Dire Straits - Skateaway (Official Music Video)

The Official Music Video for Skateaway. Taken from Dire Straits - Making Movies.
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Lyrics:
i seen a girl on a one way corridor
stealing down a wrong way street
for all the world like an urban toreador
she had wheels on on her feet
well the cars do the usual dances
same old cruise and the kerbside crawl
but the rollergirl she’s taking chances
they just love to see her take them all
no fears alone at night she’s sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music’s playing loud
hallelujah here she comes queen rollerball
enchante what can i say don’t care at all
you know she used to have to wait around
she used to be the lonely one
but now that she can skate around town
she’s the only one
no fears alone at night she’s sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music’s playing loud
she gets rock n roll a rock n roll station
and a rock n roll dream
she’s making movies on location
she don’t know what it means
but the music make her wanna be the story
and the story was whatever was the song what it was
rollergirl don’t worry
d.j. play the movies all night long
she tortures taxi drivers just for fun
she like to read their lips
says toro toro taxi see ya tomorrow my son
i swear she let a big truck graze her hip
she got her own world in the city
you can’t intrude on her
she got her own world in the city
cos the city’s been so rude to her
come slippin and a slidin
life’s rollerball
slippin and a slidin
skateaway that’s all
shala shalay hey hey skateaway
she’s singing shala shalay hey hey
skateaway
#DireStraits #Skateaway #MakingMovies

[@mr.christopher5071]

Quite possibly one of the most perfect songs ever made.

[@michaelcollins1708]

Still listening to the Straits, April 12th, 2024... and beyond !!

[@richardfolsum4977]

April 16th

[@jasonlemoine8739]

Makes two of us as of 4/25/24

[@williamglenn777]

Breaker Breaker Hello April 12! Stretched out like this [here on April 30th (2024)], I can see and hear you clearly. From the distance where I’m at, you look like you’re down a one-way corridor with countless doors on either side of it. There’s a music in this interstitial space. And Hallelujah! Here she comes, Queen Rollerball. She’s making movies on location, and the DJ plays the movies, so she imagines us, you and me, “All night long. All night long.” Over and out!

[@freedom7880]

61 years young in Illinois diggin' this tune from my college days

[@edwardcluskey8196]

Hell yes!

[@MrFranco1888]

Favourite Dire Straits song. Very underrated.

[@godwinsonofwessex]

this and solid rock beyond comparison..

[@gege4707]

easy pleased, ehhh?

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

​@@gege4707You are here 40 years later. You either feel the Music or Queen roller ball. Yes she is a Rock and Roll dream ❤❤❤

[@gerardarrillaga7450]

This song got me through my dad's passing

[@killbill2855]

The most underrated Dire Straits song I know

[@jeffreymerrix7492]

Living on a thin line was extremely underrated but so very important. However it never reached MTV. Once I saw the skate away video I was hooked

[@RicoBurghFan]

Agree. Making Movies was one of the great albums ever.

[@oldmaninthemirror]

I did not know there were underrated Dire Straits songs:) I love them all. I could listen to Knopfler guitar anytime.

[@remco7226]

Not listened to for decades... Absolutely superb.. goosebumps all over..

[@stevencaple8383]

My favorite

[@user-pz6ge7hf4x]

Listening in 2024..anyone else?

[@49Stitch]

Yeah In Manchester, England.

[@inverterville]

You bet,

[@jimwilliams3816]

Got Making Movies on LP. Now that I once again have an amp with a phono input, time to pull it out. And maybe Dancing By The Pool.

[@JamesCountryman-fr5ww]

​@@inverterville1

[@winross62]

Most definitely

[@ottomellar6774]

Thirteen years ago today, on 31 January 2008, we lost Jayzik (Jay) Azikiwe, the Roller Girl, 1958-2008. We honour her life, and how wonderful her performance was for this video, one of the greatest of all time.

