AMAZING!!! Mark Knopfler - Telegraph Road (Sevilla 26.07.2015)

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ค. 2015
  • Un año más, Mark Knopfler visita nuestra país presentando su nuevo disco Tracker, y como no, nos deleita con su guitarra Pensa, y el mítico Telegraph Road. Fantástica versión que pudieron disfrutar en directo los asistentes al concierto del Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja en Sevilla, el día 26 de julio de 2015..
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  • @arekkierpal7740
    @arekkierpal7740 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +234

    Somebody else said "Mark Knopfler should be knighted" for his contribution to music and entertainment. Could not agree more. Sir Mark Knopfler. Fitting recognition for a lifetime dedication to his craft.

    • @nalendro_agung
      @nalendro_agung 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      i check his wiki page, he's already OBE isn't he?

    • @user-sm6qu2yh4w
      @user-sm6qu2yh4w 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sweet soul food🎉

    • @IdoDavid
      @IdoDavid 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Shame that he hasn't received the title long time ago.

    • @InspirationSessions
      @InspirationSessions 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I think/hope he’s the kind of guy cool enough to politely decline one of those meaningless gongs

    • @user-fj6ts6bt7z
      @user-fj6ts6bt7z 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@nalendro_agung Yes, and well deserved!

  • @blindpeteoz5673
    @blindpeteoz5673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3281

    I'm 72, with not long to go due to ill health. This lad just brought me to tears! Lovely memories of Dire Straits in Sydney in the 80's

    • @theanalogkid6749
      @theanalogkid6749 3 ปีที่แล้ว +296

      Me too. God be with you...From another old dude.

    • @markdaniel6280
      @markdaniel6280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      stay strong, smile, laugh , exercise !!!!

    • @runrunrun6777
      @runrunrun6777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +182

      I wish you the best for the time you have left here, and for your journey into whatever is next.

    • @AUSinCH
      @AUSinCH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      I was there too... the band pretty much had a residency at the Empty Container Centre, playing 16 consecutive (!) nights in March 1986 and another 4 in April. I remember the music being virtually identical to the studio recording.
      Hang in there, BlindPete. Cherish the memories.

    • @allisoncassidy1929
      @allisoncassidy1929 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Soak it all up Pete ..... let your life force lead.

  • @donbrown599
    @donbrown599 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    He is a musical genius. I am a 74 yo totally disabled Vietnam vet and his "Brother in Arms" was a God send to me. And all I can say is THANK YOU! It comes from my heart.

    • @itam37
      @itam37 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I was amazed too

  • @johnfisher7143
    @johnfisher7143 ปีที่แล้ว +886

    You see, this is why I don’t begrudge guys like Knopfler their millions, he’s a fucking genius who has dedicated his entire life to mastering an instrument so perfectly he can make it express every human emotion possible by vibrating six strings. I’ve cried listening to him play, that’s how fucking amazing his sort of talent is. Bravo Mark, you rock man.

    • @jesseg.1673
      @jesseg.1673 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      My sentiments exactly, although your appraisal of Mark's talent was written far more eloquently than I could have expressed.

    • @ovichitayat5796
      @ovichitayat5796 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      guitarists are a dime a dozen. this guy is the complete package, songwriter, composer, stage performer, singer, and 100% real, genuine persona. he can make me FEEL stuff, me, the otherwise zombie. who cares how much money he made?

    • @nugnug118
      @nugnug118 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      me too. telegraph road, tunnel of love and romeo and Juliet are genuinely beautiful.

    • @elgarbronno
      @elgarbronno ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Great remarks John!

    • @patryan3135
      @patryan3135 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      John Fisher , I have cried WITH YA many a time and Happy to Do SO AGAIN FOR THE NEXT HOUR , What A HUMBLE Genius the Man is ,

  • @elliottbamforth9477
    @elliottbamforth9477 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    I'm 44 years old and just now finding this song. What a beautiful song!

    • @Michael-mm3fm
      @Michael-mm3fm 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      One of my favourite songs and I’ve been on the planet for 60 years.

    • @seanpaulanthony5917
      @seanpaulanthony5917 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      The important thing is that you found it!!!

    • @elliottbamforth9477
      @elliottbamforth9477 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@seanpaulanthony5917 that is a fact!

    • @laurie1838
      @laurie1838 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Dig in my friend. In Dire Straits and Mark as a solo artist you will find some of the greatest music you'll ever want to hear, whatever your mood.

  • @derek71245
    @derek71245 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +265

    As an unwell 77 year old, I am grateful to MK for this wonderful journey from the 80s to the present. I have enjoyed and been uplifted by every song. Thank you.

    • @deniskundrat7161
      @deniskundrat7161 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I feel for you as I experienced 80 yo problems as soon as I reached 50. Please, keep listening at tough times as this keeps away the mind spiraling downwards and producing more symptoms. We want to be lifted up😀

    • @mehdibelmahi
      @mehdibelmahi 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I probably seen your comment under a pink floyd song, peace to you stranger

    • @liambroderick9014
      @liambroderick9014 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Genius legend. A true gift from God.❤

    • @northofyou33
      @northofyou33 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      derek, not preaching, but just in case you're interested, have you tried intermittent fasting with a solid plant based, low carb, low sugar diet. It helps so many physical problems. And, yes, MK is an absolute god on Earth.

    • @valentinasergeeva8122
      @valentinasergeeva8122 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      А раньше вы его не слышали?Вы пишете,как юнец.

  • @joshuawang5859
    @joshuawang5859 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour are the twin peaks of guitarists

    • @jeffadams9807
      @jeffadams9807 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💕💕💕

    • @ekstradycja
      @ekstradycja 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Would add EC and Pat Metheny to this configuration 😊

    • @Michael-mm3fm
      @Michael-mm3fm 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@ekstradycjanot me

    • @laurie1838
      @laurie1838 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I couldn't agree more.

    • @topcat43truffles15
      @topcat43truffles15 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      2 of the best….
      Love this song! ❤️😎

  • @user-qd9ni4yy7v
    @user-qd9ni4yy7v 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I am 60 years old with good health, and this lead me into hypnosis and tears as well. Thank you very much MK.

  • @leomccalla3151
    @leomccalla3151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +867

    I don't think this man gets enough recognition he's a genius,I smile everytime i watch him

    • @WilbertvandenBosch
      @WilbertvandenBosch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      He gets recognition from literally everyone I know who has any feeling for good music.. the sad truth is that the garbage that claims to be music these days is nothing but autotune and the same bland melodies 😞 This man is me and my dads hero !

    • @amandasamuels2849
      @amandasamuels2849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I recognised him early 80s and still do. His music defines my life!

    • @douglasroderick9873
      @douglasroderick9873 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I had the honor and blessings to talk to Jeff Beck, being that he knew a very dear friend of mine that was one of the three that started Tower Records. Jeff said that Mark was an absolute genius on the guitar and a great friend, that anyone would like to have. Personally, I’m not a guitarist, but I would put him in the top ten, just personally, without any particular reason.

    • @stuart4860
      @stuart4860 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      what are you talking about, anyone that knows music, knows who he is and what hes done............ you're fucking clueless

    • @raniadounia6907
      @raniadounia6907 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I couldn't agree more. He is also a gentleman, a dreamer, a traveler and a story teller all his life. I love him so much. I can feel his heart.

