Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

[barfyspitz]

I heard this song over 25 years ago when I was a young medal head loving Megadeth, Slayer, Exodus, etc.yet I was seduced by its' hauntingly sad blues based melody. I don't know how anyone can listened to this with a closed frame of mind and bitch about it.

[snoopyrocks89]

my dad taught me the solo now whenever i hear it in my car i play my steering wheel lol love this song...

[keywestjj]

Oh that Harry!! He don't now the score!!! One of rock history's greatest of all time@

[SpeakTruthToPower20]

One of the BEST rock songs of all time......no debate.

[MegaCammybear]

Mark Knopfler is so beast at guitar!!

[aromero408]

My dad love this song!,,,,,,,,,I love to!

[Siera3d]

This is as close to a perfect song as I have ever heard.

[kekelopez]

make me want to go surfing!!!!!!

[LLMorse1]

CLASSIC!

[Tcc80s]

one of the best songs ever made

[theraycharles]

so glad i discovered these guys today

[MrPetermcguire]

Thanks yes the original crew - Pick, David John and Mark.

[MrPetermcguire]

Thanks

[r0llskyay0]

quite possibly the best song of all time, very underrated

[TheChoochMagooch]

I listen to this song at least 3 times a day. Its that great.

[MrPetermcguire]

who is the rhythm guitar player here

[r0llskyay0]

@MrPetermcguire

dave knopfler?

[MrFlipskateboard]

how



[bondman00794]

That playing is amazing for the decade

[TheJednes]

@bondman00794

Don't know what you mean by that the 70's are kinda of known for some great guitar players Knopfler being one of them.

[OfficerInfusion]

Am I crazy to think that this is one of the greatest songs of all time? It's just so musically amazing... That guitar work is GODLIKE.

[26Harpy]

Love it.... this is what I call playing guitar with style ..

[BIGWHILE]

the 1st time i heard this song i fucking loved it 'NUFF SAID!

[zeus1815]

hands down my favorite song to drive around the city to in the summer. i blast this my windows down whenever possible.

[clamchower]

For those of you that do not understand what has happened here "and" don't play guitar like this but do appreciate this song, you have just wittnessed soulofaction and have become soulafide. Rock On - Rock Gods

[mylaughingfish]

I don't, I mean I just really can't, understand how anyone could dislike this. This is music at it's very best.

[badguy3101]

This guy is a master of the guitar, no distortion effects to "cover up" his playing and he picks the strings!! Clean and crisp!! Excellent!

[killersbytrade]

256 people wear baggies and platform soles

[TheBluesDixonary]

When I first heard this song, a buddy and I were arguing about how good certain guitarists were. I mentioned Django Reinhardt as one of the best I've heard and this came on which sounded almost like a Django song. I think Mark is fantastic.

[sdw1241]

This is a true story...about a pud in England, guitar john is not a made up person,

it is true.....

[zappa253]

i like

[ALEIDIN]

Q BUENA ROLA LA NETA

[CrimsonFox36]

why do people hate this song?

[turo63]

This is the smoothest best version of  this song in my opinion,. even without the ending

[darlamundine]

my favorite song!



[jws54]

nice song,...

[ceramicitbhu]

@ionnoc - lol

[ceramicitbhu]

254 ppl it seems are tonedeaf !!!



[fionnoc]

@ceramicitbhu 1 person is incredibly unoriginal.

[HSECMAN]

always loved this song. good album too

[littlewolf60]

This song is a 10 .

[GodImHideous]

awesome song, knopfler's voice goes perfectly with the groove it gives off

[powerslave451]

it doesnt get better than this song

[allforsubs58]

@fishflow200 u a douche fo blockin me

[allforsubs58]

@fishflow200 ill get u thrown outta vista, im tight wit marc man u just wait

[superkryptonX]

I MEAN ALL THE SONGS OF THE WORLD!

[thekevinman66]

Cant go wrong with this song. Bass line is sick!

[EvAahzZ]

I like this and my cousin showed it to me!

I'm eleven! xD

[grayeyedbitch]

one of my all time favoirte songs! love it love it love it

[SKiTTL3L0V3r]

this is awesome stuff right here!

[GunnCommanderX]

5 star all the way.

[softwarezealot]

one of the best songs ever done........for all you little kids, this is music....

[WolvieGirl07]

@softwarezealot : I am 20 years old. I grew up on this music and I love it. Some "kids" know very well how to appreciate this kind of music.

[SplitterCell666]

@WolvieGirl07 I'm 14 years old and I grew up on this music :P

[Ashleykissez]

@SplitterCell666 14! lol your still growing kid ;)

[northbuds1]

how are you ganna cut out the last solo like that fuckin moron

[CptCool44]

@northbuds1 the guy who uploaded the video didnt cut out the solo, the record company that produced the music video did. to have a four and a half minute video was rare, let alone somthing that ran longer. im gonna pretend that you were directing your comment to the record company and not the nice person who uploaded this great video, and refrain from calling you a fucking moron in return (even though that still counts a little haha)

[ryanmary110307]

Kind of looks a little like Chris Martin there for a second, ha to think

[worrior777]

LOL Im responsible for 2million of the views.

