Dire Straits - Once Upon a Time in the West (Rockpop In Concert, 19th Dec 1980)

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Dire Straits performing 'Once Upon a Time in the West' at Rockpop in Concert in December 1980.
Footage licensed from ZDF Studios. All rights reserved.
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#onceuponatimeinthewest
#markknopfler
#moneyfornothing

[@shudhanshushekharmishra747]

Amongst great live performers, no one that i've seen is as calm as Mark Knopfler while doing the level of things he does.

[@Monilikesmusik]

❤

[@luisagaliazzo2879]

Musica che non ho mai ascoltato ma i Qeen e Freddie Mercury non hanno eguali

[@luisagaliazzo2879]

Facciamoci prendere dalle Emozioni che la Musica ci dona

[@joaneckerstrom496]

I’m 89 and listen with wonder to all of Mark’s work. There are no others Who have done what seems easy for him

[@ivanasangalli8317]

Quando impari a non far paragoni é quando impari ad apprezzare davvero la musica​@@luisagaliazzo2879

[@milestonowhere]

After 40 years of MK's guitar hypnosis, I can fully admire the pleasure of Pick Withers'es drum playing and JI's bass.

[@i.st.1707]

I like the fact that you only see the musicians and their instruments, nothing else. Nothing distracts! That's when good music is needed!

[@xxFORDIExx]

To still be blown away by Mark and band after all these years, says so much of how incredible they are. Just utterly unique and legendary on every level. Astounding.

[@nigeldignum3919]

Hi Ben. Long time no hear. Remember me from the forums BBB😊 For me this was DS at their very best. I loved it when Alan Clark joined. Such a great sound that reminds me of my teenage years buying bootlegs on cassette tape and playing them to death in the car.

[@xxFORDIExx]

@@nigeldignum3919 hey bud, of course I remember a dear fellow knopflerite haha. I'm not on Facebook so you may have thought I'd deleted you. Lol. Hope you're all good and have a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2023. 🎄

[@elenarodriguezmartinez1149]

Muchísimas gracias❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Howoldareweanywayyipes]

amen.

[@TheNoltmi]

Every accord from his guitar and the rhythm of the band touches my soul and heart! The performance over years is amazing

[@brandankelly4069]

The man is a genius. No doubt.

[@marira5930]

" you could even catch a bullet from the peace-keeping force" how true today!. Prophetic and significant words with superb music. Best ever band, still unrivalled.

[@davidsperber4435]

Truly an amazing song.

[@birdie9680]

My husband has had this song as his ringtone forever. Mark is truly one of those musicians who always stood out. There was always a magic to his sound. It still leaves me stunned and amazed!!

[@stemetz76]

wow, I believe he has never picked up his phone since....

[@Strangleholdintn]

I also love the original

[@mikaylachapman9036]

The way Mark commands the stage is amazing... You can really see how much his bandmates respect him, he's a natural leader.

[@lonepoulsen5802]

Yes 👍

[@christopherbright1048]

Has to be one of the best guitar players ever.

[@susantulleynehus5054]

It’s like he’s a conductor managing all the instruments while being the virtuoso guitar player and singer of awesome lyrics that he wrote. Amazing talent!

[@rhetleonard2968]

@@susantulleynehus5054those thoughts were bouncing around in my head, but not nearly in as concise a way as your words clarified. Perfectly well said and perfect timing for me.😊

[@fredmutalya3888]

Those guitar chords were everything i ever wanted in a song. Simply put, this song is musically "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".

[@carlosyanezlozada8809]

The drums and the bass are supreme in this song.

[@raindeerprojekt4119]

It takes a Band to prop up some words

[@teresaburton4145]

I love how people from all languages comment on how great MK is. Loved world wide……

[@teresaburton4145]

@@direstraitsofficial123 Thanks.

[@Case-19]

Dire Straits🎸💙🖌🇮🇹

[@micaelmunoz5417]

De todo el mundo hermano 🇨🇱 mark Knopfler el más grande!

[@charlie-obrien]

Who can appreciate that before Knofler, this guitar sound was unknown. It still sounds so new and fresh to my ears all these years down the road.

[@user-gy4qj5cm3i]

All you need to hear is a couple guitar notes, and you immediately know it's Mark. My favorite guitarist of all time!

