Mark Knopfler - Brothers In Arms (A Night In London | Official Live Video)

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The live concert "A Night In London" was recorded in the BBC building in April 1996 and includes songs from Mark's first solo album Golden Heart as well as several Dire Straits hits and classic film themes.
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[@NorthwayMotors]

The world needs this song today.

[@anne-mariemeiffren7090]

Tellement d'espoir, tellement de désespoir. Amitié de France

[@delforey1]

Saludos desde Chile por la paz

[@christinefluckiger9690]

Greatings from Switzerland. Wonderful song ❤

[@hanskok3692]

When I was 16 I used to think that this was one of the best songs I had ever heard. I’m 59 now and still think that it’s one of the best songs I have ever heard.

[@audibloke]

Brothers in Arms was released in 1985, 38 years ago, so you would’ve been around 21. I agree about it being one of the best songs.

[@MiskoErceg]

It,s true

[@royalcrown9502]

Knopfler blows me away !!!

[@morcovcanada8577]

Yes agree .. Marc is for me the best one, KING of electric guittar

[@SalvatoreQuartararo-zh7ms]

Meravigliosa, eterna,ma penso che i politici e capi di stato non l' hanno mai ascoltata

[@patriciawagstaff6302]

My husband who was a true rocker at 71, but he loved Mark's music. I played this song at his bedside while he lay dying In ICU. .It seemed to bring him peace and settled his heart rhythm so he could pass in peace.. Thank you Mark. RIP MY love.. 10-13-21

[@mikmor900]

Thanks for sharing. I wish this will be the song when my time will come

[@g.j.schreuder7152]

Thank you for your beautiful comment. You must have loved him very much to say this wonderful words ( and you still love him for who he was) I wish you all the best in days to come. Gerard.

[@josephthomas9052]

I'm 75 and stumbled across this piece by accident. Beautiful piece of art. So very sorry for your loss and just know that your husband's fingerprints and spirit are still in your home.

[@rogerhanson8241]

Your comment touched deep into my soul.

[@KelsterVonShredster]

Wow.....may he rest in peace with such magical music.

[@jonsimms5575]

For all my old mates in the Royal Marines, I sit with my single malt shedding a tear. We did our duty, we paid a heavy price. Never forgotten brothers X

[@michaelyoung7311]

Thanks for your service, Jon. - semper fi mike, USMC 30yrs

[@weezer5442]

Good on you and all who served!

[@6string697]

Single malt says it all. Hope you can afford an expensive one.

[@chieftain1537]

we did it because we didn't know it was impossible. greetings from a spanish marine. Valientes por tierra y por mar

[@user-ni2bt1tf2m]

Здравствуйте, я русский мы перед боем не выпиваем мне 52 года.

[@ericwarmath1091]

As a veteran, this song touches my heart and soul and reminds me of my brothers in arms from long ago. Most people don't really understand that bond but this soulful song sums it up better than anything I know.

[@brunalamonica1040]

Qqqq

[@user-wk2tg8qs3n]

😊

[@jameswalker8705]

Beutiful meaningful words brother 🫂

[@johnnyosb6039]

AS A 17 YEAR OLD MARINE WHO WAS IN COUNTRY THIS SONG HAS ALWAYS MADE MY EYES SWEAT,A LOT,44 NAMES ON THAT WALL I KNOW

[@Sydney559]

Not a veteran of any war but, i do think i understand. I will rest this here and... thank you for your service. Seeing the world today we dont deserve you mate. Hope you still have plenty of joyfull years!

“Brothers in Arms” was released in 1985. I was 37 (Vietnam era Boomer). Now I’m 72 and still listening.

[@mrff5975]

take care brother, even with the outbreak around, music is the best medicine

[@onorator]

Today I'm 64 and still listening

[@Marmite695]

Bless you! Many of us have made it through many horrors, and we live with the eternal fallout. May I recommend the following : Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon. Bright Blue - Weeping, and The Scorpions - Winds of Change. Sending you a psychic hug from across the oceans.

[@onorator]

@@Marmite695 thank you very much. may God bless us all and help us overcome this tragedy that is scourging the whole world.

[@Marmite695]

@@onorator Perhaps one day, this brutal world will get it. Those who do not learn from history, are condemned to repeat it. And the rest of us, well, we'll keep on kicking and screaming and shouting. NEVER give up my friend. God needs akl the help we can give him!!

[@lonewolf5238]

This is the most intensely beautiful, haunting, torturous and loving song ever created. Thank you, Mr Knopfler. We all thank you.

[@leapingjoseph8462]

Truth. Peace, brother.

[@lonewolf5238]

@@leapingjoseph8462 amen to that.

[@leapingjoseph8462]

@@lonewolf5238 , Amen. Was listening to Romeo and Juliet when your message popped up. Probably my 2nd fav by Mark K.

