My husband who was a true rocker at 71, but he loved Mark's music. I played this song at his bedside while he lay dying In ICU. .It seemed to bring him peace and settled his heart rhythm so he could pass in peace.. Thank you Mark. RIP MY love.. 10-13-21
Thank you for your beautiful comment. You must have loved him very much to say this wonderful words ( and you still love him for who he was) I wish you all the best in days to come. Gerard.
I'm 75 and stumbled across this piece by accident. Beautiful piece of art. So very sorry for your loss and just know that your husband's fingerprints and spirit are still in your home.
When I was 18 I used to think that this was one of the best songs I had ever heard. I’m 43 now and still think that it’s one of the best songs I have ever heard.
@@donquixote6897oh , we got taste too :) I mean even if you got corona in it’s worse form you can’t just not taste this , you can not stay speechless listening to this .
Bless you! Many of us have made it through many horrors, and we live with the eternal fallout. May I recommend the following : Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon. Bright Blue - Weeping, and The Scorpions - Winds of Change. Sending you a psychic hug from across the oceans.
@@onorator Perhaps one day, this brutal world will get it. Those who do not learn from history, are condemned to repeat it. And the rest of us, well, we'll keep on kicking and screaming and shouting. NEVER give up my friend. God needs akl the help we can give him!!
For all my old mates in the Royal Marines, I sit with my single malt shedding a tear. We did our duty, we paid a heavy price. Never forgotten brothers X
As a veteran, this song touches my heart and soul and reminds me of my brothers in arms from long ago. Most people don't really understand that bond but this soulful song sums it up better than anything I know.
Not a veteran of any war but, i do think i understand. I will rest this here and... thank you for your service. Seeing the world today we dont deserve you mate. Hope you still have plenty of joyfull years!
After 27 years as a police officer, 16 years in the reserve military, all the things I've seen, and how brutal humanity can be to one another, this song brings tears to my cheeks Every. Single. Time.
What possesses a man to write this master piece of music about human nature and its effects? He certainly is touched with a gift very few guitarist will ever attain. I salute you Mark Knopfler.
"...If you feel pain, you are alive. If you feel other people's pain, you are a human being..." Leo Tolstoy Thank you, Mr Knopfler, for articulating so beautifully and sublimely what so many of us everywhere feel deeply in our souls and minds... Was fortunate to see you perform live with DS at the Royal Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, way back in 1981, recall it vividly like it was yesterday and was profoundly inspired by your mastery on the instrument and still am... Long may you run, my brother in Arms..!
I lost a cousin in Vietnam. He was a chopper pilot. Also, I have a grandson serving stateside currently. There isn’t a moment while listening to this beautiful song, that I don’t think of them, or all of our brave men and women in uniform. Thank you Mr. Knopfler for this extraordinary expression of our military members shared experiences. Maybe one day we might all make the leap beyond this insanity of harming each other with such precision, and work toward a different future. Here’s hoping that day arrives soon. Peace to all.
Until the power hungry control politicians realise that even if they control the world they aint gonna live forever, it will continue. Dec 2021 the outlook is grim.
it's great, I am Moroccan, from a different culture than the Anglo-Saxon culture but I find that this music calls out to the soul of any person in spite of his culture ... it is quite simply a sublime universal language
I was diagnosed with leukemia, given 30 % survivol rate, in 2002. I was 25 years old. I was very lucky to know that my older brother was a suitable stem cell donor. When we were younger we listened Dire Straits a lot and when in treatment this song came very meaningful to me as I was saved by my brother ❤️
My brother had leukemia, I donated my stem cells to him. It was successful at first, but he ended up dying a couple of months later. This album, specifically this song is amazing. my grandfather got me into Dire Straits, great band.
"We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms". This song has been part of my life for nearly 40 years and that line has only gotten more poignant. Chills every single time.
A "Virtuoso" is THE Definitive Word for Sir Knopfler...A Giant in a Wee Pool,Never Equalled for Songwriting nor Soul. Love these Guys since the 80`s..too old to change now,IF there was anything Half as Decent,huh??!!!
Still baffles me that Mark Knopfler doesn't get the same mainstream recognition as Clapton/SRV/Jeff Beck/Hendrix etc - he's an absolute genius who's style of playing is both instantly recognizable and nearly uncopyable.
Not sure about the mainstream part mate but there isn’t a guitarist, or anyone that gets guitar who doesn’t rate Mark Knopfler for his style and technique. He’s a genuine A-list guitarist
For my fallen Brothers...I am now 64 years old....this song will always give me a lump in the throat...those that paid the ultimate price....peace....look at the world today....us humans will never learn...it's all about greed and power ..sad very sad indeed....
I am 68 and still bear the scars of battle, i think back to a younger me full of piss and bravado until the rage of combat took my mates and tore my body. This song puts me back to the fleeting moments of the time that innocence left replaced by nightmares. I hope you are well and the call of fallen friends is quiet in your mind.
This is the ultimate version of “Brothers in Arms”. The studio version is already beautiful, but here - with this instrumentation - the song becomes even more poignant, even more epic, even more profound. This is music that gets under your skin, pure goosebumps from start to finish! There are few songs that go so deep into the heart that you not only hear them, but feel them. And this performance by Mark Knopfler - with the strings, the weeping guitar and his soft, almost fragile voice - is one of those moments when music directly touches the soul. You can feel a mixture of sadness, melancholy, peace and hope in every note. And that is exactly what makes this song so magical: It makes you think, makes you reminisce - and sometimes the tears just run because it's so beautiful and poignant. That's the power of music when it's real. Goosebumps. Tears. Pure amazement. And then this look from Mark Knopfler just before the end says so much - and is almost as emotional as the music itself. It's as if he steps out of the music for a moment and perceives himself as a listener. Perhaps it is a moment of reverence for what is happening - not just the music, but the whole atmosphere, the interaction with the band, the emotions in the room. Thoughtful - as if he is once again absorbing the meaning of the song. Proud - but in a very modest, respectful way. No rock star posturing, just an awareness: This is something special. Grateful - for the band, for the audience, for the power of the music, which is so deeply moving at this very moment. This look makes the performance even more real, even more tangible. You can see that Knopfler doesn't just play music, he feels it. And he lets us, the audience, share in this goosebump moment. A perfect end to one of the most beautiful and moving live performances of all time. Unforgettable. Oh yes, am I a fan? I think so, for sure.
This performance is definitely one of the golden pages of music. Mark engraved his name in gold to the music history stone and this will never fade. This is music of eternity. This is music of our life. Thank you, Mark !
