Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you for watching the video, It means a lot to me . I will leave this pinned message here to REMIND everyone that i do not have TELEGRAM and there is no GIVEAWAY. Those you see are bot scams . Keep yourself safe and know that I would not ask for your info.

[@ishmaielmeyer472]

There is a live version on an album titled "On the Night" 1988, it's just amazing. Whenever I listen to this song it puts a tear in my eye.

[@Perspectiveon]

Wish a life in agony for a-holes doing that crap.

[@cgll4304]

Love your accent 😊

[@markbrooks8144]

Yes. He’s singing softly in this because he is singing from the perspective of a wounded and dying soldier. It’s beautiful.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Wow, it is beautiful ❤

[@merkarion7883]

@@BisscuteReacts The Video is already very good but you should watch Dire Straits perform this Song live (Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms - LIVE Wembley 1988)

[@michaelkearney3646]

@@BisscuteReacts I hope your generation is wiser than those before you. War is a racket as a famous US Marine once said; the only side is for arms manufacturers. As a combat veteran of Vietnam, I can tell you I just shed tears for my brothers who didn't come back home with me. God bless.

[@normandavidtidiman9918]

​@michaelkearney3646 I hope you shed tears for all the civilians you killed before you returned home too

[@oliverm.6781]

@@merkarion7883Thank you for the suggestion. I will listen to it right after this reaction. 👍🏻👋🏻 Such a moving song.

[@Andrew_J_R]

Mark Knopfler narrates the lyrics, his guitar sings the song

[@lindahaswell8976]

Well said

[@wesmartyn3829]

Tat was well put

[@jeffwhitehead7990]

Part of the genius of this song is the structure in a major key that doesn’t resolve to the 1. It propels us forward with a sense of longing and sorrow that is usually accomplished with the use of a minor key structure. Simple. Powerful.

[@Kuchenwurst]

I see. I was wondering how it was done, but I lack the knowledge of music theory to point the finger at it. Thank you.

[@orraman5427]

The opening line "These mist covered mountains are home now to me" is a reference to the Scottish tune "The mist covered mountains of home" which is often played at funerals.

[@vincentpearcejustsimplycla2322]

He's simply the best guitarist in the history of music .

[@Simon-lw4uc]

Along with Jimmy Paige

[@marke8323]

I've been listening to this song for 40 years and it still makes me cry...

[@jeffstevens4262]

Hey Bisscute. This amazing track always makes me emotional. Mark Knopfler is a genius. He always makes his guitar do most of the talking while his vocals take second place. What an incredible message this song gives out. "We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms" WOW. God bless you for doing this song. ❤🙋‍♂

[@jethrock4513]

Tears in ´85, tears in ´23. One of these songs with most impact of my life. Thanks for reaction.

[@OZAHS1959]

Genuis is a great way to describe Mark Knopfler. Unbelievable talent. This album won awards for its production values when it came out. Thanks for honoring the music of my generation.

[@Jack-pu4rf]

This was my brother's favourite song unfortunately he's not with us now and I find it really emotional to listen to it now, he has been gone for a few years now but it still gets to me, thank you for your sympathetic reaction, this group are really great mark Knofler's guitar is brilliant

[@ianoo23]

Hey Jack hope you’re keeping well! Your bro had impeccable taste in music 👍👍

[@lewistasso8866]

Every time I hear this song, I think about my fellow brothers and sisters in my volunteer emergency services community worldwide. We didn't have to do it, but we chose to stand up and sign those papers knowing we will risk our lives to protect and save others any time there is a call. Our mentality of having to "go out, but not guaranteed to come back" is always with us. This song is about the tragedy of warfare and the stupidity of mankind, obviously. However, the mission of responding to dangerous and hazardous situations will hit all military and emergency services personnel sooner or later. We are all a band of brothers for that.

[@BisscuteReacts]

❤

[@charliefoxtrott1048]

❤‍🩹

[@rudolfbecker4313]

Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest musicians I know. First with Dire Straits, later his solo CDs. He's such a great songwriter, with his music and lyrics he "paints pictures ", for example Lights of Taormina, listen to it and you think you are in Sicily...each solo album is worth to be heard❤

[@BisscuteReacts]

Hopefully more in the future ❤

[@allenhuling598]

Agreed, my favorite lyric writer ever....a testament to his early years as a newspaper reporter and the ability to interpret what he observes into written word!

