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“Those Dire Straits songs walked away from me long ago. They belong to you now”: the life and times of Mark Knopfler, rock’s reluctant superstar
Mark Knopfler is one of the most successful British musicians in history, and one of the most admired guitarists. With his former band Dire Straits, he sold more than 100 million albums worldwide ...
10 classic songs given away from one artist to another
From Prince to Joni Mitchell and Macca to the Bee Gees, the stars who were in such a creative purple patch that they had ...
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How an Amusement Park Ride and Rodgers and Hammerstein Inspired Dire Straits’ “Tunnel of Love” and its Links to Bruce Springsteen
The fairgrounds were full of family entertainment, an amusement park, and where Knopfler remembers seeing his “first hearing “really loud” rock concert. Inside the amusement park was a ride called the ...
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Romeo and Juliet
Effortless and masterful stuff. Alex Ross Henton, Oxon Makes my heart soar, Fantastic song! MIcky Boo, Bexley MK and Dire Straits are the best.The live versions of R&J & Tunnel of Love on Alchemy ...
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'Walk of Life Project' proves Dire Straits song fits every movie ending
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Saturday Conversation: Mark Knopfler, ‘I’m A Songwriter First’
Since coming on the scene as the frontman of iconic U.K. band Dire Straits in 1977, Mark Knopfler has been viewed, deservedly, as a guitar icon. From their first hit, the top ten song ...