Dire Straits - Once Upon a Time in the West 1980

[stratocruising]

Not a lot of people doing the Doors either, except Jose Feliciano once.

[sfaka58]

Heard a couple of Floyd cover bands. not too bad but no DS covers. It,s all in the timing and great guitar work of MK. Its a unique style.Nobody else can sing that bad and get away with it????? lol .X

[redstratocaster1942]

God bless you Mark Knopfler. 

[honkytonkwomen69]

No es de las más famosas de Dire Straits pero me encanta esta canción. La descubrí gracias a mi tío que suele ponerla.

[lmatos73]

MUITO BOM!!!

[kaiden123]

Everything before Brothers in arms is pure music. After that its commercial crap.

THe first two albums are perhaps the finest albums ever made.

[MrHerenzeventien]

@kaiden123 I have to agree with you. Personally I favor the first album. Nothing beats down to the waterline and sultans.

[ChillingMusicUploadz]

READ!

I recorded and uploaded the full song (vinyl)

Check this account for chilling, smoking and vinyl songs.

I will be uploading more tracks soon.

[JD9241]

thanks, i´m born 62, so I can grow up with Dire Straits and not with young guy´s, who only can play music by sampling always the same 2 or 3 accords!

[hogarfield]

1980, I was listening Dire Straits... 1999 I was listening Dire Straits... 2011 I listen Dire Straits... 2099 somebody will listen Dire Straits, 2999 somebody will listen Dire Straits, year xxxx when God returns for people on the earth - somebody listen Dire Straits.

[GeorgeTel100]

@hogarfield Yeah!!!

[bkeith47]

@hogarfield God listens to dire straits

[jmoheli]

@hogarfield Couldn't have said it better

[PeaceLoveandMovies]

this is so laid back it's lying down ;)

[MrEdgarCayce]

Ever notice that no one tries to cover Floyd?....oh...or Dire Straits?

[dadautube]

@MrEdgarCayce don't know of Dire Straits covers except for one friend of mine (not famous but great musician) but there are many PF covers, some officially supported by the PF Inc. already. ever heard of the Ausie Pink Floyd? search for them on the Internet, they're from Australia and directly under support by the PF ... great band btw ...

[DONNANDMARY]

@MrEdgarCayce Govt Mule covers Floyd. nicely.

[qubiq3]

@MrEdgarCayce

led zeppelin is hard to copy too.

you are right!

[trackeur77]

@MrEdgarCayce I'm doing a tribute band to dire straits...i will post as soon as we'll be ready ;-)

[B0zz3]

@MrEdgarCayce

Metallica did a terrible acoustic cover of brothers in arms.

[wreyoG]

@MrEdgarCayce they need to learn to play the guitar like Gilmour and Knopfler first...so they give up in trying to cover them :D

[statickk14]

@MrEdgarCayce Because no one wants to get embarrassed in public :)

[coperone2]

@MrEdgarCayce Yesterday a local band in my town covered Sultans of Swing. My friend who knows the guitarist of that band told them that I love Dire Straits but I was born in 1993 so I never had a chance to see them live. Yesterday was one of the happiest days of my life. I even cried. I was so happy. The guitarist of the band stepped in front of me, smiled and played the solo!

[lucasmcn1988]

@MrEdgarCayce Actually there's a pretty damn good cover act for Floyd. They're the Aussie Pink Floyd, and they're damn good, I've seen them live once.

[MrDDC12]

this is just incredible...i drew a picture for art class and named it after this song its just a big desert scence with cacti and rocks all over the place, and behind one of the rocks is a mark knoplfer signature stratocaster lol

[MemeNatorius]

@MrDDC12 well, this song is not about Wild West :DD it's about West London lol, but still you did a great job :D

[MrDDC12]

@MemeNatorius yea, but that kind of west is easier to draw...hahahaaha

[iihoocee]

@MrDDC12 yeah i've made a whole big project drawing and painting pictures of wild west and always when i was working on the project i would listen to dire straits

[calle68]

He's the master! They play what he wrote, in the way he wants, for him to shine!

[calle68]

He's the master! They play what he wants, in the way he wants, for him to shine!

[akindeveli]

Another comment from another wise man:

I listen to Dire Straits so I exist !!!

Greetings from Turkey...

[akindeveli]

Another comment from another wise man:

I listen to Dire Straits so I exist !!!

[nardoportinho]

once upon a time Mark Knopfler are god

[summerswot]

What A Band !!!

[Skillpadd1]

KING

[zimalik11]

Yes Dire Straits

[HASSENDZ]

FUCK DIRE STRAITS! FUCK ROCK N ROLL!

[romseyman1]

@HASSENDZ fuck fucking

[Mmmmoaa]

@HASSENDZ You're a nutter, why the hell would you click onto Dire Straits if you don't like them? Weirdo!!!!

