Dire Straits
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, woowed 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.
This song, Wild West End is a great song from their first album, Dire Straits.
Song Lyrics: Wild West End by Dire Straits
Written by: Mark Knopfler from the Album: "Dire Straits" - 1978
Stepping out to Angellucci's for my coffee beans
Checking out the movies and the magazines
Waitress she watches me crossing from the Barocco Bar
I get a pickup for my steel guitar
I saw you walking out Shaftesbury Avenue
Excuse me talking I wanna marry you
This is the seventh heaven street
Don't you seem so proud
You're just another angel in the crowd
And I'm
Walking in the wild west end
Walking in the wild west end
Walking with your wild best friend
And now my conductress on the number nineteen, She was a honey
Pink toenails and hands all, dirty with the money
Greasy easy Greasy hair, easy smile
Made me feel nineteen for a while
And I went down to, Cha, Cha, uh, uh, Chinatown
In the backroom it's a man's world
All the money go down
Duck inside the doorway, duck to eat
Just ain't no way,
You and me, we can beat
Walking in the wild west end
Walking in the wild west end
Walking with your wild best friend
Now eh, a gogo, dancing girl, yes I saw her
The deejay, he say, here's Mandy for ya
I feel alright, saying now, Do that stuff
She's dancing high I move on by
The close ups can get rough
When you're
Walking in the wild west end
Walking in the wild west end
Walking with'cha wild best friend
Walking it, Walking it
Original Dire Straits CD's from Amazon
Dire Straits Music Compilations
Dire Straits on DVD from Amazon
Wild West End Live
Wild West End - Live At The BBC
curated content from YouTube
Live - Rotterdam 1978
Dire Straits - Wild west end [Rotterdam -78]
Rotterdam, Holland - October 19, 1978
curated content from YouTube
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- AndyPo AndyPo Apr 26, 2009 @ 9:06 am
- Another excellent lyric lens
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- Another great lens, Poddys!
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- Very cool!
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