[@dixienormiss8192]

💖🖤💖🖤💙🖤

[@highnetworthwomeninstitute4572]

I always wondered who that cool roller girl was. Thanks for putting a name to her face. RIP.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@highnetworthwomeninstitute4572 She was credited as 'Jay Carly' on the credits--which on the original VHS ran in white in the shadowed area below the band.

[@garyrossetti2443]

Rip Jayzik (Jay) Azikiwe.

[@nicolab2075]

Interesting person. Not a skater, mind you...

[@jamesgray9950]

It's fall 1980 living in the dorms in my sophomore year in college. Some guy stuck his speaker out of his window and played this on vinyl. I'll never forget that feeling of appreciating that song so much.

[@lisalisa13]

I love it! Little did that guy know he was creating a wonderful memory you’d carry with you forever.

[@ianmarsden8568]

@@lisalisa13 Thats the thing, we never know what memories we create for others. And, In the end, memories are all we can truely leave.

[@recondoc65]

I wished I was there to experience that, as well.

[@laurenchristensen7369]

That and then some I was a freshman in Fine art. Free parking next to the paramount. First time I...felt someone play guitar. I still get it. Takes me strait back.

[@bradlafferty6076]

He had good taste

[@randykirk8715]

Hallelujah ! Here she comes.

[@manlymanhunger7451]

the 80's. there will never be such a decade with so much talent, imagination, and just good music and videos. WOW!!!

[@Eggmanrocks]

what year that video was release

[@spectrum10]

@@Eggmanrocks It was released in 1981. The director was Lester Bookbinder.

[@Eggmanrocks]

@@spectrum10 you sure the video look like late 80 or early 90s

[@spectrum10]

@mpaladaeggmanThe Skateaway video was released in 1981, the same year that MTV was launched.

[@Eggmanrocks]

@@spectrum10 really i know the song was but that video ahead by 10 years

[@gar137]

Underrated classic. The song, the video- a timeless vibe.

[@RoxieC607]

my favorite Dire Straits song, I remember when this video came out when I was a little girl. This is visually, one of the coolest music videos ever made.

[@full2763]

R.I.P Roller Girl Jayzik Azikiwe (1958 - 2008) R.I.P Music Video Director Lester Bookbinder (1929 - 2017)

[@josephkogut9568]

Thanks, was wondering who she was. Did a great job. Will be missed.

[@zingo2664]

thank you

[@brettallison5753]

❤❤❤❤❤❤you rollergirl.

[@christopherharmon2433]

@@josephkogut9568 She was from Gambia. Her father was the first president of post colonial Nigeria.

[@angusorvid8840]

Quite an interesting background!@@christopherharmon2433

[@barbrabass6903]

Making Movies....best album. Every song perfection. Mark Knopfler is a true genius!

[@glennmallery]

Couldn't agree more!!!!

[@ianthomas5955]

For my money, the most brilliantly innovative guitarist ever.

[@barbrabass6903]

@@ianthomas5955 I completely agree

[@ianthomas5955]

@@barbrabass6903 Thanks for the reply, Barbra. When I first heard Sultans of Swing over 40 years ago I didn't think it possible for anyone to change chords so quickly and effortlessly so in 1982 I went to see Dire Straits at the Deeside Leisure Centre in north Wales with a pal of mine to see if the magic could be produced live. It could!! Knopfler was absolutely brilliant and his guitar work was around 98% studio quality. I love Mark's solo work as well and play the cd's all the time - they are timeless.

[@barbrabass6903]

I saw them at Radio City in the from the third row in NYC.... Romeo and Juliet Skateaway, espresso love it doesn't get any better

[@charlie-obrien]

"Skateaway" is a perfectly composed song, the lyrics and especially Knopfler's singing guitar work capture the feeling of youthful joy and movement. The fact that he makes it about a "Roller girl" instead of just any skater also makes it meaningful because young ladies of that generation were really coming into their own and this song celebrates them and their new found freedoms. I was 21 when this song and video came out and I admit I cried real tears when I learned that Jayzik (Jay) Azikiwe, the Rollergirl had passed away. But her beautiful performance will live on and inspire young girls for as long as they have dreams and the "Skateaway" video to enjoy.