[@pascuallopez2432]

@@lonewolf5238 para qué responder inokuos lo único qué tengo qué decir cuidate niña

[@martinnoyes8907]

Well said brother god bless Mark

[@FM-hv6zc]

What possesses a man to write this master piece of music about human nature and its effects? He certainly is touched with a gift very few guitarist will ever attain. I salute you Mark Knopfler.

[@ismailahmad5691]

Biggest guitar player of all time.

[@Wolverines77]

Very well said...

[@viorelflorinionel1055]

😅

[@aptaylor75]

He was well educated in one of the world's best academic systems. He taught history before founding DS.😂

[@marysesiebert890]

Les Dire Straits dont Mark sont merveilleux

[@farouk414]

When I was 18 I used to think that this was one of the best songs I had ever heard. I’m 43 now and still think that it’s one of the best songs I have ever heard.

[@josealcirnunesnunes4179]

I totally agree with tou. I have the same feeling.

[@normanschultz1142]

When this song first came out I think I was 20 and at 57 it still moves me ,quite often brings a tear to my eye

[@emraldeyz1]

You are not wrong.

[@biblioteca3578]

estoy de acuerdo. es mas a medida que pasa el tiempo la valoro mas como una obra maestra, inspiradisima y llena de talento. una canción unica.

[@chef-fred]

60 this year. Feel exactly the same. Brothers in Arms came out in my late teens. I wore out this track.

[@denisecaringer4726]

One of the most hauntingly brilliant songs of all times. The guitar and violins are crying. So am I.

[@davidhowes1814]

and the deer hunter haunting

[@jaric5119]

Embrace the emotion. it is healing in the end.

[@gidgesepic1620]

If this song doesn’t touch you….you have no heart.

[@saadelayati8058]

The most beautiful song I've ever heard

[@delforey1]

Saludos desde Chile por la paz

[@razbuznik]

I’m a grown man and simply cannot halt the tear which comes to my eye when I hear this tune.

[@patrickfriedrichs8948]

For my fallen Brothers...I am now 64 years old....this song will always give me a lump in the throat...those that paid the ultimate price....peace....look at the world today....us humans will never learn...it's all about greed and power ..sad very sad indeed....

[@kriscosta8761]

So sad 😔

[@MarkWilliams-ix4bo]

Lump in the throat and tear in the eye. It’s a thought provoking song and a beautiful peace of music.

[@recceeboy1237]

I am 68 and still bear the scars of battle, i think back to a younger me full of piss and bravado until the rage of combat took my mates and tore my body. This song puts me back to the fleeting moments of the time that innocence left replaced by nightmares. I hope you are well and the call of fallen friends is quiet in your mind.

[@mikelee7208]

You are so right.

[@mikelee7208]

I wonder if this is our swan song? Please peace

[@stix2you1]

The finest song ever written and performed by a genius. One incredible piece of music.

[@meghnadchakravarty9376]

❤️

[@goldendragon1]

One of the finest indeed.

[@mustafajbilou2511]

Jke2rq

[@richposports7030]

It's up there.

[@siegfriedferber8425]

@@mustafajbilou2511 ii

[@JMurdochNZ]

"We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms". This song has been part of my life for nearly 40 years and that line has only gotten more poignant. Chills every single time.

[@markb2682]

aint it the truth....

[@JJ-fb8dc]

I am 16 right now, porbably one of the youngest listeners of this masterpiece. But it doesnt matter, wish i would have lived in Marks prime time!

[@Nickelbippy]

I wish I would have too. the early 80s I was 20 ish but I didn't appreciate then.. crazy me

[@theresewalters1696]

We need young ones such as you now. Thanks for your comment. It gives hope to us older ones.

[@uppityglivestockian]

Timeless. Knopfler is in the pantheon of greatest guitarists of all time.

[@guenterbahr6566]

i am with you i am 65 years old it was my time

[@eusebiosuperbi434]

Essa música é demais. Parece mais um canto para lavar à alma, trás muita paz e serenidade!

[@sherbetdab6066]

A "Virtuoso" is THE Definitive Word for Sir Knopfler...A Giant in a Wee Pool,Never Equalled for Songwriting nor Soul. Love these Guys since the 80`s..too old to change now,IF there was anything Half as Decent,huh??!!!

[@warriormonx]

Him and Gilmour….Jesus, imagine David Gilmour playing this…

[@aroo9967]

@@sherbetdab6066 check out Taj, you will see the future king of guitars.

[@domcampbell9428]

Never has a human being been more at one with a guitar than when Mark plays this song. Absolutely spellbinding work of genius.

[@johnstreet819]

You never saw Riley B. King live.

[@domcampbell9428]

@@johnstreet819 Correct

[@domcampbell9428]

@@storagewars Hi, I must admit that I’ve never heard of it but I’ll have a listen later.

[@user-xc8bj9uc2s]

우쿠라이나.

