Mark Knopfler - Why Aye Man [WDR 29-09-09]

[DestructoMonkey]

Guardsman Bob brought me here

[28spuk]

amazing song.love it .mark is the best

[mcwinker]

Mark Knopfler isn't even a geordie he's a Jock from Glasgow

[michelkempin1995xd]

he can sing as good as for 10 years :D

[withnail555]

If Knopfler played a gig incorporating all his truly great songs, it'd last about 4 days.

[MrFenienbasher]

At the end of the day mark knopfler is a scot <3

[XE521]

@MrFenienbasher

Cos he born in glasgow doesn't make him a Scot. Half Hungarian, half English.

Cliff Richards was born in India, but he ain't no Indian.

[LivingOutOfTimeBand]

@XE521 Richard.

[LivingOutOfTimeBand]

@MrFenienbasher No he isn't he is a Geordie.

[J4KM4RCH]

He makes me glad to be from newcastle

[aprithvi]

Mark Knopfler rocks!!!

[arbeia76]

Wey is makem for who.

[hiho59ish]

@arbeia76 no its wee......lol.....honest.......­.

[salahazzouz]

when he shifted to a new direction after the D Straits era I thought success would slip

away I must admit I made a big mistake the man is much mature now the songs are pearls I heard him in an interview that songs take years to finish & that he's not interested in material success so long MARK

[smashingpumpkin1986]

This is the song from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet...

[armaghlad94]

Legend

[mickncasey]

Whey Aye, Man! Is the Local Dialect, I am not a Geordie and I know that, I have an American cousin who thinks that she speaks English better then I do, and I am from York.

How right people can be!!!!!

[Superedit]

Effing Awesome! Thanks for posting - great performance.

[toughster123]

haha im from sudnerland and we sometime use the saying "Why aye man", bt we normally just say "Aye" or "Whey aye" bt yer its just northern slang for yes lol

[Howardsend88]

@toughster123 is sudnerland also slang for sunderland!

[Kellagroupofficial]

I love this song!

[shinglehillclimber88]

cool song

[fearboy10]

its a jordi slang for yes >>> newcastle man

[NicolaCappaiREGISTA]

why are man

[karlbosilev1]

what does it mean "why aye man"

[Adammm1992]

its basically used for "yes" in north east england, for example:

"you coming down the pub later?"

"why aye man!" :)

a few people say it where i come from but its more of a newcastle thing

[karlbosilev1]

thanks man

[Manjaa75]

@Adammm1992 Like "of course man" kinda? :-)

[GeordieNewcastle]

@Adammm1992 YES lol

[doorwayman]

@Adammm1992 It's more similar to "Alright." In north-west England, people say "Alright mate" as a greeting.

"You coming to the pub later?" "Why aye man" fits, but it can also be "Why aye man" as just a greeting.

"Why aye man!" "Why aye!"

Source: I'm a scot living in NorthWest England. :)

[CurlieCornflake]

yes

[LP4939]

another person to spell it wrong, its WEY aye man. and before you say im wrong, im not im a geordie, its my accent.

[DogSwede1]

But it's what Knopfler wrote.

[MarkyNova]

@LP4939 you could even argue "wei" aye man. but it certainly isn't why

[kleinebudde]

@LP4939 It's not spelled wrong, since that is the actual song's name. 

[arbeia76]

I`m a geordie and its Why aye man. Its pronounced wey aye by some not all.

[babson9394]

it's really not 'wey' aye man, it's written as 'why' aye man on every cd i've seen

[babson9394]

it's really not 'wey' aye man, it's why aye man. it's written as 'why' on all cd's i've seen, so actually, you are wrong

[twangbarfly]

@LP4939 Eh? Why/wey don't you drop Mark Knopfler a line and and pull him up on his writing skills? Oh and by the way, he grew up in Newcastle....

In any case, English is only our second language, so we're not all that bothered about what other people think Geordie expressions should look like in English :-)

[BD75SY]

@LP4939 its not wey wee wye or any other variation the words are "why aye man" it is a Northern colloquialism specifically from the region of Newcastle upon Tyne used as previosuly stated to mean: yes.

[RHCPfan458]

@LP4939 Says "Why Aye Man" on the CD cover so boviously its spelt "Why" on purpoese.

[iamsasquatch1]

@RHCPfan458 he's singing it wey aye man

[noushitaisa]

@LP4939 You are not a Geordie >> therefore you are wrong... This is a Geordie song!

[burnzy1986]

i am a geordie and when people say its why eye man it annoys me too lol it just sounds so fake

[LivingOutOfTimeBand]

@burnzy1986 Are you a real Geordie though from the ship building era? Newcastle today bears little resemblence to the true Newcastle and things change, the young people from Liverpool sound nothing like the Beatles.

[floofynut]

@LivingOutOfTimeBand I can assure ye, there are plenty o' Geordies still around ;)

[LivingOutOfTimeBand]

@LP4939 Its WHY AYE Mark should know.

[connororrstu]

@LP4939 - im a geordie too, its why aye man, i can assure you. oh and great song btw, this man is one of my main inspirations, thakns to this song i learned the guitar, and can play quite well now, top stuff!!

[LennyLeonard85]

Thanks again for uploading! :-) Always a pleasure to watch or listen to whole Knopfler/Dire Straits shows on YouTube.

[creeker90]

I was there! Only 200 people in the audience, it was amazing. And the radio-recording has an incredible quality also.

[jebas1322]

he play sultans ?

[creeker90]

no, he mainly played songs from his solo releases. marbletown was the only dire straits track.

[DogSwede1]

Isn't Marbletown his own?

[creeker90]

sorry, meant why worry... sure, marbletown is one of his solo songs.

[Ferry72]

Why worry was the only DS track ;-)

[jebas1322]

do you think he'll play more dire straits on his main tour im going to the one in dublin =]

[creeker90]

I don't know, but I think he will play more of his own songs than of the dire straits tunes. He seemed very comfortable with this relaxed, folky atmosphere.

[Ferry72]

Yes, he always plays DS tunes. Mostly the same tunes like R and J, SOS, Telegraphroad, BIA etc.

[jagandme]

Absolutely love this tune, the man is talent personified. Once again DogSwede 1 you hone in on the best tunes and a decent format to watch with them, Thanks for the posting, Jim H.P.H.

[AnupamBarve]

Agreed! But where did this concert take place? How didnt I know about this one?

[DogSwede1]

In WDR2 studios in Germany.

[fenderfan271]

This is the best version of this song I've heard Mark Knopfler do. Its Much more energetic than the record.

[Superedit]

@fenderfan271 as Neil Young says, "Live music are better!"