[jrcelestino]

muito bom! awesome!

[MillenniumFalcon1000]

Hassendz, you're a sad wanker.

[10011001miluno]

Amazing. One of the most underrated works of DS. For me, the best opening of a concert

[HASSENDZ]

dire straits c est de la merde et vyve le lybairte d expprecion bannde de coms

[iyep]

@HASSENDZ vive la liberté d'apprendre l'orthographe aussi ahahahahah !

[HASSENDZ]

dire straits, c est de la merde ,les stones, c est de la merde ,les beatles ,c est de le merde , springsteen ,c est de la merde ,elvis de la merde , musique de blanc occidentaux , musique voler aux noirs americains!!!!!!!! les blans ne savent chanter, ne savent danser,ne savent se tairent. vos gueules!!!!!! vive l hemisphere sud ,vengence

[MAMGAful]

@HASSENDZ tu também és merda e andas por aqui...

[tjbc1904]

@MAMGAful Teve de ser um tuga a mandar o cromo com o caralho!! lol

[anaumia]

@HASSENDZ

tu melanges musique et politique....

la musique n'a pas d'hemisphere^^

[LoicCoucou]

@HASSENDZ pffffff quelle nullité !!!! apprends à écrire correctement et aprés tu pourras critiquer !! tu ne comprends rien à rien toi !!! et puis si tu n'aimes pas eh bien écoute autre chose!!!

[EWETUBER2]

3:00 """Even the hero gets a bullet in the chest....ohhhh yes...once upon a time in the west..!

Great rift..Great song..!

[finelame44]

merci beaucoup,j'adore depuis très longtemps dire straits...

[ryry560]

waaaw it's waenderful

[4rainbowed]

THANK YOU! Itt is specially nice to see both Knopfler brothers play together, too.

[BushMonkey2008]

ooh yeah once upon the time in the west, loved it then and even more so now, this song has soul. blows away anything that comes out in this day and age.

[laggie24]

@BushMonkey2008 Ya spoke out of my heart ... only wish to add that I use to listen to this album as loud as it could be possible... didn't give a damn what the neighbours would have said ... but oneone came ringing the bell to put it lower... haaa

GOSH I CAN'T LET GO ...I'M NOW LISTENING TO IT OVER-AND-OVER ... ENJOYING IT SO MUCH !

YESSSSSS!!!! ... I WAS ONCE UPON A TIME A SUNDAY DRIVER, but TOOK THE TEST... INFACT! PRACTISE MAKES YA A GENIUS ...HAAA

Best wishes from Budapest

[demoncleaner1000]

T o hassendz... you are indeed an ass end!! pull your head from your ass, you are a prick who wandered onto something that your limited intelligence doesnt understend. Never can! Stick to N dubz you trick piece of trailer park dick suck!!

[dogsbalearics]

love it man, wiping the g-tar excellent

[HASSENDZ]

the sultan of shit viva l algerie and fuck rock n roll white music white bullshit

[tchiritchou]

@HASSENDZ Pas la peine d´insulter un art que tu ne comprends pas, ou mettre ta rage au rock and roll. Live and let live.

[narnyslip]

Thats the most I've ever seen Mark move around the stage and getting into it? What a shame as the years went on he stoped moving. That was great to watch!!

[phenylket]

American radio can't grasp the greatness of this music. Dire Straits,

John McLaughlin,Tommy Bolin and and Frank Zappa are just a few examples of real artistry in music. Long live the legends,and please pass the torch to the new generations who hear what the B.S. media shoves down their throats,and say's is music.

[thesantiso]

This Dire Straits song is just... sublime. I can't explain what I feel when I listen to it, but it's just magical.

[Orballar]

geniales siempre

[Orballar]

geniales

[vmaster888]

3:24 check it ooouuuut! killer solo

[goodfeles]

Dire Straits : What else ? ^^

[CantCatchMeCoyote]

Saw Mark on his Get Lucky Tour. The man is a genius. Wish Dire Straits would get back for another tour!

[eerrfun]

i wish i could see their live performance :(

[secaspider]

The problem is the Schecter Guitar, It cannot be compared with The Fender Stratocaster. I do´nt know why Mark choose this guitars, awfull tones. Excerpt he is the greatest.

[thed0dfather]

DONT KNOW WHAT SAY...everyone has used up all the superlative's i could use.. so ill make one up DIRESTRAITSTASTIC :-) ..

[staphinfection]

Sounds like a cover of some of Ennio Morricone at first....

[cinefil2010]

Mark Knopfler and his band mates are awesome, literally GODS of Rock!!! I'll love them till I die...In fact, there are not too many bands that could remain in the collective memory like they do, honestly...

[fapages]

tres belle chanson mes salutations

[SrdjanLimich]

One of the best Dire Straits's songs and probably one of the most underrated.