When I came back from a Bosnia tour in 1994 I just listened to this song again and again for days....thankfully got over things and focused on my my wife and children who I love more than anything
With 37 years military service, and 25 years federal law enforcement….this remains an anthem for those who suffer under oppression, those who resist it, those who fight to prevent it, certainly those who make the ultimate sacrifice, and those who stand and support them…..whether for country, principle, or life. And this live version pulls at the heart like no other.
Now the sun's gone to hell and The moon's riding high Let me bid you farewell Every man has to die But it's written in the starlight And every line in your palm We're fools to make war On our brothers in arms War is a fool's errand . Each side believing they are right when the reality is that often war is waged for profit and far too many pay with their lives.
@@AS-lk2vm. Only partly true, mi amigo. Not all the time, but yes, sometimes. But more often than not, my experience?…..it isn’t for money that men and women go forth under arms. Usually, it is for something far greater: principles like freedom, justice, or something else far greater than “profit”. And if you truly don’t understand that, I’m sorry for you. Still, I wish you only the best. Stay safe….and sleep well, friend. There are good men and women out there, in uniform, standing watch, to ensure that you can. And remember, “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing”.
@@HorstDauerhaft Good morning, user. Late 60s….I’m old enough to know right from wrong, and still appreciate both the sacrifices and pains of those both older AND younger than me, and especially the youthful vigor of those younger who aren’t so discouraged that they’re still willing to work to make the world a better place! Through some stressful events in my life…Lebanon ‘84, the Battery 9/11, SAR and body retrieval New Orleans post-Katrina, countless LE Ops…the music of PF was with me. I wish you peace and wellness….and a life as fulfilling as mine has been.
I'm United State Marines served two tours in Nam 1969. This song in my automatic eye drops every time I listened to it. I remember all my brothers who did not make it home to see their love ones. Semper Fi to all my brothers and sisters live on.
Я из СССР. И когда я услышал эту песню в 1985-86 г.г. по ТВ она запала мне в душу. И сейчас, когда мне больше 50 лет, я с удовольствием слушаю ее, и вспоминаю свои юные года... Так все было хорошо тогда. Спасибо Mark Knopfler. Это восхитительно! I'm from the USSR. And when I heard this song in 1985-86 on TV, it sank into my soul. And now I am over 50 years old, and I enjoy listening to her, and I remember my young years... So everything was fine then. Thanks to Mark Knopfler. It's amazing!
I was kid on holiday when I bought this iconic album and listened to it non stop on my new Walkman (a luxury for a working class boy in 1988). I sat on the 30th floor of a hotel on the Gold Coast, we were so high Mum wouldn't let us go out on the balcony! I love this record above all others.
In 2004 I Iost my last 4 brothers to cancer all in a 13th month period all who served their country I am 71 and every time I here this song I still cry it just means so much. Such beautiful words and music and a absolute genius playing the guitar.
One of the most insightful lyrics. I played the cold war as a submariner. Still pertained to us. Anytime a submarine went down we felt they were a brother in arms. We all fought the sea. And sometimes the sea wins. God speed and following winds my shipmates.
I lost a friend in Afghanistan, I never served with him. Two different eras between us, But the pain is real, I'm sitting here listening to this and I'm in tears. This song hits home real hard. Thank you Sir.
The journey is never over, only the beginning. Brothers in arms both in combat and as civvies. God bless all those Men and Women we have lost across all nations to fight oppression and tyranny for the ultimate sacrifice our FREEDOM. We will see each other again and for that, I am certain. It is comforting to know our loved ones are already waiting for us to pass, before we see them again.
i cry for all human down they was falling in every war. And i cry for every veterans of war. My beloved father was a youg soldier with only 17 years in the second world war. He came home with one leg. He ist died with only 41 years.
I avoid this song as often as I can. I love it but it gets me every time and kicks me in the guts every time and I find myself crying like a baby. It brings back memories of uncertain times of despair and war and what the future might bring, but mostly and most tragically the loss of innocence. My wife always tries to convince me not to listen to it because as she says it's difficult to console me, nevertheless she always does it. She's an angel! Anyway, if this song gets you, you know for sure that you are still on the right side of things. Cheers and Peace!
Beautifull !!! Also funny to see how people waited for the very silence at the end to applaude in order not to miss a single part of a note : these are real fans !!!
One of those moments when you can't hide your tears and you pray for peace all over the world. Thanks for sharing this amazing video and thanks to Mark Knopfler for this giant piece of music!
As a musician, the hardest thing to do is to maintain your relationship with your songs. To remember what drove you to write it. And how we feel when it comes together. Music is how we remember our lives. The feelings that were so strong. But have faded. For me it's always a emotional revival. This ties us together.
This is Mark Knopfler at one of best moments of his career, absolutely killing it with his 58 Les Paul. You'll go a long way to find anything better. Absolutely astounding.
Anyone who has served can't help but choke up at "And though they did hurt me so bad, in the fear and alarm, you did not desert me my brothers in arms."
Tell him to let it go and forget about the past . I was at war for years and we used to play this . I was part of a team of 45 other guys and only 4 of us made it back . We took out over 320 enemy's on our way out after we blew the aminitaion stores. Sad times
Since I was very young I identified with the songs of Dire Straits, until now 48 years old, I see that this legacy passed on to my 23 year old son who admires Mark Knofler so much ... Congratulations
I will always remember I have the chance to meet Mark and the rest of the Dire Straits band in 91 in New Zealand, I was security for them and Hot house flowers opened for them. It was raining and they sang "I can see clearly now" but the big thing for me was just how nice and down to earth Mark Knopfler was, he may not remember me but I will always remember him
Stood in a prayerful sober mood in a Dire Straits concert listening to this with eyes closed and trying hard not to cry! This is such soulful, soul-clutching and just an earnest prayer of an AWESOME song! Gorgeous, sad, ultra DEEP, and the most beautiful spiritual song ever! I weep internal and often rcternally whenever I listen to it. I will never forget that fantastic Brummie DStraits concert those decades ago! Thanks brothers in D/S 🙏✌️🎉
I know that you will never read this, but Dire Straits was a huge part of my life growing up. Thank you so much for keeping the memories that I have left.
If this doesn’t touch your soul, if this doesn’t make you stop for a minute to reflect, if this doesn’t make you almost want to cry...... I fear for your soul.
Here in Puglia I found this song again whilst in hospital in Bari (bypass op). I’d forgotten just how special it is, really special. Thank you Mark 🏴
@@runrabbitrun5437 Particularly poignant now, as I sit in my adopted country Ukraine, watching as Putin's army pounds it to dust but the armed forces still resisting and giving of their best to protect us and still standing proud after 3 weeks. Glory to Ukraine and its armed forces!