  • @mrtnbrchm
    @mrtnbrchm ปีที่แล้ว +542

    This is what dedication to your craft looks, sounds, and feels like. There will never be another quite like Mark Knopfler. We salute you sir.

    • @edgreen8140
      @edgreen8140 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      David knopfler

    • @kellyhinkelman8591
      @kellyhinkelman8591 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well said paid dues loves music.

    • @jimmygaynor1954
      @jimmygaynor1954 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jimo Hendrix was once asked what's it like to be the greatest guitar player in the world his reply was dont ask me go ask Rory Gallagher. Seen him live in punchestown . Brilliant.

    • @jk-pq5dd
      @jk-pq5dd 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      thats for sure

    • @davidfeltz8697
      @davidfeltz8697 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed. Unique, dedicated and totally awesome.

  • @RobertTomlinson-pu3vx
    @RobertTomlinson-pu3vx หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I had the pleasure of being one of 3semi truck drivers taking mark around Australia on his shangrala tour …. I sat backstage every concert and closed my eyes just listening to an utter gentleman guitarist he is …

  • @sidani87
    @sidani87 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3258

    We need guys like Knopfler, Clapton and Gilmour in today's world of music. They set the bar so so high! They can sing... compose... play the guitar like no tomorrow! Evergreen songs!At 67, look at him go! Go go go!

    • @arieblomberg4685
      @arieblomberg4685 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Siddhartha Singh h

    • @ffisok
      @ffisok 7 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      They tell a story with their music. I would add Springsteen in with them as well.

    • @siddharthsingh8464
      @siddharthsingh8464 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Siddhartha Singh I thought of these exact names too..

    • @saveourrivers
      @saveourrivers 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I've always thought that this piece was Knopfler saying, "I'm going to beat Bruce at his own game."

    • @ketaminemoose6680
      @ketaminemoose6680 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      There are many guys like them in modern music... saying what you said heavily implies that you don’t put in the effort to find good music.

  • @Kimberly-xw6im
    @Kimberly-xw6im ปีที่แล้ว +107

    When I was a teenager your music made me weep. And now that I’m pushing six decades, the beauty of your music is still making me cry. Thank you for being there with me all this time.

  • @williamneailey6756
    @williamneailey6756 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Old dude myself lol only 70 but why does it take this long to appreciate absolutely brilliant guitarist like mark listen to him and i just drift off hopefully into another world where we all go to peace luv u all ❤❤

  • @mayueltimmons5278
    @mayueltimmons5278 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Listening to this for the thousandth time

  • @tonycreagh8240
    @tonycreagh8240 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    One of those things in life that the older it gets, the better it gets

  • @stefaniesteven
    @stefaniesteven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +913

    My husband passed away not even a year ago and I remember that we were both listening to your song sitting close to a beach in our motorhome and we both just cried. We always loved your songs and we even played some of them and Scott was learning to sing and go busking with me. His very first ever song at a Karaoke show was Sultans of swing and it took me almost an hour to sign him up to sing it. He was my best friend and husband and listening to this now by myself is ripping my heart out, but it helps me grieving. Thank you Mark ♥️

    • @kudzu01
      @kudzu01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Thanks for sharing that beautiful memory

    • @nvrumi
      @nvrumi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I lost Wife eight years ago. She used to remark how I brought so much music into her life that she would not have heard otherwise. Knopfler has a way with music that is unique and I'm glad that it brought you some help with your grief. Do the work, Stefanie. Grief work is good work and needs to be done.

    • @stefaniesteven
      @stefaniesteven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      David Thompson thank you David! On the 29th it’s one year ago and it’s just so painful to have lost the best man on the planet. I’m not a good guitar player but I just recorded a song for Scott. It’s called “I miss you my friend” and I can only dream and imagine what it would sound like if Mark would play this.

    • @richardburton-777
      @richardburton-777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      So sorry for your loss💔 may God hold you as you Endure on to the end.
      Music is a language of the soul that bridges all creed, culture & time

    • @OldBillOverHill
      @OldBillOverHill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      My wife and I are looking at being kicked out of our home and RV living maybe all we can afford. I hope I don't leave her lonely in a motorhome. So sorry for your loss.

  • @phawgg2
    @phawgg2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +168

    Stunning performance. On Every Street tour 1992, in person, I was overjoyed next to my handicapped young lady friend in a wheelchair in the Tacoma Dome. Before then, and every year since, his mastery of music amazes me. Truly a hero of it all ... the business of inspiration, the brilliant guitar, the soul behind the lyrics.

    • @goth1945
      @goth1945 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Joe Jensen sorry but what does the fact of your friend being handicapped or in a wheelchair have to do with anything--

    • @phawgg2
      @phawgg2 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Had to do with my recall of the performance, seeing how it inspired her added to my own admiration of his skills I guess

    • @johngledson9385
      @johngledson9385 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Joe Jensen high Joe .. do like your attitude and comments hope you and girlfriend are doing fine. She's definitely got good taste in modern/rock/folk music and hearing your comment saying you like him because she does is great but deapdown you will love him as the years go by you, because his music will live forever and unfortunately we don't. I'm in my 70s now and have admired his talent with the guitar found out that he can actually sing from his heart and compose songs and music almost at will, all this from dire straits till now. I've followed him only via records cds and now utube which by the way is magical, and never seen or heard him perform live. I worked in the coalmines, tunnelling, and factory maintenance from 1961 till 2015, and never seemed to have enough spare cash to warrant buying a concert ticket, there was always a bill of some sort that was more important. I grew up in the Newcastle area and had friends that knew him personally and they all spoke well of him as one of the guys. His band of utterly talented musicians are his equal to their own instruments and station within it, everyone of them say he is a perfectionist but never tells the band members how to achieve this perfection, they all do their part in their own mind within the music within the band to achieve the sound we hear. Mark Knopfler is the star and his relentless search for perfection is obvious as it is performed brilliantly through all of the rest of his band. Listen. .listen and enjoy , I just lose myself.

    • @johngledson9385
      @johngledson9385 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Joe Jensen high Joe .. do like your attitude and comments hope you and girlfriend are doing fine. She's definitely got good taste in modern/rock/folk music and hearing your comment saying you like him because she does is great but deapdown you will love him as the years go by you, because his music will live forever and unfortunately we don't. I'm in my 70s now and have admired his talent with the guitar found out that he can actually sing from his heart and compose songs and music almost at will, all this from dire straits till now. I've followed him only via records cds and now utube which by the way is magical, and never seen or heard him perform live. I worked in the coalmines, tunnelling, and factory maintenance from 1961 till 2015, and never seemed to have enough spare cash to warrant buying a concert ticket, there was always a bill of some sort that was more important. I grew up in the Newcastle area and had friends that knew him personally and they all spoke well of him as one of the guys. His band of utterly talented musicians are his equal to their own instruments and station within it, everyone of them say he is a perfectionist but never tells the band members how to achieve this perfection, they all do their part in their own mind within the music within the band to achieve the sound we hear. Mark Knopfler is the star and his relentless search for perfection is obvious as it is performed brilliantly through all of the rest of his band. Listen. .listen and enjoy , I just lose myself.

    • @albertabi
      @albertabi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The perfection of a recording is different than the perfection in a live concert. It is rare to have them both. I saw him play in the United Palace in Harlem and it was magical.

  • @kimbishop4734
    @kimbishop4734 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    Mark is just so amazing. So much in control of all going on. At 70, I could listen forever.

    • @northofyou33
      @northofyou33 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me, too. His music is a pipeline to nirvana, imo.