[@deoncruywagen5191]

Thanks for reacting to this great song from an awesome band. This song is from the perspective of a dying soldier. That is why these mountains will now be his home, not where he came from. And he thinks of all he has experienced. I was inspired by the Falklands war. It is sad and beautiful at the same time.

[@willfromyadkinville]

decades have passed and still get emotional listening to this song!

[@NextstopEverywhere-k1v]

One of the greatest guitar players of all time!!!

[@matthewdooley7855]

Such a powerful song. There's a scene in the old show "Miami Vice" that uses this to set a striking scene. Just an unforgettable vibe. I think the perfect word for this song is melancholy. Sad, thoughtful, quiet, remembering his friends who were lost in war.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Oh I see

[@andrewpetik2034]

That was the first place I heard this song. Miami Vice....'Out Where The Buses Don't Run'... That whole sequence where the full version , especially the introductory instrumental.. is etched in my memory....BECAUSE of the music and the imagery

[@ivanwilmore7469]

I have seen ex soldiers who have been in combat weep while reviewing this. Written by Mark in response to the Falklands War. I remember it so well. Bless you for your reaction 🥰

[@indianamichelle7216]

One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I’ve ever heard-I’ve listened to it for many years in memory of all veterans including my Father & Grandfather. God Bless & thank you to ALL veterans for your service and sacrifice. And thank you Mark Knopfler for this song.

[@mshat18]

“Any Soldier worth his salt should be anti-war and yet there are still things worth fighting for”- Norman Schwarzkopf.

[@drfrois]

Mark Knopfler is one of a kind guitarist

[@bobbelleci9995]

So, one of my favorite Dire Straits songs. I get teary-eyed listening to it. We know the message it sends and to all our brothers and sisters who are putting themselves on the line in Ukraine... God bless! ❤❤❤❤😢😢😢

[@alveraan1]

Mark Knopfel plays mostly with the fingerpicking technique and you can really hear it. He's one of the masters and immediately recognizable.

[@pling120]

This song was inspired by the Falklands War, which was going on when Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler wrote the song. The Falklands War was a conflict between Argentina and Great Britain over islands off the coast of Argentina to which each country claimed rights. The islands are British territories, but in 1982 Argentina attempted to reclaim one of the islands. Britain took back its territories, but lost 258 soldiers in the conflict. The song was written in 1985 and released the same year In this song, Mark Knopfler sings about a soldier dying on the battlefield, surrounded by his comrades, who stay by his side as he slips away. It is a look at the folly of war and the plight of those who fight it. 'We only have one world, but we live in different worlds,' he told the BBC. 'It's just silly, it really is. We are just stupid to take part in someone's war. ' The title is something Knopfler's father said. When discussing the Falklands War, he described the Russians and Argentines as 'Brothers In Arms', meaning they had similar ideologies. This phrase ended up being used as the title of the album.

[@macgibbon]

Not many guitarists have the touch and class of Mark Knopfler. He also has the best "speak-singing" if that's your thing. If you do Sultans of Swing, you have to do the live Alchemy version, it has one of the greatest solos ever.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Ill add it to the listed ❤

[@RobertMcCaig]

😅The live version of Sultans of Swing is one of favourites of all time.

[@MinistryOfDarkness11]

Brothers In Arms from DIRE STRAITS Live ON THE NIGHT 1993 Concert is unforgettable. Tissues are needed. Loving your channel. I also recommend the song Calling Elvis from this same concert. Cheers from Australia. 🎸🎸🎸

[@timstanley9161]

This song has a great soul.

[@RobinC63]

Thank you for watching this video. It is my favourite Dire Straits song for not only the sheer musical beauty but my late father was a British SAS veteran. You referred to the series Band of Brothers and I have always felt this song could have easily be the soundtrack for it.

[@bobknox5646]

You really should react to Dire Straits Sultans of Swing Alchemy live. It is without doubt the best live performance ever. You will not be disappointed. Love your videos xXx

[@eren1707]

It truly is!

