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(4) Skydiver (4:38)
« on: February 22, 2015, 01:37:42 AM »
Skydiver(Mark Knopfler)


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   I’ve been banned from every racecourse in the country
There’s something about the unsure thing
Like scoring with a beauty of the county
It always makes the old bell ring

I like to go for broke and I’ll be randy
It’s got to be the unsure thing
In the Bentley Continental with the brandy
It always makes the old bell ring

And when it’s gone, all gone
I’ll stand on a hilltop and sing
I go where I want, I do what I want
And I don’t give a damn about a thing

Skydiver

Today I lost a packet at Wincanton
Dive Bomber in the 2.15
All on the nose and no-one counting
Nothing wishy-washy in between

Back when I made the pivotal decision
To take a winding road that I could see
It was just like being given an incredible permission
The rules don’t apply to me

And when it’s gone, all gone
I’ll stand on a hilltop and sing
I go where I want, I do what I want
And I don’t give a damn about a thing

Skydiver

I’m not being brave, it’s my money, not my life
When I need to take a break from the brushes and the knife
And I always took a fancy to the ones
Heading straight into the teeth of the guns

Skydiver


« Last Edit: March 11, 2015, 10:36:21 PM by shangri la 1 »

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2015, 10:52:25 AM »
I'm hearing Small Potatoes infused with The Beatles  ;D
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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2015, 11:27:27 AM »
I'm hearing Small Potatoes infused with The Beatles  ;D

Yes, Thank You!

I was thinking, this song sounds to another one but can't get which one...

That's it!
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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2015, 11:37:08 AM »
I thought more of Let's See You.

This is the track on Tracker that I like least. Already a skipper for me.

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2015, 11:38:32 AM »
I thought more of Let's See You.

This is the track on Tracker that I like least. Already a skipper for me.

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I thought the same in my first listen, but it grows... now it's one of my favourites!
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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2015, 12:55:34 PM »
To me Skydiver have a lot more in common with 'Better Together' by Jack Johnson rather than with 'Penny Lane' by The Beatles.

 

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2015, 01:12:44 PM »
One of my favourites.  Such a groovy song and Ruth's vocal, although small, adds significantly to the song I think.  How many times do they sing Skydiver at the end though?  ::)
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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2015, 01:19:45 PM »
Skyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyydiver: It's like the free fall of a skydiver and the sudden loop upwards.  ;D

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2015, 02:17:32 PM »
Just learned open riff for the song, it's awesome! Thinking about recording a video for this riff.

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2015, 04:18:20 PM »
Skydiver chords are now added in my Tracker Songbook: http://amarkintime.org/forum/index.php?topic=4152.msg90543#msg90543

One of the strangest MK's song on my recollection. Clearly Beatles influence even with cues in the lyrics. Winding road, in between, etc.

Even the chords looking like a sky towards the end of the song! LOL! Mark is a genius.

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2015, 04:24:05 PM »
Just learned open riff for the song, it's awesome! Thinking about recording a video for this riff.

Do it!  I'd love to hear a vocal on this one;  how long can you hold on!!!
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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2015, 04:36:35 PM »
Just learned open riff for the song, it's awesome! Thinking about recording a video for this riff.

Do it!  I'd love to hear a vocal on this one;  how long can you hold on!!!

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2015, 04:53:35 PM »
Cool song! Love the chords and harmonies!

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2015, 07:11:37 PM »
Fun song love the way they sing sky diver sort of floats in the air.Has Mark ever mentioned about being a Beatles fan previously.Clearly an ode to them.

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Re: (4) Skydiver (4:38)
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2015, 10:52:11 PM »
Easy-listening feel good song! Makes me happy :)

 

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