Dire Straits - Calling Elvis (Official Music Video)

[@Emulator_Crossing]

Better than anything nowdays...underrated album.

[@Daviation1977]

One of the best albums ever my friend.

[@AlcatrazHR]

@@Daviation1977 I agree!

[@poindextertunes]

mmm thats the good ole nostalgia talking brother lol

[@Vigilante311]

It's music so yeah it's better than today's noise, it's not a matter of age it's a matter of quality vs crap

[@bunsenn5064]

The drums and bass… so unbelievably tight.

[@alanunseld4942]

porcaro on drums

[@sergiocortez7600]

2:17 PURE fucking magic...

[@RodrigoCFD]

PURE fucking pentatonic...

[@catherinepositano8544]

@@RodrigoCFD pure...just pure genius!

[@mehmetyavuz5988]

Very nice song the real King is ELVIS

[@Eli-zg3tj]

The only solo no mouth can sing

[@ajlavin561]

Reminds me of Jerry’s Breakdown

[@courtbeall7768]

Badass Jeff Porcaro killed it on drums.

[@paultreadaway102]

Was that him he helped many acts in the 80s not just his own superb group in Toto suxs he died a year later.He deserves mention of the Greatest Drummers list in Music History of the last 65years

[@nickavenoso7851]

@@paultreadaway102 Yes, that is Jeff Porcaro. I believe this was one of his last albums. Edit: Human Touch by Bruce Springsteen is another great album for great and powerful drumming from Jeff during his later years of life.

[@paultreadaway102]

Sweet

[@ericthiel4053]

Man my dad would get off work friday evenings, come home, crack a beer, and let the dire starits start playing all weekend long as he mowed lawn, fixed his and moms vehicles, grilled up dinner etc etc. Im glad I got to heaar these tunes growing up, brings me back every time! Such an amazing band.

[@japcar84]

My dad did the same thing. And now I'm 40 and do the same thing as well. I'm literally listening to this as I work on my car while drinking a bottle of beer.

[@spongerobbie]

The great Jeff Porcaro on drums... he brings this song alive.

[@TBLUE68]

To

[@pgbear]

Yes, I agree. The song is like a love letter between Mark's guitar and Jeff's drums. Brilliant track. The video is clever but detracts from the music.

[@writetovagelis1975]

People will always wonder who the drummer was in that tune. Jeff was amazing.

[@gasplut]

Dire Straits are timeless - so is Thunderbirds - a great combination ! "Dire Straits are go" : )

[@mklives2]

Calling Elvis is one of the greatest achievements in the history of studio recording. The guitar and drums are so tight they sound like one instrument. Mark finally nailed the guitar sound he was aiming for in some of the tracks on Brothers in Arms. This song exemplifies Mark's reputation as a studio perfectionist, and his guitar playing had never before sounded so precise and polished. Unfortunately the song set a precedent that the rest of the songs on the album were unable to follow. On Every Street contains some nice songs, but none of them can match the musicianship of Calling Elvis.

[@AWguitar2006]

Except on every street

[@Thijs_NL]

I agree, the sound of this song is unbeatable. I bet they had some awesome audio engineers back then. It still sounds incredible!!!

[@mklives2]

@@Thijs_NL Yeah, except you can't really tell on this muffled youtube version. Drums aren't very clear.

[@amanchaudhary742]

Agree mate.

[@matthieup5098]

This.

[@pitoraaijmaakers9733]

Jeff really makes this song a masterpiece

[@lonewolf5238]

All these years later, and this song still grabs me by the shoulders and shakes me like a rag doll. Fucking beautiful. God damn, it's good to be alive!

[@charlesdoherty104]

Absolutely spot on buddy 🎸👍

[@hensalad7434]

Voice like liquid caramel

[@louiselvis]

Elvis never left the building!!!

[@Alg_Dude]

Do you believe that was 30 years ago that kind of music was played,it is better than what they make today

[@aleksandrealeksandre4399]

This fact makes me sad and I can’t explain it, mainstream and hiphop destroyed everything

[@poindextertunes]

@@aleksandrealeksandre4399bro what?? 😂 If anything destroyed music it was the Emo scene lmao

[@thebenki]

2023, still calling Elvis! Evergreen ✌🏻

[@jerper8963]

4023, still calling Elvis!

