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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Most underrated DS/MK songs

« Last post by stratmad on Today at 01:42:20 PM »

Meh, I totally disagree I think it's just rightly rated, not in the top 250, sorry. My counter-proposal is "I see you". Do you think it gets enough love? But the other thing I want to say is, why is MK so hard on losers, man? I see you, My Bacon Roll, Coyote (?), Rudiger.. what's his problem with us losers? We have enough troubles our own already, thank you. Why kick the man on the ground? It's not the losers who fuck the world, btw, it's the winners, right? So if any of you have a contact with Sir Marky, please tell him to write songs mocking the winners. Hope this is not too political for the moderators. Or racist maybe

Interesting point! I love "Let's see you".
About the losers: he's usually gentle on the losers who try, the "goodies" who just don't make it somehow, those who haven't got lucky like he did. Coyote is one if those, I think, and we just know he'll get up and try again, no matter how many times he gets pulverised. And of course, Coyote never actually hurts anyone.
But the guy in Bacon Roll and Rudiger are different imho. They're losers, but there's nothing good about them.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Most underrated DS/MK songs

« Last post by stratmad on Today at 01:29:18 PM »

So far from the Clyde

+1!
Fantastic song, as are most of them on Get Lucky

Great songwriting, great performance. But it's one of those songs that are way too emotional for me, like Piper, ODR, and even BIA live.
Makes me shudder to listen to the once-mighty ship being ripped apart by efficient Asian workers, who couldn't care less about her glorious past.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends - New TV Show - April 25th 2024

« Last post by stratmad on Today at 01:18:33 PM »

Probably not. Maybe it's a family thing. David doesn't have a thick accent either.

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Most underrated DS/MK songs

« Last post by rmarques821 on Today at 12:22:07 PM »

So far from the Clyde

+1!
Fantastic song, as are most of them on Get Lucky

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends - New TV Show - April 25th 2024

« Last post by dmg on Today at 11:51:03 AM »

First I thought "chalk and cheese", but they're actually very similar in so many ways!
I'd just hoped to hear a bit more Geordie from Mark, his accent is so polished these days, but Brian and Sam Fender made up for it!

I don't think he ever spoke anywhere near like Brian!  Mark has such a posh boy middle-class accent.

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One Deep River / The Boy / Re: Mark on Later with Jools Holland

« Last post by localhero1986 on Today at 11:47:19 AM »

and then there is this one which i presume is the one that Val saw in person, just sending chills all down my spine

Simply brilliant!!

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Most underrated DS/MK songs

« Last post by privinvest on Today at 11:32:00 AM »

Meh, I totally disagree I think it's just rightly rated, not in the top 250, sorry. My counter-proposal is "I see you". Do you think it gets enough love? But the other thing I want to say is, why is MK so hard on losers, man? I see you, My Bacon Roll, Coyote (?), Rudiger.. what's his problem with us losers? We have enough troubles our own already, thank you. Why kick the man on the ground? It's not the losers who fuck the world, btw, it's the winners, right? So if any of you have a contact with Sir Marky, please tell him to write songs mocking the winners. Hope this is not too political for the moderators. Or racist maybe   

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends - New TV Show - April 25th 2024

« Last post by dustyvalentino on Today at 10:29:25 AM »

Was it not just that Carlos' seat was facing Brian's?

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Mark Wins Award

« Last post by stratmad on Today at 10:12:22 AM »

Didn't he get a Silver Clef already back in 1992 with DS, at Knebworth?
Brian Johnson's getting one, too! I didn't know AC/DC was used in music therapy

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler to auction Brothers In Arms guitars - BBC NEWS

« Last post by stratmad on Today at 10:01:52 AM »

https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/lots/48713/mark-knopfler-obe-chet-atkins-signed-and-gifted-gibson-country-gentleman-electric-guitar

This seems like a bargain compared to some of the Christies stuff.

What a beautiful instrument!
I can't remember ever seeing it before. Did he ever play it in public? Those red dots are something you would normally remember.
It really hurts a bit to see it going, because it's not a working tool but a personal gift from Chet.

Edit: At first I thought he was selling his OBE!