Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing [Cover by Mary Spender and Josh Turner]
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We've finally come full circle! A few years ago I collaborated with Frog Leap Studios but back in 2012 Josh Turner did a fantastic rendition - so when I thought of covering the song again but as a fingerstyle electric guitar version, I had to invite Josh to join me. THANKS JOSH! Also massive thanks to Kelly Oden for filming. What a feat of choreography!
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Thanks for having me Mary! I never thought I’d do another video of this, but I’m so glad I did.
still got the facial expressions!
You've got some talent, good sir...thanks for sharing!
@Josh Turner Guitar Next time take the Strato instead the Tele 🙏
Great rakes
@@nyoflacovers851 noooo, it's the same tele he used in the OG cover! It's perfect! Haha!
This is the best video I’ve seen thus far on TH-cam. Mary’s low, sustained voice adds such a nuanced touch to the song while josh’s is reminiscent of Mark. Truly a great performance.
It's up there with the best music vids I've ever watched on this damned toob
You both were GREAT ! Being 73 years old..... I have been playing guitar for 60 years. I've played that tune a TON of times......but NEVER came close to that sound. Yours was a great performance, production, feeling and groove. Both of you folks are big time standouts. Best of luck to you all down the road.
I get a shiver when Mary's voice enters low over the single coils
Nice line, dude!! ✌🏻
Fer sure. She has sultry voice.
I know you two have received thousands of comments on this video. This comment will probably be lost in the crowd. I am 60. I heard this song when it came out. Before you were born probably. Since the I have been a Mark Knopfler fan. I have to say, you blew this one away. Mark would be proud. Thank you both. You’ve given me much joy from this cover. God Bless you both, you are in my prayers.
They knocked it out of the park Tony.
Almost 60 here ... ditto to everything you said!
78 was such a great year for music. Dire Straits blew me away then. So did this cover.
Well said! I fully agree!
Same here. It was the first LP I bought on my own money at 12 in '79. I was not easy getting hold of it in Hungary at the time. Sweet memories.
Zs
This is the first cover that I have heard of Sultan's that displays such originality while still honoring the original.Very real. Very brave, Now this will become a classic!
Josh Turner's solo cover is just as good (it's much older but still holds up, you can look in his channel linked in the vid)
you should check out bermuda acoustic trio version :)
You should check out the Mary & Leo version!
a perfect observation. 1000% agree.
Would also recommend the Tommy Emmanuel, John Jorgenson, Pedro Jacoer Gonzales version on TH-cam, it's purely fingerstyle but a fantastic cover nonetheless
It is a rare cover of "Sultans of Swing" that captures not just the music, but the artful mood............good show........
Only thing I don’t like about this is that I can just like it once.. So lovely in all respects, singing and playing,
There are two ways to do an excellent cover: (#1)to nail the original note-for-note and deliver a perfectly faithful homage, or (#2)to transform the original sound so completely that you make the song your own. One of the most amazing things about this cover is that it gives me both of these at once. Mary's vocals are so beautiful, so melodic, so rich in their tone & phrasing (and beautifully captured by that condenser mic too!) that it absolutely transforms the song. Josh, in contrast, leans so perfectly into the original track, channeling Mark Knopfler directly, and perfectly duplicating not just the famous "twiddly bit" at the end, but catching some of the best filler licks all the way through the tone and wringing Mark's early Strat sound out of a Telecaster with real skill.
This cover absolutely satisfied me in both ways at once. It manages somehow to be both completely faithful to the Dire Straits album, and completely original at the same time. Most performers struggle to achieve one or the other of these, and you've nailed both.
had heard Mary play guitar prior to coming on to this video - was first time to hear her singing voice - wow! Just wow!
I agree with every word you wrote! 👍
I agree for the most part. She was lacking a little in her guitar playing but her vocals were great she harmonized well. His guitar Licks where near perfect but did not like the added licks toward the end. Just didn't seem to jive for me. But overall I'd give it a 9
Watch Mary and Leo do this Cover.. That's Insane..
