Dire Straits - The Mans Too Strong (Wembley Arena)

Dire Straits plays "The Mans Too Strong" at Wembley Arena. From the Brothers in Arms tour.

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Music

Tags:

• Dire
• Straits
• Mark
• Knopfler
• Brothers
• in
• Arms
• The
• Mans
• Too
• Strong
• Wembley
• 1985

[superschirpi]

the most underated song of Dire Straits!

[EyeShotFirst1]

I love Mark Knopfler. He is a damn good guitarist, a great singer, an amazing songwriter, and a stand up guy. Probably the biggest musical influence on me.

[inonlysevendays]

We really do need a BluRay release of this concert. Live in 85!

[cbl1948]

How many guitarists and composers can even begin to reach the level at which Mark plays his guitar, writes his lyrics, and does it ALL making it as easy as hell??!! That's the unmistakable sign of the true "greats" or "geniuses" in any (creative or other) field. They make the most amazing abilities seem like they're not even difficult or hard at all. How could 11 people has really listened to the guitar playing and lyrics of this song and come away not just amazed, but disappointed or ?

[tonyhawks712]

@artfuldodger2809 Do you remember Tariq Aziz? He was the "mouthpiece" of Saddam Hussein who was eventually imprisoned. This song makes me think of him - a guy who went along with whatever Saddam said, no matter how brutal. Whether he did it for power, or out of fear of crossing Saddam, this song is about how a man like Aziz finds a last bit of conscience at the end and regrets his part in helping a cruel man maintain power.

[pakitovillanueva]

mark knopfler god of guitar

[PaulC39]

@superschirpi Yeah I have to agree.:-)

[artfuldodger2809]

whats the song about ??? I am not sure its about wars though....

[JPStrikesBack]

I would NEVER have thought of this topic, war crimes, as the subject of a song, but Mark pulls it off.... Much appreciated....

[MrPhotodoc]

I think that Mark Knopfler was a drummer in a past life...

[magicelliotth]

@avidbookreader Hiya,

Welcome mate. Always happy to share my geeky knowledge of Knopfler and co with anyone.

[avidbookreader]

@magicelliotth Hi, thank you for telling me. Now thinking hard I seem to vaguely recall that I once saw him play a song with a pick, in one of the more recent videos, I think, I just don't remember which. Apparently I haven't done too much digging with "So Far Away", not as much as I have done with Sutans of Swing, Telegraph Road and Tunnel of Love. The live versions of SOA I know (and love immensely) are all from Dire Straits' BiA tour. I'll do some more digging later today. Thanks again.:)