Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Official Music Video)

[@qwineth]

Him playing the guitar, so bloody effortlessly, making it sing - one of the wonders of the modern world...

[@ceancath]

Him and Oldfield.

[@lauritafrancisca1209]

É a mais pura verdade 👏👏👏

[@takualaska]

yes playing and singing with eaz unlike today

[@JackHussain-u1q]

Superb 😮😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤🎉🎉😊 love you guys ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@amir504]

Why did the not record the last solo riff? It's the best part!

[@gilessb]

I had forgotten how good Dire Straits were - this is pure musical genius

[@RoyceKitts]

right. such an awesome groove the get in.

[@Atie6183]

Yes he’s awesome; like his guitarplaying and voice

[@LorenaAlquinta-le6tl]

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[@crypticreality8484]

Smooth as ice ​@@Atie6183

[@billwillgaz8964]

Absolutely phenomenal ❤️

[@AntonioEvangelista-oz1gn]

Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest guitarists of all time, in my opinion. I never get tired of listening to this solo.

[@gabrielledormuth4634]

Yea I totally agree his skills are unique and unmatched

[@tehcyde]

It's a shame the video cuts the majority of the second (and best) solo out.

[@teepot4539]

@@tehcyde I know, right

[@AntonioEvangelista-oz1gn]

@@tehcyde Really.

[@shucklesors]

he's a great guitarist in the most untechnical and unsophisticated sense. i.e. if you're incapable of exploring guitar into the technical realms like metal and jazz, then it is incredibly easy to see why you think he can be such a candidate for one of the goats

[@PaulS72Baby]

Still loving this song in 2025! Give it up for Dire Straits!

[@doloresaraujocastillo4507]

La música, no tiene edad, y tampoco hace tanto de esta ,. Si gusta y por encima tiene calidad, que importan los años ( Es algo que no entiendo)

[@HugoNorman-x4n]

Masterpiece

[@AnnaLundberg-i1i]

The Sultans of Swing has got to be one the best all-time songs of our lives!

[@hectorluisbarrientosmargol9303]

It is

[@MarkSpark101]

It really is along with a few others and some tom petty songs bob dylan etc for me

[@joaquinguzman1603]

No doubt

[@DarthAlec]

Realmente é das melhores

[@pedroGoncalves-wh1ko]

Top demais!!!

[@Esse2789]

50 years of stage presence without any big frills, jumping around or showmanship. Pure brilliant music that I can listen to every day

[@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar]

Would you more carefully describe your issues with "jumping around or showmanship"?

[@shishi1079]

​@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar he just doesnt like it i guess. Why not. Some like some things and some dont

[@АлексейПухарев-д5ы]

Completely agree

[@TeresaMoilanen-m5e]

@@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar If it was Carlos Santana jumping around while playing the guitar in his younger years, I have no complaints, LOL

[@duaneclarke6179]

They didn't need anything else, always so tight

[@Thenexusuk1]

My fav thing about Mark is the way he smiles when performing

[@robertpontisjr.9379]

Him and Frampton. Love when they smile knowing that “Hey, I know you love this too!”

[@brindusaolteanu9916]

Îmi place la nebunie cântecul

[@SieglindeZayed]

Ja, er hat so ein verschmitztes Lächeln und man denkt er kennt da Irgendjemanden, dem er das Lächeln 😏 schenkt.

[@Punkman-k8b]

@Thenexusuk1 Dire Straits is a very unusual name for a rock n roll band I just dig the word DIRE STRAITS very clever name for a happening band cp

[@cvonantz]

Yesterday, today, tomorrow... Always a good time to listen to Dire Straits...

[@KatherineVasil-xf3fe]

I am 75 years old today and have lived through such great music! This is one of the BEST. M K' s solo is just the best!

[@ИнспекторНил]

Congratulations !! Greetings from Zaporozhye.🔭🐦

[@Moon..Shadow]

It was the best music, I think, will ever be. They had true talent. Now they let some board make the music. I have tinnitus (ringing ears) and I'm going deaf, but I probably would have anyway. I'd rather believe it's from all of the great loud music I danced to.😊

[@DimitrisF-mp7fg]

such great music can make life interesting, i have lived through too, wish you happiness in your life

[@thesairan956]

q

[@dukethotness]

You really have ❤

[@abhinandanghosh2028]

Never gets old. This is what is actually defined as CLASSIC

[@BernardoSandoval-s9h]

im fourteen years old, I have 161 rock classics in my playlist and i just love this kinda music!!! (and this is one of my fav songs)

[@Handsome001-MS6]

@@abhinandanghosh2028 realize it’s classic. . Missing the point !!!!! A lot of modern music is noise pollution with no heart♥️ and Soul . It’s produced by computers and not good quality musicians!!!! Like it used to👍😀😆🤪😜

[@claudiarutabasgoitia3481]

Nunca más algo tan sublime!❤

[@geralddutcher3662]

How bout Knopfler??? CLASSIC, INDEED!!!

