A Mark In Time

Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Angelucci on May 01, 2019, 07:01:03 PM

Title: If MK played a Dire Straits set...
Post by: Angelucci on May 01, 2019, 07:01:03 PM
Here's a game. Because Mark is a predictable chap, having gone right the way through his solo tours, I reckon it's safe to assume that if he were to do a 100% Dire Straits farewell set, it'd be made up of the songs below (placed from A-Z to avoid bias).

Questions are:

1) Would any others make it in (being realistic about your choices)
2) What order (including encores)

Basically it's a build your own solo DS set list.

Brothers In Arms
Calling Elivs
Local Hero
Money For Nothing
Once Upon A Time In The West
On Every Street
Romeo And Juliet
Setting Me Up
So Far Away
Sultans Of Swing
Telegraph Road
The Bug
Walk Of Life
Water Of Love
Why Worry
Your Latest Trick
Title: Re: If MK played a Dire Straits set...
Post by: rmarques821 on May 01, 2019, 07:07:00 PM
Here's a game. Because Mark is a predictable chap, having gone right the way through his solo tours, I reckon it's safe to assume that if he were to do a 100% Dire Straits farewell set, it'd be made up of the songs below (placed from A-Z to avoid bias).

Questions are:

1) Would any others make it in (being realistic about your choices)
2) What order (including encores)

Basically it's a build your own solo DS set list.

Brothers In Arms
Calling Elivs
Local Hero
Money For Nothing
Once Upon A Time In The West
On Every Street
Romeo And Juliet
Setting Me Up
So Far Away
Sultans Of Swing
Telegraph Road
The Bug
Walk Of Life
Water Of Love
Why Worry
Your Latest Trick

Don't think he'd play Walk Of Life, as he hates that song.
Title: Re: If MK played a Dire Straits set...
Post by: Angelucci on May 01, 2019, 07:25:24 PM
Didn't know that! He's played it enough as a solo artist. Strange.
Title: Re: If MK played a Dire Straits set...
Post by: straitsway75 on May 01, 2019, 09:50:45 PM
I don't remember that Mark ever said he HATED one of his songs.  Instead, he recalls that he never found himself again on one, but never of Walk of live, but of Private investigations, if I remember correctly  :think
Title: Re: If MK played a Dire Straits set...
Post by: quizzaciously on May 01, 2019, 10:13:56 PM
I don't remember that Mark ever said he HATED one of his songs.  Instead, he recalls that he never found himself again on one, but never of Walk of live, but of Private investigations, if I remember correctly  :think

Hate is too much of a word... Right away, two songs I heard Mark saying pretty harsh words about are "The Bug" (stupid lyrics) and "Wild West End" (the song that leads to nowhere).