[@fabiopiva903]

Still Calling Elvis in the 2024💪💪💪

[@loortiz6790]

I love "Thunderbirds are go" created by Sylvia and Gerry Anderson in the 60's, it was a great tv serie. On the other side "Dire Straits" is one of the best English band... So, the video is awesome!

[@nikolauswolff5791]

I swear by my life that this is the best song i've ever heard. You got to play it really loud.

[@Tomico.]

Louder the better!

[@joyhouriyasambadeh]

DIRE STRAITS, The Legend.

[@deviltrancy3099]

This was my uncle's favorite song. He was Bassist in a countryband. At his funeral, I played this song with his band, with me on the bass. Its so bad that people you love pass away first.. 😢

[@Marikdej]

Devil Trancy your uncle would’ve loved that. That’s beautiful.

[@luciusciffer]

No worries.your time Will come

[@joshshannon]

@@luciusciffer I can't tell if you were being encouraging or a smartass.

[@joshshannon]

@@luciusciffer if you were being encouraging then my apologies, but if you were just being a jerk that's sad, if I'm mistaken then again my apologies but if not I hope you find happiness that way you can be the kind of person that brings joy to others one day.

[@luciusciffer]

@@joshshannon Encouraging. My smartass time is long gone, and I do understand the feeling of loosing someone you care and love. I lost family and close friends. I still have my parents live and well,with a certain age but alive, thank God, and I am a father of 2. So,the grief,the worries and the antecipatipon of what and when Will happen cross my mind sometimes. It was the meaning of my words. No offense or mean intention.

[@frankpeter9145]

Dire Straits are go!

[@fabiovicentini3]

Jeff Porcaro alla batteria. Leggenda!

[@radupostolache7325]

This piece means respect for Elvis.

[@upholsteryworkshop8979]

Amazing video from a classic album- lovely sound of the master himself Jeff Porcaro on drums.

[@francesconero1953]

Ma..non..offendere..ciao...by...gio..sss..primo....la....classe..e...classe...ciao....Milano.. italy...

[@corbe1970ify]

That guitar riff at 2.16 followed by the drums 😮 how smooth can you get 😨🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@cathyh1680]

This song is a real masterpiece!

[@pierrerienier3214]

i always loved the album since its launch, but never "got" this song and its legendary guitar solo at around 2'20 until about last month -- i agree now, masterpiece

[@dirkvandenbulk4289]

So is the clip

[@heikebohne8864]

Hello, yes a masterpiece, fantastic. 💜💜📞

[@clarafernandez3778]

L

[@Вадим0003]

Привет Я считаю альбом On Every street это лучшее что они создали

[@Geek37664]

2017…around the 40th anniversary of Elvis’s passing…it was the first time I ever heard this. Thank you Matt Pinfield and his radio show Flashback.

[@BarbaraMalacarne]

Un bellissimo pezzo sottovalutato che sopravvive nei decenni

[@remoman]

This song is smooth as velvet.

[@coleeisenstadt]

The greatest tribute song ever written and produced.

[@coleeisenstadt]

@@jackmacfakie1387 ahh okay, I had no idea lol Still technically should be treated as a nice little tribute to EP.

[@Jako-o2x]

@@jackmacfakie1387Nani?

[@craigshufeldt2837]

This song is a rock and roll icon!!!!!

[@gdfggggg]

Quality tune, quality musicians, quality band

[@deadstar44]

That guitar lick breakdown is legendary. As much as the Sultans Of Swing's last solo with the pull-offs/harmmer-ons sequence. I remember listening to this song as a little kid back then just anticipating that iconic guitar breakdown and then trying to play it on guitar as a teen. That smooth legato phrasing all played without a mediator!

[@RobertO-RB2K]

I'm amazed by the level of genius that goes into a masterpiece like this to make it sound so simple and easy.

