It's A Long Way Back
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2022
- 'It's A Long Way Back' is the second single from John Illsley's 8th solo album VIII.
You can download the single from all music streaming services and order your copy of VIII from 100percent.it/VIII
Steve Smith - Keyboards
Scott Mckeon - Lead Guitar and Gut Strung Guitar
Robbie McIntosh - Electric Guitar
Melvin Duffy - Pedal Steel Guitar
Paul Beavis - Drums and Percussion
Hannah Robinson - Backing Vocals and Percussion
Jessica Van den Bogaerde - Backing Vocals
DeeDee Illsley - Backing Vocals
Video Directed by Dennis Madden for Koala Films
John Illsley is an English musician who rose to fame as the bass guitarist of the critically acclaimed band Dire Straits. With Dire Straits, John has been the recipient of multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards and a Heritage Award.
As one of the founding band members, with Mark Knopfler, his brother David and drummer Pick Withers, John played a major role in the development of the Dire Straits’ sound.
You can read all about his fascinating life as part of one of the biggest bands in the world in his book, 'My Life In Dire Straits' available to purchase both in print and audio: smarturl.it/MyLifeinDireStraits - เพลง
I do not care if this song was not successful in charts, This song is a legend, greetings for everyone who reads my comment!!!!. =)
Is true. I love this music.
Romantic Love Songs, absolutely agree kid.
Супер❤
Olá!!👋👋👋👋
@@Flo-zp2rk hello from Scotland 😘
Knopfler doesn`t want a reunion, so John makes straits music of his own. And he makes it very very good.
Л
Песню поет обалдеть спасибо вам здоровья всех благ крепкого вам здоровья
Чус сэр
❤❤
@@josesoares6374 indeed
John came to my very modest home town in Essex to play live two years ago. He play his own tracks, stopped for a talk about life in Dire Straits for half an hour, then played some of the bands best tracks. After he signed our albums, chatted with us and showed us his guitars. It was the best live performance I’ve been to. A lovely bloke, we’re lucky to have him.
Повезло вам!
⁰@@user-xj9op1gx4m
да
❤
Quem está ouvindo John Illsley neste momento. Adorooooo.❤
Me...😊
Я сейчас слушаю! Чечня! Грозный!
eu estou ouvindo Eliete....lindo
EU🤩🥰
👍
The brilliant Robbie McIntosh playing in the background.
Robbie is the man
Can't imagine driving my car without the music of John.
just learned that John was the big bass player at Dire Straits .... 2 friends, Mark & John that forged a legendary band !!!
John Illsey and the band are amazing. The vocals don’t override the instruments really well done. What a wonderful voice John’s daughter has. Thank you for the wonderful post.☮️🎶🎸
The back up singers he uses are exceptional, didn't know she was his daughter, so it's in her genes, good on them!
The Big JOHN of Dire Straits !
Uncannily, this song has the unmistakable sound of 'Dire Straits' even without Mark Knopfler!
That's incredible and truly commendable. It's indeed an achievement.
Hat's off to you John...you've got what it takes!
👍
🎶👍🎵...😉...🎸...✈️...🌆...🌄.....
A Dire Straits song after 45 years. Well done John. I love it.
Mark played on it
@@gmp3809 that wasn't him.
@@gmp3809 nope I’m afraid he didn’t
No, this is the slapJohn. But its good, thank U.
@@5q55. iw
I am Russian, I live in Belarus....there are many Dire Straits fans in our country, I am just shocked by this song, I listen to it all day long. Thank you for your creativity....❤❤❤
Полностью согласен,ни одной проходной вещи.
Stop the war!
@@Milo2139 When the nazis in Ukraine in 2012-2022 destroyed Russians, you were silent, and now you do not need to interfere in your own business...Russians never do anything by half - they always go to the end!!!
Присоединяюсь к вам! Я из г.Грозный.ЧР.
❤❤❤Согласна полностью!
This is absolutely gooood music. One can see Dire Straits was not only Mark Knopfler, thanks John.
Very well noted
P. S. Я из России.
Я просто Русский.
Песня - кайф,👍 девчуля -красавица😍
Всем привет.вокалистке и музыкантам.браво.❤.
Бесподобно,. Подобное нужно слушать обязательно. Это не только талантливо, но по настоящему профессионально. Ну кто после подобного, будет смотреть, эти " голубые огоньки", с голубцами, с голой вечеринки?,
И голосовать за Путина...А ведь проголосуют.