I was very young when I often went fishing with my father. We drove to a beautiful spot outside the city we lived in. During the ride he played a mix-tape with songs of Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Toto, Dire Straits, The Cure and Pink Floyd. I loved it, but as I child my mind could easily switch into other subjects. Years passed by, I got older and developed my own taste in music. Suddenly these artists and songs came back. We went fishing when I was 6 or 7. I got back to these songs when I was twenty or so. And now, at the age of 38, I listen to these songs over and over again. Thinking of those days. Of my father back then. Being there for me. Always. And he still is. Now I'm a father as well. Hopefully my kids will have the same memories when they are older. Memories about me. The current days. Their childhood. And the music they hear.
You're there. Be a dad and you're winning. I still have memories of music from my dad's time as a kid. Jim Reeves, Slim Whitman and several more. I have my own tastes now of course, but the songs I share with dad... man they are special. ( I'm about 12 year older than you... and my dad, being born in 1919 might be a bit older than yours :) )
This song was played at my brother's cremation. April 2019. My youngest of 5 brothers, Owen, so loved and never ever forgotten. I love you. Your big sister Mary. 💕
I've been listening to this track since it was first released & it never fails to hit home. Just look at the times we're in. Look at how long love has managed to survive. Look at what we've endured through all the ages, and yet here we still are, but once again on the brink. Has there ever been a more poignant song written? And for times such as these? You are an absolute genius Mark! And I love you brother!
At 63 a song of my era. And my Grandfather's in WWI, my Father's in WWII, my Cousins in Vietnam, my Son in Iraq. And the post war agonies, suffering together, the same nightmares every night.... 💔☮️
No screaming at the mic, no auto tune, no scantily clad dancers, just pure magic! Letting the instruments take you on a journey. Remembering friends, comrades, Family. .......
At some point Mark's performance just made me stop and be entirely still and start filling up with deep sense of humanity, and some sadness, in other words, touched. Thank you
This will be my reflection song during the showing of a life well lived when I'm dead. At almost 73 years of age and with a grandfather who served on the Somme in the Light Horse, my Dad in the RAAF and me missing the " American War, as the Vietnamese people correctly call it, by one day, I totally comprehend the futility of war. Just look at where the world is now. Enough said. So, as family and friends head for a wake to be long remembered, " Going Home " from Local Hero shall send them to craft beer, exceptional wines, non-alcoholic beverages if required and to finish off, a selection of exceptional single malts. I just wish I could be there. And to you Mark Knofler, what a wonderful legacy you have bestowed on people who appreciate, respect, and absorbe the brilliance of your special gift of composition and sharing. I took my oldest daughter, who is now 40, to see you at the Sydney Entertainment Centre before it's was redeveloped. A wee tear slid from my eye when you sang two of my three favourite compositions. Slainte.
It's been relevant since for ever ... Since world has been waging wars. Including , Iraq , Syria, all the middle east killings , colonial and slave trade murders, civil wars etc. Feels especially poingnant now because it seem to be threatening the western economies and geographies after a very long time. Rest of the world has felt this way for ever.
I love this song its up there for sure but my number is still comfortably numb pompeii that long solo just defined how hard life is and at the same time how beautiful. No hate just lucky we have all these artist and youtube!
Yeah, whilst he's absolutely schooling that guitar, he isn't over playing it. That's what i love about him and Gilmour, both of them play in a manner that lends itself to the song rather than making it all about their skills. Nothing worse than what would otherwise be a good song is ruined because the guitarist makes it all a bout them, and starts shredding and other nonsense.
Mark Knopfler it's not just playing the guitar. He is using it as an energy vibration transferring instrument. I am not just listening, I am feeling it from the heart spreading to my whole body. Hands down for sharing your phenomenal abilities on the guitar to us.
18 years of Army Service and an Iraq veteran this song speaks to me like no other. I know its meaning is not what I feel but still it reaches a place that few songs can.
I’m an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran myself. Thank you for everything you’ve done. I agree with you about this song. It’s painfully beautiful. Amazing how it can both soothe and make you feel…. hollow at the same time.
Mark Knopfler : it’s been said has the most emotional playing style of anyone before. I love to listen to Mark, I have almost every song by him. There are two songs that will be played in the services when I’m laid to rest. Thank you Mark.
The events in Afganistan this week are a real gut punch for so many who served. Please check in with those you know to show them you care. Bless you Mark.
Just been crying on the phone with my dad. Man. God. I’m 50. He’s 73. He loves Comfortable Shoes. He a decent rhythm guitarist so am I but mark we watch you and think nah never in a million years of practice. We Rhythm guys. Back bone. But anyway. I remember 1985 Live aid I had my 3ltrs of Irn bru. Telly was mine for the day. 15. Wire trailing across the living room floor to tape it. Taped it on Betamax. And what did he do. He taped over it! Now we can relive it all. I’m a massive music fan and please kiddo. Never stop. And all those greats you love? Remember as daft as it seems prob to you. We think you are great. Thanks for the memories mark. Over the years I’ve leaned on u a bit. And your music has meant a lot.
This is music at its very best. Mark has reworked this so many times over the decades since i first heard this and it just gets better and better. Love the way at the end Mark just enjoys the last few moments of this piece as the ensemble bring it to a close.
Impossibly emotional song. It's one that has always got to me and the way Mark performs it is something else. This music will literally be loved for ever. What a legacy
Been listening to this song since mid80s when stationed in West Germany. Still brings tears to my eyes, especially knowing young kids are still being sent to die in foreign lands. When will it end? Thank you Mark for such a great song!
My husband who was a true rocker at 71, but he loved Mark's music.
I played this song at his bedside while he lay dying In ICU. .It seemed to bring him peace and settled his heart rhythm so he could pass in peace.. Thank you Mark.
RIP MY love..
10-13-21
Thanks for sharing. I wish this will be the song when my time will come
Thank you for your beautiful comment. You must have loved him very much to say this wonderful words ( and you still love him for who he was) I wish you all the best in days to come. Gerard.
I'm 75 and stumbled across this piece by accident. Beautiful piece of art. So very sorry for your loss and just know that your husband's fingerprints and spirit are still in your home.
Your comment touched deep into my soul.
Wow.....may he rest in peace with such magical music.
There is only one Mark Knopfler. The album "Brother's in Arms" is a masterpiece, we all remember! This is a touching performance !
Yes got it
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Amen, amen, I say to you Amen!!!
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Есть только он один!!!!
The world needs this song today.
Tellement d'espoir, tellement de désespoir. Amitié de France
Saludos desde Chile por la paz
Greatings from Switzerland. Wonderful song ❤
The world needs this song every day..
Очень нужна, мы за мир, но за справедливый мир.
When I was 18 I used to think that this was one of the best songs I had ever heard.
