Sultans of Swing - Mark Knopfler (A Night In London 1996)

Ripped from the laserdisc, never released on DVD.

[@GabrilSatriyani]

I feel joy to listen any time when Mark lively play the guitar and singing.

[@ShaneNelson]

When a youtube ad comes up in the middle of this song, that's what's really gonna piss me off.

[@Bri-254]

Its not just his Guitar playing,Its also his songwriting and his musical arrangement, Just simply a musical genius.

[@juliofernandes1969]

Que arranjo criativo, doce,salgado, ácido, básico....controle total

[@michael-grandpamoses2571]

One of the best song writers, he's a story teller

[@felixrodriguez2177]

Uno de los mejores temas de todos los tiempos. Le gusta hasta los jóvenes de ahora

[@lesleynelson7708]

The best iconic piece of guitar playing ever, from the man who strolls around like he’s waiting for the kettle to boil

[@andysmith6218]

He’s good but that’s a bit of a stretch…..

[@Bikerbuoy]

... And even speaks out of tune.

[@sharylmcdonald7003]

I remember hearing this for the first time. I was stationed in London in the Navy and this came on the radio one night during a really slow shift. No one knew who they were but we were all hopping around playing air guitars like a bunch of fools. One of my fondest memories of this song. Still one of my favorites.

[@borabingol6797]

This is the man who makes a guitar speak and tell people a story.

[@ndrysokolyuk5295]

Це людина Бог гітари

[@MrLince-hr4of]

than try this --> kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZjTmZx8i7uni6s

[@annetteturner5972]

Don't be ridiculous. If you are MK I am a banana😅

[@helenbaker6186]

Absolutely

[@user-np8hf5po5r]

А ударник что он просто творит чудеса

[@russmartin4189]

Knopfler is a master. Total control and artistry.

[@wamiqsaleem]

Greatest of all times, love u sir

[@micknott9481]

Love the way he plays "all them fancy chords" differently everytime. Total Legend.

[@soridr4535]

Let’s give the drummer his dues! That was brilliant

[@ayansircar8179]

True mate !

[@Rednoi]

word!

[@mauricebrocklehurst2358]

Yeah absolutely 💯 👌🏻

[@iemaeema]

Also the camera man

[@raphaelborg8565]

not that great on Romeo And Juliet imo, way too violent, but yeah he kicks it here

[@heidicollins2772]

My son is 46 years old . He was singing Sultan's verbatim when he was 5 years old. He still loves everything Mark produces❤

[@YanchikLoves]

Mine is 2. Dire Straits is the first music he ever heard.

[@Giosh869]

He is the guitar❤

[@birddoc47]

Best "fingers only" guitar player ever!!!

[@ludovicdhonow3398]

Epic, mythic guitar solo.. 😂 2024 still listening to this masterpiece. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jamesblames2]

One of those rare ones who isn't afraid to go searching with his solos.

[@jime6688]

Every time I watch him play this, I’m astounded. Even MORE so when I learned that he’s a lefty that had to learn to play right handed because there were no lefty guitars readily available.

[@Luciole485]

There is a very pure guitar sound on this version. He is a very very good guitarist.

[@CongressSux1776]

Huge props the the band as well. Especially the drummer like others have said!

[@toddrichardson8595]

As Slash said "There's not a lead guitar player walking around right now that hasn't stolen from this guy, myself included."

[@petermellios84]

You're not stealing,you're enhancing his legacy

[@josemariaestebandemiguel6703]

Este hombre,es un genio

[@josemariaestebandemiguel6703]

Respeto a Slash,gran guitarrista

[@hellemannkatja9556]

Bitte in deutsch!

[@hellemannkatja9556]

Deutsche Sprache

[@peterveres6471]

Incredible. Masterclass. They dont have talent like this anymore

[@edglover4680]

Pure magic. And he doesn't crack a sweat. He's amazing.

