DIRE STRAITS - Tunnel of love REACTION - First time hearing

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2 жыл бұрын

DIRE STRAITS - Tunnel of love REACTION - First time hearing
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@NEMES1-S
@NEMES1-S 25 күн бұрын
I’m now 70 years old. I was at this concert. It still brings a tear to my eye. Where have those years gone?
@gotrhythm1
@gotrhythm1 Жыл бұрын
My three and four year old grandsons can sniff out Mark Knopfler after three or four notes! Both of them sing every word of Sultans! Brings tears to this proud Papa!
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
OK, how do we nominate Mr Alan for 'father of the year'? 😀
@bydavidmitchell
@bydavidmitchell Жыл бұрын
This is amazing to read. My dad exposed me to Knopfler at a very young age and his music has been a constant in my life for the last 35 years. His tone and style are unmistakable. Different class.
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
@@bydavidmitchell for me it was the other way around. I exposed my dad to Knopfler! He was one of the few artists I was into as a youngster that he liked. It probably helped that Mark grew up listening to many of the same acts as my dad. He was a teenager when rock n' roll began and loved 1950s and 1960s music including the likes of Cliff and The Shadows and the Everly Brothers, who were heroes to Mark who he later got to play or record with.
@bydavidmitchell
@bydavidmitchell Жыл бұрын
Then we need to nominate you for son of the year. Anyone that introduces Mark Knopfler to someone is, in my eyes, passing on a lifelong gift. And yes, agree with you on the influences Knopfler had.
@frodelien3569
@frodelien3569 Жыл бұрын
❤️
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
When they redeveloped the Spanish City site a few years ago they embedded the lines "Girl it looks so pretty to me, like it always did. Like the Spanish City to me, when we were kids." into the mosaic at the entrance.
@michaelteret4763
@michaelteret4763 Жыл бұрын
That’s wonderful!
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelteret4763 There's a TV series called Life on the Road where Brian Johnson of AC/DC interviews various rock legends about their lives in music. There's an episode with Mark Knopfler which includes a visit to the Spanish City where they reminisce about growing up in the Newcastle area (Brian being a fellow Geordie) and it shows the lyrics. It's a delightful watch. You may still be able to find it on KZbin.
@professornuke7562
@professornuke7562 Жыл бұрын
@@jjc5407 I was going to post this. Nice to see it here already.
@johnp5351
@johnp5351 Жыл бұрын
Yeah me too I used to go the Spanish City as a kid with my late mother and grandmother. Such days you can't get back but maybe you can if you dream hard enough x
@jamessewell5636
@jamessewell5636 8 ай бұрын
My dad done the demolition on Spanish city. I done a boat trip down the Tyne round too Whitley Bay for fish a chips great stuff.
@lessehead
@lessehead Жыл бұрын
The best rock song ever written and performed, in my humble opinion. If this song doesn’t ring true with the teen in us and every teenager ever born, I don’t know what will. Mark Knopfler is the King of Kings.
@merijnvanschaik4989
@merijnvanschaik4989 Жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
@007ndc
@007ndc 9 ай бұрын
The Making Movies album is simply brilliant
@carolineburns1816
@carolineburns1816 2 ай бұрын
Jesus is the King of Kings!
@carolineburns1816
@carolineburns1816 2 ай бұрын
I love Mark knopfler, but with all his God-given talent, he can not be called the king of Kings. That title belongs to Jesus alone.
@lessehead
@lessehead 2 ай бұрын
@@carolineburns1816 Lol I don’t recall Jesus playing a cherry red Stratocaster at any time!
@RicoBurghFan
@RicoBurghFan Жыл бұрын
Not about a one night stand but about a childhood sweetheart and longing for the carefree world they shared in youth. Knopfler is not only one of the great guitarists of all time, so evocative and powerful, but he's a wonderful vocalist and a master storyteller. And his band is sublime. You must do Romeo and Juliet by them. You will be touched and anaxed.
@rxlxviii
@rxlxviii Жыл бұрын
Glad you did the live version. It's probably one of the most beautiful outros of any song.