Я не буду слушать голубятник и не слушал никогда. Привет из г.Грозный. ЧР.
@@user-xj9op1gx4mпереведи сначала слова этой песни.Она чисто мужская.
Очень актуально в Десятку.....😂
Дыдikёл земляк. @@user-xj9op1gx4m
Привет из Питера
"... on every street" - one of their finest ;-) John, you made so many people so happy over so many years, can't thank you enough!
Brilliant song!..close your eyes and it's as if Mark Knopfler is back to his Dire Straits days!..thank you John for keeping the memories alive..how wish you and Mark would get together and create some more magic together.. great song and great guitar work..Bravo!
Dr
Well said.I thought there was only one Mark knopfler.
Will be very good
Very long way back to the 20
Je suis d accord avec toi❤
One helluva song. A softie, but it hit me like a thunderbolt alright.... Thank you John and the Band for the wizardry.
And John, you are like a vintage bottle of the finest wine; getting better and better as age catches up with you 🎉
А я, только сейчас, мне 62, услышал Джона! Стыдно до боли!!! Какой талант!!
За всей музыкой не угонишься.
Ты не поверишь 😮мне столько же и я только сегодня услышал это 😊сам в шоке 😂, хотя dire straits имею все концерты!
Beautiful!!! Great!!! I like it, the music is wonderful, the voices are amazing... ❤💛❤️🌹🍀👍🙋♀️
Щиро вдячний за пісню
Профи!!!❤❤❤Респект😊Буду кратка.Все на высшем уровне!!!
We're waiting for you in France. Dire Straits' spirit. Dire Straits' sound. Dire Straits' soul. Thank you Mister Illsley for the tune. Mark, may be proud of you. Thanks for you career in Dire Straits. Thanks for your Book. Your music is an everlasting gift. Thanks for your music. Please Come and play in Toulouse. 🙏 Or in Paris. Toulouse's wine is better !
My jaw dropped and all I said was "wow!!" I love Dire Straits so this is a 10/10 for me.
I bought my first guitar and started playing it in 1978 after listening to Dire Straits' first LP, I was 14 years old... I always continued to follow them and after their dissolution I continued to follow Mark Knopfler... I I was always wondering what happened to the other members of the original group, namely Pick Whiters, David Knopfler and John Illsley... so for me this video is a pleasant surprise, also this song is beautiful, it could easily be included posthumously in the first historical Dire Straits album since the atmosphere is the same! the story of Dire Straits was the rock fairytale par excellence of my adolescence... four friends with no money who live in a flat in Deptford, one teaches, one works in a record shop (Illsley), another works as a social worker and only Whiters had been a more well-known musician having played with Mal's Primitives... I will soon be 60 and a few years ago I started playing the guitar and writing songs again... in the songs I write and in my guitar you can hear a strong early Dire Straits influence!
Бэк-вокал в унисон с гитарой - бесподобен.
Dire 👍👍👍👍👍 Sound 👍👍👍👍 Miss it 👍👍👍
EM MEIO A TANTAS PORCARIAS DE HOJE, ENCONTRAR JOHN ILLSLEY É UM GRANDE PRIVILÉGIO !!! LONGA A VIDA A ESSE GRANDE ARTISTA, JOHN ILLSLEY !!!
Пожалуй это лучшее что есть в эфире сейчас!
Спасибо Джон, и ребятам спасибо. Мне очень понравилась композиция. Действительно, очень напомнила стиль Dire Straits 80-х. Гитара не Марка, но тоже очень хороша. Парень - молодец. Все - молодцы. Еще раз спасибо. Очень понравилось. Успехов!
Great song, great lyrics. Reviving The Straits and at the same time paying tribute. Love it!
❤❤❤❤👍👍🙏🙏🤝🤝💌💥💥💥
Illsley was the heart of the Straits! Great music 🎼 has to
evolve from the soul ❤☮️🎶✌️
Don't push it.
С днем рождения, Джон! Долгих лет тебе и новых, таких же замечательных песен! 😊
Man... there's so much things to say...I started crying like a little kid just as the song started. It's so beautiful...of course we think of Dire Straits days, but I cried for seeing Mr. Ilsley doing such a true music I can't even describe how overwhelming took my heart. Such feeling, such smoothness. It was one of the best moments of my music life. Thank you so much, so much. God bless you and your band, and all about it.
