Genius Lyrics
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Dire Straits – Money for Nothing
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The most successful Dire Straits single, “Money for Nothing” is inspired by Mark Knopfler listening to a man complaining about the musicians that emerged in the 1980s.
The song
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Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
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This song was released in 1985 as the closer to the album of the same name and is the third single from it, reaching #16 in the UK that October. It did not chart in the US.
The
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Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing
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“Sultans of Swing” by Mark Knopfler appears on the self-titled Dire Straits album – 1978. It’s a story song, told as a second person narrative about the London Jazz experience and
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Dire Straits – How Long
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How long, how long baby / How long has it been / How long you gonna keep me wondering / How long before you see / Stallin' me was wrong / How long / How long, how long you gonna
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Dire Straits – Tunnel of Love
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At just over 8 minutes, “Tunnel of Love” seems like an odd choice for a single. Until you hear it that is. It’s quintessential Dire Straits, with Knopfler’s incredible, Bruce
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Dire Straits – Telegraph Road
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“Telegraph Road” is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, taken from their fourth studio album Love Over Gold. It was released in 1984, as the lead single from their live
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Dire Straits – Fade to Black
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[Verse 1] / Well I wonder where you are tonight / You're probably on the rampage somewhere / You have been known to take delight / In getting in somebody's hair / And you always
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Dire Straits – On Every Street
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[Verse] / There's gotta be a record of you someplace / You gotta be on somebody's books / The lowdown a picture of your face / Your injured looks / The sacred and profane / The
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Dire Straits – Private Investigations
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This is the second track on Dire Straits' 1982 album “Love Over Gold.”
It evokes the private detectives of classic film noir.
The song itself is mainly instrumental, with most
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Dire Straits – When It Comes to You
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[Verse 1] / If we can't get along we oughta be apart / And I'm wondering where'd you get that cold, cold heart / Set me free - sign my release / I'm tired of being the villain of
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Dire Straits – Your Latest Trick
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The fourth track on Brothers in Arms and a turning point for the album. The songs up to this point are poppy and this song ushers in a much more gritty phase of the album.
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Dire Straits – My Parties
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[Verse 1] / Well, this is my back yard - my back gate / I hate to start my parties late / Here's the party cart - ain't that great? / That ain't the best part baby - just wait
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Dire Straits – Why Worry?
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Why Worry? is the fifth track of Dire Straits‘ fifth studio album “Brothers in Arms”.
The track fits the style of The Everly Brothers, which later on recorded a cover of the song.
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Dire Straits – Walk of Life
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Oddly, this track was originally available as a B-Side to the single “So Far Away,” which was released as the lead single to their fifth album Brothers In Arms. The song received a
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Dire Straits – Ticket to Heaven
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‘Ticket To Heaven’ is a song about televangelists who manipulate poor, less educated people with God as the selling point.
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Dire Straits – One World
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[Verse 1] / Can't get no sleeves for my records / Can't get no laces for my shoes / Can't get no fancy notes / On my blue guitar / [Refrain] / I can’t get no antidote for blues
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Dire Straits – Iron Hand
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This song was inspired by the attack on the striking miners –as a part of the UK Miners' strike in the 1980's– by the South Yorkshire police, popularly known as the Battle of
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Dire Straits – The Bug
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[Verse 1] / Well it's a strange old game - you learn it slow / One step forward and it's back to go / You're standing on the throttle, you're standing on the brakes / In the groove
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Dire Straits – Me and My Friend
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Me and my band put the music on to dance / Don't know the time of the day / Oh, yeah, we'd be a pain in the neck / If we couldn't get down and - twist / 'Cause it depends upon a
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Dire Straits – Heavy Fuel
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[Verse 1] / Last time I was sober, man I felt bad / Worst hangover that I ever had / It took six hamburgers and scotch all night / Nicotine for breakfast just to put me right / [
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Dire Straits – Love Over Gold [Alchemy]
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You walk out on the high wire / You're a dancer on thin ice / You pay no heed to the danger / And less to advice / Your footsteps are forbidden / But with knowledge of your sin
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Dire Straits – Kingdom Come
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I tell you what! / They don't mess with me, I'm a wild man, son / I got me my very own anti tank gun / I got a jack rabbit with it, guess he was a mean one / Yeah, I've always been
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Dire Straits – You and Your Friend
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[Instrumental intro 0:00-1:03] / [Chorus] / Will you and your friend come around / Are you and your friend gonna get on down / Will you and your friend come around / Or are you and
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Mark Knopfler – Song for Sonny Liston
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Lead guitarist, lead singer and songwriter for the Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler wrote and produced a song for the legendary boxer Sonny Liston, which was taken from his 2004 album
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Dire Straits – In the Gallery
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[Verse 1] / Harry made a bareback rider proud and free upon a horse / And a fine coal miner for the NCB that was / A fallen angel, Jesus on the cross / A skating ballerina, you
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Dire Straits – So Far Away
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[Verse 1] / Here I am again in this mean old town / And you're so far away from me / And where are you when the sun go down? / You're so far away from me / [Chorus] / You're so far
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Dire Straits – Solid Rock
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[Verse 1] / Well now, take a look at that / I made a castle in the sand / Saying this is where it's at, y'all / Couldn't understand now / If I realised that / The chances were slim
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Dire Straits – Down to the Waterline
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[Instrumental Intro] / [Verse 1] / Sweet surrender on the Quayside / You remember we used to run and hide / In the shadow of the cargoes, I take you one at a time / And we're
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Dire Straits – Once Upon a Time in the West
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[Verse 1] / Some people get a cheap laugh / Breaking up the speed limit / Scaring the pedestrians for a minute / Crossing up progress driving on the grass / Leaving just enough for
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