Small Town Metalhead Reacts: Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

[@DavidG-u2k]

Another fine reaction from you. Keep up the good work.

[@adnanreacts92]

I appreciate that

[@bigsarge2085]

Love this song! Weird Al Yankovic does a parody on his movie "UHF" that is hilarious.

[@pablomazzeo8540]

are 2 vocals in the song the Mark voice and the Sting voice in the coro parts

[@JaniceDAgostino]

Story was that a band member overheard a worker in an appliance store say the refrain about money for nothing and chicks for free

[@DrFeelgoodDMZ]

it was mark knopfler himself. he overhead a lot of these lines in this song from the worker not just those 2 you quoted.

[@StevenQ74]

It was Mark Knopfler in a store in New York where he was living at that time, Mark Knopfler wrote all Dire Straits songs

[@jjc5407]

@@StevenQ74 well technically this one was co-written by Sting... but only because Mark wanted to use the tune from Sting's "Don't Stand So Close To Me" for the "I want my MTV" lyrics! When they were recording the album in Montserrat Mark commented that it would be good to get Sting to sing the lines only to be told that Sting was vacationing on the island. They invited him over to the studio and the rest, as they say, is history. There are a couple of other Dire Straits songs with shared writing credits. One is Tunnel Of Love which begins with the Carousel Waltz by Rodgers & Hammerstein. The other is What's The Matter Baby which was co-written with Mark's brother David, the band's original rhythm guitarist, and features on the Live At The BBC album.

[@TheRenji888]

Hello Adnan Thanks for the reaction. I heard a rumor that Mark was in a bar and overheard a conversation between some workers. They were probably talking about their boring and exhausting jobs and why they don't have a better jobs. But what Mark doesn't mention in the song is how hard it is to get to his level. He makes it sound like it's so easy for him to earn money because it's even on MTV now. He forgets that his level with the guitar, Grand Master Lever, and his whole level as a complete musician and songwriter was earned with every hour of his life with so much discipline and incredible work and dedication and so much sacrifice. Talent is not enough.

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

✌🏼💙🦉 🤘🏼🎸🎤 📺💵👱🏼‍♀ There are so many cool things about this song... but my favorite thing is that bass line, like you said. Great riffs!

[@adnanreacts92]

🤗❤️🌹🤘

[@pablomazzeo8540]

the story of the song mark was inspired when he was in a store a heard a conversacion of people talking of mtv , refregiratore and tv and wrote it in a paper then he create the song

[@karenfryberger4260]

Good afternoon (from a western state in the US) Adnan. Well, you nailed another great reaction to another great song from Dire Straits. I see you have other songs from them you want to get to first, but allow me to suggest "Brothers in Arms" when you get the chance. The a capella group Home Free did an extremely beautiful and moving cover of that song. It would be worth listening to both, starting with Dire Straits of course. Best to you and your family, kf

[@adnanreacts92]

Hello Karen, hope you are doing great. I've already check out "Brothers in Arms". You can go through my channel to see that, I better start making some playlists lol. Thank you for tuning in today, hope you had fun. P.S. I love home free, though I've only listened to their one song (man of constant sorrow). Thank you for suggesting their cover of brothers in arms, I'll definitely keep it in my list. Thank you, have a good day 🤗❤️🌹🤘

[@jaynecliff1568]

The guitar is unforgettable as soon as you hear it, you know what the song it. Vid is odd though.

[@cosmiccarol]

Good evening Adnan.....Can you please do " PRIVATE INVESTIGATION" by Dire Straits......another great choice....imo music was at its finest.... during the 60's and 70's and of course the 80's.....Thank you for another great video.... Free Palestine❤❤❤

[@adnanreacts92]

Hi, good evening though it's night here lol. I'd love to check out anything and everything from Dire Straits but I need to listen to Telegraph Road first 😀 And you're so right, music from those years is much better than most of today's

[@HetsAndTails]

check out j.cole (false prophets)

[@sheroo1000]

Brother please do not listen to and share music, may God bless you. Our Prophet Muhammad forbade music and it is a major sin in Islam

[@voidmstr]

You say you play music yet you interrupt the song in the middle of the verse. Very unmusical. Very annoying.

[@DavidG-u2k]

Don't be so rude. This is a reaction channel so what do you expect?

[@voidmstr]

@@DavidG-u2k I expect better. And I also hope he’ll stop singing along.

[@jockcox]

​@@voidmstr If you just want to watch the original video, you should go do that.

[@jaynecliff1568]

Is a reaction vid??! You can always just watch the vid elsewhere if you don't want a reaction....