[@gebobs]

Damn. You got me crying now.

[@chicklee38]

Roller Girl is my sister 🛼🛼

[@jackrimbaud3826]

That statement is really well said.

[@donnacsrpenter7226]

U r so right. These cats r legendary luvd em then LUV them now!!

[@chucklucas5326]

Always loved Knopfler's style of guitar playing!!

[@badelson1103]

This gave me hope when I was a depressed lonely junior in high school. I'm a nurse married to a neurosurgeon. I'm now 56 and he is 60, but this song encourages us and uplifts our spirits during Co vid 19. Thank you Mark!!

[@viper4274]

@Byrons Reward Why the fuck are you here then?

[@TJTurnage]

We’re about the same age. I remember first seeing it on MTV very clearly and how blown away I was by the song AND video.

[@GeorgeTel100]

I so agree!!! - It's always been THE song of hope to me...

[@dougspidermanhappy]

I’m the same age as you OP. I remember the feeling that the world was bigger than my suburban hellscape, and that I could go somewhere where magic was a daily occurrence. The music made her want to be the story.

[@shakazulu9332]

Funny, I'm 57 and married now too but I remember it from college (too many depressed nights) but it always lifted me.

[@pbrig4298]

It's hard to choose, but "Skateaway" is one of their best, by far

[@hawkman1965]

I was 15, this music made me dream, dance, hope, live....the best days, a whole life in front...

[@stevenstainbrook1064]

I was 14...🙂...great time to be a young person. I didn't necessarily think that at the time, but we had great music, were not buried in our phones, and didn't have a need for validation from social media. Cool days 😎

[@freedomwatches2454]

I was 10 and had no idea how awesome this music would once become. It's like a capsule to an earlier dimension in time and space. I'm not exactly sure if it functions the same for those who hadn't first experienced it during it's time of arrival. But it's definitely cool..😎

[@davidmaslow399]

I was 31 and it did the same shit for me! You like good music!!!

[@gilleous]

I was 15, too! I have always loved this album. I recorded this video when it was current and watched it lots in the suburbs of LA.

[@lisagurkin3455]

Me too ! I loved this album and I was like 15! I loved to hear him pick………he had his own style and talent!

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

The guitar solo in the last minute and a half is magic! No show off shredding or noise just tasteful and beautiful playing that captures the mood of the song perfectly

[@007ndc]

The sound of a guitar crying...... brilliant

[@larryrackley1199]

My favourite bit of music EVER!

[@annetteturner5972]

You just summed up MK 😊

[@archerpiperii2690]

That was well said and exactly right! Phoenix, AZ

[@robertmorris6016]

Direstraights I was afan at the jump. Most under rated dands of the 80s

[@TorontoLiving]

Can’t thank the universe enough for bringing me up in the music’s best era … the 70s, 80s and early 90s. When love and peace was still in the air and there was hope for humanity. Gone are the days, and gone is this music. Long live rock n roll 🫶🏽

[@bighairedmom]

And, just like that, I'm 20 years old again. Magic.

[@markgriffin5889]

I'm with ya. Freshman year at Ohio University. Queen rollergirl. RIP

[@k53ss22]

Yes!

[@SFISH26]

Christ that Knopfler can play. Won't be another like him.

[@williamkelly6319]

He's the most fluid guitar player I have ever heard. It just flows and it's so beautiful. Thanks, Scotland!!!!

[@johnpietersen93]

The roller girl was Jayzik Azikiwe. RIP. She died of cancer at age 50.