[@weswesyall2827]

My Guys please say its not through!!::: But this here is the best guitar and playing in the world!!!!! Sorry man, everytime I see Knopfler playing it just is so natural and calm. For me the best

[@batts09]

Unaware of cameras and youtube longevity in '96 this was just a regular gig. 27 years later it turned out to be an ageless masterclass for us all with Knopfler making that guitar cry and sing in his own subtle style. Thankyou my friend from planet earth 🎸🎸

[@user-hf2tz6lj7r]

I could listen to it on repeat. Absolute masterpiece

[@user-tr9ov3mm7o]

Still doing it Mark, with style 👍XX

[@taylorrobinson5466]

Why does music this good and nostalgic always make me cry???

[@markknopfler-re5ch]

Hello Lucky Fan, On behalf of Sir Mark Knopfler, we want to appreciate you for never stop supporting our music. We welcome you to join the 10 lucky fans that will be going on live chat with Sir Mark Knopfler. You can add him through email address on the "Channel Description. 😊😊😊

[@rebekahelle9013]

It made me smile the whole way through. Touched by this master performance. I'll sleep well tonight.

[@markknopfler-re5ch]

@@rebekahelle9013 Awesome!! have you ever had an opportunity to attend any of my concerts so far?

[@mobimobi1186]

This is MAGIC

[@rheuss1]

Memories of a life lived?

[@triplemotor]

Knopfler is one the GREATEST Guitars around....

[@kennethpack1963]

There are Guitar Pickers, then there is Mark Knopfler, he is without peers, simply the BEST...

[@Samir-hy9xp]

Il y a aussi Jeff Beck masterclass pour le lenjeu guitare sans mediator

[@irakius]

He's calm as the summer sky, yet a killer with his guitar picking. I luv this guy

[@marekadamski3771]

Pięknie to ująłeś😂

[@matteoangioni7296]

go see Dire Straits live at Alchemy. So you can confirm his humble skill ❤️

[@PamDukovac-ie3dk]

And so sexy while playing

[@vadim9236]

💯👍

[@dennisrehrmann6710]

I know, right? I learnt to play the guitar using just 3 fingers. It's amazing what I can do when there is no 4th finger in my way *g

[@davlaurent]

One of the best with gilmour,steve hackett..and many more❤

[@pauldacus3110]

My favorite performance of Mark Knopfler's Sultan's of Swing.

[@jamesandrews8648]

..yes the drummer just wonderful ..oh ok AWESOME !!

[@edsmith6360]

When I first heard this song back in 1978, I was like "who is THAT?!?". I've been a devoted Mark Knopfler ever since, and have everything he put out. Coolest player on the planet!

[@oldfart4751]

Had the same experience in 1978, went straight out and bought their first album, self named Dire Straits.

[@lindag7316]

It’s hard to believe that was 45 years ago and it’s still my favorite album

[@rubensampaio6020]

2024, the Best solo ever 🙌🏻

[@user-jc5jg2dr6g]

Who are the lucky ones who were to attend this concert, this is once in a lifetime event, one of his best performances

[@lesliecunliffe4450]

The audience is made up of people who worked at the BBC, hence their rather subdued, 'adult' presence. The event was recorded in one of the BBC's studios and put out on the appropriate BBC channel.

[@AgentRafa]

@@lesliecunliffe4450 I still want those people to come forward and share that amazing experience in their own words with the rest of us.

[@solmalbran1]

This Mark Knofler is Just an excelent song writer and musician ever! I really admire you , Mark your musical arrangement and you are a wonderful songwriter .Thanks so much , Knofler❤❤❤❤

[@LarzGustafsson]

This is one of the best songs EVER!

