Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (1978) • TopPop

[@Araconox]

One of the greatest songs of the rock era. Gives the guitar a pedestal to stand on.

[@Emma-pl9gt]

And they cut the end off 🙄 I'll go elsewhere to watch it.

[@bartvandergracht8019]

When I hear this I’m automatically teleported to mid 80s warm summers, 10 years old, sitting in the car with my dad. The big C took him away at age 56 all those years ago. It never gets easier folks.

[@gildeliolima7217]

1111lp

[@DrOrr]

@@gildeliolima7217 tf

[@SuperMeatyhead]

But it was 1978 only hit the charts second time around after some radio play by Anne Nightingale on her Sunday radio one show. First time it failed to chart. And the follow up Lady Writer didn’t take off either

[@JamalStoner]

You are not alone Bro keep strong !

[@andrewbrown2888]

He is a good musician/guitarist......

[@Leo-lr4eq]

Shout out to guitar George, he knows all the chords.

[@acnortje]

If only David did :P

[@nazderinkalyoncu1297]

YES, HE KNOWS ALL THE FANCY CHORDS...THOUGH HE CAN NOT AFFORD NEW GUITARS AND ONLY PLAY THE OLD ONE HE HAS, HE'S GOT A DAY TIME JOB & DOIN ' AWRITE...HE GOT HIS OWN JET AIRPLANE & HE IS A MILLIONAIRE...

[@doncamillo9147]

Its all in the web

[@69Curtdog]

@@nazderinkalyoncu1297 That is own hair.

[@rockhaze]

Guitar George might not have been able to afford a new guitar with his daytime job moving refrigerators and color TVs, but at least he got his MTV.

[@BENZ007]

This tune had it all

[@jelmer3356]

Has* it all

[@ИдаСеменова-ч1п]

and even more!

[@OksegravDk]

including fading when the magic starts....

[@simonsmashup]

is it half step down? I am so confused

[@margaritabanda5718]

Alguiem esta esta espectacular música porfavor 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉chile

[@adriannoquezbonitez2795]

love the sound of the guitar instrumental....

[@NakordGarcia]

I cant avoid watching/listening to this song forever and ever. Is there any better than this Mark Knopfler guitar magic player? Live forever Dire Straits!

[@gman7495]

When discussions come up on who the guitar greats are of all time, this man's name is left off of too many lists. He's right up there with the best! What a unique sound he created. You can spot a Mark Knoffler song right away even if you're hearing that song for the first time.

[@patrickmccormack3076]

Gary Goodrich totally agree

[@rafaelpretto292]

He is one of the best I agree, but you can trace the influence of Hank Marvin of The Shadows and Chet Atkins in his own style. I think of Mark Knopfler as Hank Marvin on steroids!

[@darkxabdel1333]

Gary Goodrich Anyway Mark Knopfler is just the best one ...

[@shiningdawn8578]

You should check out the genre Desert Blues. It's played by the Tuareg people in upper-west Africa. Given the politics of the times, and how hard it was to get music, Dire Straights is one of their 3 major musical influences. This man's music inspired an evolution in music for and entire culture. Look up Tinariwen.

[@majbrittolesen9799]

Ionmaiden

[@johnanthony8546]

The most underrated guitarist and band ever.Before they added synth and were on mtv in the mid80s

[@colewinters]

in my opinion this is the best engineered song of all time.

[@Zetep]

Bass line is legendary.

[@martinda7446]

Mind you it all is a bit legendary.

[@moow950]

The Dire Straits began their world breakthrough in the Netherlands! This was their first hit!

[@tubester4567]

Sultans of swing was a top 10 song worldwide.

[@larsvanmoer453]

@@tubester4567 but first in the Netherlands and Belgium (second half of 1978), (over) half a year before the UK and the USA (1979)

[@jamesvarner6048]

Simply the best....belong in hall of fame....long overdue....they made it

[@percybriscoe9886]

So glad i grew up in these wonderful times. Mark the greatest. Here he swings his body, lots of hair. At nearly 70 he is still the best. Long live Mark Knopler.

[@Fieken1977]

My daughter's favorite song and she's 23 yrs Young! This is for you Kiara 😍

[@bleak0218]

Great music! Never get bored!

