Dire Straits - Skateaway (Official Music Video)

[@michaelcollins1708]

Still listening to the Straits, April 12th, 2024... and beyond !!

[@richardfolsum4977]

April 16th

[@jasonlemoine8739]

Makes two of us as of 4/25/24

[@williamglenn777]

Breaker Breaker Hello April 12! Stretched out like this [here on April 30th (2024)], I can see and hear you clearly. From the distance where I’m at, you look like you’re down a one-way corridor with countless doors on either side of it. There’s a music in this interstitial space. And Hallelujah! Here she comes, Queen Rollerball. She’s making movies on location, and the DJ plays the movies, so she imagines us, you and me, “All night long. All night long.” Over and out!

[@freedom7880]

61 years young in Illinois diggin' this tune from my college days

[@edwardcluskey8196]

Hell yes!

[@georgeschlaline6057]

I miss 1981

[@kcwatkins4377]

It was the first year of Regan's presidency but it was a better time.

[@bradottavi1360]

Guess you weren't in the Marines around that time ..... i missed a bunch ​@@kcwatkins4377

[@garryokeefe1605]

@@kcwatkins4377 That it was, and after the great 60s and 70s bands and music we still had stuff like this, so sorry to hear this lady is no more.

[@Abfabcomic11]

@@georgeschlaline6057 word!!!

[@petarmikulic9843]

I was born that year... And my father has been teaching me what the real musc sounds like... Thank you my pop!

[@thomasa.tucker2389]

Such a kick ass good song 😎

[@MrFranco1888]

Favourite Dire Straits song. Very underrated.

[@godwinsonofwessex]

this and solid rock beyond comparison..

[@gege4707]

easy pleased, ehhh?

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

​@@gege4707You are here 40 years later. You either feel the Music or Queen roller ball. Yes she is a Rock and Roll dream ❤❤❤

[@gerardarrillaga7450]

This song got me through my dad's passing

[@melo6637]

Agreed my fav too! What year and album it came out?

[@killbill2855]

The most underrated Dire Straits song I know

[@jeffreymerrix7492]

Living on a thin line was extremely underrated but so very important. However it never reached MTV. Once I saw the skate away video I was hooked

[@RicoBurghFan]

Agree. Making Movies was one of the great albums ever.

[@oldmaninthemirror]

I did not know there were underrated Dire Straits songs:) I love them all. I could listen to Knopfler guitar anytime.

[@remco7226]

Not listened to for decades... Absolutely superb.. goosebumps all over..

[@stevencaple8383]

My favorite

[@mr.christopher5071]

Quite possibly one of the most perfect songs ever made.

[@kellymurphy6642]

This song is what got me into Dire Straits

[@stvbrsn]

⁠@@kellymurphy6642yep, me too. Just like the post-apocalyptic video for “You Got Lucky” was what got me into Tom Petty.

[@glea0155]

Agreed

[@incargeek]

One of the most perfect videos too.

[@brianplante-dv8uz]

Absofeckinlutely ... Awesome man

[@jesusbustamante1845]

Mark is a Genious , Masterpiece

[@MontagZoso]

Genius, not genious.

[@Eldresi78]

I’ve been listening since three decades. Who still does?

[@CBTnVVT]

Who still loves this song that they first enjoyed from watching the video in the early days of MTV?

[@Lydia-p5v]

@@CBTnVVT Lydia aldworth 42 love all the songs

[@randygreen007]

This was the reason to watch MTV!

[@floundergearjam]

I remember 1981 and when MTV didn't suck. This is my fav DS song.

[@katherinepoletto7875]

God Loves you ROLLERGIRL R.I.P.

[@dbuck1964]

Rollergirl is eternal.

[@JohnBishop-b7n]

​@db❤❤❤❤uck1964

[@kylebaptisto8773]

She still dances on in heaven.😃👌👍🙏😻🎉

[@kerrynixon3968]

What happened to roller girl?

[@w.k.8665]

This video, FWIW, is timeless with its minimalist set design (including the lovely Roller Girl). Just love the fade-out of the band playing in the faded sunset.

[@thomasclark3348]

Recreated for the video for Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," because Daft Punk often honored those who came before.

