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"On May 19, 1978, Dire Straits released their first major label single 'Sultans Of Swing', recorded on a £120 budget. The song was first recorded as a demo at Pathway Studios, North London, in July 1977, and quickly acquired a following after it was put on rotation at Radio London.". Excellent guitar work. One of my favorites by Mark Knopfler, and I have a lot of them.
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Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live)
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Thank you my friend SGT (Join to see) for posting the music video of Mark Knopfler leading Dire Straits as they performing "Sultans of Swing" released on 7 October 1978 and recorded: 13 February – 5 March 1978
Here is alive performance of this wonderful song
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pa9x9fZBtY
Sultans of Swing written by Mark Knopfler
Lyrics
You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park, but meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing Dixie
Double four time
You feel alright
When you hear the music ring
Well, now you step inside
But you don't see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Competition in other places
Ah, but the horns
They blowin' that sound
Way on down south
Way on down south
London town
Yeah, check out Guitar George
He knows all the chords
Mind, he's strictly rhythm
He doesn't want to make it cry or sing
Left-handed old guitar
Is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights
To play his thing
And Harry doesn't mind
If he doesn't make the scene
He's got a daytime job
He's doing alright
He can play the Honky Tonk like anything
Saving it up for Friday night
With the Sultans
With the Sultans of Swing
And a crowd of young boys
They're fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies
And their platform soles
They don't give a damn
About any trumpet playing band
It ain't what they call rock and roll
And the Sultans
Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole
Creole
And then the man
He steps right up to the microphone
And says at last
Just as the time bell rings
"Goodnight
Now it's time to go home"
Then he makes it fast with one more thing
We are the Sultans
We are the Sultans of Swing
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC (Join to see)MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Samuel Kermon SSG Franklin Briant GySgt Thomas Vick CPL Douglas Chrysler SMSgt Tom Burns SGT James Murphy SFC William Farrell SPC Michael TerrellSSG Paul Headlee SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D 1SG Dan Capri SP5 Dennis Loberger
Here is alive performance of this wonderful song
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pa9x9fZBtY
Sultans of Swing written by Mark Knopfler
Lyrics
You get a shiver in the dark
It's raining in the park, but meantime
South of the river, you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing Dixie
Double four time
You feel alright
When you hear the music ring
Well, now you step inside
But you don't see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Competition in other places
Ah, but the horns
They blowin' that sound
Way on down south
Way on down south
London town
Yeah, check out Guitar George
He knows all the chords
Mind, he's strictly rhythm
He doesn't want to make it cry or sing
Left-handed old guitar
Is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights
To play his thing
And Harry doesn't mind
If he doesn't make the scene
He's got a daytime job
He's doing alright
He can play the Honky Tonk like anything
Saving it up for Friday night
With the Sultans
With the Sultans of Swing
And a crowd of young boys
They're fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies
And their platform soles
They don't give a damn
About any trumpet playing band
It ain't what they call rock and roll
And the Sultans
Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole
Creole
And then the man
He steps right up to the microphone
And says at last
Just as the time bell rings
"Goodnight
Now it's time to go home"
Then he makes it fast with one more thing
We are the Sultans
We are the Sultans of Swing
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen LTC (Join to see)MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SSG Samuel Kermon SSG Franklin Briant GySgt Thomas Vick CPL Douglas Chrysler SMSgt Tom Burns SGT James Murphy SFC William Farrell SPC Michael TerrellSSG Paul Headlee SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D 1SG Dan Capri SP5 Dennis Loberger
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SGT James Murphy
Thee MAN David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a British singer-songwriter from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. He was born in Scotland and raised in England from the age of two. Together with his older brother Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers, he founded the rock band Dire Straits in 1977, serving as rhythm guitarist on their first two albums. After quitting the band, Knopfler embarked upon a solo career as a recording artist. Knopfler initially created smaller record labels, publishing companies, and indie labels.
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Cpl Vic Burk
LTC Stephen F. - Another great song of the 70's. Thanks for the memories. I have it on a jump drive (along with about 1400 other songs) so it doesn't come up too often.
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