i am searching so much for music like this.... like so slow and the base and guitar but i cant find a discribe what style this is can pleace anybodi tell me? i am from switzerland :D sory for my english
For those who have been asking, this song was inspired by the firm police action (included mounted units) ordered by Mrs Thatcher against the (illegally) striking miners in the famous 1984 strike which broke the power of the unions for ever. Clearly Mark Knopfler's view of events is different to mine, but the song is fantastic
I've associated this song with police brutality and other forms of violent injustice which prevail even between wars. But, that's just my take, I can see how the lyrics speak of other things. Oh yeah, and its a beautiful song with a catchy but mellow rhythm.
I absolutely love this song. It just amazes me how you can sum up the emotional torture of war in four minutes. We (War) haven't changed since ancient times..
I have never found what inspired these lyrics, but it makes me think of the Battle of Gettysburg. There is a haunting soft horn that carries a melody in this song. It is so beautiful, does anyone know what it is.
From xxkiddoxx :[what?]. Mark wasN't DUMB unLIKE otherBrit"HEROs"=Churchil,etc. In:RideAcrossTheRiver,BROs InArms,TheMan's2Strong,IronHand,TelegraphRd,etc he SEEMed2Deplore the"great"scheme of the"great"BritEmpire:_Blame FOREIGNers4EVERYthing when it GOesWrong_ which it did,even b4the'80s.FOREIGN LADIES r OK not like english1s,NowTOTAL WCs.White2FACEDenglish blame not just the:French,Italian,Spanish, ARGENTINEs whoseCIVILisation triedBADly2copy,butSLAVES2 theyThemSELVESbrought by FORCEi ntoUK
From xxkiddoxx [what] Mark wasN't DUMB unLIKE otherBrit"HEROs"=Churchill,etc. In:RideAcrossTheRiver,BROs InArms,TheMan's2Strong,IronHand,TelegraphRd,etc he SEEMed2Deplore the"great"scheme of the"great"BritEmpire:_Blame FOREIGNers4EVERYthing when it GOesWrong_ which it did,even b4the'80s.FOREIGN LADIES r OK not like english1s,NowTOTAL WCs.White2FACEDenglish blame not just the:French,Italian,Spanish, ARGENTINEs whoseCIVILisation triedBADly2copy butSLAVES2 theyThemSELVESbrought by FORCEi ntoUK!
"shy"Mark wanted to say so Much but couldN't really spell it out? was he shy or just typical WhiteBrit=2FACEd"man"? i luv the otherASPIRATIONALsoldier Song where he?Goes: 'there.. IS ...better women on theOther side'.He SEEMed2 have had a fascination4 CONTINENTAL/Mediterranean ladies ( French/Italian and/or Spanish, evenARGENTINEs?,etc) LATINo/Hispanic=SUPERIOR brunettes not typical EnglishBLONDeWCs. I know Real GENTs/Men who date just LATINo Ladies (like USA's D.TRUMP just EASTernEUROpean)
I didn't know that; I also thought it was a universal anti-war song. (At least I wasn't the only one.)
But "it even shocked the Queen" makes it pretty clear.
It's a gorgeous, powerful song either way, and like any great art, can support multiple interpretations (including some that the artist didn't intend). But it's always best to know what the artist's original vision was.
Thanks so much for the education.
And thank you, leksingen, for sharing it here. 5'd & fav'd.
no its about soldiers and going off to fight. alot of his songs are about war. Ride Across the River: about a juungle war. listen to the lyrics "im a soldier of fortune im a dog of war...and we dont give a damn who the killin is for." " im a soldier of freedom in the army of the man, we are the chosen were the partisan" a partisan is a rebel soldier against a hostile regime. this song is about i think Civil War soldiers but it could be about any soldiers: "the belts and boots march forward..."
