Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Official Music Video)

The Official Music Video for Sultans of Swing. Taken from Dire Straits - Dire Straits.
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Lyrics:
You get a shiver in the dark
It’s raining in the park but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing Dixie double four time
You feel all right when you hear that music ring
You step inside but you don’t see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Too much competition too many other places
But not too many horns can make that sound
Way on downsouth way on downsouth London town
You check out Guitar George he knows all the chords
Mind he’s strictly rhythm he doesn’t want to make it cry or sing
And an old guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
And Harry doesn’t mind if he doesn’t make the scene
He’s got a daytime job he’s doing alright
He can play honky tonk just like anything
Saving it up for Friday night
With the Sultans with the Sultans of Swing
And a crowd of young boys they’re fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They don’t give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It ain’t what they call rock and roll
And the Sultans played Creole
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
‘Thank you goodnight now it’s time to go home’
and he makes it fast with one more thing
‘We are the Sultans of Swing'
#DireStraits #SultansofSwing

[@AryanLyncher]

One of the most incredible guitar songs of all time.

[@de132]

You're shameful, your username is shameful, your profile picture is shameful. If you got to see the hypothetical, fictional Sultans of Swing from the lyrics, you'd probably yell a slur. Get lost.

[@slaveholyknightofdesire7585]

we are making it to agartha with this one

[@sexyIexi]

RIGHT!! I have to have my volume on 100 once I turn this on in the car. especially for the solo!!!!!! ❤

[@raheemlow]

I am!

[@GianPieroCacciari]

c'e' ben poco da commentare : la chitarra di mark= il pennello di Giotto,2 fuoriclasse!

[@user-hr6vy2fq7b]

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!!!

[@Mellisashullai]

Anyone in june 2024?🙌

[@abdesamad3544]

Here🙋

[@Obamus78]

Also here🙋‍♂️

[@makeitout1]

Meeeeeeeeew

[@jggameplay3829]

WE ARE IN JULY💀

[@juliebrown8331]

Now and for evermore.

[@SounD3R]

I lost my father this Saturday at the age of 62. That was one of his favorite songs. He taught it to me when I was a teenager. So I dedicate it to him... Father, I'll always remember you with the most beautiful memories...🕊

[@dredadon9662]

Stay strong brother, we’ll all be up there one day 🙏

[@ericblacker9832]

Lost my dad too, did not even get the opportunity to show him grandsons. I would give all assets and liquid money to see my dad hold his grandsons. Much love to u brother.

[@alexaskew70]

So sad to hear that. Far too young....

[@Ki-Explorer]

Sorry to hear ! Shall he Rest In Peace .

[@silverflut]

Shall he rest in peace❤

[@LisaAnnalise]

Who's listening in 2024!?❤

[@irshad_6753]

Me & you

[@sofiapereverzeva2547]

Me right now)

[@mollachipettoys]

Who's listening in 3782??

[@user-oi2ui7gx7g]

I'll leasing to this masterclass until I die

[@hectorferia8583]

👍🏼

[@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

[@titanmma101]

if you're here reading this, you have great taste in music. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@user-ht5qt9ew4l]

Спасибо за комплимент.

[@namidgates144]

And you as well sir!

[@uarhodesian]

yep... putin - Huylo, BTW!

[@jamesburke2094]

It should be England s national anthem

[@k_almazik2497]

@@uarhodesian zelenskiy- nazi. Ukraine has become an Nazi state.

[@Faltzerbeast90]

My father passed away 3 years ago and this was our song. Ill never forget him putting in the CD back in 1998. We used to air guitar the solo all the time. I used to breakdown every time i heard this song. Its gotten better but itll always make me tear up. Miss ya pops! Love you forever!! 1965-2020

[@russcraig1216]

sorry to hear your dad died so young

[@veglord4481]

For me its another song that makes me think of my father. Time passes, but these masterpieces stays the same, giving us a taste of the past. 3 years is not a long time, I hope one day when you listen to this your tears will turn to a joyful longing. Sounds like you where two lucky people in the moments when you where grooving along to the best of Knophler.

[@rkneetezsingh8842]

I played this song in the middle of the night,,, ,, my father came and slapped me coz the volume was goddam low...

[@rahulkalra9]

haha .. good one bro !!!!!

[@vxxx5056]

😂😂 you made my night 😂😂😂

[@lucahermes2439]

Hahahahahhahaah

[@ianmangham4570]

AWESOME

[@johnshin3410]

rkneetez singh ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ haha!

[@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?

