the best concert I've seen.
Try Telegraph Road from the Alchemy Tour, and count the incredible solos.
One of the greatest songs ever, with Mark Knopfler one of the greatest guitarists ever, in Dire Straits one of the best bands ever. Got to see them live 3 times in the 90s, and live is always best!
Many times voted as number one song amongst (Dutch veterans)........
This song is just so beautiful and brings you back to a specific place and era in the world.
You feel the presence of your brothers during this song.
Agreed
brit vets as well my friend
I love Dire Straits! Such a great band. I love the live versions of their songs. This one is one of my favourites. Other amazing songs are Telegraph Road, Sultans of Swing, Rome and Juliet. And then especially the live versions. Thank you for reacting to Dire Straits!
Hi there, I don't know if someone else told you but I just realized that you are like a clone of Marc Knopfler. You are very look alike :))
Stationed in BLOMBERG GERMANY with the Dutch Air Force for 2 years at squadron 3GGW as a radar specialist in 1986 to keep the Russians away from the East German border, this was one of my super hits from that time. Thanks for this music, Dire Straits....
Ha, weren't the weapens moved to the Peel when they closed down Blomberg? Hawk system I think it was. The EACz and the KLU organised a glider camp each year in the 70's, grass strip close to the base. Had the pleasure to be there once, did my first solo there.
Every time i hear this song i hei the shiver’s and Mark Knopflers guitar sound’s like coming from an other world❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊😊😊
I love this song and private investigations. Long agoo, but now and then i listen to it. The gitarmusic hits me.
I'm not ex military but I worked in the security industry for 15 years. My boss was ex SAS and did all our training. I was teamed up with an ex Gurkha one night when we had an incident. While he was dealing with one guy another pulled a knife and went to stab him from behind. I grabbed the guy, disarmed him and pinned him to the floor taking a nasty cut across the back of my hand in the process. My Gurkha friend never forgot this and we became great friends. No matter who you are you should never desert your brothers. Now, every time I notice the scar on my hand I think of my friend and smile. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
This song is about the Falklands War (2 Apr 1982 - 14 June 1982).
"These mist covered mountains", are on the Falkland Islands - there are several to choice from - including Mount Kent; 1,093ft high.
"But my home is the lowlands", is referring to the Scottish Lowlands - the portion of the country southeast of the line between Dumbarton and Stonehaven.
Mark Knopfler was born in Glasgow, the most populous city in Scotland; Glasgow is situated on the River Clyde, in the country's West Central Lowlands.
It’s not about the Falklands war. Yes, he wrote it in the year of the Falkland war, but the song is railing against the pointlessness of war - any war. Not just one in particular.
I of my favo band al time, love that guitar. wow
The lyrics are written in the voice of a soldier dying, he is reflecting before his death....not going home, his wounds, and reflecting on death - there are so many different worlds and so many different suns, and we have just one world, but we live in different worlds...in the end he says goodbye to his brothers in arms and explains that we a fools to make war on or brothers in arms.
Thank you to all who serve...bless you all until we unlearn war.
This guy oddly enough looks alot like Mark Knophler 😳
Right??
Once i listened to this song 12 hours non stop
A profound song. "We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms" indeed.
This song is about the Falklands war but it fits so many since and before
This song was written by Mark Knopfler about the Falklands war between Britain and Argentina.
Mark wrote more songs about real life events and people, he still does in his solo career, he also wrote a great song based on the biography of boxer Sonny Liston
ruclips.net/video/5DMLnoyk6R0/видео.html
I'm almost 50, I never knew my grandfathers as they died in WW2. My Uncle Frank, I knew well, though. He was the nicest person you'd ever meet. He had no hate for anyone but he spent three years in a Japanese POW camp. Every week they'd do horrific experiments on him. Things like lumber punctures. He loved people though, including those that were made to do bad to him. I think that's an important thing to know.
It's very easy to hate, these days.
Mark Knopfler G.O.A.T.
The words 'you did not desert me, my brothers in arms", yeah I'm ex Aussie Army, late 60's early 70's, I'm an only son, 73 years old this year, mum and dad obviously are gone now, my wife passed last year, no one calls, no one visits, live alone, but 'you did not desert me, my brothers in arms" nor I you.
I hope in the past year you found some kind souls who where able to connect with you. Also, hope your okay.
Great band Dire Straits!
I’ve several cd’s. Show us more of this!
Good Lord, you look just like him 😲😃. Amazing!
As a vet, I'm a little surprised you haven't heard this song before. It's a favourite amongst veterans around the world. It's also been used in a number of TV shows over the years, including Seal Team a couple of years ago. The original video is worth checking out too.
Maybe a translated version, should be sent to Putin...
This guy's face looks like he's learning through the power of sheer musical brilliance who his biological father is
You look like Knopfler!!!
omg he does
✔👍💖🎶This was one of their songs that i have been listened to during my deployment.
If this is really the first time you've heard of the Dire Straits, you really should continue down the Dire Straits path.
They made, in my opinion, great songs, like for example Sultans Of Swing, Money For Nothing or Walk Of Life.
You just have to see for yourself, but above all listen.