Agree!!
What a throwback...Josh's telecaster sounds like heaven here, just like it did all those years ago.
And anyone notice what telecaster is that ?
Is it the lens distortion making Josh’s guitar neck long? Or is it baritone?
@@Tzuau78 it’s more in the foreground while Mary’s is more in the background
Yes indeed
@Billy Boy love to see you do that then, bud. 🙃
I love how Mary goes from deep and sultry to a high falsetto. And Josh - great finger picking.
I agree
And unlike the original, one can hear and understand each word in each verse.
@@russyeatman5631that’s no fun!😊
This take is not on Spotify. This kills me. This take is flawless.
Besides the spot on guitar playing, the vocals are great. Mary does a sultry Sultans vocal and Josh is perfect laid back vocal. Excellent trade offs vocally and spot on guitar licks. Great rendition.
I got a Norah Jones vibe from Mary's voice
Josh just keeps getting better and better and Mary... that voice... the range! Amazing.
The deep Alto at the start was amazing!
@@ericbritchie Yes and the Mariah-like soprano at the end shocked me silly!
Look up Josh Turner ( long black train )
Mary should stick to singing. Her guitaring skills leaves a lot to be desired
@@jeromestavrosyeo No, I think she's pretty good at guitar too. Not like Josh but still good.
The best rendition of this song since the Dire Straits did it. Kudos to you both,
What a duet... You nailed it guys. The touch, the feel, the double voicing, the whispering end... Love it. Loved every bit of it. Thanks for spreading love... 🥳✨
It was amazing.
Great comment as well, thank You Sir!
When Mary sings that first line.... shivers down my spine!
Yes, that was the wow moment for me. Not what you're expecting, but very good!
I like her voice but the song sounds a bit alien to me with a female vocal... I'll have to check out the channel, see what else is going on
Right. I hit pause and wrote her into my will. Gotta tell her, now.
@@supertrooper6011 I think it added another cool voice to what's happening "south of the river," to what we've been hearing for more than 40 years.
darn... exactly!
Wow! Mary's video "TH-cam Musicians Can't Play Live", in which she talks about how much work it took to get this one near-perfect take, helped me really appreciate this video and every little detail of the performance. Seeing Mary's fingers shaking a couple of times, hearing Josh's breathing between guitar licks as though he was singing them, seeing their nervous glances at each other as they approached the end, etc. It was all so natural and human, yet they both performed relatively flawlessly. The result was SO MUCH BETTER than an assembled edited video made up of perfect segments from multiple takes, which is what we're used to seeing in TH-cam performances.
whats wrong with people today the world is turning to crap, and people are just accepting crap, this is crap, I lasted 30 seconds
the beauty of recording multitrack is the little things you do in the moment playing off each other provided it works well in the context of the mix
@@theend9494 drums and bass would greatly help it push the energy forward which is critical in any song
@@deadshot4245 sorry but this is just crap, a sad time indeed, a world where mediocrity rules, music, movies etc. this is what happens when there is no critique and you get an award for participating, it has now shown itself in many of the arts
@@theend9494 why be so negative though? There’s zero need to be rude or demeaning in any regard. After all music is an art form and subject to opinions many enjoy many do not but there’s zero cause to be an asshole about it just don’t listen and find something you enjoy and listen to that and be happy. Rhett shull is rock solid check him out.
Witnessing this level of brilliance leaves you speechless
Yes but is it also 'on point' 'humble' and 'underrated'? And what about that 'narrative'?
There is no sound more beautiful than the sound of one guitar, except two guitars❤
The gold cat's timing was a little dodgy, but the humans sound fantastic together!
Hahaha! You noticed that too?
"the humans" haha love it
But Kitty brings good fortune!
The cat’s been at the nip ! 🤣😻🎸👌
That damn cat is always off a bit.
