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Your favorite Dire Straits song? |
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TexasKing 
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 Topic: Your favorite Dire Straits song?Posted: April 25 2020 at 06:06 |
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Telegraph Road is my favorite.
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dougmcauliffe
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 08:22 |
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Dire Straits is such a great band, I really like Tunnel of Love and Your Latest Trick
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 08:34 |
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just one song? probably Telegraph Road, too.
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 08:59 |
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I tend to like Dire Straits most when they're at their most catchy, not necessarily their most prog. I love Sultans of Swing and Money for Nothing. Maybe News is my favourite.
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 09:07 |
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Down to the Waterline
Runner up: Private Investigations Edited by HolyMoly - April 25 2020 at 11:51 |
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 09:31 |
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I won't be able with just one, so I'll make one per album I love Debut: Six Blade Knife (In The Gallery, Waterline & Sultans are right up there) Gold: Private Investigations & Telegraph Road, but LOG and Never Rains are right up there too. BIA: the whole flipside is awesome, but Too Strong is the best |
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 10:15 |
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 10:45 |
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I'm not going to select one song, but these are among my favourites: From Dire Straits "Water of Love" "Sultans of Swing" "Wild West End" From Communiqué Title track "Angel of Mercy" "Portobello Belle" From Making Movies "Tunnel of Love" From Love Over Gold "Telegraph Road" "Private Investigations" From Brothers In Arms "So Far Away" "Money For Nothing" "Ride Across the River" "The Man's Too Strong" From On Every Street "Calling Elvis" Title track "Planet of New Orleans"
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 11:08 |
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The lp version of Sultans of Swing. Saw it on the Old Grey Whistle theft (sorry, Test) and then was played repeatedly at my sisters wedding by the DJ who'd just got a pre release copy.. this was before the single came out.. Actually the whole of that first lp (and the second actually) is good in a pub rock kinda way and brings back some nice memories..
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 11:23 |
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Mi fave: I love Sultans of Swing live (Alchemy), especially for the final assolo.
Then, I love Private Investigation and Telegraph road, studio and live version. I love the first side of Making Movies, Tunnel of Love, Romeo and Juliet and Skateway. I love Money for nothing, Your Latest Trick and Ride Across the River. |
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Posted: April 25 2020 at 11:32 |
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Not my favourite band, but still good imo. Love over Gold is a masterpiece anyway and I could pick any song off this album.
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Posted: April 26 2020 at 00:59 |
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Budapest by Jethro Tull
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Posted: April 26 2020 at 01:10 |
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I used to listen to them often - decades ago. They were real good. I even bought John Illsley’s solo album Never told a Soul hoping it would have some cool bass playing. It didn’t. And it paled to the stuff Straits were releasing.
My favourite is probably In the Gallery, but I haven’t spun a DS record for years. My sister has them all on vinyl so I can spin them most anytime I wish, but I’d rather spin, I dunno....... Etron fou Le loublan or anything Prog or Extreme Metal...... Edited by Tom Ozric - April 26 2020 at 01:13 |
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Posted: April 26 2020 at 01:28 |
Me too!!!!
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I used to think Money for Nothing was the bee’s knees, now it makes me puke........
f**k, I hate spellcheck , it doesn’t - it corrects my rant to incorrect words.......I hate proofreading........ Edited by Tom Ozric - April 26 2020 at 02:55 |
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Posted: April 26 2020 at 07:54 |
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easy man.. Industrial Disease.. a great song no doubt and but one of many they had...but my favorite in particular for it has some great memories associated with that song.
 
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Posted: April 26 2020 at 13:12 |
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Private Investigations
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Posted: April 26 2020 at 13:21 |
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No particular order:
Water of Love Six Blade Knife Lions Down to the Waterline Lady Writer Tunnel of Love Romeo & Juliet Telegraph Road Private Investigations Industrial Disease Ride Across the River Brothers in Arms Planet of New Orleans Fade to Black The Bug Ticket to Heaven Twisting By the Pool Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts Two Young Lovers
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