[@johnmarsh2078]

The live version has so much energy, the drum fills will knock you out and the changes of tempo and mood leading up the the last crescendo are magical. The enjoyment of the band as they literally jam together is amazing. MK is at his best.

[@johnnyvvlog]

Arguably one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Anything by him is highly recommended. Especially classics like Sultans of Swing, Romeo and Juliet, Private Investigations and Money for Nothing.

[@fersegov9699]

yeah!!! this song has a deep impact!!!😮

[@marcusott5054]

Always loved how Mark Knofler makes his guitar "sing".

[@orwellknew9112]

This song really touched my heart. It is beautifully written and performed. How can people invent such things? So much talent to know how to do this. It is amazing.

[@geneaikenii1092]

I bought the "Brothers In Arms cassette tape upon it's release. I loved Dire straights back then. Still do love them today. I like every song on that album. Thanks for showcasing this one here, today. You picked a mellow, kind of sad one. But it is cool for all the Veterans and service personnel. I love you lots, Bisscute. Hello and goodbye from this ol' Southern boy in East tennessee. See you on the next. Peace. Later.

[@apefu]

The sudio albums of Dire Straits are great. The live albums of Dire Straits are magic. There are, to me, not many artists where this order is true except maybe emotionally. The "On the night" live album from Dire Straits is powerful magic.

[@jamesdalton8539]

Mark Knopfler ranks up there with Jimi, Stevie, Jeff Healy, etc.. Pure genius and has been doing it for decades!! doesn't use a pick but his fingers and thumb to play the most amazing guitar!

[@edsargent1923]

This hidden gem was and still is painfully underappreciated. It may be the most underrated song of the 1980's.

[@bwilson5401]

I'm pretty certain it has over a billion views and has been adopted by every military as their anthem.Thats not underappreciated.And the titular album is one of the biggest selling of all time.

[@ggwalker55]

Great take on a great song. You are spot on.

[@stevew3196]

He's telling a story about the futility of war. Most of his songs are a narrative. The emphasis is always instrumental.

[@delbydoo]

Such a hauntingly beautifully sad song. Marks soft, subtle delivery belies the trauma and sorrow of a dying soldier, but not so much that it cannot move anyone to tears. I think on a world stage it is slightly under-rated as an anti-war song, but I think that goes with what you said about the song mid-point, it doesn't need to be in your face, it doesn't need to be shouted. Loved this reaction, thank you.

[@chadbeermann2744]

"Mark Knopfler has an extraordinary ability to make a Schecter Custom Stratocaster hoot and sing like angels on a Saturday night, exhausted from being good all week and needing a stiff drink." -Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)

[@johnnyvvlog]

One of the many truths in the guide!

[@feyblacklife2896]

Hello beautiful Bisscute thats good, nice arrangement enjoy your reaction

[@R0n1N256]

Almost every time I hear this song, I end up crying. Though I don't particularly know whether it is because of my lost friends, or just because of the war in my country

[@blockysplacocker]

i was 12 when that came out and even all these years later its still in my top 5 songs of all time

[@timdyer5903]

Bisscute. We can see you are such a beautiful and understanding human being.

[@GARAG3MDOSOM]

This song was always on TV in 1982 during the war in Iran and Iraq, it stayed in my mind...

[@rk41gator]

One of the best and most haunting rock songs ever created. An incredible message and delivery. Starting with the sound of distant artillery, this lament is aimed against all wars, but particularly those caused by aggression and greed. This song is meant to get us emotional and thinking about why. Why do we allow ourselves to be fools; manipulated over and over? Nationalism, like religion, has caused so much pain, death, and suffering. And for nothing.

[@maxsparks5183]

I must strongly disagree. There are some things worth fighting and dying for. Your country (“Nationalism” in your vernacular) is one of them. As is your brother or sister in arms. As is God. If there is nothing worth dying for how can there be anything worth living for?

[@andrewpetik2034]

​@@maxsparks5183 Well put.

[@danw3735]

Dire Straits and the Police are 2 of my Favourites, the UK has so many talented artists over the years, starting from the biggest of them all, The Beatles and Stones.