[@steven-nb6rt]

I heard years ago that that girl was the daughter of a once Nigerian king...

[@afrolund80]

I loved it when music videos were more of an artistic expression. Than a bombastic spectacle.

[@DouglasSchreiber-v4x]

I still dig this song

[@fernandap.s9417]

RIP roller girl 🙏🏼

[@ashimov1970]

can you please elaborate?

[@ed5111]

@@ashimov1970 Hi I wanted to know so I googled (Dire Straits roller girl actress) - She died of cancer in 2008 sorry to say...

[@VLRUATA-xe6vf]

Jayzik Azikiwe❤RIP😢

[@warhammer_studios]

@@ed5111 RIP indeed, I still watch this video on the regular and love it as much as I did as a kid in the 80s

[@m.r.e.5731]

​@@VLRUATA-xe6vf Her bio says her dad was the first president of Nigeria! She had quite a career after this performance. Rest in peace.

[@ottomellar6774]

Thirteen years ago today, on 31 January 2008, we lost Jayzik (Jay) Azikiwe, the Roller Girl, 1958-2008. We honour her life, and how wonderful her performance was for this video, one of the greatest of all time.

[@dixienormiss8192]

💖🖤💖🖤💙🖤

[@highnetworthwomeninstitute4572]

I always wondered who that cool roller girl was. Thanks for putting a name to her face. RIP.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@highnetworthwomeninstitute4572 She was credited as 'Jay Carly' on the credits--which on the original VHS ran in white in the shadowed area below the band.

[@garyrossetti2443]

Rip Jayzik (Jay) Azikiwe.

[@nicolab2075]

Interesting person. Not a skater, mind you...

[@SFISH26]

Christ that Knopfler can play. Won't be another like him.

[@randygreen007]

Loved him as a member of the Notting Hillbillies as well!

[@krisscanlon4051]

Him JJ Cale and Chris Rea were all one of a kind.

[@kevinb253]

agreed on Chris Rea... his music moves me in similar ways to Mark's

[@nottoday.9503]

Radio has outlasted video, and roller skates have outlasted rollerblades!!!!! 🛼🛼🛼

[@manlymanhunger7451]

the 80's. there will never be such a decade with so much talent, imagination, and just good music and videos. WOW!!!

[@Eggmanrocks]

what year that video was release

[@spectrum10]

@@Eggmanrocks It was released in 1981. The director was Lester Bookbinder.

[@Eggmanrocks]

@@spectrum10 you sure the video look like late 80 or early 90s

[@spectrum10]

@mpaladaeggmanThe Skateaway video was released in 1981, the same year that MTV was launched.

[@Eggmanrocks]

@@spectrum10 really i know the song was but that video ahead by 10 years

[@jamesgray9950]

It's fall 1980 living in the dorms in my sophomore year in college. Some guy stuck his speaker out of his window and played this on vinyl. I'll never forget that feeling of appreciating that song so much.

[@lisalisa13]

I love it! Little did that guy know he was creating a wonderful memory you’d carry with you forever.

[@ianmarsden8568]

@@lisalisa13 Thats the thing, we never know what memories we create for others. And, In the end, memories are all we can truely leave.

[@recondoc65]

I wished I was there to experience that, as well.

[@laurenchristensen7369]

That and then some I was a freshman in Fine art. Free parking next to the paramount. First time I...felt someone play guitar. I still get it. Takes me strait back.

[@bradlafferty6076]

He had good taste

[@georgejohnson3302]

RIP to my mom, back in the day she asked me to play the roller skating song, she took skating back up as midlife crisis.she loved this song and video. She passed yesterday. Salute to Pick Withers air drumming at 4:30 min mark.

[@corienschneiders4294]

❤️❤️❤️

[@theresahanley9670]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@full2763]

R.I.P Roller Girl Jayzik Azikiwe (1958 - 2008) R.I.P Music Video Director Lester Bookbinder (1929 - 2017)

[@josephkogut9568]

Thanks, was wondering who she was. Did a great job. Will be missed.

[@zingo2664]

thank you

[@brettallison5753]

❤❤❤❤❤❤you rollergirl.