@donnakeeton168
@donnakeeton168 Жыл бұрын
For me, only Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour can play a 16 minute song and leave you wanting more and more. Why does it have to end? I guess that what the replay button is for! I love all versions of this song, but this is my favorite. Thank you for your insightful reaction and for not talking over the song. I just subscribed to your channel.
@Jeepell
@Jeepell 9 ай бұрын
Gilmour and Knopfler are just the best. Dire Straits and Pink Floyd are the greatest bands - their music is timeless!!!!
@christinegelabert1651
@christinegelabert1651 Жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh yes... Mark Knopfler! One of the best guitarists in the biz baby 🎸
@bernardfinch7046
@bernardfinch7046 Жыл бұрын
This is the best live version of the song nothing to touch it 16 mins of magic !
@33neptun
@33neptun Жыл бұрын
Mind blowing song. Nothing more to say. One of the greatest in a history of rock....
@loadedorygun
@loadedorygun Жыл бұрын
And in the roar of dust and diesel/I saw her turn and walk away/I could have caught up with her easy enough/but something must have made me stay…one of my favorite verses in rock.
@ijontichy994
@ijontichy994 Жыл бұрын
That makes two of us.
@davidzimmerli489
@davidzimmerli489 Жыл бұрын
I find myself spontaneously breaking out into laughter, whenever I see/hear musicians this brilliant performing at this level of virtuosity. I just sit here in awe, smiling and laughing out loud, forgetting for just a little while, all the crap that's happening in our world today .... Thank God for the gift/blessing of music ....
@sirrodneyffing1
@sirrodneyffing1 Жыл бұрын
I must have heard this track 1000 times. This version absolutely drives along. Love "From Cullercoasts to Whitley Bay", like it's his whole world. They're a mile away.
@Architectureguy
@Architectureguy Жыл бұрын
You're keeping me company while I work! This was Mark Knopfler's Dad's favorite song, and I heard that when he died, Mark could no longer perform it live. Given that, I thought it was Mark telling the story to his dad, especially when he says, "And I don't know where I'll be tonight, but I always tell you where I am." Since Mark is recounting something that actually happened to him when he was a young teenager.
@andrewmcintosh1334
@andrewmcintosh1334 Жыл бұрын
I am generally not an emotional person but mark’s guitar playing often gives me goosebumps or brings a tear to my eye. It just resonates with me for some reason. The final solo in Tunnel of Love is perhaps the best at this. Live is great but so is the studio version.
@racinnut77
@racinnut77 Жыл бұрын
I was fortunate enough to have the honor to see Dire Straits in 1985 perform this song live when they came to Chicago. They set the all time attendance record at the venue, an outdoor stadium called Poplar Creek which no longer exists. Long ago as it that was, I still remember the show and the performance of this song.
@denadavey1470
@denadavey1470 Жыл бұрын
Me too but in the UK 🎸
@professornuke7562
@professornuke7562 Жыл бұрын
@@denadavey1470 They blew world attendance records in 1986, still on the same tour when they got to Melbourne Australia and did something like 12 sold out dates in a row. I was at the opener! It stood until 1988 when Pink Floyd broke it , again in Melbourne on the Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, and I was there too, first date. I'd queue, as a kid. That record stood until P!NK broke it with something like 18 dates, here in Melbourne, and this time I was not there, but my ex wife was, and said she was brilliant. She most probably was. What I can see of that show on the interwebs is that woman is pretty damn good.
@007ndc
@007ndc 9 ай бұрын
I was born and raised in Chicago back in the day. Poplar Creek! A name and place I'd almost forgot!
@wayne_twentyfive
@wayne_twentyfive Жыл бұрын
Loved the little slices of The Supremes' "Stop In The Name Of Love" ( around 2.38 ) and The Animals' "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" ( around 3.28 ) that Mark put into his intro to this fantastic song.
@joyfulzero853
@joyfulzero853 Жыл бұрын
Bear in mind that "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" was actually written for Nina Simone.
@wayne_twentyfive
@wayne_twentyfive Жыл бұрын
@@joyfulzero853 Yes, you are correct, and I was aware of Nina Simone having recorded it first .. But it was The Animals who had by far the biggest chart success of any version, and it is easily the most known version to the general music following public .. No offence intended.
@fannyingabout
@fannyingabout 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely spot on -- unbelievable.
