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Mark Knopfler
Sultans of Swing Promo CD2 - Interview CD
1998
rock
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Your first hit, 'Sultas of Swing', was, I suppose, a sort of rom... |
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0:44 |
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2 |
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You started yourselves in pubs and clubs, and actually Sultans w... |
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1:17 |
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3 |
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And 'Sultans' was a kind of tribute to bands who didn't go onto |
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1:02 |
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The track Lady Writer was released as a single - what, who is th... |
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0:46 |
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One of your most romantic songs is Romeo and Juliet. Is it a per... |
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0:54 |
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Another of the, I suppose, best remembered tracks from Making Mo... |
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2:13 |
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7 |
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In the days when we used to talk about LP's, Telegraph Road was |
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1:04 |
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8 |
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It is a rather cynical track. |
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0:58 |
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The next thing that you recorded was much more joyously uptempo |
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1:09 |
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10 |
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This live version of Love Over Gold - D you actually remember th... |
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0:26 |
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What's Love Over Gold about? |
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0:43 |
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12 |
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One of the bost touching songs, I think, that Dire Straits recor... |
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0:29 |
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13 |
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'Brothers In Arms' sold 25 milions copies - when you were record... |
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0:46 |
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14 |
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What's Sting doing on the beginning of this track? |
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1:09 |
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'Money for Nothing' was reputedly based on an overheard conversa... |
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1:30 |
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The title track 'Brothers in Arms' - what was the inspiration th... |
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0:38 |
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The tracks on this album seem to have a lot of space and atmosph... |
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1:02 |
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'Walk of Life' is another of the best loved Dire Straits tunes, |
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0:52 |
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You use American influences in a number of your songs. What was |
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0:27 |
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Heavy Fuel - this is another song which has a very strong sort o... |
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1:01 |
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So - On Every Street - in some ways my favourite Drie Straits al... |
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0:27 |
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And I love the long instrumental coda. |
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0:13 |
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Unknown (about the sax intro to Your Latest Trick) |
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0:46 |
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Unknown () |
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1:48 |
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Unknown (about scottisch influenses) |
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1:17 |
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Unknown (about soundtracks) |
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0:51 |
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Total time |
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23:30 |
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