Paranoid, if it were written by Dire Straits

[@Lexcoaster]

This is awesome! 🤟 Now I would like to hear Sultans of Swing as if written by Black Sabbath... 🙂

[@LaszloBuring]

We're gonna have to get a Black Sabbath expert for that one 😂 At least someone with a higher vocal range than me

[@JIKwood]

​​@@LaszloBuringyou probably don't have to go far on KZbin to find some other talented artists that you could maybe work with or help. Richaadeb, Little V, and Jonathan Young are all talented and work together so maybe reaching out to them. At least Little V or Jonathan Young for vocals. Then have Richaadeb on the guitar (maybe with you) and you got something going.

[@MariusDanielsen]

@@LaszloBuring Epic cover. And if you're doing a Black Sabbath version, I would love to join :P I did this one many years ago. I am the guy in the Ozzy sunglasses :P kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2aYiIWdmJuch7c

[@thatcheapguy525]

fantastic idea!

[@megaglock22]

Man....that would be extremely difficult to execute, but would really be interesting to hear! Kind of like if Sabbath's 'Electric Funeral' were written by Dire Straits! 🤯 Would definitely blow my mind!!!

[@wellesradio]

Now that’s the way you do it.

[@jriamyou8156]

This version captures the sadness and loneliness contained within the song.

[@ryanmillar9607]

A good song is a good song. The ability to showcase it in a different style is proof positive.

[@LaszloBuring]

Agreed! In most cases at least.

[@alexandermauder7274]

this guy is pure genius, his playing is more art than music.

[@davideciattaglia4136]

defintely agree

[@Screaminwitchdoctors]

Absolute genius! The contrast is hilarious... The solos are amazing, more 70s Knopfler than anything he is doing today! You have to be a very accomplished guitarist to develop this style creatively in such a way. Congratulations

[@LaszloBuring]

Thank you very much!

[@59Marcel]

Mark and Ozzy would be very impressed. Just stunningly perfect.

[@iFixJunk]

I often wonder if Mr. Knopfler has seen this channel.

[@59Marcel]

I'm sure he has.@@iFixJunk

[@arredond]

hell yeah i love both iommi and knopfler

[@megaglock22]

WOW, I'm like....stunned!!! Being a Sabbath fan for 50+ years, I'm blown away!! You are VERY talented, you've got Knopfler's bright, crisp, but gentle rhythmic style down like it's your own! It's definitely Sabbath's song, but Dire Straits took control of it! You are a musical genius, very talented axe-man, and a joy to listen to! Subscribed!!!

[@ericfielding2540]

Amazing reimagining of Paranoid. It sounds like Dire Straits so much that it is hard to tell the original song notes.

[@andreask3218]

Exactly. True.

[@naynaynay324]

Really bringing out the musical qualities with this transscription + that solo at the end which is just pure dire straits mix bliss.

[@Brain_Juice]

This guy is making that guitar talk!

[@InnerPeaceSounds]

That's awesome!!! Especially the fills and the solo, they sound so knopflerish ❤

[@LaszloBuring]

Thank you!

[@simonpratley3301]

Amazing! Your playing and vocals are 100% Knopfler 🤯, composition 100% dIRE sTRAITS. I-m sure that Mark , Ozzy and Tony, would all love this arrangement! 🤘🎸🤘

[@gustavobuenovittorino474]

hahahahahahahaha

[@dandylion188]

I think you mean Tony (Iommi).

[@CluelessSheepNazi4270]

Perfect,.....that's exactly how they'd sound.

[@Mike98006]

Love the Dire Straits style and the sound of that guitar!

[@Eatzbugs]

Finally something that is not crap on poo tube. Throughly enjoyed every second

[@LaszloBuring]

Hahah, thanks!

[@marcosgomes7681]

​@@LaszloBuringyou are a special man, please give us more

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

Man I hope all the Dire Straits members are fans of yours!

[@alwallace4538]

That was the best thing I've heard in ages!

[@TheeSlickShady_Dave_K]

Mark and Ozzy approve of this incredible mash up 🏆 And i thank you Good Sir 🎩

[@poiuyt975]

I can't think of a less Knopfler-ish song and yet you still make it work. :D

[@sikksnakk]

You have something special here. A feeling for greatness .

[@LaszloBuring]

Thanks!

[@ivanimhof6550]

On one hand it's delicately funny, as a kind of musical paraphrase, on the other hand awesome playing, really Knopflerish! Actually, Black Sabbath and Dire Straits were the 2 main bands inspired me to play guitar, so it's very exciting to see the mix of them!

[@frankfrausto]

As MK fan I love this version! Outstanding!

[@antonioeasypiano]

I always have been in love with "Paranoid" and "Sultans of Swing", so this video is spectacular, the best of both songs all at the same time!!!! 👏👏

[@MisterSoundminister]

I think what I like even more than this ingenious mashup ist your no nonsense video style, it's like the old KZbin has come back to life.

[@LaszloBuring]

Thanks! Yeah, I like to get to the point in my videos 😂

[@nihilioellipsis]

Restructuring reconfiguring revising something like this is a pretty serious creative act. Imagine Black Sabbath playing Iron Man in the style of Dire Straits.