@user_aikensc927
@user_aikensc927 Жыл бұрын
Big fan of Mark Knopfler ! This was new to me, thanks a lot who requested it, and thanks to Harri for reacting to it! 💞💫
@80sOGRE
@80sOGRE Жыл бұрын
IMO i think how he says "it (love ) is so pretty to me like it always did, like the Spanish city to me, when we were kids" is like real love is always memorable like childhood memories and how they mark us.
@valleyken
@valleyken Жыл бұрын
Yeah. Wow! Perfection. And not just Knopfler, but the whole band. Check out Mark's solo albums also. The whole "Sailing to Philadelphia" album is a masterpiece. Redbud tree, Camerado, My claim to fame, What have I got to do (awesome!), The long highway, Devil baby. He doesn't usually do the lightning fast solos anymore. But he paints an athmosphere in every song, with his superb storytelling and heavenly guitarplay. MK is the best.
@kellymitchell3138
@kellymitchell3138 Жыл бұрын
Got chills from Mark's outro & been listening to this song for decades. That guitar is just an additional appendage in his hands - no need for flash when you play with seemingly effortless perfection!
@taniaPBear
@taniaPBear Жыл бұрын
Please listen to the studio version too if you get the chance, in your own time I mean, it has a real haunting quality to it that I didn't feel as much here, this live one is amazing in so many other ways though, God these guys are so talented. Thanks Harri, awesome as always.
@lunapuella2611
@lunapuella2611 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree. Seekng it live when you already know the song is amazing (how could it not be...it's Dire Straits) but a live performance can't capture the atmosphere of the studio version. Some songs are just like that, no matter how amazing the band. The studio version of this has an ethereal feeling with undertones of oily rag, and stimulates the senses.
@charlie01546
@charlie01546 Жыл бұрын
Studio version is very good as well, when they play this live they lift it to another level. Think this version is probably the best live I've heard. Great live act, one of the best I've seen.
@andrewmorton9327
@andrewmorton9327 Жыл бұрын
@@lunapuella2611 The words are beautifully crafted and sung in the studio version. This is a bit hurried with muffled vocals.
@NOLAgenX
@NOLAgenX Жыл бұрын
Love your reaction! Dire Straits has been my favorite group of all time since I heard Sultans in 1979 at age 12. I was lucky enough to see them in November, 1982 in then-West Berlin. To this day, even with about 60 concerts, they are the gold standard. Despite me thinking Mark Knopfler is one of the top guitarists in the world, that wasn’t even what drew me to him and the band. It was his songwriting, which IMO is his biggest talent. That said, I was mesmerized for 3 hours watching his fingers pluck and make sounds that no one else had or does. His sound is unique! BTW, still a fan of his work since Dire Straits...it really highlights his songwriting talent!
@alanlantz5131
@alanlantz5131 Жыл бұрын
I'm so excited! Mark Knopfler the lead singer has a great amount of good solo stuff. He did a collaboration with Emmy Lou Harris and the album Sailing to Philadelphia is amazing. Check out the song Sailing to Philadelphia with James Taylor it is historic and haunting.
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
It's just a shame that James Taylor sings 'taking bread' instead of 'baking bread'. It always annoys the heck out of me!
@Phillphine
@Phillphine Жыл бұрын
It's like a memory he's telling. Fun and exciting in the telling at first, then the last vocals and guitar solo kind of wistful, like he's begun to recount it for himself, but you're still there to hear it. They do several songs that way, like "romeo and juliet".
@Phillphine
@Phillphine Жыл бұрын
Also, from where you were thinking it was the closing song of the concert, I think it's actually the first song. You'd have to find the whole alchemy (the name of the live album) album to know for sure, but I'm pretty sure that's the start of the concert.
@v8infinity8
@v8infinity8 Жыл бұрын
I agree- listen to the studio version. IMO this is a perfectly constructed song- absolute Genius. I like a lot of different genres too.