Absolutely phenomenal, guys. Jazzy, funky...that female voice and the male's solo work was sublime. The best cover of this song I've ever heard.
One of the best Sultans cover I have ever heard... The guy plays it twiddly bits as Mark says in one of videos, fantastic. And that girl with the dark voice, goosebumps here
Playing the song beautifully = Outstanding. Having the lyrics tapped to the videographer = Priceless. 👏
Josh killed that solo
Mary has one of my all-time favorite low registers on a woman singer. So much tone and feeling. Amazing!
True
Yes! So smoky and sexy! Wooo! 😁
Cool contralto.
100% agreement
Mary gave me chills with those low register opening lines... Killer!!! Breathtaking.
I have watched this about a dozen times and it just keeps getting better. So well done. Mark Knopfler needs to see this.
once was enough for me - bland and beige
@@larrylegs6012 you are absolutely entitled to your opinion.
WOW, that must have been the best ever cover of Sultans of swing .Both guitars sound awesome with impeccable tone , and impressive voices too, Very well used dynamics. This girl has got a killer voice , spot on .
Yeah, it was quality. Top notch. Top notch.
Agree! So clean man. And yeah her voice is so full and she clearly has some amazing range! Josh's singing is great as well, and man he made that lead part seem so easy.
She's my new fave. The new model for how the music industry is going to run.
Mary could make bank with her voice just as Norah Jones has with her voice
I must echo the comments about Mary’s low register singing in the first lines. It took my breath away. As always Josh’s guitar work was immaculate. A really enjoyable cover.
Someone sign this girl, she has more talent than the entire Spotify chart combined. Love you Mary 👌
Hyperbole much
These kids are super talented but they need to have a bit more grit and soul. They need to take that vanilla polish out of their music and add more soul. We don’t want Donny and Marie. We want Bobby cray and bb king and a foot all up in your ass. Was waiting for the cheesey vaudeville jokes and cue card comic banter. Yall got to sing with more soul and less Ivy League and British boarding school
@@MalEvansUSA I would say Mary's vibe isn't that far off from John Mayer. Although I am guessing you might feel the same way about him.
@@keithferris9574 yeah soul and grit is normally associated with the Connecticut preppy upbringing that Mayer had in Fairfield Connecticut
Her voice is just sultry. Wow
I keep listening to this over and over. 😊
I'm not a fan of fade outs but when you do it physically with your fingers and expressions, it is hysterical. Good job!
Mark Knopfler loves his long outros.
Yes! I absolutely LOVED that part - it kind of reminded me of the fake freeze frames they used to do at the end of "Police Squad" where all the actors tried to hold still, ha!
It’s not really a fade if you’re playing it! It’s real dynamics in the performance. But it really does throwback to the 70s and the jazz era Zeppelin could do this kind of stuff so well..
you said it! mechanical fadeouts forevermore!
@@tsgeisel I'd never really thought of that before, but I went back and listened to the opening (or the main singles) tracks from his solo albums* and most of them do have quite long outros. Although they're mainly just long instrumentals rather fade outs.
*the songs being Golden Heart, Sailing To Philadelphia, Why Aye Man, 5:15am, True Love Will Never Fade, Border Reiver, Privateering, Beryl, and Tracker Man. That's the order they were released in, too. All are great songs, although I think his last two albums were more misses than hits. It was great to go back through his discography as, despite being a pretty huge fan of his solo work, I kinda stopped listening to Knopfler so much after I discovered Mike Oldfield.
The level of clarity in the vocals and the tone of the guitars is insane, just so detailed and crisp. Props to your amazing performance but also huge respect for your engineer.
Engineer is probably Josh!
I agre
I'm impressed with the performance of Mary's microphone, but I don't know much about microphones. I like the sound of Josh's Telecaster. I like Telecasters in general. But I don't know much about guitars either.
It's nice to see these young people having fun with a great old song.
