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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: knopfling on August 13, 2011, 08:24:08 PM

Title: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: knopfling on August 13, 2011, 08:24:08 PM

I'm not familiar with this band but saw this today.

http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a334898/jarvis-cocker-plays-birthday-tribute-for-dire-straits-frontman.html
Jarvis Cocker plays birthday tribute for Dire Straits frontman
Saturday, August 13 2011, 10:50am EDT
By Lewis Corner, Music Reporter

Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, Glastonbury 2011

Pulp played a birthday tribute to Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler during a festival appearance in Norway last night.

The band kicked off their set at Oslo's Oya Festival with 1994 hit 'Do You Remember The First Time?', before continuing to play a collection of hits from their back catalog.

Following performances of 'Razzmatazz' and 'Disco 2000', frontman Jarvis Cocker told the audience: "Mark Knopfler was born today. Y'know, Dire Straits?"

Cocker then sang some lines from Dire Straits' 1978 classic 'Sultans of Swing', before commenting: "C'mon Mark, put your headband on.

"I thought, as a tribute, we'll do our own version of that song. Yeah, it's an exclusive! We are the Sultans."

Pulp then performed a full cover of the track, with Cocker concluding: "Yeah, Sultans are sweet."

Title: Re: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: Rollergirl on August 13, 2011, 09:51:01 PM

nice!

Title: Re: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: Banjo99uk on August 14, 2011, 12:18:47 AM

pulp are a shit hot band.

Title: Re: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: xxFordiexx on August 14, 2011, 01:13:23 AM

Yeah, Pulp are an amazing band led by the awesome Jarvis Cocker. Again it's just another band/musician paying tribute to Knopfler. He really is so highly regarded by many different musicians. I love these sorts of tributes. 

Title: Re: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: sweetsurrender on August 14, 2011, 05:58:47 AM

knopfling,

Thank you for posting this.  It's so nice to read about it.  Wonder if there would be a clip on Youtube ?

Title: Re: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: superval99 on August 14, 2011, 08:33:55 AM

What a lovely gesture!  I like Jarvis!   :)

Title: Re: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: dmg on August 14, 2011, 12:52:50 PM

Someone added on Facebook that they were at the concert and that they said they would but in the end didn't play Sultans after all.  They played the song Babies instead apparently.

Title: Re: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: Fieneke2 on August 14, 2011, 03:43:08 PM

Thanks for posting Knopfling. It's always nice to read and hear that also other artists like the music of Mark/DS!

Fieneke

Title: Re: Pulp wishes MK happy birthday
Post by: JeroenvG on August 15, 2011, 01:06:40 PM

They didn't play Sultans according to this website:

http://www.pulpwiki.net/Pulp/Live12August2011OyaFestival (http://www.pulpwiki.net/Pulp/Live12August2011OyaFestival)