[ryanmary110307]

@worrior777 and I am probably responsible for half of the rest

[TheConcreteSnowman]

@worrior777 i'm at 50,000 accounts right now to view this amazing song haha

[worrior777]

The world got lost somewhere and through the crappy invention of time we have erased the places we came from. Man Miss this era. Will we ever return from where we came. Lord I hope so!

[Fleishman322]

im pretty sure this sounds exactly like the studio version

[ChrisBranleh]

SUCH A NICE FENDER!

[rocker4u123]

Mark Knopfler is such a great underated guitarist. BTW that unique sound that he is known for is because he doesn't ues picks

[carvecoaster]

Good idea. But how would anybody erase the damage that faggot Justin Beiber caused??????

[olliepet1]

I wish they would>>>These dudes jammed!

[Wyvernx]

WHY'D THEY CUT THE SOLO OUT!?!? :(

[sakohako]

Look at these guys, look at Kansas, both bands' members are ugly...they look like they are the result of incest, BUT they are gods in their music.....todays musicians are popular because of their faces, not because of their voices, and ugly musicians wont be as well supported by investors as well as the public. Thus for as long as we stand by cheap trills all those musicians with epic talent will be overshadowed by idiots like gaga and bieber. fuck costumes, fuck glitter...just fucking listen...

[GregoryGregory916]

Goosebumps from beginning to end.......

[TolitoGangster]

Dire Straits sold millions of albums worldwide,they won music awards all over the world,they toured all over the world,they are one of the greatest music artists of all time,they are one of the greatest rock music groups ever,they are real music artists that make real music,this is real music,this is one of the greatest songs in music history,they are great music artists,this song was a top 40 hit here in the United States,a top 10 hit in many countries and a number one rock music hit worldwide

[THEGUYD0WNTHESTREET]

Behold: dire straits only good song.

[ChrsGuit]

@THEGUYD0WNTHESTREET Brothers in Arms is one worth checking out... The live version at montserat is amazing...

[wernc18]

253 dislikes! Holy shit. I guess they don't like to hear the guitar cry or sing.

[ChrsGuit]

I don't see how this song has any DISLIKES... The guitar is AMAZING... and all of it is clean tones... Definatly one of the standards set for any guitarist learning to solo...

[gladyroc]

@ChrsGuit

you're absolutely right! Definitely a right of passage for any aspiring guitar soloist!

[toymachine254]

this music is the best during camping

[XOMartha44]

Pass the doob.

[savagecanucks]

253 Complete Morons...

Amazing video! Awesome Song! Perfect singing Voice!!

[Crow1033]

253 people clicked dislike by mistake.

[mystro810]

WTF?!! they cut off the outro solo?! dislike!

[atbowe1]

And I keep on coming back.

[whiteliongate]

kinda reminds my of jerry garcia's guitar style. the chorus i mean

[greglam]

It's all about finesse, baby, and Knopfler's got it in spades.

[diptidue]

These have to be some of the best guitar players, next to Jimmy and Wes.

[rocker4u123]

mark knopfler is a great guitarist. Many people judge guitarist's on how fast they can play etc. i believe there are tons of elements that make a great guitarist!

[MrBlackdigger]

me love this song long time

[UNWIND777]

THEY CUT OUT THE GUITAR SOLO THAT MADE THE SONG DUDE

[mudspud01]

@UNWIND777 i know !

[KJGordon05]

253 people play guitar...

[KJGordon05]

Where is the rest of the song? that made me angry

[asadellari]

Love it great ........

[jimgreene68]

There is no thought in today's music, no artistry. Its someone wanting to make money, and see their name in lights. Back in the classic days, everyone was out to stake a sound that was all there own, change the genre of their small niche.

[spyguy49]

sorry...don't think so miynardah....most of todays syuff is crap or copied..not all but most

[krypekeeper]

damn i love the guitar in this song

[tekjock]

Well .. i keep telling people, if there was not music like this there would not be the music of today, but yes, the majority of music today is crap.

[arorosmithzztop4all]

God we have a lot of retards on youtube 253 people missed the up button.

[megagagnon1]

The best part of the song is the guitar solo at the end! Why the hell would someone cut that off?

[marty92108]

I hav grown old with Knopfler, and he is as good today as he was back when this was recorded. NOBODY can finger a six string like mark.

[theguylikesmovies]

@jmann229 kiss my ass cocksucker

[gusar0]

Geniouses!

