Going Home - Local Hero

[andemarc]

Me arrepio toda vez que eu ouço. Pena que ele não tocou esta quando veio ao Brasil em 2001. DS forever!!!!

[xalex1200]

What does he do at 2:47 ?

[matija0808]

Once upon a time

I found a lamp with a genie inside

He said he would give me a wish

I showed him a map of the Middle East.

I told him, "bring peace to all those countries"

He said: "This task is very difficult even for me"

I said, "Then let me play guitar, like Mark Knopfler"

He paused and said, "Show me the map again"

[machobat]

really art! this is it!

[curvedvision]

You can tell a Gerodie from ordinary people who have to live in the rest of the country by how they respond to this theme tune. :) Love it!

[r55drg]

Nearly 30 years old and still fantastic - there are loads of versions but this is still the best for me!

[DiogoMiguel95]

This song is amazing!!!

[TheGeneseeRiver]

look at all those tailgaters

[oceangipsy71]

29 people have crap in their ears

[porden48]

whenever im feeling down, i throw Alchemy: Live in the VHS and feel better after a few minutes...

[localhero635]

I'm neither gay nor girl.

But I love Mark Knopfler!

[TheGeneseeRiver]

@localhero635 its ok man just say you love him and no one will think you are gay

[2wheelsnutter]

The legend never dies!!!!!!!!!! 

[Dlaf42]

This song always reminds me of being home in newcastle ...proud to be a geordie and watch the toon come on to the pitch to this song.

[themadaboutmusic]

You got to see the movie first, and don't be surprised if you gonna love this song even more!

And you'll know why Mark's fans love that red telephone box!!!!!!!!!!

[shandling1]

BREATHTAKING GUYSX.

STEWART HANDLING

[aTnavarrow]

Just like us all tumbled all over in the truck going . home ... was not home but is my home to me.

[MrAlbertitito]

para cti que dificil es estar sin ti

[MaryTiemens]

Goosebumps again...

[justgeorge121]

I love this song.....it is great fun to play.......check out my version "justgeorge121" if you want my backing track i can email it to you....justgeorge

[ikhebeenfeesthoedjeo]

he is always playing with the crows haha i love it

[Jamie839]

Brilliant version of this track! Imagine it without the sax - it'd be rubbish!

[ireload2]

@Jamie839

Lose the stupid horn - It is ONLY about the guitar

[guitaristjon94]

I personally like this live version better than the studio version that was made for the the movie.

[alex1995raven]

I love how the roadies just start packing up around them! I love this song - just where the drums and the guitar properly kick in - it's like wow.

[cembx]

at 2:46 mark enter in juggernaut mode thanks to the power of his magic guitar.



[TheACLJ]

I used to have this on Video, just goes to show how long this has been one of my all time favourites!

[cembx]

@andreberna90 i fagotti si riconoscono ovunque

[barques95]

Aside from Joe Satriani, this has to be the most beautiful guitar instrumental I can think of.

[eanielsen123]

@barques95 listen to Tunnel of Love.

[wildhorsesPT]

the simplicity of that local hero movie is what makes him so beutifull, sorry 4 my english

[myrre3]

:D doesn't matter we understand it

[ianhrfc]

Made in Glasgow, Scotland, what a guy!!

[1anwc]

no histrionics, no jumping about the stage, let the music speak for itself

[Mmmmoaa]

20 yrs on and it stills gives me goosebumps!

[lybys2]

Najlepsze....

[hippy8675]

absolute magic-legend

[ineabriate]

Local hero, well worth watching. Burt Lancaster's last movie and Fulton mckays.

[Deedrav721]

nice melody, sounds kinda asian tonality lol. i wonder what kinda scale that is

[pmeswe]

It must be Major Magic in G over B.

[mjf80pa]

Knopfler - Best guitar player

[localhero635]

I love this song which is very beautiful!Mark Knopfler is best guitarist forever!

[MatiCWKS]

mistrzostwo świata !!!

[melomana32]

Escuchar cosas como ésta,es lo que hace que valga la pena vivir.