[@barbstegner4639]

I have never heard a bad 👎 song 🎵 done ✔ or written by ✔ MARK KNOPFLER ever! Simply flowing effortlessly ✨, he's definitely the " SULTAN of SWING " 💯 💯 💯

[@kenbaker3300]

And you never will he's the best greatest musician of all time

[@barbstegner4639]

@@kenbaker3300 I absolutely 💯 agree 👍 with you sir 👏 🙏 Mark's definitely a league of his own style of music 🎶. No 👎 Ego or Selfishness Simply brilliant, a Real Genius! Thanks 🎶 💕 my 💓 friend, have yourself a Fantastic day, see 👀 ya 🎶 👍

[@barbstegner4639]

MARK'S amazing...never to much, or to little..No showing off,...JUST being himself. He's absolutely 💯 unbelievable 💯 unforgettable 🎖 Perfect 🥰 in every sense of the word 🥰. He's won 🏆 my love Forever 💓!!!✨

[@kenbaker3300]

@@barbstegner4639 how do you I feel about this music marvel I've bin hooked since 1978 when they 1st rolled off the assembly line it's the only problem that i don't have a problem with life's great to all M.K & D.S fans God bless you please stay safe happy and healthy cheers from Australia

[@barbstegner4639]

@@kenbaker3300 I 've been listening 🎶 TO Mark since he introduced DIRE STRAITS to the music 🎶 industry, turning it upside down. Over 30YEARS AGO, I looked at this way once a fan it's Forever. So enjoy listening 🎶 TO them and Mk when you can, hope 🙏 all is well with you 🙏 and ✌ have a Great 👍 night 👍 🌙 my friend 👏 bye 🎶 👋

[@rustymansuetti2234]

This song gets played a thousand different ways and it always survives! The subject matter isn't even that great but music is so classic! This song will be around long after the sun burns out!

[@user-xq9jc4mz1i]

ويبقى صوت القرءان الكريم اجمل وانقى واحسن ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Pill-AI]

Best Guitarist in the world!!

[@stevej061069]

The synergy of a great band right there. Rythm guitar absolutely rock solid, bass and drummer in perfect harmony, drummer accenting exactly the right parts of the solo, keyboard player doing a perfect goldilocks impression with neither too little or too much but exactly the right amount and knopfler as cool as a cucumber front and centre.

[@omarhamayel]

Simpley marvellous !

[@user-po7gg3xi3s]

Mark knopfler 👑

[@smartladdy]

How he brings the volume down to let everyone when to come back in around the 4 min mark is brilliant

[@kevinmulrooney3353]

There will never be a bad version of this classic

[@user-bt4kx8lw4l]

Круто! 2023 год

[@samkanna9943]

When the guitar says, let me tell you a story....

[@francksol0946]

For me, it is the most beautiful. It is the most accomplished of all the live versions of S.o S.

[@limitnl]

Hands downn

[@kolotripitha69]

I Cry With Joy When I Watch This Masterpiece,

[@markknopfler-re5ch]

Hello Lucky Fan, On behalf of Sir Mark Knopfler, we want to appreciate you for never stop supporting our music. We welcome you to join the 10 lucky fans that will be going on live chat with Sir Mark Knopfler. You can add him through email address on the "Channel Description. ❤❤❤❤

[@devilhunter3067]

the Bass line... just on fire !!!! and MARK God... god is just god, no need to say anything. i wish if i could experience MARK live

[@steveford8999]

Starting about 6:45 is one of the best guitar solos ever recorded.

[@deborahdennehy9937]

Just fantastic to see Mark Knopfler again!! Such a genious. Never falters!! 👋👋

[@coachglenndavis]

Speechless….

[@icfubar9150]

Great licks over the chords, base workout for sure and superb highlighting on the drums. Incredible tune.

[@andreameregalli4994]

Mark rules!

[@samkanna9943]

God of guitar. It speaks to him. Just out of the world love this guy the way he plays with soul.

[@raulgarcia2796]

Seguir a lo vuestro , recordar con Ñ siempre donde estéis.

[@heidicollins2772]

Mark makes a guitar come alive, its sings as he sings. The two are one. The improv playing and Mark can stretch strings like no one else. Keep it up,Luv.