[@Isaev1-s4w]

100😂

[@johnhafford442]

The definition of authenticity. One of the greatest songs ever written!

[@imeemorcom1745]

Love this song too❤️

[@carlosgonijr.2469]

I agree 👍

[@martinvp]

Listen "Signos" of Soda Stereo

[@PeaceDweller]

My dad took us for a summer camp in 1994 when me and my brother were 11-12 years old and we drove from Newcastle in the UK to Blackpool, then Wales and then to London and he played this song constantly, arguably the best summer of my life. Now whenever I hear it, I think of that trip.

[@viktorvisnjakov4811]

Зэк

[@多田野女]

懐かしい。こんなにも味わい深い、いつの時代に聞いてもいい音楽の一曲でさある。🤘🥁🎸

[@antonyroberts4892]

When you produce a sound this good, it crosses continents races and generations. People who live well after I die will enjoy this just as much. That's the power of a class band.

[@andymatthews7617]

ABSOLUTELY, CLASS WILL OUT.

[@snake_ize136]

Indeed!

[@AlfredoJacome]

what a monSter of grOup ! yo fliPo chavaLes, flIpo y lo peor de tout es que dentro de poco me voy a perder un concertazo da FAR-rite guayaquiLeña , pero C'EST LA VIE y a morte con O madrid y hala madrid en coupe d'euRope ante tout, niñatos y niñas querIdxs !! Abur by now ! Alfredo DANIEL j 😍🎨🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🕎💛👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@lkgreenwell]

That is my defence, apart from an army band lyre, against an Amish condemnation of music as ‘Dionisiac’: Nietzsche uses the term to mean “ecstatic nutter”. What you are describing is why we can be proud of our commitment to it - ‘Apollonian’: the rational considered *mind*

[@r0b0gam3r9]

Exactly

[@petejohnson7965]

Mark Knopfler sings duets with his guitar, there's no other way to explain it. Truly a genius songwriter and guitarist.

[@andrewnicholson4811]

almost gilmour level...almost...

[@marcelo_rcosta]

Realmente ele e sua guitarra se tornaram um só. O cara é um lenda! 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@jeancarla2030]

Musica meu tempo adorooo

[@caroldale8917]

Ohhh I love that analogy.

[@sharp_object]

spoken like a true poet

[@kevinhorner6902]

I'm 50 now. I've been hearing this song since I was a little kid. I didn't realize for so many years that this song is a masterpiece. The guitar work is amazing and flawless. The vocal sound from Mark fits perfectly with the mood the instruments create. Having a band that tight behind the lead guitar work of Mark, makes it perfection. There's no repetitions in the song. It's a complete story from the start to the end.

[@pier_pezz]

you describe in perfect way my feeling when I listen this song

[@eileenkeith7865]

same here I will be 50 next year, nothing compares to what we listened to, especially growing up my dad, who was depressed but loved music and cars

[@krystaltuhi-sn6sm]

So true! You summed up this song perfectly

[@nobody7817]

Yeah... but do you know what the song is about? It's a true story. Read the back-story on this song, then listen to it again. I PROMISE you will be hearing this song in a whole new light--as if for the very first time! (You won't be disappointed either...)

[@SimEon-jt3sr]

What about the sound guys the roadies the people who built the amps the engineers the luthiers the miners who got the metal the lumberjacks, Pythagoreas, and what about the cavemen who first played their bow as a harp why don't those people ever get credit either. That's what I'm wondering.

[@am3silentline]

懐かし過ぎるのに必ず何故か思い出す『悲しきサルタン』! このめっちゃ軽快なサウンドにヴォーカルがライトな歌い方が心地良くて忘れられない永遠に心に残る曲😊

[@magallsys]

one of my favorites and still listen to it at 73 years of age. I really miss all the deceased friends.

[@Heeect00rrr]

Pour one out for all them 🥃 Greetings from Greece

[@44Todder]

I hear you brother.

[@たま-u7n]

私も聴いてますよ^ ^ 63歳ですが^ ^

[@floormagalidc8247]

Y es la nostalgia que nos trae a todos 😢 nos recuerda los años pasados con esa gente que nos fue acompañando en la vida

[@Denotin511]

Hi I am 18 and love that taste of music my friends actually do to greetings from Germany 🤘🏼

[@chuckeccles]

I never get tired of Dire Straits. Such excellent guitar work. 😊

[@SobersRajakumar]

It was all Mark Knopfler

[@darcymullins8420]

And that iconic voice!!

[@incognito595]

​@@darcymullins8420UNREAL IT'S SO GOOD.

[@SakarKawle]

Oh boy! That's Sultans of Swing... Dire Straits, best tune!

[@katiedid1851]

And, Romeo and Juliet...😊

[@dragonkissed2099]

Isn’t it ❤

[@dragonkissed2099]

@@katiedid1851without doubt… yes ❤

[@zulajja3487]

Terima kasih Mark Knopfler, saya 63 tahun, hari-hari yg bahagia dan meneruskan hidup ini dgn semangat dan bergairah.

