Rere the song was released in 1978. It tells the story of the band going into a pub and seeing another band (The Sultans of Swing) playing jazz music. Nobody in the audience is really interested in hearing the band on stage, but the band on stage doesn’t really seem to care, they are just happy to play their music. Evidently the story really happened. The Alchemy Live version of the song is the one to see because it really shows off Mark Knopfler’s incredible live guitar playing. Other songs to hear are telegraph Road, Romeo and Juliette, Brothers in Arms, Walk of Life, and I Want My MTV. Brothers in Arms is stunning and shows a different side of the band.
interesting how many commenters did not notice that the most famous part of the song is missed, because thats a bad shortened/cut version. the entire guitar solo which made the track famous in the first place is not there.
This was written by Mark Knopfler, he is also the singer and guitarist. He was in a pub in Deptford, London and their was a Dixieland Jazz band playing to an almost empty pub, at the end of the set they announced "Thank you, goodnight, we are the Sultans of Swing " Mark found it amusing, because they were not that, and he wrote the song, and it launched a legendary song writer, guitarist and band. Now watch the live version of this from the Alchemy Live concert. I always advise you to always listen to the album version 1st just to hear how greatly they develop live.
I worked bar gigs for over 10 years and lived this lifestyle, in fact one of the bands I worked with did a Sultans of Swing cover and often musicians in the audience would join in. Total Rock and Roll Chaos but in a good way.
Exactly the song is from 1978. It's about a band he saw in a pub in London. The guitarist, leader of the band, is Mark Knoffler, excellent with his instrument with a peculiar way of playing without a pick. That the final solo in the song is cut is a real crime. Can examine many songs because they have a lot of quality.
Good reaction but this is a cut version.Alchemy version is the correct version of sultan of swing.the another masterpiece is telegraph road(alchemy live) tunnel of love(alchemy live),romeo and Juliet (live)
Born in Glasgow, lived near Newcastle as kids and then formed this band in London. Mark and David Knopfler. This was their breakthrough hit. Genre wise it isn't straightforward to define, but it does fall generally into rock and pop. It's kinda rock and roll and a bit bluesy. There are other Dire Straits songs that you have to call rock classics. Private Investigations, for example, although much of it is quite soft, and on acoustic guitar, it builds into this awesome rock ending with an electric guitar.
Where is the legendary end solo? So sorry this video cuts it off and you weren’t able to hear it! Try Wembley live 1985 with the sax th-cam.com/video/eqxpQA5etd4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Y_baBobDvuQdP4sY Or Alchemy live 1983!
Mark has been putting out great solo music for the last 25 years. I would love to see you react to a song called SPEEDWAY AT NAZARETH….the version with Emmylou Harris. After watching some live performances of Dire Straits there will be no doubt that the genre is ‘rock and roll’. A great ‘live’ band! Love your reactions!
Guessing with your accent you are familiar with London & it's "Wild West End" , a favorite track off of the debut album which also included "Sultans of Swing"
Like someone mentioned about the Alchemy version. Is an extended version with more amazing guitar playing and the drummer is impressive too. To save you looking it up, here is the link to that version if you are interested, th-cam.com/video/8Pa9x9fZBtY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v5ykXzvm-0g8JGeD.
Like a lot of "official videos" this version cuts off verses and epic solo guitar work. So I'll jump on the band wagon Alchemy Live. You'll be getting a ton of requests for that version. 👍😎❤️
The lead singer Mark is known for being one of the greatest finger picking guitarist & Singer S ong writers just like this one sultans of swing . One song he wrote become a smash it for a different Singer The Song Private dancer the singer Tina Turner
Dire Straits are (were) epic live, it was a time when progressive music was becoming mainstream, and the crossover brought musicianship to the fore. You won't go far wrong with live performances from the 'alchemy' tour (there'sa DVD)- it was a double live LP (vinyl) and back in the day (yes I'lm OLD!) progressive bands rarely bothered with the charts or even singles - and you often found the more experimental the band were the less you could pigeonhole their music into genres. Great reaction, you'll get a lot of us 'oldies' telling you it's good to see your reaction - and it is! It almost recaptures the first time WE heard them and our feelings.
❤ ITS 1987 YES ITS DIRE STRAITS FROM THE ALBUM BROTHERS IN ARMS YES BIG BANNS IN THE 1980. 🎼 🎵 🎶 🎙 🎸 🎺 HAPPY TIMES ✨️ 😉 😍 ☺️ MORE MUSIC PLEASE LET GO FOR IT..