@jenscee7679
@jenscee7679 Жыл бұрын
Knopfler grew up in the same town as me. The Spanish City was a permanent fun fair at Whitley Bay. As kids we’d go there for a treat. Down the coast from Whitley Bay is Cullercoats. What a player he is and having a song so specific to my history makes it super special
@Cashcrop54
@Cashcrop54 Жыл бұрын
I have been listening to and watching Dire Straits since the late 70's. I mostly like to watch them playing live because seeing Mark playing is mind boggling. He gets such sound and clarity without a pick. All of the members are excellent musicians. If you haven't done "Brothers in Arms" from the Nelson Mandela Birthday concert or "Once Upon a Time in the West" are great choices to do. Thanks for reacting to this!!
@Pulsar77
@Pulsar77 Жыл бұрын
"How do you follow that up". Well, on the legendary Alchemy tour they followed it up with Telegraph Road. And yes, it's even better, check it out (the Alchemy version). At their peak, Dire Straits were the best live band in the world, they made it look so effortless.
@carinvanhummel8621
@carinvanhummel8621 Жыл бұрын
Telegraph Road, best song and best live performance ever🎸🎶💖
@StevenQ74
@StevenQ74 Жыл бұрын
At this Wembley concert they followd this with "Brothers in arms", "Solid Rock" and "Going Home"
@Cynthia...
@Cynthia... Жыл бұрын
Dire Straits is one of the best there is.
@Wolverines77
@Wolverines77 Жыл бұрын
I hear the subtle stylings of several of their songs which makes such a great song. I hear the "Sultans of Swing", but I definitely hear some "Telegragh Road" and " Money For Nothing" influences. Next song should be "Romeo and Juliet". I prefer his post Dire Straits solo performance of it on his BBC Concert Special called "Mark Knopfler| A Night in London" from 1991 (I think).
@TheCornishCockney
@TheCornishCockney Жыл бұрын
Marvelous. How is it,that when top axemen are discussed,Mark Knopfler is never mentioned. I saw them mid 80’s at Hammersmith and in the audience that night were Jimmy page and Jeff Beck. They were note perfect and that clean sound is all down to Knopfler with a tight band behind him. He is the guitarists guitarist. Harri,check out Telegraph Road from the Alchemy tour,the outtro is magnificent. Even Steely Dan asked him to guest for them. (Gaucho album,Time Out of Mind the track)
@maximan4363
@maximan4363 Жыл бұрын
Honestly Dire Straits were better than Wings live! Fecking amazing & that's really saying something as the best live band I have seen is RUSH! Closely followed by David Lee Roth (just for his stage presence and Steve Vai)! It's funny that you like this track so much as I love Private Investigations, Your Latest Trick, Portobello Girl, Wild West End & Lions so much! Such an amazing Band!!! They are one of the best live bands ever!!
@professornuke7562
@professornuke7562 Жыл бұрын
The answer to your question is because most people who like guitar players like Joe Satriani or Steve Vai who play scales at a billion notes a second, and act like it's a problem to be solved instead of a story to be told. I have had this conversation with Matt Black from Fireballs who can metal your arse off but thinks that brilliant soaring notes from Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd are boring. I LOVE Knopfler's work. His song writing is brilliant. I also don't know which lists of top axemen you're looking at, because Knopfler is usually there. Maybe avoid the ones with Satriani, and Vai, and look at the ones with Vaughan and Gilmour, Knopfler and Junior Brown. Junior Brown can smoke most of the speed artists, but knows harmony in his soul.
@UKcanuck55
@UKcanuck55 Жыл бұрын
I never noticed it before but Mark plays a snippet of 'Stop! In The Name Of Love' during the intro.
@lessehead
@lessehead Жыл бұрын
Yes, and the Animals, Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood. Brilliant.
@flyingbeaver57
@flyingbeaver57 Жыл бұрын
This live concert recording, and the Alchemy concert, produced what to me are some of the finest performances by the group of fantastic musicians ever. The final solo in this song is so beautifully done that I find I have tears in my eyes, even all these years later. And to put that into context, I'd already been playing professionally on the road for about 12 years when this concert was recorded, and continued to play professionally for many more. It's difficult to find words to describe just how good this music is, and how far above everyone else Mark's playing is on these solos. I'm glad that you're enjoying your discovery of Dire Straits. If you can find it (not easy depending on your location), the version of "Walk of Life from the 1992 "On The Night" recording is an outstanding version on that song, with a wonderful pedal steel guitar solo by Paul Franklin. The slow-tempo recording of the closing number "Going Home" is one of the most beautiful things Mark ever did. It's a completely different feel to the same song as recorded in this concert, "Wembly Does The Walk." There are so many good songs to suggest the list could go on for pages and pages. Enjoy the voyage of Discovery.