I’m 43 now and still think that it’s one of the best songs I have ever heard.
I totally agree with tou. I have the same feeling.
When this song first came out I think I was 20 and at 57 it still moves me ,quite often brings a tear to my eye
You are not wrong.
estoy de acuerdo. es mas a medida que pasa el tiempo la valoro mas como una obra maestra, inspiradisima y llena de talento. una canción unica.
60 this year. Feel exactly the same. Brothers in Arms came out in my late teens. I wore out this track.
A Moroccan fan sitting in his house in Bali Island enjoying this Master piece. Hello to All.
Hello to you from Denmark 🇩🇰
Hello from the U.S.A
Oh no, not a Moroccan!!
@@donquixote6897oh , we got taste too :) I mean even if you got corona in it’s worse form you can’t just not taste this , you can not stay speechless listening to this .
Another fan enjoying from Madagascar 3 years later sitting in his garden.
“Brothers in Arms” was released in 1985. I was 37 (Vietnam era Boomer). Now I’m 72 and still listening.
take care brother, even with the outbreak around, music is the best medicine
Today I'm 64 and still listening
Bless you! Many of us have made it through many horrors, and we live with the eternal fallout. May I recommend the following : Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon. Bright Blue - Weeping, and The Scorpions - Winds of Change. Sending you a psychic hug from across the oceans.
@@Marmite695 thank you very much. may God bless us all and help us overcome this tragedy that is scourging the whole world.
@@onorator Perhaps one day, this brutal world will get it. Those who do not learn from history, are condemned to repeat it. And the rest of us, well, we'll keep on kicking and screaming and shouting. NEVER give up my friend. God needs akl the help we can give him!!
I’m a grown man and simply cannot halt the tear which comes to my eye when I hear this tune.
And I thought it was just me, what the world needs is music, not bullets and bombs
Im completely with you on that pal👍
I am 72 , it has the same effect on me!
Exactly the same here brother. This performance of this song is something completely different
only the good die younge right lol
For all my old mates in the Royal Marines, I sit with my single malt shedding a tear. We did our duty, we paid a heavy price. Never forgotten brothers X
Thanks for your service, Jon. - semper fi mike, USMC 30yrs
Good on you and all who served!
Single malt says it all. Hope you can afford an expensive one.
we did it because we didn't know it was impossible. greetings from a spanish marine. Valientes por tierra y por mar
Здравствуйте, я русский мы перед боем не выпиваем мне 52 года.
As a veteran, this song touches my heart and soul and reminds me of my brothers in arms from long ago. Most people don't really understand that bond but this soulful song sums it up better than anything I know.
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Beutiful meaningful words brother 🫂
AS A 17 YEAR OLD MARINE WHO WAS IN COUNTRY THIS SONG HAS ALWAYS MADE MY EYES SWEAT,A LOT,44 NAMES ON THAT WALL I KNOW
Not a veteran of any war but, i do think i understand. I will rest this here and... thank you for your service. Seeing the world today we dont deserve you mate.
Hope you still have plenty of joyfull years!
This is the most intensely beautiful, haunting, torturous and loving song ever created. Thank you, Mr Knopfler. We all thank you.
Truth. Peace, brother.
@@leapingjoseph8462 amen to that.
@@lonewolf5238 , Amen. Was listening to Romeo and Juliet when your message popped up. Probably my 2nd fav by Mark K.
@@lonewolf5238 para qué responder inokuos lo único qué tengo qué decir cuidate niña
Well said brother god bless Mark
After 27 years as a police officer, 16 years in the reserve military, all the things I've seen, and how brutal humanity can be to one another, this song brings tears to my cheeks Every. Single. Time.
Me too buddy, I'm also in the job. Much love to all my Blue Line family out there 💙💙💙
Thank you both for your service👋🙂
Thank you for your support!
@@ericschutte9912 You are welcome 😊
32 years working in one of the most dangerous prison systems in the world.... I agree humankind needs a lot of humanity...
My husband loved this music! Impossible don’t cry remembering him! Rest in peace, Baby! Still love you…❤❤❤
Saludos desde Chile por la paz
I hope you're doing ok👍❤️🇬🇧
What possesses a man to write this master piece of music about human nature and its effects? He certainly is touched with a gift very few guitarist will ever attain. I salute you Mark Knopfler.
Biggest guitar player of all time.
Very well said...
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He was well educated in one of the world's best academic systems. He taught history before founding DS.😂
Les Dire Straits dont Mark sont merveilleux
The finest song ever written and performed by a genius. One incredible piece of music.
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One of the finest indeed.
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It's up there.
@@mustafajbilou2511 ii
I'm a Marine Nam vet. The first time I heard this song; I cried like a baby. Semper Fi.
One of the most hauntingly brilliant songs of all times. The guitar and violins are crying. So am I.
and the deer hunter haunting
Embrace the emotion. it is healing in the end.
Never has a human being been more at one with a guitar than when Mark plays this song. Absolutely spellbinding work of genius.
You never saw Riley B. King live.
@@johnstreet819 Correct
@@storagewars Hi, I must admit that I’ve never heard of it but I’ll have a listen later.
우쿠라이나.
Dave , Gary etc
"...If you feel pain, you are alive. If you feel other people's pain, you are a human being..." Leo Tolstoy Thank you, Mr Knopfler, for articulating so beautifully and sublimely what so many of us everywhere feel deeply in our souls and minds... Was fortunate to see you perform live with DS at the Royal Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, way back in 1981, recall it vividly like it was yesterday and was profoundly inspired by your mastery on the instrument and still am... Long may you run, my brother in Arms..!
Sublime Émouvant Humaniste
@@didiermerchez ...bien sur, mon frere aux armes...
I’m pushing 81. Every time I listen this song I’m reminded what a true artist sounds like. MK, the very best.
You're not pushing shit, old man. You're conquering life. You've a few decades left, and we could all learn something from you. Forward, forever.
I'm only 69 but I'm with you. xxx
I am 64 and totally agree with you brilliant , i saw them live back in their hayday , never missed a beat amazing concert ❤
And god i hope i live till 81 and beyond , keep your music on its therapuetic 😊
I lost a cousin in Vietnam. He was a chopper pilot. Also, I have a grandson serving stateside currently. There isn’t a moment while listening to this beautiful song, that I don’t think of them, or all of our brave men and women in uniform. Thank you Mr. Knopfler for this extraordinary expression of our military members shared experiences. Maybe one day we might all make the leap beyond this insanity of harming each other with such precision, and work toward a different future. Here’s hoping that day arrives soon. Peace to all.
Your last 3 sentences echo the last line of the song, "We're fools to make war on our brothers on arms."