🌿🌿 .. Hello. So , Dire Straits has many other great songs for you to enjoy. Try , "Money For Nothing" . The singer & lead singer is Mark Knopfler , and in my opinion he is in the elite group of Rock guitarist like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton , Jimmy Hendricks , Eddie Van Halen, Jimmie Hendrix and David Gilmore. Mark has a unique way of playing his instrument and has a very unique voice. Another great song is "Brothers In Arms". 🌿🌿
The Alchemy Live version is the best, check it out, You won't regret that. This version is really great too but whoever posted this on TH-cam should be banned from uploading, one of the best outro solos ever being cut short like this is just sacrilege.
I love Mark's playing but I think he'd tell you Sonny Landreth is the man for slide. And Derek Trucks is pretty astounding too. For just pure finger picking though Mark is the guy.
Just discovered your channel.. someone had u react to a good version of this song, but nowhere near the BEST… This song done at Alchemy Live is one of the top 5 live Rock Performances of ALL TIME.. It will sound like a completely different song to you. You will find yourself playing it all the time, once hearing it… I’m an old guy who was a young man when this song first came out, and Sadly I just discovered that version myself, last year.. now it’s on my phone and i’m constantly playing it in the car wherever I go.
Sko sorry you didn't listen to the Alchemy version. You really missed out . Several listeners have given you the link, do not miss out, it is remarkable.
Hi Rere, lovely to meet you. May i suggest you re-watch with the far superior Alchemy video? Just not fair. Some bands are better live. Trust me. You missed half the show..Including more guitar.
Oh sad, you got the cut edition, coz that was so bad because it was cut before they got going!! TH-cam being evil again. Find the version that includes the awesome REST OF THE SONG!! You were robbed. And the style? Dire Straits are their OWN style!
Sorry to see you choose the wrong version. You missed out on the best guitar solo ever done! Sorry to see you choose the wrong version. You missed out on the best guitar solo ever done/played!!! You should have looked/listen to this one 👇👇👇 Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live)
If possible stay away from MTV music videos, they are usually cut and highly edited and most if not always not Live performances. You should have either listened to the song off the album or the Alchemy Liver performance.
Dire straits were a genre of their own. Like many other bands at the time they made some brilliant albums and then expanded greatly the songs when playing live. Certainly listen to the studio versions but a revisit of the live versions of the likes of this (alchemy live) and somebody to love queen (Montreal ‘81) will blow your mind and grow your channel.
The sad thing is for an "official" video it cuts a lot even from the album cut and radio edit. The end solo is just gone. It does my heart good to see someone discover Mark and Dire Straits but this is a bare representation of a much deeper tapestry.
Thanks for using the studio version instead of the live Alchemy version which sucks. The original Sultan of Swingg is the most pure song i've ever heard. I can listen to that song forever and never get bored of it. Thank you for your channel.
There is, always, "one" and it is YOU !! The Alchemy version is one of the greatest Live performances on here and I bought my first records in London in 1960...
@@Isleofskye There's at least 2 of us. The live version doesnt suck, but the studio version should always be a person's introduction to a song. Not just this one, but almost every song. It's the cleanest recording, everyone plays perfectly, the sound mix is clear and you can hear the instrumentation and vocals clearly and understand the lyrics. Plus, it's the version everyone knows, that we've all heard on the radio for years. You may be bored with it, but the reactor hasn't heard it yet, and they need to hear it in order to better appreciate other versions. I realize this video is cut short. Right version of the song, wrong video.
@@bossfan49 Yes,I understand and, overall,I prefer Studio versions however what that does not take into account like, for example, "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd @ PULSE is the wondrous surprise when that legendary guitar solo is seen and heard. By, initially, listening to the studio when you know what is coming and the surprise is gone.
@@bossfan49 Quite easy. Some Reactors have never heard of Pink Floyd let alone the track so, suddenly, being confronted with one of the greatest solos ever on a stage(in most afficionados opinion) would come as quite a surprise I should think.😀
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@@RNDReacts Thanks and not your fault but THIS @ ALCHEMY is one of the greatest Live performances that I have ever seen.Enjoy !
The Bee Gees are revolutionary. Depending upon the district. Of course!
Michael Jackson,sting/police, and Dire Straits were played constantly on MTV in its inaugural seasons…..
