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Pon De Sexy

Silly banger by Dallas K. Shit goes way too hard. Pon de Sexy Bitch (David Guetta vs. Major Lazer) d

So Far Away - Dire Straits

Blurb: "So Far Away" is a 1985 rock song by Dire Straits. It appears on the album Brothers in Arms.

Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

Blurb: "Sultans of Swing" was the first single release of the British rock band Dire Straits. It wa

FRAMMENTI: Tunnel of love by Dire Straits

Tunnel of Love, grandissima canzone dei Dire Straits, composta da Mark Knopfler ed inserita negli

Dire Straits - First night in Melbourne (1983)

FESTIVAL HALL, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, MARCH, 19TH 1983 Really nice Audience recording of the first

Biography Dire Straits

Dire Straits were a British rock band, active between 1977 and 1995. The band was 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. 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 also 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. Throughout Dire Straits' career Mark Knopfler was the songwrite