American Reacts to The Story Of "Money For Nothing" Is Weirder Than You Thought!

[@MrJohnnyMel]

Everyone who was alive in Britain when Live Aid happened knows who Midge Ure is, Ah Vienna!

[@bigdaddigaming]

But who pronounces it midge-ureee he’s obviously never heard his name spoken, maybe he should watch some old totp videos

[@MGrayl-ib5fo]

@@bigdaddigaming Filthy Rich & Catflap did it best!

[@joannamorgan3433]

This means nothing to me.....

[@Jinty92]

Being a fellow Glaswegian, I know Midge Ure well. Loved Vienna and I loved Ultravox but my favourite was his solo hit If I was.

[@scotmax8426]

That was great. I love how you know your stuff and take the time to break it down for the uninitiated! and your side ventures into maps etc make me smile ;) cheers.

[@JJLAReacts]

Thanks 🙏

[@lesh4357]

Midge Ure famously co-founded Band Aid / Live Aid with Bob Geldof. Also lead singer of Ultravox, No 1 single with Vienna. Pronounce his name like You-er. Dire Straights and Sting are from Newcastle, so both Mark and Sting are Geordies. Sting played the Mod "Ace Face" in the film Quadrophenia. A "Face" is someone of note in the Mod world. It's why the Small Faces (Mods and not very tall) are called that. Then became just The Faces after Rod & Ronnie (tall) joined. I think "Brothers in Arms" was the first album on CD. I bought it at the time. British directors were everywhere at the time and later, I'm sure Britney's "Hit me Baby, One More Time" was a British director. Caused a stir in puritan America. Mr Knopfler has also written music (and maybe more) about Jeremiah Dixon famous for the Mason-Dixon line in America. Jeremiah Dixon was also from the North East of England and lived around the mid 1700's. I wonder if Map Men have done anything about it ? PS: Hats off to the Dire Straights drummer, the opening drum section before that famous guitar riff kicks in is just amazing.

[@eddievision]

Knopfler and Sting are both Geordies ...Tyneside.

[@nicksykes4575]

A couple of those stills of Mark and Sting together are from a jam they did in, I think, Switzerland, with two other legends, Phil Collins on drums and Eric Clapton on 2nd guitar.

[@veroniquewolff8963]

Sting played a Mod in the film Quadrophenia, not a rocker.

[@livb6945]

This was already a great video and then you go and mention David Tennant 😁❤️ Such a glorious actor and human being.

[@robopecha]

just had to watch the video. its so great! i am so glad i was alive during the 80s. i was a kid, but i still remember the humor and the way it was portrayed in media. this video is super fun and i never really payed much attention to it. love the graphics!

[@scotmax8426]

it was Midge Ure (from ultravox and more) and Bob Geldof (boomtown rats) who wrote Do They Know It's Christmas for the Ethiopian Famine relief, which then inspired We are the world and the Global concert the next summer called Live Aid. (worth watching)

[@KC-gy5xw]

Wow, Police and Sting, thank you John Peel. then again, as well, thank you Old Grey Whistle Test. (Anyone remember it used to start at odd times and for no fixed time? When they used to drag some band from a local pub and put them on TV to fill up a few minutes? Absolute TV GOLD!) Money for Nothing - evenings spent watching this in the pub at the corner of Lordship Lane and Roundway, N17 where Paul Young had played in the late 70's; used to see him on the way home from school we used to laugh at him.... then we saw him on TV! Damn.. (like the time our school mate told me and my mate to come see a band who were friends of his bro. Told us their name was Adam and the Ants. We beat him up. Then. Poor Nesbitt..) Great tale of the song!

[@-R.Gray-]

For what is probably Sting's funniest acting role, see the SNL skit "The Sinatra Group", where he does an impression of a surly Billy Idol, sneer and all. The late Phil Hartman played Sinatra.

[@calibrax]

The album on CD was the first to have a DDD Spars code, meaning it was recorded digitally, mixed digitally and mastered digitally. This mean that the CD sound quality had zero hiss, and was crystal clear. It was a massive upgrade in clarity from cassette and vinyl. I remember being blown away after I bought my first CD player and this album on the same day.

[@JayKughan]

I also had no idea Sting was featured on this song. But I'm surprised you didn't remember Sultans of Swing. It's literally the 1st song that comes to mind when I think of Dire Straits.

[@keithweelands5822]

Sting and Mark grow up in the same town around the corner from each other

[@HeeBeeGeeBee392]

Sting sings the counterpoint "I want my MTV" to the same melody as "Don't stand so close to me". He eventually got a writing credit after being omitted from the initial pressing.

[@matt-fh6hb]

@@HeeBeeGeeBee392 haha did you even watch the video?

[@HeeBeeGeeBee392]

@@matt-fh6hb Must have fallen asleep.

[@zinnia2980]

Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler and Sting are all amazing. Steve Barron is a very brilliant director with incredible and legendary videos 👌

[@JJLAReacts]

Yeah! What a credit list!