[@LarryKaverga368]

No autotune, no musical software, only his music and his talent😎

[@jairorodriguez450]

Nada de vestimenta extrafalaria, sólo talento

[@cyc00000]

I hate to break it to you but Mark Knopfler is an Ai bot.

[@williamromanik8112]

Happy Father's Day for all those fathers out there

[@pinietsas]

Father's day was in another date in my country, still I remember my dad who introduced me to this song

[@Gygg-wr5dm]

‏‪4:27‬‏

[@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

[@gilessb]

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

[@RoyceKitts]

right. such an awesome groove the get in.

[@atiewezelman6183]

Yes he’s awesome; like his guitarplaying and voice

[@LorenaAlquinta-le6tl]

​@@atiewezelman6183nbvbxiihhb Vc, 0000009919959747

[@crypticreality8484]

Smooth as ice ​@@atiewezelman6183

[@billwillgaz8964]

Absolutely phenomenal ❤️

[@jacobdave96]

stop asking "who's listening", we forever play this masterpiece

[@pierre4252]

I agree 👍

[@stefanoamodio8943]

😂Bravooooo!!!

[@vagnerjacobsem9918]

Essa nem precisa perguntar nada... Está sempre tocando por aí...👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@raidp08]

I agree this

[@mclapadoo7497]

A fuckin men brother

[@victorformosa228]

It's as if it was recorded yesterday, it's completely timeless.

[@rockmusic4089]

Whoever is reading this comment, i wish you have success, health, love and happiness

[@josephine967]

u too :))

[@SishekanuMufaya-yr4lh]

Thanks, same to you ❤❤

[@akademor]

Nawzajem...

[@user-qo9hq8it1z]

Thank u there just awesome 🌹💕💕🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@user-qo9hq8it1z]

Thank u there just awesome 🌹💕💕🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@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

[@user-hb9wy9ee4l]

Completely agree

[@user-nu3we3zq4r]

@@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

[@maxspeed57]

If you are driving and want to groove to a song that rolls with the road, right along with you then this is the song for you..

[@monni3250]

IT is❤

[@jim-fr2wj]

This one and running down a dream by Tom petty

[@Just-Casey]

2024 and still one of the best guitar tracks ever written

[@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

[@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 !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@joshtaylor-brown]

cutting out that end solo should be a crime

[@GeorgesFonda]

Merci santana de mes deux

[@MariaAuxiliadoradesousa]

​@@GeorgesFonda❤

[@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!

[@user-yq4jr9mm6b]

Желаю вспомнить этот момент в 102, дядя!

[@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

[@user-vc2ys2wf5l]

ใช่, ผมก็รู้สึกเช่นนั้น

[@user-gh2oq6rq9h]

​@@user-vc2ys2wf5l😂🎉

[@friendydarkknight5546]

ikr

[@silverlion5384]

Dire Straits is the most under rated band, they are easily in my top 10! Very talented

[@levinste2750]

Under rated ????

[@tiag0martins588]

This is my grandpa favourite song. Everytime he listens, he just loves it. His dream is to listen to this music while being in a porshe 911, driving with no destination. Hope someday i can make that dream come true.

[@prestonchambers9490]

My grandpa would be 120 if he were still alive, but I like to think he would dig it too!

[@theghettogentleman]

Make it happen. Rent the Porsche, go drive, play the music.

[@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

[@davidmaslow399]

I was listening to this in 78 when it was on the radio. I'm 71 now and still in Love with it!

[@voskreglavincevska3651]

Me too 71' ! Moving on with my morning Ishialgya pain ! But only in the early spring. When it gets warmer I am OK .

[@Brave-Frog83]

Esses caras tinham uma pegada boa de guitarra... Não entendeu! Aciona o tradutor kk Hasta la vista baby.. Calm my back no spinking inglês

[@carolynwaddell5982]

I’m 75 and still love it

[@prod.villainous1547]

I’m 19 and I love this 🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@chasesheffar1380]

Im only 18 and this is my favorite song right now.

[@jorgehabib8661]

This has a strong argument for greatest song of all time.

[@Gaving311]

Great song but sorry no it does not

[@Alexico73]

Back when music was about sound and talent and not looks

[@lilybaskey7935]

Like who would say he looks like a musician lol Looks like normal man walking down the streets

[@alistairwilson4282]

Of course, I only thumbed you up because you looked like a mate ì knew I last seen twenty years ago

[@jefffersonlourenco9134]

Cara, que comentário foda ❤

[@edtjfc1]

Couldn't agree with you more! This is a classic and should be heard at least once by the future generation. I heard it the first time years before and it didn't click with me then, but now I couldn't get it out of my head now.