@Tommy1977777 it's about the battle of orgrave coke plant during the miners stike in england 1984-1985, the rank and file been the miners and the blue line been the police
GeorgeC2009 : [Iron hand's about a miners' strike and how the violence in such events never changed] U know what the tune's REALly ab. However, I heard that in that poor country, theLady's dad was a miner who did (Not?) stand up2 always-ARMed Romanian ORDINARY police & more-ARMed SECRET police.The ROMANian_S also had an_IRONguard_=Own"NAZIs" 2standUp2.inUK WHITEenglish"men" NOWprotest against animalEXPERIMENTation [when NOTbusy doing Oral&ANAL 4BLACKS (coCkeing)] Not LABOUR's ABUSivE police,etc
some poor lady I met once, told me about GREEN grass, etc in a country behind the IrON curtain, I think it was Romania, where they have the IrON GATEs on the BLUE danube (not Gate as in the Princess Diana gate/SHOCKing-scandal, etc but as in a FORTress) . Shame Romania doesN't have a Princess or Queen, or the IrON Lady like britain
is the IrON HAND about the - IrON Lady-, it cannot be ab. a Man! Mark went: [ No MUSIC for the SHAMEful Scene That NIGHT, they said it had even shocked the Queen...KNIGHT's in ARMour...] If it's not ab. england, it's got to be ab. a country which had a Queen and a FIGHTing ARMY, not like Argentina? in - BROtherS in ARMS-. It caN't be neutral Switzerland, it might be an army which changed sides like in Ride Across The River: "LEFT becomes Right, Right becomes Wrong", other DS trash
i am searching so much for music like this.... like so slow and the base and guitar but i cant find a discribe what style this is can pleace anybodi tell me? i am from switzerland :D sory for my english
jegidorfo 5 months ago
@jegidorfo This is Mark Knopfler - One of a kind. The Real Guitar God - Keep listening to the legend and you will find more music like this
fIRsTRATmAN 2 months ago
For those who have been asking, this song was inspired by the firm police action (included mounted units) ordered by Mrs Thatcher against the (illegally) striking miners in the famous 1984 strike which broke the power of the unions for ever. Clearly Mark Knopfler's view of events is different to mine, but the song is fantastic
markasol 10 months ago
Thank you for posting!
Stavcol 11 months ago
Tank you!
Stavcol 11 months ago
I've associated this song with police brutality and other forms of violent injustice which prevail even between wars. But, that's just my take, I can see how the lyrics speak of other things. Oh yeah, and its a beautiful song with a catchy but mellow rhythm.
banshee492 11 months ago
the blood keep being red and the grass keep being green
grijanderful 1 year ago
this song is about the time Mark Knofler invented the super nintendo
johannesskaun74 1 year ago
VThx! How much is ur pandora's box? ; )
ElvisTrivelin 1 year ago
I absolutely love this song. It just amazes me how you can sum up the emotional torture of war in four minutes. We (War) haven't changed since ancient times..
Juustokauppias 1 year ago
I have never found what inspired these lyrics, but it makes me think of the Battle of Gettysburg. There is a haunting soft horn that carries a melody in this song. It is so beautiful, does anyone know what it is.
bp45424 1 year ago
omfg amazing music i cant stop listen to this !!!
redaflorida 1 year ago 43
aw what a lovely fellow, thnx
lisaladykillmonger 1 year ago
From xxkiddoxx :[what?]. Mark wasN't DUMB unLIKE otherBrit"HEROs"=Churchil,etc. In:RideAcrossTheRiver,BROs InArms,TheMan's2Strong,IronHand,TelegraphRd,etc he SEEMed2Deplore the"great"scheme of the"great"BritEmpire:_Blame FOREIGNers4EVERYthing when it GOesWrong_ which it did,even b4the'80s.FOREIGN LADIES r OK not like english1s,NowTOTAL WCs.White2FACEDenglish blame not just the:French,Italian,Spanish, ARGENTINEs whoseCIVILisation triedBADly2copy,butSLAVES2 theyThemSELVESbrought by FORCEi ntoUK
KGBfbiSECUpolitia 2 years ago
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From xxkiddoxx [what] Mark wasN't DUMB unLIKE otherBrit"HEROs"=Churchill,etc. In:RideAcrossTheRiver,BROs InArms,TheMan's2Strong,IronHand,TelegraphRd,etc he SEEMed2Deplore the"great"scheme of the"great"BritEmpire:_Blame FOREIGNers4EVERYthing when it GOesWrong_ which it did,even b4the'80s.FOREIGN LADIES r OK not like english1s,NowTOTAL WCs.White2FACEDenglish blame not just the:French,Italian,Spanish, ARGENTINEs whoseCIVILisation triedBADly2copy butSLAVES2 theyThemSELVESbrought by FORCEi ntoUK!