[@workdevice7808]

Awesome, Lazlo!! Just sat my wife down, played her some Black Sabbath Paranoid off KZbin then said "now watch this" and played her your video. Her comment: "you've got to be even better than Dire Starits AND Black Sabbath to be able to do that!"

[@LaszloBuring]

Hahaha thank you very much!

[@MandyFlame]

OMG! What twisted union is this? Dire Sabbath, who would have thought it. Appalling to contemplate, yet so so good.

[@LaszloBuring]

Dire Sabbath for the win!

[@Zontar82]

absolute masterpiece

[@arightscepter]

Dire Straits or not, this is beautiful.

[@ukchris64]

Holy balls this has got to be the very cover of paranoid I have heard, well done to you sir you have very much made my day today

[@madeirafonseca6383]

Another Laszlo Buring masterpiece. You never disappoint.

[@thomaskotch4770]

Wonderful playing

[@flyingbeaver57]

This is great, in terms of music & musicality, and a dose of whimsy and humor. You've really added some "Essence of Dire Straits" to this, and your vocals are definitely Knopfler-ish in tone and style. I bet Mark will enjoy this, if he hasn't already heard it. And (surprise surprise) you've actually given me a mental poke to have a try at "Dire Straiting" another piece of music, completely different original style, but well known to many musicians who've played in jazz ensembles as well as rock bands. The idea kind of passed in one ear and rattle around for a few day, then I set it aside. However, your work has given me some new inspiration, and a new approach. Perhaps I'll post it for general comment, if it turns out as a halfway decent tune. You've done a really nice job on this - thank you for composing it, and posting this video. Truly enjoyable.

[@TheeSlickShady_Dave_K]

I actually subbed after reading some of the comments This is my first time hearing of this channel

[@AlpineRaven]

It’s insane, your stuff is so good it actually fools me into hearing new Dire Straits songs that don’t exist. 😂

[@LaszloBuring]

Hahah, welcome to my brain!

[@scrimmerman]

EXCELLENT! You got that Knopfler thing down!. Great job my man.

[@tbalci]

What hell of a song Black Sabbath had written - however you play it, it is always wonderful.

[@mcathawk1490]

I was gonna skip by this video, but I just couldn’t, and I’m glad I didn’t

[@claudedumont6918]

Wow!!!!!!!! Wow!!!! You've realy captured the Dire Straits vibe on that classic metal song. Bravo,

[@johnedwards1685]

We are the Sultans, We are the Sultans of Sabbath!

[@stuartzoo]

Goes to show how much tone counts for. And attack. And arrangement. This is fucking awesome!

[@chrisjamesr77]

I gotta say, yeah, this is totally what I imagined from the video title! Nice job, very well done!

[@brewsmith]

Nice work, man! I would never think those two sounds could be integrated but you nailed it.

[@MrFlyingalabama]

Great interpretation. On the solos you have some crazy harmonics!

[@delt19]

I'm sure MK would approve!

[@АлександрНекрасов-ф4п]

Тот случай, когда кавер ничуть не хуже оригинала👍 А может даже и лучше🙂👍

[@BaxterStoneTV]

Really enjoyed this well done. It made me laugh as well as admire your incredible skill as a player 😀

[@stephenlondon3363]

Absolutely awesome!! You’re a such an amazing guitarist but all your videos like this doing other artists’ songs as either Dire Straits or others is always just BRILLIANT!! (And your vocals and all other musical parts are always spot-on as well 🎼🎤🎸🥁🎸🎹🎸)

[@LaszloBuring]

Thank you!

[@egrintarg230]

Can you help me? Thought you were my friend. That is what it says. I love how you made the leads sound like Dire Straits while yet retaining the underlying musical idea from the original. Very clever pentatonic restructuring.

[@iFixJunk]

I can absolutely hear this playing at some upscale restaurant.

[@themandolinmaniac]

Wonderfully played and produced. I'm sure Mark Knopfler would LOL as loudly as I am now! Thanks

[@dancurtis461]

crazy knopfler vibe mon. best i've ever heard.

[@dmitryWeirdo]

That major 6th after "Can you help me?" gets me all the time xD Great job, keep on!

[@therealstevedye_121]

Brilliant. In concept, and in execution.

[@AgentRafa]

Wow!! Possibly your best one yet. Your guitar playing here is so MK it's mesmerizing, I'm on my 4th replay now. I absolutely love it. Your outro solo is banging!

[@LaszloBuring]

Thank you!

[@scottpeterson7500]

A Blue Grass version of Paranoid would be amazing 😎🍹❤️

[@kenanacampora]

Great fingerstyle and soloing....perfect touch man!

[@dixonite]

This is just beautiful.

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

This sounds legit like something off a 70s Dire Straits record. Well done

[@MrRoundwound]

You sound exactly like him. Wow. Fantastic

[@kevinleighton7255]

This is simply amazing 👏 😍 everyone knows the original, but if you didn't you say, think is really fresh! It just blows my mind of how you can take such a well known rock song and make it so soulful and still keep the essence of the song! It's just pure genius ❤ Bravo 👏 ❤

[@LaszloBuring]

Thanks Kevin!

