Top notch musicianship by all. The electric piano is an excellent addition to this song. The jam to finish it off is off the hook. Busking in Ireland is incredible.
@@Meine.Postma Have not. I s that rendition by Alchemy also done busking? Does my not knowing of the Alchemy version lessen the value of this performance?
@@Meine.Postma Just checked out an Alchemy live performance in what looked like a bar (lots of liquor bottles on a wall next to the band) and I wasn't that impressed. The lead vocal was weak and uninspired. The lead guitar was good in spots but didn't have a flow to the phrasing.And they weren't busking out on the streets.Alchemy's rendition of Down to the Waterline (also in a bar) is better than their version of this song. I much prefer this buskers version over the Alchemy version of Sultans. There is a rendition of Sultans by Mary Spender with her guitar sidekick which is just the two of them on their electric guitars in her home studio which has a very excellent vocal by her putting a sultry take on the lyrics which is very interesting, and her sidekick really has a flow with the lead guitar lines.
@@darenwilliams5858 you know nothing....he does exactly what the drummer of Dire Straits does! Only he is too close and has to much volume; he makes more noise than the others and however drum sets are noisy but in real concerts or in the engraving or recording room they mix it like they want and atlast: a drumset is always amplified in concerts or/and in recording rooms because the mixed sound from the amplifier is much better then the drumset sound itself. OK? That's it!
@@darenwilliams5858 anyway it's true what you said but Dire Straits drummer was that too but in background...listen to it. Ciao from a Italian drummer and sound ingeneer.
THEY KILLED, nailed it, did it like it was meant to be, good drummer working it hard and fast , lots of great covers of sultans of swing think ranks top 3 guitar was excellent Mark was reborn, spot on quite right don't you know...
That guitarist is note perfect AND hes playing it DOUBLE TIME to Mark’s original and that ending is a real ‘finger twister’..... I,ve tried to learn it many time without success! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Top job guys! 👍🏻
That was on Mary St in Dublin, outside Pennys (Primark). My office literially overlooks where they were playing. Can't believe I was so close but missed one of the best cover version of Sultans I've heard.
Wow! - And that drummer, rock solid, some sequences put me in mind of Ginger Baker... back in the late '60s I briefly shared a flat with Jack Bruce's brother in law, seems like a million years ago but an inspiring drummer always reminds me of the world I knew then - happy days.
Sultans of Swing is such a legendary and beautiful song, Dire Straits make it sound and look effortless laid back and simple, but it’s not. This band covered the complex arrangement superbly, all of them are very talented musicians.
So nice to see family, friends and a few tourists form around a street band when the public walk bye with no interest. Makes a great video for youtube.
I was unaware of street bands playin g with such high end equipment ... the bass alone is worth a pretty penny . I know because I just bought a RIC for almost 2G's
Loved the whole performance. Camera guy did his best to crop out the ass hats who failed to recognize something special happening. I don’t get people sometimes.
Pretty darn good, especially considering it's about 12 BPM faster than the original recording. Kudos to the guitar player for playing Mark Knopfler riffs that fast.
Lots of comments about drummer rushing the tempo BUT if you’ve ever heard live recordings of Dire Straits from the 80’s, they played Sultans this fast if not faster. Drummer Terry Williams on Live Alchemy played crazy fills throughout the song like Mitch Mitchell or Keith Moon.
I have listened to that song hundreds of times ( the alchemy version at the Hammersmith ) but I still like the ones like this too - them guys pulled it off & good on em. I love that guitar solo on the long version 🎸
Funny how anyone can throw around the term "ginger" as a derogatory remark and few bat an eye, however, rearrange the letters and you have a "hate crime"! Double standards. The weak and inferiors always need double standards!
Angus Macaulay, I hope " " old jaikie" in the background" isn't suffering from 'wet brain', but considering this is Dublin there's a good chance he is.
These guys r kicking ass & the audience is just standing there like statues. There is some serious foot stomping music rite here. Get up & move, shake that groove thang, sistah. Folks walkin by, at least do the "keep on truckin" strut. Show some respect. These guys r giving u a free concert! The cool ol guy in the background gets it! 👌
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Lead guitar was great, but it's the drummer who really stood out. Not your average street band. Really fun listen.
That was an absolutely awesome rendition of this song. Wow.
The guitar solo was damn near perfect! Mr. Knopfler would be well impressed
Almost note perfect
Wow they are brilliant. Drummer could play in any band he's unbelievably good
Yea...the bass and drum laying down a great backbeat and the guitar sounds so at home. Great performance!👏
Чувак на заднем плане и барабанщик - просто бомба!!! 👍👍👍
Ну и остальные тоже огонь. Молодцы. 👍
Top notch musicianship by all. The electric piano is an excellent addition to this song. The jam to finish it off is off the hook. Busking in Ireland is incredible.
Never heard the Alchemy version?
@@Meine.Postma Have not. I s that rendition by Alchemy also done busking? Does my not knowing of the Alchemy version lessen the value of this performance?
