A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Love Expresso on May 25, 2017, 07:43:12 PM
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Eighteen sixty-seven
My angel's gone to heaven
He'll be happy there
Sunlight and sweet clean air
And suddenly, I cried. To say he has "a way with words" is a total understatement. He has such artistic power that sometimes it's hard to believe.
LE
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I cry after "The bandit man" part :lol
Amazing song, songwriting of the highest degree.
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Oh yes, almost all of his albums have at least one song with this ability to make you cry out of the blue. "5:15 am" is one of the best examples. On Tracker, for me, it's the pair "Lights of Taormina"/"Silver Eagle".
It's a nice feeling to know that the next album will probably have a song like that, too – and we've got no idea what it is, yet.
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The song "Blue Ridge Mountains" reminds me of 5:15 a bit. It has the same quiet intro and quiet ending idea, it certainly builds up...
I wonder if Robin Pecknold is a MK fan. But he's a Bob Dylan fan, so I'm pretty sure he's aware of his music. Here's this amazing song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5dUsZ4Djd0
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It was the Newcastle 2013 live version I was actually listening to. They changed the bridge into some 1967/1969 hippie music style and Guy's synth sitar sounds are fitting so perfectly well... it really improves the song a lot.
LE
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Shangri-La has some of his best lyrics, never liked the sound though, a bit too laid back in my opinion (and I must admit I miss Guy's synths a bit ;D). I just listened to the Newcastle 2013 recording, great version indeed!
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The Belgrade version is pretty good too! :)