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
The 'slow-tempo recording of the closing number "Going Home"' is actually a version of "Wild Theme" from the same Local Hero soundtrack, albeit played on Mark's red Stratocaster. It is indeed beautiful, as is the original acoustic version which if you haven't heard it is well worth checking out. 🙂
@45dda
@45dda Жыл бұрын
@@jjc5407 It was a treat at Wembley Arena when Hank Marvin came on stage and played it too
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
@@45dda Hank Marvin. 😉 It was indeed and an obvious thrill for Mark. After all Hank was the reason Mark coveted a red Fender Stratocaster as a lad. (Hank owned the very first one in the UK, bought for him by Cliff Richard.)
@45dda
@45dda Жыл бұрын
@@jjc5407 Ha! Thanks…I shut YT down and it suddenly hit me, what I’d done…couldn’t find it though! Now I can edit it…🤣🤦‍♂️
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
@@45dda Hank's not that common a name (and not Hank Marvin's real one) so mixing up two musicians like that is easily done. 🙂
@maggieshevelew7579
@maggieshevelew7579 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I’ve loved Mark Knopfler since the first time I heard Sultans of Swing on the radio. I was lucky enough to see them a few times before they became huge and playing the larger venues. Saw them once, at a small club in New Jersey, front row center, right in front of Mark. The setting was so small that my photographer friend and I were literally leaning on the stage, and she took some incredible photos. The band was smaller, with the sound simpler and more intimate, so Mark’s guitar work was all the more hypnotizing. After the show I got autographs of the whole band on my Making Movies album cover, and even got Mark’s playlist from his amp. What an unforgettable night. Seeing him play up close is awe-inspiring. Every song had an extended solo at the end, but Tunnel Of Love was the best song of the night. My favorite part of that final solo are the few notes he brings in early, from West Side Story’s “Maria”. Beautiful. Genius. One of the best guitarists of all time. Maybe not as flashy as some other greats, but damn he can make that guitar sing.
@TheCornishCockney
@TheCornishCockney Жыл бұрын
Summed up beautifully. For me,only David Gilmour equals him. There are dozens of axemen I love for sure,but those two are on a level all their own.
@maggieshevelew7579
@maggieshevelew7579 Жыл бұрын
@@TheCornishCockney Thank you. And I totally agree. I almost said the same thing. To me, only David Gilmour plays with the same clear, clean, singing tone.
@famat161
@famat161 Жыл бұрын
That is interesting what you about it being a love letter. Somebody said about Mark Knopfler, "Knopfler does not play guitar solos. He writes stories".
@arisultanik
@arisultanik Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I really like your analysis of the song. This such a beautiful heartfelt song. His solo at the end along with the piano, is so emotional. Every note hits hard. The album version expresses the sentiment of the song better, but the live solo makes up for it.
@christinegelabert1651
@christinegelabert1651 Жыл бұрын
This it's one of the bands my brothers used to cover TOGETHER. One is a guitarist and the other is a pianist. They got a lot of great songs and their soldiers totally opposite of each other there's no typical style to this band if that makes sense. The more you hear from them you'll see how they just flow through so many different ways of playing, and incorporate so many different infusions into their music
@grimreaper-qh2zn
@grimreaper-qh2zn Жыл бұрын
Mark always ends a concert with Going Home; The Theme from Local Hero.
@christinegelabert1651
@christinegelabert1651 Жыл бұрын
*Think it over... Think it over* lyrics on the guitar...Yes he just honored The Supremes before he even opened his mouth~pure genuis.
@damonhines8187
@damonhines8187 Жыл бұрын
Gorgeous. Sparkling musicianship.
@merijnvanschaik4989
@merijnvanschaik4989 Жыл бұрын
Love it when you said : "the wave just carries you along".. A phrase I've been looking for and describes this song (My favorite Dire Straits track) perfectly. Thanks.