[@marciajohnson-wl1ew]

😢

[@Seth6756]

😭

[@Robertonnz]

Oh no...such a lovely girl. R.I.P. Jay

[@user-nb4ck7ly3o]

Jay is a legendess, I have NEVER met anyone quite like her. I’ve known her/fam all my life. She was a lyrical genius amongst other talents she had as well as being way ahead of her time. Rest in beautiful peace & harmony Jay, One love, Butterfly friend. 🦋🪽🩵🪽🦋 xXx

[@darryl-ym2cr]

😢😢

[@silkspikedolls]

This is my favourite Dire Straits song. I can't understand why this song didn't make the "Very Best Of" CD. What a shame!

[@kevinway4460]

Wait….. it’s not?!?! I just went and looked. That’s mind boggling. This is one of the first songs in think of when I think of Dire Straits. Crazy.

[@silkspikedolls]

@@kevinway4460 mind-boggling, indeed! I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling this way.

[@rikludel450]

MINE TOO!!!

[@robertsonsid]

I had to buy Making Movies CD to get this one. Not a bad thing having another Dire Straits CD.

[@julianpotentate5942]

@@robertsonsid and that the reason why its not on it

[@gk411]

Knopfler is Dickens with a guitar, A true craftsman... nobody writes a tune or plays a lick like marky baby..

[@SmugSuspenders]

Well said :)

[@Cap683]

Making Movies is an appropriate title for the LP. Every song is a story.

[@ryanc7616]

he's not dickens. he's mark twain.

[@mikkohyvarinen159]

I share your opinion easily

[@mikkohyvarinen159]

with you my person...

[@brenkelly5866]

i just love this era of dire straits..the sound they got onto their records was brilliant...i know brothers in arms sold millions more than making movies,,and everything was turning digital and CD..etc..but this sound for me was far better..the guitar on this track and tunnel of love really stand out..also the drumming..pick withers is one of the greatest drummers in rock music ever..so tight...i love everything dire straits ever done and have every record they ever put...but for me..this was their best sound...love it.!!

[@colopomani]

Totally agree

[@brenkelly5866]

great minds think alike mariana..lol..greetings from ireland.

[@colintapp4876]

+Bren Kelly How about that guitar tone at the end.

[@alexandrealbertoni7598]

Bren Kelly. *I'm down with you!* 😉😉😉👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@MarcoBighin]

you're absolutely right! People often forget to say that pick is one of the greatest ever drummers.

[@thowdy]

SkateAway, Tunnel of Love and Romeo & Juliet are still excellent songs. They don’t feel old.

[@rosedunn7952]

Yesss totally agree. Those three are side 1 of the Making Movies record. My absolute favourite Dire Straits album.

[@phillipanderson7398]

This and the music video for their Romeo and Juliet are both very good.

[@leslijones4443]

And Expresso Love! ☕️🤎

[@barbrabass6903]

Every song on that album is perfection

[@bradleywicenciak8005]

@@leslijones4443 Yes thankyou

[@mikkouhtakari139]

40 year-old music but still sounds fresh

[@mikkohyvarinen159]

Eikä tuoksu sillille.

[@AchtungBaby77]

Not just fresh, but infinitely better than anything being released today!

[@atbindustries7119]

Dire straits will always be fresh

[@jackahorey2354]

To put that into perspective, 40 years before this song would have been the music of the second world war!

[@DMBGirl1234]

@@jackahorey2354 Wow feels like yesterday. Timesless!

[@sidDkid87]

*_"hallelujah, here she comes"_* 🎶

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

❤❤❤ Skateaway that's all

[@MrDesertPinhead]

I could listen to that play-out for another five minutes. Such soulful guitar work.

[@michaelseay9783]

Yeah, when Withers starts hitting the crash cymbals.

[@CRT_sRGB]

@@michaelseay9783 I always thought that could have been extended half-a-minute.

[@midyearguru]

Truth brother!!

[@nottoday.9503]

Radio has outlasted video, and roller skates have outlasted rollerblades!!!!! 🛼🛼🛼

[@georgeschlaline6057]

I miss 1981

[@kcwatkins4377]

It was the first year of Regan's presidency but it was a better time.