[igankyoumaybe]

Isn't this Ennio's Morricone soundtrack to the movie Once Upon a Time in West?

[haarukkamestari]

@igankyoumaybe No, I don't think this song has anything to do with the movie.

[dxfede]

One of their best songs.

Sometimes,i wish i was back in the 70's and the 80's.

[laggie24]

SUPERB, BRILLIANT, EXCLUSIVE,MARVELLOUS ... WHAT MORE CAN I SAY.... LOVED AND WILL ALWAYS LOVE THEIR SOULFUL TUNES :-))))

AHHH ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST....YEAHHHHHHHH

[tonh4o]

rock n roll bb

[grifftron53]

just the best band ever, if the youth of today could appreciate bands like this and 10 min+ songs the world would be a better place.

[kirapollos42]

shit,anyone makes musik like this!!!!

dont let rock and roll die dude!!!

[bassmannaro]

Senti senti come se la godevano nel 1980..

[greatleahart]

una cosa de locos...sin palabras...ese comienzo es majestuoso...

[PhilTavi]

KNOPFLER IS MY HERO

IMAGINE THE WORLD WITHOUT HIM

[SuperGuitarpaul]

Fantastic, its great to see the original and best line up, thanks for posting

[moremusic2]

is this his brother, David, playing the rhythm guitar?

Awesome song!

[labora4best]

Together with the LP Desperado from The Eagles, this 2nd lp from Dire Straits meant a long time the hardest confrontation with the essence of HARD LIFE.

Now? Well ,now I am LIVING that hard-life. My turn and time ,I guess...

Bernard

[kikazo55]

it sounds like dylan's (and knopfler's) "slow train coming"

[JypzyGyrl]

once upon a time ~ there were Wild Mustang roaming free in the open range of the USA. sign petitions today ~ save the wild mustang. Be a hero today. GREAT MUSIC, LOL

[bp45424]

Thanks easybeanzy. I'm heading for a second time around music shop tonight.

[bp45424]

Thank you folks, I'll look for it there. You are absolutely correct as he is a master at what he does. The studio cuts are perfection which tells me a lot about the perfectionist. He uses a strange sounding instrument that sounds like some kind of a pan flute that elicits a very eerie sound in his backgrounds. It is in "Iron Hand" and it is mesmerising. What is the battle in that song?

[bridougjorob]

One of the all time greats. You never tire of listening to quality music like this,not the shit that you get from Bieber and all the one hit wonders that come and go like the wind.

[bp45424]

Anyone out there who can tell me what album this piece was recorded upon?

I'd love to have the studio version. These guys are, awesome.

[eazybeanzy1]

@bp45424 a recording of this can be found on the briliant Dire Straits live "alchemy" album :)

[bridougjorob]

@bp45424 I think the album was called Comminique

[TheJohnnyCotts]

This song can be found on the Communique album, but the studio version just seems to be missing something. It just doesn't have the "oomph" that the live versions do.

[gustavoffantini]

One of the greatest band ever , good music will never desapier , there ain't no masks ,no fakes just real rock n'roll.

From Brazil, we don't just like samba

[MegaBulld0g]

it is a great version once you get past all the high piched squelling haha

[ALEXISNACEOSBYRNE]

@MoFoPower dont even talk about that dickhead

[dadautube]

this is just so good!

that brassy sound from the synth and the way they all play is a killer!

[tonit]

Mark can do music like no other, when i listen to dire straits's music it's like it can take me to ther places.

Whenever I travel, I got Dire Straits music in my iPod.

[deansusky]

Now that is one of the many reasons that one wishes that Rap should not have been called music ,,?????this is music

[thewindrunner]

No glitz, no glam in a time of big hair, and outrageous stage activity, and these guys cleaned their clocks by just being great and low key. Sultans of Swing is a timeless masterpiece of recorded music, and imho, one of the top 10 of all time in rock.

[essertpitay]

To think they broke through during the so-called punk era...

[Francesco23563]

Awesome ! ! !

[Francesco23563]

Mark Knopfler is the best guitarist of the world ! ! !

[zmileyman]

love the tune... it is quality... hear the alchemy version... that perfection.. this is raw,,, yeh raw... love it ....

[erdbilder]

a wise man wrote i a comment to a other song from Mark Knopfler:

"God exist, and he plays a guitarre."

I totally agree :-)

[sandorax]

These guys are the best, I love their songs! Wish I could've seen em live!

[KevoBlues88]

Such a good song.

[Dobbertus]

ich bin wohl 30 jahre zu spät...

[malhoeren]

als sänger, gitarrist und komponist....mark ist der größte!

[troides547376]

Grrrrrrrreeeeeaaaatttttttt!!!!­

[drouriques]

Magnífico!! Os ouvidos, saudosos, agradecem!!!!

