The opening line for me is the kicker.... "These mist covered mountains are a home now for me" That is the thought of a dying soldier who realises he is going to spend the rest of their short lives on the battlefield.. The soldier although mortally wounded is thanking his brothers in arms for not deserting him and reassuring them that they will be home soon. Heart wrenching.
@Orbitalmercury9 ай бұрын
This song has made me teary eyed ever since it first came out, and still does.
@Perspectiveon9 ай бұрын
As a vet this song means the world to me as it do to many others. It's commonly used at vets funerals. Tx reacting.
@newton183116 ай бұрын
Fools to make War, With our Brothers in Arms. Ours in not to reason why, But to do and Die.
@lewismaddox41326 ай бұрын
It is to bring attention to the irony of it all. Rushing, as you say, towards the weapons while simultaneously singing, "We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms." The men fighting the battles have no grievance with one another. They are killing each other over some remote leader's beef. Why in the world would we agree to that?
@alastairkerr60819 ай бұрын
This man makes the guitar CRY !!!!
@brandonhall5615Ай бұрын
More than the guitar are crying, my friend.
@pedrovitsch23 күн бұрын
Even the angels cry, my friend!
@denisbryce87465 ай бұрын
The Band, Dire Straits & of course, Mark Knofler himself are British. This song was written as a tribute to the British Soldiers involved in the Falkland Islands Conflict between Britain & Argentina in 1982.
@glastonbury43049 ай бұрын
A song written about the Falklands war and a British soldier called Lieutenant Lawrence who was shot and lost 42% of his brain on Mount Tumbledown by an Argentinian sniper as the Argentinians retreated, however its also about the futility of all wars and we are all brothers in arms doing things we dont really want to do but feel we have to as a good citizen to our country but has little rhyme or reason...😢
@mattcole719 ай бұрын
Romeo and juliet by them is a great song
@davidshattock95229 ай бұрын
If that is about bloke I saw in the documentary recently wish him well and a happy christmas
@teushenoconi49769 ай бұрын
The song is about Malvinas, right?
@necessaryevil34289 ай бұрын
@@teushenoconi4976would be if you fought harder 🇬🇧
@teushenoconi49769 ай бұрын
@@necessaryevil3428 Did you mean if you steal territories?
@johnhayman49019 ай бұрын
Telegraph Road (Alchemy live) last song at this concert. Keyboard player, drummer and of course Mark Knofler on guitar are outstanding on this version
@Bolo20289 ай бұрын
I agree completely. Telegraph Road is extremely good, especially that live version.
@arnodobler10969 ай бұрын
👍
@beldin29879 ай бұрын
💯🤘
@briankuczynski43759 ай бұрын
💯
@billck55209 ай бұрын
one of my favorites also
@RobinC639 ай бұрын
This song never ceases to give me chills ever since it was released. Not only for its sheer brilliance but one of my cousins was a survivor of one of the British ships that was sunk in the Falklands war. Although the song captures the feeling of another aspect of the war it still touches me deeply!
@raycornford2839 ай бұрын
For me, no-one creates emotion with the guitar like Mark. You should try "Telegraph Road" from the Alchemy Live gig - amazing!
@thatguyinthechat669 ай бұрын
Mark Knopfler's guitar playing always gets me. So happy that I got to see him live 19 years ago
@tomosprey63105 ай бұрын
Saw dire sraits 92 Gateshead Stadium UK brilliant.
@xxFORDIExx9 ай бұрын
This is what it says under the word 'Masterpiece' in the dictionary. Lol. It's seriously on another level. Once again Knopfler and band created a classic that will stand the test of time. Remarkable. Lovely reaction 😊
@paulhooker63469 ай бұрын
I am a 56year old man and I always get very emotional listening to this song, not so much the lyrics but definitely the tune. 🏴🇬🇧❤👍🔥
@tonybennett41599 ай бұрын
Tracks like Sultans of Swing and Telegraph Road translate brilliantly to live performances, but Brothers in Arms and Private Investigations are so precisely arranged with so many different nuances, that the studio version is far and away the best way to hear them.
@woodwind3149 ай бұрын
Especially "Private Investigations". The sound engineering is *insane*. Almost a musical sculpture.
@cr100019 ай бұрын
I'd go part way with that. With the proviso that the 'studio version' is the one off the Brothers in Arms album, which is identical with this video but has two minutes extra on the end that (for some reason) they cut out of the video. Sultans of Swing and Tunnel of Love are, in my opinion, better in the live performances. In the case of Brothers in Arms, I agree the studio version is more precisely arranged. The live versions bring their own atmosphere to the song. So I'd rate them 'equal, but different'. (I actually have six different versions of this song on my MP3 player, and I can listen to all six in a row - they're sufficiently different that they don't get monotonous).
