I’m 31, but my best friend was a bit older than me. This was her favorite song, many nights we spent drinking together pretending time didn’t exist. Id give anything for one more night in summer 2009.
Interesting video on how Mark Knopfler got the idea for the lyrics (quite funny BTW) and how the creation of the guitar sound was purely accidental th-cam.com/video/AHJj25PBIhg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=e0Q60GlxC3f8ltmd
Sultans o f swings, money or nothing and walk of life, these three songs of dire strait will be forever in my heart, as i remember my father usually tuning in in our local fm radio in my province in the Philippines every 4-6pm there is program of rocks song, and if this song was played he always shout at me and says turn it up the stereo and we both rock on! Thats nostalgia to me, i miss my father much now were separated i have my own family now, my mother and father they live together in our old home, we visits them every 3months, i hope they will live more longer!😢😢
@@carlcr4425 It's about two retail workers regretting their decisions and wishing to be rockstar on MTV, and the lead comments on the singers at parts of the song, while they complain about their jobs. It was actually based on a conversation one of the band members heard over 2 people.
the lyrics have the word "f ggot" in them. I had written this previously, and YT warned me that my comment was bullying and harassment, and deleted it. I guess it's all about that letter "a". So I can grow up with a mom who got in a lesbian relationship, and I got in fights, over and over, at times against multiple farm-boys, one time I was knocked unconscious and lost my front teeth... I loved her regardless of who she wanted to be in a relationship with... I stood up for a person's right to be in a homosexual relationship if they want to, and I did so at a time when it was NOT popular to do so... I, a straight person, stood up against an entire town of prejudicial people that felt the need to hurt people that were not straight, and I did so at the cost of actual physical harm, and at the cost being accepted by my peers, at a time when that acceptance is important... I can live my life as described, and someone who works at TH-cam can JUDGE ME as someone that bullies and harrasses, THAT is what they call standing up for someone? You virtue-signalers are all poseurs. The lyrics are making fun of a meat-headed worker in a department store, who uses those words when speaking, ESPECIALLY when it hurts someone to hear it. TH-cam sucks
And how much do you think dire straits get for all this?? Remember it was Prince George Michael Elton John who fought record labels no one has challenged MTV. That I know of. How many of us actually watch MTV or VH1. There is no music artists talent it's garbage
Wow, today I'm a week away from 38 years old and I finally learnt that this song is actually a conversation of an appliance store worker. The lyrics always confused me but I never bothered looking them up!
still here 1/2023...an I remember as clear as day when I heard this, the opening guitar solo blew my head off ...radio would have to edit the lyrics for today🤬 but I will always Love this song, the 80s had The Best❤🔥🔥
Todays PC culture sucks! I grew up, as I’m sure you did too, learning words have no power! My close friend in the military is gay and we def used the word fag but it wasn’t from a place of hate he never cared. We still talk and I asked him about it like did that bother you back then he was like hell no I ain’t some sissy. Hahaha
Could you please extend further on that censorship issue? I'm intrigued since I am South American, I'm vaguely aware of these matters in your countries.
Check out the live song from Knebworth!! Unfortunately he sings the edited version but the music is incredible!! Mark Knoflel & Eric Clapton & a thrilled audience!!
And his chicks for free “cool guitar solo )sometimes you have to say wtf (from risky business ) lol this song remind me of that movie they should I used it together lol
I recently heard that the writer of this song was in an appliance store when he overheard a delivery guy talking as he was looking at MTV on all the TVs lined up about how these guys (musicians) get money for nothing and that he (writer) actually got a pen and paper and leaned on microwaves as he wrote this-kool story.
The greatest song ever known to man. Had to go through at least 5 other “original” versions before I found the one I grew up listening to in the 90s and early 2000s before everyone became such pussies.
FACTS Kenny!!! Instead of people being smart enough to realize that this song was written and performed in a different era, they wanna cry about the lyrics and get super offended. Seriously, grow up and get an education.
@@MADHACK3R Something to remember is if people find the lyrics distasteful now etc they may want a version without it to enjoy the song instead of being a super duper cool kid by not getting offended at lyrics let people enjoy music how they want personally I just like the guitar in this song so I just listen to the instrumental versions.