Until the power hungry control politicians realise that even if they control the world they aint gonna live forever, it will continue. Dec 2021 the outlook is grim.
@@johnfoster3286 Yep. Not to mention the arms merchants.
War is controlled by those in the shadows .. real men & women die for a cause that's not worthy .. give up your arms make peace not war
Sorry friend, but maybe one day fighting men will finally realise they were *fighting* for evil mens power, control and money....
it's great, I am Moroccan, from a different culture than the Anglo-Saxon culture but I find that this music calls out to the soul of any person in spite of his culture ... it is quite simply a sublime universal language
Great music surpasses all differences and this one is a modern masterpiece.
music is universal bless you stay well
We are all Brothers. -Veteran '66-68
Well said and agree.
From morocco too and this is my favote music it make caaaaaalme and thinking off alotof things with relax
I was diagnosed with leukemia, given 30 % survivol rate, in 2002. I was 25 years old. I was very lucky to know that my older brother was a suitable stem cell donor. When we were younger we listened Dire Straits a lot and when in treatment this song came very meaningful to me as I was saved by my brother ❤️
Brothers in arms in a different form , happy you made it, may Allah gives you long life and health , big Love from Morocco.
Such a beautiful story
Adelante valiente , que nada te detenga💪✊
My brother had leukemia, I donated my stem cells to him. It was successful at first, but he ended up dying a couple of months later. This album, specifically this song is amazing. my grandfather got me into Dire Straits, great band.
Тебя спас всемогущий господь,по средством твоего брата,видимо всевышний желал общения с тобой дав тебе этот не дуг,поговорим с создателем своим.
"We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms". This song has been part of my life for nearly 40 years and that line has only gotten more poignant. Chills every single time.
aint it the truth....
Timeless. Knopfler is in the pantheon of greatest guitarists of all time.
i am with you i am 65 years old it was my time
Essa música é demais. Parece mais um canto para lavar à alma, trás muita paz e serenidade!
A "Virtuoso" is THE Definitive Word for Sir Knopfler...A Giant in a Wee Pool,Never Equalled for Songwriting nor Soul. Love these Guys since the 80`s..too old to change now,IF there was anything Half as Decent,huh??!!!
Him and Gilmour….Jesus, imagine David Gilmour playing this…
@@sherbetdab6066 check out Taj, you will see the future king of guitars.
Still baffles me that Mark Knopfler doesn't get the same mainstream recognition as Clapton/SRV/Jeff Beck/Hendrix etc - he's an absolute genius who's style of playing is both instantly recognizable and nearly uncopyable.
I'm guessing he prefers it that way...?
Not sure about the mainstream part mate but there isn’t a guitarist, or anyone that gets guitar who doesn’t rate Mark Knopfler for his style and technique. He’s a genuine A-list guitarist
He's in a class by himself👍👊💯🎶🎶
The videos show closeups of his hands and fingers, and yet and still, we cannot copy him!
Idk about Stevie but he is for aure better than those other guys.
For my fallen Brothers...I am now 64 years old....this song will always give me a lump in the throat...those that paid the ultimate price....peace....look at the world today....us humans will never learn...it's all about greed and power ..sad very sad indeed....
So sad 😔
Lump in the throat and tear in the eye. It’s a thought provoking song and a beautiful peace of music.
I am 68 and still bear the scars of battle, i think back to a younger me full of piss and bravado until the rage of combat took my mates and tore my body. This song puts me back to the fleeting moments of the time that innocence left replaced by nightmares. I hope you are well and the call of fallen friends is quiet in your mind.
You are so right.
I wonder if this is our swan song? Please peace
This is the ultimate version of “Brothers in Arms”. The studio version is already beautiful, but here - with this instrumentation - the song becomes even more poignant, even more epic, even more profound. This is music that gets under your skin, pure goosebumps from start to finish! There are few songs that go so deep into the heart that you not only hear them, but feel them. And this performance by Mark Knopfler - with the strings, the weeping guitar and his soft, almost fragile voice - is one of those moments when music directly touches the soul.
You can feel a mixture of sadness, melancholy, peace and hope in every note. And that is exactly what makes this song so magical: It makes you think, makes you reminisce - and sometimes the tears just run because it's so beautiful and poignant.
That's the power of music when it's real. Goosebumps. Tears. Pure amazement.
And then this look from Mark Knopfler just before the end says so much - and is almost as emotional as the music itself.
It's as if he steps out of the music for a moment and perceives himself as a listener. Perhaps it is a moment of reverence for what is happening - not just the music, but the whole atmosphere, the interaction with the band, the emotions in the room.
Thoughtful - as if he is once again absorbing the meaning of the song.
Proud - but in a very modest, respectful way. No rock star posturing, just an awareness: This is something special.
Grateful - for the band, for the audience, for the power of the music, which is so deeply moving at this very moment.
This look makes the performance even more real, even more tangible. You can see that Knopfler doesn't just play music, he feels it. And he lets us, the audience, share in this goosebump moment.
A perfect end to one of the most beautiful and moving live performances of all time. Unforgettable. Oh yes, am I a fan? I think so, for sure.
This performance is definitely one of the golden pages of music. Mark engraved his name in gold to the music history stone and this will never fade. This is music of eternity. This is music of our life. Thank you, Mark !
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Хорошо сказано! На родине старины Марка уж не осталось людей почти, которые могут так сформулировать.
When I came back from a Bosnia tour in 1994 I just listened to this song again and again for days....thankfully got over things and focused on my my wife and children who I love more than anything
With 37 years military service, and 25 years federal law enforcement….this remains an anthem for those who suffer under oppression, those who resist it, those who fight to prevent it, certainly those who make the ultimate sacrifice, and those who stand and support them…..whether for country, principle, or life. And this live version pulls at the heart like no other.
Now the sun's gone to hell and
The moon's riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms
War is a fool's errand . Each side believing they are right when the reality is that often war is waged for profit and far too many pay with their lives.
@@AS-lk2vm. Only partly true, mi amigo. Not all the time, but yes, sometimes. But more often than not, my experience?…..it isn’t for money that men and women go forth under arms. Usually, it is for something far greater: principles like freedom, justice, or something else far greater than “profit”. And if you truly don’t understand that, I’m sorry for you. Still, I wish you only the best. Stay safe….and sleep well, friend. There are good men and women out there, in uniform, standing watch, to ensure that you can. And remember, “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing”.
How old are you?
@@HorstDauerhaft Good morning, user. Late 60s….I’m old enough to know right from wrong, and still appreciate both the sacrifices and pains of those both older AND younger than me, and especially the youthful vigor of those younger who aren’t so discouraged that they’re still willing to work to make the world a better place! Through some stressful events in my life…Lebanon ‘84, the Battery 9/11, SAR and body retrieval New Orleans post-Katrina, countless LE Ops…the music of PF was with me. I wish you peace and wellness….and a life as fulfilling as mine has been.