[@garypeatling7927]

Dave , Gary etc

[@gavwilson3413]

I wonder if Mark has any idea just how powerful that song is? And how it reasonates very deeply for so many veterans?

[@JimT-RCT]

I'm sure he knows, but I'm not sure that he realised, when he first wrote it

[@marilynmoser5055]

I too wonder

[@MsBmaat]

of course he does. he wrote it. it oozes from his pores.

[@mtease9247]

I think he does. It’s why he plays it ❤

[@mariocromm2277]

Of course he knoooooows!!!!

[@cafereggio9-xj1cr]

There is only one Mark Knopfler. The album "Brother's in Arms" is a masterpiece, we all remember! This is a touching performance !

[@johnready630]

Both my sons are serving , makes me think of them and all before.

[@ronent9441]

May god protect them and lead back home in peace.

[@twa4077]

thankful for their service.

[@markcaruana4504]

the poor dying for the rich..sorry but they made a bad decision especially war mongering satanic usa ..200 wars killing millions of innocent people civilians and proppimg up fascist regimes in south america (dirty wars) in 50 years of independence

[@suflo8245]

I hope they will be safe it must be very hard for you.Sending love and light.💓

[@monster_rg]

This performance is definitely one of the golden pages of music. Mark engraved his name in gold to the music history stone and this will never fade. This is music of eternity. This is music of our life. Thank you, Mark !

[@javierfueyo6871]

M

[@sanderdragsund7373]

@@javierfueyo6871 M

[@gianicasarini2060]

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[@colinrobottom1254]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👍What else can you say!! 😁👍

[@user-qv5fq7wc5j]

Хорошо сказано! На родине старины Марка уж не осталось людей почти, которые могут так сформулировать.

[@acfed72]

Я из СССР. И когда я услышал эту песню в 1985-86 г.г. по ТВ она запала мне в душу. И сейчас, когда мне больше 50 лет, я с удовольствием слушаю ее, и вспоминаю свои юные года... Так все было хорошо тогда. Спасибо Mark Knopfler. Это восхитительно! I'm from the USSR. And when I heard this song in 1985-86 on TV, it sank into my soul. And now I am over 50 years old, and I enjoy listening to her, and I remember my young years... So everything was fine then. Thanks to Mark Knopfler. It's amazing!

[@morgan97475]

Afghanisti?

[@acfed72]

@@morgan97475 Russia

[@nevasimonton816]

One of the very best performances of this song. Especially like the violins.

[@luciferdeuce1]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Thank you.

[@gregmackenzie5822]

This one of the best songs ever in the history of music on the planet earth !

[@herrroy4963]

Totally agree,

[@joncrispin2382]

Right on brilliant.

[@valmamahnamte2020]

You're right buddy

[@lamranikarim]

A Moroccan fan sitting in his house in Bali Island enjoying this Master piece. Hello to All.

[@kurtjohansen]

Hello to you from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@michaelkent97]

One of the most insightful lyrics. I played the cold war as a submariner. Still pertained to us. Anytime a submarine went down we felt they were a brother in arms. We all fought the sea. And sometimes the sea wins. God speed and following winds my shipmates.

[@Christian-du7qt]

C'est une excellente année de la vie CHRISTIAN 😅

[@ericschutte9912]

After 27 years as a police officer, 16 years in the reserve military, all the things I've seen, and how brutal humanity can be to one another, this song brings tears to my cheeks Every. Single. Time.

[@RichardGailey]

I know that you will never read this, but Dire Straits was a huge part of my life growing up. Thank you so much for keeping the memories that I have left.

[@johnmcavinue4957]

Read it ,....

[@killamrbxb1151]

So did i 👀

[@iaincheyne4480]

I read it too

[@bobjohnson3205]

I DID.... Good choice

[@keylargo100]

I read it too. Same here

[@nofam]

Still baffles me that Mark Knoplfer doesn't get the same mainstream recognition as Clapton/SRV/Jeff Beck/Hendrix etc - he's an absolute genius who's style of playing is both instantly recognizable and nearly uncopyable.

[@oliveringram3056]

I'm guessing he prefers it that way...?

[@craigbrown1672]

Not sure about the mainstream part mate but there isn’t a guitarist, or anyone that gets guitar who doesn’t rate Mark Knopfler for his style and technique. He’s a genuine A-list guitarist

[@jerryd5471]

He's in a class by himself👍👊💯🎶🎶

[@DeeEllEff]

The videos show closeups of his hands and fingers, and yet and still, we cannot copy him!

[@MrSte553]

Idk about Stevie but he is for aure better than those other guys.

[@christiansudreau4251]

The guitar has been invented for this exceptional man

[@angmac3202]

When I came back from a Bosnia tour in 1994 I just listened to this song again and again for days....thankfully got over things and focused on my my wife and children who I love more than anything

[@candydad3240]

My husband listens to this song all of the time when he is alone and thinking of his army days & nights. A wife knows these things.