[@brandonthomas636]

This is one of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time. I listen to it almost every day.

[@dwightdodd3734]

and long cool woman(hollies) impossible to not get up and rock !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@philipethier9136]

Ironic that it is not about rock, but about a trad band stuck in time. I would so love to hear this done by a trad band.

[@MoivinSulunker]

What are the names of the others? How many are?

[@MacStrong-uc5yq]

My dads favorite 🤩 3:59

[@RZ393]

It is the best song of the rock era.

[@rayreyna3315]

You can't deny how good the guitar sounds. Straight up feel good music.

[@andymatthews7617]

MARK COULD MAKE IT TALK.

[@floridaman1644]

@@andymatthews7617 correction: HE COULD MAKE IT SING

[@andymatthews7617]

ABSOLUTELY.

[@mugglepower]

feels good ltd

[@grahammason5673]

Towards the end all the music seems to come together tighter and flow as if being played by one energy.

[@vincentdinatale6962]

One of the most original songs ever written! The subject matter, the rhythm, the melody and above all the lyrics! And a killer riff!

[@mikewilkins2030]

You are a wise man!

[@vincentdinatale6962]

It takes one to know one 😂

[@JohninRosc]

It's my favourite song of all time and I have never been able to analyse it like you have just done. Thank you. By the way (and I know your answer to this) does it really really hack you off when DJ's and anyone else playing this song (including people uploading it to youtube) fade it out way way too early?

[@vincentdinatale6962]

@@JohninRosc You have read my mind! The solo at the end is on the par with the Eagles solo (sic...duet) at the end of Hotel California! CHEERS I

[@JohninRosc]

@@vincentdinatale6962 Absolutely!

[@onlyyoubae2]

I fell in love with this song during a very strange chapter of my love life, and that’s how it became one of my all-time favorites.

[@melissawoodrum7809]

My parents were in their teens when they had me, so I was raised on 70s Classic Rock vinyl. My dad cherished his collection, pampered it, lol. I remember laying on the living room floor feeling the vibrations from the speakers. It never ceases to amaze me the emotions that can be triggered by a song. Dad passed 3 months ago at only 67. This song will forever elicit waves of precious memories for this girl.

[@bobwirth9256]

Sorry for the passing of your dad, He will be smiling down on you for playing his fav songs , Your dad had great taste in music .

[@RUDDEROF]

Вибрации акустики!!!!🔊🔊🔊👍👍👍

[@kevinhartwell5249]

I am sincerely regretful for your loss. But it's wonderful that you told this story. I'm a solid baby boomer. I'm 63. There was so much wonderful music during the time that I grew up. And this is part of it bless you and again I'm sorry for your loss

[@thomassutherland2647]

My Condolences on the passing of Your Dad. He sounded like a Pretty Cool Dude! 🕊❤️🎸 🌹

[@teismooriginal]

zzzzzzzzzzz

[@pedrofreitas2282]

Isso não é musica, é um hino. Estou com 63 anos, e não me canço de ouvir éssa maravilha.

[@mariadfatimaspereira7803]

Verdade seu Pedro!! Estou com 58 e tbm não canso de ouvir. Meus 2 meninos cresceram ouvindo este hino. Amam esta banda.

[@tess5300]

Esto es Arte así que pasará a la historia.

[@hocinedjarari2983]

This IS a country music

[@oprofessor4598]

Tenho 20 sempre ouvindo...

[@andrescarrera4814]

Prefiro a Versão Brasileira de Seu Madruga Kiko e o Professor Girafales kkkkkkkkk

[@savanahmclary4465]

This song never ends. It keeps playing inside your head for hours.

[@cooldebt]

And that's a good thing ;)

[@24fanlydell]

One of my all time favorites

[@Morganvonstauffenberg]

ใช่, ผมก็รู้สึกเช่นนั้น

[@שלמהדנינו-ק8ב]

​@@Morganvonstauffenberg😂🎉

[@friendydarkknight5546]

ikr

[@billywaynerhoades197]

Best guitar solo historically.

[@PlanXV]

It sound like a chicken fighting a crow 😊

[@Tfish64]

Hard take. I’d say it could be top 3/5. But PF, Funkadelic, and Zepplin give it a run for its money

[@maxevo_6292]

The most incredible song of all time. Remember this was the FIRST song released by Dire Straits, and you can listen a bilion times and never get tired!

[@courrierdebois]

True dat.

[@vidapositiva4581]

❤

[@stevetrivago]

Thanks for the trivia question .. I didn’t know that

[@frankharley1000]

Wow, talk about hitting it out of the park first time at bat.

[@DXOWNSNWO]

MONEY FOR NOTHING

[@vexona]

I love that every single Dire Straights song is telling us a story. I miss the days of that

[@SatishKumar-ee5ut]

Can never get tired of this great song. Have been hearing it for 45 years

[@viktoralakin4244]

👍

[@lindaknight1775]

Loud of course

[@daysialcantaracortes7935]

El ritmo es unico

[@Sue-z3j]

Agree. Can't stop playing whenever I can 🎶🎶🎶.