Rere the song was released in 1978. It tells the story of the band going into a pub and seeing another band (The Sultans of Swing) playing jazz music. Nobody in the audience is really interested in hearing the band on stage, but the band on stage doesn’t really seem to care, they are just happy to play their music. Evidently the story really happened. The Alchemy Live version of the song is the one to see because it really shows off Mark Knopfler’s incredible live guitar playing. Other songs to hear are telegraph Road, Romeo and Juliette, Brothers in Arms, Walk of Life, and I Want My MTV. Brothers in Arms is stunning and shows a different side of the band.
“I Want My MTV” is not the title of the song. It’s titled “Money for Nothing”.
cool reaction. the Alchemy live version of this song is epic
this version cut the guitar solo at the end off, damn
the Alchemy live version will blow your mind
You’re right and there was a completely different atmosphere to the whole performance
Telegraph Road is a great Dire Straits song.the live version of both Sultans and Telegraph Road are really,really good!
interesting how many commenters did not notice that the most famous part of the song is missed, because thats a bad shortened/cut version. the entire guitar solo which made the track famous in the first place is not there.
The genre is Dire Straits. Some bands are so unique they are simply themselves. This song is about the music scene in south London.
They are their own genre.
This was written by Mark Knopfler, he is also the singer and guitarist. He was in a pub in Deptford, London and their was a Dixieland Jazz band playing to an almost empty pub, at the end of the set they announced "Thank you, goodnight, we are the Sultans of Swing " Mark found it amusing, because they were not that, and he wrote the song, and it launched a legendary song writer, guitarist and band. Now watch the live version of this from the Alchemy Live concert. I always advise you to always listen to the album version 1st just to hear how greatly they develop live.
That version cuts off the ending solo which is amazing!
I worked bar gigs for over 10 years and lived this lifestyle, in fact one of the bands I worked with did a Sultans of Swing cover and often musicians in the audience would join in. Total Rock and Roll Chaos but in a good way.
Exactly the song is from 1978. It's about a band he saw in a pub in London. The guitarist, leader of the band, is Mark Knoffler, excellent with his instrument with a peculiar way of playing without a pick. That the final solo in the song is cut is a real crime. Can examine many songs because they have a lot of quality.
Good reaction but this is a cut version.Alchemy version is the correct version of sultan of swing.the another masterpiece is telegraph road(alchemy live) tunnel of love(alchemy live),romeo and Juliet (live)
Born in Glasgow, lived near Newcastle as kids and then formed this band in London. Mark and David Knopfler. This was their breakthrough hit. Genre wise it isn't straightforward to define, but it does fall generally into rock and pop. It's kinda rock and roll and a bit bluesy. There are other Dire Straits songs that you have to call rock classics. Private Investigations, for example, although much of it is quite soft, and on acoustic guitar, it builds into this awesome rock ending with an electric guitar.
These guys were really good. Lots of great songs! Thanks for sharing this one.
The genre? I think it's simply excellent late '70s pop/rock...
I enjoy your reactions Rere, and look fwd to more!
Your soul would have settled so gracefully into the 70s - 80s. Might have seen you there.
You were born the year I got sober! May 18 2003❤ cheers great tune!
This is the shortened version, you should look for the full song. Early seventies.
This is what you call a band.. people who can actually play instruments and create great music 🎵
I remember that I had to go to the Netherlands to by their LP, at this time nobody knew Dire Straits in Belgium.
Alchemy live is amazing 4 minute guitar solo , drummer gets a cardio workout too
Where is the legendary end solo? So sorry this video cuts it off and you weren’t able to hear it!
Try Wembley live 1985 with the sax th-cam.com/video/eqxpQA5etd4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Y_baBobDvuQdP4sY
Or Alchemy live 1983!
Mark has been putting out great solo music for the last 25 years. I would love to see you react to a song called SPEEDWAY AT NAZARETH….the version with Emmylou Harris. After watching some live performances of Dire Straits there will be no doubt that the genre is ‘rock and roll’. A great ‘live’ band! Love your reactions!
Guessing with your accent you are familiar with London & it's "Wild West End" , a favorite track off of the debut album which also included "Sultans of Swing"
Thanks for this reaction, it's good to see the original band with Pick Withers on drums and Mark's brother David
Thanks!
Same song (Sultans of Swing Alchemy Live) You will be Amazed!!!