[@mortenwallinjensen]

19 years old when this music hit me. We were the lucky ones... 🙂

[@damnyankeefl]

so unique. in the middle of the punk explosion, a jazzy rock band.

[@NotDecided420]

Dire Straits are still one of the best "guitar bands" to this day imo. Better than most I can think of. Knophler had such a unique style of playing. Even to this day I've never heard anyone come close to how he plays. He fills those bars with note after note. No time to rest either hand playing this. 🤣 Or the vast majority of their songs. Awesome. Fleetwood Mac's Buckingham is a brilliant pick guitarist, but they're nothing like Straits.

[@damnyankeefl]

@@NotDecided420 yeah I saw fleetwood mac a couple of times and I had no idea how good Lindsey is until then

[@dusterkenny953]

Superrrrrr

[@delmamelgarejo5771]

X favor .... Estoy nuevamente enamorada De esta belleza Y de su antigua juventud Q amor ..... Me encanta .... Amoroso !!!!!!!

[@davidjames1684]

That aint what they call, ROCK & ROLL. This song brings back memories.

[@ЮляБрусенцова-ч6ъ]

Кайф.. Голос, а музыка.. Самая музыкальная, чувственная эпоха)))

[@helenroche6428]

I adore this song like no other. They made great music, Mark Knopfler is a genius. His solo work is amazing. Great songwriter, best guitarist ever and a fantastic unique singing voice. But the Sultans Of Swing have always been my fave of Dire Straits and will always be forever. Bless you, Mark and thank you for the music.

[@ellenbrodsky]

Money For Nothing is right up there too!

[@erinbrodie778]

One of the best guitar solos of all time, hands down...

[@jrnascto]

Só tomo minha HEINEKEN assistindo DIRE STRAITS e CREEDENCE,

[@officialdjjayc]

80’s Forever Gold

[@jamesagans6546]

Helen, pick up the album Neck in Neck. MK and Chet Atkins

[@lugalugosa7472]

The song that marked my indenpendence as a listener. Before, I was very much conditioned (and I do appreciate it though) by my aunt and uncle musical tastes. Then, one day leaving university, ages 17, to the bus I heard THIS. I walked back and went straight into the record shop to find out who was this amazing band and amazing song. I bought the record there and then, I had to walk all the way home as I had no money left...:-)...good times. I also developed a crush on Mark Knopfler, which lingers to these days. :-))))

[@DrKerr..]

Good old days.

[@richardcummins5465]

Never realised just how good this was. What a mug!

[@lucmagnan5715]

One of the best guitar player

[@brookegoslin]

Love this song the lyrics awesome guitarist and the nonchalant way Mark Knofler sings . His face is cute here lovely face .

[@eyeinthesky5773]

The bass player is a genius.

[@baptistdsouza9678]

All music 70s and 80s all the greatest musicians broadcast the world 🌎 wide and we were blasting on hi fi 🎶 marantz in 80s i was 19 and we enjoyed a lot's without cellphones 📱 writing ✍️ letters and landphones and my father was serving for British navy HMS ship F119 🚢 in Mombasa navel base and zanzibar Africa.

[@chrisbond6056]

This is great ... timeless classic for sure will never die

[@geoffburt7628]

I was at the Bottom Line in NYC the night they debuted in the U.S. And a few years later when I had front row seats for Dire Straits at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic NJ, Mark played the great solo ending about 5 feet from my face. Amazing, I still get a chill.

[@cristohope8115]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@MrMarkstyles]

Still sounds so great.. This was one of those songs, that stopped me in my tracks to absorb everything that was happening.

[@amandamaria7895]

4:39 viajo nesse solo de guitarra maravilhoso!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@dvschend]

Hahahah Knopfler mimicing he's playing guitar at 3.45 is legendary

[@ДенисГринцевич]

Ничего страшного. Это телесъёмка, где всё идёт под фонограмму.

[@ddss7]

he's not actually pretending! There is the real sound of this recording where they were actually playing but replaced it with studio audio

[@bethsnider9639]

You always know when it's Mark Knopfler playing. Unique, distinctive sound! Ah...back in the days when music was real.