@@georgestevens1502 You really should, it is a classic: th-cam.com/video/kIufLA7Bx2Q/w-d-xo.html
@@Meine.Postma Just checked out an Alchemy live performance in what looked like a bar (lots of liquor bottles on a wall next to the band) and I wasn't that impressed. The lead vocal was weak and uninspired. The lead guitar was good in spots but didn't have a flow to the phrasing.And they weren't busking out on the streets.Alchemy's rendition of Down to the Waterline (also in a bar) is better than their version of this song. I much prefer this buskers version over the Alchemy version of Sultans. There is a rendition of Sultans by Mary Spender with her guitar sidekick which is just the two of them on their electric guitars in her home studio which has a very excellent vocal by her putting a sultry take on the lyrics which is very interesting, and her sidekick really has a flow with the lead guitar lines.
@@georgestevens1502 I actually meant The Alchemy Live album by Dire Straits, sorry for the confusion :D
That drummer is very good.
and the guitar too.
Guitar is incredible good !!!
Drummer overplays . To many not needed or required fills
@@darenwilliams5858 you know nothing....he does exactly what the drummer of Dire Straits does! Only he is too close and has to much volume; he makes more noise than the others and however drum sets are noisy but in real concerts or in the engraving or recording room they mix it like they want and atlast: a drumset is always amplified in concerts or/and in recording rooms because the mixed sound from the amplifier is much better then the drumset sound itself. OK? That's it!
@@darenwilliams5858 anyway it's true what you said but Dire Straits drummer was that too but in background...listen to it. Ciao from a Italian drummer and sound ingeneer.
Most impressed by the drummer. Never tried this song on anything less than a 5 piece and 3 cymbals,
How can,anyone,just walk by,and not look at this fab,band,xx great guys,Fabulous,xxc
The drummer really feels the rythm, is so good....👏👏👏
Wonderful performance. Respect
Yes but too fast
@@56TheMick And mistake after mistake after mistake too .
he plays to much fills
over playing a bit. although this great song it's hard not to.
sounds good to me
THEY KILLED, nailed it, did it like it was meant to be, good drummer working it hard and fast , lots of great covers of sultans of swing think ranks top 3 guitar was excellent Mark was reborn, spot on quite right don't you know...
That guitarist is note perfect AND hes playing it DOUBLE TIME to Mark’s original and that ending is a real ‘finger twister’..... I,ve tried to learn it many time without success! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Top job guys! 👍🏻
Love the guy in the background playing air guitar Excellent street music Well done
Ha ha, you mean the " conductor" ? Amazing!!!
Seems Dublin has a plethora of street performers...Allie Sherlock, Channel Durkin etc. Never been there, must put in on my bucket list. Bravo guys.
The entire acoustics sounded pro! If I didn't see the video but only listened, I wouldn't have imagined this was a street band playing.
These guys are good musos! The guitarist is playing it like the man himself with the finger technique just like mark. Great job guys!
brill band, great talent, and the dude at the window has it nailed down....
To all the people commenting on the tempo, most bands tend to speed up during live shows. Get off your high horse and just enjoy it. Awesome 👌
The dude just randomly dancing in the background
Incredible this guy! The focal point of the video!
I reckon he's saying don't mind me. They're all good!
he's my favorite in this video too 👏
I'm completely blown away. I hope Mark Knopfler sees this.
That’s a cool Rick the guitar player has, he really made that thing work too. Well done
That was on Mary St in Dublin, outside Pennys (Primark). My office literially overlooks where they were playing. Can't believe I was so close but missed one of the best cover version of Sultans I've heard.
yes in deed
Wow! - And that drummer, rock solid, some sequences put me in mind of Ginger Baker... back in the late '60s I briefly shared a flat with Jack Bruce's brother in law, seems like a million years ago but an inspiring drummer always reminds me of the world I knew then - happy days.
I agree totally Ginger smokes the drums and the best up tempo timing this guy is great
Excellent Band---tight drumming
Sultans of Swing is such a legendary and beautiful song, Dire Straits make it sound and look effortless laid back and simple, but it’s not. This band covered the complex arrangement superbly, all of them are very talented musicians.
So nice to see family, friends and a few tourists form around a street band when the public walk bye with no interest. Makes a great video for youtube.
Giving everyone access to free live music is a beautiful thing. Gracias!
I"m BRASILIAN. in portuguese:
NUNCA VI TANTA FALTA DE EDUCAÇÃO com Músicos!!!
Wow, killer guitarplayer !
I was unaware of street bands playin g with such high end equipment ... the bass alone is worth a pretty penny . I know because I just bought a RIC for almost 2G's
Loved the whole performance. Camera guy did his best to crop out the ass hats who failed to recognize something special happening. I don’t get people sometimes.
el guitarrista y el de la percusión se destacan. muy buenos artistas! buen trabajo. 👏👏👏
This band has got it going on ! That's amazing especially at the speed they're playing it !