[@martinharvey2390]

Another amazing rendition of this timeless classic. The irony of the line "guitar George, he knows all the chords, but he doesn't want to make it cry or sing" is never lost on me given that that is exactly what Mark is doing! The closing solo is a work of art, I've heard it lots of times and it is never exactly the same. Something Mark in fact claims, he has never played the solo the same twice, there is always something slightly different. The work of pure genius

[@ndrysokolyuk5295]

Вам повезло що ви бачили Марка вживу..хоч би попасти на його концерт....шкода що в Україні його не буде..

[@michaelhayman2549]

I remember hearing that line for the first time as a teenager and thought it was the coolest thing.🎸

[@thomasmichestinson]

It's my favourite thing about Mark and Dire Straits sound in general : the restraint. He obviously has enough skills and range to make it something flashy-showing off and throw it at your face, but he holds all that power in and just gives enough without forcing, which makes it immensely more powerful in my opinion. I feel that even more in "brothers in arms", any other group would have added more punch and variations in the guitar, or pushed the voice harder in the end of the song, but no, Mark doesn't do that, he just keeps it in control and that makes the power come out from the melody and the lyrics instead of gimmicks. Dire Straits is the definition of class and elegance, timeless musical perfection

[@jamiehouk3998]

How can you not adore Mark?!

[@Djordjevicc09]

Their age has eaten them😢 the drummer has it still big Respect for him👏

[@marklowe7431]

Listening to Knopfler is like breathing air.

[@briandoubleclutchgardiner2939]

I always rated Mark as Thee guitar player ,his range is immense. Its now 2023 and he is still up there.

[@markknopfler-re5ch]

Hello Lucky Fan, On behalf of Sir Mark Knopfler, we want to appreciate you for never stop supporting our music. We welcome you to join the 10 lucky fans that will be going on live chat with Sir Mark Knopfler. You can add him through email address on the "Channel Description. ❤❤😊😊

[@annetteturner5972]

Idiot, why do you bother posting this nonsense!

[@AliciaSotelo]

​@@markknopfler-re5chMark simplemente te amamos. Por siempre. ❤❤❤

[@vincenzopendino4809]

ciò che mi piace che improvvisa ogni volta non vuole essere monotono un grande

[@javiperez9196]

Se me escapan las lágrimas en cada punteo de este genio. Simplemente sublime y pulquerrimo.

[@Penguinecek]

My dad was listening to Dire Straits on vinyls from time to time, i always liked the music, now im going back to these roots and i love it even more. The talent behind the guitar, the voice, everything is so calm and passioned...

[@billffitch1787]

The first time I heard the ‘official’ radio release of this song, I was driving on the highway between N. Vancouver and Squamish….had to pull over and just listen, hoping it would never quit!! I think if I had kept on driving, I woulda put the gas pedal to the floor…haha!! So good!

[@garethevans2871]

That's MARK KNOPFLER A NIGHT IN LODON 1996 PERFORMING THE BRILLIANT SONG , THE SULTANS OF SWING , BRILLIANT ,OUTSTANDING , IT ABSOLUTELY BLEW ME AWAY - Gareth

[@enzogabriel15432]

Mark Knopfler got old and seems to have become discouraged... He played so happily that he even danced... He doesn't do that anymore...

[@gloriamadaffari5404]

A gem of a performance. I am addicted to this amazing song and the brilliant performances of it by Mark!

[@sharongeorge9046]

Me too! I never get tired of Mark Knopfler's solo. It's almost a daily fix.

[@joykar2145]

Me too

[@ndrysokolyuk5295]

@@sharongeorge9046 Це не виправлення, а велике натхнення яке і через 100 років буде надихати..нічого подібного зараз не продукують..це безодня і Блестящий Марк гуру Вселенної !!!

[@limitnl]

Same!

[@Ozzie143]

once in a lifetime talent.

[@fourfortyroadrunner6701]

I'm 74 and have enjoyed this kind of stuff most of my life. No autotune, and no rap

[@scottseidman1070]

I got the chills listening and watching…simply not human!

[@rachels9598]

It's God- given talent. Amazing to us all!!

[@jameswaldron6036]

A true genius musician. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@joabesferreira307]

Lindo lindo demais

[@francksol0946]

Best version live,. all the time..Thanks You Mark and tour Band . Thanks You Dire Straits.