@jeffharry9675
@jeffharry9675 Жыл бұрын
So damned great!
@johnnystrat
@johnnystrat Жыл бұрын
Excellent review - wow, that guitar sound is unmistakable and unique, puts goose-bumps on your goosebumps!
@heyhuey4429
@heyhuey4429 Жыл бұрын
Mark Knopfler never gets enough credit for his vocals. It must just be the hell of being a world class guitarist. I appreciate his finger picking. Very few did it as well....Nils Lofgren and Lindsey Buckingham maybe.
@frankiefourfingers6717
@frankiefourfingers6717 Жыл бұрын
Out of all the reactions I have seen on dIRE sTRAITS yours is definitely the best most interesting. Rock on 🤘
@donrobbie1461
@donrobbie1461 Жыл бұрын
The opening chords on the hammond followed by piano is a tribute to traditional funfair music in UK . The song reflects back to Mark,s earlier life and hanging round the funfair called Spanish City in Newcastle on Tyne area
@jjc5407
@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын
Yep, it's the Carousel Waltz from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. Due to its inclusion Tunnel of Love is the second of only three songs Dire Straits songs that are not entirely credited to Mark Knopfler. The first was What's The Matter Baby that his brother David wrote with him (I think it was more David's song than Mark's). It was only released on the Live At The BBC album which didn't come out until the 1990s, well over a decade after David left the band. It's the penultimate track with Tunnel of Love, which I believe is taken from the band's appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test, closing the album. The last song not entirely credited to Mark is of course Money For Nothing, where Sting got a co-writing credit simply because Mark wanted to use his melody from 'Don't Stand So Close To Me' for the 'I Want My MTV' sections that Sting sings on the record.
@beekay5914
@beekay5914 Жыл бұрын
Dammit. I LOVE this band, but never got to see them.
@paullacroix527
@paullacroix527 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff. The song by DS called 'Brothers in Arms' is a very special song by them. The words and music/guitar are great. Enjoy your channel...
@redtop1705
@redtop1705 6 ай бұрын
Absolutely Brilliant
@jvsmith7888
@jvsmith7888 Жыл бұрын
Nice to see a Dire Straits song get reacted to other than "Sultans of Swing" or "Money For Nothing' even though the studio version of this song is superior. How about doing "Lady Writer" sometime? Great song.
@jarmolehtonen493
@jarmolehtonen493 Жыл бұрын
Best living guitarist💏
@babel232
@babel232 Жыл бұрын
Thanks Harri, you just introduced me to a new (to me version) First time I've heard this Live Version with the long Intro, Damn!!! Quite Loved it. You should also check out he the Studio Version.. It's almost a completely different song Has a Haunting Quality to it.
@marybaillie8907
@marybaillie8907 Жыл бұрын
Cannot beat Dire Straits.Love the instruments. So captivating. I agree Harri. I hear some of Sultans of Swing in this song. Love your reactions. Thanks. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
@michaelteret4763
@michaelteret4763 Жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs of its era. I’d watch a video of your second reaction to it too!
@malcolmhardwick4258
@malcolmhardwick4258 Жыл бұрын
You need to watch the whole concert Live in 85 !!
@timjones9727
@timjones9727 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful reaction. Especially loved how you felt that solo. For me the the solo has always been a rollercoaster ride at The Spanish City. It’s utterly exceptional music!
@johnrudy9404
@johnrudy9404 Жыл бұрын
You are so fortunate to have YT to go to find other versions of the same song. DS was a phenom. I'm happy for you, having the reaction to this song. A song few have heard of is Where You Think You're Going. The same for Fade to Black. Have fun and enjoy. Welcome to the club.
@007ndc
@007ndc 9 ай бұрын
Mark Knopler has tje unique ability to make grown men cry with some of his guitar solos. Quite a few of those are on the Making Movies album, this song and Skateaway in particular
@hmichaelr1
@hmichaelr1 Жыл бұрын
Had never seen a live performance of this song - super! I love the instrumental improvisation but I find his lyrics are hard to follow if you don't already know them from the studio version. Lucky for me, I know them as this is one of my favorite songs overall. Who can get their guitar to emote better than Mark Knopfler?