[@nigelarbury9989]

So do I, as I am now😪

[@sunrise1365]

Listen tell him the past no man can change but the future is where we all are

[@highwatercircutrider]

This song always takes me back to my U.S. Army days 1970-76 and the faces of my ‘brothers in arms, so hard to breath thinking of those days.

[@TheFunnel2012]

Anyone who has served can't help but choke up at "And though they did hurt me so bad, in the fear and alarm, you did not desert me my brothers in arms."

[@pathart8854]

Tell him to let it go and forget about the past . I was at war for years and we used to play this . I was part of a team of 45 other guys and only 4 of us made it back . We took out over 320 enemy's on our way out after we blew the aminitaion stores. Sad times

[@williambrander2714]

In 2004 I Iost my last 4 brothers to cancer all in a 13th month period all who served their country I am 71 and every time I here this song I still cry it just means so much. Such beautiful words and music and a absolute genius playing the guitar.

[@orlyscape]

william brander ❤️

[@Marmite695]

I am so sorry for your loss, but I want you to know that they are all immortal, and in a higher, better place. Blessed Be.

[@pien770]

😪💞

[@waynemckim7018]

A really good time to listen to this song

[@pien770]

I lost my friend to braincancer, he was so young 😪 Sorry for my bad englisch

[@andyknowles558]

No one lives for ever, but Mark's music and songs will be heard in the stars for ever.

[@mariahbenicchio2495]

My husband loved this music! Impossible don’t cry remembering him! Rest in peace, Baby! Still love you…❤❤❤

[@delforey1]

Saludos desde Chile por la paz

[@maryobrien6115]

This song was played at my brother's cremation. April 2019. My youngest of 5 brothers, Owen, so loved and never ever forgotten. I love you. Your big sister Mary. 💕

[@orlyscape]

Beautiful.

[@jessewall7798]

Bless you

[@keza2229]

♥️♥️

[@jessewall7798]

@@keza2229 thanks so much

[@mp6690]

♥️🙏♥️🎸

[@sakkieenslin791]

One of the greatest songs ever been written.

[@patwoodcock4759]

Mark is the epitome of less is more in this version of the song. Pure honey and the strings arrangement just adds rosewater…its sublime

[@andrewdrummond1244]

Love Mark, but l wish he would smile more often.

[@davidshaw5979]

there was little nod at the end, a knowing nod, to say to strings that was perfect.

[@tobylove666]

@@andrewdrummond1244 you cant smile to this dude

[@elenaned5237]

An absolute musical genius , the greatest music writer and guitarist of his generation. I'd be close to saying THE greatest.

[@bizrikenlahcen7989]

it's great, I am Moroccan, from a different culture than the Anglo-Saxon culture but I find that this music calls out to the soul of any person in spite of his culture ... it is quite simply a sublime universal language

[@same5952]

Great music surpasses all differences and this one is a modern masterpiece.

[@peterdarnell7627]

music is universal bless you stay well

[@rogeranderson8763]

We are all Brothers. -Veteran '66-68

[@dicklindell948]

Well said and agree.

[@anasazouzi1976]

From morocco too and this is my favote music it make caaaaaalme and thinking off alotof things with relax

[@johnwoods7941]

The world will only be saved by people of passion, poetry and persistence - who overcome politicians who are only interested in power, profit and perversion.

[@lindaetheredge7972]

AMEN

[@rebekahlafever333]

John, excellent comment !!! Was like a poem...........💚

[@idiotusmaximus2643]

Very true.. so let's get going folks!

[@momandpopbusinessfunding]

Amen John, AMEN!!! Gods speed my friend. Fight the fight, spread love and kindness to the "NTH" DEGREE! Bret

[@drcohbi]

Damn John! That was beautifully written! Amen brother!

[@timwelsh9266]

I remember flying to the drop zone in a chopper playing this in my earphones 1990 its still sends shivers down my spine x

[@user-pj4cb2wn1u]

Feel the same

[@user-pj4cb2wn1u]

We have memorries the most will never alive I hope

[@tonydeaton1967]

Man this song reaches you on a deep level.

[@ronaldelliott4373]

I lost a cousin in Vietnam. He was a chopper pilot. Also, I have a grandson serving stateside currently. There isn’t a moment while listening to this beautiful song, that I don’t think of them, or all of our brave men and women in uniform. Thank you Mr. Knopfler for this extraordinary expression of our military members shared experiences. Maybe one day we might all make the leap beyond this insanity of harming each other with such precision, and work toward a different future. Here’s hoping that day arrives soon. Peace to all.

[@johnwise7693]

Your last 3 sentences echo the last line of the song, "We're fools to make war on our brothers on arms."

[@johnfoster3286]

Until the power hungry control politicians realise that even if they control the world they aint gonna live forever, it will continue. Dec 2021 the outlook is grim.

[@johnwise7693]

@@johnfoster3286 Yep. Not to mention the arms merchants.

