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Robert Sandall Presents Mark Knopfler - On Dire Straits
On Dire Straits Interview CD
Q. 'Your First Hit, 'Sultans Of Swing', Was, I Suppose, A Sort Of Romantic Portrait Of A South London Pub. How Did That Song Come To You' A. I've Always Been Attracted To...A Source Of Comfort To Me.
Q. 'You Started Yourselves In Pubs And Clubs, And Actually Sultans Was A Hit In Europe, Australia And The States Before It Was A Hit In The UK.' A. You've Got To Get Used To Playing To An Audience...Some Beer In With The Rest (Laughter)
Q. 'And 'Sultans' Was A Kind Of Tribute To Bands Who Didn't Go Onto Have The Success You Did, But Loved Playing'. A. It Was A Little Deserted Pub In Deptford...Rather Tired Little Blokes In Pullovers [Laughter At End]
Lady Writer
Q. 'The Track Lady Writer Was Released As A Single - What, Who Is That Song About' A. Oh, I Just Saw Some Woman Talking...And That's The Way It Works.
Romeo & Juliet
Q. 'One Of Your Most Romantic Songs Is Romeo And Juliet. Is It A Personal Song For You' A. Well Actually I Was Living In Camberwell (Laughter)...Tonque In Cheek Thing, You Know.
Tunnel Of Love
Q. 'Another Of The, I Suppose, Best Remembered Tracks From Making Movies Was Tunnel Of Love.' A. Yeah, Again It Was Some,...There Is No Formula.
Private Investigations
Q. 'In The Days When We Used To Talk About LP's, Telegraph Road Was On The Same Side As A Track Called Private Investigations. I've Heard This Was Inspired By The Los Angeles Crime Writer, Raymond Chandler'. A. I Sort Of Equated It...Falling Away From You.
Q. 'It Is A Rather Cynical Track' A. Well I Think That A Certain Amount Cynicism...The Most Comfortable Feeling In The World.
Twisting By The Pool
Q. 'The Next Thing That You Recorded Was A Much More Joyously Uptempo Sort Of Tribute To Rock 'n' Roll, The Twisting By The Pool Ep.' A. I Suppose With That It's Just...He Really Just Sort Of Whacked That Rhythm
Love Over Gold (Live)
Q. 'This Live Version Of Love Over Gold - Do You Actually Remember The Performance' A. It Was Probably One Of The Hammersmith Odeon Ones...Just Want To Play Something Else.
Q. 'What's Love Over Gold About' A. Love Over Gold - There Was Just Some Graffiti...Just Got Me Thinking You Know.
So Far Away
Q. 'One Of The Most Touching Songs, I Think, That Dire Straits Recorded Is So Far Away. It's On The Brothers In Arms Album. A Very Simple, Romantic, In The Everyday Sense, Song. A. Yeah, That's Another Thing Really... So I Suppose It's A Theme That Stays With You.
Money For Nothing
Q. [General Q On Brothers In Arms, Their Greatest Selling Album] 'Brothers In Arms' Sold 25 Million Copies - When You Were Recording It, Did You Have Any Sense That Yo Would Unleash A Blockbuster' A. Oh, Absolutely Not, I Mean Of Course Not,... I Thought That's Kind Of Good, I Like That.
Q. 'What's Sting Doing On The Beginning Of This Track' A. The Police Were Doing An Advert...Us It Was The Radio.
Q. 'Money For Nothing' Was Reputedly Based On An Overheard Conversation' A. Yeah, I Was In New York...Has Those Possiblities To Create Something.
Brothers In Arms
Q. 'The Title Track 'Brothers In Arms' - What Was The Inspiration There' A. The Term You Know, A Phrase Will Stay...Absurdity Of It Seems To Stay In The Mind.
Q. 'The Tracks On This Album Seem To Have A Lot Of Space And Atmosphere, Almost As If You're Shooting Holes Through The Arrangement.' A. That Whole Of The Album With The Exception...The Strings Are A Contrast With It.
Walk Of Life
Q. 'Walk Of Life' Is Another Of The Best Loved Dire Straits Tunes, And A Song Which We Are Sometimes Lead To Believe You Didn't Want To Include On The Album.' A. Oh No, We Did, We Always Wanted It,...Some Cajun Artists Afterwards, An Accordion Took That Organ Part.
Calling Elvis
Q. 'You Use American Influences In A Number Of Your Songs. What Was 'Calling Elvis' All About' A. Just A Pretty Light Thing...Talking To Another Answering Machine.
Heavy Fuel
Q. 'Heavy Fuel - This Is Another Song Which Has A Very Strong Sort Of Earthy American Flavour.' A. If You Are Spending A Long Time In The States,...A Lot Of My Ideas From Books.
On Every Street
Q. 'So - On Every Street - In Some Ways My Favourite Dire Straits Album, I'm Not Quite Sure Why, Because It's Not The One That Most People Talk About, But It's Got Some, Some Of My Favourite Tracks, I Mean The Title Track, For Example, I Find Very Moving. What's It About?' A. I Think It's About The Fact That We... Why It Is I'm Still On The Case.
Q. 'And I Love The Long Instrumental Coda' A. Yeah, I Think George Martin Was In The Studio...(Chuckle) I Love George.
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Sultans Of Swing / The Very Best Of Dire Straits / Album Promo
Sultans Of Swing
Lady Writer
Romeo And Juliet
Tunnel Of Love
Private Investigations
Twisting By The Pool
Love Over Gold (Live)
So Far Away
Money For Nothing
Brothers In Arms
Walk Of Life
Calling Elvis
Heavy Fuel
On Every Street
Your Latest Trick (Live)
Local Hero - Wild Theme (Live)
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