@HelynnHeels
@HelynnHeels Жыл бұрын
Mark's guitar is a vocalist all on its own. And I love that he's a finger picker - like Chet Atkins - no pick. Majik 💖
@robertdamasdi7824
@robertdamasdi7824 Жыл бұрын
This was really nice to see, your listening. And you listened to the lyrics. Lovely done, you really went into the song. Keep up the good work!
@Cosmo-Kramer
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
David, this was a great first selection! Few know how to jam like Dire Straits!! Welcome to the family!
@davidtalley4816
@davidtalley4816 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words and double thank you for all the help you gave me to get it posted!
@rowdyron4111
@rowdyron4111 Жыл бұрын
Great analysis.
@bosshogg8273
@bosshogg8273 6 ай бұрын
Good song. Great song? Appropriate reacion. Thumbs up from me.
@allankurai
@allankurai 6 ай бұрын
Perfect Song
@hassanhijazi5495
@hassanhijazi5495 Жыл бұрын
Can I give an advice ? Each song plaid live by Mister Mark KNOPFLER is a masterpiece different version of the studio version, such incredible that it makes difficult to known which one you prefer. But this song, Tunnel of love, is in my opinion, the most beautiful song Mark gave us. This solo at the end is the ringtone to know when the woman I love calls me on the phone. This song seems to have been written for Lovers. Thanks man for making it well known by others 👍
@TheirFinestHour
@TheirFinestHour Жыл бұрын
Best show I ever saw was Dire Straits in 1985. Incredible.
@lonepoulsen5802
@lonepoulsen5802 11 ай бұрын
Yes ❤❤❤❤👍
@julien2231
@julien2231 11 ай бұрын
First time seeing a reaction from you. Loved your inaights in the song!
@jxchamb
@jxchamb Жыл бұрын
Mam, you are hitting some all time greats today.
@beto9029
@beto9029 3 ай бұрын
Power of love!! Tunnel of love! VIVA Dire Straits and great Mark Knopfler!!
@katb945
@katb945 10 ай бұрын
Knopfler makes love with his guitar love everything this musician does the percussion intertwined just bliss!
@moirabaker458
@moirabaker458 3 ай бұрын
Loved Alchemy Live...brilliant!
@lonepoulsen5802
@lonepoulsen5802 11 ай бұрын
Soooo good Love it ❤❤❤👍🎸
@debbiemickelson5448
@debbiemickelson5448 Жыл бұрын
I think Mark Knophler is amazing
@jxchamb
@jxchamb Жыл бұрын
Make sure you check out the you studio version. His vocals are a little more powerful and you might get a little bit of a different vibe from the song.
@markharris1125
@markharris1125 Жыл бұрын
My favourite DS song. The Alchemy one is maybe better played but I like this version for the spoken intro and the shots of the fairground. I always look at those kids wandering past the bumper cars and wonder where they are now, and if they ever knew they were in this video. A melancholy masterpiece. Sultans of Swing is ultimately uplifting while this one fills you with that sense of missing what might have been, makes you think about those pivotal times in your life when you made a decision, for good or ill, and you live with but always wonder where you'd be and who you'd be with if you turned left rather than right. Or maybe it's just me! I do note though that Mark is very serious throughout this one. Can I just say, should you ever want to see the world's most literal video, watch the official video for this. The line says 'put my hand upon the lever' and they literally have a hand pulling a lever.
@giantsfan8872
@giantsfan8872 Жыл бұрын
FAVE SONG EVER HEREE…that melody is amazing!!
@thomasgee1798
@thomasgee1798 Жыл бұрын
Hi Harri, Mark tells you he comes from Newcastle......Newcastle Upon Tyne is the actual full name of the City, located on the North East Coast of England........The Spanish City is in a seaside town called Whitley Bay, 10 miles from Newcastle, and tho the buildings are still there, the fairground has sadly gone now, it was an enclosed, quite large fairground with many rides and amusement arcades, open 7 days a week and a gathering place for the young lovers of course.......The Tunnel of Love was a short boat ride through dimly lit tunnels which young lovers kissed, and maybe went around again..........Mark has written many more songs about Newcastle because he is a Geordie, = the name given to people who live in and around Newcastle......I can recommend lots, but too many to expect you to react to....... I too live on Newcastle Upon Tyne Quayside, and have seen Dire Straits around 10 times........I will recommend one song about the old Quayside, = Down To The Waterline..........Please give it a listen when you have time......Keep up the good work and take care.