[@rebbelic6876]

❤️🙏🏿

[@wittywoo9559]

War is controlled by those in the shadows .. real men & women die for a cause that's not worthy .. give up your arms make peace not war

[@TheZardinha]

I remember my dad when I hear this song. I miss him so much.

[@clareswinney1087]

❤️

[@tonyves]

Don't cry for him. Live for him. Best Crys.

[@patrickvernin8203]

why.....

[@BrandonChawane]

My dad introduced me to Dire Straits too

[@robertbossenbroek8701]

Remember my dad und uncle when listening the songs of Dire Straits...

[@sika7968]

I admire him a lot because he respects all the artists who play with him, with his smile he motivates them all. His immortal songs.

[@rybackracing8075]

Love Marks restraint in playing this version, to give his fellow musicians the spotlight they deserve. What a dude.

[@franzschaefer4002]

The one and only Mark Knopfler. Magnificent!

[@glennpickard2239]

One of the world's top 5 guitarists !

[@NorthofYou1]

If this doesn’t touch your soul, if this doesn’t make you stop for a minute to reflect, if this doesn’t make you almost want to cry...... I fear for your soul.

[@gofoats]

I wept. I've lost brothers.

[@darleneswire9419]

Your comment is right on spot. I can't make it through without crying no matter how many times I listen. Will we ever learn ?

[@armandarmand3951]

@@gofoats May god welcome them in peace.

[@felicitasronning5180]

@@darleneswire9419 I hope so

[@amandahall6840]

I cry all the time

[@Ooooooooooh-nooooooooooooooo]

Beautifull !!! Also funny to see how people waited for the very silence at the end to applaude in order not to miss a single part of a note : these are real fans !!!

[@senrakhal7318]

Mark knopfler was and will always be the greatest guitarist of all times

[@albertshawnfigaredo4143]

This song will never get old in a million years...! Respect to u Sir.... For making one of the best creations

[@nathanielharrison1112]

Great!!

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

That Gibson guitar cry's for his long lost brothers.

[@russellrivers1841]

Probably the best emotive guitarist ever. Let my music take you for a walk and tell you a story that will last a lifetime

[@traceyk6541]

Yeah Brother...Yeah...........

[@drogna3905]

Indeed

[@clareswinney1087]

Along with Gilmore.

[@nagadorset]

Yes Russell Rivers - EVER!

[@yaas]

That is so beautifully put.

[@marcelboisvert8310]

I think Mark is one of the best guitar player in the world today

[@wjlevien]

Without question

[@christinefluckiger9690]

Yes thats right ❤

[@donaldsanders5124]

18 years of Army Service and an Iraq veteran this song speaks to me like no other. I know its meaning is not what I feel but still it reaches a place that few songs can.

[@melanielawrence4422]

I’m an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran myself. Thank you for everything you’ve done. I agree with you about this song. It’s painfully beautiful. Amazing how it can both soothe and make you feel…. hollow at the same time.

[@donaldsanders5124]

@@melanielawrence4422 Thank you for your service and may God's blessings keep you safe.

[@angelakemp3705]

The most hauntingly beautiful song I have ever heard.

[@charlie01546]

Listen to the concert in full, you will not be disappointed. Includes some old Dire Straits numbers.

[@chrispieG]

Innit.

[@margaretcherrie4629]

absolutely

[@davidmannukraine]

Especially hauntingly beautiful and sad for those of us who served in the armed forces.

[@charleschidester6767]

As a musician, the hardest thing to do is to maintain your relationship with your songs. To remember what drove you to write it. And how we feel when it comes together. Music is how we remember our lives. The feelings that were so strong. But have faded. For me it's always a emotional revival. This ties us together.

[@RockRiders37]

Beautifully said.

[@eugencrabs-_-]

So nice expressed!❤

[@gregj.gotham4402]

Mark Knopfler : it’s been said has the most emotional playing style of anyone before. I love to listen to Mark, I have almost every song by him. There are two songs that will be played in the services when I’m laid to rest. Thank you Mark.

[@jeffhawthorne9300]

This is a masterpiece 🎶🎶

[@crazyhorse9537]

I'm United State Marines served two tours in Nam 1969. This song in my automatic eye drops every time I listened to it. I remember all my brothers who did not make it home to see their love ones. Semper Fi to all my brothers and sisters live on.

[@teimurazbuskhrikidze8119]

Greetings from country of Georgia. Had an honor to serve with US Marines in Iraq (2004) and Afghanistan 2011-2012. The few, the proud.

[@crazyhorse9537]

@@teimurazbuskhrikidze8119 Semper Fi brother

[@bh4885]

Semper Fi Marine

[@crazyhorse9537]

@@bh4885 thank you very much sir.

[@jerryd5471]

TY for your service, thoughts and prayers to to those who didn't make it home🙏🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@nemosi123]

During the darkest hour, happy to be here with you all, Brothers. [from the Italian North-West]

[@michaelzschoche2746]

nemosi123 why such a dark hour?