  • @user-vj1vg5ou8q
    @user-vj1vg5ou8q 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Mark Knopfler has created the music of my dreams. He's simply the best.
    When I die, I want his music played at my funeral as my last goodbye.
    Thank you, Mark, for the enormous joy your music has given me.

  • @famat161
    @famat161 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I am so fortunate to be alive during this wonderful time to hear this song.

    • @almarch-jw9lk
      @almarch-jw9lk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same feelings.

  • @praveenbuddiga7939
    @praveenbuddiga7939 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    There can only ONE MARK KNOPFLER = we are all gifted to watch/hear his talent -Thank you

  • @BigDaddy_MRI
    @BigDaddy_MRI 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    There is only one Telegraph Road. And only one Mark Knopfler. He walks with the finest guitarists on this planet.
    I was privileged to meet him once in Eindhoven, NL. In a bar in the hotel, I missed the concert. Dire Straits walked in and I almost fell off my seat. I bought them several beers and stayed with them for a little while. It was amazing.
    He’s one of the finest song writers and a fine man. I had a blast. The next night, I went to the show. Great concert!!

    • @Mindboggle100
      @Mindboggle100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Great story, you never what life will bring... totally turned a negative into a positive. Thanks for sharing :)

    • @kencray4453
      @kencray4453 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I think him and Jimmy Page (the only I think who comes close) lead the others.

  • @mistermanne
    @mistermanne 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lucky to be alive and enjoy his music in his time

  • @LDantinhas
    @LDantinhas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    There are great guitarists in this world, then there’s Mark Knopfler…..

    • @thorsteneschenhagen7096
      @thorsteneschenhagen7096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Oohh Jahh....
      He and his music took my heart and my conciueness and he killed mehr with " Brothers in Armsw"

    • @jaykay6387
      @jaykay6387 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thorsteneschenhagen7096 Brothers in Arms is beyond belief. It touches something deep in my soul.

    • @paolodotti9533
      @paolodotti9533 ปีที่แล้ว

      No..we have Andrea Braido.
      Made in Italy

    • @lotfijaballah7892
      @lotfijaballah7892 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dont forget the great david gilmour

    • @ferise1
      @ferise1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cringe

  • @aljamesaric1415
    @aljamesaric1415 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1636

    I'm 21 years old and not listening to sh*t as I supposed to listen in my ages...instead, I'm listening to music miracle as Knopfler is...thanks for your music, sir! *respect*

    • @floydfanforlife
      @floydfanforlife 7 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      wow 21 and a musical taste that is way beyond peer pressure.. which forces many to listen to crap.. and tell themselves its awesome.. only to miss out on music and musicians such as Mark and others from an era where talent has abounded tip my hat to you

    • @ricklangholz3997
      @ricklangholz3997 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      lil secret,,,, get his stuff off youtube, downloaded into comp/flash/ph. come oct. nov..? good source, giifted me that info. mark played for some of us s/forces camp le miserhell afghan, 89'. The song 'bro in arms' was soon adopted by seal/6, and ive since heard most all our branch s/f play it also at funerals. There is no other....thk u . pass him down, and thk god 4u2M.K.

    • @jesperburns
      @jesperburns 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      As a 29 year old, I thank ye, sir. My dad spoon fed me this art, in spite of Britney.

    • @armensog87
      @armensog87 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yeah i started getting into him around my late teens too :) there are many of us!

    • @MichaelPhilipp15
      @MichaelPhilipp15 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      good chosen word`s my friend , i would have said it in your sort of same word`s . !!!!! well done .!!!!¨ ;))

  • @claraduartesf
    @claraduartesf 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Am I the only 17 year old that just loves to watch mark knopfler play?

  • @joanbeaton4431
    @joanbeaton4431 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    No computer generating this sound, pure talent .

    • @P.DuncanMonk
      @P.DuncanMonk หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, sound, talent and emotion.

  • @jackpaul908
    @jackpaul908 6 ปีที่แล้ว +836

    I'm an old drummer, now 73, and every time I hear Mark play-- and sing-- I get tears of absolute JOY! Thee consummate guitarist!

    • @johnmoncrieff3034
      @johnmoncrieff3034 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      we pensioners know a thing or two no joke he is simply the best.

    • @abescott11
      @abescott11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i wonder why drumming (my favourite instrument that i never got to play )does not bring tears to the eye?

    • @angelaferrario6031
      @angelaferrario6031 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Me too, I am not a musician.... but a very sensitive person and the combination of his voice and guitar moves each single cell in my body. In love with his art since early 80'

    • @tommythompsonsurfer
      @tommythompsonsurfer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      HOMEY... 71-YEAR-OLD EXTREME SURFER..........soooooo excellent music....I have seen him in person 4 times........extreme excellent musicians.....rich ..almost spiritual music........please come back to so California........sandiego...temecula!!!!!! please.

    • @angelaferrario6031
      @angelaferrario6031 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tom Thompson
      MK is on tour this Summer in the USA, I have got a ticket to see him at the Greek Theatre in LA. Check the dates, maybe he is playing close to you as well!

  • @dumena
    @dumena 2 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    I can sense the smells of my childhood when I listen to Mark Knopfler playing guitar. I will never forget how I bought my first Dire Straits album. I stuffed it into my red rucksack, cycling home with it for about an hour. The cover was dog eared, I never cared. I was twelve, 43 years ago. I still have the album.

    • @raminbohlouli1969
      @raminbohlouli1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I'm not that old; I'm only 27! But when he sings, it feels like I'm living in the '60s, '70s.

    • @alanjones5786
      @alanjones5786 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nice one!

    • @pankajjaiswal6498
      @pankajjaiswal6498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wow ! My first was Brothers in Arms.

    • @debiwesley224
      @debiwesley224 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Waiting to see you guys make it happen for my heart is pure love babe two of us becomes three cord's as ONE united

    • @hamana2011
      @hamana2011 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      so true Thanks

  • @greenwich1754
    @greenwich1754 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    I know that there are many other guitarists who are faster and flashier, but Mark has such an emotion and feel behind his playing that can not be beat.

    • @deadreckoning6288
      @deadreckoning6288 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yup. Its not about how fast someone can play.

    • @davidfeltz8697
      @davidfeltz8697 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Boom. I totally agree

    • @chuckstranahan5600
      @chuckstranahan5600 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Who's faster? Knopfler is so accomplished as a musician that he can do anything he please with the guitar, but taste, sensibility, and fidelity to what he is expressing with his music dictate wht he does technically. With lesser flashier players it's the other way around.

    • @dales1513
      @dales1513 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That is what I've been saying for years. There are two number 1 guitar players, Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour because they play MUSIC, not seeing how many strokes they can get into a second.

    • @user2j3ycg4df
      @user2j3ycg4df 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@dales1513Gilmour and Knopfler are my all-time favourites too.

  • @LucasDias-ru1zg
    @LucasDias-ru1zg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I can say without an inch of doubt that the world would be worse off without Mark. Thank you for existing, Mark!❤

  • @ericswain70
    @ericswain70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    All the greats are getting up there in age. They will live forever in their music. We should be so honored to have them in our time.

    • @J.C.Ky.ridgerunner1955
      @J.C.Ky.ridgerunner1955 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yeah, I'm 67. I've always felt very grateful that I lived in the best era of music.

    • @ma3stro681
      @ma3stro681 ปีที่แล้ว

      their ...