[@bradottavi1360]

Guess you weren't in the Marines around that time ..... i missed a bunch ​@@kcwatkins4377

[@w.k.8665]

This video, FWIW, is timeless with its minimalist set design (including the lovely Roller Girl). Just love the fade-out of the band playing in the faded sunset.

[@thomasclark3348]

Recreated for the video for Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," because Daft Punk often honored those who came before.

[@pskattum]

This was the best from Dire Straits. That drum pattern, followed by those keyboards and baseline.... So easy to get lost in those sounds. "Toro toro, taxi"

[@juliansmit9729]

I am 14 and this is my favorite song. Its Just perfect

[@trikyy7238]

I was 14 and I used to rock to this song when my parents were out.

[@ge2623]

Just don't listen to Phil Collins. He is evil incarnate.

[@jefsiv]

I was 14 when this came out & fell in love with this roller girl!

[@johnbelvin5216]

I was in my early twenties when this came out and I still remember how Mark knopfler's guitar works stood out because it was so different/unique sounding than other bands. Of course we only had radio and MTV (back then MTV played music 24/7) to hear music with other than our home and car stereos. Mostly vinyl and cassettes at that time. A friend of mine would buy an album then record it to cassette and put the album away so as not to wear out his album.

[@evamartin4807]

How cool is that!!?

[@gmh101358]

I love the last two mins of this song I could drive my Mustang forever with that beat and guitar going....pure magic ....im 62 now nothing now can compare to this

[@colindavies1959]

Ha...I used to have this blasting on my stereo graphic equaliser while cruising around London in my '69 Ford Torino GT...circa 1980/81....great memories.....my favourite on Making Movies album :)

[@insidethemusicalmind7207]

Yes! The outro to this song is pure bliss. The volume swells on the guitar are sublime.

[@jonnie106]

Total agreement! That little octave turnaround Illsley does on bass is golden! And the triplet hits on the fade out... bam! bam! bam! It's only been since KZbin that I've been able to re-hear the full version. Recent digital versions, CD releases of the album(s) of late seem edited a bit. I'll bet there are people who know this song, but aren't aware of it's full outro. Nice to listen to it over and over again!

[@jwalzer]

The song is great, but the outro I could put on an endless loop

[@srpdesigns]

Right there with ya Greg.. I'm 50 and this song will always bring me back to some great times.

[@ykalantzis]

R.I.P Jayzik (Jay) Azikiwe, the roller girl ,1958-2008. It looks like the song was written for her....

[@ottomellar6774]

I was so shocked when I found out, years after losing her.

[@davidcraik8093]

@@ottomellar6774 Hi Otto You may wish to check out the grave memorial for Jayzik and leave a message. I did....She was phenomenal......So sadly missed .... www.findagrave.com/memorial/65988297 Best wishes David

[@mutterschied]

@@ottomellar6774 Absodamnlutely same as me, Otto. My best and true respect, fella!

[@mjs3764]

She certainly was beautiful.

[@mojopin70]

@@mjs3764 Preferred Roller girl in Boogie Nights

[@michael-mq3ej]

Toro toro taxi, see ya tomorrow my son. Greatest line ever

[@dbuck1964]

Very true.

[@Tinfoil.Hatter]

yeeeeaaaahhhhh

[@jasonw8283]

I agree

[@dannycostello1978]

Love it, yep.

[@jesusbustamante1845]

Mark is a Genious , Masterpiece

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

These old MTV videos make me want to cry. I could tell you what song was next just by hearing hiss of the needle at the beginning. What a time to discover music.....

[@elrenato82]

Yeah at that time I every time I got money I went to the record store to buy an album of THE DIRE STRAITS. That was my outlet when I was in highschool.

[@neenyboy55yt9]

Remember this album back in the day absolute classic that sounds as good in 2023 as it did when it came out back then

[@nyarodayoo]

I'm a roller skater and now that I've found this song, I'll feel so cool skating to this ♡ BLESS DIRE STRAITS

[@bluekoi455]

Skate on!

