Dire Straits - Love Over Gold

Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed by Mark Knopfler (vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion), and managed by Ed Bicknell, active between 1977 and 1995. Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock was at the forefront, Dire Straits played a more conventional style, albeit with a stripped-down sound that appealed to audiences weary of the overproduced stadium rock of the 1970s. In their early days, Mark and David requested that pub owners turn down their sound so that patrons could converse while the band played, an indication of their unassuming demeanor. Despite this oddly self-effacing approach to rock and roll, Dire Straits soon became hugely successful, with their first album going multi-platinum globally.
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You walk out on the high wire
You're dancer on thin ice
You pay no heed to the danger
And less to advice
Your footsteps are forbidden
But with knowledge of your sin
You throw your love to all the strangers
And caution to the wind

And you go dancing through doorways
Just to see what you will find
Leaving nothing to interfere
With the crazy balance of your mind
And when you finally reappear
At the place where you came in
You've thrown your love to all the strangers
And caution to the wind

It takes love over gold
And mind over matter
To do what you do that you must
When the things that you hold
Can fall and be shattered
Or run through your fingers like dust

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[rumelan]

the first 45 seconds of this song are just breathtaking... :)

[Mark3164]

This song score on so many levels but the overlooked delight in this song is John Ilsley's bass part which is so restrained and then soars at 4:44 just for a moment.

[kasper88881]

I think the last tunes are just beautiful .. from 5:45 -

[CarnagedMegatron]

@suchy1974 :Yes Private Dancer should echo in your mind, as Private Dancer was inspired by this song, and Mark Knopfler of this band is the composer of Tina Turners Private Dancer!!:D

[concretejungleee]

so sweet

[henriquenunespinto]

Musica da minha juventude...passaram seculos, demasiadas recordações...

[InselBen]

Pure goosebumbs

[suchy1974]

Private Dancer... echoing in my head...

[donutden]

why oh why did this amazing band do commercial shite like men at work!!

[tyrone26e]

the audio qulity of these recordings is just brilliant

[0202federn]

genial