[@Yerflua]

1:13 right through to 1:28 -- 2:15 is a glorious solo, but the bass, drums, and the driving rhythm just builds up the song like a prelude to a rocket launch.

[@peaceforever73]

It's what i always say. 'Glad i'm not alone :D

[@Candyman.]

And this gem never gets played on the radio. Shame.

[@jrd3807]

Heard it on the radio yesterday and brought me here!

[@Candyman.]

@@jrd3807 Ha! Funny how that works 👍🏻 good to know that good music still gets played 👍🏻

[@willschoenstein9650]

Absolutely Sensational Ear Candy 🎸😎✌️👍

[@barstang]

Thunderbird 2 is to International Rescue what Elvis is to Rock and Roll.

[@edwardburek1717]

This is pure brilliance. I'm still of the opinion that this video effectively kickstarted the Thunderbirds renaissance in the 1990's, before the BBC started screening episodes on a nationwide basis (ITV showed them peace-meal across their different regions), and before Anthea Turner's epic Tracy Island build on Blue Peter.

[@gsco-bl4jk]

The song itself is awesome, that goes without saying. The video is something else.

[@didier.gerost.07]

the vid is one of the best ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jako-o2x]

@@didier.gerost.07who is the girl 😅

[@jackmacfakie1387]

Lady Penelope from Thunderbirds@@Jako-o2x

[@groovekingmuzz2699]

What a concept....Real music played by musicians..No bull shit..No record being scratched by a DJ..Some killer playing is all....

[@dralexrobinson1]

I remember the hype for this when it came out as it was Dire Straits' first single for 5 years, following the Brothers In Arms album. There's a great interview somewhere with Gerry Anderson where he talks about creating all the puppets for this video - I think he really enjoyed going back to his Thunderbird days!

[@cwam1701e]

Thunderbirds had a cameo appearance by the puppet versions of Cliff Richard and the Shadows, who were playing white guitars similar to the one in the video. With Hank Marvin being one of Mark Knopfler's influences, I wonder if that is where the idea for the video came from!

[@brugnamename6133]

The visuals are pure genius....

[@SuperQdaddy]

Love how the groove transcends..perfection

[@graemeclarke4268]

Jeff Porcarro's drumming is just as flawless as ever and this was the first time he used a full Brady drum kit on this recording for Dire Straits one of his last recording before his untimely death in August 92. Rip Jeff

[@agak6482]

That's true, everything he playd was just perfect.

[@AECEntertainment]

And Chris does an awesome job on this in the 92/93 tours. Alongside Danny Cummings of course

[@milouddjayji7730]

graeme clarke - hi. _=_€ ::

[@javierruizcueto2389]

Great info!

[@Crroow]

Anyone who hasn't read Porcarros wiki page might notice a funny connection with this song.

[@sgsound12]

Gerry and Sylvia Anderson must be proud and honoured to be Dire Strait band members as puppets in theirs Thunderbird collection.......Mark and his band are genius......

[@skynut831]

Wunderbar !

[@linnamuuf]

That guitar solo just kills me every time! Perfection!

[@elgranchano]

i don´t know how people can click on dislike, it´s a masterpiece.

[@aashishkumar9696]

An absolute masterpiece.

[@edsonbean5407]

To answer your question,they click dislike because they don't like anything, they are negative people Ignore it ,it could be a beautiful woman in a bikini and they would click thumbs down

[@dadautube]

as of this moment, it's only 720 dislikes against 18`000 likes from among 6,451,416 views ... (so, let's count the 'views' among likes too, `cause number simply don't lie! ok?) ;-)

[@catherinepositano8544]

Still!

[@amiguel2919]

I have the same black shirt with white spots. A masterpiece too 😁

[@jorgekutev9067]

No se quien era el sonidista de los albunes de Dire Straits, pero este sonido con todas tecnologias de hoy nadie puede superarlo

[@didier.gerost.07]

claro !!

[@AlbanLlanga]

Beautiful song one of my love song

[@kwamekyaming5374]

Brings back some sweet memories, was 14 at the time when this video came out, my mother left the apartment for work and I watched this video as most of us on MTV ... beautiful woman ...British genius 1. Dire Straits : British band 2. Director of the video : British creator of Thunderbirds !!!!