[@mikeydeloa7348]

A very beautiful skater girl judging by your photo ☺️

[@YesMan-uy4cj]

@@mikeydeloa7348 the girl on the photo is like 14.......................pedo

[@chuckcoleman6747]

Hallelujah here she comes,,

[@mapacheraccoon4476]

Rest in peace roller girl,and thank you for the memories....peace....loved this girl....

[@davidtee2812]

One of the best Songs... and Vids of the 80s... we will NEVER forget Roller-girl...❤️🎶

[@nonyahbiznezz9094]

Toro, Toro taxi....see you tomorrow my son.........One of my all time favorites from Dire straits.

[@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x]

Yes! me too. That & through the Uh! was always my fav part.

[@peggycheney7670]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@debbieb395]

1980s was thee best decade to be a teenager!!!!! Best music too!!!! 70s classic rock and 80s rock!!!!!!

[@Topesio66]

Man how Jayzik did dance.....what a goddess, what an amazing grace. She lived her life for sure. Forever and ever my skateway girl of my teenager dreams. So pure. My best song ever.

[@peggycheney7670]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

❤❤❤

[@helenet.8217]

Brilliant guitar work by Mark Knopfler, especially at the end of the song. Favourite Dire Straits song by far. A classic.

[@CBTnVVT]

Who still loves this song that they first enjoyed from watching the video in the early days of MTV?

[@katherinepoletto7875]

God Loves you ROLLERGIRL R.I.P.

[@dbuck1964]

Rollergirl is eternal.

[@user-qr7wv8ju6s]

​@db❤❤❤❤uck1964

[@numv2]

One of the best song ending ever recorded. Absolutely brilliant groove.

[@gmh101358]

Ive tried for years to learn this song on my Tele and i just cant get it.....Knopfler makes it look easy ....but its far from it....and ive been playing over 45 years.

[@antonionavarro9929]

yes my favourite

[@peteralbert1485]

It's hypnotically beautiful.

[@thowdy]

And it’s aged extremely well. The big three songs…Romeo and Juliet, Tunnel of Love and this one are still awesome.

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

Great intro also❤❤❤

[@michaelsawer]

This video was played consistently on MTV during its earlier days. This is how I became aware of it and loved it!

[@tedbrogan1]

The roller girl mesmerizes me

[@Cattygirlful]

Such a beautiful girl skater.

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

She's the only, only one❤

[@markmccoy4233]

These guys were so ahead of their time, I think they're the best rock and roll band ever!

[@fernandap.s9417]

RIP roller girl 🙏🏼

[@kenfrederick6223]

I remember this video from the earliest days of MTV.

[@BScott7220]

Always been my favorite Dire Straits song.

[@joehunter6413]

Also Industrial Disease.

[@andylaw4988]

Mark Knopfler,, has got to be one of the most underrated guitar players. His tone is crazy good and his phrasing kicks ass

[@hislatestflame7861]

Underrated? Are you kidding me? He’s in most people’s top 3 every time!

[@andylaw4988]

@hislatestflame7861 He should be. Sadly,hw is not

[@PeasandRockets]

His rhythm playing is this song, especially under the verses is unreal.

[@irvingbrown4490]

Timeless classic

[@snupoo]

SHE is Beautiful

[@sunkingsuk]

There was a craze in the early 80's, some trendy clothing stores had a small skating area inside, and she was one of the models skating!!!

[@kevingire8030]

My sister turned me onto this song.. lyrics are genius.. MK didn't get nearly the press he deserved because he was a bit quirky for that time. Dude can flat out play the chords, sing, least we forget, write killer lyrics. 🤷‍♂️

[@douglasgates1302]

This is the first Dire Straits song that I ever heard. The quality of this song should have told me that Dire Straits would some day become one of my favourite bands. And, I had a huge adolescent crush on Jayzik Azikiwe (the rollerskating girl, R.I.P.). I loved her smile at 4:46.