@@HorstDauerhaft pocos
Every note matters when this man plays the guitar.
I'm United State Marines served two tours in Nam 1969. This song in my automatic eye drops every time I listened to it. I remember all my brothers who did not make it home to see their love ones. Semper Fi to all my brothers and sisters live on.
Greetings from country of Georgia. Had an honor to serve with US Marines in Iraq (2004) and Afghanistan 2011-2012. The few, the proud.
@@teimurazbuskhrikidze8119 Semper Fi brother
Semper Fi Marine
@@bh4885 thank you very much sir.
TY for your service, thoughts and prayers to to those who didn't make it home🙏🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲
Я из СССР. И когда я услышал эту песню в 1985-86 г.г. по ТВ она запала мне в душу. И сейчас, когда мне больше 50 лет, я с удовольствием слушаю ее, и вспоминаю свои юные года... Так все было хорошо тогда. Спасибо Mark Knopfler. Это восхитительно!
I'm from the USSR. And when I heard this song in 1985-86 on TV, it sank into my soul. And now I am over 50 years old, and I enjoy listening to her, and I remember my young years... So everything was fine then. Thanks to Mark Knopfler. It's amazing!
Afghanisti?
@@morgan97475 Russia
@@morgan97475естесственно
It is a pity that your leaders did not listen to this instead of invading Ukraine for no reason other that greed and ego
This is a lesson to appreciate brilliant music, and stop the madness of war and hatred.
I was kid on holiday when I bought this iconic album and listened to it non stop on my new Walkman (a luxury for a working class boy in 1988). I sat on the 30th floor of a hotel on the Gold Coast, we were so high Mum wouldn't let us go out on the balcony! I love this record above all others.
No one lives for ever, but Mark's music and songs will be heard in the stars for ever.
Mark knopfler has this weary old man's voice filled with wisdom and it's feels like he is telling a story yet in a absolutely beautiful way.
Exactly
truth
I completely agree that's why l Love The Blues,Mark is Fantastic Sooo much soul in his voice and Guitar Like Keef, From Kirk B, from Memphis,
Some correlation to Leonard Cohen's style.
His guitar tells stories. To me this is the greatest song ever.
In 2004 I Iost my last 4 brothers to cancer all in a 13th month period all who served their country I am 71 and every time I here this song I still cry it just means so much. Such beautiful words and music and a absolute genius playing the guitar.
william brander ❤️
I am so sorry for your loss, but I want you to know that they are all immortal, and in a higher, better place. Blessed Be.
😪💞
A really good time to listen to this song
I lost my friend to braincancer, he was so young 😪
Sorry for my bad englisch
An absolute musical genius , the greatest music writer and guitarist of his generation. I'd be close to saying THE greatest.
One of the most insightful lyrics. I played the cold war as a submariner. Still pertained to us. Anytime a submarine went down we felt they were a brother in arms. We all fought the sea. And sometimes the sea wins. God speed and following winds my shipmates.
C'est une excellente année de la vie CHRISTIAN 😅
I am 16 right now, porbably one of the youngest listeners of this masterpiece. But it doesnt matter, wish i would have lived in Marks prime time!
I wish I would have too. the early 80s I was 20 ish but I didn't appreciate then.. crazy me
We need young ones such as you now. Thanks for your comment. It gives hope to us older ones.
Go listen to ALCHEMY guys...probably the best album ever made by anyone...big statement but true 👍
I lost a friend in Afghanistan, I never served with him. Two different eras between us, But the pain is real, I'm sitting here listening to this and I'm in tears. This song hits home real hard. Thank you Sir.
The journey is never over, only the beginning. Brothers in arms both in combat and as civvies. God bless all those Men and Women we have lost across all nations to fight oppression and tyranny for the ultimate sacrifice our FREEDOM.
We will see each other again and for that, I am certain. It is comforting to know our loved ones are already waiting for us to pass, before we see them again.
thank you for your service!
Thanks to all over the boys that are fallen down in war, god bless them 😪
i cry for all human down they was falling in every war. And i cry for every veterans of war.
My beloved father was a youg soldier with only 17 years in the second world war. He came home with one leg. He ist died with only 41 years.
I avoid this song as often as I can. I love it but it gets me every time and kicks me in the guts every time and I find myself crying like a baby. It brings back memories of uncertain times of despair and war and what the future might bring, but mostly and most tragically the loss of innocence. My wife always tries to convince me not to listen to it because as she says it's difficult to console me, nevertheless she always does it. She's an angel! Anyway, if this song gets you, you know for sure that you are still on the right side of things.
Cheers and Peace!
Beautifull !!! Also funny to see how people waited for the very silence at the end to applaude in order not to miss a single part of a note : these are real fans !!!
I wonder if Mark has any idea just how powerful that song is? And how it reasonates very deeply for so many veterans?
I'm sure he knows, but I'm not sure that he realised, when he first wrote it
I too wonder
of course he does. he wrote it. it oozes from his pores.
I think he does. It’s why he plays it ❤
Of course he knoooooows!!!!
One of the greatest songs ever been written.
One of those moments when you can't hide your tears and you pray for peace all over the world. Thanks for sharing this amazing video and thanks to Mark Knopfler for this giant piece of music!
cheers, friend..
You my friend speaketh the truth!
Amen.
gut gesagt Herby - aber die Welt pfeift uns einen - so sind wir eben nie schlauer.
Makes you realise what really matters in life
When the music is more than just music. Utterly fantastic song.
Well put!
As a musician, the hardest thing to do is to maintain your relationship with your songs. To remember what drove you to write it. And how we feel when it comes together. Music is how we remember our lives. The feelings that were so strong. But have faded. For me it's always a emotional revival. This ties us together.
Beautifully said.
So nice expressed!❤
This one of the best songs ever in the history of music on the planet earth !
Totally agree,
Right on brilliant.
You're right buddy
This song will never get old in a million years...!
Respect to u Sir.... For making one of the best creations
Great!!
That Gibson guitar cry's for his long lost brothers.
One of the very best performances of this song. Especially like the violins.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Thank you.
This is Mark Knopfler at one of best moments of his career, absolutely killing it with his 58 Les Paul. You'll go a long way to find anything better. Absolutely astounding.
definitely his best performance. The emotions, the beat, the harmony... heavenly
My husband listens to this song all of the time when he is alone and thinking of his army days & nights. A wife knows these things.