[@GoncaloFerreira]

And we still don't know the name of the girl, ChatGPT says Stephanie Seymour but her nose is different. :)

[@fabiogibson]

2:15 best guitar bit

[@sirgabriel1058]

Yeah m8 I just figured it out on the guitar, it's a mad solo.

[@dtsomp]

The bass note at 1:13 is my favourite way to test subwoofer systems. Windows rattle, glasses on the table start moving, fun for everybody!

[@desfarrell5630]

Very underrated song.... exceptional guitar and drums. It sort of draws you in... you think the song is tailing off and it starts up again!

[@endres5628]

I loved this song so much as a kid. We can say I always had a great taste in music. I was so young...couldnt even appreciate that gorgeous woman in the video :)

[@sgrullapeli4199]

Same here, i only now realize what a bomb she is!

[@leandrofromholland8135]

Whats the full name of the girl in this video

[@fernandodupuisgrawe4117]

This is just wonderful, pure music, pure talent. Thank you

[@davidnorman4923]

Jeff porcaro sounds incredible! Nice guitar from knopfler! Underrated album!

[@GiorgiLeselidze]

Dire Straits is super.

[@Matt571]

I love the scenes at 1.55 and 1.59 with Jeff Tracy and Mark Knopfler!

[@roberthintze9136]

the masterpiece with masters of musicians,hear those drums and the rythm fraction and you now why

[@ivaradovic8881]

I love Dire Straits.

[@Harcy21]

Jeff Porcaro of Toto was wonderfull

[@bigsarge8795]

I love this video. Dire Straits is one of my favorite bands.

[@sikoumicho383]

And me too

[@bobafett9596]

The instrumental part starting @3:00 is pure acoustic delight.

[@carlmanvers5009]

A virtually perfect rock song. Nothing more needs to be said.

[@MrJosealfonsoperez]

2019 and Dire Straits are still the coolest band

[@SkeligMichael]

I am not really a friend of their big hits. But this one is outstanding. Especially the guitar of Mark Knopfler. Have this one on a very old 45 rpm Single.

[@paulcrisp9861]

@@SkeligMichael well i know it's Jan 2020 but i sure am boogying down to this song. The very best dire straights in my opinion. 😎👍😎👍

[@Do3ck]

Dire Straits will live forever in amazing tunes like this one and so many others...

[@amanchaudhary742]

2020 and they still rock

[@thomasbentley6922]

@@paulcrisp9861 I'm still grooving to it as I drive my car..- Tom Delaware via Brooklyn NY

[@joaocmvillela]

Calling Elvis live

[@jerryhoward8133]

What a sound, nobody but nobody sounds this cool and edgy. One of the best guitarists in the business, really Amazing.

[@sgsound12]

@sgsound12 1991) Calling Elvis is a song written by Mark Knopfler and performed by Dire Straits. It first appeared on the final studio album by the band, On Every Street (1991). It also appears on the 1993 live album On The Night. The music video was directed by Gerry Anderson of Thunderbirds fame and includes several members of the band represented in marionette form. The song is about an Elvis fan who believes Elvis Presley still to be alive, referencing many of his songs

[@malcolmallen9474]

Love over gold takes some beating ❤

[@youspinspan]

Easy in the Top 100 of all time...

[@marblemark1903]

5...4...3...2...1... Dire Straits are Go..... F.A.B. baby

[@michaskiba7784]

Elvis the KING forever 👑🎸🎤

[@pipporomano-lj8cb]

Magic drum of Jaff Porcaro... Forever

[@ilies5122]

Mark restera l'un des meilleurs chanteurs de son temps parce que il est fidèle à sa propre musique qui est revonnnaisable.

[@steelyman08]

Thunderbirds! Haven't seen that in a while! Dire Straits are go! I haven't heard or seen a mention of that show in decades. Great tune that reminds of some later JJ Cale work as well. ♥

[@keithjones6023]

You play any DS song and you are reminded every time of the fantastic guitar playing.