@TheMerlin6727 ай бұрын
I agree with that comment 100%.
@samusahlsten59489 ай бұрын
Very nice reaction. This is really a masterpiece. The whole album is great. I recommend songs "Money for nothing" or "Romeo and Juliet" to you.
@jameswormington99789 ай бұрын
I have heard this song hundreds of times and each time I have to prepare myself emotionally to listen to it but it is so good that I must go through tough emotions each listen ... great music and a healthy cleansing.
@nopriors3 ай бұрын
It always inspires me to count my blessings and remember how lucky I am to live in peace
@tonyfamularo83743 ай бұрын
As a Dire Straits fan I highly recommend a reaction to the live version of Telegraph Road from the Alchemy Tour. Absolutely brilliant
@nikkip33854 ай бұрын
That last "conversation" between the guitar full of sorrow and the warmth of the keyboard is absolutely beautiful.
@philpjm66599 ай бұрын
Live version from the Nelson Mandella birhday party concert. Is simply stunning.
@vals_loeder9 ай бұрын
One of the true classics. The album is one of the first CDs I ever bought. Still love it.
@theemaygoogleme1519 ай бұрын
Mark Knopfler released a live version from Berlin in 2007 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands war. I believe all the proceeds went to Veteran's causes. It's worth a listen along with Mandela's 70th birthday version with Eric Clapton on rythym guitar.
@glastonbury43049 ай бұрын
Don't forget the band of the Royal Marines doing this song, especially poignant as the RM were fighting in the Falklands war...
@michaelchialastri10884 ай бұрын
Imagine having Eric on rhythm guitar
@brandoncreek750213 күн бұрын
Some guitar masters have the ability to reach into .and pluck the strings of ones SOUL
@DavidG-u2k9 ай бұрын
Great reaction. The live version from the Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert is recognised by fans as the best and certainly the most iconic version of this song.
@InnaSoloMusic9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your comment and the mention of the Nelson Mandela Tribute Concert 😊
@jeffputnam35829 ай бұрын
That's the best I've heard among many greats.@@InnaSoloMusic
@garyrobb53419 ай бұрын
@@InnaSoloMusicI read that their performance of this at the Nelson Mandela concert was so popular in South Africa that the “powers that be” asked who should get the royalties. When they replied “Amnesty International” the band was prohibited from performing in that country. South Africa’s problem with racial discrimination has improved somewhat since. Luv ya.😊
@Billy-zv6gv9 ай бұрын
Dire Straits was my best friend's favorite non Metal band; he was Navajo, and he drank his very last room temp can of Budweiser years ago, and this song especially keeps him with us, so thank you.
@KillerwhaleTRX9 ай бұрын
One of the best that reminds me of my late DAD!! He LOVED this song..... fukk now i cry......
@michaelchialastri10882 ай бұрын
Bless your dad 🙏😅
@bianca28179 ай бұрын
In a decade full of iconic music, this is one of the best! ✌️ Peace✌️
@michaelchialastri10884 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@ianputtick46897 ай бұрын
I have lost many friends and i will always love this song im crying
@nickhaswell60119 ай бұрын
Probably the best song in music history The lyrics are simply stunning along with stunning guitar and vocals The guitar on its own tells the story
@aldoayhoniz1909 ай бұрын
The final guitar solos in the live versions of this song are epic. You should try them.
@CoolCoyote9 ай бұрын
Beautiful typical from Mark , best moment for me listening to this on old record player with huge brown speakers
@ryanguertin80289 ай бұрын
Saying goodbye to fellow soldier who is dying for nothing. Proxy this and that.
@razorsedge17 ай бұрын
One of the most powerful and emotional guitar licks of all-time! Kills me every time I listen to it!
@sandielawson39479 ай бұрын
There is a live version that is outstanding. Longer instrumental solos and the best organ solo I’ve ever heard. Also Telegraph Road live is another outstanding performance!
@PeterDay819 ай бұрын
Please have a look at Dire Straits - Telegraph Road (Alchemy Live) Thank you young lady.
@Bolo20289 ай бұрын
I agree completely. Telegraph Road is a must.
@TheNotedHero9 ай бұрын
For an epic and beautiful performance of them live, check out "Dire Straits - Private Investigations LIVE (On the Night, 1993) HD". It's one of my favourite performances. Dire Straits are almost always better live than in the studio, but this Brothers In Arms video is one of those exceptions, at least as your first listen!