[@christopherharmon2433]

@@josephkogut9568 She was from Gambia. Her father was the first president of post colonial Nigeria.

[@angusorvid8840]

Quite an interesting background!@@christopherharmon2433

[@rafterssynergy2866]

The roller girl was one of the best things about MTV and the early 80s. Will never forget her. She made being lonely so . . . cool.

[@jessegarcia3410]

Dire Straits. Just Great Music !!!

[@RealDapperDude]

They've got a day job. They're doin' ok.

[@williamkelly6319]

He's the most fluid guitar player I have ever heard. It just flows and it's so beautiful. Thanks, Scotland!!!!

[@barbrabass6903]

Making Movies....best album. Every song perfection. Mark Knopfler is a true genius!

[@glennmallery]

Couldn't agree more!!!!

[@ianthomas5955]

For my money, the most brilliantly innovative guitarist ever.

[@barbrabass6903]

@@ianthomas5955 I completely agree

[@ianthomas5955]

@@barbrabass6903 Thanks for the reply, Barbra. When I first heard Sultans of Swing over 40 years ago I didn't think it possible for anyone to change chords so quickly and effortlessly so in 1982 I went to see Dire Straits at the Deeside Leisure Centre in north Wales with a pal of mine to see if the magic could be produced live. It could!! Knopfler was absolutely brilliant and his guitar work was around 98% studio quality. I love Mark's solo work as well and play the cd's all the time - they are timeless.

[@barbrabass6903]

I saw them at Radio City in the from the third row in NYC.... Romeo and Juliet Skateaway, espresso love it doesn't get any better

[@waggsish]

My God she's great and beautiful. Rest in peace sister. You were spectacular.

[@MarshaAldridge-jq7hc]

I am 68 years old and have always loved this band ❤️ 😊!!!!!

[@annbretagne2108]

Me too!

[@gregh1853]

@@annbretagne2108 me 2

[@chuckcoleman6747]

Hallelujah here she comes,,

[@badelson1103]

This gave me hope when I was a depressed lonely junior in high school. I'm a nurse married to a neurosurgeon. I'm now 56 and he is 60, but this song encourages us and uplifts our spirits during Co vid 19. Thank you Mark!!

[@viper4274]

@Byrons Reward Why the fuck are you here then?

[@TJTurnage]

We’re about the same age. I remember first seeing it on MTV very clearly and how blown away I was by the song AND video.

[@GeorgeTel100]

I so agree!!! - It's always been THE song of hope to me...

[@dougspidermanhappy]

I’m the same age as you OP. I remember the feeling that the world was bigger than my suburban hellscape, and that I could go somewhere where magic was a daily occurrence. The music made her want to be the story.

[@shakazulu9332]

Funny, I'm 57 and married now too but I remember it from college (too many depressed nights) but it always lifted me.

[@charlie-obrien]

"Skateaway" is a perfectly composed song, the lyrics and especially Knopfler's singing guitar work capture the feeling of youthful joy and movement. The fact that he makes it about a "Roller girl" instead of just any skater also makes it meaningful because young ladies of that generation were really coming into their own and this song celebrates them and their new found freedoms. I was 21 when this song and video came out and I admit I cried real tears when I learned that Jayzik (Jay) Azikiwe, the Rollergirl had passed away. But her beautiful performance will live on and inspire young girls for as long as they have dreams and the "Skateaway" video to enjoy.

[@gebobs]

Damn. You got me crying now.

[@chicklee38]

Roller Girl is my sister 🛼🛼

[@jackrimbaud3826]

That statement is really well said.

[@donnacsrpenter7226]

U r so right. These cats r legendary luvd em then LUV them now!!

[@chucklucas5326]

Always loved Knopfler's style of guitar playing!!

[@PlayerToBeNamedLater1973]

The guitar solo in the last minute and a half is magic! No show off shredding or noise just tasteful and beautiful playing that captures the mood of the song perfectly

[@007ndc]

The sound of a guitar crying...... brilliant

[@larryrackley1199]

My favourite bit of music EVER!

[@annetteturner5972]

You just summed up MK 😊

[@archerpiperii2690]

That was well said and exactly right! Phoenix, AZ

[@robertmorris6016]

Direstraights I was afan at the jump. Most under rated dands of the 80s

[@gar137]

Underrated classic. The song, the video- a timeless vibe.