[@rickboone1090]

The guitar luck at 1:12-1:29 is Master steel guitarist Paul Franklin...this was a warm-up lick that Knofler incorporated into the song....you can listen to Franklin's discussion of this in his interview with Zac Childs' "Truetone Lounge" series...around the 16:00-20:00 segment of that interview....👍👍

[@MikeldiCesteros]

m-a-s-t-e-r-p-i-e-c-e, thanks Dire Straits!

[@gustavogomesdossantos5599]

Excelente banda ótima música perfeita saudades desse tempo que não volta mais

[@romeonarcizo]

This song and SO FAR AWAY are my DIRE STRAITS favorites!!!!!

[@dj_amigoda_onca]

Calling Elvis - is anybody home Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone Did he leave the building Or can he come to the phone Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone Well tell him I was calling just to wish him well Let me leave my number - heartbreak hotel Oh love me tender - baby don't be cruel Return to sender - treat me like a fool Calling Elvis - is anybody home Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone Did he leave the building Or can he come to the phone Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone Why don't you go get him - I'm his biggest fan You gotta tell him - he's still the man Long distance baby - so far from home Don't you think maybe you could put him on Well tell him I was calling just to wish him well Let me leave my number - heartbreak hotel Oh love me tender - baby don't be cruel Return to sender - treat me like a fool Calling Elvis - is anybody home Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone Did he leave the building Or can he come to the phone Calling Elvis - I'm here all alone 0:00

[@jeromemitton6685]

Je regardai thunderbirds, quand j’etais gamin et ce titre je l’ai découvert j’avais une cassette audio , l’album on every street ✌️😉

[@mohfettar5644]

Best band ever and ever and aver ..dire straits is the music

[@EpiLPstandard]

Exactly the same here! The song was on radio often and my dad had it on tape. And wikipedia says it charted weak when released. Some songs just are not made for charts but for the people to remeber them for all their lives.

[@neivaldoduarte4576]

Que barato!! Fui lá nos Thunderbirds... essa pra mim foi a maior banda dos 80's! Knofler é o maior!!!👏👏👏👏

[@doggoproductions4748]

Still bangin in '22...thanks dad...r.i.p.

[@jessjess2325]

On the radio on the moment, amazing sound/song ❤ love the guitars 🎸 and drums 🥁

[@mariamasi2603]

These guys gave us some great music....

[@Mr01Parrot]

Easy to hear why MK wanted Jeff to join the band. Impeccable Porcaro grooving as always.

[@aaronthomas5666]

Green Parrot Jeff who?

[@mattwoodland5433]

Jeff Porcaro!

[@JCStorm76]

Very underrated

[@FoxtrotAlpha173]

True

[@antoinelemoine542]

colemann76 bon n

[@Lover-of-Creative-Priorities]

and it sucks the underrated part I mean

[@antoniosaccon2137]

dire straits 130 millions record sell. i want to be underrated.

[@Chrisbajs]

96% upvotes and nearly 7 mill views. Do you understand what "underrated" entails?

[@ChriChri-f7v]

This drum part is absolutely brilliant!!

[@locker60]

Loved Thunderbirds when I was a Kid

[@moontrekerben7801]

Since 1990's... my favorite song... wow what video built!!❤

[@ΕιρήνηΛάγιου-κ7ο]

Oooohhh my God , what a song. Simply magic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@seydoudiaw8922]

enorme,l'un des meilleurs groupes de l'histoire

[@sqonk21]

Although I'm not a Dire Straits fan I have always loved this song, the video is a little weird but entertaining...

[@pennstatefan]

I remember when this song came out on radio. Jeff Porcaro was a genius. RIP Jeff. That's pretty wild they incorporated the puppeteering and old characters that the late Gerry Anderson created for the the old Thunderbirds Are Go! children's show. 🙏

[@FoxtrotAlpha173]

Can't get enough of Dire Straits

[@jorgesenna1304]

Thunderbirds !!! Lendário.

[@cabdll]

Dire straits do the best video clips ever

[@jackmacfakie1387]

Money For Nothing

[@myjanny82]

Love the hints to Thunderbirds crafts from 0:43