So do I, as I am now😪
Listen tell him the past no man can change but the future is where we all are
This song always takes me back to my U.S. Army days 1970-76 and the faces of my ‘brothers in arms, so hard to breath thinking of those days.
Anyone who has served can't help but choke up at "And though they did hurt me so bad, in the fear and alarm, you did not desert me my brothers in arms."
Tell him to let it go and forget about the past . I was at war for years and we used to play this . I was part of a team of 45 other guys and only 4 of us made it back . We took out over 320 enemy's on our way out after we blew the aminitaion stores. Sad times
I love how Mark plays a wonderful and emotional solo effortlessly, then turns around respectively to hear his amazing band, what a legend.
I admire him a lot because he respects all the artists who play with him, with his smile he motivates them all. His immortal songs.
Since I was very young I identified with the songs of Dire Straits, until now 48 years old, I see that this legacy passed on to my 23 year old son who admires Mark Knofler so much ... Congratulations
Mark is the epitome of less is more in this version of the song. Pure honey and the strings arrangement just adds rosewater…its sublime
Love Mark, but l wish he would smile more often.
there was little nod at the end, a knowing nod, to say to strings that was perfect.
@@andrewdrummond1244 you cant smile to this dude
I will always remember I have the chance to meet Mark and the rest of the Dire Straits band in 91 in New Zealand, I was security for them and Hot house flowers opened for them. It was raining and they sang "I can see clearly now" but the big thing for me was just how nice and down to earth Mark Knopfler was, he may not remember me but I will always remember him
Stood in a prayerful sober mood in a Dire Straits concert listening to this with eyes closed and trying hard not to cry! This is such soulful, soul-clutching and just an earnest prayer of an AWESOME song! Gorgeous, sad, ultra DEEP, and the most beautiful spiritual song ever! I weep internal and often rcternally whenever I listen to it. I will never forget that fantastic Brummie DStraits concert those decades ago! Thanks brothers in D/S 🙏✌️🎉
I know that you will never read this, but Dire Straits was a huge part of my life growing up.
Thank you so much for keeping the memories that I have left.
Read it ,....
So did i 👀
I read it too
I DID.... Good choice
I read it too. Same here
The understatement of this performance leaves me speechless...every time.
If this doesn’t touch your soul, if this doesn’t make you stop for a minute to reflect, if this doesn’t make you almost want to cry......
I fear for your soul.
I wept. I've lost brothers.
Your comment is right on spot. I can't make it through without crying no matter how many times I listen. Will we ever learn ?
@@gofoats May god welcome them in peace.
@@darleneswire9419 I hope so
I cry all the time
With no doubt it is best song I have ever heard. Thank you Dire Straits.
During the darkest hour, happy to be here with you all, Brothers. [from the Italian North-West]
nemosi123 why such a dark hour?
nemosi123 Forza Italia👊👊😷😷👊👊🙏🙏🙏😘
nemosi123 Yesss ! Siamo tutti Brothers in Arms
We are all brothers in these dark times. Stay well. ❤ Italy
Here in Puglia I found this song again whilst in hospital in Bari (bypass op). I’d forgotten just how special it is, really special. Thank you Mark 🏴
This moves me now, at 71 years of age, as it did then; absolutely magical song and performance.I served as did many others and the bond is strong.
Thank you xx
Thank you for serving! I am 71 now too. So tired of wars.
@@runrabbitrun5437 Particularly poignant now, as I sit in my adopted country Ukraine, watching as Putin's army pounds it to dust but the armed forces still resisting and giving of their best to protect us and still standing proud after 3 weeks. Glory to Ukraine and its armed forces!
We hear the voices still, sometimes i can still remember their faces. We were so young and i thought immortal.
Mark knopfler was and will always be the greatest guitarist of all times
Being a cop in Brazil for 10 years this is the anthem for any soldier and law enforcement. Thank you Mr. Mark.
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I was very young when I often went fishing with my father. We drove to a beautiful spot outside the city we lived in. During the ride he played a mix-tape with songs of Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Toto, Dire Straits, The Cure and Pink Floyd. I loved it, but as I child my mind could easily switch into other subjects. Years passed by, I got older and developed my own taste in music. Suddenly these artists and songs came back. We went fishing when I was 6 or 7. I got back to these songs when I was twenty or so. And now, at the age of 38, I listen to these songs over and over again. Thinking of those days. Of my father back then. Being there for me. Always. And he still is. Now I'm a father as well. Hopefully my kids will have the same memories when they are older. Memories about me. The current days. Their childhood. And the music they hear.
You're there. Be a dad and you're winning. I still have memories of music from my dad's time as a kid. Jim Reeves, Slim Whitman and several more.
I have my own tastes now of course, but the songs I share with dad... man they are special. ( I'm about 12 year older than you... and my dad, being born in 1919 might be a bit older than yours :) )
Just came here from High Hopes.
Your dad has excellent taste in music.
Paul Holeybatch no Dylan? You dunno what you’re missing pal. Keep fleetwood mac🥴
@@mlsjuge477 sure, Dylan. And Cream, Young, Jefferson Airplane, The Smiths. Et cetera. Even Abba.
A most beautiful, heartfelt reminiscence simply and exquisitely told....
One of the greatest musicians I’ve ever witnessed live and online. Thank you Mark
This song was played at my brother's cremation. April 2019. My youngest of 5 brothers, Owen, so loved and never ever forgotten. I love you. Your big sister Mary. 💕
Beautiful.
Bless you
♥️♥️
@@keza2229 thanks so much
♥️🙏♥️🎸
I've been listening to this track since it was first released & it never fails to hit home. Just look at the times we're in. Look at how long love has managed to survive. Look at what we've endured through all the ages, and yet here we still are, but once again on the brink.
Has there ever been a more poignant song written? And for times such as these? You are an absolute genius Mark! And I love you brother!
On the brink indeed!
At 63 a song of my era. And my Grandfather's in WWI, my Father's in WWII, my Cousins in Vietnam, my Son in Iraq. And the post war agonies, suffering together, the same nightmares every night.... 💔☮️
Saludos desde Chile por la paz
No screaming at the mic, no auto tune, no scantily clad dancers, just pure magic! Letting the instruments take you on a journey. Remembering friends, comrades, Family. .......
Superbly stated. And in memory of all who have gone before us. Blessed Be.
Absolutely well said.
No whooping or shouting from the audience, to spoil it. Not so much stunned silence, just listening in awe.....
yes music was still great not the nwo artists of today thatt sold their soul to the devil for fame and fortune
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Yes total respect from the audience silent to the last note
At some point Mark's performance just made me stop and be entirely still and start filling up with deep sense of humanity, and some sadness, in other words, touched. Thank you
This.
This.
Touched by the Spirit of Love.
