Way way past incredible. This man is pure genius. I really don't think I'm alone in saying, his music grabs every fibre of my body and soul. A musical master.
A very emotional Song, perfectly composed by one of the best composers/musicians of all time! Thank you so much Mark Knopfler that you have written such a profound,meaningful song of humanity…..peace,love and compassion what we need and no more Wars!❤❤❤☮️☮️☮️
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. And, there's, likely, no better demonstration of Mr. Knopfler's feel, tone and brilliance. Heartbreakingly beautiful.
Mark and David Gilmore are two of the finest musicians to ever walk this earth. Could listen to either one all day long. Each has their unique way of guitar playing and singing
Why are my eyes wet, what is this lump in my throat??, my heart is swelling, if this wonderful music doesn't move you to contemplate the meaning of life and why we are here, you have no soul!!. Thank you MK and this wonderful band of players. Just sublime.
Mark Knopler is the Shakespeare of our day Everyman has to die he sings and time stands still ‘ the mans to strong’ i say as I listen to brothers in arms live at the Albert hall at 5.00am in this gonna be thunderous day
@@frenchyman77 Every guitarist is influenced by someone. I was referring to the song, which in my opinion is better than anything written or performed by JJ Cale.
I want The Long Road from the Cal soundtrack CD to be played at my passing. I request it when I feel it's appropriate at friends funerals sometimes. Not often but a couple times I have. It's Top Shelf to be sure ! Check it out if you are not Familiar with it..... The entire CD is one of my Favorites ! Love Knopfler. May he live long.....
my dad was too tuff and hurt to hug or kiss us so he played us music to show us he loved us and this song was his warmest hug.. his gone now i lost him as a young man but this song makes his hug live on.. thanks and god bless
He was too hurt inside. God bless you and your siblings, we all have so many scares. Fortunately for us we can talk ...they were forbidden...God love us all
I listen to Mark play this every Veterans Day and I cry. Not just because its a beautiful song but because of all the friends I've lost and those who've passed before me who give the ultimate. I miss you all.
As an ex serviceman, this song always makes me cry.... 10 operational tours and it’s only this song that causes me to break down.... rest well my brothers.
My dad died Wednesday, and this song just reminds me of him, he died after a life long fight with alcoholism, he is finally at peace free of that affliction. The lyrics aren't of war but a inner war with addiction and hurting those who loved him I love you dad x
At 5:14 and many other places he also made that guitar cringe, your tripping if you think this was good guitar playing, Knopfler isn't even 10% the guitarist he was. I'm not hating, he's my favourite guitarist, but this is god awful.
@@rockywaters9592 I agree this isn’t his greatest performance but he’s 71 years old and it’s the way he plays with such raw emotion that makes it amazing to me
Many years ago, I was a high school teacher in a very small town. We were going over World War 1. I played this song on the final day of the unit. Normally the class was loud and chatty - just like normal sophomores. I remember that I had a teacher's aide, a very nice woman in her 30's who was very interested in this era and my approach to teaching this. At the end of the song, you could have heard a pin drop in the class. Dead quiet. The aide had tears streaming down her face. I will never forget this. War is a terrible thing in the human condition. This song brings that to light. Thank you.
Firstly, don’t take this as a rebuttal of how you and everyone (mostly) view the song. I come from a Quaker family and my grandfather was a conscientious objector on an ambulance train during WW1. His only regret? Not being a combatant in the war…. As Quakers we absorb the blame for not volunteering (and ignore) doesn’t matter it’s a conscious decision. The regret my grandfather had is different and challenging to reconcile with today’s narrative. Nonetheless, I still feel in a conscious, and probably subconscious way, that his view albeit without context has merit. In biblical terms turn the other other cheek until your fellow humans suffer disproportionately as a result.
Work like this is up there with the classical great masters. Johann and Ludwig would have loved this. I think Dire Straits works will last just as well.
As a former Royal Marine i only come to this song as little as i can. A rum, whisky or with a coffee/tea. It hurts, burns and enables you to reflect as well as cry. For your veterans its good to cry. Love you x
My brother is dying of cancer at the moment, and I can’t visit him and hold him like I want to so bad. As a veteran this record always tugged the heart strings, and at the moment is just helping out with that. Keep safe people In this shitty time.
@@donaldlyons537 I had Sinatras "I did it my Way" on mine. Perhaps the three of us could have a beer together discussing music as pretty much nothing else seems to matter by now ;-)
My beloved father sent me this to listen to a couple of months ago, he died 2 days ago and I cannot believe I lost him. The pain is unbearable, I was his little girl. Oh dad I'm so sorry, you were only 59. Rest easy and may you be in peace, blessed with an eternity of music like this. I can't wait to see you again and hold you in my arms like I should have done so, so much more when you were still here. To all of you out there, don't take your old man for granted. Show him you love him now that it's still possible. I love you daddy 😭💔
You got me. Choked up. And I'm a dad. My little girl is in another country for 20 years now.. Oh well. RIP to your father and commiserations to you Jolene
During the Rwanda massacres I was a guide leader at Ruislip Baptist church and we played this whilst the guides acted out the devastation of losing their families and homes. The whole congregation was in tears. Thank you Mark for so much.
