ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: Jan 16, 2008 - 09:41 | |
wally42 wrote:This is one of the pieces of storytelling Mark has ever produced!
it certainly is.  |
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artmarcia
(Derby, KS) | | Posted: Dec 29, 2007 - 18:45 | |
stuntmandan wrote:"the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" would be a nice follow up song, lol
Yes it did--good call! |
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artmarcia
(Derby, KS) | | Posted: Dec 29, 2007 - 18:44 | |
mojoman wrote:Just an FYI: A Geordie is a person from the east side of England. They have impenetrable accents and are generally considered rubes.
Actually Northeast England I think, up by Durham. Yes--their accent is very hard to understand. |
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nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia) | | Posted: Dec 16, 2007 - 00:07 | |
(Contemporary) music just don't come no finer, friends........
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lattalo
(Beartooths) | | Posted: Nov 28, 2007 - 09:31 | |
My early ancestor sailed to Philadelphia from Ireland in the 1730's, this song always reminds me of what he must have gone through. Nice Bill!!!
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wally42
(Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | | Posted: Nov 28, 2007 - 09:30 | |
Paul_in_Australia wrote:
I think his motorbike accident must be to blame. He must have woken up listening to Richard Clayderman CDs and with a penchant for John Denver
This is one of the pieces of storytelling Mark has ever produced! What's wrong with you people, You probably hate Gordon Lightfoot too.
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tinybubbles
(missoula, montana) | | Posted: Nov 28, 2007 - 09:25 | |
I like it. James and Mark sound good together.
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Paul_in_Australia
(Melbourne) | | Posted: Nov 10, 2007 - 21:48 | |
al9009 wrote:RUBBISH.
What has happened to Mark Knopfler to make him turn out this turgid trash?
I think his motorbike accident must be to blame. He must have woken up listening to Richard Clayderman CDs and with a penchant for John Denver |
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high510
| | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 11:36 | |
pret-a-porter wrote:so if they're sailing, why is there an airplane on the cover art?
'cause you take a 777 to the U-S-A...
And you know... then "over to LA" :-) |
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stuntmandan
(Miles from sleeping, Ca.) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 11:34 | |
"the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" would be a nice follow up song, lol
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Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH) | | Posted: Oct 10, 2007 - 11:32 | |
QualityPie wrote:Huh. Been reading Pynchon's "Mason & Dixon" lately.
I'd swear this song is strongly influenced by the book.
Yes, it is. Knopfler said so in an NPR interview when the CD was released. |
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al9009
(Uttoxeter. England. Stoned! And loving it!) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 14:40 | |
RUBBISH.
What has happened to Mark Knopfler to make him turn out this turgid trash?
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themotion
(underwater) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 14:34 | |
I had never heard this before now ... "Wow" is all I have to say.  |
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biodiesel
(Somewhere in the deep blue) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 14:33 | |
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canoeist
(Bishop's Stortford, UK) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 14:31 | |
Splendid song - always really enjoyed this one
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Tagish_girl
(desperatley seeking hammock) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 14:31 | |
Oh for crying out loud. Another CD I have to go buy. Way too much I like on this one.
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Pyro
| | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 14:31 | |
This is a FINE collection of songs.
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swinghamer
(live music capital of the world) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 14:31 | |
Hearing James Taylor's voice in this song sure is a pleasant surprise...I like it!
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Verpeiler
(Düsseldorf, Germany) | | Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 14:29 | |
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drictor
(Victor, ID) | | Posted: Jul 25, 2007 - 17:22 | |
ploafmaster wrote:It doesn't happen often, but these lyrics gave me goosebumps.
Very nice song.
Two very fine musicians. |
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FlatCat
(Chicago) | | Posted: Jul 25, 2007 - 17:20 | |
Was ever the phrase "saccharine sweet" so apt? I'm as sensitive as the next guy, but this is a bit much.
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Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet) | | Posted: Jul 25, 2007 - 17:19 | |
Such a good duet by two greats, and I love the easy going sound with still the difference of opinion.
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johnny_h
(NW MT) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2007 - 18:10 | |
Obviously a very nice song... but 7.7 nice? I just don't know.
Also, how did this song not make it into Rocky VI?! :D
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jagdriver
(Auburn, CA) | | Posted: Jun 06, 2007 - 18:08 | |
mojoman wrote:Just an FYI: A Geordie is a person from the east side of England. They have impenetrable accents and are generally considered rubes. Eric Burdon is a Geordie. |
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highwindows
(UK) | | Posted: May 06, 2007 - 08:44 | |
Oh dear Mark. This is muzak isn't it??
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TimeWaster
| | Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 19:34 | |
I bought this album when it was released, and still listen to it regularly. I think the best track on the album is "Silvertown Blues".
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eisbaer_67
(Kula, Hawaii) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 19:03 | |
Mmh. Mark Knopfler - boring in a comforting way. Like a British TV show.
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QualityPie
(Rose City Til I Die) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 18:46 | |
QualityPie wrote:
Mmm . . . I'm ready to give Pynchon's "Mason & Dixon" another go.
I was sold on it, when it came out, by the jacket blurb promising
"ripped bodices, naval warfare, conspiracies erotic and political,
and major caffeine abuse."
Speaking of books about Mason & Dixon.
--A Portland yank in Vancouver, B.C.
Okay, now I'm reading it again, about a fourth of the way through,
and now I'm convinced the book provoked this song.
Similar points of emphasis in the themes,
ones beyond mere historickal record and blunt fact. |
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QualityPie
(Rose City Til I Die) | | Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 18:43 | |
Huh. Been reading Pynchon's "Mason & Dixon" lately.
I'd swear this song is strongly influenced by the book.
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pret-a-porter
(Kanadia) | | Posted: Mar 20, 2007 - 05:46 | |
so if they're sailing, why is there an airplane on the cover art?
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