[markjoynt1973]

Alchemy is a top album listen to it every day thanks mk...the best ever.....

[Trippu93]

questa canzone non morirà mai...

[ajwplanet]

great song, dire straits its where i grew up with, still a fan. don't know much about instruments, can anybody tell me what instrument they use at the beginning of the tune(what you hear while you see the cars on the highway going home)?

[Quistybetter]

synthesizer would be my best guess... keyboard thingy...

[pmeswe]

It is probably the synclavier. Alan Clark had a hammond B3, piano, a prophet 5 and a synclavier.

[ajwplanet]

thanks for the info

[nesten1]

im no musician butttt it sounds like a Celtic / scottish style or maybe an organ

[Deedrav721]

it was the on the soundtrack for a scottish film. great song

[steggieone]

4:15 to 4:25 = AMAZING

[KGBfbiSECUpolitia]

that GENT Hal L. (Hot/Handsome) is He Scandinavian? He doesN't look British, he's much better with his guitar than Mark and even jOhN I. Hal has lots of SEXy Hair and moves...

He must be at least 1/2 : Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Danish or maybe German/Austrian, Swiss, etc

What a Cool Chap!

[pmeswe]

American...

[KGBfbiSECUpolitia]

pmeswe thanks.

I meant -Joop de Korte- , the Percussion chap's name looks: Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Swiss, etc

AlchemyForever thanX too 4 posting

[agellu]

actually,hal lindes is american,I think he´s from california.

[tancharia]

this music kill me!! fantastic!!

é genial, fantástica!!!!!!!!

[kazabro]

have peoples ears fallen off or an i some sort of retard .cheesy .i have never .sorry cant go on

[BobbyPeru]

your ears are dead. don't go on. quit now.

[Quistybetter]

No, your ears didn't fall of, it was your entire head.. and jeah, that makes you a retard

[Zurde]

Madre mia. Lo oigo una y otra vez y es que es imposible que te deje de impresionar. Mr Knopfler, the best

[safcpityak]

cheesy as owt. FTM!

[hyrail45]

Great, love the last drum roll

[guille4444]

silencio absoluto en un concierto... alguna vez se ha visto algo parecido? knopfler es un genio. perfecta

[trujua]

EL PUTO AMO

[binnendeur]

seen the movie,,..the music was the best.

where is mark anayway?,..

[binnendeur]

he,s got his own super style

[pjotry2]

he s working on a new solo album at this moment.

i saw his concert in amsterdam on march 30th 2008

cant wait to visit the next tour...

[richyrich2525]

newcastle newcastle newcastle..... best bit of music ever simply amazing

[roseviolette1983]

best song it's so fantastic,i love it

[danishdude76]

lol, check mark out at 5.47 - he's about to crap his pants there for a min...hehe!

[bas19nogwat]

It's just fantastic, some people say instrumental music is boring, but they don't get the point...

[sudiptakiran]

Simply a genius!!

[Scotty361]

One Of Knopflers Best Compositions

[serrahimajunior3]

he's the best guitar player in all history, and it is the best instrumental song ever

[ineabriate]

superb performance. great album as well, Alchemy i believe though i'm sure you all will tell me diffrent.

[Maxcheee]

what about best of?

[buckhysen]

Best instrumental song ever :o)

[scouse1967]

One of the best song writers ever.And still the best guitar player in the world.Awsome indeed A+++++++++++++

[benarneberntsen]

i loved this music from i was 9 years old

but i love it now to!

[benarneberntsen]

yeah!

[bentleilalmohalhal]

best guitarist forever

[neovinko]

Mark Going Home,Mrak Going Home to Poland WELCOME!!!!

[Jarnis86]

Mark Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949, Glasgow, Scotland)

[maxspbrasil]

Fantastic! No more to say

[ojaja]

stupenda esibizione magica stratocaster e magico sax...for ever mark

[kazabro]

knoffler is a genius.totally wasted on the nufc scum of the north east.he is truely scotlands best guitarist,from the deep south.

[Mauricebear]

He is English you scumbag

[lookie1992]

is he from the nort east

[tancharia]

i am portuguese and i love this song, is so magic!!!!!!!