It’s so funny. The irony here. That they make a song about a conversation about making easy money from appliance workers and this is one of their biggest songs. 😂😂. I love it
YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT NOT ONLY THAT NEED MY YOU TUBE - A LOT BETTER THAN MTV EVER WAS . I CAN PULL UP ANY SONG RIGHT AWAY AND ENJOY LOUDLY ON YOU TUBE . WITH MTV YOU WERE AT THE MERCY OF WAITING FOR A COOL SONG . SOME SONGS ACTUALLY SUCKED ON THAT CHANNEL . BUT HOWEVER LEARNED ABOUT A LOT OF GOOD ONES . THIS SONG WENT BIG BACK IN 80'S EVERYONE JUST LOVED IT .
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in my opinion the opening solo is the greatest solo ever
Best guitar riff in history for a song about microwave ovens. 😂😂
Thank God!! A non-censored version !!!
Fuck correctly political
The artists' true vision, before the pinko thought police butchered it
Yeah awesome!, the way it's supposed to be!!.the original version.till, fucking liberals🖕🖕 started censorship everything!!.
I just heard it on the radio in the car I was like what. Wait till the cancel culture here's that
The original version is perfect, the censored version is too short, they cut 3/4 of this incredible guitar solo.
That guitar solo is one of the most epic things ever
💯
Waltuh...
SOMEONE TOLD ME ONE TIME THAT GUITAR RIFT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PLAY AND TAKES A LOT OF SKILL .
@@user-uu4dv1zo5i Actually is!
Only Mark Knopfler can do it easy.A masterpiece .
I’m 31, but my best friend was a bit older than me. This was her favorite song, many nights we spent drinking together pretending time didn’t exist. Id give anything for one more night in summer 2009.
Much respect for the ones who bring they're music to this time
Their
By them you mean youtubers who post this music/lyrics video?
Interesting video on how Mark Knopfler got the idea for the lyrics (quite funny BTW) and how the creation of the guitar sound was purely accidental
th-cam.com/video/AHJj25PBIhg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=e0Q60GlxC3f8ltmd
You rock dude. Thanks for the uncensored version, unlike other sissies who pussed out.
Not sure how today's snowflakes that get offended over EVERYTHING would have survived the 70s and 80s.
One the most legendary guitar solos of all time
Your smoking crack🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sultans o f swings, money or nothing and walk of life, these three songs of dire strait will be forever in my heart, as i remember my father usually tuning in in our local fm radio in my province in the Philippines every 4-6pm there is program of rocks song, and if this song was played he always shout at me and says turn it up the stereo and we both rock on! Thats nostalgia to me, i miss my father much now were separated i have my own family now, my mother and father they live together in our old home, we visits them every 3months, i hope they will live more longer!😢😢
드럼뒤에 오는 기타선율이 정말 멋진 곡 입니다. 축복이죠!!
I've never paid attetion to the lyrics before, unless I started listenning and paying attention to the lyrics now. Excellent!
what are they about?
@@carlcr4425 It's about two retail workers regretting their decisions and wishing to be rockstar on MTV, and the lead comments on the singers at parts of the song, while they complain about their jobs. It was actually based on a conversation one of the band members heard over 2 people.
@@chris_notedope, but what did the “f*ggot” had to do with the lyrics? Just asking.
@oranggjooice8983 It was probably just a remark for how they felt about the guys getting paid to do what they like.
the lyrics have the word "f ggot" in them. I had written this previously, and YT warned me that my comment was bullying and harassment, and deleted it. I guess it's all about that letter "a". So I can grow up with a mom who got in a lesbian relationship, and I got in fights, over and over, at times against multiple farm-boys, one time I was knocked unconscious and lost my front teeth... I loved her regardless of who she wanted to be in a relationship with... I stood up for a person's right to be in a homosexual relationship if they want to, and I did so at a time when it was NOT popular to do so... I, a straight person, stood up against an entire town of prejudicial people that felt the need to hurt people that were not straight, and I did so at the cost of actual physical harm, and at the cost being accepted by my peers, at a time when that acceptance is important... I can live my life as described, and someone who works at TH-cam can JUDGE ME as someone that bullies and harrasses, THAT is what they call standing up for someone? You virtue-signalers are all poseurs.
The lyrics are making fun of a meat-headed worker in a department store, who uses those words when speaking, ESPECIALLY when it hurts someone to hear it.
TH-cam sucks
I have this album on Vinyl from 1988. Still sounds great
Wow 🤩
COOL BUT I HOPE THERE ARE NO SCRATCHES ON IT . THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL TRAGIC BUMMER - GREAT ALBUM !
1985
@@shannonlowe5602 got it in EIGHTY EIGHT
respect for your full version Marco! You sent me back to 80s. Thank you!