[@staaken]

Dire Straits - one of my favourite band. Mark Knopfler one of the best quitarist in the world. Great reaction, thanks for this.

[@kevinkilbane6850]

There are 2 live versions on line, they will blow your mind. There's a little more content in them.

[@andreasnordin9023]

Masterpiece

[@leftcoaster67]

The perfect Rememberance Day song.

[@deborahf.5671]

This song is so moving. I especially love how the song started so softly and became powerful at the end. There's no doubting the genius of Mark Knopfler. ❤

[@nickhaswell6011]

Incredible lyrics and an absolute masterpiece the guitars and vocals are emotionally sad and draws you in like no other, the guitars are even sad simply exquisite and truly excellent that still stands the test of time Simply magical

[@danw3735]

"Once upon a time in the west" was right there at the end, just click it :D Thank you for listening to this anyway.

[@robbrennan9229]

Home Free covered this a couple of years ago and did an amazing job!

[@Jo-pt2uh]

Agree! Home Free acapella vocal band. Their rendition is beautiful and haunting. A simple setting, but they sent the message!

[@THEBORGRESISTANCEISFUTILE]

I always get goosebumps when i listn to this song another fellow Geordie

[@piere86]

one of the best songs ever, you capture the essence of it perfectly

[@coreywickramasekera9968]

It's a great song, the context of the scenes of the show were sad, kinda saying goodbye to a friend

[@785boats]

Please have a look at the live version of this song. It really hits hard.

[@frankvitulli1921]

His voice is soft because this is the final lyrical narrative of a soldier dying on a battlefield.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

all time classic! ♥

[@beckybarnes4651]

Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest song composers the UK has ever produced - pure poetry.

[@lordofnumbers9317]

What a great song. What great guitar playing. Only a few people can do that. 👍❤ I recommend Dire Straits - "Money for nothing" and if you want to hear something else Journey - "Don't stop believin" and "Faithfully".

[@PaulWalker-hz6zp]

This song was played at a military funeral and everyone there was moved to tears. Very touching song.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Its a beautiful song ❤

[@kausi-ok3mr]

@@BisscuteReactsMark wrote this song for the dead, wounded and mentally wounded Soldiers and his friend that died in battle in the Falklands War. So sad.

[@AretaicGames]

@@kausi-ok3mr But it could be about a soldier on any battlefield anywhere and at any point in human history. It has a kind of timeless quality, which is the key to its power. I don't think I'd care to know anyone who didn't at least get a lump in the throat listening to this

[@kausi-ok3mr]

@@AretaicGames totally agree. It has been adopted as a song for Veterans around the world. You should listen to “I was only 19 “ a song dedicated to Vietnam Veterans. John Schumann the singer songwriter dedicated it to his brother in law who was a Vietnam Veteran who was suffering badly with PTSD and the effects of Agent Orange. These two songs always bring tears to my eyes.

[@grahamlong6870]

Whispering is the very best way to make people listen because they have to really concentrate on what's being said.

[@charlestwombly3241]

Could listen to this a thousand times. Thanks for your moving comments.

[@svtinker]

The power of subtlety

[@PeterOConnell-pq6io]

"and though they did hurt me so bad, in the fear and alarm, you did not desert me, my brothers in arms" underlies the basis of why men and women fight.

[@solzimer]

Mark Knopfler wrote this song because of the Falklands island war between the UK and Argentina in 1982. It sounds very melancholic and really hits you in the heart.

[@BisscuteReacts]

I see, thank you ❤

[@colinallen8924]

In 2007, he released a single of this song for the South Atlantic Medal Association (SAMA) to support their treatment programme for Falklands War veterans. As a veteran of that war who lost good friends there, I cannot hear that version without getting bits of grit in both eyes.

[@MartinMcMartin]

Another Mark Knopfler masterpiece.

[@normann3343]

I completly agree !! ❤❤

[@ronparsons8786]

Mark is the narrator. The guitar is the voice...

[@martinb3619]

You have an old and wise soul for one so young. Lovely and thoughful reaction to another classic.

