2007-12-27 06:27:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
I'll prefer the Straits of Mackinac instead.
2007-12-27 06:44:47 · answer #1 · answered by DR W 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Sultans of Swing ? They're great !!
You get a shiver in the dark
Its been raining in the park but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing dixie double four time
You feel all right when you hear that music ring
You step inside but you dont see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Too much competition too many other places
But not too many horns can make that sound
Way on downsouth way on downsouth london town
You check out guitar george he knows all the chords
Mind hes strictly rhythm he doesnt want to make it cry or sing
And an old guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
And harry doesnt mind if he doesnt make the scene
Hes got a daytime job hes doing alright
He can play honky tonk just like anything
Saving it up for friday night
With the sultans with the sultans of swing
And a crowd of young boys theyre fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They dont give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It aint what they call rock and roll
And the sultans played creole
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
thank you goodnight now its time to go home
And he makes it fast with one more thing
we are the sultans of swing
2007-12-27 10:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Dire Straits. Telegraph Road, Once upon a Time in the West,Private Investigations, bring it on I love it!
2007-12-27 06:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I really hated being in them. I could barely keep my head above water. More often than not I thought my ship was sinking. They were pretty wide Straits and I knew I would have an awful long way to row to shore. It was a pretty leaky boat, but I finally make it.
EDIT: Now I see that this was a group. Never heard of them. Obviously the only ones I knew about was tough times. LOL
2007-12-27 06:38:14 · answer #4 · answered by curious connie 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
"Brothers in Arms" CD was their best. Mark Knophler (lead guitar) was extremely talented, could make it cry . He's right up there with Pete Haycock, Steve Hunter, Steve Vie, Leslie West, Alvin Lee, Steven Howe, Joe Satriani, Ted Nuggent, Eric Johnson, and alot more I can't think of right now. I know lets do Night of the Guitar 3 or would it be 4 by now ?
2007-12-27 06:59:20 · answer #5 · answered by catspit 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I like Dire Straits. "Money for Nothing" was one of my favorite songs. ---Luvs
2007-12-27 06:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Like them a lot, heard on the radio while driving to work about 25 years ago how they got their first break!
2007-12-27 10:29:24 · answer #7 · answered by June smiles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I liked Money for Nothing, Sultans of Swing, but my favourite was Walk of Life.Here's a link for those who aren't familiar with their worlk and also for those who enjoy their music.
2007-12-27 07:18:08 · answer #8 · answered by Donna 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Been there too many times -- why would I like it ?
(DR W didn't you like the boats better than the bridge over troubled water ?)
2007-12-27 10:51:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like them, I used a couple of their tracks when I taught Linedancing.
2007-12-27 06:35:22 · answer #10 · answered by Roxy. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