@tompahlgooglesucks
@tompahlgooglesucks Жыл бұрын
If you listen to it again check out the audio studio version
@QuicknStraight
@QuicknStraight Жыл бұрын
Great song. Mark Knopfler can make that guitar absolutely sing. He uses the guitar as an extra voice.
@412bones
@412bones Жыл бұрын
There’s a great sound with Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins playing “poor boy blues”. Check it out I think that you’ll like it
@ramonastarkey7425
@ramonastarkey7425 5 ай бұрын
HAPPY NEW YEAR. Thanks f or all your great videos. Your fan Ramona Starkey El Cajon CA USA
@funniq
@funniq Жыл бұрын
So beautiful musical performance ... for me one of the best ❤
@skinydan1
@skinydan1 Жыл бұрын
This live version is one of my all time favorites. I know people like the studio version but to miss out on that unbelievable ending... The band was SO tight on that tour, only wish I could have seen them then. I did get to the On Every Street tour and I've seen him live 4-5 times since, but the BIA tour was just brilliant.
@fernandottito2557
@fernandottito2557 Жыл бұрын
MASTERPIECE
@rosemarybrown4407
@rosemarybrown4407 3 ай бұрын
Perfection !
@christinegelabert1651
@christinegelabert1651 Жыл бұрын
Guitar bands MOSTLY make dominated will only homage their guy rock gods and not that far back either. Mark and this band is one of my favorites....I was SO LUCKY to grow up with my family and the exposure to music I had! 🎵😉❤️😎😁 #AdultAdoptee
@jonnno2439
@jonnno2439 Жыл бұрын
A great song from Making Movies. Another song I like from that album is Romeo and Juliet.
@markcahill1146
@markcahill1146 Жыл бұрын
This is one of rocks ultimate songs.
@NielsGrm-li3yi
@NielsGrm-li3yi 7 ай бұрын
Knopfler is one off the greatest guitarist that Walked this world❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😮😊😊😊😊
@bennettjoseph1481
@bennettjoseph1481 Жыл бұрын
Was not familiar with "Dire Straits" beyond "Sultans..." This channel has been great in introducing me more to these great artists. Thanks!
@christinegelabert1651
@christinegelabert1651 Жыл бұрын
A lot of people have theorized after listening to it a couple of times that this a melancholy thought to this from his POV. That yes they did come into this expecting it to be nothing more and he did end up feeling excited just like she did and it's kind of a rush for him to have this kind of relationship like hit or miss. But then he realized he might WANT more and he realizes that he can never EXPECT more from her... If that makes sense? A lot of people theorized about this and that seems to be the general consensus. Take it with a grain of salt, listen to it about three or four times let me know what your opinion is I'd LOVE to hear it. I'm so happy you've been featuring them on this channel XO 😉🤘💓
@412bones
@412bones Жыл бұрын
Definitely listen to the studio version. Straits are great anywhere any time. Brilliant guitarist. Out of all the reaction sites yours is the best one around
@billvallier3852
@billvallier3852 Жыл бұрын
I saw Dire Straits at Massey Hall (Toronto) when Making Movies had just been released. I was 5 rows back watching and was just amazed at Marks playing.
@timpafundi6321
@timpafundi6321 Жыл бұрын
Some song writers write songs that are stories with real characters and plots. Mark Knopfler is one of those song writers.
@matthawkins8880
@matthawkins8880 Жыл бұрын
You need to review their son Romeo and Juliet.
@sirrodneyffing1
@sirrodneyffing1 Жыл бұрын
Seriously, if that did your head in try "Thomas Tallis - Spem in alium (a 40) - Harry Christophers - Live Concert". English music from 1570. Listen with headphones since it comes from 8 different directions.
@Filou2209
@Filou2209 Жыл бұрын
This is Music
@MrJckDoo
@MrJckDoo Жыл бұрын
@HarriBest Reactions Love your interpretation of this song. I love Mark Knopfler.
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