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On the Night: Encores
4 songs

Sultans of Swing: Deluxe Sound & Vision
22 songs

Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
22 songs

On the Night [Video]
13 songs

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
16 songs

Live at the BBC
8 songs

On the Night
10 songs

Communiqué
9 songs

On Every Street
12 songs

Money for Nothing
12 songs

Brothers in Arms
18 songs

Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
19 songs

Love Over Gold
5 songs

Making Movies
7 songs

Dire Straits
9 songs

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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 songwriter and also the driving force behind the group. The band's best-known songs include "Sultans of Swing", "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love", "Telegraph Road", "Private Investigations", "Money for Nothing", "Walk of Life", "So Far Away", "Brothers in Arms" and "Calling Elvis".

Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler have sold in excess of 120 million albums to date.

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Money for Nothing
Money for Nothing

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Sultans of Swing
Money for Nothing

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Brothers in Arms
Money for Nothing

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Romeo and Juliet
Money for Nothing

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Walk of Life
Money for Nothing

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So Far Away
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

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Tunnel of Love
Money for Nothing

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Why Worry
Brothers in Arms

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Private Investigations
Money for Nothing

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Your Latest Trick
On the Night

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Telegraph Road
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

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On Every Street
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

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Once upon a Time in the West
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

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Money for Nothing [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus Live Disc]

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Heavy Fuel
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

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Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

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Lady Writer
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

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Down to the Waterline
Money for Nothing

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Man's Too Strong
Brothers in Arms

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Solid Rock
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

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Ride Across the River
Brothers in Arms

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Hand in Hand
Dire Straits/Making Movies

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Ticket to Heaven
On Every Street

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Industrial Disease
Love Over Gold

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Two Young Lovers
Twisting by the Pool

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Going Home [Instrumental]
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Canada Single Disc]

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Love Over Gold
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

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When It Comes to You
On Every Street

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Bug
On Every Street

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Boom, Like That
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

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Skateaway
Dire Straits/Making Movies

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Twisting by the Pool
Twisting by the Pool

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Calling Elvis
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

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Expresso Love
Dire Straits/Making Movies

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All the Roadrunning
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

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Water of Love
Dire Straits

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Going Home (Theme from The Local Hero)
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

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Local Hero/Wild Theme [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

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Fade to Black
On Every Street

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Portobello Belle
Communiqué

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News
Communiqué

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Why Aye Man
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Canada Single Disc]

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Six Blade Knife
Dire Straits

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Angel of Mercy
Communiqué

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Planet of New Orleans
On Every Street

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What It Is
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Canada Single Disc]

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Your Latest Trick [DVD]
On the Night [Video]

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Money for Nothing [DVD]
Sultans of Swing [Video]

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Wild West End
Dire Straits

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Darling Pretty
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Canada]

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In the Gallery
Dire Straits

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Boys
Making Movies

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Sultans of Swing [DVD]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Follow Me Home
Communiqué

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Brother's in Arms [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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Money for Nothing [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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Iron Hand
On Every Street

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Sultans of Swing [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus Live Disc]

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One World
Brothers in Arms

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Walk of Life [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus Live Disc]

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Man's Too Strong [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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Why Worry [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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So Far Away [DVD]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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You and Your Friend [DVD]
On the Night [Video]

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Setting Me Up
Dire Straits

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Last Exit [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Lions
Dire Straits/Making Movies

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It Never Rains
Love Over Gold

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Your Latest Trick [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Love Over Gold [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

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Southbound Again
Dire Straits

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Trawlerman's Song
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Canada]

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The Man's Too Strong
Brothers in Arms

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Romeo and Juliet [DVD]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Ride Across the River [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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Sailing to Philadelphia
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

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Portobello Belle [Live]
Money for Nothing

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Local Hero - Wild Theme [DVD]
On the Night [Video]

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Communiqué
Communiqué

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Local Hero-Wild Theme [DVD][Live]
Sultans of Swing [Video]

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Long Road (Theme from Cal)
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

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How Long
On Every Street

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One World [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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So Far Away [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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Local Hero - Wild Theme
On the Night: Encores

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Brothers in Arms [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus Live Disc]

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Romeo and Juliet [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus Live Disc]

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Last Exit to Brooklyn [Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus Live Disc]

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Love Over Gold [DVD][Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Walk of Life [DVD]
Sultans of Swing [Video]

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My Parties
On Every Street

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Solid Rock [DVD]
On the Night [Video]

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Your Latest Trick [DVD][Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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On Every Street [DVD]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Heavy Fuel [DVD]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Private Investigations [DVD]
Sultans of Swing [Video]

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Your Latest Trick [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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Walk of Life [5.1 DVD Audio]
Brothers in Arms [DualDisc]

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Brothers in Arms [DVD]
On the Night [Video]

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Going Home (Theme from the Local Hero) [Instrumental]
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Canada]

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Cannibals [Stereo]
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Sound & Vision]

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On Every Street [Multimedia Track]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Romeo and Juliet [Multimedia Track]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Local Hero/Wild Theme [DVD][Live]
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits [Bonus DVD]

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Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero [Stereo]
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Sound & Vision]

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If I Had You
Twisting by the Pool

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Brothers in Arms [Stereo]
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Sound & Vision]

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Lady Writer [DVD]
Sultans of Swing [Video]

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Je Suis Desole [Stereo]
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler [Sound & Vision]



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