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Papa_Smurf May 21, 2013 - 23:48	Now this song is just bad ass, I dont get any other response. [ Reply ]
Jazbo May 10, 2013 - 12:40	So nice to hear on this dreary, rainy day.....Thanks.... [ Reply ]
coyote620 Feb 05, 2013 - 13:07	Another daily dose of Mr. MTV. [ Reply ]
vaiodon Aug 11, 2012 - 08:51	Double de-clutching, hence the lyric about "heel and toe". The Beeb re-ran the Mark Knopfler bio/documentary, plus a great Jools Holland hosted live session, a couple of weeks ago. Magic stuff as he explained some of the influences to his songs. [ Reply ]
madaxeman Jun 09, 2012 - 05:41	nagsheadlocal wrote: "Crash box and lever" - priceless. As the owner of an antique British auto, I can attest there's a reason they call it the "gear selector" rather than a "shifter" - and you do have to lever it into gear at times. I love Knopfler's observations of his culture and the everyday people around him. I've never heard of it referred to as a gear selector over here - only gear lever. With those old crash boxes, timing the change has to be impeccable and you should double de-clutch for every change. Nice tune too. [ Reply ]
jkhandy Feb 24, 2012 - 15:51	Misterfixit wrote: Melody recycled from "Ghost Riders in the Sky" No, not really [ Reply ]
Proclivities Nov 11, 2011 - 07:32	Misterfixit wrote: Melody recycled from "Ghost Riders in the Sky" It is certainly reminiscent of that tune, but that melody's a lot older than "Ghost Riders..." Like "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye", "When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home", etc. Apparently, Mr. Knopfler seldom strays far from the "roots music" vein. [ Reply ]
nagsheadlocal Nov 11, 2011 - 07:29	"Crash box and lever" - priceless. As the owner of an antique British auto, I can attest there's a reason they call it the "gear selector" rather than a "shifter" - and you do have to lever it into gear at times. I love Knopfler's observations of his culture and the everyday people around him. [ Reply ]
MiracleDrug Oct 10, 2011 - 18:10	Byronape wrote: dave216j wrote: [ Reply ]
Byronape Aug 18, 2011 - 20:35	dave216j wrote: it amazes me to see how many details Mark Knopfler recalled to infuse his music with Or maybe Mark has the Google too? [ Reply ]
helgigermany Aug 08, 2011 - 22:22	Misterfixit wrote: Melody recycled from "Ghost Riders in the Sky" Yes! And nice to see you back on the RP Road again, my friend! [ Reply ]
Misterfixit Jul 18, 2011 - 11:41	Melody recycled from "Ghost Riders in the Sky" [ Reply ]
rdo Apr 14, 2011 - 14:58	ubuntourist wrote: Country Celtic? ;-) Fun. For a minute I was thinking Leo and Kate embracing on the Titanic. [ Reply ]
planet_lizard Feb 21, 2011 - 10:46	8 > 9 Great documentary on the beeb about Knopfler the other day. He even smiled a couple of times. [ Reply ]
fredriley Feb 18, 2011 - 05:27	imklammer wrote: C- , must study harder The Reiver was a model of truck manufactured by Albion Motors of Scotstoun, and their badge emblem was the rising sun. The reference to any badass angry thieves is indirect at best, and explains why the lyrics reference a truck driver and his truck, as in: Three hundred thousand on the clock and plenty more to go Crash box and lever, she needs the heel and toe She's not too cold in winter but she cooks me in the heat I'm a six foot driver but you can adjust the seat etc, etc See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_Motors Brilliant! Thanks very much for that. It's so like Knopfler to write so lyrically and movingly about such mundane things. He could sing about a phone directory and have tears in listeneners eyes. A master of songwriting and the guitar, whom I'm only really appreciating now that I've heard his non-chart stuff on RP. This is a fine album, right enough, and very influenced by Scottish musical styles and instruments. The song about the ship going to its graveyard is particularly moving. [ Reply ]
dave216j Jan 18, 2011 - 00:22	Baby_M wrote: More about the truck here . Thanks, this is a fantastic page - it amazes me to see how many details Mark Knopfler recalled to infuse his music with, it's really rich story-telling to be able to generate so much care, thought, and nostalgia for such a specific physical piece and moment in time, and reading the page brought that to better light. [ Reply ]
otaznick Jan 18, 2011 - 00:08	This is good country. ${#Devil_pimp}$ [ Reply ]
dave216j Jan 18, 2011 - 00:07	Baby_M wrote: More about the truck here . Thanks, this is a fantastic page - it amazes me to see how many details Mark Knopfler recalled to infuse his music with, it's really rich story-telling to be able to generate so much care, thought, and nostalgia for such a specific physical piece and moment in time, and reading the page brought that to better light. [ Reply ]
Baby_M Jan 10, 2011 - 12:25	Baby_M wrote: More about the truck here . [ Reply ]
khw77 Dec 31, 2010 - 14:13	Love the flute! [ Reply ]