[@Galbonfilms]

I love the line “wish Sting was here” oh he’s here on vocals! Serendipity. I Remember seeing the music video for money for nothing and was blown away. I hate it that people say it’s dated. I think it represents that time and the quality of the graphics shouldn’t be judged but revered as genius. The video would look 💩 if made using current technology. I didn’t have access to MTV just top of the pops so at first I was confused as a kid and wasn’t into it. But as I got older it’s become a fave. And I love the guitar rift so memorable. Great to hear the true story of the song & Stings involvement wow never knew that. Often the origins/meanings/collaborators(unknown) of many songs are completely unique and mind blowing. Great story and ever better reacting to it from your point of view with your music engineering background. Great work🎉 love from Southend Uk to LA USA.

[@Gillzwheelz]

I agree the video Eid look unforgettable if made with todays tech. 🇺🇸

[@JJLAReacts]

Thank you! 🙏

[@Galbonfilms]

@@JJLAReacts @ I just addicted to your reactions especially to music & mapmen. I’m not lying when I say I only have KZbin notifications set up for your account. Your the way reaction channels should be and I commend your response to @girlgonelondon. That’s respect and you’re the only one referenced in it that I know of who wasn’t ashamed, scared of doing the right thing. Good on ya mate respect✌🏻

[@gwaptiva]

I think you can see how small the Montserrat studio is in the video to Every LIttle Thing She Does by The Police

[@matt-fh6hb]

The company who made the video went on to make the TV series ReBoot and the two workers from the music video had a cameo in it, being lovingly killed off by their more advanced animated friends. Reboot was epic.

[@kanedaku]

The rights holders are trying to restore the original.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

What's a Midge Ure? This means nothing to me.

[@ozzyprogdomino8815]

The video they playing live was for a concert in Montserrat it has the who’s who of British rock stars. Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler on guitar, Phil Collins on drums, sting kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH2ViqJofMh_obMfeature=shared

[@flyyoufools12]

Loving all the music reactions lately 👍🏻

[@chrisharris5497]

Bro, I wish you’d start a music reaction channel as well, you do have a great musical knowledge but there’s still tonnes of good music you’ve not heard, especially UK music from the 70s, 80s, 90s, also US music from genres you’re not so familiar with. Food for thought mate

[@JJLAReacts]

Thanks, I appreciate that! I’m not sure how to get around the copyright stuff with music. If I play even a second it gets struck.

[@matt-fh6hb]

@@JJLAReacts seek out The Charismatic Voice, she somehow manages it and has a huge audience from it.

[@scousenotenglish2819]

Midge Ure pronounced YOUR.

[@robopecha]

it was the first video played on mtv europe in 1987! (like video killed the radio star on us mtv.) never noticed sting on this song either! :)

[@livb6945]

Thank god you recognized Sultans of swing when you heard it - you almost gave me a heart attack

[@Zseason]

I'd reccomend trash theory's video on Ghost Town by The Specials

[@JJLAReacts]

Thanks!

[@nolaj114]

There was a lot of speculation that the "George" and "Harry" mentioned in Sultans of Swing referred to Harry Vander and George Young, but I think that's a bit of nonsense as the George and Harry in the song sounded very down on their luck and I doubt Vander and Young were ever short of a quid.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

The riff only sounds peculiar because the pickups are out of phase slightly, and it's mostly just doublestops played with the fingers and thumb (without a plectrum). And it sounds best on a 24.75 scale length guitar, 25.5 is slightly too long.

[@steven54511]

Both Knopfler and Sting were born in the city I live in, Newcastle upon Tyne!! Lots of famous musicians have emerged from Geordie land including AC/DC, Bryan Ferry, Alan Pryce or Price (not sure about the spelling of his surname) and God only knows how many others....

[@BadMoonandStars]

Knopfler was born in Glasgow

[@steven54511]

@BadMoonandStars I stand corrected.

[@colingregory7464]

Have a look at the story of Duran Duran and MTV ! They utterly confused the US promoters largely due to the way MTV was distributed around various US towns and cities !

[@colingregory7464]

Have you seen the Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel) video with the early Wallace and Gromit animation

[@snowfirma5423]

Great Album

[@StevenQ74]

Mark Knopfler records his albums at his own studio since 2006: British Grove Studio's. David Gilmour , Eric Clapton, The Stones and forrmer Dire Straits basist John Illsley also recorded albums there kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZzTpJ5-lruhjNk

[@MGrayl-ib5fo]

6:00 That's not how you pronounce "Chrysalis" (think Chris, not Christ LOL)

[@gracefuller9981]

Hello JJ, not done a reaction to the Victoria Cross? Tsk,tsk

[@yepyepmaybe]

i'd love to hear someone with your musical knowledge react to Hi Ren by Ren This is what Sinead O’Connor wrote after hearing Hi Ren: Holy motherfuckin SHIT! Someone just showed me this at the weekend. This Archangel from like, twelfth heaven or somewhere, has only gone and made the entire history of songwriting and performing look like a three year old's birthday party at Burger King. Every song and or artist in history even Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, NWA, Ice Cube, and even Bob Dylan, is officially relegated to class B. As are every actor in history or legend: living or dead, male or female. We all are now defunct. i presume you've heard of sinead god rest her soul RIP

[@angeladormer6659]

Midge Ure ( pronounced Eu- er not Urez).

[@brigidsingleton1596]

❤ Thank-you...❤

[@Wayward9]

When will JJ react to the new Map Men?