[@lugalugosa7472]

I've had a crush o Mark Knopler since as I was 17 and Sultans of Swing wasplaying in a record shop in Rio de Janeiro. It seduced me there and I bought the CD...52 years gone by and I stilllove them (well...him...😊)

[@BNBsBrainCancerJourney]

still one of the coolest songs ever

[@MaryannaChanteuse]

Wahouuu ...quel bonheur...et quels beaux souvenirs aussi !!

[@danielherrgott6456]

Souvenir souvenir

[@MaryannaChanteuse]

@@danielherrgott6456 " 9 mai 2016" ?? Et un profil de plus !!

[@brookegoslin]

Love the way he sings very unusual and this song the lyrics love it ♥️🎶👍🏼💫✨

[@mailsoncerqueira1415]

Slc só esse solo aí vale o ingresso

[@MariaMonteskittrell]

Hermosa cansion❤😂

[@Woodbug-b7t]

And they're even better live! Not many bands can claim that!

[@gillestremblay6032]

Merci

[@gijsschubert7901]

This is played at a rather slow tempo compared to the Old Grey Whistle perforamance in 1978! Solo starts at 2:45

[@TheM275]

I'd rate him as one of my favourite guitarists of all time. Just listen to that solo at end.. Epic.

[@FR0ST5019]

This performance is all audio syncing with the studio recording, but am I the only one that notices that the audio is tuned slightly flatter than the studio version? Not complaining, it still sounds great, and seeing these guys live must have been amazing.

[@masongoldsmith481]

I prefer it this way

[@musicman8270]

You descibed most music videos. Still fun to watch

[@anaanasp]

Não canso de dizer, boas musica não morrem. Amo demais

[@ellaestere]

Que chulas trompas!!!

[@carlosprete5491]

Rock show ! 🇧🇷👍🎸 São Paulo 2022.

[@aggelos1038]

listening to the song somewhere in 1979 at a party became my favorite and stays up to this day!

[@mikehussey5682]

Mark Knophler is one of my insperations for playing guitar. Such an amazing talent.

[@jourdanwebb2700]

agreed

[@lucianoxx9210]

You started well, so. :)

[@rosalindkover9341]

genius...love this song so much....what an ambience this man creates with his music...i am in another part of things

[@josephpromotion]

Wat leuk!...kom dit weer tegen...mijn eerste hit met ze, en hun eerste buitenlandse TV-optreden...onvergetelijk! xx

[@michelmeijer6397]

Heerlijk toch...

[@alexanderlakerveld5972]

Hele leuke kanaal!

[@montecarmelo3399]

Los Dire no cansan, se agradece de vez en cuando volver a escuchar obras de arte musicales.

[@manoelanacleto7829]

Alguém ouvinfo está música Esperacular em 2023

[@Patricia-zb6pg]

É incrível o que Mark consegue fazer com essa guitarra! 👏🏻

[@RetroReminiscing]

This really zaps me back in time to hearing this when i was a young child...i can still see my dad really happy listening to it jamming along with his own guitar...he used to play this a lot and also in the gallery by dire straits...Thanks for great memories! Sonique 🎶🤗

[@norrissidek2519]

Forever echoing inside my head.. forever embedding inside my mind..Mark's and this song was heart and soul were made in Heaven.

[@yanniaspro]

Mark is Awesome :) Music today does NOT even come close to this Raw Talent :)

[@gregpineda8660]

Dire Straits ( the late 1970's line---up,band members and band mates) are: The legendary Mark Knopfler---lead vocals and lead guitar the incredible John Illsley---bass guitar the gifted David Knopfler---rhythm guitar and the amazing Pick Withers---drums and percussion

[@cfabara]

Serious music!!!!!!! Yes, when music was music.

[@klitohopper]

The first time they were in a television studio ever. Same with Level 42 Philips & Toppop was a golden combination.

[@chicaboom3824]

Grew up with it I was 6, one if the best bands from that time, knopfler great guitarist! He really has that Spanish feeling! 😎🖤🎹🎼🎙️🎸

[@drstevie]

FAB.

[@bullitt7544]

Thank You AVROTROS. Peace

[@tony1961chl]

Éste si que es un country evolucionado, magnifico y muy agradable,gracias. NOTA: Gringuitos lindos , me saco el sombrero. Bravo!