They teamed up with Chris Rea to form a new group - Dire Rea.
Like someone mentioned about the Alchemy version. Is an extended version with more amazing guitar playing and the drummer is impressive too. To save you looking it up, here is the link to that version if you are interested, th-cam.com/video/8Pa9x9fZBtY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=v5ykXzvm-0g8JGeD.
Like a lot of "official videos" this version cuts off verses and epic solo guitar work. So I'll jump on the band wagon Alchemy Live. You'll be getting a ton of requests for that version. 👍😎❤️
Nice choice
Now,please,watch THe ALCHEMY version...lol
The lead singer Mark is known for being one of the greatest finger picking guitarist & Singer S ong writers just like this one sultans of swing . One song he wrote become a smash it for a different Singer The Song Private dancer the singer Tina Turner
Love dire straits... brothers in arms was our song in the military... Mark knopfler is a great guitarist and songwriter.
Dire Straits are (were) epic live, it was a time when progressive music was becoming mainstream, and the crossover brought musicianship to the fore. You won't go far wrong with live performances from the 'alchemy' tour (there'sa DVD)- it was a double live LP (vinyl) and back in the day (yes I'lm OLD!) progressive bands rarely bothered with the charts or even singles - and you often found the more experimental the band were the less you could pigeonhole their music into genres. Great reaction, you'll get a lot of us 'oldies' telling you it's good to see your reaction - and it is! It almost recaptures the first time WE heard them and our feelings.
Sultans of Swing was released in May of 1978.
❤ ITS 1987 YES ITS DIRE STRAITS FROM THE ALBUM BROTHERS IN ARMS YES BIG BANNS IN THE 1980. 🎼 🎵 🎶 🎙 🎸 🎺 HAPPY TIMES ✨️ 😉 😍 ☺️ MORE MUSIC PLEASE LET GO FOR IT..
That outro is fire but they cut it short in this vid
Ur love em
Héllo de France Bonsoir regarder le live de 1983 😊😊
The Doors- LA Woman
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Dire of Straits!!! 🤓
LOL Dire Straights, no “Of”.
His guitar playing is a Cajun style type of guitar playing. He normally doesn’t use a pick.
Great guitar work.
Wrong video to react to. Please watch the Alchemy Live version. You won't be sorry. I Promise. Just do it
Sim, esta música é na minha opinião uma obra de arte, mas, realmente voce deveria ter pego a versão mais longa , onde o solo é completamente incrível!
Try down to the waterline by Dire Straits
Bring on the BAD Guys!
You must React to the live Version. You won't regret it.
🌿🌿 .. Hello. So , Dire Straits has many other great songs for you to enjoy. Try , "Money For Nothing" .
The singer & lead singer is Mark Knopfler , and in my opinion he is in the elite group of Rock guitarist like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton , Jimmy Hendricks , Eddie Van Halen, Jimmie Hendrix and David Gilmore. Mark has a unique way of playing his instrument and has a very unique voice. Another great song is "Brothers In Arms". 🌿🌿
To me genre doesn't matter. Some music can sit comfortably in a number of genres. It only matters whether or not you enjoy it.
She is one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen.
Alchemy Live version is a must see: th-cam.com/video/kIufLA7Bx2Q/w-d-xo.html
"Guitar George" and "Harry" refer to George Young and his music partner Harry Vanda
Check out the live versions
It’s bluesy rock
ALCHEMY LIVE. Take EVERYONES advice in the comments. You HAVE to
The Alchemy Live version is the best, check it out, You won't regret that. This version is really great too but whoever posted this on TH-cam should be banned from uploading, one of the best outro solos ever being cut short like this is just sacrilege.
the 80s when music was real unlike today that is not even music.
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Official Music Video)
Alchemy version is fire compared to this which is amazing 😉
Too bad you heard the short version, the long version has the most virtuosic solo I've ever heard, fast notes and all. It'll knock your socks off.
Pop Rock
It's just dire straits.. It means someone who has hit rock bottom in life
Greatest slide guitarist ever,no pick.
I love Mark's playing but I think he'd tell you Sonny Landreth is the man for slide. And Derek Trucks is pretty astounding too. For just pure finger picking though Mark is the guy.