KGBfbiSECUpolitia 2 years ago
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"shy"Mark wanted to say so Much but couldN't really spell it out? was he shy or just typical WhiteBrit=2FACEd"man"? i luv the otherASPIRATIONALsoldier Song where he?Goes: 'there.. IS ...better women on theOther side'.He SEEMed2 have had a fascination4 CONTINENTAL/Mediterranean ladies ( French/Italian and/or Spanish, evenARGENTINEs?,etc) LATINo/Hispanic=SUPERIOR brunettes not typical EnglishBLONDeWCs. I know Real GENTs/Men who date just LATINo Ladies (like USA's D.TRUMP just EASTernEUROpean)
KGBfbiSECUpolitia 2 years ago
@GeorgeC2009 It's about the battle of Orgreave in 1984
pennywiseg 2 years ago 4
@pennywiseg
I didn't know that; I also thought it was a universal anti-war song. (At least I wasn't the only one.)
But "it even shocked the Queen" makes it pretty clear.
It's a gorgeous, powerful song either way, and like any great art, can support multiple interpretations (including some that the artist didn't intend). But it's always best to know what the artist's original vision was.
Thanks so much for the education.
And thank you, leksingen, for sharing it here. 5'd & fav'd.
smartalek1 2 years ago
no its about soldiers and going off to fight. alot of his songs are about war. Ride Across the River: about a juungle war. listen to the lyrics "im a soldier of fortune im a dog of war...and we dont give a damn who the killin is for." " im a soldier of freedom in the army of the man, we are the chosen were the partisan" a partisan is a rebel soldier against a hostile regime. this song is about i think Civil War soldiers but it could be about any soldiers: "the belts and boots march forward..."
Tommy1977777 2 years ago
@Tommy1977777 it's about the battle of orgrave coke plant during the miners stike in england 1984-1985, the rank and file been the miners and the blue line been the police
outfirstball 1 year ago
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GeorgeC2009 : [Iron hand's about a miners' strike and how the violence in such events never changed] U know what the tune's REALly ab. However, I heard that in that poor country, theLady's dad was a miner who did (Not?) stand up2 always-ARMed Romanian ORDINARY police & more-ARMed SECRET police.The ROMANian_S also had an_IRONguard_=Own"NAZIs" 2standUp2.inUK WHITEenglish"men" NOWprotest against animalEXPERIMENTation [when NOTbusy doing Oral&ANAL 4BLACKS (coCkeing)] Not LABOUR's ABUSivE police,etc
KGBfbiSECUpolitia 2 years ago
Jak to jest w różnych językach? Magnifico! Superb! Priekrasno! Wonderful! Wunderbar! A po naszemu - brak słów!
czarnyjacenty 2 years ago 3
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i fuck this song and LP.
SzybkaForsa 2 years ago
wha? LP? What does LP stand for?
eltrek00 2 years ago
Long Play
SzybkaForsa 2 years ago
What concert is this version from?
Thanks a lot!
fabirydel 2 years ago
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some poor lady I met once, told me about GREEN grass, etc in a country behind the IrON curtain, I think it was Romania, where they have the IrON GATEs on the BLUE danube (not Gate as in the Princess Diana gate/SHOCKing-scandal, etc but as in a FORTress) . Shame Romania doesN't have a Princess or Queen, or the IrON Lady like britain
KGBfbiSECUpolitia 2 years ago
LOVe iT :)
KiNG0FMYSeLF 2 years ago
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is the IrON HAND about the - IrON Lady-, it cannot be ab. a Man! Mark went: [ No MUSIC for the SHAMEful Scene That NIGHT, they said it had even shocked the Queen...KNIGHT's in ARMour...] If it's not ab. england, it's got to be ab. a country which had a Queen and a FIGHTing ARMY, not like Argentina? in - BROtherS in ARMS-. It caN't be neutral Switzerland, it might be an army which changed sides like in Ride Across The River: "LEFT becomes Right, Right becomes Wrong", other DS trash
KGBfbiSECUpolitia 2 years ago
Leksingen can you say me which programm works u?
Kristalyviz 3 years ago
this is from radio interview that the band did in America. From the 'Timothy White Sessions'.
elvis2002 3 years ago
does anyone have this alternate version on mp3file or CD?
Tony2581 3 years ago
Hi there! Now I've uploaded a liveversion of "Vic and Ray" :) Enjoy!
Leksingen 4 years ago
Nice! :) I'll upload some songs from that show! I hate the 100Mb/10 Min limit, that makes all my job such harder :(
Leksingen 4 years ago
Hello there! I am goanna upload a version of "Vid and Ray" soon :) It's from Rotterdam.
Leksingen 4 years ago
This is from the radio sessions in 1992 in the USA yes ? The same sesions with the Long Highway ?
elvis2002 4 years ago
sublime version
markchoufleur 4 years ago