[@SamOgilvieJr]

Fabulous rhythm. British guitarists never cease to amaze.

[@Carnaza]

RIP to the roller girl, Jayzik Azikiwe.

[@peted3637]

Jayzik Azikiwe (1958-2008) as Rollergirl. The daughter of Nigeria's first president Nnamdi Azikiwe, she was credited as Jay Carly in the video directed by Lester Bookbinder.

[@stlrsmike]

I had the cassette, loved the original sound. When the big record companies took over I was not happy.

[@peterarmentano5294]

My 18 year old Granddaughter loves this. ❤

[@Anto-yo8ie]

Roller Girl 💃🎶⛸️🎧💕

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

❤❤❤

[@dianahughes5556]

This is my favourite dire straits song

[@darrylkennedy2125]

Wey aye man...

[@RQBtv]

Not only is this song still fresh, but this video is amazing.

[@A47919]

I'm old enough to remember when MTV first came out, and they actually played music videos. This was one of my favorites.

[@AlexA-lz4iw]

This song reminder me awesome nights in Lisbon with someone very special

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Hard to believe that just ten years later, Mark would be all into the country-folk authenticana thing. Too bad. He was really good at pop.

[@jillco1212]

This entire album is great.

[@michelekasel7675]

that chick is so cool....

[@pierres6847]

I seen a girl on a one way corridor Stealing down a wrong way street For all the world like an urban toreador She had wheels on on her feet Well the cars do the usual dances Same old cruise and the kerbside crawl But the roller girl she's taking chances They just love to see her take them all No fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd In her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud Hallelujah here she comes queen roller ball Enchante what can I say don't care at all You know she used to have to wait around She used to be the lonely one But now that she can skate around town She's the only one No fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd In her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud She gets rock n roll a rock n roll station And a rock n roll dream She's making movies on location She don't know what it means But the music make her want to be the story And the story was whatever was the song what it was Roller girl don't worry D.j. play the movies all night long She tortures taxi drivers just for fun She like to read their lips Says toro toro taxi see ya tomorrow my son I swear she let a big truck grease her hip She got her own world in the city You can't intrude on her She got her own world in the city 'cause the city's benn so rude to her No fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd In her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud She gets rock n roll a rock n roll station And a rock n roll dream She's making movies on location She don't know what it means But the music make her want to be the story And the story was whatever was the song what it was Roller girl don't worry D.j. play the movies all night long Come slipping and sliding Life's roller ball Slipping and a sliding Skate away that's all Shala shalay hey hey skate away She's going singing shala shalay hey hey Skate away

[@sk8taway]

Pedro SP ❤️

[@davidellis5141]

Leave Them All Behind ! 🎸

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

Thanks... SKATE AWAY ❤❤❤❤

[@mollyjones4165]

Songs to get lost in.

[@bartsimpson9341]

id say brings back tears...

[@Ozzie143]

The ending volume swells just make me cry.

[@007ndc]

Me too. Especially since this was a favorite song of an ex who has passed away. RIP Roller Girl

[@melbrooks1192]

She’s got her own world in the city. RIP roller girl.

[@rk3689]

"Yea-heh". What a great moment in the song.

[@stevenhickey9453]

The boys were iconic for about 15 years and produced a timeless book of work

[@patrickoconnor3844]

Jayzik Azikiwe (the rollergirl) Rest In Peace. I cried when I heard. So much potential...

[@007ndc]

Beautiful song is an understatement, the outro can bring a grown man to tears

[@hernanbruno4178]

Dire Straits, a great band of all time-----.greetings from Argentina.

[@jessegarcia3410]

Dire Straits. Just Great Music !!!

[@RealDapperDude]

They've got a day job. They're doin' ok.

[@danserbescu1363]

Music doesn't go better than this song.

[@deur3108]

amen

[@mgarretter1]

Such a unique guitar sound I have loved this song for a long time. 53 years old here and I revisit this from time to time always. Great music!