    • @kerra3699
      @kerra3699 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pushing 65, one very great full Aussie here too.

    • @fredmoore8661
      @fredmoore8661 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We were blessed.

    • @brendashotwell1405
      @brendashotwell1405 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thankyou ❤❤❤❤

  • @CelticSaint
    @CelticSaint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +789

    Not only is Mr Knopfler one of the greatest guitarists to have even lived, but he's also a thoroughly decent and humble man.

    • @ubomninomen7765
      @ubomninomen7765 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      rolling stoned has him in the top 100, but i think that list is at least 50% bullshit. Knopfler is easily in the top 10, maybe the top 5 imho.

    • @budmiller807
      @budmiller807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Top 10 without a doubt

    • @Realmasterorder
      @Realmasterorder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He was my friend...

    • @marekkruusenvald2610
      @marekkruusenvald2610 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hi is my frind (he does not know he is)

    • @dawndooling2043
      @dawndooling2043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Couldn’t agree with you more

  • @tonydeklerk1885
    @tonydeklerk1885 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    One of the purest and most beautiful guitar sounds made by this wonderful treasure…Goosebumps and strong emotions from the past come about every time I listen to him ❤

  • @pinkfloydfan564
    @pinkfloydfan564 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Mark has a voice that soothes my soul and spirit.

  • @edisonofficiel
    @edisonofficiel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1823

    One of the best songs ever.

    • @thomasrudrasmussen4217
      @thomasrudrasmussen4217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He doesn't play the guitar. He does not express his fame. (dont know the word exactly)

    • @juanrozas727
      @juanrozas727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      E e 4

    • @ramalama9030
      @ramalama9030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Amen........”Brothers in Arms” is a close second.

    • @tropyedits3657
      @tropyedits3657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      RIP E - dison :(

    • @denissarsfield5573
      @denissarsfield5573 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thomas Rud Rasmussen he does it was such ease. Cool guy.

  • @tradewins
    @tradewins 7 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    That was 13 minutes that went by in a second or an hour, I can't tell...listening to playing like that puts me into a timeless state. Beautiful. I had the fortune to see him perform at the Greek Theater in L.A. some years ago along with Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne and of course when he played Telegraph Road it brought the house down.

    • @bas1861
      @bas1861 7 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Lucky man. I am 16, and I haven't had the pleasure to see him live, especially because I live in the Netherlands and he isn't touring at the moment, but I hope I can see him play live one day, so I can tell my children. What a legend! He is the reason why I began to play guitar.

    • @atmosphereadr588
      @atmosphereadr588 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gaaf man , hij is ook de reden dat ik ben begonnen met gitaar spelen.
      Ik was er ook bij in de ziggodome 2015

    • @Boomer64g
      @Boomer64g 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      tradewins I saw him in Wembley Arena in London 84 or 85.. still have the ticket stub..

    • @gillesgenete9598
      @gillesgenete9598 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, Telegraph Road is my favorite from MK, just thrilling, how it goes pressure up from smart acoustic intro up to high energy guitar through raucous voice lyrics. Too good

    • @mountainconstructions
      @mountainconstructions 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah.... Lucky. Telegraph Road is an impressive song just on good Audio gear
      To be there LIVE... WOW... You would never forget that!!!!

  • @brianwood7480
    @brianwood7480 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    At 9 minutes in, he's flying, levitating, hovering and drifting above everything. He loves his music & message as much now as he ever did. Us too. I have flying, levitating dreams almost every night, and wake up feeling awesome. I'm a 73 year old proud Geordie from Wallsend on Tyne, and he's a Scottish, Geordie, Jewish national treasure. I don't think he even realizes how revered he is by his fans.

  • @chadczternastek
    @chadczternastek 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    This guy blows me away! Goosebumps every time. What a legend! This is just magic.I been listening to these for 16 hours straight. Many times I had to remind myself to breathe. When I die I want his solo going thru my head.

    • @gaetanemcgraw5567
      @gaetanemcgraw5567 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The same here.

    • @csongi.barabas
      @csongi.barabas 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What a great comment!

    • @meirameira1142
      @meirameira1142 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Simplesmente incrível em todos os aspectos!! UM ANJO QUE CAIU DO CÉU!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @dales1513
    @dales1513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    One of the most important things about Mark is his genius in writing songs that have meaning to him. My all-time favorite song from all time and all types of music, as an ex-service member, is Brothers in Arms which he wrote witnessing a soldier dying in his friends arms from a wound in the Falklands war. All his songs (I think more than 120) have a personal meaning to him and his playing transmits those feeling to the world - pure GENIUS.

    • @maryscutella7221
      @maryscutella7221 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Agreed. It comes from his heart, so it touches ours. I just shared Brothers in Arms on my FB page. It seemed particularly poignant for those souls standing for Ukraine.

    • @RicCrouch
      @RicCrouch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yep--his songs are poetry, no doubt! Pair them with his skill on guitar and you've got something special.

    • @martinharrow1227
      @martinharrow1227 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've worked at Marks house and I can tell you he has a library of old western books and ballad songs in his collection. He uses them to write songs?

    • @alessandrobaglioni4239
      @alessandrobaglioni4239 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You said the right things, Mark is not only the best guitarist of all time, he is also and above all a wonderful composer and lyricist. Unique

    • @johnwalmsley-pv7gx
      @johnwalmsley-pv7gx ปีที่แล้ว

      Ll"e d

  • @suflo8245
    @suflo8245 2 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    Mark is 72 Years old and has retired.I wish him year's of happy ness and thank him for his music.Millions are going to miss him.God Bless you Mark you are Legend 💖

    • @xendistar7715
      @xendistar7715 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Was not aware he had retired, always regret not seeing him in his Dire Straits days, seen him once in concert on his own, will be a great loss but has a fantastic catalogue of music to listen to

    • @jimbarrofficial
      @jimbarrofficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      "Making Movies" and "Love Over Gold" are incredible records, long before the MTV "Money For Nothing" days.

    • @AgentRafa
      @AgentRafa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nooooo😭😭😭 I didn’t know he retired. Damn. I knew the day would come, but I’m not ready for that yet. Now I’m depressed.

    • @oldsal8648
      @oldsal8648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Su Flo. While retired he is still working. Owns a mixing studio in London busier then ever. Good human. I know. Peace

    • @oldsal8648
      @oldsal8648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@xendistar7715 he is an amazing human. He was my brother in law. Emphasize X. Regrettably he snd my sister split. No fault of his own. Peace

  • @SoniaMaria-dy5ug
    @SoniaMaria-dy5ug 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Ohhh My Lord!!!! ...this is simply BRILLIANT!!!... how can a man pack 500 years of history in sooo touching verses of pure emotion delightful harmony...... ohh everything under a Super Mestro leading a great band..... echoing guitar talking smoothly with the beautiful piano ..muuuch more!!!.... ONLY MY GREAT POET COULD DO IT!!!.THANK YOU MARK..💋💋🎸🎸🎶🎶❤️❤️💥💥

  • @jamesd1542
    @jamesd1542 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    At the age of 67, I take my hour a day to embrace his talents.Thanks for sharing with us.

  • @wierdwesterner
    @wierdwesterner 8 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    It's not every day you get to see a genius at work. Thanks for the upload.