[@HeleneFER]

nemosi123 Forza Italia👊👊😷😷👊👊🙏🙏🙏😘

[@HeleneFER]

nemosi123 Yesss ! Siamo tutti Brothers in Arms

[@cantamusquerbeat]

We are all brothers in these dark times. Stay well. ❤ Italy

[@christopherwalker4703]

Here in Puglia I found this song again whilst in hospital in Bari (bypass op). I’d forgotten just how special it is, really special. Thank you Mark 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@manjsingh5073]

Mark K , you are a legend... Just pure magic.... Very moving ... 🙏😰

[@simonarthurs2126]

This is music at its very best. Mark has reworked this so many times over the decades since i first heard this and it just gets better and better. Love the way at the end Mark just enjoys the last few moments of this piece as the ensemble bring it to a close.

[@80srulz]

I will always remember I have the chance to meet Mark and the rest of the Dire Straits band in 91 in New Zealand, I was security for them and Hot house flowers opened for them. It was raining and they sang "I can see clearly now" but the big thing for me was just how nice and down to earth Mark Knopfler was, he may not remember me but I will always remember him

[@debbiethomas3687]

A fabulous version of one of the greatest songs ever written. Always moving, but especially poignant right now.

[@roaam78]

It's been relevant since for ever ... Since world has been waging wars. Including , Iraq , Syria, all the middle east killings , colonial and slave trade murders, civil wars etc. Feels especially poingnant now because it seem to be threatening the western economies and geographies after a very long time. Rest of the world has felt this way for ever.

[@jamesryan9386]

Reminds me of the Ukraine war

[@tuks4]

this guy’s creative genius is from a different planet… not of this world !!❤

[@j3m638]

I've been listening to this track since it was first released & it never fails to hit home. Just look at the times we're in. Look at how long love has managed to survive. Look at what we've endured through all the ages, and yet here we still are, but once again on the brink. Has there ever been a more poignant song written? And for times such as these? You are an absolute genius Mark! And I love you brother!

[@luciferdeuce1]

On the brink indeed!

[@anitapeludat256]

At 63 a song of my era. And my Grandfather's in WWI, my Father's in WWII, my Cousins in Vietnam, my Son in Iraq. And the post war agonies, suffering together, the same nightmares every night.... 💔☮️

[@delforey1]

Saludos desde Chile por la paz

[@martinreid1740]

This is Mark Knopfler at one of best moments of his career, absolutely killing it with his 58 Les Paul. You'll go a long way to find anything better. Absolutely astounding.

[@marcomignon]

definitely his best performance. The emotions, the beat, the harmony... heavenly

[@AllGlorytoGodMoojiJesusBuddha]

At some point Mark's performance just made me stop and be entirely still and start filling up with deep sense of humanity, and some sadness, in other words, touched. Thank you

[@same5952]

This.

[@ravengstrom5122]

This.

[@suflo8245]

Touched by the Spirit of Love.

[@dublinreliefdriver807]

One of the greatest musicians I’ve ever witnessed live and online. Thank you Mark

[@irenasokolska5369]

Cudowna gra na gitarze.Niepowtarzalny klimat utworów.Slucham ,słucham i tak do końca świata nie przestanę.Pozdrawiam z Polski❤❣💕💓👍👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@chilekwak.chilekwaii4960]

The 2.8K who disliked this video definitely need a Covid test. How can you not like this soothing music. Your souls are tasteless...

[@christianeborchard3504]

Yes. Absolutely. They neednt to enjoy this great song. They lost so much.

[@neoone5942]

or of a different taste, aren't them?

[@emilyyoung9223]

The understatement of this performance leaves me speechless...every time.

[@Callsigntitan]

Being a cop in Brazil for 10 years this is the anthem for any soldier and law enforcement. Thank you Mr. Mark.

[@theenglishprofessor8411]

🇺🇸 🫡 🇧🇷

[@user-lr4zd6zo6y]

Як -40 -50 Лет отпахал) И Отпахивал бв...@@theenglishprofessor8411

[@paulyoung4781]

One of the best pieces of music ever created in my eyes!! So full of emotion! No one in this generation could ever imagine to try to create such a masterpiece

[@loverleyjubberley]

A very few people have a special gift of poetry and musicianship. I'm not jealous I'm thankful.

[@prairiedog2482]

Knopfler is a muse.

[@colleenmarieh1]

who are the people who gave this classic a thumbs down? their ears must reside in their feet.... Mark is awesome......

[@charly7769]

in their butt

[@uger6929]

More than 2000 now. What kind of people are them? Don't understand

[@Olqa1955]

Как много можно сказать великолепной игрой, прекрасной музыкой, словами со смыслом... И никакие спецэффекты не могут сердце зацепить за живое. А Марку дано.