[@duncansteedman9986]

Vivid memory of the first time I heard this. Same Pink Floyd’s Pigs 👍👍

[@trashpanda314]

Mark Knopfler is a criminally underrated guitarist, musician, and virtuoso. That solo is top 5 all time in my opinion.

[@Lancewanderer]

I agree with you man🤟🤟🤟 and he’s my favourite artist too!

[@polymodal259]

Shame they fade it out in this video!

[@riadhossain8649]

he do not like fame at all. he is a monk of music

[@obody-sl9np]

Dude, the whole song is a solo. It's in the top 3 man

[@guywilletts2804]

Not sure he's underrated. Isn't he acknowledged as a virtuoso?

[@mattfisher8568]

Seriously one of THE BEST songs of all time! It’s a true work of art!

[@Lori-lp6uc]

Agreed. I wish he could have recorded with Tom Petty. They're two of my favorite musicians

[@Letsthinkthisthrough88]

I have literally blown speakers in my car listening to this song 😂

[@mattfisher8568]

@@Letsthinkthisthrough88 worthy song for it

[@charjl96]

Ever comment is asking if anyone's still listening to this. Of course we are. Classics never die

[@PassengersMusic777]

The lyrics, the sweeping playing, the voice… this is beyond an audial treasure

[@ArunKumar-l7v1v]

Mark is one of the greatest guitarist of all times. Still rocks all over the world

[@NeonVacation]

Got a new album coming soon!

[@SENBARROW]

To anyone who is remembering their dad listening to this tune......much love!! Here’s to awesome dads!! Earliest childhood memories include hearing this song. Am a grown man these days but miss my father every day - we played this song at his funeral. I take so much comfort in reading comments & remembering good times & knowing there’s others out there who have the same feelings for this song & for their father. Peace out & love to all. 🙏

[@donmcdougall6255]

My husband, RIP, also loved this tune...his children still listen to it. It reminds them of their Dad.

[@conqueror3866]

👍

[@chrisfisher5960]

Stay in there!!! Don't quit ever!!!

[@yasmeenkhan1359]

No matter what part of the world you're from ( I'm from India ) what age you are ( I'm 63 ) music really brings people together. Whoever said ' if music be the food of love....play on ...! Really got it right.

[@patriciahigginson7664]

Wow, he mesmerises me on that guitar. Absolutely bloody fantastic.

[@kswong3433]

after so many years, this song still freak out people until today. absolutely stunning.

[@valdenirabatista3081]

Muito boa

[@rogeranderson8763]

Back in the day.....we did not think his work was actually possible...but there it was! -Veteran '66-68

[@donnawong5959]

Agreed

[@rayflanagan9970]

Knopfler's style of finger picking is in a LEAGUE of its own. Legendary. Super nice guy too. Very humble, but one HELLUVA musician. Could listen to him play all day long.

[@stankyfinger62857]

Technically that “Nashville” style of voicing chords and coloring solos was manifested by none other than the master, Chet Atkins. Mark’s guitar hero. With the exceptions of Andres Segovia, David Lindley and perhaps Chets’ student, Jerry Reed, none come close. I prefer Marks’ work over the rest because of the era I came of age. Rock on!

[@rayflanagan9970]

@@stankyfinger62857 you need to check out the cd “Sails” if you don’t already have it. A Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler masterpiece. Two amazing guitarists.

[@andymatthews7617]

GREAT COMMENT RAY.

[@spazzticzeal6238]

Jeff Beck

[@jameswitham2141]

@@rayflanagan9970 Listen carefully to 'Brown eyed handsome man', by Buddy Holly and you'll hear a similar, short riff. Which is why, given all the other first that Holly achieved, I believe he was the true father of modern 'rock and roll'. Paul McCartney stated that without Holly, NO BEATLES!

[@CRYOUTbibleteaching]

This song is timeless. For 40 years I’ve heard DS and it still sounds brand new every time. As a musician, I can recognize the god status of these musicians. I think I’ll listen one more time. Other-worldly.

[@francesconero1953]

Ciao..da..by..gio..sss..primo..Milano.. italy Buon..natale..e..felice..anno..nuovo..ciaoo

[@francesconero1953]

Ciao...da..by...gio...sss..primo..Milano...italy..ciao.

[@jdcentavinhos9047]

December 31, 2024, and all we are leaving is a good past full of adventure and good music, to those who stayed along the way, we wait in heaven my friends.

[@masterneo96]

2025 in Slovenia already 🎉🎉🎉 god bless Our karaoke guitarist loves this song!😅

[@troll4768]

God bless y'all and Happy New Year from Philippines!! its 12:31 in the afternoon here January 1st 2025!

[@hermesnacer]

Pura verdade irmão

[@drebossman]

I love how they're so relaxed, really enjoying what they are doing.. I will never tire of this song.