[@victorlgcarvalho]

This is the best DS formation. Alan Clark added depth to the music, and we still have the wonderful Pick Withers with his accurate drumming... For me, the peak of DS was the early 80s.

[@jacekzrodo7517]

Unfortunately you are right :-(

[@ChristofSpence]

My Dad got me into Dire Straits when I was a kid always remember being in his van with him with the Straits on tape..he past away 14 years ago iam 52 and to this day I still listen to this band..really wish they would get back together they still have a lot of fans

[@keira9622]

Que grandes estos padres Es la herencia musical que nos dejan y orgullosos de seguir escuchando esta banda bestial

[@plus-tom]

After more than 40 years, we still enjoy hearing it live. THANKS Mark from Germany Nach mehr als 40 Jahren hören wir es noch immer gerne live. DANKE Mark

[@nerffyb7298]

The percussiveness in his playing is what gets me. The snapping of strings, ever so slight muting. The feel he plays with is evident!

[@davidwinthrop7077]

The feel and light and shade from drummer Pick Withers are wonderful on this performance. His dynamics give the whole band a lift when needed and when he lays back gives them space to breathe.

[@iainclarke524]

He really was missed when he went. And the difference is just that, the dynamic command he had, which neither Terry Williams or Chris Whitten ever quite had, although they too were great drummers. Just not quite the same.

[@davidwinthrop7077]

@@iainclarke524 Totally agree on all counts. Terry and Chris both fantastic drummers who fitted in very well with the band but Pick had very difficult shoes to fill. Such a beautiful feel he gave to every Dire Straits song, the original in in my opinion the best drummer for the band.

[@zoozu2067]

Pick was the best, I loved watching him play on this clip. Love Dire Straights.

[@janjic]

I am no drummer, or musician of any kind, but Pick's playing during the final guitar solo in Telegraph Road is probably my favorite drumming performance of all time. I don't know if there's any legitimate science behind this, though :-) I also like listening to Terry Williams, but I have a feeling he was playing "too much" at times, as if he was trying to compete for the spotlight with Mark.

[@gilsonramos1135]

​@@iainclarke524 essa música é linda demais

[@billperspic2479]

Man! He had that crowd in the palm of his hand clapping to the coolest of all rhythms. Absolutely fantastic!

[@JillHayling]

In 80's , I was in Epsom shopping. Heard fab music and they were just playing in the Park there free..I loved them and still do. Bought Sultans of Swing that week 👍😊

[@firdausHITMAN]

wow. which park in Epsom Jill? i'd like to visit said park.

[@JillHayling]

@@firdausHITMAN near to shopping parade

[@firdausHITMAN]

@@JillHayling thanks Jill. Is there a name for the park by any chance please. many thanks

[@charlie01546]

Great to see this early version of this song with the original drummer. With MK he never plays a live song the same, he's always improvising to keep it fresh. Played this on his last tour and is still a classic. Class 🎸🎸

[@nonimi2037]

This song and the perfomance is so good that it actually makes me emotional of pure joy

[@laurentjuju8392]

J'écoutais dire straits grâce a mon père quand j'étais petit maintenant ca fait 40 ans que j'écoute toujours sans jamais me lasser ! L'art de faire des mélodies avec une guitare electrique , une vrai légende pour moi 😍

[@fullsentimental997]

Idem pour moi. Je me souviens des portraits du groupe sur le verso de la pochette du premier album. Quel batteur ce Pick.

[@chrisnielsen7894]

Reminds me of how good Dire Straits were and still are. TIMELESS

[@veraradostova8874]

Starší verze byla super dnesni verze je úplně na dně nevím ale akorát melete HOVNA

[@lonepoulsen5802]

Yes 👍

[@richard9045]

Deserved more accolades and airplay.

[@lydiabentley3413]

This song is absolutely beautiful and Marks guitar playing is so talented it’s like child play to him. The whole band did an amazing job thank you guys

[@sirBumpyCase]

This version is so magical

[@spomenkazlokolica3061]

It was a wonderful feeling to listen to this song and watch the band and remember a wonderful time that will never return.🙋‍♀️I was lucky that it was the time of my youth. What a fortune!!💗🍀🙋‍♀️

[@shahrul1962]

Same feeling i have. Very fortunate to have these type of songs or music to listen to and be reminded of our younger days.