[TheMadamGeorge]

I don't just hear this Music, I Feel It, and it Moves Me- Madam George/Boffy

[mineralsandcrafts]

gracias dire ........... haber cuando por peru.... cancion de bella como mi rosa o como la costa verde de lima ........... gracias dire straits

[kirapollos42]

@mineralsandcrafts apuesto que esta gente no voto a favor d alwo tan poetico por no hablar en español

saludos de mexico

[AiresBarroso]

Dire Straits for ever

I Love theyr music... Each one are fantastic!

Aires Barroso

[paulrfthompson]

just found this, DS have never sounded better....awesome.

[jeffbeck70]

Does anyone know if this is available on DVD ?

[Hummel901546156]

ENNIO MORRICONE !!!!!!

[artitasos55]

Wonderful song and music!!!

[sssaxxx]

awsome

[clonliffepanther]

timeless

[vladsana]

OH, Sim! Era uma vez no Oeste!

[vladsana]

Era uma vez no oeste!

[spennithorne1]

Perfect evocation of Sergio Leoni's vision

[theguyfromplt]

I've looked at a LOT of these vids on YouTube, and I gotta say - Dire Straits is phenomenal!!! Have they EVER reached their peak?!! Every one I see is better than the last!

[Flashover001]

Mark Knopfler: only masterpieces!

[lenzmann]

arigato!

Thanks　＾＾）v

[ugollanoscruz]

the best

[ted9BM]

Melhor Banda de Todos os Tempos!!!

The Best

[ziogiottfj]

best of the best!

[lesbokilla7]

this is so badass! thanx much

[haarukkamestari]

Is this version of the song found on any of their live albums?

[aldous42]

@haarukkamestari alchemy

[haarukkamestari]

No, Alchemy features a different version of the song, not this one.

[Plath31]

@haarukkamestari No, there is just the regular live song on "Alchemy - Dire Straits Live CD"

[Raindogs111]

Pick Withers plays like a beast in this song.

[rillahe]

Awesome !

[bartgitarist]

Great version of my favourite Dire straits song ! And the sound quality isnt that bad, I enjoyed it a lot. Thanks !

[Granada28]

@bartgitarist I'm glad you all liked it:)

[ivchiz]

great song

[deansusky]

Great and welcome to our show

[Neville007]

Terrific version, much better than the studio version recorded one year before and a bit livelier than the one included in Alchemy in '83.

[tavistanescu]

one of the best rock band ever

[W78516]

I love the way Mark arranges the songs all the time. Plays them different every time. Keeps them interesting.

[JUMPERukf]

Była kiedzys sobotnia poranna audycja Zapraszamy do Trójki , był Leszek Adamczyk i był Dire Straits. Dziękuje Panie Leszku.

[lmw289]

I agree! Apples to oranges! Iron Maiden to Sweet. Hmmm.

[AlDrag69]

Whats that nice whistling type of sound at the start?

[lmw289]

It MIGHT be a Korg keyboard. I can be wrong! Kurtzweil? I'd like to know, myself!

[sinclairnewport]

its a sequential circuits prophet 5..rev 2 at a guess....

[lmw289]

Your guess is as good as mine! BUT! Who really cares?! It's an awesome song, isn't it? That's all that really matters. If anybody can figure this out for sure let us know! Please? We would BOTH like to know!

[tooncsi]

It sounds like an "electronic flute", probably the same sound as "telegraph road".

[MrPandita]

sta cn ganas la cancion pro lo ke mas me gusta es el solo

[adooradoor4you]

i like both Dire Straits and Metallica, they are both amazing.

[pupplesan]

As sophisticated as a classical score, performed like a symphony orchestra with about ten times the authenticity, life and energy.

[JC3422]

The difference between Dire streights and metallica is like MAKING LOVE and WAR. We cant live without either,but making love always puts you in a better mood. Dire streights ROCKS

[Lolozuda80]

Those were the days:)...Thanks for the video! It's fabulous!

[sallykarter]

I wonder if somebody has communique song! Can't find it!

[sallykarter]

I love this song! High musical performance!

God bless'em all!

[genjikaka]

good song. 'Nuff said yo.

[ESPITAKO]

SIMPLEMENTE, LOS MEJORES

[billylaw553]

nobody can compose songs as good as mark. the lyrics and especially the melodies are in an other league.he then brings it all together with his fabulous guitar playing Rock on mark

[ckeuh88]

you can't compare Metallica with Dire Straits. Music is a personal thing.

I like Dire Straits far more, Knopfler's guitarplay says it all ...

[animefanb0y]

metalica eats my ass

[ArcticEwi]

Metallica vs Dire Straits??? Everything still fresh up there?

[Francesco23563]

This performance is good like Alchemy.