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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Jarle on May 08, 2011, 01:03:22 PM

Title: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: Jarle on May 08, 2011, 01:03:22 PM: http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i94436

:P
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: Jackal on May 08, 2011, 03:59:31 PM: Boring.
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: Rollergirl on May 08, 2011, 05:12:32 PM: Quote from: Jackal on May 08, 2011, 03:59:31 PM
Boring.

agree, didn't make it pass the first few lines.
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: Jarle on May 08, 2011, 05:29:16 PM: I fully agree! It was just related to Mark, so I thought I might share it. Who knows, maybe someone enjoys the reading :)
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: Jackal on May 08, 2011, 05:43:26 PM: Quote from: Jarle on May 08, 2011, 05:29:16 PM
I fully agree! It was just related to Mark, so I thought I might share it. Who knows, maybe someone enjoys the reading :)

No problem, mate. It is just such an old idea, to use songtitles like that. Didn't somone do that with Elvis songtitles as well ...?
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: superval99 on May 08, 2011, 05:46:11 PM: Quote from: Jackal on May 08, 2011, 05:43:26 PM
Quote from: Jarle on May 08, 2011, 05:29:16 PM
I fully agree! It was just related to Mark, so I thought I might share it. Who knows, maybe someone enjoys the reading :)

No problem, mate. It is just such an old ide?, to use songtitles like that. Didn't somone do that with Elvis songtitles as well ...?

Mark did it with Lonnie Donegan's songs in "Donegan's Gone". :)
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: Pyroaction on May 08, 2011, 10:19:42 PM: Quote from: Jarle on May 08, 2011, 01:03:22 PM
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s4i94436

:P
I like it.
Maybe because english is not my native language.
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: dustyvalentino on May 09, 2011, 03:48:16 PM: Yeah, I thought it was crap.

To change the topic slightly, and apologies to MK, but Lonnie Donegan was crap too. Listen to Leadbelly singing Midnight Special, then Lonnie Donegan. Donegan's version is a very poor imitation.

British equivalent of Pat Boone doing rubbish versions of Little Richard songs to play on white radio. :-\
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: superval99 on May 09, 2011, 04:55:43 PM: Quote from: dustyvalentino on May 09, 2011, 03:48:16 PM

To change the topic slightly, and apologies to MK, but Lonnie Donegan was crap too. Listen to Leadbelly singing Midnight Special, then Lonnie Donegan. Donegan's version is a very poor imitation.

I used to love Lonnie, way back in the 50's - he could do no wrong, but I've grown up now! ;D
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: Love Expresso on May 09, 2011, 05:06:53 PM: Best version of "Midnight Special" is from CCR anyway. ;)

LE
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: Jackal on May 09, 2011, 05:09:14 PM: Quote from: dustyvalentino on May 09, 2011, 03:48:16 PM
Yeah, I thought it was crap.

To change the topic slightly, and apologies to MK, but Lonnie Donegan was crap too. Listen to Leadbelly singing Midnight Special, then Lonnie Donegan. Donegan's version is a very poor imitation.

British equivalent of Pat Boone doing rubbish versions of Little Richard songs to play on white radio. :-\

Never listened to Lonnie Donegan, but Leadbelly is amazing. Listened to some of the stuff on YouTube, inter alia Midnight Special, and that's really haunting stuff. Love Pick a bale of cotton. Such a drive and groove he gets out of that 12-string guitar. Another amazing guy is the late Joseph Spence from the Bahamas.
Title: Re: The Spoof: Dire Straits to reform
Post by: dmg on May 09, 2011, 06:47:57 PM: Quote from: dustyvalentino on May 09, 2011, 03:48:16 PM
Yeah, I thought it was crap.

To change the topic slightly, and apologies to MK, but Lonnie Donegan was crap too.
Well, according to Dusty's law! Doesn't make it fact though. ;)