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Posted: July 13 2020 at 17:40

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Posted: July 13 2020 at 17:58

1. Romeo and Juliet

2. Angel of Mercy

3. Telegraph Road

4. Water of Love

5. Skateaway

6. Lady Writer

7. Six Blade Knife

As is the case with all these polls, this could change depending on what I had for dinner, or the weather, or the time of day, etc.

I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....

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Posted: July 13 2020 at 23:57

The Anders wrote:

Mark Knopfler - by the way - is best known in Denmark for being the only rhyme with 'kartofler' (potatoes).

The only word "Knopfler" rhymes with in England is "kipler" (which is also a potato), although it's actually a German word.

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Posted: July 14 2020 at 00:02

Top 7 update, with Intruder's votes added:-

1. Telegraph Road (55 points)

2. Sultans of Swing (42 points)

3. Private Investigations (41 points)

4. Tunnel of Love (33 points)

5. Ride Across the River (24 points)

5. Espresso Love (24 points)

7. Down to the Waterline (22 points)

7. Once Upon a Time in the West (22 points)

9. Brothers in Arms (18 points)

10. On Every Street (17 points)

10. Romeo and Juliet (17 points)

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Posted: July 17 2020 at 19:50

1-Sultans of Swing

2-Money for Nothing

3-Romeo & Juliet

4-Tunnel of Love

5-Brothers in Arms

6-Where do You Think You're Going?

7-Down the Waterline

Honorable mention to Expresso Love.

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Posted: July 19 2020 at 06:08

Top 7 update, with The Lion of Prague's votes added:-

1. Telegraph Road (55 points)

2. Sultans of Swing (54 points)

3. Private Investigations (41 points)

4. Tunnel of Love (37 points)

5. Ride Across the River (24 points)

5. Espresso Love (24 points)

7. Romeo and Juliet (23 points)

7. Down to the Waterline (23 points)

9. Once Upon a Time in the West (22 points)

10. Brothers in Arms (21 points)

11. On Every Street (17 points)

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 19 2020 at 06:09

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Posted: July 19 2020 at 07:03

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DIRE STRAITS consisted of brothers Mark & David Knopfler from the northeast of England alongside two BROTHERS IN ARMS from Leicester in the East Midlands. No COMMUNIQUE is needed to know that DIRE STRAITS were the SULTANS OF SWING during the 1980's where their music could be heard playing ON EVERY STREET corner. Mark Knopfler weaved his own magical spell of ALCHEMY on the electric guitar with romantic songs of LOVE OVER GOLD and cynical songs about the music business where you get "MONEY FOR NOTHING and your chicks for free." When Mark Knopfler wasn't making music with DIRE STRAITS and performing live ON THE NIGHT, he was busy MAKING MOVIES music, such as the acclaimed LOCAL HERO soundtrack. Following the break-up of DIRE STRAITS in 1991, Mark Knopfler's successful solo career really took off in 1996 with the release of his debut studio album, GOLDEN HEART.

Back by unpopular demand, it's time for another Top 7 songs poll, and this time it's the turn of Dire Straits. Simply list your Top 7 Dire Straits songs below and then I'll assign points to your listings as follows:-

1st song (12 points)

2nd song (8 points)

3rd song (6 points)

4th song (4 points)

5th song (3 points)

6th song (2 points)

7th song (1 point)

Here's my Top 7 to get the poll underway:-

1. Private Investigations (12 points)

2. Telegraph Road (8 points)

3. Brothers in Arms (6 points)

4. Tunnel of Love (4 points)

5. Romeo and Juliet (3 points)

6. Money for Nothing (2 points)

7. You and Your Friend (1 point)

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Posted: July 19 2020 at 07:08

^ Are you saying your Dire Straits Top 7 is exactly the same as my Top 7?

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Posted: July 19 2020 at 07:26

1. Tunnel of Love

2. Romeo and Juliet

3. Brothers In Arms

4. Sultans Of Swing

5. Down To The Waterline

6. Walk of Life

7. You and Your Friend

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Posted: July 19 2020 at 08:43

Top 7 update, with AlanB's votes added:-

1. Sultans of Swing (58 points)

2. Telegraph Road (55 points)

3. Tunnel of Love (49 points)

4. Private Investigations (41 points)

5. Romeo and Juliet (31 points)

6. Brothers in Arms (27 points)

7. Down to the Waterline (26 points)

8. Ride Across the River (24 points)

8. Espresso Love (24 points)

10. Once Upon a Time in the West (22 points)

11. On Every Street (17 points)

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Posted: July 22 2020 at 14:11

I think most of the votes have come in now from the PA jury, so here are the videos for the Top 7 Dire Straits songs, as a way of saying thank you to everyone who took part in the poll.

1. Sultans of Swing (58 points)

2. Telegraph Road (55 points)

3. Tunnel of Love (49 points)

4. Private Investigations (41 points)

5. Romeo and Juliet (31 points)

6. Brothers in Arms (27 points)

7. Down to the Waterline (26 points)

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Posted: July 23 2020 at 01:53

DS was my first favourite band in my early youth, before I got into prog. I loved (and still do) Love Over Gold album.

1. Telegraph Road

2. Private Investigations

3. Brothers in Arms

4. Love Over Gold

5. Romeo and Juliet

6. News

7. On Every Street (gets tougher to choose after the five above.)

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Posted: July 23 2020 at 02:05

Top 7 update, with Matti's votes added:-

1. Telegraph Road (67 points)

2. Sultans of Swing (58 points)

3. Tunnel of Love (49 points)

3. Private Investigations (49 points)

5. Romeo and Juliet (34 points)

6. Brothers in Arms (33 points)

7. Down to the Waterline (26 points)

8. Ride Across the River (24 points)

8. Espresso Love (24 points)

10. Once Upon a Time in the West (22 points)

11. On Every Street (18 points)

Telegraph Road has regained the lead again, and deservedly so, thanks to Matti.

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Posted: July 23 2020 at 04:11

The following song didn't make it into the final Top 7 (or even the Top 11) - which surprised me - but it undoubtedly features the best-known Dire Straits video and it was on "heavy rotation" on MTV back in the 1980's, partly due to the opening lyrics, "I want my MTV....."

Money for Nothing

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Posted: July 23 2020 at 05:05

Not sure I know seven DS songs. The Love Over Gold album was a 'pleasant' listen, certainly beautifully produced. Telegraph Road is an excellent song; an epic examination of human geography

I remember my A level geography teacher was a fan and used the lyrics to explain the dynamics and economic factors under pinning the the formation and decline of a large settlement...or some sh*t...

Private Investigations, equally was a fine song, but overall I found this band a bit of a yawn. Money for Nothing was fun, but the rest of the Brothers in Arms album was dreary and a real chore for me to get through. I do remember getting up and singing Walk of Life on a Kareoke night, at a holiday camp, and it going down very well indeed. I was complimented on my singing, which considering that I can't actually sing, suggests to me that I am at least as good a singer as Knopfler...

Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

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Posted: September 17 2020 at 13:30

1. Love Over Gold

2. Telegraph Road

3. It Never Rains

4. Romeo and Juliet

5. Industrial Disease

6. One World

7. Planet of New Orleans

For any who are not yet sure, the Love Over Gold album is a masterpiece for the ages!

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Posted: September 17 2020 at 13:52

Good God, have I missed this thread?
1. Telegraph Road
And... no, that's as far as I'll go. Dire Straits, like many of my favourite bands, has too many great songs to fit in a small number like seven.

"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Robert Fripp
"I am an anti-Christ" - Johnny Rotten

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