[@D-ragon-S]

Thank YOU, for showing us your heart ❤❤❤ Much Love to You and Ukraine 💙💛💙🌻🌻🌻

[@robertbagley9199]

Such a great song, about a soldier dying on the battlefield, surrounded by his comrades, who remain by his side as he slips away. It's a look at the folly of war and how in the end even "the enemy" are brothers in arms. And I agree everyone should hear it at some point especially politicians (of all parties).

[@guitaratfourty]

"The truest feelings are wispered in the wind."

[@Alberto_1965_BR]

One of the best songs ever made. Briliant Mark Knopfler

[@danw3735]

About time Biss :D Mark Knopfler and Dire Staits are one of the best. All of there songs are emotional.

[@icedem1]

I loved seeing this on the old MTV days. How much more pertinent is this emotive song in our current climate.

[@MichaelRivera-ns2dd]

Love your reaction to an incredible song!

[@ivecamperbuild_thomas4084]

I listen to it all the time and I hope it’s played the day I pass over to all your brothers in arms May god bless you all

[@Kodiak660]

You really need to see Home Free doing this. Awesome cover, of this great song.

[@SteveJones-om6ks]

Probably too late now. I think you have to listen to them the other way around. The original has Marks guitar as one of the singers and the Home Free version just doesn’t have that. The cover is fine…until you hear the piece as it was meant to be.

[@Kodiak660]

@@SteveJones-om6ks I disagree.

[@planetbetter]

Sad song. Fantastic album

[@frankvitulli1921]

His voice is so soft because this is

[@richiecabral3602]

Right on! Some Dire Straits! Looks like everyone is already telling you, but Mark Knopfler (the singer) was an amazing guitar player, but I feel like he's one of the ones that never gets mentioned as much, or gets as much credit for it. I use to have a roommate that was a huge Mark Knopfler fan. You should definitely do "Sultans of Swing", or the original music video for "Money For Nothing". It's a good song, but the video goes back to the early days of music videos, and was one of the first videos to use the new video technology at the time and animation that probably seems very cheesey to you, but was pretty amazing at the time. It was a pretty epic music video for it's time. Weird Al Yankovich, who is a comedic song parody artist going back to the 80s that I don't think you've reacted to yet, does a great parody of it in his movie "UHF". The song also features Sting on back up vocals, and I don't think you've reacted to Sting or The Police (his band from the 80s) either.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, ill note those down ❤

[@geneaikenii1092]

This is gonna be good.

[@protonneutron9046]

Home Free did a great cover of this song

[@michaelmay5453]

One of my favourite songs back in the day, it hurts because we used to listen to this and now there is only me left. I still love it... but it hurts.

[@roadside1974]

good song I recommend walk of life from the brothers in arms album as well

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks for the recommendation ❤

[@allenhuling598]

I'm getting to be an older guy now and have known this song for many years....moves me every time! Mark's solo work after Dire Straits is just as good (some say better) and is all worth a listen! Atb!

[@grahamfraser5938]

I really can not think of any current day groups that have the quality of writing and performing as they did back in the 70s and 80s in particular.

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

When Mark Knopfler picks up a guitar, you KNOW you're in for a treat! This is one of my favourite songs of Dire Straits.

[@johnjensen5074]

amazing song the whole album is amazing

[@BisscuteReacts]

Can't wait to hear more from it ❤

[@EricksonEtc]

One of my all time favorites.

[@aeq77]

Wish you was a child of the early 90, So much good music in tv series. To me watching this on Miami Vice in the 90's was so amazing. Love the reaction.

[@willhanley3448]

Love seeing your reaction to this beautiful song. If you would like to see more from Dire Straits I definitely recommend "Romeo and Juliet" and "Sultans of Swing". Thanks for another awesome reaction Biss!

[@BerishStarr]

Beautiful reaction ❤🤙

[@blindriv3r]

Great reaction, as a kid the transition from showing the band holding guns to guitars really struck me I remember

[@davidquenneville7611]

Love your reviews. You are always so spot on to the messages that are in songs. You nail it everytime. Props to you young lady.

[@markwilken2492]

I was lucky enough to see these guys for my first concert. I was twelve 😊. Thanks Mum and Dad!