    • @pierrebugblatter
      @pierrebugblatter 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The mystery is why people watch 15 minutes then bother to be disrespect it with a dislike. If not their cup of tea fine but there is obviously no need to paint a dislike onto the picture. Makes me wonder what mentality is behind it. I don't like several artist but wouldn't bother to watch them in the first place, if one were to trawl yt looking for things to dislike it could become a full time job

    • @paulmyfinger
      @paulmyfinger 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True but Mark still wins, only 32 out or 499,848 - not bad :-)

    • @quinker6569
      @quinker6569 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Listen to the guitar playing at 11:49 Pierre and you'll have your answer - I didn't vote the clip down, but can understand people's disappointment at 5 secs of truly awful guitar playing. I'll guarantee Mark would be the first to agree.

    • @quinker6569
      @quinker6569 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure, just as soon as you remove your delusion coloured glasses......

    • @niklasschroder9564
      @niklasschroder9564 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He missed some notes ^^ so what? it is live ;) speaking about the things he does with his guitar during that song in 13 minutes, one wrong move from a guy who is already god damn fucking old does not really matter ;) I think, it makes him more likable because you see, that he is getting old, is not as fast as he once was and he still plays tour after tour to make his fans happy ;)
      I mean like... he is still human and humans do make mistakes ^^ Metallica's lead guitarist makes mistakes in nearly every song, doesn't make him less of a great musician ;)

  • @SFAPowerhouse
    @SFAPowerhouse 7 ปีที่แล้ว +574

    He might be a bit older, but Mark Knopfler is still proving that he is the pinnacle of the art of guitar! Keep on rockin', sir!

    • @eugenewardjr.3506
      @eugenewardjr.3506 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      SFAPowerhouse Scary how fast time is moving. I remember hearing Sultans of Swing for the first time like it was yesterday. And thinking what a unique sound & style this fresh talented guitarist possessed. We're about the same age and I too still marvel at the mans giftedness.

    • @johnthurman694
      @johnthurman694 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Delete the keyboard

    • @nazarethaprahamian1756
      @nazarethaprahamian1756 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SFAPowerhouse he's one!

    • @darrenbeakhouse4835
      @darrenbeakhouse4835 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SFAPowerhouse well said

    • @user-gy1bb5xj2h
      @user-gy1bb5xj2h 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SFAPowerhouse MARK ПРОСТО ОХУЕННЫЙ КОМПОЗИТОР И ДУМАЮ ЧЕЛОВЕК.СЛУШАЮ ЕГО МУЗЫКУ С 1981 ГОДА.ДАЙ БОГ ЕМУ И ГРУППЕ ЗДОРОВЬЯ,ЧТОБЫ РАДОВАЛ НАС ДОЛЬШЕ!!!

  • @brianwhite6616
    @brianwhite6616 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Sometimes in life you see something amazing, i could watch mark close up playing guitar all day. Makes perfection look so easy .
    Absolute genius 👏 🙌

  • @carinvanhummel8621
    @carinvanhummel8621 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Tears rolling down my face every time I watch this video.....what a genius this man is🎸🔥😍🎶👌

    • @mrpbody7646
      @mrpbody7646 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Takes me back to 1984 when I was mesmerized by his talent and saw him play this live 3 times in Melbourne and then drove to Sydney to see him one last time. Amazing memories and yes, watching him play again here brought tears to my eyes too.

    • @melodivarongel1546
      @melodivarongel1546 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its on loop for years. I never ever get enough of this!!

  • @vladoslama6157
    @vladoslama6157 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    He was not the Sultan of Swing, he is a God of Swing.

  • @phawgg2
    @phawgg2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    with all my heart, I thank these musicians.

    • @bas1861
      @bas1861 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He changed my life.

    • @mohamedzelmat7045
      @mohamedzelmat7045 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ever great so much.mark.thanks

    • @Upperccuttss-Heretik_23-Fx_F
      @Upperccuttss-Heretik_23-Fx_F 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Joe Jensen I just can agree with you. In our hearts💖 they 'll never die

    • @judythompson5253
      @judythompson5253 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      he breaks my heart with this, and with watching him play as if there were no one listening--but it gets broken in a good way, every time...

    • @karmalifamily2214
      @karmalifamily2214 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joe Jensen yedmenarif

  • @salvatorenappo5191
    @salvatorenappo5191 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I am 56 and I hear this band from more than 40 years and every piece is in my mind and above all in my heart long life to M K and Dire Straits

  • @ingrid_1982
    @ingrid_1982 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I adore Mark's performance and can feel every tune from his guitar. Apsolutely fantastic ❤️🎸🎶

  • @rogerramjet6615
    @rogerramjet6615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Knopfler is one of the best guitarists and songwriters in the history of popular music.

    • @AndyInTheUK
      @AndyInTheUK ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Completely wrong. Sorry. He is THE best guitarist and songwriter in the history of popular music.

    • @davidfeltz8697
      @davidfeltz8697 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Facts.

    • @utmizzou
      @utmizzou 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@AndyInTheUKevery song tells a story. No one else can say that. Hands down he is the best ever.

  • @sanjayawijenayake9851
    @sanjayawijenayake9851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I'm 28 years old and I'm Sri lankan. I just wanted to thank my dad for showing me what music is.

    • @lrh411
      @lrh411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Your dad knows for sure!

    • @MRHBKJK
      @MRHBKJK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am from Bangladesh. And I was lucky I found him.

    • @giorgosantimatter
      @giorgosantimatter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i discovered this alone.whitout guidance..

    • @sanjayawijenayake9851
      @sanjayawijenayake9851 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@giorgosantimatter good for you. I also didn't have anyone to guide me here. What I'm saying is i was able to find this because of the good taste in music my father instilled in me

    • @davidfountaine3218
      @davidfountaine3218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm 68 and English and been listening to him for many a year and is there any part of the world he has not touched with his incredible playing. Keep listening till you are 68 and keep his legend going

  • @user-gl2eq2ly4g
    @user-gl2eq2ly4g ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits have been one of my life's enduring pleasures.
    I can only hope that Mark knows the good he has done and what he means to so many people

  • @dinisbastos5806
    @dinisbastos5806 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I'm 16 yo and I listen to majority of rock and metal. I only have to say that this music is one of my favs, a pure Gold, a truthly masterpiece.

  • @johannkanter8717
    @johannkanter8717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Mark Knopfler ....one of the greatest Guitar- Artists in the world......God bless you Mark

  • @andrewfield
    @andrewfield 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Best singer + best guitarist + best composer + best songwriter + best storyteller = Mark Knopfler

    • @jeffadams9807
      @jeffadams9807 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I Second That Observation...

    • @anne-mariemeiffren7090
      @anne-mariemeiffren7090 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Je cherchais une manière de définir toutes les qualités de ce MK. Voilà qui est bien dit. J'ajouterai qu'il a l'admiration de Jeff Beck, de Clapton, qu'il a produit et écrit pour plein d'artistes (dont Tina Turner) accompagné tous les grands, et qu'on le reconnaît dès la première note de guitare. Le son.
      Mais oui, + et+ et + et + et + = Mark Knopfler.
      Anne Marie de France

    • @aleskatic431
      @aleskatic431 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I feel you.

  • @DanC-go9lc
    @DanC-go9lc ปีที่แล้ว +68

    In 1985 Dire Straits was probably the most popular band in the World ! Mark makes people smile all over the Universe.
    Yet his concern was never for fame, fortune or popularity. His entire career devoted to story telling and making the most wonderful music possible.
    No words can do him justice --- no words can describe how much his music has meant to so many of us.
    The final guitar solo, beginning at about 9:20 is as good and as original as any guitar solo ever IMHO.