[@user-rk6ft5jx9d]

I still dig this song

[@Hamptonflanagandrums]

One of the first popular videos on MTV

[@FrizcoKidd]

Rest in peace, beautiful Jayzik.

[@podbaydor]

No one is more perfect for this video than this lady.

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

Lady.... Beautiful Lady❤❤❤thank you

[@marksellers4875]

This lacks nothing. Love it all.

[@FLStelth]

What a exceptional song paired with a video that is a masterpiece! Silhouettes, perspective, camera angles, and story-telling all complement the music and lyrics. I wish videos like this were still made. Money for nothing is often cited as a great video but I think Skateaway towers over it in every way.

[@wrongangle4881]

I thought this video was filmed recently. Then I saw Mark and the band and I was blown away that it wasn’t new at all.

[@edwardmorris3453]

I agree. It's a beautiful video and it doesn't look like videos from it's time. By about '83 music videos came into their own (my opinion is that the Golden Age of music videos was '83-'86) but before then, they were kinda primitive. This really rises above its era. One thing I mentioned in another comment is that the music, itself, was so out of step with its time that for that very reason this video escaped aging badly. I think that's a good principle in general. If you want to make something that stands the test of time, don't stick your finger in the wind. Don't care about being number one. Money For Nothing WAS a number one. It was hot and trendy and what-not. Now it's a museum piece. Not Skateaway. All the good stuff is never trendy.

[@jerrystewart6232]

The album that this beautiful track is on is called Makin Movies by the legendary band Dire straits!!!

[@carolynhollingworth4082]

Love this just as much today as when it came out.

[@bobdickerson3434]

It’s the drum beat that gets me. Simple, but catchy. Absolutely my favorite Dire song.

[@jeffreythompsen7319]

Man this album is beyond solid...I still have the vinyl from 1982 when i mowed enough lawns to buy it...And this song it was the first video i remember before MTV....The Stratocaster sound of Mark Knopfler...The whole albums is like a novel ....this one and " love over gold"....its one of a kind sound that Mark just nailed...THANK YOU MARK!!!!!

[@SethBeck]

RIP Jayzik, you were gone too soon.

[@marklaviolette6474]

Live changing record solid rock is dynamite too their best album hands down!

[@scottquincy]

Man, I have always loved this song, but I forgot how good the videos for this album are. It’s a little masterpiece.

[@UncommonEyes]

That was some kinda skatin’ 🤩

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

❤❤❤

[@johnoksys7713]

It's 2020 I Still Love This Song 👍

[@marinamarchese6748]

Me too! Mark knopfler is a Genius!! :) And Dire Straits a Legendary Band!!

[@portprince25]

This is a great song by a great band. Pure Genius by Mark Knopfler.

[@carythompson1147]

indeed

[@rwm1]

A great great song and video. I'm always amused by the walkman. Never had one but so cool for the time,

[@kevinmcdonald6477]

Too many folks only know Sultan's and Money for Nothing. Regrettable that more don't know how great their catalogue is. Knopfler also an excellent soundtrack composer. Modern fm radio has gone to shit. You only hear deeper tracks on sattelite.

[@slnhn]

Just more evidence that the 1980s was the best decade for music. Nothing today even comes close.

[@marklennox2151]

....you are right...there were talented musicians back then dishing out so much variety... the 60's deserve some props too...

[@ingorodler3434]

Nailed it, 70's and 80's...no discussions necessary.

[@mathmusic1490]

If by 'music', you mean 'popular' music, I'd say for roughly 1955-1990 , there was quite a bit of extraordinary popular music, but, for me, popular music has declined, for the most part, since then. I think the 80's were awesome, but it's hard to top the music and innovations of the sixties.

[@garywalters5468]

you speak more truth than opinion

[@jeffthompson6431]

This song put a smile on my face when it first came out and it did the same for me today. Gorgeous Song.