[@RoxieC607]

my favorite Dire Straits song, I remember when this video came out when I was a little girl. This is visually, one of the coolest music videos ever made.

[@kenfrederick6223]

I remember this video from the earliest days of MTV.

[@DougPope-c5c]

Played in early, early days along with Blondes first video on MTV Rapture. They had so few videos in the beginning that they played the same 10 or so over and over.

[@FrizcoKidd]

Rest in peace, beautiful Jayzik.

[@welling1]

It's August, 2024 and this is the first time I've ever heard this song! I'm a child of the 80s -- How is it possible to have missed this!!!????

[@midyearguru]

I remember how I felt when I first heard this many years ago. I envy you.

[@MarshaAldridge-jq7hc]

Glad you found it!

[@gordonpeters3589]

I think it's great that you found it.

[@MarshaAldridge-jq7hc]

Glad you are hearing it now!!!!!!

[@rm400c]

Bloody great song. Used to listen to it back in the 80's driving for a courier company. Kept me awake.

[@petercrick-y6t]

Stop thinking about yourself and what means to the world. It is a great song that talks about a girl who has a good time roller blading

[@hawkman1965]

I was 15, this music made me dream, dance, hope, live....the best days, a whole life in front...

[@stevenstainbrook1064]

I was 14...🙂...great time to be a young person. I didn't necessarily think that at the time, but we had great music, were not buried in our phones, and didn't have a need for validation from social media. Cool days 😎

[@freedomwatches2454]

I was 10 and had no idea how awesome this music would once become. It's like a capsule to an earlier dimension in time and space. I'm not exactly sure if it functions the same for those who hadn't first experienced it during it's time of arrival. But it's definitely cool..😎

[@davidmaslow399]

I was 31 and it did the same shit for me! You like good music!!!

[@gilleous]

I was 15, too! I have always loved this album. I recorded this video when it was current and watched it lots in the suburbs of LA.

[@lisagurkin3455]

Me too ! I loved this album and I was like 15! I loved to hear him pick………he had his own style and talent!

[@sftbtw5135]

It’s amazing the talent that Mark Knopfler has with a guitar.

[@turtle7127]

He plays without a pick

[@thowdy]

SkateAway, Tunnel of Love and Romeo & Juliet are still excellent songs. They don’t feel old.

[@rosedunn7952]

Yesss totally agree. Those three are side 1 of the Making Movies record. My absolute favourite Dire Straits album.

[@phillipanderson7398]

This and the music video for their Romeo and Juliet are both very good.

[@leslijones4443]

And Expresso Love! ☕️🤎

[@barbrabass6903]

Every song on that album is perfection

[@bradleywicenciak8005]

@@leslijones4443 Yes thankyou

[@silkspikedolls]

This is my favourite Dire Straits song. I can't understand why this song didn't make the "Very Best Of" CD. What a shame!

[@kevinway4460]

Wait….. it’s not?!?! I just went and looked. That’s mind boggling. This is one of the first songs in think of when I think of Dire Straits. Crazy.

[@silkspikedolls]

@@kevinway4460 mind-boggling, indeed! I'm glad I'm not alone in feeling this way.

[@rikludel450]

MINE TOO!!!

[@robertsonsid]

I had to buy Making Movies CD to get this one. Not a bad thing having another Dire Straits CD.

[@julianpotentate5942]

@@robertsonsid and that the reason why its not on it

[@KostadinKostov-t5q]

another one of my favorite geniusthis Cosmic imagery it was so ahead of its time

[@randykirk8715]

Hallelujah ! Here she comes.

[@mapacheraccoon4476]

Rest in peace roller girl,and thank you for the memories....peace....loved this girl....

[@pattinana2595]

One of my faves...I love dire straits!!

[@sidDkid87]

*_"hallelujah, here she comes"_* 🎶

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

❤❤❤ Skateaway that's all

[@neenyboy55yt9]

Remember this album back in the day absolute classic that sounds as good in 2023 as it did when it came out back then

[@bobh28630]

Working as a DJ in the early 80s--- discovered this track by accident. Played it one summer evening even though it was not on the approved list. One of Dire Strits many materpieces.