Too bad you weren't steered to the Alchemy Live performance of SoS.
santana please
Just discovered your channel.. someone had u react to a good version of this song, but nowhere near the BEST… This song done at Alchemy Live is one of the top 5 live Rock Performances of ALL TIME.. It will sound like a completely different song to you. You will find yourself playing it all the time, once hearing it… I’m an old guy who was a young man when this song first came out, and Sadly I just discovered that version myself, last year.. now it’s on my phone and i’m constantly playing it in the car wherever I go.
This is just rock/pop music, athough it's influenced by other styles... Spanish flamenco, Jazz...
Sko sorry you didn't listen to the Alchemy version. You really missed out . Several listeners have given you the link, do not miss out, it is remarkable.
Hi Rere, lovely to meet you. May i suggest you re-watch with the far superior Alchemy video? Just not fair. Some bands are better live. Trust me. You missed half the show..Including more guitar.
this version is cut short in the middle dont even know why it exists
Oh sad, you got the cut edition, coz that was so bad because it was cut before they got going!! TH-cam being evil again. Find the version that includes the awesome REST OF THE SONG!! You were robbed. And the style? Dire Straits are their OWN style!
This version cuts off too soon at the end, Mark Knopfler plays a rude f'n solo
Dire Straights studio albums were brilliant , .... their live shows were better...
Sorry to see you choose the wrong version. You missed out on the best guitar solo ever done!
Sorry to see you choose the wrong version. You missed out on the best guitar solo ever done/played!!!
You should have looked/listen to this one 👇👇👇
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live)
If possible stay away from MTV music videos, they are usually cut and highly edited and most if not always not Live performances. You should have either listened to the song off the album or the Alchemy Liver performance.
Most unnecessary job in the world: Dire Straits 2nd guitarist 😂
Dire straits were a genre of their own. Like many other bands at the time they made some brilliant albums and then expanded greatly the songs when playing live. Certainly listen to the studio versions but a revisit of the live versions of the likes of this (alchemy live) and somebody to love queen (Montreal ‘81) will blow your mind and grow your channel.
The sad thing is for an "official" video it cuts a lot even from the album cut and radio edit. The end solo is just gone. It does my heart good to see someone discover Mark and Dire Straits but this is a bare representation of a much deeper tapestry.
Missed the best part of the song, the guitar solo at the end
.................................not bad for a debut hit-record eh ??????? Oh dear , you cut Marks solo off thend !!!!!!!!
This video does NOT show dIRE sTRAITS at their best. You NEED to hear the Alchemy version to hear this properly!!
The Live Alchemy version is a million percent better than this official music video.
Who cares what 'Genre' a song is? Surely it's either good or it's not?
It is good
Thanks for using the studio version instead of the live Alchemy version which sucks. The original Sultan of Swingg is the most pure song i've ever heard. I can listen to that song forever and never get bored of it. Thank you for your channel.
There is, always, "one" and it is YOU !!
The Alchemy version is one of the greatest Live performances on here and I bought my first records in London in 1960...
@@Isleofskye There's at least 2 of us. The live version doesnt suck, but the studio version should always be a person's introduction to a song. Not just this one, but almost every song.
It's the cleanest recording, everyone plays perfectly, the sound mix is clear and you can hear the instrumentation and vocals clearly and understand the lyrics. Plus, it's the version everyone knows, that we've all heard on the radio for years. You may be bored with it, but the reactor hasn't heard it yet, and they need to hear it in order to better appreciate other versions.
I realize this video is cut short. Right version of the song, wrong video.
@@bossfan49 Yes,I understand and, overall,I prefer Studio versions however what that does not take into account like, for example, "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd @ PULSE is the wondrous surprise when that legendary guitar solo is seen and heard. By, initially, listening to the studio when you know what is coming and the surprise is gone.
@@Isleofskye How is the guitar solo a surprise?
@@bossfan49 Quite easy. Some Reactors have never heard of Pink Floyd let alone the track so, suddenly, being confronted with one of the greatest solos ever on a stage(in most afficionados opinion) would come as quite a surprise I should think.😀
Mark plays guitar almost alien like, maybe that's why it's out of this world.
Alchemy live. Sustans of swing, telegraph road . . .
It's Dire. Straits not Dire OF Straits.
The live version is much better
Can you react to CHK CHK BOOM by stray kids if you know ryane you would bsolutely like it
Thanks and not your fault but THIS @ ALCHEMY is one of the greatest Live performances that I have ever seen.Enjoy !
wrong vid , sorry
Could you be any more adorable?