[@spomenkazlokolica3061]

@@shahrul1962 Thanks for the nice words. I wish you all the best.🙋‍♀️🌟🎸🌟

[@shahrul1962]

@@spomenkazlokolica3061 Music binds the world. Mark Knofler's binds us his fans. Take care.....from Malaysia.

[@spomenkazlokolica3061]

@@shahrul1962 I absolutely agree, music brings together people of the same affinities.I suggest you to visit Agustinknoofler channel, Mk's concerts recorded from the audience, wonderful feeling as if you are really at Mark's concert. We get along well. Look ...🍀⚘️🙋‍♀️🌟🎸🌟

[@shahrul1962]

@@spomenkazlokolica3061 yes im already a subscriber

[@peterfang51]

Such a great performance! Mark was great as always but how wonderful it is to see Pick Withers at the top of his game!

[@joriehazen9945]

It never gets old listening to this Awesome band, from their beginning i still play their music everyday, ❤

[@idn]

I remember watching this as a kid, it was awesome then and still is!

[@nerffyb7298]

Just a filthy groove!! Reggae, R & B, country chickin pickin, just incredible!

[@ralphsmotodiary]

I've always said that Pick Withers was the best drummer DS ever had. The Alchemy performance is wonderful but Pick just has a feel that nobody else can mimic.

[@iainclarke524]

Totally. The biggest secret weapon the band ever owned.

[@NMTRUCKER]

Yes and Dan Cummings really shines especially on “The Road to Nazareth”!

[@mechantchien]

Can only subsribe to this. Take Sultan of Swings, without Pick - and John by the way, the song would be nothing. Of course Mark is a killer guitarist, but a good piece of rock means also a good rhythm imho. And Pick was so good (nice touch) on the first album of Dire Straits !!

[@user-qd1cf6vs5r]

8ㅏ

[@racializedkanadian]

My favourite era of the band is when Pick was with them, and my favourite concert footage of them is that classic 79 rock palast show. I just LOVE those 1st two albums. He has such an incredible groove !

[@spomenkazlokolica3061]

I have to admit that this song is breathtaking! The performance on Alchemy is stunning!❤️‍🔥🎸❤️‍🔥🥁❤️‍🔥

[@harrycooke6349]

Stunning 😍

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

My favourite soloing on the Alchemy album

[@spomenkazlokolica3061]

@@TheHumbuckerboy I completely agree!! This performance is superb! Hurricane force!! Beautiful.🎶🌟🎸🌟🎶👍🙋‍♀️

[@JGfromKY]

Fantastic video by the one and only Dire Straits, Mark K.!!😍

[@stemetz76]

It doesn't get any better than that.... thank you KZbin!

[@asungancedo7260]

Dire Strais ❤forever Mark un genio con la guitarra🎸🎸🎸🎸💕

[@pinucciobisceglia5469]

Non solo ma genio anche come autore, compositore e cantante.

[@flaviagoncalves8215]

Mark was my crush during my teenage years. 😄🥰 and I loooove this song. The album ALCHEMY is one of my favs of all time.

[@annetteturner5972]

Still my crush 40 years later 😂

[@CMB911]

Man I wish I could've seen these guys live!

[@georgegeysen6499]

Blown away ... the band is so hungry, amazing artistry even at this early stage.

[@rainbow-mq2ms]

I must admit the DS are not among my favourite bands, I mean I like very much the way MK plays and how he looks so humble in spite of being a legendary guitarist; but till now I only knew their hits such as 'Walk of Life', 'Money for Nothing' etc. This evening KZbin has let me know this song and it's left me SPEECHLESS. Surely it'll get straight into my personal playlist! Thank you DS for such a work of art! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@tlister67]

Check out Mark’s solo work too, a bit less guitar hero but very authentic.

[@2004lus]

LOLOLOL so you never heard Alchemy live?

[@rainbow-mq2ms]

@@2004lus No, I confess 😅

[@longlost8424]

wow, I remember this tour. I was already a fan, but 1980 was the 1st time I got to see them live. many more since, and they never get old to my older ears.....

[@ruthpaul7572]

An amazing song and singer.

[@barriesansom2070]

They were such a tight band full of energy...MK greatest writer ever

[@billperspic2479]

Possibly the greatest performance by a drummer ever!