I was around when this first hit our local radio station in the late 70's. Before MTV or the internet. And by a band we had never heard of. We were stunned and wanted more. Got that feeling again listening to this. Thanks for posting.
Your cover of this song with Leo at Frog Leap Studios has to be one of my most rewatched videos. Can see myself rewatching this one over and over too. Definitely one of my favourite songs. Thanks!
Same I find myself watching it at least once a month
Totally agreed. Those two covers are so contrary but i love both of them.
I like Leap Frog way better. This one is good, nowhere near as original and startling as the LeapFrog version.
Came here to say exactly this. This cover is just as amazing as the one with Leo, wow! Thanks so much :)
I think Mary should do Sultans of Swing with about 20 more artists.
Josh Turner is stellar! He really "gets" the feel of the song. Loved hearing him!
The guy looks like even the chords are words, poetry in what he seems to be living like real language. Great job, real emotion.
That is such an utterly clean sound and josh hit the solo. Well done both and thank you for letting me listen!
With a little sprinkle of beautiful dirt on top of that clean. Literally perfect
Mary, I've been a professional musician for well over 55+ years (retired now). Be aware that here in very small Sierra Vista, Arizona (pop: about 40K), we listen to YOU! I thoroughly enjoyed your cover of Sultans...young Josh has some nice licks also. I found your use of lower register voice in the beginning to be VERY compelling, which drew me in from the start. I would like to hear more of that attribute, perhaps in a slow number. But then again, I'm old and slowed down a bit! I also enjoyed your video tutorial about state of the music industry. Quite informative. Looking forward to more of YOU! Take care. Have a nice day. John
Agreed
Hey Sierra Vista from Apache Junction.
I am -not- a muso, but I know what I like and I agree. Mary's lower key singing has a certain sultriness to it.
Hey John Hudson, Sierra Vista, Arizona ; from northern Sweden, Umeå! We are all sultans of swing. Even if I am 77.
@@andrewh.8403 A sultriness of swing!
Seriously, am I the only one who sees these two as brother and sister? The way they each interpret the song flawlessly in their own way is just mythic. Almost supernatural. Awestruck, I bow!!
Great Job Mary. I met Mark knopfler when I was 16 at Key sound rehearsal studious at Greenwich London in 1978. He played telegraph road as he waited for the gang to arrive and encouraged me to push on. I've loved music and played since I was 10. Great stuff. lots of love Lee Mitchell. X 🙂
I like how Josh is breathing with the guitar, makes the song so much more lifelike.
This is hella impressive and to have to audacity to play a perfect fade out without any technical trickery. The utmost respect to you two. Holy cow. More please
He's clearly an exceptional guitarist, but I find his voice the most remarkable.
She is a dream come true.
Josh could have gone on and on - would have blown my brains out. Mary really had to be on form there and she really smashes it.
Mary, if you ever are having a down day, just read these comments. Hearing (and watching) beautiful performances like this one truly makes life worth living. Thank you both so very much.💕💕
Gosh, this is one if the best covers I have ever seen. Mary's voice is simply bliss. And woah this guy Josh killed it
"This guy Josh". He is no guy. Check his channel out. Awesome covers and awesome originals. Highly recommended.
@@Rodrifuuu a-yup! On it...
@@Rodrifuuu he's a male and therefore a guy.
@@davidhurtado2725Please tell me that that’s sarcasm…
hmmm this comment is specially written so that if you like it - you hurt Josh, you dislike it - you hurt Mary
I keep on coming back to this one. Very lovely.
Still LOVING this cover.
Mary's alto voice is directly crawling down my spine. Brillant!
1000000% agreed.
My spine Tickles with Fancy…🥳
I did indeed get a shiver in the dark
@@RobGale Never mind if it's raining in the park...