Gratitude is all
It's a very emotional song.I listen to it every day .
@@renejolicoeur6289ciao Rene! 🙋♀️😊😘🌅🍀
Awesome Indeed !!! Magnifique :)))🎶🎶🎶👍💫💫💫👌
@@stephank.photography
KICILLOF PRESIDENTE A R G E N T I N A
Beautiful job John. An amazing tribute to the sound and the spirit of Dire Straits the best rock and roll orchestra ever.
เดี๋ยวลงเครือง ลีเก หูลู
Many references in lyrics, In the Gallery, News, Six blade knife and On every street!!
❤Gudomlig musik video from Sweden ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's a Long Way Back
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Lyrics
City of Angels was Burning bright
Setting the scene for an LA night Standing on the edge of tranquility
This was the moment to take in the view Shimmering with the red and blue
Sun going down at the Sunset Marquee People you knew but never met
Masters and maidens that slipped through the net Friends of friends of a certain kind
Talk of the town a line in the news
In the Gallery with a touch of the blues
All you need is a six blade knife
It's a long way back,
It's a long way back to Deptford Town
Sometimes it feels like these days will never end The push and pull of how we dance the messages we send
Natures voice unheard amongst bluster and desire No one seems to notice that the flames are getting higher
Which way is up no one can agree
Keep asking myself where's the sense of harmony
Smoke and heat of a hotel room
Songs from the bard like rare perfume
Fresh off the shelf now they're gone Nothing now will ever be the same
Could this be heaven by another name Depends what side you're on
If she asks you to go you can't decline Putting it down a line at a time
Don't move too fast better taking it slow
The world didn't start with the ticking of the clock Can't get by without a few knocks
One by one blow by blow
It's a long way back,
It's a long way back to Deptford Town
There's going to be a problem if we don't see eye to eye
Only time will tell before another battle cry Take time to reflect take time to consider this For you and me and him and her this life of utter bliss
Chorus
Another actor another stage
Who pays the pipers pay
Let's hope he don't get lost
Or tries to count the cost
You face the world with quiet contempt Was this really what you meant When all is frozen and nothing pure Its make or break kill or cure
I'm not sure anybody knows
The way it is and how it goes
Which way is up no one can agree Liberty fraternity Equality
From New York city to Monterey New Orleans to Frisco Bay
On every street in every town Out on the highway on with the show So much I just didn't know
So I breathed it in took it down
A gentle man with his gracious wife They had their dreams of a perfect life Worked the land until the sun went down They were lovers then in that market town The battle ground had left its legacy No words he spoke of this victory
He built a world that was safe and sound Life was good in that Market town
Take what you need not what you want There's no bars or restaurants
No playing in the park no visits to the Zoo Relax my friend and let things be
You have you're pride and honesty
None of this was planned
Or so they say
But the sun will shine and the winds will blow This all will pass as well we know
Once there was a river now it's a stream Looking back it feels like a dream Memories linger in your heart
Life feel shot cos time flies
Take a look through a child's eyes Now's the time to make a new start
It's a long way back,
It's a long way back to Deptford Town
Шедеврально👍
This beautifully magical tune is☮️🙏🇺🇦✨
Hello 👋 Joanne. How are you doing? Hope you are fine
WOW!!!! Top of my playlist now, this track really hits everything for me, with the added bonus of sounding real old school Dire Straits. Keep grooving on John👍
@Hello Paul how are you doing
@@lydialas8756 alles❤
@@peterbergmann-ji7yw
KICILLOF PRESIDENTE A R G E N T I N A
@@lydialas8756Lins.
Amazing. I like the smooth sound of this song. And the great voice of his daughter. We never have such good songs in Germnay on radio
Não sabia da carreira solo de Jonh Illsley, o que foi uma surpresa ótima. Todas músicas muito bem produzidas e uma sonoridade impecável. Minha influência musical começou com DIRE STRAITS já no seu primeiro álbum. Parabéns e que tenhamos mais músicas assim.
It's like coming home after years of wandering! Thank you, John! That's brilliant!
Well said - can we have some more?
TEXMEX
Love the references to Six Blade Knife, On Every Street and of course, Deptford. Great song.
Mais uma vez ouvindo música que me encanta; adoro esta voz. 😍💃👋
Briliant music ,love the song.
Hello 👋 Helena. How are you doing? Hope you are fine.