@jericoba9 ай бұрын
One of the best (war) songs ever written and performed.
@jessegoodfellow19927 ай бұрын
The best version is the performance at Wembley for Nelson Mandela's celebration. Wonderful.
@jessegoodfellow19926 ай бұрын
I could not agree with you more.
@ninja_tony9 ай бұрын
I don’t think you’ve done it yet, tell me if I’m wrong, but one of their songs you must check out is Walk of Life. It’s fantastic and catchy.
@FlashGormless7 күн бұрын
Most guitarist can make a guitar sing, but Mark Knofler is the only one that can make a guitar cry.
@stevesmith25294 ай бұрын
Beautiful
@michaelchialastri10884 ай бұрын
Agreed,!!
@edwinpreston81595 ай бұрын
Mark Knopfler is a music god!! All his songs are tear jerkers without even trying!
@MinistryOfDarkness119 ай бұрын
Hi great reaction and channel. I absolutely recommend Brothers In Arms Live Dire Straits " On The Night"1993. Every reactor I've seen stated this performance really had an impact on them. Also from the same concert I think you'll really love Calling Elvis and Private Investigations. All the best, Cheers from Australia 👍🎸🎸🎸
@peterstrayhorn53169 ай бұрын
I seen this song Live on U Tube it was longer. He has one of a kind voice. Great choice.
@TheGreat_Kramer14 ай бұрын
I am 46 years old. I have been listening to this album since the day it came out because of my mom and this song just moves me in ways that nothing else can. Oh and she's the "man too strong" in my life.
@danclaynz5 ай бұрын
I love your heartfelt reactions. This is such a great song, guitar and vocals as one.
@garrycroft42157 ай бұрын
I’m the same age as Mark (74) back in the day I saw them live in London, Manchester and Glasgow. They are my favourite band of all time. ❤❤❤❤❤. Try “Telegraph Road” or “Tunnel of Love “
@RonSynan5 ай бұрын
Chills and tears.
@giuseppegisini29197 ай бұрын
È sublime..tra i primi dieci brani di tutti i tempi...poesia in musica
@leocmen9 ай бұрын
React to the LIVE VERSION (ON THE NIGHT) in which he elevates the interpretation to heaven
@larsj59539 ай бұрын
Thank you for a great reaction!! This is a masterpiece and it sounds like the guitar is crying 😪
@davef.68037 ай бұрын
'Romeo And Juliet' from the Alchemy Live performance is epic.
@marcelopessoa49119 ай бұрын
Fine reaction! 👍 Such a great song, this one, with such an important message! You ask which song should you react to, now?... Well, if this song is a sad one, what do you think of reacting to a joyful one? And I got 2 options for you - in both cases, I suggest the official music video - , "Twisted by the pool" and "Walk of life".
@capetowntrikeman9 ай бұрын
Telegraph Road...live at the Alchemy concert. A true masterpiece.
@philipmilner96387 ай бұрын
There tunes and songs to fire 'a man up' to send him into battle and there are songs to die to. This song tells the story of a man how's fatally wounded on the battle field, that is about to die.
@vesaroivainen4 ай бұрын
Back in 80's there was a guy in the city of Turku (Finland) who was asking us to join him to fight for Freedom of Estonia and we agreed but thankfully we didn't have to even though it would have been our honor as jaegers.(check history)
@PB...9 ай бұрын
-We can see a classic scene with this song, on the TV show "Miami Vice" in the 1980's, (in last scene of the episode: 'Out Where the Buses Don't Run')
@LucasAndrade-vz6yb9 ай бұрын
Beautiful, just beautiful
@jeffstevens42629 ай бұрын
A sad soft song with an incredible strong and powerful message. It's a work of pure genius from Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, one of their very finest. 🙋♂
@renedavids61549 ай бұрын
One of the bands greatest song. So much emotion in the guitarplaying by Mark Knopfler. His style is still very unique. Listen to this version of him: Mark Knopfler - Why Worry (An Evening With Mark Knopfler, 2009)
@ClandOp7 ай бұрын
Excellent! I never noticed that Knopfler's gun becomes a guitar. Brilliant.
@pedrovitsch23 күн бұрын
We should not change the world with weapons, but with music!
@maiconandrade134820 күн бұрын
O mundo inteiro deveria ouvir esse hino
@davidwatts-hw2dh7 ай бұрын
England is my home. Many have fought to save it. A pretty gentle kind landscape.
@yannou5687 ай бұрын
Tunnel of love, télégraphe road etc. Y'a du lourd encore chez dire Strait
@Bolo20289 ай бұрын
Telegraph Road from Alchemy Live.
