Originally published at: Dire Straits playing "Sultans of Swing" in 1978 days before its release (video) | Boing Boing
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TV Producer: “Boys, you have 5 minutes onstage to chat up the audience and play your song.”
Mark Knopfler, turning to the rest of the band: “Speed it up a tad, we have a deadline.”
Nice version. Thx for the link.
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One of my favorite songs by one of may favorite guitarists.
When I go to see a local pub band, I request this just to hear how they do the final solo.
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I saw them play this, must have been roughly around this time. They were supporting Talking Heads, at Swindon Oasis, the venue that Oasis got their name from.
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It’s amazing that this masterpiece was Knopfler’s “starter song.” He’s done a few interviews on the development and growth of his finger and thumbpicking technique. I like this one:
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Isn’t it though. With a Lady Writer chaser.
My band teachers always emphasized accurate articulation as key to really making a musical line stand out, and Knopfler’s articulation makes this song. It would not be the same without that beautiful alternation of staccato and sustained notes.
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