[@willritter4076]

I'd be honored if some Dire Straits fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performance of ON EVERY STREET in tribute to the genius songwriting of Mark Knopfler. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.

[@saeida9597]

The magic of grass

[@thejdgoodwin]

They're relaxed because they're not actually playing. They are syncing to the studio recording.

[@paulmichaelsawyer6687]

Practice, no ego and trust in each other my friend!

[@haroldbrown5308]

What a night my late wife and I had when this song came on my car's FM! Thanks from the bottom of this 76 year old man's heart!

[@Илианна-я6й]

Соболезную вам ,даа -это шедевр 😥,но у каждого есть своя история от которой охота выть

[@mieuxvientdici8971]

@@Илианна-я6й к чему вы это сказали??

[@ushbay]

There is a difference between being able to play an instrument, and being able to make it instrument sing. Mark is one of the few that can bring out their voice.

[@francesconero1953]

By.gio..sss..primo..e..stato..l..unico..che..ha..avuto..l.onore..di..suonare..con..i..dire..straits..al..velodromo..es..vigorelli..a..Milano.. ciao..gio..sss.secondo..in..by..gio..sss..primo..miami..florida..buona..notte..ciaoo

[@bv1391]

There's a reason Fender came out with a Signature Strat for Mark. His sound is unique. He originally taped switches in the middle of their normal maintained positions to create that sound. He's a true virtuoso.

[@sannumasan]

This song is like a vintage wine: it sounds better as it ages.

[@jeanlawson9133]

Indeed

[@Luis-dw6fl]

Never go out of style

[@Luis-dw6fl]

Kicking back Budwiser in hand joint in other at home what more can you ask for

[@natedawg3855]

Some of the best music ever!

[@iwayanwidiarsa4895]

First time I heard this song when I was 18, high school 1989, now I am 51 but still love this song.... amazing.

[@maccybear8093]

I wonder why they named it "high school" 🤣🤣🤣

[@mariabeneditamessias3770]

Simplesmente linda ❤️🤩💕💕

[@frankschafer9104]

Das geht mir genauso. Ein richtig gutes Lied das man immer wieder hören kann.

[@donkuminkoski863]

Next to Stevie Ray !

[@7perry]

Oh no…time flies,in our 50s but the music remains golden as it was.The sounds of the guitars a classic.

[@ernestotostado7012]

Never get tired of hearing this song, sometimes I listen to it 2,3,4 times in a row. They are the sultans of swing. Dire Straits for dire times sooths the heart.

[@rynne8806]

Anyone else read this as 234

[@francisrose2629]

well said/my friend

[@Malachidaone]

Not letting the solo at the end play is criminal.

[@Waltuh-p5s]

fr, wtf

[@russbeers9613]

And why can't they get the recording so it doesn't speed up and slow down about 2:40 into the vid?? Surely, the band has access to a better audio version.

[@Waltuh-p5s]

@@russbeers9613 what the actual fuck, how did I never notice that?? that's crazyyy hahahaa, this whole clip is a meme, they lost a bet or sth

[@danuco_foil]

Total 😢😢😢

[@rahulbobhate]

I have never agreed with any other comment as much as I do with this

[@leoscheifler]

Mark genius I love you , his solo work is also incredible

[@Tom-hg7kl]

After all these years this song still makes me feel like a teenager in rural western Pennsylvania. Thanks Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler.

[@JohnSmith-mw2hh]

Yinz like Dire Straits too? Greetings from Mercer Co. Another great great musician worth checking out - Colin Hay!

[@jadziabur6690]

🇵🇱😘 Ja również.

[@JFrogge1]

Same. Except southern Indiana for me.

[@leoesdeminas7854]

Brazil olá

[@josemontalvo4423]

Still has me feeling like a teenager in Northeast Ohio.. For some reason 1977 pops up in my head I would have been about 15 years old

[@u2ammon]

40 YEARS later after first hearing this song, and it's one of the few that causes me to pause and listen...no matter what I'm doing. Holy cow, one of the best songs ever, any genre.

[@lori8401]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!! You’re so right.

[@nedcramdon1306]

40?.......Argggggggg!!....

[@pattarasayasuttichuai5849]

❤

[@vicentegia]

P

[@vicentegia]

​@@nedcramdon1306🎉❤❤😅

[@jiminglima-fh6tg]

A timeless masterpiece in my opinion.

[@Risk187GunMan]

Today is my Birthday and I’ve not long finished work and now I’m home with a beer listening to this classic!! Love to all the south London Town people and all lovers of good music!! Have a great 2025 ✌🏻❤️

[@Isaiah-w7q]

There's just something about the way he sings sultans of swing in the song that I just love

[@robt9466]

The Sultans of Swing has got to be one the best all-time songs of our lives!

[@sundelong2727]

Absolutely agree with you 100% ! From California

[@banndell]

There is conspiracy theory about the band and the song.

[@LucaBissaro]

Not "one". THE best.