[@user-px6vn2xn3v]

​@jefffersonlourenco9Красивый итальянский язык с восхищением прочитала Как красиво звучит 4:26 134

[@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.

[@user-cz3zb4jj5l]

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 🤘🏼

[@Bkamron]

Who is sick of these "who is listening when comments"? This is a masterpiece!

[@gregpineda8660]

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

[@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

[@user-bz6gf3pc9l]

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

[@duncansteedman9986]

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

[@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 .

[@honeharawira5610]

From another 67 year old - I agree! Those were the times of real music. Remember your dad through his songs

[@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! 🕊❤️🎸 🌹

[@linguist2k]

OMG! Mark's guitar work is mesmerizing, both musically and visually! I've been listening to this song for literally decades, and it NEVER gets old! Extraordinary!

[@eduardofigueiredo8]

One thing we don't talk about a lot is how the chorus to this song is the famous guitar part between the verses... genius on so many levels...

[@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.

For years I've been complaining how radio stations keep cutting of the last solo on this track so I never get to hear the best part of this absolutely brilliant track - and now I find out DireStraitsVEVO does the same?! WTF? This track is missing the final (and best) minute - why on earth would you cut that off? The song was too awesome intact?

[@koengerts]

Because the videos are not uploaded with the enjoyment of listeners in mind. Pretty stupid.

Yeah, but still. It would've required extra effort to create this incomplete and inferior version. Why go to the trouble?

[@koengerts]

Calle Söderberg Yeah that's weird. I also noticed some of the riffs are a bit off tone.

[@hellovanite]

Absolutely and completely agree Calle

[@jillleatham7688]

The prodigy

[@shaangharmalkar9776]

one of the best guitarist of all time. the way he play the riffs and sings and solos, man is like SRV. Will go down as one of my favourite songs of all time.

[@markself7193]

Diffently one of my all time favorites. We had the Best music in the 70's.

[@ankit19880912]

Dear whoever is reading this, we don't know each other and there is a strong possibility we might never meet, but I wish nothing but the best and happiness for you ❤️🤙

[@PaulWilson-pl9en]

Bon Chance' Mon Ami

[@olofsensei7042]

r/suddenlygay

[@patpotter]

WOW ! Ditto

[@michelled5394]

Much happiness to you too! =)

[@liammoore4892]

Thank you, my friend. Wishing the best and happiness for you and your loved ones as well. God Bless

[@JoseA.Torres-tp4xk]

It was November 18, 1978, my birthday, and I thought I would give myself a gift. I went into a record store looking for something country-type, the manager told me that they didn't have anything like that, while I was looking for something that caught my attention, They played Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits, immediately upon hearing it I said to myself, “I want it”, I love it, from that day to date I have followed and bought everything that Mark Knopfler has done, his way of playing the guitar fascinates me, his style is immediately recognizable, it is unique.

[@donnagaffney6467]

💯

[@kaledillpickle4192]

My birthday is the 28th! I was born in 02 though

[@cordiscoscorner]

Mine is the 16th.

[@user-by8cb1xl5f]

Я тоже 18 ноября родилась 1978 года🎉

[@gsmscooter22]

One day before the Miracle In The Meadowlands

[@darklumin]

This song came out when I was 38 and now I’m 17. Dire Straits are forever a classic 💜

[@ThomasAnderson-MetaCortex]

Remember when artists had raw talent?

[@Tomana_]

yea, but less than I used to ... I'm getting old

[@voyager2289]

Music doesn't get better than this. Timeless classic.

[@steven-nb6rt]

Why did they chop off the ending...that one of the best parts is the guitar solo.

[@voyager2289]

@@steven-nb6rt true, wonder why

[@ZootoursUK]

@@steven-nb6rt yeah I know right

[@billyswainsonsnr6508]

Brilliant 🎸

[@Lints77]

Damn they good

[@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

[@jeffarmstrong3339]

Its my top 10 all-time favorite songs .The guitar is timeless he literally plucks .Such a rare talent

[@toniallen1130]

70’s music alive and thriving! What an era ❤

[@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

[@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

[@Carolacan]

May 2024, still listening. Can't get enough. Hope there's a rock 'n roll heaven.

