For some reason, I thought Dire Straits was from Australia… Anyway, "Walk of Life" was from their 1985 album, Brothers In Arms, which also gave us "Money For Nothing." It reached #4 in the UK and earned a Gold record. It reached #7 in the US and #6 in Canada, and the video is a lot of fun, sports fan or not.
20 thoughts on “Song of the Day: Dire Straits, “Walk of Life””
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This is one of the songs from the Eighties I loved. Love his style of guitar playing… I’ve always liked the positive feeling of this song.
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Knopfler is a hell of a player, without question.
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He gets a sound where you know this…you can only get with your fingers.
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Great song. Good for walking except Benny has to stop and smell everything along the way and then there are the pee breaks! Love the video too.
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Dogs are like that. They could spread it all over the neighborhood, even the little ones.
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I always liked this song and this group!
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I think you may have confused Dire Straits with Men at Work.
Love this song.
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Maybe I was, though I never gave Men at Work much consideration. Great song and a classic video, from the days when MTV and VH-1 showed videos…
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I have this album and I really like this song.
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I don’t think I have anything by Dire Straits. I have the album Mark Knopfler did with Chet Atkins (had Chet lived, he might have bestowed the coveted CGP on Mark). Back when I had tapes, I had one by a band called The Notting Hillbillies, which I think was one of Mark’s side projects. It was pretty good; maybe I should see if I can find it again…
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I’ve always loved this song. It makes me smile every time I hear it. Thanks for bringing it out today, John.
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Sure… Can’t get enough Dire Straits…
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This is a hoot. Thereβs a good Cajun version.
Stay well
Regards Thom
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I’ll have to find the Cajun version…
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Hi John – completely agree … what a great video … loved it – cheers Hilary
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It’s one of those that makes you feel good…
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A great UK group πππ
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They are!
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