[@hammerthor6441]

Top 10 of all time. For sure 👍

[@JaSon-wc4pn]

Classic, power ballad

[@domzzz1488]

I can't get over how great of a guitar player Mark Knopfler is, it's second nature to him, like the guitar is a part of his body. Incredible to witness.

[@johnnolan4535]

I can't get over how these assholes cut off the guitar at the end of the song what the f***

[@MrJackWorse]

The writing, the playing and the singing. Just incredible at which level the man does all three!

[@clarebrandon5480]

Yeah that's not what women are thinking watching him play 🤭😉

[@snach9700]

ya bang on.....

[@serdar3000]

@@MrJackWorse evet..b

[@eytanlevine2802]

I love how the guitar solo feels so clean and not over the top it really fits with the calm vibe of the song

[@janetrichards1868]

Well said!

[@fernandopuente983]

Just masterful right?!

[@bartvandergracht8019]

this is so true!

[@allendufour4017]

I turn it as loud as it goes

[@ramrodposisi3235]

Without pick.

[@arturmirreyes2751]

Masterpiece!!!

[@arturmirreyes2751]

Fernando Fontela immejorable Saludos!

[@charliehdezhidalgo7723]

Artur Mir Reyes hola Artur.que buenos los dire.geniales.y los Sultanes uno de sus mejores temas.el tunel del amor también obra maestra

[@arturmirreyes2751]

Charlie hdez hidalgo como me pone las pilas este tema La primera vez que vi el video flipe No hay debate

[@lauritorrado]

Artur Mir Reyes. Buenas noches Artur, que tal? Yo me boy a meter en la cama jaja, ya toca, un fuerte abrazo.

[@arturmirreyes2751]

laureano Torrado Carrasco pues muy bien Bien hecho yo esperare un poquito que ahora se esta bien Otro para ti germà!

[@AbelardoAldeza]

Im 74 this is still the best for me.

[@kayslaygaming]

This is by far my favorite Dire Straits song! Marks guitar skills are undeniable, that goes without saying but Johnnys thumpin bass play is such a great compliment to it.

[@pssr5233]

Y'all gotta stop asking who is still listening. This is timeless

[@TPS-models]

frrrr

[@nicko6743]

Thank you for saying this.

[@karenwilliams7899]

Me x

[@davidcarrillo3274]

yeah, but who is still listening in 2024

[@kasiangonmei1026]

Definitely

[@paisleyprincess7996]

I remember hearing this song on the radio that my sister was listening to, back around the winter of 79. I was around 4 or 5, and I remember this song vividly. Lots of bittersweet memories…

[@irenecrusselle4392]

Sweet

[@marcellemosselmans3487]

Kippevel Ervan Krijgen

[@tammyrudd3335]

It's a brilliant song but we are showing our age but still a brilliant song 🎵 👌

[@marcellemosselmans3487]

Geweldig

[@marcellemosselmans3487]

Geweldig

[@magdavilcapoma1308]

Esa SONRISA ES LO MAS!!Contagiarse llenarse de amor por su música por su GUITARRA Magica❤😂

[@henryhawkins1194]

This band is absolutely amazing. I'm 62 and have heard it all. But this music goes straight through to the soul. Every note and every beat is crisp and fresh. My new favorite band.

[@b.med.34]

I support my generation!

[@andymatthews7617]

I'm also 62, WE HAD THE BEST MUSIC EVER.

[@rogerbagley1904]

Yeah and if you watch the video it too will become a favorite ..the band is great..the more you listen the more you'll like

[@gangleweed]

@@andymatthews7617 Well. I'm 83 and back in the 60's we used to go to the Blue moon Hotel in Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa every Friday night and they had live bands playing the latest rock songs..............by 12 midnight we would be so high with the music (no drugs etc then) we'd head into Cape Town to an all night night club and twist the night till dawn......I'm gonna live forever.......

[@andymatthews7617]

@@gangleweed Great memories, hope you've got good health, keep on rockin, and stay safe.😊

[@mariajukejax9649]

You can tell just how good a guitarist he is, he makes it look so clean and effortless and deceptively easy.

[@melodiefrances3898]

👍I noticed that ...

[@DyreStraits]

You know this version is dubbed to the studio version.

[@davidhurtado2725]

@@DyreStraits listen to it live and comeback.

[@DyreStraits]

@@davidhurtado2725 I've listened hundreds of times to this song since 1982. It's great- one of my favorites. Just sayin what you're seeing in this video was not recorded at the same time as what you're hearing.

[@lorraine9242]

just smooth and easy

[@loribryant9387]

I've listened to this tune for many years. It makes me feel good and always will. Thanks Dire Straits!!

[@HakimBen-wy9vd]

i know exactly what you mean

[@Dimes4DaDevil]

Thank Dire ❤

[@bumpkinks4140]

Awesome 😎👍❤🐼2u always 😂😊

[@nunamvseravno]

My favorite guitar solo ever! From the times when people used to make melody.

[@kevinreamore7374]

This is one of those songs where I can remember exactly where I was the 1st time I heard it back in 1978. And it still brings back fond memories. I went out the next day to buy their album. Yes album.

