Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love [live at old grey whistle test '1980]

Getting crazy on the waltzers but it's the life that I choose, yeah
Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tattoo
And I been riding on a ghost train where the cars they scream and slam
And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'll always tell you where I am

In a screaming ring of faces I seen her standing in the light
She had a ticket for the races, yeah, just like me she was a victim of the night
I put my hand upon the lever said let it rock and let it roll
I had a one arm bandit fever there was an arrow through my heart and my soul

And the big wheel keep on turning, neon burning up above
And I'm just high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love, yeah love

It's just a danger, and when you're riding at your own risk
She said you are the perfect stranger, she said baby just keep it like this
It's just a cakewalk twisting baby step right up and say
Hey mister give me two, give me two now, 'cause any two can play

And the big wheel keep on turning, neon burning up above
And I'm just high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love, oh oooh love

Well it's been money for muscle on a, another whirligig
Money for muscle and another girl I dig
Another hustle just to, just to make it big
And rockaway, rockaway, oooh rockaway, rockaway

And girl it looks so pretty to me like it always did
Oh Like the Spanish City to me when we were kids
Hey girl it looks so pretty to me like it always did
Oh Like the Spanish City to me when we were kids

Woh-la
Check it out

She took off a silver locket she said remember me by this
She put her hand in my pocket, I got a keepsake and a kiss
And in the roar of dust and diesel I stood and watched her walk away
I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay

And the big wheel keep on turning, neon burning up above
And I'm just high on this world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love, yeah love love
On the tunnel of love, oooh love love

And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades
Searching everywhere from steeplechase to palisades
In any shooting gallery where promises are made
To rockaway, rockaway, rockaway, rockaway
From Cullercoats and Whitley Bay out to rockaway

And girl it looks so pretty to me like it always did
Like the Spanish City to me when we were kids
Girl it looks so pretty to me like it always did
Like the Spanish City to me when we were kids

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Music

Tags:

• mark
• knopfler

[planetsolega]

the keyboard player wears purple jacket. there's a hand at 0:24 that holds the note. this hand wears open blue. WTF? well....it's the mystery man at 0:09

[kostyannovoselov]

@planetsolega

a kind of..

))

its technic of DS.. i think

[mrobe10s]

How is Dire Straits not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? They simply defy description. Knopfler's guitar play still gives me the chills after all these years!

[captaindillo]

heh never seen mark playing keys before

[blindriv3r]

@jOntzohr yeah his guitar is too low in the mix, but the guitar is a beautiful one, hadn't seen that specific one before...beautiful woodgrain on the fretboard, no dot inlay markers...

[MigueL80808]

@planetsolega: aahahahah

[Nikko1255]

There is a part in this song that kind of sounds like the ending of Bruce Springsteen-Racing in the streets, Now i know why.

[VirKiriTube]

One dislike...... person does not have a clue pfft!!!

[Ronbo710]

@planetsolega Wasn't it just a technician used to sustain that note that Mark started and allow him to get back to the front of the band? Just a guess . AWESOME Jam!! Love that punchy Music Man Bass!!

[Newsdoude]

The perfect rock song.

[myvishan]

@planetsolega that is mark's hand.

[irlandeseitaliana]

@planetsolega

ahahah :) just because mark needed to go to play the guitar!