The song was written for all those incredible servicemen & women around the world who risk their lives to keep us all free on a daily basis. God bless them all.
Live at Montserrat is the best version of Brothers..hands down. Tambourine man absolutely vibin!
Thank you so much for your reaction. I appreciate the point of view of a veteran. Very heartfelt.
One of many Mark Knopfler rockstar progeny. You have the blood of a king
one of the best reactions I've ever watched.
i'm not from your country but i enjoyed your ensites, respect.
I appreciate that! I truly appreciate you from the bottom of my heart. It is definitely people like you that make my job more enjoyable and love it more because you enjoy what you hear and see. I hope to continue to see you here!!
It's funny cause you look like Mark Knopfler yourself.
This song is about the music and guitars as much as the lyrics 👏
If you watch the studio version clip you can see it is not specific because of the Falklands war. (Although it inspired him to write this song.)
But for example: you see images of soldiers holding eachothers shoulder because they can't see where they are going to. They are blinded by mustardgas, used by the Germans in World War one.
ruclips.net/video/jhdFe3evXpk/видео.html
It sounds totally weird but Hitler, who was a courier in that war, saw what it did (to himself) and refused to use it in World War 2. The allied forces however wanted to (I don't know if they used it, to my knowledge not) on a small scale. When the war was over a few planes dropped that specific bombs into the sea. Especially near Bari in Italy. A lot of fishermen are still getting hurt when they accidently get one in their fishingnets. Because all it takes is oxygen to let them explode.
Anyway, this song is used for many wars. And soldiers, vets, generations of people who's country has being occupied etc can feel this song. Mark Knopfler, son of a Hungarian Jewish man who escaped Hungary just before WW 2, made this a timeless song. I saw two young men from Georgia on RUclips crying listening to this song and many many people from other countries.
I really liked your comment, because I am a die hard Dire Straits fan and I you were talking about a rock we all live on. Well you will see that rock too in the original clip. I put the link above.
All the best from The Netherlands.
You are the first Person who's interpreted those lyrics the way I have. 'There's so many different Worlds.'
Mark Knopfler reacting to Mark Knopfler
Lolz
This is about Great Britain at war with Argentina in 1982 Falkland Island conflict
Brilliant song. Never saw this video before
Download the all concert- On the night
It is one of the best live shows ever, and their last tour.
HxC This music is such brilliance to me that I hardly ever listened to the words. Your reaction added an extra layer to it. Thanks
its based on ww1....mark is a great geordie lad and is a credit too us lot in Newcastle ...Howay the lads !! and hes talking about Northumbria when he mentions low lands and farms...because thats where Newcastle is and hes from Newcastle and all my family and myself are ... he speaks from the heart and he is proud too be a Geordie lad and loves the toon
*Brothers In Arms*
The highest-ranking Dire Straits hit is number 17 in the Top 2000 (NL).
👉The lyrics are about the 258 British soldiers who died during the Falklands War in 1982.
As far as we know, 'Brothers In Arms' is the first CD single ever produced.
This is because CD developer Philips is the main sponsor of the Dire Straits world tour.
The single flopped in 1985, but became a minor hit in both 1988 and 1989 when it was re-released (linked the second time to 'Money For Nothing').
Relax with the Wikipedia lecture
Home Free did a cover of this song on their last album.
No video yet but they have a vocal out.
Man, you look like Knopfler... At least 🙂
Well you did it again great reaction.
Mark is from my neck of the woods North East England. There are guitar player's and there are GUITAR PLAYERS Nopfler is one of the best & I believe still touring.
I think of my brothers who served.
Respect mate
I almost can not believe that this is your first Dire Straits reaction haha . i thought you already thit all of there songs .
Private investigation is one of my favorite of them ..mostly instrumental but so good .. Just like kyteman sorry but of course in a totally different way ..
Greets jacco . the first reaction how why ?? 😂😂😂😂
Aww a blast from the past this one is and what a fantastic one at that! Mark Knopfler is just brilliant.
This is the one. I’ve got to the impression it was your first time listening to Dire Straits and let me recommend two more songs. Sultans of swing and Romeo and Juliet
Greatest UK band of the late 70s and the 80s.
Mournful, beautiful and heartbreaking stuff.
They are a wonderful local Band and will always be local no matter how famous just like Brain Johnson from Ac/DC who is also a local lad. It is easy to see why Mark Knopfler is rightly rated one of the best guitarists of all time.
Love your reactions & did you know you are a dead ringer of Mark Knopfler sir ;)
The term "Brothers in Arms" is one that Mark Knopfler heard from his father* and it resonated with him. As far as what war this song is about, I don't believe it is "about" any specific war, however Mark said it was inspired by the Falkland Islands War.
*Mark's father, Erwin, was a left-wing Hungarian-Jew who was a political prisoner during the '30s and escaped the Nazis to Scotland in 1939. He was also played several times in the Scottish Chess Championships, finishing 2nd place in 1953.