[@patcom1013]

A good buy!!!

[@katepinks9726]

Me too! Saw them on Top of the Pops and was mesmerized.

[@sharoncoyle8155]

It was great to grow up during that time it will never be like that way either

[@wealthintruth6227]

What’s an album?…, Gen Z here….

[@brucetrappleton6984]

@@wealthintruth6227 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jackyflowers7159]

NEVER GETS OLD... absolutely WODERFUL

[@kayr2943]

I sooo agree!! Makes me 😃 pure music!!

[@t0m080]

They cut off the end.

[@lanceanderson5826]

I love Mark Knopfler's relaxed way of delivering the lyrics. Great tune!!!

[@パンシロンG]

当時、海辺の大学でバイクとダンスと女の子に夢中だった頃を思いだす大切な曲のひとつ。

[@smiesznywalenty658]

I swear, every note, every syllable, the rhythm, the feel... its just perfect in every way. This is the best song ever. Period

[@kidcorro]

Look up Kfir Ochaion. He does a few versions of this.

[@marekorszewski4783]

Mam 65 i nie wyrosłem z nich są de best 😂

[@henridelia5505]

I agree with U 100000 %

[@halinatantau1506]

Zgadzam sie z toba Marek. Pozdrawiam z Melbourne

[@johndail8540]

10 4

[@inesitamuniz2562]

Posso ouvir milhões de músicas mas sempre volto no "Sultans of Swings, Dire Straits simplesmente sensacional! Incrível guitarrista! Ouço e não quero parar ! ❤❤❤

[@JOSECASTRO-bk2jf]

Maravilha como está será dificil de fazer novamente.

[@tateyambrose7290]

Simply one of the best songs I've ever heard.

[@guyowen9727]

Must have listened over 1000 times driving in my car never gets old

[@yedamanuela]

IT'S TRUE. HI. I am peruvian. I love Sultanes... Please: I would like a video of the song with English and Spanish subtitles to better understand it.

[@manuelferreira5703]

@@yedamanuela &_&

[@katiaferreiradecoracoesdia4548]

💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼

[@blancatorres1047]

@@yedamanuela look for the lyrics and translate in google so you get an idea

[@BraulioCarrillo-d7x]

Guitar solos . Amazing!

[@1martinguillermoalegria63]

Esta música jamás morirá..pasan los años y sigue vigente clásicos para toda la vida

[@jesuscarhuallanquinunez6684]

Coincidió contigo amigo... Saludos desde la ciudad de Lima.... Vamos Perú por el repechaje...

[@pedroguimaraes2052]

A perfeição dessa música é algo inexplicável.

[@starmusic_relax]

Fantástico!!! Concordo plenamente

[@daianemendes5963]

@@starmusic_relax .

[@daianemendes5963]

Nn

[@flavioamorim170]

Música espetacular imorredoura

[@wobeniodyuo5875]

@@daianemendes5963 ana haka 2023

[@talahib3668]

Never get tired listening to this song. Excellent recording.

[@BabylonCentral]

I limit how much I listen to it. I never want to overplay it. Too precious.

[@Arah-qg8qo]

@@BabylonCentral you can check the cover of REO brothers for a while then :)

[@BabylonCentral]

@@Arah-qg8qo Nice.

[@TomWallerGuitar]

Mark Knopfler is the greatest musician to ever live. This is real music, not the bs people call music today 🫡

[@JBL-qp6kl]

I'm listening to this art for 40 years and IT still gives me a shiver- not just in the dark- THANK YOU MARK - ❤

[@royettaduclon7075]

Direr Straits. We've all been there!! ❤

[@mariabeneditamessias3770]

Simplesmente fantástica.❤❤❤

[@stephendiamond9893]

This song grows and grows and grows on me I never ever get tired of it

[@andymatthews7617]

GREAT MUSIC NEVER DIES.

[@nevillepillay4296]

I'm 60 this month,grew up with the greatest hits

[@MareShoop]

Me too! Happy birthday 🎂

[@natedawg3855]

One of the best songs of all time. The singing, lyrics and that guitar riff, just amazing! A masterpiece that will never die! 🎶

[@vernwallen4246]

I'm 82yrs and still jivin' to this legendary tune.🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@DavidSim-gy3ly]

Keep it up

[@romualdasdirke3837]

Hi, I'm 58 and I was 12 when I first heard it. I've been a Mark fan ever since!

[@nicidevine6670]

I am 67 years old and I still love it

[@leinosaur]

Swing on, Vern!

[@нормальновс]

Желаю вспомнить этот момент в 102, дядя!

[@romelaratilla1222]

This guitar music is heaven. It is such a joy to listsn. The atoms and molecules of your body swing..

[@Турист-ч3з]

Супер, душевный подъем.

