To me, this is the outstanding track on the album. Among his best songs in general but for sure since 2002, sheer beauty, lovely melody, wonderful solo. Could have been on every Dire Straits album and would stand the test of time. I totally wonder why no review has mentioned this and why this is not the single.
LE
Pretty much!
I’m not sure I can express how much I love this song already (my first listen of the album took ages because I had Janine on repeat for at least half an hour) and I really can’t think of a song on the last two albums—maybe more—that have hit me this hard from the first listen.
For my money there are at least three tracks on One Deep River that would have been
much better singles/promo songs than what they chose, and Janine is one of them (it’s rather baffling, but there you go).
People who have made ATRR comparisons are right; there are definitely some Beyond My Wildest Dreams/Beachcombing/Donkey Town vibes—mainly musically, but lyrically as well.
In the end, it’s 100% pure, top-shelf Mark Knopfler—and who could ask for more?