[krypekeeper]

@gusar0 Geniuses* 

[Musk]

Yup

[jasonehenson]

best

[nauris705]

BAD.ASS

[abid8]

How in your right mind can you dislike this video? This song is pure genius.

[Turanacaroglu]

Great song!

[andyrooney11]

This song epitomizes cool.

[Shiranui115]

...I heard this on the radio while driving home from school, got home, pulled up this vid on YouTube, and this is at least my seventh time listening to it in a row.

[hyppychik67]

Way on down south...Londontown

[artymiss91]

oh man still the real rockin deal. this band is so good. The band clearly just has so much fun on stage-- love them.

[artymiss91]

oh man still the real rockin deal. this band is so good.

[bigdsears]

Todays music - it ain't what we call rock n roll

[TheeFlipper]

@bigdsears There's a few musicians still trying to keep it alive. Kings of Leon are bringing back the old school sound.

[bigdsears]

@TheeFlipper I like KOL and Muse and Ghostland Observatory, MIA, MGMT, Incubis, Queens of the Stone Age etc, heck, even Gorillaz, but this bubble gum crap has got to stop. There is nothing really on the horizon.

[TheeFlipper]

@bigdsears Oh yeah, the Miley Cyrus/Justin Bieber craze has to end. I suggest by way of murder.

[bigdsears]

@TheeFlipper I'll second that notion. It's crazy how their fan base is more younger girls than anything. Their parents buy them anything they ask. If my kid asked to buy a Miley/Beiber CD or show, I'd ask him to go to his room and watch the old A-Team series or to Listen to Rollins Band or and to get back to me. The downloads for Beiber and Jay Z and rap and other junk like Ga Ga. Its scary where music is headed. The perfect trifecta is a gay rap star who has a reality show about drunk lesbians

[TolitoGangster]

@bigdsears I'm a big classic rock fan and I am a big classic rap fan,I love hard rock,I love rap/hiphop,I love pop,I love r&b/soul,I love blues and jazz,I love real singers and I love real rappers,I love real musicians,I love real music artists,I love the Dire Straits,the problem is today's music is not real rock n roll,it's wierd ringtone music rock for insane and drugged up mindless,today's rap music is just retarded lyrics telling kids fairy tales about the ghetto,nothing like real rap music

[TolitoGangster]

@bigdsears you are right,I love real music,I love real rap music that talked about unity,empowerment of the youth,unity among races,changing the world through social movements,civil rights movements,peaceful religious theologies,partying and having a good time without violence,real rap music is like Run DMC,A Tribe Called Quest,Pete Rock & CL Smooth,LL Cool J,Nas,Common,Black Sheep,Sugar Hill Gang,Big Daddy Kane,the music on the radio is not real rap music,it's just ignorant & stupid generic rap

[bigdsears]

@TolitoGangster That's a good list brah. No teenie bopper or rap music in sight... golden earring was awesome and old Van Halen, heck I remember getting Women and Children First and hearing it in the back seat of my folks' car, it was awesome

[TolitoGangster]

@bigdsears real rock music is the Dire Straits,Don Henley,the Eagles,U2,Bon Jovi,Journey,Foreigner,Def Leppard,Van Halen,Led Zepplin,Lynard Skynard,Bruce Springsteen,Jefferson/Starship­­­,Tom Petty,ELO,The Traveling Wilburys,The Who,The Beatles,Phil Collins,Genesis,Fleetwood Mac,Golden Earring,Santana,Kiss,Metallica­­,Motley Crue,Guns N Roses,Jimi Hendrix,Robert Plant,Heart,Steve Winwood,Robert Palmer,DC Talk,Eric Clapton,Nick Lowe,Styx,The Allman Brothers,THE SULTANS OF SWING!! :)

[TolitoGangster]

@bigdsears Right on bro! Dire Straits,Golden Earring,classic Van Halen,it don't get no better than that,that's real music right there,we need to get the heart and soul back into music,we need to get back to real rock n roll music on the radio,the stuff comming out today it aint what we call rock n roll ;)

[EFDragon]

@bigdsears

They also don't play exactly like the album as you see here.

[shivakanom]

I can never get enough of this song and awesome guitar. So great.

[guitarbo1]

I'm still in the womb and I love this song

[kello111]

@guitarbo1 wut?

[rrrrrrraaaaaaawwwwwr]

though he is very underrated mark is one of the greatest guitarist in my opinion

[SubwooferSunday]

At 0:57 his smile is just awesome.

[TheUndeadMouse]

hey! instead of complaining about how crappy our generations music is, lets try to build our skills to try and bring back rock and roll

[fruit017]

@TheUndeadMouse you give me hope.. no joke :)

[TheUndeadMouse]

@fruit017 thanks

[neuregel]

@TheUndeadMouse well put not only bring back rock and roll but good music in general

[09erf8330]

@TheUndeadMouse what r u talkin about bro...ain't like celebs r gonna get on here and change music how it is today...lol

[TheeFlipper]

@TheUndeadMouse The process begins with acoustic guitar, piano, trumpet, and harmonica. I'm on it!