@@markclifford1857
KICILLOF PRESIDENTE A R G E N T I N A
Brilliant! The same feeling and atmosphere of the early Dire Straits albums.
He was Dire Straits to me ! Mark liked to be in front all the time !
Sad john didnt got the atention he desirved ! My point of view !
Cmon now 98% of it was mark, as good as john is.
@@MrBICKUS9 And the guitar on this song is Mark
☮️
Mark tries to be sneaky
Thank you so much, Very beautiful song 🎵 I just love it😍😍❤❤❤💜💜💜💙💙💙
Hello 👋 Helen. How are you doing? Hope you are fine.
The energy.. Yours.. Music.. Place.. Feels nice :)
So very very Dire Straitish....mind blowing!
genuine music. John's fingerprints are more then ever notable on blue Communique album. Great delivery from the band.
45 anos depois e o cara continua tão moderno! Música boa é sempre bem vinda!
Incrível Jonh Illsley, belas canções, excelente banda. Que bom que não parou.
Can’t believe I’m listening to a dire strait song in 2022 and actually enjoying it - thank you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hello 👋 Elizabeth. How are you doing? Hope you are fine.
To jest brylant .
Nie ma co gadać komentować lawirować.
Mistrz .
Pozdrawiam wszystkich serdecznie.
Супер геніально!!!!!
Песня огонь. Музыка и исполнение просто супер!!
USHUAIA AURORA AUSTRAL A R G E N T I N A
Несмотря, на то что Джон всякий раз получал от Марка Нофлера решительный отказ о воссоединении , это не помешало им обоим сделать отличную сольную карьеру. Кто знает как бы все сложилось, если бы Dire Straits существовала в оригинальном составе...
@@mr.twister7305👍💯👍👍
@@mr.twister7305Как знать как знать, может после воссоединения и не родилась бы композиция которой сейчас наслаждаемся?
John, Thank you for putting a smile on my face. USA would love to see you wander your way back. Great song!
Completely agree!
That's a great song - beautifully played - who would have thought that Deptford could inspire such music!
It's what's in the heart ❤️ that overflows.
It's a gem!! Following Dire Straits since being little boy in Poland! Brings back memories
UN GRANDE GRUPPO MUSICALE STRAORDINARIO.... IMMORTALI.... DIRE STAITS🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌷GRANDE JOHN MAURO BERGAMO 64
I just love listening to this song....a million times ! THANKS , John illsley....
Essa música 🎶 é muito tocante mexeu com meu coração e animou minha alma...Muito obrigada John Illsley e banda. Vozes maravilhosas, lindo desempenho. Gratidão! 🙏😊💯💙🎶👏🌺 💬
Боже, какая милая песня. Спасибо вам.
❤❤❤❤❤OH LORDY LORDY, HOW. PLEASING TO THE SOUL ❤❤❤❤❤
I've only just started listening to John Illsleys solo work and really like it, yes like some have said there's echoes of dire straits, particularly this song but there's lots of influences and he has a great cool voice too. Bass players never fully get the attention they deserve unless they lead singers too like geddy lee, Phil Lynott etc so it's nice to hear his voice and see him play backing guitar too on some stuff. It's a bit like Brian May doing solo stuff, people sometimes can't separate them from their famous bands to appreciate them doing solo stuff even when it's good.
great song from a living legend!
A great reflective tribute to the old days .... thank you John!
Fantastic musicians everything spot on
Как волшебно когда Вместе🎉
Always been a massive D, S fan, great to be able to enjoy a new angle, well done, great voice, great guitar, subscribed
An amazing mix between Leonard Cohen and Dire Straits !!!
KICILLOF PRESIDENTE A R G E N T I N A
Olha eu ouvindo John maravilhoso
Essa banda é o maximo.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Proud 2 Say!..My Mother Rode In The Same Car As Mark Knopfler & Band!…Many Yrs Ago When They Came 2 Do Their NZ Concert In Western Springs Stadium In NZ…My Mother Worked At The Nite Receptioness Where They Had Booked In!..They Jus Got Talking!!!..My Mother Was Friendly Like That!!! lol
Hello 👋 Sheryl. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl
Everything is beautiful in this song, hats off John!
John and Mark
Righteous
Hannah Robinson❤❤❤❤
💃💃💃💃💃💃❤Fantastic 😊😊
So nostalgic... Such a pure Dire Straits touch... you can hear it whisper to your ear....
Conheci a música it's alng way back hoje e adorei. Foi uma viagem no tempo.
