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Dire Straits

Top songs
1+1Sultans Of Swing lyrics4,022
2+1Romeo And Juliet lyrics4,337
3+1Brothers In Arms lyrics4,379
4-3Money For Nothing lyrics4,621
5=Walk Of Life lyrics8,551
6-On Every Street lyrics-
7-Calling Elvis lyrics-
8-Private Investigations lyrics-
9-Love Over Gold lyrics-
10-So Far Away lyrics-
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Top albums
1-Brothers In Arms929
2-Sultans Of Swing991
3-Money For Nothing1,145
4-Love Over Gold2,983
5-Dire Straits2,989
6-Making Movies3,496
7-Communique4,173
8-Alchemy5,255
9-On Every Street7,178
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Dire Straits biography
Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song... »


Latest Dire Straits discussions
Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
Plumsyn | 09-10-2009 21:52 | category song discussion
A true masterpiece. Dire Straits really are the sultans of swing, I love the song, just can't get enough of it! »
Six Blade Knife by Dire Straits
Chevz | 29-09-2008 09:19 | category song discussion
:madness: yeeepy »
Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
Chevz | 29-09-2008 09:06 | category song discussion
This song is the best of them. That song was and will be one the songs of all times =) (= »
Dire Straits - Down To The Waterline discussion
Chevz | 29-09-2008 08:38 | category song discussion
I dont have much to say, the song did the dirty work!!! »
Dire Straits - Down To The Waterline discussion
Snap | 29-09-2008 08:38 | category song discussion
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