Great classic of the 80s. Sounds as good now as back in the day.
Guitar is classic, but also have to give credit to the drums- Amazing!!
Canción de lujo está de MONEY FOR NOTHING, a tope con los DIRE STRAITS!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😍😍🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
That intro guitar riff is kicking asss
Solo on Sultans of swing is better!
Anyone in 2024
Hell yeah
❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yes yes !!! 👍🙂
Here!!🙋
Still wanting my MTV 😂
I’m 25 raised in this type of music they don’t make songs like they use to
Mark does such a good job with guitar solo's I love these songs!
6:50 guitar solo ❤❤ splendid love Mark 🎉🎉
Amazing song. How times have changed and not for the better.
And how much do you think dire straits get for all this?? Remember it was Prince George Michael Elton John who fought record labels no one has challenged MTV. That I know of. How many of us actually watch MTV or VH1. There is no music artists talent it's garbage
Classic band with Scottish roots, awesome
.....and Jewish roots.
Wow, today I'm a week away from 38 years old and I finally learnt that this song is actually a conversation of an appliance store worker. The lyrics always confused me but I never bothered looking them up!
I only recently learned that second singer was Sting
thats half of it, the other half is about the rich literally not having to work a day in their life for their cash at all.
@@yerzhankurmanbay damn it actually is him? I always thought he sounded like sting, but didn’t think that it was actually him
@@portalguy2246 yes is him
Pay attention to the lyrics. Wtf? They’re there for a reason…
THIS SONG GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS!!!!!!💥
HEY MAN THIS SONG GIVES ME VULTURE BUMPS - REALLY GREAT SONG !
Always loved the guitar Intro
Imprecionante como essa música e esse solo de guitarra balança o corpo da gente pessoal 😂😂 só saudades 😊
Just a timeless beautiful song I love it😭🤞🏻
2025 anyone? Want my mtv???
Honestly…. Yes…
still here 1/2023...an I remember as clear as day when I heard this, the opening guitar solo blew my head off ...radio would have to edit the lyrics for today🤬 but I will always Love this song, the 80s had The Best❤🔥🔥
Todays PC culture sucks! I grew up, as I’m sure you did too, learning words have no power! My close friend in the military is gay and we def used the word fag but it wasn’t from a place of hate he never cared. We still talk and I asked him about it like did that bother you back then he was like hell no I ain’t some sissy. Hahaha
26/1/2024....👏👏👏👏👏👏🎼🎼🎼🎼💗
I remember when this came out, still blows me away at nearly 50 😅
that guitar intro is why i learned to play. i had to make one do that.. i came close, the man's a master
I love to watch the live shows with Eric Clapton in the band.
Eric Clapton really??
really.@@Al-kb2xl
LOVE this song!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved MTV when it came out but by the mid-late 90s it began to get bad. VH1 was also good for a few years.
After 3 years learning English, finally I can say I understand this song 🎉😂❤
Radio plays original all the time! Gotta love tx!
Yeah, the intro with Sting´s "I want my MTV".
This is the only one i foudn that isnt censored or changed to make some crybabies happy.
I guess I'm kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?
@Cooper Frederick I would suggest Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
@Shepard Madden Yup, I've been watching on Flixzone for since april myself :)
@Shepard Madden thank you, signed up and it seems like a nice service :) I really appreciate it!!
@Cooper Frederick Happy to help xD
Melhor legenda que já li, muito bem cronometrada.
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Thanks for the lirycs whoever made it, for the vid., i liked, and subscribed...
Applause for not expurgating the lyrics.
it’s a amazing song
Props Marco for not caving to political correctness. When this comes on the radio in Atlanta I turn it off because they censor it. You rock Bro!
Irony
Could you please extend further on that censorship issue? I'm intrigued since I am South American, I'm vaguely aware of these matters in your countries.
It’s 2022, tell them your Censorchip-phobic 🤣🤣
@@portalguy2246 fa
@@Jackbeedie Your education is so poor that you misspell "censorship"
The starting guitar playing is pure rock and roll
this song still kicks ass
Big chuck best version ever! Bravo!!!
Master piece ! ♥♥♥
Megatron end off hard day working😎 starteR 🐂
nice music for rock n roll
This is the best song i ever heard🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I gotta download this rare gem while I can
Maravilhoso!!
Well written and perform to perfection. These guys know their music . This song will live forever.....