[becktonguy]

I'm not sure if anybody else has mentioned this...but if you look closely at the music being played from the movie at the Ceilidth; on stage with the "Acetones" playing piano is none other than the wonderful Alan Clark.

I would guess Alan's contribution to Mark's music must be immeasurable.

They are all fantastic musicians, perfect symmetry...led by a true MASTER

[jonsabine29]

Stirs the most emotion in me any music can... I can almost hear the ROAR of the toon faithful at the end.

[ajola17]

hahaha suuuper!!!!!!

[elletsco]

awesome. so deep. fantastic movie as well. would love to hear j beck's interpretation of this classic, just as a different perspective.

[matija0808]

i can't describe feeling when i listening this song!

[timiller81]

words alone can not describe how amazing this song is.

[pmeswe]

It's instrumental. No need for words!

[timiller81]

Ha F**king ha.

[glenmutcho]

ledgeeeeend

[glenmutcho]

absalute love local hero and mark is amazinggg on guitar best in the world by farrr

[suetaylor92]

Happy 25th Birthday, Local Hero.. one of my fav movies ever... thanks for the memories Bill...

[drumzfeld]

Muhahaha, today it would be unprofessional when the technicians are doing their work on stage during the performance!

But indeed amazing song!

[tae1c]

I do understand wat U r saying. But it is very normal 4 TECHNICIANS 2 pack at the end of the show. I think the camera-man wanted 2 add them in 4 this clip 4 fun. Cheers JT :)

[alanex017]

your text "language" is pathetic, go back to school

[tae1c]

Ok, I will c U at school dude. hehehe :) jk

[rokeking]

don't insult, qet worried abouty yourself please...

[tae1c]

Hi every1 around the world :)

I love this one, TOO :)

I also love Eagles, Guns/Roses . . .

Cheers JT :)

[GuitarFreak139]

what can i say...Mark Knopfler simply amazing...

[norcico]

Knopfler is one of the best guitar players ever

[Nen0zz]

one of the best tunes ever <3

[Irdanwen]

@Nen0zz that's exactly right! It's been my all time favourite since I first heard it in '89 or something :-)

[bazadata]

Hey, but can you imagine Burt Lancaster putting his arm over your shoulder and saying, I want a song for the film, it's got to be good - but low budget - see what you can do.

[RockNRollChild93]

i just loooooove this one :) <3

[FlyinJaguar]

Every time I listen to this song I feel and think of something different, I only hope that I could hear more of this music. No words but stronger than words.

[jude2665]

The Man Is Music!!!!!!

[duc1901]

Idealism...Dire Strait

[Iagoapfychan]

Shearer, Shearer

[tangoman64]

Amazing just Amazing :D

[mazy2500]

the cats clit

[hvsprod]

SIX STARRSS !!

Why is Knopfler soo underratedd ..

[gibsonledzeppelin]

Trust me in session circles hes admired

[markyC383]

he's not underrated by those that know, and that's what makes him so special. MK forever

[johnsilverlargo]

this song is a Rock and Roll dream :)

[trufflepuppy]

the mutz nutz..........

[sjolly1979]

theres only one mike ashley!!

[bazadata]

I don't want to be pedantic, (I'm sorry I am) but isn't there a melody here and a whole load of musicians?

[gowilko]

Its cool how he took old scottish bagpipe tunes and put it on to guitar amazingly, Also he was born a scot and rasied a geordie not a bad mix id say

[raulp123]

And Hunagaryan descent :D. What a mix, but it turned out wonderful.

[timbohatter]

my all time favourite guitar piece. Absolutely perfect

[craigpei]

I stayed on West Coast of Scotland when Local Hero was shot there-- what a good time. Scenes were shot on Loch Morar where I had a boat, at Arisaig, Lochailort, et al. They hired a friend's beach for the scenes with the old man in the hut-- same beach btw that was used in filming of The Highlander. Lovesd it though when we found out Knopfler had done the theme music.

