Dire Straits
Formed by Mark Knopfler in 1977. The band comprised also his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums).
Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock ruled the charts, their unique style of Rock Music, simpler than the Classic Rock of the 1970's, wooed new audiences quickly.
Their first single Sultan's Of Swing immediately put them into the spotlight. By the time their most famous album, Brothers In Arms was released, with the single Money For Nothing which of course was recorded at Live Aid they had reached the top.
Brothers In Arms from their best selling album of the same name is one of their best known hits.
From the growling thunderstorm opening, the sad and evocative electric guitar intro, and the first verse, more whispered than sung, through the slow and steady crescendo of the song's intensity to the closing guitar solo, Mark Knopfler's ode about war, in ancient Scotland and today, "civil" and otherwise, is nothing short of a true masterpiece.
Song Lyrics: Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits
Written by: Mark Knopfler from the Album: "Brothers In Arms" - 1985
These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms
Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've watched your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms
There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones
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 on your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
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![Dire Straits: Alchemy Live [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21SDVKFHYSL._SL75_.jpg)
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Brothers In Arms Live
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Brothers In Arms - Mandela Live 1988
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms Mandela Live 1988
The Brothers in arms Mandela live 1988 version here luckily!! In my opinion the best Mark Knopfler ever seen ;)
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Brothers In Arms - Live In Monserrat
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AndyPo wrote...
Great lens. I bought this album recently, on vinyl, for 50p from a second hand shop in Brighton. Excellent.
Posted January 12, 2009
chjawadm wrote
a vice good song!!
Posted December 30, 2008
K_Linda wrote...
One of my all-time favorite bands. Thanks for the great lens. 5*'s.
Posted December 22, 2008
RinchenChodron wrote...
You should apply to be on "Don't Forget the Lyrics" Nice job.
Posted December 21, 2008
LaraineRose wrote...
I like your intro to this group. I hope that you will add more though. They must have just scads of things written about them. I lensrolled this to my rock star lenses.
Posted December 21, 2008
aj2008 wrote...
Love "Brothers in arms" - it was one of the albums we played while we did a tennis marathon - 4 hours on and four hours off for 48 hours for "SportAid" in the 80s. Everytime I hear it I reach for my tennis racquet!
Posted October 31, 2008
JaguarJulie wrote...
Wow! I have their cassette -- haven't listened to it for quite some time, but found them to be such a talented group. ;)
Posted October 28, 2008
a_willow wrote...
Every time I hear that guitar intro... I shudder! :)
So I went through all three clips! LOL
Like your music choice a lot!
Posted August 15, 2008
ThomasC wrote...
Dire Straits got lots of radio play in my area back in the day! Great lens! Starred and faved!
ThomasC
Posted July 20, 2008
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