Check out the live song from Knebworth!! Unfortunately he sings the edited version but the music is incredible!! Mark Knoflel & Eric Clapton & a thrilled audience!!
i love the song of dire straits...i love you guys
Is language being used as a Weapon. Gotta Love the original. I remember the "f" bomb from the original MTV video. Has anyone found that yet?
Yeh
Dude, just give him his fucking MTV jesus!
Great job Mark Knofler!!!
I always used to think the lyrics for this song were "money for nothing, CHECKS for free" since checks represent money...
CHICKS FOR FREE
@@raymondfrye5017 Yes, I know.
@@raymondfrye5017 and broke hookers boiiiiiiiiii
I thought the same.
Soy for nuttin and jacks for free
This song hits different when your actually a delivery driver
Love this song played it like 100 times today
❤❤❤agreed why did MTV use them. And you know why!!
For money. I remember when this came out. We were just learning about MTV. Monsters exploiting talent people
Um dos riffs mais matadores do planeta.
A mis 61años, ya la había escuchado x los 80,
alam mo brod kong patulan kita wala na rin akong pinag iba sau kaya mag sound nalang ako masaya pa love u all god bles
This could of been in a circuit city or best buy commercial back in the day!......
Replace “strong guitar intro “ with “bad ass riff”
Thanks for this. I'm a big fan of dire straights ❤
That's the way you do it, money for nothing & the chicks for free.
Now that ain’t workin, that’s the way you do it
Why does he want his mtv lol
And his chicks for free “cool guitar solo )sometimes you have to say wtf (from risky business ) lol this song remind me of that movie they should I used it together lol
Ariel Star what? The song was based on handy men watching mtv, and narrating what was going on, moving refrigerators, custom kitchen deliveries.
@@arielstar1451 MTV used to be awesome. Everybody watched it.
Eye opening abouth the truth man!!!😂 the mama in the camara😂😂😂
Woooowooww eles são os sultoes do swing... o melhor dos melhores
ilove this band...
DIRE STRAITS...❤❤🤘
He predicted the future!
Excellent 👍👍👍
I recently heard that the writer of this song was in an appliance store when he overheard a delivery guy talking as he was looking at MTV on all the TVs lined up about how these guys (musicians) get money for nothing and that he (writer) actually got a pen and paper and leaned on microwaves as he wrote this-kool story.
I miss mtv so much
my gosh I love british music(s)
simply great
Boy these guys left impression on everyone forever.
Excellent sounds
This song applies to TH-cam nowadays.
every beat i love it dis da favorite of my hubby n me too as well❤❤❤
love u guys god bles us
Love this since childhood
The ending is similar to the police’s “don’t stand so close to me” 😎
Thank you
Let's rock 'n roll,,,
Always love original lyric
The greatest song ever known to man. Had to go through at least 5 other “original” versions before I found the one I grew up listening to in the 90s and early 2000s before everyone became such pussies.
Earlier! 80's!
context makes this comment a yikes moment.
Ikr? The other one is such a drag...
FACTS Kenny!!! Instead of people being smart enough to realize that this song was written and performed in a different era, they wanna cry about the lyrics and get super offended. Seriously, grow up and get an education.
@@MADHACK3R Something to remember is if people find the lyrics distasteful now etc they may want a version without it to enjoy the song instead of being a super duper cool kid by not getting offended at lyrics let people enjoy music how they want personally I just like the guitar in this song so I just listen to the instrumental versions.
The song was on top the day I was born 16 September
The song you play when your in air combat in the military
Good Upload Thank$ !!! (:
It’s so funny. The irony here. That they make a song about a conversation about making easy money from appliance workers and this is one of their biggest songs. 😂😂. I love it
You missed the whole damn message
That intro was elite
The lyrics for this song was written in the most interesting way......
Magnificent.............
TFL forever intro
01:36 ❤❤❤
Thank you very much😊
YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT NOT ONLY THAT NEED MY YOU TUBE - A LOT BETTER THAN MTV EVER WAS . I CAN PULL UP ANY SONG RIGHT AWAY AND ENJOY LOUDLY ON YOU TUBE . WITH MTV YOU WERE AT THE MERCY OF WAITING FOR A COOL SONG . SOME SONGS ACTUALLY SUCKED ON THAT CHANNEL . BUT HOWEVER LEARNED ABOUT A LOT OF GOOD ONES . THIS SONG WENT BIG BACK IN 80'S EVERYONE JUST LOVED IT .
The non censored version proves our point
And this is the real one
You said it.