[@mollyjones4165]

Songs to get lost in.

[@MrDesertPinhead]

I could listen to that play-out for another five minutes. Such soulful guitar work.

[@michaelseay9783]

Yeah, when Withers starts hitting the crash cymbals.

[@CRT_sRGB]

@@michaelseay9783 I always thought that could have been extended half-a-minute.

[@midyearguru]

Truth brother!!

[@brenkelly5866]

i just love this era of dire straits..the sound they got onto their records was brilliant...i know brothers in arms sold millions more than making movies,,and everything was turning digital and CD..etc..but this sound for me was far better..the guitar on this track and tunnel of love really stand out..also the drumming..pick withers is one of the greatest drummers in rock music ever..so tight...i love everything dire straits ever done and have every record they ever put...but for me..this was their best sound...love it.!!

[@Marianafmoreira]

Totally agree

[@brenkelly5866]

great minds think alike mariana..lol..greetings from ireland.

[@colintapp4876]

+Bren Kelly How about that guitar tone at the end.

[@alexandrealbertoni7598]

Bren Kelly. *I'm down with you!* 😉😉😉👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@MarcoBighin]

you're absolutely right! People often forget to say that pick is one of the greatest ever drummers.

[@gmh101358]

I love the last two mins of this song I could drive my Mustang forever with that beat and guitar going....pure magic ....im 62 now nothing now can compare to this

[@colindavies1959]

Ha...I used to have this blasting on my stereo graphic equaliser while cruising around London in my '69 Ford Torino GT...circa 1980/81....great memories.....my favourite on Making Movies album :)

[@insidethemusicalmind7207]

Yes! The outro to this song is pure bliss. The volume swells on the guitar are sublime.

[@jonnie106]

Total agreement! That little octave turnaround Illsley does on bass is golden! And the triplet hits on the fade out... bam! bam! bam! It's only been since KZbin that I've been able to re-hear the full version. Recent digital versions, CD releases of the album(s) of late seem edited a bit. I'll bet there are people who know this song, but aren't aware of it's full outro. Nice to listen to it over and over again!

[@jwalzer]

The song is great, but the outro I could put on an endless loop

[@srpdesigns]

Right there with ya Greg.. I'm 50 and this song will always bring me back to some great times.

[@gk411]

Knopfler is Dickens with a guitar, A true craftsman... nobody writes a tune or plays a lick like marky baby..

[@SmugSuspenders]

Well said :)

[@Cap683]

Making Movies is an appropriate title for the LP. Every song is a story.

[@ryanc7616]

he's not dickens. he's mark twain.

[@mikkohyvarinen159]

I share your opinion easily

[@mikkohyvarinen159]

with you my person...

[@dianahughes5556]

This is my favourite dire straits song

[@darrylkennedy2125]

Wey aye man...

[@brettallison5753]

Mine too.

[@davidtee2812]

One of the best Songs... and Vids of the 80s... we will NEVER forget Roller-girl...❤️🎶

[@bartsimpson9341]

id say brings back tears...

[@helenet.8217]

Brilliant guitar work by Mark Knopfler, especially at the end of the song. Favourite Dire Straits song by far. A classic.

[@snupoo]

SHE is Beautiful

[@sunkingsuk]

There was a craze in the early 80's, some trendy clothing stores had a small skating area inside, and she was one of the models skating!!!

[@patsmythe949]

My favorite song. Everything about is perfect. Especially Knopfler’s laugh. In 1980 the only way I had to hear it was on the radio. I was dependent on stations randomly playing it and then being there to catch it. Then, I moved to Seattle where I had access to a stereo and the album. I’d listen to Making Movies and Patti Smith’s Horses every day. Simply, the best. Is there a more beautiful man/talented soul than Mark Knopfler? No.

[@stevenhickey9453]

The boys were iconic for about 15 years and produced a timeless book of work

[@raynbo-mw9ib]

This is one of the " classics " ! Never overplayed in the day. But when it got put over the air waves it was great!

[@johnvincent4048]

The last minute is worth listening to over and over and over!!!!!