[@chrissvenningson1747]

80’s wouldn’t be right if this iconic song 🎶 wasn’t part of 😢. It owns at least 65% of the 80’s 🤷🏼‍♂️😂

[@iamsupervegito10]

not everyone can play guitar AND sing like that, mark has a talent

[@ethantomlinson317]

search up john butler funky tonight... he's got bloody talent no offence to mark he's a great guitarist but he is only playing chords when he is singing

[@alanhuffbass]

The problem with singing and playing is not about the chords, it's all abouth RYTHM. The right hand is what matters. If you pay attention, John Butler is always fingering a fast and repeated pattern when he's singing, except for a slower riff at some point. Nothing different than what Mark Knopfler is doing. They're both great musicians. Talent? I'd say it's more about practice till perfection. Also, Mark is left-handed but his right hand is incredible. Peace.

[@brainerror3168]

Ethan Tomlinson I don't think you understand how hard sultans of swing is to play

[@brainerror3168]

Ethan Tomlinson why I am allowed to say that

[@brainerror3168]

Ethan Tomlinson why I am allowed to say that

[@delnapatel5722]

Lost my father to covid- he raised me to all this iconic music. It’s almost march 2024 and I still listen to every song. Brings me so much happiness and makes me feel closer to my daddy cool

[@ezechielamadeus2828]

Padre riposa in santa pace 🙏

[@jennifersolman8944]

Your Dad is listening with you. ❤❤

[@eduardobelsito1889]

Te acompaño en el sentimiento.

[@hunterrammusic]

Daddy cool

[@mbellen9609]

I feel for you

[@miguelangelromeromaldonado]

Incredible! British people making rock that is more cowboy than the cowboys themselves.

[@JanettReiche]

Oh mein Gott, das war meine Jugend, sehr lange her, aber einer meiner Lieblingssongs!

[@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!

[@user-ul6dl8yp1g]

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 ❤

[@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.

[@markboller4313]

Now this is what I like. A clean cool classic song. ❤❤❤

[@NIKKISNOODLE]

I’m here ! Ahhh, high school and my first boyfriend. His moms ‘73 Red Dodge Challenger or his brothers van cruising the blvd. on a Friday nite. Good times.

[@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

[@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🎉❤❤😅

[@mixrockplaylist5439]

Who’s with me right now 2024- 2025

[@user-vo3ey7ur6f]

meeeeee

[@zacharypeery4082]

Competition in other places

[@simonarce7299]

Nosotros somos Los Sultanes del swing 🎵🎶

[@tulsa4290]

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

[@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.

[@domzzz1244]

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

[@CelestiaAzura]

WHo's Here In J U N E 2024? 💙💙💙

[@zbigniewgurak8261]

Me, 51 yo guy from Poland (centre of Europe).

[@alistairwilson4282]

A timeless masterpiece June 2024 July 2024................

[@user-ln5of1er6x]

South Africa

[@thomasstreeb6234]

😀Black Forest Germany

[@pamhearne9034]

78 y.o. lady U.S.A. love it more now than I even did then

[@nodictature]

Summer 2024. Enjoying this beautiful masterpiece by the beachfront

[@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!

[@jess1ca286]

This has to be one of the coolest songs ever created. There's just something about it that's magical and will never go out of style.

[@user-bi5if1ip6t]

Magic❤❤❤❤❤

[@frankschiavone4557]

Use to blast the tune in my new 79 TA

[@willysbakery6878]

@@frankschiavone4557 hello past human. i am blasting this in the hallway of the starship, the sultan.

[@OliverKane-rx4hg]

Here here

[@joliepollman]

Absolutely

[@jesse245]

Makes you wanna dance at the park when you’re smoking a joint as you’re taking a brake from work as a driver for Amazon

[@aidanhelfrich4887]

Now this is music if only I could’ve been born 40 years ago to enjoy it in its prime

[@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

[@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

[@FusionKush]

2024 and this song still goes hard af!!!!!

[@ianthomas739]

It's as if Mark gives his guitar the freedom to come to life as separate entity -

[@michelesmith4067]

I brought the cassette tape home and pushed play. My Dad who was born in the 20's immediately keyed in on the band. He couldn't get over the guitar and I would come home and he would be in my stereo room with this blasting on Max LOL!!! Miss ya Dad, will ALWAYS think of you when this song comes on - that's your way of saying Hi, I know it!!! ♥

[@Aa-Sadam]

God damn that's special. Probably one amazing gift from life to have a great song remind you of your dad. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dwightdodd3734]

perfect !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@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.

