By Steve Newton
I thought long and hard about making the subtly captivating “Brothers in Arms” #1, but then the sheer joy of “Sultans of Swing” won me over again, just like it did back in ’78.
20. “Water of Love” (Dire Straits, 1978)
19. “Money for Nothing” (Brothers in Arms, 1985)
18. “Six Blade Knife” (Dire Straits, 1978)
17. “Walk of Life” (Brothers in Arms, 1985)
16. “Single Handed Sailor” (Communiqué, 1979)
15. “Where Do You Think You’re Going?” (Communiqué, 1979)
14. “Tunnel of Love” (Making Movies, 1980)
13. “Once Upon a Time in the West” (Communiqué, 1979)
12. “Expresso Love” (Making Movies, 1980)
11. “One World” (Brothers in Arms, 1985)
10. “Telegraph Road” (Love Over Gold, 1982)
9. “Down to the Waterline” (Dire Straits, 1978)
8. “Twisting By the Pool” (ExtendedanceEPlay, 1983)
7. “So Far Away” (Brothers in Arms, 1985)
6. “Lions” (Dire Straits, 1978)
5. “Skateaway” (Making Movies, 1980)
4. “Your Latest Trick” (Brothers in Arms, 1985)
3. “Lady Writer” (Communiqué, 1979)
2. “Brothers in Arms” (Brothers in Arms, 1985)
1. “Sultans of Swing” (Dire Straits, 1978)
To read my 1985 review of Dire Straits in concert during the Brothers in Arms Tour go here.
Good list but I would have had “Industrial Disease” on it.
So I’m guessing you Never heard the song Romeo and Juliet? Fair enough it’s your list but how could you pick 20 Dire Straits songs and not include thus gem.