[@heal8105]

☝️👍💯!!

[@ykalantzis]

R.I.P Jayzik (Jay) Azikiwe, the roller girl ,1958-2008. It looks like the song was written for her....

[@ottomellar6774]

I was so shocked when I found out, years after losing her.

[@davidcraik8093]

@@ottomellar6774 Hi Otto You may wish to check out the grave memorial for Jayzik and leave a message. I did....She was phenomenal......So sadly missed .... www.findagrave.com/memorial/65988297 Best wishes David

[@mutterschied]

@@ottomellar6774 Absodamnlutely same as me, Otto. My best and true respect, fella!

[@mjs3764]

She certainly was beautiful.

[@mojopin70]

@@mjs3764 Preferred Roller girl in Boogie Nights

[@michael-mq3ej]

Toro toro taxi, see ya tomorrow my son. Greatest line ever

[@dbuck1964]

Very true.

[@Tinfoil.Hatter]

yeeeeaaaahhhhh

[@jasonw8283]

I agree

[@dannycostello1978]

Love it, yep.

[@mightychuba4025]

Bull bull taxi. What the heck does it mean?

[@mikkouhtakari139]

40 year-old music but still sounds fresh

[@mikkohyvarinen159]

Eikä tuoksu sillille.

[@AchtungBaby77]

Not just fresh, but infinitely better than anything being released today!

[@atbindustries7119]

Dire straits will always be fresh

[@jackahorey2354]

To put that into perspective, 40 years before this song would have been the music of the second world war!

[@theresat9687gmail]

@@jackahorey2354 Wow feels like yesterday. Timesless!

[@markmccoy4233]

These guys were so ahead of their time, I think they're the best rock and roll band ever!

[@marklaviolette6474]

Live changing record solid rock is dynamite too their best album hands down!

[@scottquincy]

Man, I have always loved this song, but I forgot how good the videos for this album are. It’s a little masterpiece.

[@SethBeck]

RIP Jayzik, you were gone too soon.

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

These old MTV videos make me want to cry. I could tell you what song was next just by hearing hiss of the needle at the beginning. What a time to discover music.....

[@elrenato82]

Yeah at that time I every time I got money I went to the record store to buy an album of THE DIRE STRAITS. That was my outlet when I was in highschool.

[@nyarodayoo]

I'm a roller skater and now that I've found this song, I'll feel so cool skating to this ♡ BLESS DIRE STRAITS

[@bluekoi455]

Skate on!

[@mikeydeloa7348]

A very beautiful skater girl judging by your photo ☺️

[@YesMan-uy4cj]

@@mikeydeloa7348 the girl on the photo is like 14.......................pedo

[@BScott7220]

Always been my favorite Dire Straits song.

[@joehunter6413]

Also Industrial Disease.

[@Gostovids-qt8vf]

Awesome song, but I don't think I have seen the video since the last time I saw it on MTV in the 80s. Amazing tasteful artistic beautiful video. No wonder it tore me up inside back then, making me think of my grade school crush every time I saw it!!

[@kevink9938]

first time for me as well, in…. 40 years?! i don’t remember it being in a heavy rotation at MTV so even back then i saw it maybe 10x.

[@Topesio66]

Man how Jayzik did dance.....what a goddess, what an amazing grace. She lived her life for sure. Forever and ever my skateway girl of my teenager dreams. So pure. My best song ever.

[@peggycheney7670]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

❤❤❤

[@UncommonEyes]

That was some kinda skatin’ 🤩

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

❤❤❤

[@GeorgeDavis-v1q]

One of the best songs ever

[@sandyv717]

This song is hands down, the best of Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler's guitar work at the end of this song is mind blowing!

[@juliansmit9729]

I am 14 and this is my favorite song. Its Just perfect

[@trikyy7238]

I was 14 and I used to rock to this song when my parents were out.

[@ge2623]

Just don't listen to Phil Collins. He is evil incarnate.

[@jefsiv]

I was 14 when this came out & fell in love with this roller girl!