[@sharpobject6824]

spoken like a true poet

[@tranber683]

le rêve de tout guitariste est de réussir à jouer cette musique!!! ❤

[@carlosbautista2247]

To be honest we have a lot of talented musicians now a days but I feel like back in the day, people actually had more talent and creativity

[@Butterfly-zu3dy]

I will never judge my father's music ever again. The man has great taste

[@bk9661]

Same omg my dad used to play songs from this band and others alike while he’d drive and now they’re one of my favourite bands

[@nadegebunel3836]

y zizi être tarte 72zz2eyioit5ut78iugryedory

[@SuperNikhil001]

Consider urself lucky mate

[@user-wb7lv1wp6o]

Да,ты прав.Достоиная музыка, из моей молодости..

[@liliosouza4919]

Sou do Brasil curti demais esse som valeu 😘

[@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

[@jdgoodwin3136]

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

[@lilapizani8048]

In 2024

[@johnsmith-im5it]

I first heard this November 2023 on lsd, amazed 2hen sober still

[@rohanbudd4132]

Mark Knopfler didn't make music, he simply opened his soul & let it out❤️🎤🎸

[@apollesilagan8833]

Lyrics: You get a shiver in the dark It's a raining in the park but meantime- South of the river you stop and you hold everything A band is blowing Dixie, double four time You feel alright when you hear the music ring Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces Coming in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down Competition in other places Uh but the horns they blowin' that sound Way on down south Way on down south London town You check out guitar George, he knows-all the chords Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing They said an old guitar is all, he can afford When he gets up under the lights to play his thing And Harry doesn't mind, if he doesn't, make the scene He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright He can play the Honky Tonk like anything Savin' it up, for Friday night With the Sultans We're the Sultans of Swing And then the man he steps right up to the microphone And says at last just as the time bell rings "Goodnight, now it's time to go home" Then he makes it fast with one more thing "We are the Sultans We are the Sultans of Swing"

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Mark is by far the best Guitar Player in the whole world and I've been hooked on his band for over 50 years and at age 78 I still rock out to this song because he takes control of my mind and body~!!! Mark~you are a living legend and thanks so much for being YOU~!!!!!!

[@penyorfeas84]

Οι Dire Straits κυκλοφορούν το πρώτο τους σινγκλ «Sultans of Swing», που ηχογραφήθηκε για 120 δολάρια. LOVE FROM GREECE

[@MrBlaktoe]

I was just saying to someone how I didn't think Dire Straits got the recognition they really deserved, but you can't deny the guitar chops of Mark Knopfler. Truly one of the greatest guitarists in the history of Rock, and he's really showing us why.

[@nancydelu4061]

Not the greatest guitarist by far, BUT ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE REALLY GOOD GUITARIST.

[@romeumartins5870]

100% Agree!!!

[@mandmchilestone4629]

Saw them live in the early 90s - blown away. Classic band

[@laurahay6699]

I think his guitar solo in this song was voted one of the best guitar solos EVER !!!

[@drumline17]

Are you in the US? They're one of the best selling musical acts ever in the UK

[@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.

[@JFroggg]

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

[@josephhammond5219]

Bono has a haunting voice. When he wants to really pour his heart into his music. is soul touching. Great band, they put so much feeling in all their music and together these gentlemen are simply wonderful, we are blessed to have them.

[@rickgrimes7432]

Bono?

[@tarnocdoino3857]

This is some of the best mood music of all time for chilling and rocking out.

[@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

[@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

[@mirapiccolo6601]

Una delle più belle canzoni mai scritte...un o dei chitarristi più grandi al mondo....

[@user-mu6ly2hx3f]

私は今61歳。人生の中で今までこの曲を2回聞いた。誰が歌っていてなんていう曲か知らなかった。でもずっと聞きたいと思っていた。今日来てた人生で3回目なんて今日は幸せなんだ

[@bernatboschfolch]

Oh yeah, like I never had the same in mind!!!

[@user-sh6gf2jq7o]

Мне 64 слышал , слушаю и буду слушать эту живую музыку

[@dmitryowens]

As a hard rock/metal guitarist of 38 years, I can truly say that this song has some of greatest lead guitar work of all time. So smooth, melodic, soulful and expressive - it's just perfect, especially the second solo.

[@thomasodetinape4180]

Cannot discount that perfect rythym progression either!

[@Jardys04_cz]

Yes yes Boy :)

[@corradomusic]

Evergreen masterpiece definitely. If you like this kind of music i do suggest you to have a watch to this talented Italian guy kzbin.info/www/bejne/maKpaZ9-YqqMn68

[@tennesseejed884]

Probably one of the top 10. Great guitar leads of all time. ALL TIME

[@sockerfield]

So today the artist not just cant compose something like this but ,even are not able to explain the magic in this beatiful song😂