I think the reference is to the Falklands war
The specific area in the song is the Falklands (1982)
This song was written about the Falklands War in 1982 to answer your question but can be applied to many wars i guess 👍
You could be his twin……you look so similar
Absolutely the best version of this amazing masterpiece. KEY player here is not Mark but Alan Clark. He lead a song from begining to the end pouring amazing tide of melancholy and beauty into the song. Mark must be very happy to have a guy like Alan in the band.His work here is simply incredible....
Is funny, u looks like him!
Beautyfull song
Knopfler, the One True Bard! 📻🎶
You look like Mark Knopfler, same eyes, same nose,…
This song was inspired by the Falklands War, which was going on when Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler wrote the song. The Falklands War was a conflict between Argentina and the UK over islands off the coast of Argentina that each country claimed rights to. The islands are British territories, but in 1982 Argentina tried to reclaim one of the islands. Britain reclaimed their territories, but lost 258 soldiers in the conflict.
as a Veteran i ,,feel" this, its that special thing we have in common.. but thats just my opinion...
You aren't "different breeds" in different nations. We are the same "breed" factionalized behind arbitrary walls
This about The Falklands conflict 1982
I don't think this was written specifically for one conflict. Though in 2007 Dire Straits re released it to sponsor Veterans of the 1982 Falklands war to go back to see their Brothers. It belive it was adopted by the South Atlantic Medal Association as their own. If you like the military songs, Mark Knopfler did a superb one called Piper to the End which trust me you will enjoy..
This song was in reference to the Falklands war between Argentina and Britain in the 80s.
Nice 👌 thankyou for your service ✌️
It's my pleasure
Beautiful
This is an Epic version
This version is great. They all are. Still recommend listening to the studio versions first - they're usually slightly more sterile, but brilliant, and then you really can appreciate the awesomeness thet's Dire Straits live!
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Get going on Lowkey (parts 1 & 2)
M A S T E R P I E C E !
Mark Knopfler wrote this about the Falklands war.
Home free just released a cover of this song
You have to react to their song "telegraph road" In their "Alchemy live". A true masterpiece. We Will Never regret it
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Later versions (last 15 years) are better...
Watch live sultan of swing by dire straits ❤
I feel what you mean,my uncle give his life in world war 2 against the germans..he want to free our country and the nazi,s kill him..such a beautiful soul,my mam named me..Gerda Francisca..and I am proud
Hie either grand or great grandfathers fought against each other one for Germany and one for England in WWI
I listened to them a lot in the 80s. Mark Knopfler's guitar had that special sound which I loved. Sadly it is not quite the sound in this live piece.
This is the sound of Pensa. That was Knopfler's main axe between 1988-1992, then he came back to Les Paul for this tune
@@ekstradycja don't get me wrong, Mark is an amazing guitar player and this version is also very good, I just prefer the sound of his Pensa because that one made me a fan
@@normora5857 not quite sure if I understood that as you're saying in your first comment that you didn't like the sound of it? Now you are a fan of Pensa
@@ekstradycja Maybe I got that wrong, as English is not my first language. I meant his guitar song from the studio album made me a fan, not sure which guitar he was playing then.
@@normora5857 forgive me but I think you're getting a little mixed up. As Mac J said, it is his Pensa Suhr MK1 that Mark is playing in this version. The guitar he used on the studio version is a '58 Gibson Les Paul. Or perhaps the sound that made you a fan was his custom Stratocaster which he used exclusively on the first couple of Dire Straits albums as well as subsequently?
One of the many great things about Mark Knopfler is the variety of sounds in his and Dire Straits songs. Part of that is the variety of techniques he uses and part of it is the number of different guitars. If you haven't seen it, there is a great "Guitar Stories" documentary where Dire Straits' base player John Illsley talks to Mark about his six key guitars which is well worth a watch.
It starts with the mock Strat his dad bought him as a youngster and progresses through his red Stratocaster (albeit his much more recent Fender signature version), the National Style O that features on the Brothers in Arms album cover and is used on Romeo and Juliet amongst others, the '58 Gibson Les Paul (Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms etc.), the Pensa Suhr MK1 which was created to be able to sound both like a Stratocaster and a Les Paul so Mark didn't have to switch between so many guitars during gigs (which is why as Mac J said it was Mark's main instrument during the late eighties into the nineties), and a treasured custom-made Monteleone (a master guitar maker who Mark wrote a song about on his Get Lucky album).
I think this is about the Falklands War.
It's about the Falklands war between the UK and Argentina.
Need to do more Dire Straits! Too many grat songs to name. This a somber tune, but check out their catslogue of great classic tunes.
Try also home free brothers in arms
an anthem for all suffering brutalization from war and atrocities...
Dire Stress Dire Straits is the British equivalent.
Falkland's war buddy
Hope you try "Everyday" - SPACESPEAKER. Its lyrics are very meaningful. Thank you!!!
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It's clearly NOT about the Falkland War. That was fought by professional soldiers. The "voice" of this song is an ordinary person who has fled his homeland in the valley and is fighting a guerrilla war in the mountains. Now, what war was happening in the early 80s that fits that description? Afghanistan!
Brilliant song. Too many interruptions. Just listen.
Somigli a Mark Knopfler 😁
Dire Straits takes a lot of beating........listen more !.