Exactly the same
Leaving Josh's breaths in the production was a good decision. It really added an organic feel to this performance. Great job, y'all!
totally agree, felt like I was holding my breath right along with him, what a great touch
Josh's deep inhale at 5:29 adds so much intensity to the entire solo! I caught myself making the same expression during that part without even thinking about it🤣
Both of you play guitar with great passion and deep emotion and wondrous chemistry. But what stands out Mary is your astounding make it your own vocals. Dire straits mark knopler brought to unimagined realms. Josh I have seen you many times accompany Allison young, you are always humble and amazing.
There was magic happening when they did this. Mary's voice, Josh's guitar and vice versa. Just very special.
I saw Dire Straits, a band I had never heard of, perform this in a tiny club in Washington DC on their first tour in 1978. They tore the roof down. It was amazing. This somehow honors that performance and sound so beautifully. Mark K. had to build his guitars to get that sound -- I don't know what electronic wizardry you used, but you nailed it.
It's all in the fingers.
@@HabuBeemer And maybe a wah pedal fixed to just the right angle. Or so I'm told.
@@johnchristopher3032 Ah, the locked-off Wah pedal was supposedly for "Money For Nothing." "Sultans," and a lot of earlier Knopfler, uses the basic Fender Strat tones - typically those two settings that pair the 1/2 or 2/r pickups in that characteristic out-of-phase sound.
I don't think Knopfler ever "made" any of his guitars. In his earlier years, it was surely simply an off-the-peg Strat, with its distinctive tones!
I fell in in love with my wife with this song. I was dancing holding my first-born son with this song. I am 62 and I've never before heard a better version of SoS. Like two angels singing! Thank you Mary and Josh :)
Smoke’n!! . . . YOU ~ ROCK ! ! 🎸 👍 🤛
Wow, well done. I like Mary's lower register voice. It has a unique timbre. The soprano voice is like many others, but I think there is more character to be mined in the lower register. Excellent guitar work Josh, very well executed.
Really wonderful voice. Already in love.
That's what I thought too. Amazing low voice. So captivating and mystical.
I like her lower register too, it has a "smokiness" that suits the song's vibe. Her up register just sounds jarring to me in this song.
Very Joni Mitchell sounds great
Is Mary's lower voice "Contralto", like Karen Carpenter?
So proud of our new generation with so much talent. I am Mark’s age and grew up in England with his music. Never thought two young and beautiful people can perform so amazingly well. Keep the great work going.
Ok boomer
@@gtalover139why mate
@@tehsamuels can't you remember when you were twelve? We were all edgy
@Sam because the take of "wow I'm surprised young people actually have any musical talent" is boomer af
Love the fact Mary is playing the chimey Strat, while Josh is playing the more twangy tele.
that is some SERIOUS Music 😮😮😮😍
Well, dear Mary, I was 10 years old as I heard Sultans of swing for the first time. And it was magic. From that day I knew I would play guitar someday. Today I am 53 and I am playing guitar for 40 years. Thanks for this beautiful and dignified cover. My love and blessings to you 🙏
Dire Straits first single, and arguably their best. Really enjoyed this cover.
Yeah, it'd be an argument alright! LOL. I've been a Dire Straits fan since the beginning. Been collecting everything Mark has done since. So, when you add all of Marks work as a whole, it is impossible to decide "best".
@@howlinhog I keep coming back to this one. I love a few of his post Dire Straits songs as well as Dire Straits classics like Telegraph road and Private investigations, especially Sailing to Philadelphia, Way aye man and What It Is.
Yeah, it's probably they're best. But "Money for Nothing" is an awfully close second.
this song is my stairway to heaven, comfortably numb or bohemian rhapsody. love all of those three but this is my all time favorite song.
So many great Dire Straights songs its hard to pick their best....For me its a toss up between Telegraph Road Private Investigations and Why Worry.
That Tele does the thing I like about my own, where the whole body vibrates so richly in those mid-range chords.
My Dad passed away in February, and this song is my closest link to him. Every time I hear it in whatever pure form it is performed in, it makes me cry. I don't know why, but the line "He can play the honky-tonk like anything" reduces me to tears immediately. Thank you for this cover, not many cover versions do justice, but this absolutely does.