[SFFOOL76]

One of my favorite movies of all time, I first saw it as a young kid on t.v. and enjoyed simpleness of it. Plus the soundtrack is incredible also. That is incredible that they rented your friends beach for the ending scene.

[celticcrossrosaryuk]

Mark knopfler is a scotsman

[luvmedogjosie]

I agree mate, they are a classy band. As for the Newcastle connection, what's it matter? I'm a Cockney, and I lived there as a kid. I love the place, and the people. We're all English, and as we all know, our music is the BEST.

[rossiv6]

dire straits are fuckin class.

[Bouwhuusss]

awesome!!!

[jugga89]

This song is the oni good fing bout newcastle!

[grossotop]

alan sherer

[LaughingGravy3]

im a drummer with THE BALDY HOLLY BAND and being a geordie boy myself this track fills me with nothing but pride, it stands as one of the best guitar songs of all time, MARK you`re a genious buddy.

[dubliminal]

I know. Im originally a cockney and Im so proud of the way Denis and the back room boys have turned that tinkers shed around and given the goerdie pikeys something to be proud of. He loves that song and so do I. Your a bald fat spastic though. Im happy Buddy Holly died.

[grossotop]

newcastle alan sherer

[robjamesmait]

Newcastle United shouldn't come out to anything, they don't really deserve music the way they're playing!

[vicvk]

celestial

[FELIXjk007]

this is the music at our Newcastle Utd football club, when the boys come out to play a game they are wlcomed with this and it says it all really... local heroes!!

[dubliminal]

Yes I believe Denis Wise is a huge fan of this corker of a song.

[BladeRunner1990]

This is just faking perfection..

[fabioalibrandi]

Troppo bella! Mi fa provare delle emozioni che di rado provo!!!

[jamesvalentine1979]

I was four.

[1bigboy3472]

great song from a great film

[sapientino74]

BELLA CANZONE!!

[270ambrose]

Are the potatoes ready for digging up yet ?

[rezpatriot]

25 years ago . I was 2 years old.

[jackmcc91]

i was -9 lol

[BiffExploder]

i was aroung 0 hehehe

[chief78fu]

i was minus......

[vojtasjedyny]

God, I wish I was there. But I was four at that time...

[srytko]

I was three back then....

Funny to see the roadies are beginning to take away the mics before the song is finished!

[vojtasjedyny]

Good point. But why?

[johnhmeadows]

On the Brothers in Arms tour they used to do Local Hero at the end of the show and you can see the house lights come up and the roadies dismantle the show round them.... They played to the end as people exited the hall. Then they walked off stage. Dead cool

[ninr0d]

ja 3 ;)

[benmer1]

we had this as a soundtack 2 r weddin video... it was da icing on da cake

[t1m2r3v4]

AMAZING !!

[arvvaz89]

beatiful sax playing

[brianmayrules]

my mum knew terry williams when he was married to linda

[newjerseyattitude]

I've listened to this song at least 1000 times & it makes me tear up every time.

[corcodav]

one from the top drawer, one of my fav's. Makes me wish I was back in Ireland.....

[gwydiongoeqc]

I bet that if you made john illsley stand still, he would have a lot of trouble playing that bass

[Jalicata]

lmao

[111oooo]

Not only is this beautiful music played by my favourite guitarist, Local Hero is one of my favourite movies.

[robowen11]

who said white men in white trousers can't dance lol

[shellsybelle]

Gorgeous!

[wildmthyme]

Your videos' are beautiful man...i love this

[zappy40]

what a geordie he mustbe proud to be almost a scot

[aflatminor]

zappy, your comment was so funny, it made me burst out laughing and the missus looked at me strangely!!

this is my all time fave tune.....

john...

[cratefreek]

The Original Guitar Hero not home made shit

[EBP5]

woocashi you are fan of Robert Kubica(polonia)?this video "alchemy live Dire Straits" is in VHS original?or DVD,or download?mark knopfler N1

[woocashi]

i'm not a big fan of sport but...

is there something wrong if i am his fan?is he another Pole who is not liked in another countries?[sorry for bad english]

whatever,song remains the same