Pretty darn good, especially considering it's about 12 BPM faster than the original recording. Kudos to the guitar player for playing Mark Knopfler riffs that fast.
I think Dire Straits played this tempo during live shows... don't quote me on that though 👍
@@JAY61ish most bands that don't play to a click tracked drummer unconsciously kick up the tempo a bit on stage. it's called "excitement".
The guitar bass rickenbacker !!!! So good...🎸🎸🇵🇹🤘🤘
1.24 Felipe scolari !"felipao"..hhhh
Lots of comments about drummer rushing the tempo BUT if you’ve ever heard live recordings of Dire Straits from the 80’s, they played Sultans this fast if not faster. Drummer Terry Williams on Live Alchemy played crazy fills throughout the song like Mitch Mitchell or Keith Moon.
I have listened to that song hundreds of times ( the alchemy version at the Hammersmith ) but I still like the ones like this too - them guys pulled it off & good on em. I love that guitar solo on the long version 🎸
My favorite dire-straits band
Nice performance!
I'd like a lot of video~~^^
FantastIc! Congratulations from Brazil!
You are great, and the dancer behind you is over the top. Thank you
Wow wow wow. This is one of the finest videos on TH-cam. Great job guys. 👏👏👏👏👏👏🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
Johnny Hockedy from Limerick is the best I ever heard doing the Sultans of Swing
Well done, lads. ! That was magnificent. !
Love the drummers carefree attitude, go cool dude!
The whole music thing was good the guitar was on point and the drummer really good bass player sounded good they had going on
Brilliant. The drummer was very talented indeed
Amazing talents. Thanks for sharing!
Skilled musicians. Th lead guitarist is fantastic
Slow down boys,. great playing,. brilliant guitarist
Just,love,street,buskers,🤠😍😍😍 Keith France, A nother thing,I miss from the uk,
Oh, I miss Dublín!
How to extend a Classic and have it sound like it’s all part of the song. Nice noodling and yes quite a tight band. Mark would be pleased I think.
Awesome, love this band!!!
Love the old guy in the back ground grooving up against the window
Very cool.
Thanks
Love “The Conductor” in the background😁
You guys nailed this , fantastic job
Plus BPM speed! Very good!
Any band that can play SOS certainly has my kudos!
Wow. Perfect. Like the added impro at the end
Fabulous job on this tune.
Covering Straits with Bob dylan's voice
The best is the older Guy with the black cap in front of the Window. ;-)
Great Music on the Street.
Albert Ross foundation I think is the band, usually play on Grafton Street outside the jewllers
The conductor never even made eye contact.
This Cover So Beautiful.
Wonderful played and sung
This is awesome, I use to jam to it
The ginger in the parker was driving me mad finally he got out of the way 🎶🎵⭐
Funny how anyone can throw around the term "ginger" as a derogatory remark and few bat an eye, however, rearrange the letters and you have a "hate crime"!
Double standards. The weak and inferiors always need double standards!
Busy little drummer. Great gig guys. 👍👍👍
Excellent performance by the band....and a big shout out to the old "jaikie" in the background bustin some moves !!! :-)
Glad to see an old guy enjoying the music.
Angus Macaulay, I hope " " old jaikie" in the background" isn't suffering from 'wet brain', but considering this is Dublin there's a good chance he is.
Wow. That guy nailed it.
Thank you.
That kid in the park has great taste in music…shaking her legs and boogieing away….can’t knock great music ✊
We want more! 👍🏻😎
Dire Straits Sultans of Swing muito bom 👏👏👏 com direito a maestro no fundo😆
How,can you just walk by this fab band,
These guys r kicking ass & the audience is just standing there like statues. There is some serious foot stomping music rite here. Get up & move, shake that groove thang, sistah. Folks walkin by, at least do the "keep on truckin" strut. Show some respect. These guys r giving u a free concert! The cool ol guy in the background gets it! 👌
Wow! Brilliant band.
If only we knew the name of this band or these guys, that singer sounds so great
Awesome band. Best of luck!!
Love street music
Oh that picking. Goosebumps I tell ya....
The talent just flows from him
Great guitar player I preferred his sound clean before he hit the drive at the end ..the whole band are excellent.
They nailed it!
Saudades de Dublin, escutando a música do Dire Straits
Just great! Amazing!
Tempo check..
Yo dude, give the live version of the real sultans of swing a listen, I Think that’s what they’re trying to replicate
Note to cameraman - stand IN FRONT of the guy in the green jacket!
This is fantastic. I wonder if Mark Knopfler has listened to this. Brilliant
Grafton Street in Dublin is Europe‘s hot spot for street music. I always go there when I come to Ireland. This one is well done although a bit rushed.
My My,OUT flipping STANDING, made it your own, !!!.
The drummer is the winner
That’s awesome, we are so uptight about everything in the US…..
I like the jam a the end.
Legend says they are running out of the time
The drummer was just inching to get to this song. Lol. Awesome performance.
Absolute pure class!!!
Love the drummer
God bless you all, boys!. Keep going doing the good job!. ✌