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Showing posts with label Mark Knopfler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark Knopfler. Show all posts
Saturday, May 30, 2020
#293 – GOING HOME (Theme from “Local Hero”) – Mark Knopfler - 4/4/2019
This tune is an almost perfect marriage of tone and
sentiment – if you’ve seen “Local Hero” you’ll know why it encapsulates the
film perfectly. If you haven’t heard it before, check it out. You’ll also know
why it sums up my sentiments perfectly at the prospect of moving. Sadly sweet
to start, yet joyous and exciting at its finish.
Friday, May 29, 2020
#2032 – SONG FOR SONNY LISTON – Mark Knopfler - 2/25/2020
On February 25, 1964, 22-year-old Cassius Clay shocks the
odds-makers by dethroning world heavyweight boxing champ Sonny Liston in a
seventh-round technical knockout.
Although this bout marked the end of Liston’s ascendency and
would be a chapter in the legend of Muhammad Ali, it seemed like a good
opportunity to show off the songwriting chops of Mark Knopfler. This tale of
Sonny Liston – warts and all - comes from one of Knopfler’s fine post-Dire
Straits releases, “Shangri La”.
#2065 – ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST – Dire Straits - 2/9/2020
The Wild, Wild West. Friday nights. Channel 3. My favorite
show growing up as a kid in 1965, even though I always liked Artemus Gordon
better (he did voices you understand) thanks for the thrills James West. R.I.P.
Robert Conrad. No one will ever confuse you with Laurence Olivier, but I was
one 7 year old kid who sure did love those shows.
1979
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
SHOOTIN’ FOR THE MOON – Sonny Landreth
#1999 – SHOOTIN’ FOR THE MOON – 10/18/2019
Every once in a while you’ll pick up a new sound from an
abnormal source. Such is the case with me and Sonny Landreth. I was channel
surfing one night and Entertainment Tonight (of all programs) was highlighting
Sonny’s then recent 1995 release “South of I-10”. I’ve been hooked ever since. Sonny’s
killer slide playing is the standout on this tune, but it also features
background vocals by one Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits. Knopfler has been a fan
of Sonny’s since his involvement with this tune recording with him on 3
subsequent occasions. Sonny is a slide master from Louisiana
1995
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