[@johnbelvin5216]

I was in my early twenties when this came out and I still remember how Mark knopfler's guitar works stood out because it was so different/unique sounding than other bands. Of course we only had radio and MTV (back then MTV played music 24/7) to hear music with other than our home and car stereos. Mostly vinyl and cassettes at that time. A friend of mine would buy an album then record it to cassette and put the album away so as not to wear out his album.

[@evamartin4807]

How cool is that!!?

[@michaelsawer]

This video was played consistently on MTV during its earlier days. This is how I became aware of it and loved it!

[@debbieb395]

1980s was thee best decade to be a teenager!!!!! Best music too!!!! 70s classic rock and 80s rock!!!!!!

[@pskattum]

This was the best from Dire Straits. That drum pattern, followed by those keyboards and baseline.... So easy to get lost in those sounds. "Toro toro, taxi"

[@sprintbass]

From 4:20 till end is captivating to me...I was 7 years old in 1980 when I heard this and it's been with me 44 years.

[@kevingire8030]

My sister turned me onto this song.. lyrics are genius.. MK didn't get nearly the press he deserved because he was a bit quirky for that time. Dude can flat out play the chords, sing, least we forget, write killer lyrics. 🤷‍♂️

[@denisecluiss8098]

Working late - February 5th, 2024. Needed to hear this to get me through the next few minutes until I leave!!

[@Terence-g2q]

Top 10 band of all time. Seriously underappreciated

[@evamartin4807]

OMG! I'm 59 and STILL totally diggin it!

[@SamOgilvieJr]

Fabulous rhythm. British guitarists never cease to amaze.

[@Teddy-ir7xn]

I MISS 1981, too! Time to go back in time

[@numv2]

One of the best song ending ever recorded. Absolutely brilliant groove.

[@gmh101358]

Ive tried for years to learn this song on my Tele and i just cant get it.....Knopfler makes it look easy ....but its far from it....and ive been playing over 45 years.

[@antonionavarro9929]

yes my favourite

[@peteralbert1485]

It's hypnotically beautiful.

[@thowdy]

And it’s aged extremely well. The big three songs…Romeo and Juliet, Tunnel of Love and this one are still awesome.

[@OingoBoingo-eg2cw]

Great intro also❤❤❤

[@scotth1992]

One of the best music videos

[@nonyahbiznezz9094]

Toro, Toro taxi....see you tomorrow my son.........One of my all time favorites from Dire straits.

[@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x]

Yes! me too. That & through the Uh! was always my fav part.

[@peggycheney7670]

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@stlrsmike]

I had the cassette, loved the original sound. When the big record companies took over I was not happy.

[@winstonbeech3418]

My first trip to New York City in 1980, Arrived in Times Square on a Saturday evening. It was March but warm weather. Almost all of the vehicular traffic was gone at 6 pm except for a few taxis, people everywhere in the middle of the street. A taxi would approach at 45 mph and at the last second the crowd of people would part and it would slip through. And the kids - supposedly at that time thousands of runaways were living in Times Square area. And the roller skaters. I saw skater girls... and guys. I always think about that trip to Manhattan before everything changed whenever I hear this song. From the days when the video literally followed the song lyrics... Toro Toro Taxi....

[@douglasgates1302]

This is the first Dire Straits song that I ever heard. The quality of this song should have told me that Dire Straits would some day become one of my favourite bands. And, I had a huge adolescent crush on Jayzik Azikiwe (the rollerskating girl, R.I.P.). I loved her smile at 4:46.

[@andylaw4988]

Mark Knopfler,, has got to be one of the most underrated guitar players. His tone is crazy good and his phrasing kicks ass

[@hislatestflame7861]

Underrated? Are you kidding me? He’s in most people’s top 3 every time!

[@andylaw4988]

@hislatestflame7861 He should be. Sadly,hw is not

[@PeasandRockets]

His rhythm playing is this song, especially under the verses is unreal.

[@marksellers4875]

This lacks nothing. Love it all.

[@hernanbruno4178]

Dire Straits, a great band of all time-----.greetings from Argentina.

[@thomasfowler4431]

Great guitar and drums

[@ScottRehberg-c7y]

Excellent Song, one of the best from Dire Straits!

[@freewheelburning8834]

dire straits grew on me the older I got, Knopfler is a genius

[@lesvandermeulen784]

Great song