[cryszofthescots]

@TheUndeadMouse OR how about we make something completely new instead of trying and failing at ripping off the classics? OR at least NOT SUCK.

[Jdem88]

im only 3 years old and i love this song.

[1205wickst]

Okay. You are 15 or 13 or whatever. I am an old hippie, 68.  I still rock out and I still love music. Sorry, hip-hop and rap are not music, they are just noise. The Band, Queen and so many more: THAT is music. But so is Mozart. And Brudda Iz. Have you ever listened to Satchmo do What a Wonderful World? Eva Cassidy with Fields of Gold. Open your minds and hearts and listen to it all. It will expand your soul

[fretlessbass26]

@1205wickst ...He's and old hippie

This new life is just a bust

He ain't trying to change nobody

He's just trying real hard to adjust. :

[yaoifanboykitty]

@1205wickst Eh rap isn't that bad what you get on the radio and what R.a.p actually is are two very different things. Now how about instead of telling to open up our minds and hearts and listen to it all, you quit being a hypocrite, give this video a thumbs up, then go smoke a bowl like the rest of us.

[ocaj32]

watta you crazy!

[anad47]

way to go harry... love this song

[R3ZTHUG]

the guitar worx are bad ass, in thiz vid, dude getz off!!!!

[cooliocoolio09]

im 15 years old, when i first started to listen to music i listened to and this is hard to admit alternative rock. now for the past 4 years i cant stand anything but classic, not to many songs i havent heard, not to many songs i dont know by heart, i cant stand any new music, and people really dont like me for it but i dont care. oh and a fun fact, alternative rock is rock that isnt mainstream, and isnt played on the radio, which now all the bands are, thus it is punk rock.

[cooliocoolio09]

@cooliocoolio09 but again i love classic rock with all my heart, im more into soft then hard rock. i believe styx was the first classic rock band i ever heard and remembered. and gnr was the first band i ever loved. its funny really, these people now a days claim they love an artist yet know nothing about them. when ever i like a band i research there history and why they made every song. right now im reading a book on led zeppelin. and i recently saw jethro tull in concert. loved it

[squierplayer]

@cooliocoolio09 minus the fact that I hear this song at least twice a day on the radio, I guess that makes it mainstream huh?

[buck7271]

THEY CUT OFF THE END SOLO ME SO PISSED RIGHT NOW ARGGGG!!!!!

[druma1972]

Red Fender Stratty FTW

[morfo1010]

I saw this guys in Mexico City, the crowd got so crazy, they have to come back over and over again, so awesome!

[bigdsears]

Saving it up for Friday night

[hotcakesang1]

Thanks to my daddy for playin real music growin up!

[dcat11114u]

Long live Dire Straits..!!!

[slownoman]

One of the best, and most original, songs in rock history. No one sounds like Mark Knopfler. You know this song in the first four notes. I still remember exactly where i was when I first heard this song on the radio- you know, back when there was a reason to turn on the radio.

[ElTantaran86]

awww what the hell? The solo at the end is the best! Why was it cut off?

[AWOL92801]

badass song

[doubled334]

@BarackObama FUCK YOU

[mistad00m]

im 15 :D

[missquackquack]

we need music like this today

[MindEracer62]

Everyone comparin everything to everyone...Most forgettin DIMEBAG also..never left outta the conversation. :( R.I.P

[deansusky]

Todays music is not even worth a listen ,,,,back then music was not about money but pure music and song and the hidden messages

[romualdo1967]

If i die ,this is the song i want to played for my funeral

[GnarlyNutSack]

@romualdo1967 Not if my friend, but when....

[pftrojan96]

@romualdo1967 i agree. this song brings back my younger days. what ever new stuff comes out you cannotttt beat this. brian 84 .

[pftrojan96]

@romualdo1967

[hr5556]

...is a sultan of swing

[lmnop123gg]

Que guitarrista! Nada tiene que envidiarle a Clapton o Van Halen.

[glennsaiu]

Mark really makes that guitar "talk"! And I love the bass accompaniment!

[whiskeyyspit]

i wish people my age would listen to this music! and i also wish they would play this type of music at partys

[2degucitas]

Dang, so true to the recording. No lip synching here,I believe. Mark is mind blowing, such an iconic sound.

[fmilktoast]

one of the greatest songs ever written

[buckkillerr]

i came here expecting to hear a good song and instead this crap, dire straits blows

[benladinsuxxs]

@buckkillerr if this blows than what is good to you.

[buckkillerr]

@benladinsuxxs cannibal corpse and slipknot