    • @juliefrancis1144
      @juliefrancis1144 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fabulous ❤❤

    • @heikosachser184
      @heikosachser184 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​Den Song sauge ich mir seit gefühlt über 30 Jahren rein. Früher auch live. Bin Baujahr 69. Immer noch gänsehaut 😊

    • @kirstenspencer3630
      @kirstenspencer3630 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, master story teller, such evocative sharing.

  • @jonathansulski4595
    @jonathansulski4595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I am a single parent to a 19 month old and every night I play him Knofler till he closes his eyes . My hope is that he'll dream of the purest things in life. Thanks Mark Knofler

    • @fullfistproductions1118
      @fullfistproductions1118 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I respect that

    • @newdiggszweiundsiebzig
      @newdiggszweiundsiebzig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a beautiful thing to do for your son! I hope he develops a love of music as he grows up and that you and he will be able to share the passion for this magnificent artist. Thanks for sharing this. 🖖🏾

    • @m.j.vandermark4614
      @m.j.vandermark4614 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Add some Eagles and Seger to your nightly playlist and your son will grow up to instinctively know what really good talent sounds like. ;)

    • @stevenholton438
      @stevenholton438 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My hope is he learns to spell better than you sweetie!

  • @ErnstKochArkanumSolution
    @ErnstKochArkanumSolution 7 ปีที่แล้ว +275

    Mark Knopfler is one of the brilliant musician whose music accompanied me for decades. It seems like good old wine. He is getting better. I love this peace of music.

    • @thedutchfisherman7078
      @thedutchfisherman7078 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      No he is not unfortunately....

    • @ErnstKochArkanumSolution
      @ErnstKochArkanumSolution 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Everybody will get older, some of us get sick... But a brilliant musician will always get my respect

    • @SuperHadassa1
      @SuperHadassa1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Mark finished the tour.... A world tour that was hard for him.... Very hard....

    • @doctorphoto2000
      @doctorphoto2000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ...

    • @delphinedubreuil9570
      @delphinedubreuil9570 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ernst Koch j

  • @AgentRafa
    @AgentRafa ปีที่แล้ว +39

    2 absolute monster solo's in one song, it keeps building throughout the song and when I'm listening my way towards the end of the second solo I'm literally super pumped up with pure joyful energy and I can't stop smiling, like the old saying from my country, I'm paraphrasing here because I'll have to translate: "If I didn't have ears, my smile would've encircled my head"- What and absolute master piece, one of many from MK.
    And keep in mind this song starts close to 90 minutes into the concert after he had done a pretty high energy, for his age, version of Sultans of Swing and a 9 minutes (more or less) version of Speedway at Nazareth. Mark was 66 years old back then God bless him.

  • @MartinandJudyBlumberg
    @MartinandJudyBlumberg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I never tire of listening to MK. I played his songs to my three kids when they were growing up and they've started playing it to their kids, so the third generation that will grow to his music, which doesn't date because of his genius. I consider myself lucky to have found him and have spent countless hours enjoying his music.
    This particular song and version is one of my favourites and I NEVER tire of listening to it. When he gets to the high notes in is riffs - well that sends me to another place. Thank you MK for many hundreds of hours of listening pleasure.

    • @ademarsatiomatsuoka1021
      @ademarsatiomatsuoka1021 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Fantástic, MK Will live in our heart forever, for generations!!!

    • @reinhardschuster8006
      @reinhardschuster8006 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      One of the really good things you could pass on to your children

    • @TheArjospam
      @TheArjospam 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dire Straits, there is no other band or artist of which I own the same number of albums.

  • @donrackley8551
    @donrackley8551 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    At 9:19 the Maestro Knopfler gives a class on the guitar. He takes it apart, puts it back together and makes it do whatever he commands it to do through his hands.I saw him in Dallas in 2015 and his performance was much the same, breathtaking!

  • @ugadawgs1990
    @ugadawgs1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I’m glad I have lived during the same time as Mark Knopfler.

    • @xXcakePOPcarleyXx
      @xXcakePOPcarleyXx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazing there is such music this side of Heaven!

    • @lukeoverthere1364
      @lukeoverthere1364 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah me too. I was lucky enough to see Knopfler and Clapton playing together in Montreal in 1988. I’ll never forget it.

  • @w.angkhulmakunga5869
    @w.angkhulmakunga5869 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Mark's music has made today's music a garbage. What a genius he is.

  • @abdulhamidosman8881
    @abdulhamidosman8881 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In your beautiful music and with the tip of your fingers you Mr- Knophler summarize how the great west was built. Thank you sir

  • @stefanonicola3445
    @stefanonicola3445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +502

    It's as if Mr. Knoplfer looked at his guitar and told her "let's tell these guys a story together" - what a perfect marriage of human voice and guitar. So elegant, yet so powerful. He remains one of my favorite artists, a super-human skills wise that has the most "human" approach to music I've ever seen. Love it.

    • @nikileshbhat8428
      @nikileshbhat8428 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      stefano nicola "let's tell these guys a story together" This comment just made my day!!!

    • @nimeshsompura
      @nimeshsompura 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😍❤

    • @cessrcd
      @cessrcd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Very eloquently put Stefano

    • @sebasdebordeaux8347
      @sebasdebordeaux8347 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      beautiful comment man!!

    • @yaeltaker
      @yaeltaker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Best comment ever!!

  • @nobodymuch2
    @nobodymuch2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Artistic genius. Musically? Of course. Storyteller? Extraordinaire. The ability to make you feel what he wants you to feel? Unmatched. Unmatched.

    • @nick.caffrey
      @nick.caffrey 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He can tell a story like few others!

    • @rienbogman9980
      @rienbogman9980 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      nobodymuch2 uokkmi

  • @alisonholmes5248
    @alisonholmes5248 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Class. Pure class.
    Nothing can beat the magic that knopfler delivers.
    Then and still.

  • @krismoller6433
    @krismoller6433 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Never mind which band you think is the best in the world, this musr be one of the best pieces of guitar music ever played and recorded. Thank you Mark and Dire Straits❤

  • @DB-hg7hg
    @DB-hg7hg 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    There is no one in the music world that i respect more the MARK. He is just the best of the best.

    • @ssisar
      @ssisar 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      david gilmour

  • @meepmeepimajeep
    @meepmeepimajeep 7 ปีที่แล้ว +542

    Michael Jackson, David Bowie and others ... there will not be a moment in my musical life of more sadness when we lose Mark Knopfler. This guy made my childhood AND my adult life. G*ddamn I love this guy.

    • @darkvadortonpere
      @darkvadortonpere 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it's so true..

    • @divinesignatures6225
      @divinesignatures6225 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      MeepMeep ImAJeep noooooooo

    • @dennisneo1608
      @dennisneo1608 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well, maybe just for you, he'll live forever?

    • @MariaDiazskn
      @MariaDiazskn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Don't bury him yet. He's only 68!
      What an idea to have!

    • @billmyers991
      @billmyers991 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Mark said himself he has got the constitution of a Volvo truck he ain't goin' anywhere soon

  • @41Forethought
    @41Forethought 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    It takes incredible talent and skill to make this guitar lead sound and look so effortless. Knopfler's guitar style is absolutely unmistakable... and unforgettable!