@johnhewett94839 ай бұрын
glad you understood this beautiful sad song, great reaction
@OcotilloTom9 ай бұрын
Beautifully done, most of us came back but some of us never really came home. Tom Boyte GySgt. U.S. Marine Corps, retired Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71 Infantry, Machine guns
@craigbarrett22789 ай бұрын
One of my favourite of theirs. Two best bands for me, Pink Floyd and Dire Straights.... Cute by the way.
@samlawrence46709 ай бұрын
This song is sung from the point of view of a dying soldier saying goodbye to his brothers in arms.
@dougall16879 ай бұрын
Telegraph road would be my next pick. It tells the story of the Road in Detroit with the same name from its first creation through all the times that have followed. Both live and studio have their strengths.
@SteveHamilton-s4k7 ай бұрын
Being Ukrainian, this must have hit home, Slava Ukraini.
@florisdejong46619 ай бұрын
Such tasteful and understated guitar work ❤
@Marcus-p5i5s9 ай бұрын
One of their best.
@greenstreak2389 ай бұрын
Hauntingly Beautiful... Thanks Inna for sharing your reaction. "HEAVY FUEL" (On The Night, 1993) and "MONEY FOR NOTHING" (Live Aid 1985 with Sting)
@InnaSoloMusic9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the comment and the suggestions 😊
@SirCamsmorethanalot6 ай бұрын
and how can you not cry at such beauty ???
@SDsailor79 ай бұрын
Another great song in the theme of war is "roads to Moscow" by Al Stewart a very powerful song.
@user-zl9qb3fx8tq9 ай бұрын
The live version (On the Night 1993) is fabulous‼ 🎸
@rk41gator9 ай бұрын
One of the best anti-war songs ever written. This video captures the whole ethos and angst of dying away from your home and family. The videos won some well-deserved prestigious awards.
@lewistasso88669 ай бұрын
This video is brought to you by Mankind: killing each other since Cain killed Abel. This video shows the failure of man trying to bring peace through the tragedies of war. The scene of seeing the rows of WWI blinded soldiers with their eyes bandaged from mustard gas really hits home. It shows that the effects of war don't stop on the battlefields. Only the dead have seen the end of war.
@AmjadAliSyd9 ай бұрын
Dire Straits, U2 & Led zeppelin❤🔥
@kaganboracoban32539 ай бұрын
Listen to this band in concert recording. You can't regret it. he is a guitar master. He becomes free at the concert...
@thomasmacdiarmid82519 ай бұрын
You could compare this with the cover by the a capella band Home Free. Of course, no guitar solos, but totally amazing harmonies and bass leads. It is very different and yet conveys the sadness and regretfulness just as strongly.
@jaynicholas5239 ай бұрын
Definitely this and the live versions of the epic song ❤
@MallyNicholsonАй бұрын
The song is about war
@boqndimitrov86939 ай бұрын
perfect combination between song and video. ❤
@Kelsea-20029 ай бұрын
The only thing in this song that really touches me deeply every time is the wonderful voice of the Gibson Les Paul. Simply masterfully played by Mark Knopfler.
@ARRCEE6189 ай бұрын
Walk of life next. You will love it
@geoffmower87297 ай бұрын
So many different worlds, so many different suns, but we have just one world but we live in different ones!
@_eclipz_9 ай бұрын
Beautiful song
@wingandhog9 ай бұрын
No combat veteran will ever glorify war. If you know, you know.
@umopapisdnpuaq9 ай бұрын
Super powerful lyrics, but the music has already broken your heart before they even start!
@industrial-steampunk9 ай бұрын
Yes I always believed it to be about the loss of the Welsh guardsmen in thr Falkland war ( you will return to your valley's and your farms )
@ozymandias79403 ай бұрын
Sorry, kind of off topic comment here, but this young lady is absolutely gorgeous. I'd imagine she is small in stature, petite. She has small hands, very cute. 🥰
@менказакпын-щ9щ4 ай бұрын
🔥🎼
@dorivalcamargojr29539 ай бұрын
My suggestion for next Dire Straits reaction: Your latest trick
@michaelchialastri10884 ай бұрын
Song is so sad and you are so sweet and kind
@ugadawgs19905 ай бұрын
The guitar parts are intended to sound like a helicopter that’s arriving to lift the wounded soldier away from the battlefield, yet his comrades are left yelling up to him, “We will remember you, brother!”
@gilbert72537 ай бұрын
Regarder le live de 1993 super 😊😊
@korben4leeloo9 ай бұрын
Next steps: Tunnel of Love ( Alchemy version ), Telegraph Road ( Alchemy version ), Romeo and Juliet