Probably the best emotive guitarist ever. Let my music take you for a walk and tell you a story that will last a lifetime
Yeah Brother...Yeah...........
Indeed
Along with Gilmore.
Yes Russell Rivers - EVER!
That is so beautifully put.
This will be my reflection song during the showing of a life well lived when I'm dead. At almost 73 years of age and with a grandfather who served on the Somme in the Light Horse, my Dad in the RAAF and me missing the " American War, as the Vietnamese people correctly call it, by one day, I totally comprehend the futility of war. Just look at where the world is now. Enough said. So, as family and friends head for a wake to be long remembered, " Going Home " from Local Hero shall send them to craft beer, exceptional wines, non-alcoholic beverages if required and to finish off, a selection of exceptional single malts. I just wish I could be there. And to you Mark Knofler, what a wonderful legacy you have bestowed on people who appreciate, respect, and absorbe the brilliance of your special gift of composition and sharing. I took my oldest daughter, who is now 40, to see you at the Sydney Entertainment Centre before it's was redeveloped. A wee tear slid from my eye when you sang two of my three favourite compositions.
Slainte.
A fabulous version of one of the greatest songs ever written. Always moving, but especially poignant right now.
It's been relevant since for ever ... Since world has been waging wars. Including , Iraq , Syria, all the middle east killings , colonial and slave trade murders, civil wars etc. Feels especially poingnant now because it seem to be threatening the western economies and geographies after a very long time. Rest of the world has felt this way for ever.
Reminds me of the Ukraine war
this is probably the most beautiful piece of music ever.
A doubt that but it's up their amongst the best musicians
Yes
Absolutely. Hauntingly beautiful.
I love this song its up there for sure but my number is still comfortably numb pompeii that long solo just defined how hard life is and at the same time how beautiful. No hate just lucky we have all these artist and youtube!
agreed
A very few people have a special gift of poetry and musicianship. I'm not jealous I'm thankful.
Knopfler is a muse.
Love Marks restraint in playing this version, to give his fellow musicians the spotlight they deserve. What a dude.
Yeah, whilst he's absolutely schooling that guitar, he isn't over playing it. That's what i love about him and Gilmour, both of them play in a manner that lends itself to the song rather than making it all about their skills. Nothing worse than what would otherwise be a good song is ruined because the guitarist makes it all a
bout them, and starts shredding and other nonsense.
The guitar has been invented for this exceptional man
Mark Knopfler it's not just playing the guitar. He is using it as an energy vibration transferring instrument. I am not just listening, I am feeling it from the heart spreading to my whole body. Hands down for sharing your phenomenal abilities on the guitar to us.
you are wrong. you don't know about guitar.
who are the people who gave this classic a thumbs down? their ears must reside in their feet.... Mark is awesome......
in their butt
More than 2000 now. What kind of people are them? Don't understand
If this song doesn’t touch you….you have no heart.
The most beautiful song I've ever heard
Saludos desde Chile por la paz
The one and only Mark Knopfler. Magnificent!
One of the world's top 5 guitarists !
Brings tears every time I listen to this. Thinking of friends lost.....memories. Rest In Peace my Brothers
who else can't hold back the tears. Superlative performance - a song that cuts to the core raising the spirit beyond our earthly confines.
That sweet sad guitar cord at 5:10 to 5:15… words can’t describe the beauty
18 years of Army Service and an Iraq veteran this song speaks to me like no other. I know its meaning is not what I feel but still it reaches a place that few songs can.
I’m an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran myself. Thank you for everything you’ve done. I agree with you about this song. It’s painfully beautiful. Amazing how it can both soothe and make you feel…. hollow at the same time.
@@melanielawrence4422 Thank you for your service and may God's blessings keep you safe.
One of the best songs ever. Brings tears to my eyes again and again. Heavenly...
one of my favorite guitar players He puts alot of meaning into this song. Tommy Hull
indeed !! Masterpiece!!
I always make you cry like millions out there if only you knew who this is and no it's not DJ Snake I am now the number one of the world
One of those songs that forces men to cry.....
I am one of them.
Ones soldier - always soldier.
Mark Knopfler : it’s been said has the most emotional playing style of anyone before. I love to listen to Mark, I have almost every song by him. There are two songs that will be played in the services when I’m laid to rest. Thank you Mark.
Dans un peu le même style il y a Joe Bonamassa qui est aussi à écouter...
The events in Afganistan this week are a real gut punch for so many who served. Please check in with those you know to show them you care. Bless you Mark.
Sheer emotion. I feel the tears welling every time I hear this song. "We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms" No more to be said.......
Just been crying on the phone with my dad. Man. God. I’m 50. He’s 73. He loves Comfortable Shoes. He a decent rhythm guitarist so am I but mark we watch you and think nah never in a million years of practice. We Rhythm guys. Back bone. But anyway. I remember 1985 Live aid I had my 3ltrs of Irn bru. Telly was mine for the day. 15. Wire trailing across the living room floor to tape it. Taped it on Betamax. And what did he do. He taped over it! Now we can relive it all. I’m a massive music fan and please kiddo. Never stop. And all those greats you love? Remember as daft as it seems prob to you. We think you are great. Thanks for the memories mark. Over the years I’ve leaned on u a bit. And your music has meant a lot.
This is music at its very best. Mark has reworked this so many times over the decades since i first heard this and it just gets better and better. Love the way at the end Mark just enjoys the last few moments of this piece as the ensemble bring it to a close.
The most hauntingly beautiful song I have ever heard.
Listen to the concert in full, you will not be disappointed. Includes some old Dire Straits numbers.
Innit.
absolutely
Especially hauntingly beautiful and sad for those of us who served in the armed forces.
Impossibly emotional song. It's one that has always got to me and the way Mark performs it is something else. This music will literally be loved for ever. What a legacy
Been listening to this song since mid80s when stationed in West Germany. Still brings tears to my eyes, especially knowing young kids are still being sent to die in foreign lands. When will it end? Thank you Mark for such a great song!
When will it end? It won't.
Salut my frend thanks for your service
Nothing like having war destroy your neighborhood. War to many Americans is a sport.
Being sent by coward politicians who’ve never put their life on the line or fought for their country.
@@512Berlinetta Only when Jesus returns.
Es gibt viele gute Gitarristen, aber nur wenige, die Gefühle so vermitteln wie Mark Knopfler. Du nimmst mich immer wieder mit ❤️
The quitar is not an instrument to Mark; its part of his being, we are blessed to have it shared with us.
Ich lebe dich kocham ta muzyke ze swiat jak przyjechal moj brat w stanach ciezkich
was reading gas meter in his recording studio in W4 London for years... it's a pity I never met him...