[@tatianayarkeeva5365]

Я тоже так думаю

[@user-tm7vv6gy7i]

This will be my reflection song during the showing of a life well lived when I'm dead. At almost 73 years of age and with a grandfather who served on the Somme in the Light Horse, my Dad in the RAAF and me missing the " American War, as the Vietnamese people correctly call it, by one day, I totally comprehend the futility of war. Just look at where the world is now. Enough said. So, as family and friends head for a wake to be long remembered, " Going Home " from Local Hero shall send them to craft beer, exceptional wines, non-alcoholic beverages if required and to finish off, a selection of exceptional single malts. I just wish I could be there. And to you Mark Knofler, what a wonderful legacy you have bestowed on people who appreciate, respect, and absorbe the brilliance of your special gift of composition and sharing. I took my oldest daughter, who is now 40, to see you at the Sydney Entertainment Centre before it's was redeveloped. A wee tear slid from my eye when you sang two of my three favourite compositions. Slainte.

[@captaincoyote1792]

With 37 years military service, and 25 years federal law enforcement….this remains an anthem for those who suffer under oppression, those who resist it, those who fight to prevent it, certainly those who make the ultimate sacrifice, and those who stand and support them…..whether for country, principle, or life. And this live version pulls at the heart like no other.

[@AS-lk2vm]

Now the sun's gone to hell and The moon's riding high Let me bid you farewell Every man has to die But it's written in the starlight And every line in your palm We're fools to make war On our brothers in arms War is a fool's errand . Each side believing they are right when the reality is that often war is waged for profit and far too many pay with their lives.

[@captaincoyote1792]

@@AS-lk2vm. Only partly true, mi amigo. Not all the time, but yes, sometimes. But more often than not, my experience?…..it isn’t for money that men and women go forth under arms. Usually, it is for something far greater: principles like freedom, justice, or something else far greater than “profit”. And if you truly don’t understand that, I’m sorry for you. Still, I wish you only the best. Stay safe….and sleep well, friend. There are good men and women out there, in uniform, standing watch, to ensure that you can. And remember, “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing”.

[@user-lj4nh4tn9v]

How old are you?

[@captaincoyote1792]

@@user-lj4nh4tn9v Good morning, user. Late 60s….I’m old enough to know right from wrong, and still appreciate both the sacrifices and pains of those both older AND younger than me, and especially the youthful vigor of those younger who aren’t so discouraged that they’re still willing to work to make the world a better place! Through some stressful events in my life…Lebanon ‘84, the Battery 9/11, SAR and body retrieval New Orleans post-Katrina, countless LE Ops…the music of PF was with me. I wish you peace and wellness….and a life as fulfilling as mine has been.

[@josecamacho137]

​@@user-lj4nh4tn9v pocos

[@takashichojoru4713]

Mark knopfler has this weary old man's voice filled with wisdom and it's feels like he is telling a story yet in a absolutely beautiful way.

[@sweetmelinda22]

Exactly

[@CryptoGrizzly710]

truth

[@annbugbee5623]

I completely agree that's why l Love The Blues,Mark is Fantastic Sooo much soul in his voice and Guitar Like Keef, From Kirk B, from Memphis,

[@canuckiwi2]

Some correlation to Leonard Cohen's style.

[@nnn6679]

His guitar tells stories. To me this is the greatest song ever.

[@QYXP]

Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest, yet underrated, guitarists to ever live.

[@johnj1765]

Former Army here. I love this song and what it says to all of us. It seeks to explain what the word "brother" means. Service people, especially combat veterans know exactly what this means. It's an unspoken pact, live or die & no man left behind. We would die for one another. The mission & the men are all that matters.

[@closertothestars]

this is probably the most beautiful piece of music ever.

[@garykennedy2729]

A doubt that but it's up their amongst the best musicians

[@cabacasmc9926]

Yes

[@gmderieg]

Absolutely. Hauntingly beautiful.

[@jasbeloakasoundcheck3994]

I love this song its up there for sure but my number is still comfortably numb pompeii that long solo just defined how hard life is and at the same time how beautiful. No hate just lucky we have all these artist and youtube!

[@utube5165]

agreed

[@groggyd1]

No screaming at the mic, no auto tune, no scantily clad dancers, just pure magic! Letting the instruments take you on a journey. Remembering friends, comrades, Family. .......

[@Marmite695]

Superbly stated. And in memory of all who have gone before us. Blessed Be.

[@annc9850]

Absolutely well said.

[@oliveringram3056]

No whooping or shouting from the audience, to spoil it. Not so much stunned silence, just listening in awe.....

[@markcaruana4504]

yes music was still great not the nwo artists of today thatt sold their soul to the devil for fame and fortune

[@andrewrobson2304]

@@oliveringram3056 Yes total respect from the audience silent to the last note

[@nanette4359]

I am just so glad that I grew up while Mark was just getting famous. I'am 100% confident I grew up during our greatest generation.