First time I saw Josh's vid of this song in his room, I thought "hey, this kid's pretty good". Now I watch him and think "this young man has amazing talent!!"
When they started harmonising on the “way on down south London town” bit, I literally got full body shivers
As we say in Canada that girls got a voice "so husky (& smooth ) it could pull a dogsled" 😊 bravo 👏👏👏
Y'all were great. I love humans!
Mary Spender, your voice is absolutely unbelievable. I mean I love your playing, Josh's playing and singing, and the arrangement, but your voice is the true standout of this piece. Magnificent!
I'm.....no words. I just discovered you Mary. I'm 56 and I thoroughly enjoy watching younger generations cover the classics and show that they were exposed to multitudes of different types of music! To be honest I would pay money to see these two perform right now. On TH-cam there's a lot of young talent too many names to mention, but I would definitely go to a coffee house or even the bigger venue to see these guys
I love the manual "fadeout" at the end!
this dude is a seriously good guitarist
Mark Knopfler knows who Josh Turner is and he probably knows about Mary as well. Stellar cover, nothing better. Fantastic to hear it slightly reimagined again.
Mary and Josh, I am a 75 year old newbie to your videos, AWESOME cover, thank you Fran
It sounds like Josh has perfect pitch. Super talented, and an amazing ear for the tone. I'll be checking out his videos!
I was immediately impressed. No questions asked. Just the right touch all the way through.
Love that live fade-out. That was awesome.
This is a stunning rendition. Perfect, original, and respectful of the original. 2 great talents who go even higher when merging.
one with an ego for many
Amazing to compare to the much more rocking official Dire Straits video. This quiet version is different, better in some ways.
I don't know how you did it but you've found a brand-new and exciting and fresh way to do this classic!!! I'm sure Mark would be proud! LOVE IT!!!!!!!
Now that was worth every second of watching,a purely classic cover, well 👍👍
i love to see how josh feels the music
If there was ever a version of this classic that comes close to bettering the original then this one is it! Mary - you have a golden voice.
This old guitar player says..."WOW, that was mighty impressive!" BRAVO! Loved it.
Very simple, "I LIKE IT!!!"
Fantastic! Brings me back! Way back! In fact… I go back so far, I’m in front of me!
I could listen to Mary sing out all the names of people in a phone book....what a smooth, refined voice....
Me too. Was in a band in 1970 we had a young lady singer that a voice with some that quality (but not as good). Thanks for bringing back the best memories of the time I was in the army. (1968-1972).
This is my favorite song for 43 years. You both performed it masterfully. I've heard both of your prior covers, which were also great. But together you nailed it. Thank you!
Ms Mary. The sultan of sultry.
I think Mark would be clapping for you Josh!
I liked how Mary started smiling the moment Josh began playing and singing. It looked as though she was enjoying the prospect of them nailing this classic song.
Wow, just fantastic, love seeing these two together! Liked hearing Josh inhale on the bend at 5:30 and 5:34, glad they left it in.
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Those hammer downs with the pinky were so nasty Josh! You both absolutely reinvigorated this song in crisp HD, my gosh what a treat! And the soft closing was fantastic too!
je ne m'en lasse pas sa fait 20 fois que j'écoute
Magic how your voices Blends perfectly. Hes voice is so pure! No effort, No extra and great!!
Wow, wow, wow. That was flawless. Mark Knopfler will be very proud. Absolutely loved this arrangement!!
Wow, I’ve been playing this song for like 30 years. I know it like the back of my hand.
This is without a doubt the best cover I’ve ever heard. Superb playing, tone and singing. Just awesome
Special stuff here.. I want send this to everyone i know. still alive cross generations.. all will love it.....
Mary and Josh are the heroes we need...but don't deserve. This is simply a masterclass of music on so many levels. Please listen to this with headphones on...do yourself a favor.