Великолепно!!! Спасибо Вам с Марком за потрясающую МУЗЫКУ!!!
The best singer there is right now!
excellentissime...OUFFFF ça fait du bien ,Dire Straits after 45 years. le retour, Well done John. 👍👍👍👍
Beautiful song ,perfect interpretation ❤
KICILLOF PRESIDENTE A R G E N T I N A
Absolutely beautiful song John! Much love from India.
#JohnIllsley 😍💓👌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 te seguimos esperando en Gijón Asturias
North of Spain 🌹
Tenemos muchas ganas que venga a tocar por aquí 🎸🎶
@@AgustinKnopfler aquí (Xixón/Gijón) estuvo programau y por un problema - de él - se anuló y dijo que quedaba pendiente la visita.
Abrazuuu Agus. 🌹
I love it. Reminds me of the best of Dire Straits.
You get a shiver in the dark
It's a 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 alright when you hear the music ring
Well now you step inside but you don't see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down
Competition in other places
Uh but the horns they blowin' that sound
Way on down south
Way on down south
London town
You check out guitar George, he knows-all the chords
Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing
They said an old guitar is all, he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing
And Harry doesn't mind, if he doesn't, make the scene
He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright
He can play the Honky Tonk like anything
Savin' it up, for Friday night
With the Sultans
We're the Sultans of Swing
Then a crowd a young boys they're a foolin' around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band
It ain't what they call Rock and Roll
And the Sultans
Yeah, the Sultans, they play Creole
Creole
And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
"Goodnight, now it's time to go home"
Then he makes it fast with one more thing
"We are the Sultans
We are the Sultans of Swing"
Wow, who thought good music was dead!? Excellent song, perfect music THX!
A perfect Sultans of swing new style Dire Straits. Great song !
Qualquer música com o Mark fica perfeita
FIRST TIME HEARING THIS. MARK MUST BE PROUD OF YOU HE CERTAINLY MADE A IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE. LOVE YOUR BRASSY TONE. LOT OF SOUNDS OF DIRE STRAITS. BACKGROUND MUSIC IS EXTREMELY INCREDIBLE SO CATCHY. JUST FABULOUS JOHN. ENJOYABLE LISTENING. ❤❤👍🎸
THANKS SO ENJOYABLE LISTENING. IT'S CERTAINLY A CATCHY SOUND. HAVE A GREAT TIME TODAY
THANKS. REALLY ENJOYABLE. MAYBE THERE'S MORE TO COME? HAVE A GOOD DAY
THANK YOUTO..MARK & JOHN MADE A GREAT TEAM TOGETHER. JUST LOVIN IT TO! HAVE A GREAT DAY
THANKS. GLAD I FOUND IT. TRULY A WAY BACK ALRIGHT! GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT TO. ENJOY LISTENING & WATCHING. HAVE A GOOD DAY
THANK YOU TO. MARK & JOHN BRRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES. LIKE PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY. HAVE A GREAT DAY OKAY
Ever faithful to your background, awesome tune and hope to see you play here in Rome🇮🇹🎸🎼
Лучшее исполнение этой песни
Mark knophler yes l remember nice music
Great to see him. Went to half a dozen Dire Straits gigs back in the day and this brings back a lot of good memories.
A brilliant song, heartfelt, reflective with a great groove and vibe 🎸
Magnifica voz acompañada de una música limpia y auténtica es un placer que todavía sigan habiendo músicos de verdad
MONTAÑAS LAGOS FIORDOS NIEVE GLACIARES BOSQUES
C H I L E A R G E N T I N A
LA ESCANDINAVIA DEL HEMISFERIO SUR
Amen to that
Tienes mucha razón amigo tremendo grupo y tremendo cantante
Música que llega, llena y transporta a donde nuestra imaginación sea capaz de llevarnos.
Son la hostia guay
The guitar is pure magic in all the song,and the solo is fantastic
Such a magic song !
¡Esa voz tan aguardentosa, esa "garganta con arena!" lo hace super sensual a este tipo que logra que sus producciones sean realmente fantásticas!!!!UN LUJO ESCUCHARLO! SALUDOS PARA TODOS DESDE ARGENTINA ..!
Just an epic epic track! There so much to unpack from it, all outstanding! Hannah’s voice backing adds a huge amount to it also for the few lyrics she sings! Awesome John thanks for creating this masterpiece