[@BeastSlots]

I will never tire of this work of art, it's beautiful, poignant, painful yet transcends you to a place of deep transient thought. Thank you Mark, a true living legend paying tribute to all whom have fallen in war. May peace one day be our future, not war, famine and hate. God bless everyone reading this comment, may love and light always shine on you as you take this unknown journey through life. ❤️

[@humblemuzik]

Thank you. Yes you are right. This music is powerful stuff . Blessing right back at you !!!

[@kimmolaaksonen8752]

To my dear friend and true brother, Vesa, who passed away recently. I miss you so! Vesa was a big fan of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. His funeral will be held tomorrow 28.3.2020 and i will play this song over there!

[@superxxl]

:(

[@Ad4m2k8]

The man had great musical taste RIP

[@titianorrsken4322]

Your friend Vesa is going to heaven with one of his favorite songs RIP

[@orlyscape]

Kimmo Laaksonen ❤️

[@lindaw.5836]

So sad to read this. My actual bro died two months ago. We used to listen to this all the time when we were teenagers.i miss him SO much. This song makes me feel closer to him XX

[@garypodgurski3126]

This song will be played at this soldier's funeral as they roll my casket out the church. Thank you!!

[@jackiebeals5810]

It couldn't be more appropriate, though I hope that will be a long time. This song is timeless because there will always be wars.

[@CryptoGrizzly710]

mine too

[@jamesball7428]

No sir, Thank You!

[@grahamb5930]

Not for a good while yet and not until the command to Rest Easy is given

[@garyscully2417]

I remember being part of Desert Storm as a member of the Brit forces... this song was played over the radio...I blubbed like a baby and still do for those brothers in arms who are still on patrol....

[@Wilmon61]

A guitarra de Mark geme e chora num lamento de dor! Impressionante simbiose entre um ser humano e um instrumento musical🙏

[@paulstebbings9481]

I can never tire of this song … to all our fallen comrades …!

[@JacksPlace-AusMusic]

Songwriters: This is how you write a song that will be remembered for eons.

[@davidpearce7446]

Great comment 🙌

[@teitsie3853]

I was very young when I often went fishing with my father. We drove to a beautiful spot outside the city we lived in. During the ride he played a mix-tape with songs of Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Toto, Dire Straits, The Cure and Pink Floyd. I loved it, but as I child my mind could easily switch into other subjects. Years passed by, I got older and developed my own taste in music. Suddenly these artists and songs came back. We went fishing when I was 6 or 7. I got back to these songs when I was twenty or so. And now, at the age of 38, I listen to these songs over and over again. Thinking of those days. Of my father back then. Being there for me. Always. And he still is. Now I'm a father as well. Hopefully my kids will have the same memories when they are older. Memories about me. The current days. Their childhood. And the music they hear.

[@timothybaxter7392]

You're there. Be a dad and you're winning. I still have memories of music from my dad's time as a kid. Jim Reeves, Slim Whitman and several more. I have my own tastes now of course, but the songs I share with dad... man they are special. ( I'm about 12 year older than you... and my dad, being born in 1919 might be a bit older than yours :) )

[@PaulHoleybatch]

Just came here from High Hopes. Your dad has excellent taste in music.

[@mlsjuge477]

Paul Holeybatch no Dylan? You dunno what you’re missing pal. Keep fleetwood mac🥴

[@teitsie3853]

@@mlsjuge477 sure, Dylan. And Cream, Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Smiths. Et cetera. Even Abba.

[@MrRTFirefly]

A most beautiful, heartfelt reminiscence simply and exquisitely told....

[@user-ur7og7re3w]

Es gibt viele gute Gitarristen, aber nur wenige, die Gefühle so vermitteln wie Mark Knopfler. Du nimmst mich immer wieder mit ❤️

[@garycharles7221]

Definitely my funeral song when I go

[@pr.wagneroliveira9225]

Since I was very young I identified with the songs of Dire Straits, until now 48 years old, I see that this legacy passed on to my 23 year old son who admires Mark Knofler so much ... Congratulations

[@steviecbf]

The guitar was invented long ago by craftsmen who knew that one day long in the future a man would step forward and use their invention as they dreamed it should be. He was mark knopfler

[@kennycobb9479]

No truer statement could be made. Mark is the greatest of all time.

[@user-vt5hi2bh4p]

👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

[@wbravo66]

what a wonderful comment, may I use it?

[@conjured_up_skeletons6178]

that man is John Petrucci.

[@WillieJu]

Correction - He IS Mark Knopfler !

[@susannelson163]

Sweet Lord above.... the main word that comes to me to even ATTEMPT to put words that might even come close to describe Mark's incredible talent is: SENSUAL. If he played me like he plays his guitar, I would die one incredibly happy woman!!!!😊❤

[@MrLucas9907]

Best version for me. Thank you Mark.❤