[@fabyon]

Dire straits with Pick Withers is my favourite era

[@paulgleysteen4279]

Zo goed. Ongeloof hoe goed iemand op een gitaar en saxofoon spelen. Wat een eer om dit te mogen beluisteren en bekijken.

[@tommac4370]

I don't care what anybody says, this is a masterpiece

[@billperspic2479]

We are so lucky to be able to pull up performances like this to remind us of our divine selves.

[@jeffwhitehead7990]

What a groove. Love the drumming.

[@anne-mariemeiffren7090]

C'est définitivement le concert que je préfère. Il y a tout DS, et Mark, un peu chef d'orchestre, et tellement cabotin !

[@Henrique60025]

Nunca teremos uma outra Banda como essa. Mark Knopfler é um gênio!

[@Monilikesmusik]

💯❤️

[@mariopolito1318]

Music at it's BEST!!! LEGENDS!!!!

[@rhetleonard2968]

My first time seeing this performance…..what a band! Gonna repeat!

[@marisameloni9021]

❤❤❤❤che suono stupendo le sue manicantano insieme alla chitarra magico Mark❤

[@chrisminhnhat]

So nice but Alchemy Live is really the best. That's the best live concert ever recorded by mankind to me. They had 4 years to play, train, rehearse until the day they recorded Alchemy Live. ❤️

[@annetteturner5972]

I was there at that recording at the Hammersmith Odeon. Never to be forgotten 😊

[@ericbrizaut580]

😊o😊😊9o9o

[@johnbeck1779]

That is absolutley true. Alchemie is the best live concert ever recorded by mankind. Thank you Dire Straits for that everlasting gift!

[@johnbeck1779]

And Terry Williams made a huge difference!!

[@jacekzrodo7517]

@@johnbeck1779 Yes, it made a big difference ... to the disadvantage 😞

[@moonchild1227]

My pops got me into the Who, Zz top and Pink Floyd, who I've seen live the division bell tour. Kudos to anybody who''s seen dire straits live. They really do jam like no other

[@garygari439]

I saw them twice and it was completely amazing

[@planetchristian4761]

The Best one One Upon a time in a West !! Thank You Mark ....

[@chrisnorthall8317]

for me, '80 to '84 they were at their absolute best.

[@marisameloni9021]

❤❤stupenda anche Questa puo cantare e suonare magistralmente mitico Mark❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sergeybogdanovich7019]

Legend group,love group,legend guitarist 🎵🎶🎸🎼✌️🍀👌

[@martineetienne1702]

Quelle voix séduisante vous avez mark😍 et puis vous êtes né avec une guitare 🎸 dans les mains 🤗 je vous adore, vous, votre musique et votre groupe ❤️🤍❤️🤍

[@Architectureguy]

Man! Pick Withers was a great drummer...that fill he did in the beginning is a little different than the album, and the footwork on the bass drum looks really cool. And the roll and cymbal crashes at the end of the song are so good!

[@Kim_Jong_Un_2023]

Timeless classic

[@henkbielderman4243]

My favourite Straits song!

[@kristinanadobny3001]

Sono Sempre e per SEMPRE il Gruppo Musicale Mitico.💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

[@user-uv9he6sd3h]

The best!!!!

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

As raw as it gets. Amazing footage. You can tell they just love to play.

[@user-mc9ye5sq9v]

Que de l’Amour pour ce Groupe qui a tant de Talent, Inégalable !!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@rachelkrieger243]

ALWAYS GREAT FROM THE BEGINNING TO TODAY. SO MUCH FEEL GOOD TALENT.

[@terencemeikle534]

Absolutely fantastic! 🎸 🥁 💯

[@arminematevosyan7503]

Wonderful, Magical, Immortal Music!!! I bow before Your Genius! 🙏🙏🙏👌✊🌟❣️🌹

[@christophaltmann8711]

What a great performance by the classic Straits lineup 🎸

[@skinner5334]

Whoa- stunning delivery. Love it!!

[@sandylu969]

I love this man 🎸🔥🔥

[@valmircamilo4748]

The best guitar of all the time.

[@noooooooammmmmm]

To see Pick Withers is so amazing.