    • @andrewsmith3530
      @andrewsmith3530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He has magical fingers! If I had to listen to only musician for the rest of my life, it would be anything Mark Knopfler!

  • @davidfeltz8697
    @davidfeltz8697 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    His guitar work is simply beautiful.

    • @davidfeltz8697
      @davidfeltz8697 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It really is. Soooo distinct and lovely.

  • @VojinMaslacJIN66Mashin99
    @VojinMaslacJIN66Mashin99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    If you are looking for perfection don't look any further... This is as good as it gets.

    • @wbravo66
      @wbravo66 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Well said

    • @freddiesanke64
      @freddiesanke64 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      poetry in music

    • @fredmoore8661
      @fredmoore8661 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Without doubt!

    • @mouradloubar4606
      @mouradloubar4606 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fred Moore yes !

    • @mikemendillo5584
      @mikemendillo5584 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nobody has the same touch and style as Mark does, he wrote his own book, he is a real down to earth man and it shows up in his music,,,it's pure, honest, and clean. Nothing touches it.

  • @kennethwinters2579
    @kennethwinters2579 4 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    So nice to see a guitarist who can just stand there and let his skill with a guitar take over the show. No theatrics, no jumping around, no gimmics needed.

    • @navidnikraz2299
      @navidnikraz2299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kenneth Winters perfectly said

    • @shelleysaville8732
      @shelleysaville8732 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a crossroads of cataclysmic power, just think what people could do with all that power power if yo

    • @pien770
      @pien770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mooi hè

    • @macculp981
      @macculp981 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Barefoot

    • @Leptospirosi
      @Leptospirosi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because when music can move you from the inside out, there no need to jump around to make you do the opposite: it just takes an enormous talent to reach that effect

  • @onkelmarvin8360
    @onkelmarvin8360 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Mark Knopfler is not only a genuine Guitar Hero, he`s a great songwriter too, and despite that, which has turned other musicians, with the same qualities into Giant Egos, Mark Knopfler has remained a modest, and humble Human Being, completely Down to Earth........and that`s incredibly rare..............and that´s what he is........as a musicians and a Human Being................incredibly rare...........and simply just............. " One of a kind ".....................❤

  • @colwedd
    @colwedd ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I get the impression that even after playing this music so often and for so long (1982) the he still marvels at just how good it sounds... pure genius!

    • @jbetnar
      @jbetnar ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is such compelling music. I don't blame him for marvelling

  • @MrChappy39
    @MrChappy39 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    The mystery of music, musicians and listener becoming one, lies here.

  • @brucebryson9423
    @brucebryson9423 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    This man is a humble treasure. Makes a guitar speak.

  • @HillsongHillsongEspanol
    @HillsongHillsongEspanol 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Personas que están leyendo este comentario, Que en los momentos difíciles de tu vida el Señor este a tu lado y su presencia te acompañe siempre ♡

  • @strictlynorton
    @strictlynorton ปีที่แล้ว +37

    The cat has paid his dues 10 times over... a spectacular writer, performer. Like Gilmour in the respect its all about the song and vibe, no cheesy theatrics. Songs this good live forever and newer generations can and do discover them through YT. As a Brit I can say without fear of contradiction we have produced some of the best artists of all time. Mark is right up there with them.

    • @derrellthomas239
      @derrellthomas239 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As a Yank, I could not agree more.

    • @devesther
      @devesther ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True.

    • @ianpodmore9666
      @ianpodmore9666 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm English and we have produced some incredible musicians, but music ain't a national competition. There's incredible music made in every corner of the world, just we in the west rarely hear it.

    • @billwanke1681
      @billwanke1681 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Skynard man..

    • @russelldurtschi
      @russelldurtschi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@billwanke1681 Dude, I love Synard but cannot compare with Knopfler.

  • @fporretto
    @fporretto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Mark Knopfler in God Mode: as a songwriter, a singer, and a virtuoso. We who have had him in our time are truly blessed.

    • @briandoten7846
      @briandoten7846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I could not agree with you more

    • @user-he9bt2wk8e
      @user-he9bt2wk8e 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Класс !!! восхитительно ! Великолепно!

    • @darylfoster6133
      @darylfoster6133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His voice is kind of shot, but this is his best song.

    • @jdupons
      @jdupons 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not in God mode : he IS a God !

    • @davidsheriff8989
      @davidsheriff8989 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      built around F - Dm - Bb - C

  • @wallyhnzasoabinspiring4208
    @wallyhnzasoabinspiring4208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    This year 2020 has been one of contemplation in all my years and all that I’ve experienced in them I can’t say that I’ve ever been more distressed as I have in this year. I’m growing old at a quickening pace. My windows to the world around me are going dim, and the sounds of it I hear less clearly. Solace is found in listening to the great rock artists of yesteryear and slowing down the passage of time for a moment in my mind. Such bands as, doors, beach boys, creedence, Grateful Dead, beatles, cream, zeppelin, Pink Floyd, skynyrd, dire straits, fleetwood, eagles, super tramp and many more. These musical icons made an indelible mark on our would who’s music is relevant even now with the incoming generation.

    • @theknowerandtheknown
      @theknowerandtheknown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      So true my friend and so much more to listen to and hear from these old artists. New doesn't mean better, especially in this day and age. I hope you are well Brother and stay strong even though its in your own power and ability to let go if we wish. Things will never be like they were before, the ones in power will see to this, but they and this virus can never take away our legacy which is this music and more. Its here to stay and will always be a thorn in the side of their control and things that wish to control us. Peace Brother

    • @paulfountain7732
      @paulfountain7732 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      im in my 60's all the bands u listed r gone but b resiliant my friend bgd bsafe bwell

    • @johnpage6776
      @johnpage6776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I wish you well friend, I’m onto the same road as you, and these wise masters show us the way. Hope you find peace.

    • @drchrisdavies2941
      @drchrisdavies2941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I am a musician, and as I grow older I find performing and listening to music has become increasingly important to me, it does light a path to an inner knowing and peace. Access to feelings and emotions which both ground us and help is know our place in this world. There are many on the same journey my friend!

    • @ericamacleod7245
      @ericamacleod7245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@drchrisdavies2941 - well said Chris. Music is the electrical charge that flows through time & space that provides incredible mental & emotional landscapes throughout our conscience fleeting journey here on the planet. Apart from oxygen, water & food, music is right up there on my lifeblood needs list for my continuing to exist👍🏼🎼😎

  • @Ghostdance1962
    @Ghostdance1962 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I remember buying the album Love over Gold in Woolworths when it first came out in 1982 and rushing home to play it. When Telegraph Road came on, it was one of those moments in your life that you will always remember….I was totally blown away! Later that week I was chatting about music with some friends in the pub and I mentioned I had bought the new Dire Straits album to which one of them replied “so did I’” and then we both said in unison “oh my God Telegraph Road!!!”…..40 years on and it hasn’t aged a day….musical genius!

    • @spomenkazlokolica3061
      @spomenkazlokolica3061 ปีที่แล้ว

      The wonderful thing you described happened to me too. I agree with you . Age does not limit the talent of this Genius!❤️🎸🎶🎤🎧😃👋👋

    • @kwikbit
      @kwikbit ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah - the first time you listen to songs like Telegraph Road , you know you've just experienced something special .... the thing is that Knopfler did it on more than one occassion ! e.g. Brother in Arms (the actual track) .. almost timeless songs

    • @billd9667
      @billd9667 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, but as time has gone on, I’ve come to value the title track even more.