[@truthwillout2371]

I find the Alchemy Live version the best (Hammersmith Odeon 1983) but any performance of this song kicks ass. Love Knopfler. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXrYl393bKeraLM

[@brianbytheocean]

@@truthwillout2371 yup. Alchemy.

[@ab348]

I much prefer this to the Alchemy version despite that being the classic version of the band. This has better sound and picture quality and by this time MK had worked out a more interesting arrangement with a more prominent piano break and more clarity on the drumming. But they are both wonderful.

[@donbassem8675]

The best guitar 🎸

[@fonfitostada]

Without words😮

[@terilynnheffley4641]

when at age younger i heard this song still like it

[@waynegatehouse3998]

Brilliant 👏 it never gets old no matter how much you listen.

[@waynegatehouse3998]

@@markknopfler-re5ch thank you for the reply, I've listened and enjoyed your music for a long time. Truly appreciate the reply. Have a wonderful day.

[@markknopfler-re5ch]

@@waynegatehouse3998 Awesome!! Have you ever had an opportunity to attend any of my concerts so far?.

[@annetteturner5972]

That is a fake account, not MK

[@TimJohnston911]

The novice makes it look hard while the master makes it look easy.

[@tonyfrancesco3701]

His Music lightens my soul , makes my soul dance . I guess that’s why God gave us music

[@blunabaloona-ig4cj]

One and forever These themes

[@swedishdad]

Top 5 instrumental breaks in rock history

[@ejnt00217]

Legend

[@rzstv123]

I'm a 33 years old tearing up to that last solo section. Need that solo to be played at my funeral. 🙏😰 rip

[@limitnl]

Same!

[@GeorgeTel100]

Same Here, Brother!

[@fidelinacheuquepan6528]

Bella divina musica divina 😂❤😂felicitaciones x todo lo bueno

[@hoviswilliams1548]

A living legend. If you play a guitar you want to play it like this guy and make it look so easy. Respect Mark Knopfler. 🙏🏻

[@firegoblin100]

The Master at work.

[@merylfreezone]

This guy always makes a guitar sing..and we thank him!

[@gefi9701]

I remember hearing this song on the radio when I was in my early teens,It made me want to get a guitar and learn to play.

[@iyohiyohiyoh586]

that performance really was something...

[@rachels9598]

I always loved this song, his guitar work & vocal!!! Amazing!!

[@jamiejohnson3886]

No matter how many times I hear this song, I cannot help but smile

[@jamiejohnson3886]

@Mark Knopfler Atlanta

[@jamiejohnson3886]

@Mark Knopfler forever the first time I saw you play was in I think 1980 your music is always incredible an honest-to-god and make any topic it sound good you definitely have a way with words guitar playing I love that red guitar and yes I'm definitely a fan

[@jamiejohnson3886]

@Mark Knopfler you have earned all of a lot of people's respect and as you as you know respect is never just giving away it must always be earned

[@Mouseend]

​@@jamiejohnson3886 Sry, but u understand that this dudr isnt Mark Knopfler... but some random guy :P

[@burakkokerr4524]

BEST SOLO IN THE WORLD,ALL TIME NOW,THEN AND FUTURE ❤❤❤❤❤

[@johnpandolfino8663]

A true master of his instrument 🎸......

[@kylej3919]

Otherworldly talent!

[@joeyisho5370]

This performance is timeless.

[@eds1587ify]

First time heard dire straits album..I remember 1986..simply amazing..

[@bloodmoon1956]

Just amazing

[@francksol0946]

Immense ..immense Immense. Thanks You Mr, Mark Knopfler and your Band .

[@manuelmireles997]

Love his songs Greatest ever thank you for sharing 🙏

[@paulomello3637]

Enjoy it, true music, true musicians and singers, no chance to see a masterpiece like that again!

[@briansawyer3747]

This song is legendary 😊

[@daveburgess6028]

Enough said!,,