[@terranicosia9768]

I cant say any other band is as great as Dire Straits There are a few that come close but No Cigar😊

[@anne-mariemeiffren7090]

Dixième fois que j'écoute ce titre, pendant ce concert, et à chaque fois je découvre un son, un regard, un claquement de tonerre ou une syncope de la batterie, un ralentissement du rythme, le ronflement carré de la basse, tout qui s'emboîte à merveille pour notre plaisir émerveillé. La neuvième fois, j'étais concentrée sur le phrasé des mots, sur l'orgue, le tout, et le bonheur évident de MK à manager les musiciens, rien que cela, montrer son humour un peu cabotin au public, champagne et confetti. Quel concert attachant, quelle conjugaison de talents.

[@draghitatismanaru837]

Absolutely brilliant...love this song

[@bendoukatarik6420]

Once upon a time but with....DIRE STRAITS.....manner...yes....perhaps this team know perfectly what means that....its means....youthful....courage....love....bravery....and.....its simply our loose golden age....never return....thanks.

[@lonepoulsen5802]

Love Love Love it Mark ❤❤❤❤❤👍

[@petemchardy3605]

Yes Mark is the best I love the music

[@gleydsonlopesof]

Great version ❤

[@marisameloni9021]

❤❤❤❤mitico Markpuoi cantare quello che vuoi che non si può dimenticare non parliamo delle tue mani fenomenali per sempre MARK ❤❤❤❤

[@serenaermacora621]

Mark non sei di questo mondo sei speciale splendido unico meraviglioso❤❤❤

[@skipper6567]

love this band. Complete package, something for all types.

[@pastuhovnikita]

Слушаешь как добрую сказку. За окном идёт дождь. В руках чашка чая с лимоном. Идеально

[@anne-mariemeiffren7090]

Oh. Un whisky. Du jus de citron. Trois glaçons. De l'eau et Rosa qui ronronne.

[@anne-mariemeiffren7090]

Oui, parfait.

[@jamiejohnson3886]

Forty two years ago, I am still listening

[@edithmmota]

💃🎸Ouço suas composições minha vida inteira 💓Tive momentos incríveis e inesquecíveis 😁💪🏻🇧🇷😎🪻💃Obrigada!!

[@elizabethmorales5773]

Yo descubrí a Mark Knopfler relativamente hace poco pero no me canso de escucharlo. Su voz es un susurro que me llega muy profundo. Es como si narrará la canción. Ningún artista me ha impresionado tanto como el❤❤❤❤

[@recifal300065]

Fantastique, juste un son d une autre planète, reste abasourdi cet été 1978 en entendant « sultan of swing « sur la plage en Espagne ( Moraira)

[@miguelalexandrecerqueira3323]

Amazing ❤️ dS forever 🎸✨💯

[@arnaldocerdeirachebl1928]

Awesome

[@judith6571]

I've wanted to marry him since he came on the scene...someone else snagged me first. What a doll 💋..how is anyone that talented? Right up there with TP, Carlos Santana...Amazing.

[@annetteturner5972]

Agree!

[@folginator]

Sublime musicianship.

[@serenaermacora621]

I brividi non mi danno tregua come la prima volta 🎉

[@Irene-ox2kl]

Recuerdo a mi padre poniendo el vinilo una y otra vez en nuestro tocadiscos. Desde entonces no he dejado de escucharlos, todos son geniales, pero Mark es increíble!

[@quothalas]

Exacta situación por aquí...se volvió mi banda favorita también.

[@user-vs3kt8nf9n]

56 อารีนาอาบอลนวด

[@keira9622]

A mi tambien nos lo ponia mi Padre Orgullosa de la herencia musical .....gracias padres, es la banda sonora de mi niñez y con 40 sigo escuchandola

[@itsmrfish1]

We were so lucky to see them from the beginning

[@fdsvensson]

You take me back to my youth ❤️

[@fredericbryla6412]

J'ai connu l'époque du groupe, c'était un renouveau, dans le monde musical.

[@doloresneilson5349]

I'm a huge fan of Mark and all the band members to date.....but love the way they match their strats! Mark wore red a lot...I can't help wondering if he was matching with his beloved strat!

[@mauriciovideocity]

Un abrazo desde Santiago de Chile, tremenda Banda los Dire Straits!!!!!

[@pikkuapuri]

For me the number 1 or 2 song of the great Dire Straits.

[@ZZMJo]

I think it's underrated. It's one of their best....The Alchemy version is stunning.