[@nancialvessilva9371]

Acho que é uma das melhores músicas de Dire Straits, saudades desta época ♥️

[@lucianoxx9210]

Tunnel of love é muito boa também. Ouça. por exemplo a versão do álbum duplo Alchemy, de 1983.

[@fcjcarlsbradel794]

Fantastic

[@nedeniaholm4369]

I'm speechless. Great band. Love them

[@rsaavedra100]

Tan buen guitarrista que incluso cantaba. Para mi, uno de los mejores guitarristas de todos los tiempos

[@Bob-yl9pm]

Playing a bass guitar is an amazing accomplishment, I like it!

[@matthewttrolfe786]

Does not get any better than this legend legend legend love this band

[@sandrapraxedes7476]

Que banda maravilhosa, curti muito, e contínuo curtindo......

[@RanjeetSingh-oo6wy]

Too good!!!!!!!!👍👍👍

[@jamesmcmanus1192]

First album was a great piece of work down to the water line is equally important for me great tight nit band

[@TheReapersSon]

Great display by all involved, but especially love that classic style by Pick! He's great! Thanks for the upload.

[@diamondbackgsrrlynniemacer1667]

Thank you for the awesome song!

[@1975ukandbored]

Whenever this comes on the radio it makes my day :)

[@kenw.1112]

Work of art! love this tune and its a 10. Great guitar work at its best!!

[@lucianoxx9210]

Mark Knopfler, a class of good taste.

[@philipfry5859]

All time favourite for sure..

[@rosesuarez3372]

Nice song Mr Mark Knoffler, Dire Straits, I love it guys 🎸🎶🎵🎼🎤🎧😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️😲

[@chrismouchteros7289]

Awesome general rock artist/musician with his band and album!...

[@spomenkazlokolica3061]

Beautiful young Man!!!!❤️🎸❤️✨

[@troysmith2668]

Knopfler's guitar work gets all the attention, and justifiably so, but oh my goodness that bass line...

[@79tazman]

I love this tune it just rocks!!!

[@JohnCashin]

One word.........quality :)

[@simece2905]

John Cashin C L A S S I C !!

[@ThePrettyeyes341]

it's amazing how American they sound, almost country western and I have always liked this band.

[@adrianombeve4289]

I love laid .because of yo music still preference

[@jourdanwebb2700]

the original song was gonna be blues but then mark got his red fender strat (guitar) then they started playing blusey rock

[@josevileimardacostavileima2595]

Pra mim a melhor banda de Rock do mundo. Fãaaâssaaaaaaso.

[@nicolasgerez6919]

Esa guitarra está presente en todo el tema, una joyita!

[@HeloyRibeiroR1]

Life is charm and magic ... It is necessary to preserve the beauty, of our hearts ... Knowing how to look with purity of soul ... Breathing as if we were born, every moment ... Act calmly and serenely. cultivate a flower, dive in clean waters ... Hear a melody, thank life. Don't let that charm if, dissolve before the world ... Our main mission in life, it is not knowing or understanding everything that exists. But make the most of it ... Show! ... Good Times. An Excellent Video and Beautiful Music. Congratulations. Nice Post. Thanks! ... A Great Day and a Beautiful Weekend ...

[@SteveSnowman]

MTV Baby !

[@osvaldomeyer9316]

temasooooooooooo un maestro idolo sin palabras un mostruo de la guitarra

[@vinura_dev]

favourite song of all time!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GalilGade]

That's why opinions differ. If we all shared the same it would be boring

[@echlinwright]

Tuuuuuuune

[@gianstraussp.4685]

Vinura Devinuwara it's one of my favourite too

[@Wan-Jun-Yan]

Very Nice ! ♥️🌎👍

[@riccardosilva.8372]

Que melodia linda de música e solo de guitarra do Dire Straits, calma , tranquila , serena e suave!!

[@javiersabillon9141]

musica inolvidable, un gran clasico

[@bautistahuergo9634]

epic nice

[@naiemmaladouce7080]

very good song excellent guitariste 😘👍👌👏

[@JTPieterse]

Awesome!

[@eduardoishibachi2052]

ETERNA ..