[@heineken4dinner]

@@Турист-ч3з 100% agree

[@GlidyBun]

Scientifically speaking, they always do that

[@angeldelcarpio5223]

Hi 👍

[@jeremymosay8031]

K

[@ValthorEldr]

This is an example of song and music complimenting each other perfectly. The man tells the story, but then the guitar paints the PICTURE of that story, like a play by play. 👌 So good

[@ИринаМарчук-з2ю]

одним словом, это уже КЛАССИКА,👍👌✌💯💯💕

[@davidbatterson4634]

You mean complementing each other! They compliment each other after the show! ;-)

[@1963janet]

the guitar sings the first voice because it touches youre heart

[@magnusjohansson295]

Timeless classic. So nice to hear clean guitar sound.

[@salsasoul4112]

My favorite Dire Straits song. Never fails to stop me in my tracks.

[@pazamor9164]

This man is the sultan of guitar. One of the best in his game easily.

[@johnhickman7009]

Of course

[@amadd5641]

It's so nice to watch him play so beautifully again after so many years. I won't be leaving it so long next time.

[@judiroth7855]

This is brilliant - not only remembering the lyrics but the stunning guitar licks. Thanks so much❤️❤️👏👏👏👏❤️🌈❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏🌈❤️👏❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️

[@andymatthews7617]

I LIVED IN THE YEARS WHEN MUSIC WAS BRILLIANT.

[@JuancMorffis]

Declaró que esta época de esta música vuelve a este mundo. Amén

[@ratdammooo]

How the hell did he write this song? Pure genius. Everything about this song is just perfect - vocal, lyrics, composition, recording, guitar & bass, drums, chord progression and even the title of the song "Sultans of Swing".

[@Yeshuah757]

He walked into a dive bar in England, heard a band called the Sultans of Swing. Made an awesome song of it.

[@MarkLada]

​@Yeshuah757 He couldn't believe the audacity of the jazz band.. They were playing in a dive bar to an audience of 4 people.. I believe his exact words were something like "nobody playing in that band that night was a Sultan of anything let alone swing.." So the greatest rock and roll song ever written is basically making fun of a crappie dive bar jazz band with an ego complex..

[@Bonjevalien]

I like the “quotations” he plays that kinda match the story ifya get me

[@bas919]

There's something about this song... I don't want it to end.

[@DaJodad]

It's a masterpiece, nothing I have heard quite captures exactly what I feel like when I listen to it

[@padmanathannadason4773]

captivating,, I am 50 years old now...you wouldn't believe the feelings we get when the track was first realesed in my younger years.

[@bas919]

I'm envious of that. Seldom do I have that feeling for songs released nowadays. Classic rock seems to still be the best genre.

[@murlidharanbalakrishna1903]

Just swing.

[@jeplin4567]

You are a person of class

[@wongfeihongneyseal3731]

As I become older the more i appreciate this song, calling it a masterpiece would be an understatement

[@tiffanylau2599]

1000% in agreement with you and 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍....and going on...

[@starmusic_relax]

Fantastic!!! I fully agree

[@t.m.1502]

Excellent guitar play accompanied by an excellent bassline that you can hear punch through the mix. There really isn't anything to dislike about the song.

[@starmusic_relax]

@@t.m.1502 Eternal Music!!! Mark Knopfler plays with the guitar. He is unique!! Please, if you can visit the channel and subscribe if you like it, it will help me a lot. Thanks

[@reniedm4802]

It was the eighties I was there and it's mark knoffler

[@walterdanielantoniopalavec3822]

el bajista es GRAN MAESTRO!!....que calidad por DIOS!!

[@artemusgordon3874]

My dad loved this band, he played it a million times it seemed. He died last week, and now this song is one of the memories I have and keep with me. Miss you dad! Thanks for the memories!

[@justanordinaryguy6882]

😎😎😎😎

[@ePICmOMA40]

It's bitter sweet how a song can make you feel someone you love close to you or bring back a memory. Sorry for your loss.

[@prod.villainous1547]

Rip bro ❤️❤️❤️

[@katinkaaa2951]

sorry for your loss

[@futtbutter]

Miss you too son. I'll be waiting here for you. Take your time, don't rush, but when it is time we will listen to records again - Love you more than you can ever understand, Dad

[@Just-Casey]

2024 and still one of the best guitar tracks ever written

[@everybodypomarancze9355]

as a guitarist i can confirm :)

[@Just-Casey]

@@everybodypomarancze9355 I play too - this was to tough for me tho

[@nicoheisman]

My grandfather always played this song for me. he would sit me down and tell me "son, the era may be over, but the song will live forever." Now that he's passed, this song means so much more to me now. i miss you grandpa

[@Arandomyoutubeuser]

He was right

[@ferengiprofiteer9145]

Thanks for reminding me! My grandkids are about the right age. I'm on it!

[@koryguns]

He was right. Music from this era, Dire Straits, Warren Zevon, Gordon Lightfoot, John Prine, etc, just hits differently.

[@mrnelgin]

If you like this version, listen to the Alchemy Live version. It's a whole new level.

[@tamararousso9449]

Who past away

[@jeanclaudeniyongabo6141]

This rock n' roll is perfect in 2025