    • @brianmurray6615
      @brianmurray6615 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same thing bud I was 17 …magical

    • @trickjones3345
      @trickjones3345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great story. Thanks for that ..I was 16 in 1982.
      Those were great days.

  • @jaykay6387
    @jaykay6387 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Jesus, listen to this. It's pure genius.

  • @dextersmithbsee
    @dextersmithbsee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    From an Athens, GA black boy who has loved Mark Knopfler since 1985. He is an amazing musician.

    • @TheVintageApollos
      @TheVintageApollos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I too have been listening to Mark for as long.
      But I also need to thank your town for a certain band that were equally inspirational to me in becoming a guitarist. 😉

    • @ferdinandthegreat6169
      @ferdinandthegreat6169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      White boy from Blue Ridge GA
      I'm with you boy from Atens
      Love Mark
      Respect for you for you comment
      Congrtas on great taste in music 👍

    • @lisadc4681
      @lisadc4681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TomokoMurakami They are talking about about Athens, GA. USA, but yes that other Athens is beautiful!!!

    • @lisadc4681
      @lisadc4681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheVintageApollos REM I presume??

    • @TheVintageApollos
      @TheVintageApollos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lisadc4681 absolutely. Such an important band to me and my musical development.

  • @fusspot57
    @fusspot57 2 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    One of the most beautiful atmospheric intros ever written in the history of modern music. The whole piece is a tone poem of perfection.

    • @RWTKENDRICK
      @RWTKENDRICK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      When the LP came out, I used to stand in the window of my living room in Northern British Columbia, looking out at the grayest pulp mill town in winter, snow falling--and that intro seemed written for that exact moment.

    • @fusspot57
      @fusspot57 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RWTKENDRICK You got it! Similar thing when driving through the Mojave desert for the first time and listening to U2's Joshua Tree.

    • @RWTKENDRICK
      @RWTKENDRICK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ll be sure to keep that in mind should I ever find myself there-definitely on the bucket list!

    • @matthewcrich5951
      @matthewcrich5951 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@RWTKENDRICK Northern BC, mid winter can be bleak. I experienced 41 winters in Fort McMurray. Mark Knopfler, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck etc made them tolerable. Cheers

    • @whoisbhauji
      @whoisbhauji ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fusspot57 great album but still rock structures. Many MK pieces don't seen to fall into regular chorus/verse patterns - just an overall expression...

  • @jfbrycn8628
    @jfbrycn8628 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A true gentleman who has brought so much pleasure to so many, a composer of wonderful music.

  • @samshenandoah357
    @samshenandoah357 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Music pure, no screaming and shouting, simply music, almost like a symphony, a musical orgasm!!!

  • @wozabrown
    @wozabrown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Mark knopfler was born to play the guitar 🎸 raw talent 👏 👌
    Both him and David gilmour have written the best guitar solos of all time

  • @rxtp17
    @rxtp17 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    I don't think you can ever say that one guy "the best ever" at guitar. So many styles, and genres.... but there is a Master Class and Mark is certainly in it.

    • @lesliehorwinkle
      @lesliehorwinkle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Clapton called himself a 'Journeyman' once. It's a pretty fitting term.

    • @ardwen0089
      @ardwen0089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      J'aime beaucoup, et partage, cette idée de "Master Class". Bien vu :-)

    • @brianbullivant4753
      @brianbullivant4753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      No single individual is the "Best ever" at guitar. Opinions are like a...everybody has one. That being said, I could not agree with you anymore than I already do. Knopfler's work is sublime. Truly world class.

    • @brianbullivant4753
      @brianbullivant4753 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @valerie jewellYes mom. If you say so (fingers crossed behind my back).

    • @deathwarmedup73
      @deathwarmedup73 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      he's one of the most distinctive though

  • @petrucarp2512
    @petrucarp2512 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beautiful music!

  • @nugnug118
    @nugnug118 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    the guitar is a massive lock, and mark knopflers hands are just keys that unlock every note in perfect symphony. the way he moves along the fret board as if its a clean slate. its outstanding.

  • @emailaddressnotrecongnised9331
    @emailaddressnotrecongnised9331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    One of the most underrated guitar solos. Never mentioned in any top ten. Absolutely amazing

    • @adriank9234
      @adriank9234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you've got that bloody right mate, superb genius/maestro/brilliant, I play at least 2-3 of his songs each day. He *most definitely* got better with age, his voice is great for these songs now.
      Brothers in Arms No.1 for me
      Telegraph Road No. 2 then the rest in any order.

    • @EmptyMirrorMindful
      @EmptyMirrorMindful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Which one of a hundred? :)

    • @adriank9234
      @adriank9234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EmptyMirrorMindful ✅ yep.

    • @Kingcarparpeggio
      @Kingcarparpeggio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Underrated???.....you’re talking rubbish !! Mark Knopfler is one of the most highly regarded musicians in the industry. Stop posting shite !

    • @borisbelkine6605
      @borisbelkine6605 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      true

  • @timdake
    @timdake 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    There are two categories of people in this world... those who appreciate the absolute genius of this song, and those who have not heard it yet.

    • @ricksmith5128
      @ricksmith5128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm listening again, for the ump-teenth time. Now I can see, young Knopfler & old. It is so cool to put on the head phones and put it right where I want it. I can smoke a little rope. I can get delusional and pretend I'm right there on stage. I know what it feels like to need that bass make your chest pound and the drums move your feet. In a small way I have already been there. Never good enough to have to try and OPEN for him! LOL

    • @tristanalliot7019
      @tristanalliot7019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If only that could be true

    • @ricksmith5128
      @ricksmith5128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tristanalliot7019 It is only as true as YOU make it. Some have good looks some talent and some have both. What really helps is money. The more talented and smart you are you start putting yourself in the places where it COULD happen. In MY younger days it was the Troubador. Eagles, Jackson Brown and the whole hippie urban cowboy kind of crowds. I don't know if that place is still there. Larry Milton and I were there the night Larry got offered the job to play lead guitar for Dwight Yoakum. Larry laughed at him. Too bad for Larry. He died of cancer about ten years later and was poorer than we were when I met him. We all know what happened with the guitar player that did NOT laugh him off! (G) The thing is; You have to put yourself into the crowds that flock to see these people. That takes time, money, late hours, drinking if you wish and I never found it hard to score some weed and sure got offered a lot of cocaine. I loved cocaine. I was just too damned poor to afford something that went up your nose at 200 dollars a whack. That is what you will have to deal with just to get that kind of a start. I talk too much! I wish you the best!

  • @rafaelguerra8576
    @rafaelguerra8576 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mark and his music sound even better 40 years later... As Cicero once said: men are like wines, age sours the bad and betters the good.

  • @scottcuskelly7124
    @scottcuskelly7124 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1985 QE2 stadium, Brisbane Queensland, Australia. Nobody controlled the volume, the magic sounds reverberated through your soul . Mark Knopfler is a musical genius. Dire straits are truly one of the great bands of all time. Four kilometres away apparently sounded like the neighbours having a loud party . My hearing retuned to normal the next day. Now all outdoor concerts since have had volume controls applied. Even AC/DC weren’t allowed to play as loud . Thank you Mark Knopfler for the music

  • @TedBoyRomarino
    @TedBoyRomarino 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Dear Mr. Knopfler, thank you for cheering us once again with this lovely song. I wish you and your family lots of health and hapiness, you deserve it.