[@MrHemlock51]

I've just noticed you don't use a plectrum. Amazing.

[@LaszloBuring]

Like the man himself! 😁

[@TheHKBerry]

Another great one! Lovely tasteful playing. Well done.

[@rrecioe8869]

Hope its on Spotify bc I'm adding it to my list rn

[@LaszloBuring]

Not yet, soon though!

[@michaelkaspar8240]

We all agree, Knopfler is a great and very unic player! He's special and awesam. But dude, you nailed it. I Listen to your Song, tried to hear Ozzys voice in my head. But your arrangement is that outstanding remarkable... Even though I love that song by Black Sabbath, I'm sure i Listen to Dire Straits. Great work!

[@lighthousexiii2391]

Brilliant.

[@andyledger2307]

We’re the Sultans … we are the Sultans of Metal.

[@tomask.3983]

Haha, excellent!!! Love both songs but especially Sultans of swing! You really nailed Marks guitar sound there!

[@cedricmilford5254]

I didn’t think that I’d like this, but I DO! Great stuff! 👍🏻

[@sheilaf5732]

Utterly fantastic!

[@scottmiller1729]

Absolutely amazing!

[@zepp2498]

Great, great, great.....just great! You play exactly the way Mark does....especially the right hand. I last heard this song some 40 years ago: so yes, it's different, but who cares.....it's just great. Well done. 👍👍👍

[@dracsspago]

Your arrangements are off the charts! 🤟

[@lovesloudcars]

Good morning from New Zealand holiday. Fun beginning of the day.

[@LaszloBuring]

Have a great holiday!

[@jacekk4258]

Świetny pomysł na cover. Coś nowego.

[@22knightx]

Brilliant offering Lazlo. You are much appreciated

[@Bechlado]

Einfach klasse! Danke!

[@lincbond442]

From the album "Master of Gold".

[@startaiger49]

It's blasphemy, but it's also very fun. Well done! 👍

[@javiercastillo-wd1wj]

😮ohh

[@arightscepter]

What, like Blasphfunny?

[@sammuelsonss5921]

Such as Bob Dylan with his "Knocking on heavens door". I dont want to listen it again, but another thing is Guns 'n' Roses... Its GREATE !!! ...sorry for my english...

[@MatthewJohnCrittenden]

Subscribed. Really don't know how I haven't before. These are sublime.

[@LaszloBuring]

Thanks man!

[@CentaurPriest]

Perfect. Most definitely this would be Dire Straits version.

[@csabapapp8481]

Zseniális! Így kell használni az AI-t. Gondolom a vokál AI generált. A gitár fantasztikus. Nagyon kíváncsi lennék egy Mark Knopfler reakcióra. :)

[@LaszloBuring]

The vocals are just me. No AI involved

[@csabapapp8481]

@@LaszloBuring Wow! Impressive!

[@PlebanMuzeum]

You got the Dire Straits feeling, you got my approval :P

[@briebelbus1524]

Wow, this is impressive. Souds great 👍

[@LaszloBuring]

Thanks!

[@schrumpfkopftv1952]

this is absolutely wonderful ...

[@josephthomas2226]

The original by Black Sabbath is amazing . This is a wonderful reinterpretation.

[@andreask3218]

Mindblowingly genius. Simply fantastic.

[@joeritchie7286]

Paranoid Sultans

[@carvalhomacario]

Simplesmente fantrastico!!!!

[@Maaaaaaat]

Superb! Glorious to some (and surely an abomination to others!)

[@LaszloBuring]

There's always people that don't like their favourite songs changed, and I respect that. They just shouldn't listen to these little experiments, hahah.

[@Socritiques]

i would love to see snow by RHCP if it were written by dire straits. I think that would be magical.

[@LaszloBuring]

The guitar parts would be cool! The lyrics would be a challenge, hahah

[@MrJacobThrall]

Great that you went early Straits for this - really suits it. I did wonder where you might pitch it... I'm thinking that although it's very Sultans-based, there's maybe a Communiqué-esque polish to it? Just a touch more lyrical and a bit more harmonically sophisticated than the first album sound. But unmistakably pre-1980 - and totally brilliant.

[@0zmike]

You are the Sultan..the Sultan of Sabbath..what more can we say..

[@leisuresuitlarry8311]

Friggin' Awesome!!!

[@istemihanvarisli]

Dear Laszlo, this is beautiful :) Kudos and thanks!

[@84homey]

Wonderful - I almost prefer it! :)BTW I'd love to hear you do "Don't Fear the Reaper if i were ritten by Dire Straights" - assuming you can cope with the cowbell of course ;)

[@LaszloBuring]

I've thought about doing that one! It's been suggested a couple of times. I might give it a try

[@TonyWesley]

​@@LaszloBuringAdd 1 more vote for Reaper.

[@briebelbus1524]

I’ve got a fever.

[@jeromewagschal9485]

Oh yes...Please do it 🙂🙂

[@DouglasB42]

It always fit some more cowbell 😂

[@patriceo344]

Amazing tribute to both bands in one song! 😍