I want the original played at mine. And they had better play the full album version, and not one of the shortened versions, like on ones on some of their greatest hits completions, or I'm going to come back to life and go after everyone's brains.
Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from ya'll. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗.
A perfect example of less is more, I suppose it comes down to taste but for me Mr Knopfler is one of the most outstanding musicians of our time. Beautiful song.
It's the economy of movement that sets him apart, he can still put so much emotion into his playing with so little apparent effort. You see other guitarist try to play like this and their bends and vibrato send the guitar stock all over the place, his guitar barely moves (nor does his right hand). It is truly masterful.
I'm born in 1964, first i saw him in Frankfurt Germany in 1980, 16 years old, then 19... ans 20... and still unbelievable...Just like and love Himmel and will be there whereever their is a chance to
@@peterditscher9317 lucky I was born 1966 here in Australia. My dad got all the records before they were in the store because he had contacts in the music industry. Fell in love with Mark and the band before most people here had heard of them.
This just popped up in my feed. One of my favorite tunes from that album. Heard it a million times. Now, with war raging in Ukraine, there's a whole new weight and presence to this song. And I'm weeping like a baby for those souls who've lost their lives defending their homes. Praying for peace.
I had the exact same thought brother, it would be fantastic to get this to no 1 , with the proceeds going to the displaced people of Ukraine, glory to Ukraine !
Война вна Украине которую заметили только сейчас началась восемь лет назад и начал её Турчинов. А продолжили Порошенко и Зеленский. И Россия её закончит.
Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from ya'll. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗.
Pure ermotion ...Mark's totally taken in a tearful interpretation that seems to show his heart bleeding.... i adoore this song ... thanks, Mark, for sharing with us your emotions your talent your life... 💝
Listened to this for 33 year's. Playing on my brother's funeral, this coming Monday. R.I.P. SCOT PAUL GRIFFITHS.🔥💚🙏☝️🙏💚🔥 :INLAKESH PEOPLE. THANK YOU MARK KNOFLER.
Wayne, so very sorry about your brother - what a beautiful song as a send off to play at his funeral. I lost my brother less than a month ago. He was the best friend I have ever known. I miss him. Somehow these poignant songs bring me comfort. Peace to you. -John
This song brings so much emotion to so many people. If it was the only thing this man had ever done, he could be satisfied that he had made such a positive contribution to mankind. Fortunately, he has blessed us with so much more of his gifted talent.
I served in the Argentine Air Force. This is the best anthem for everyone and every soldier in the world. The color of the flag does not matter, only the memory of their relatives , friends and the tears with which I accompany each time I hear this beautiful song
You will all have to excuse me a while, some dust seems to be in my eye...... Just explain to me how a man with a guitar can stir so many emotions in just a matter of minutes? Yet I feel better for it? Genuinely, thank you Mark.
Raf 3561 this song and his playing has been with me for years especially since the bad days back in the 70s as a soldier in Northern Ireland where this was played at many funerals and still is for many veterans. I have been lucky enough to see some of the greatest players ever and only managed to see Mark once, but he is awesome. I missed seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn by a couple of weeks due to his demise and wont bore you with the others but this guy wow
@@peterdockerty8077 I was lucky enough to see both Mark (with Dire Straits) and Stevie Ray on the same bill in 1985. It doesn't get a whole lot better than that.
Hi Raf3561, same for me; Even if I listened to the many versions of this song hundreds of times. Still so emotional. And live at the 2019 concert (Antverp/Belgium) was a timeless moment
If you grew up through the 70's and 80's..regardless of where you were born and regardless of your religious circumstances, we all remember the bands that touched our soul..be kind and be respectful...X
I'm the son of a WW2 Normandy Veteran Joseph Grace holder of the military medal for bravery 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Sadly killed on the coal face at Manton Colliery Worksop aged 37 year's ❤️
i have seen Mark and the band in Prato in the summer 1983 .....and i remember any moments of your perfomance...thank Mr Knopfler you are a giant of modern music
I’m an Air Force Veteran and I spent 2 years 10 months and 26 days in Vietnam! I have been back to Vietnam three times in the last 10 years! Vietnam is an amazing place today! Everyone I met was as friendly as anyone I would meet in my hometown! I now consider Vietnamese Veterans as my Brothers in Arms! I mourn for every life lost in all wars!
Respect to you from Britain. My uncle was Kia 17th April 1943. (RAF Volunteer Reserve Lancaster W4317 of 61 Sqn)He was 22. My grandad was a preacher and someone told him he’d have trouble preaching of the love of God. Grandad replied, ‘“it wasn’t the love of God that killed my son, it was the folly of men” Again respect to you and all veterans.
Thank you. For this post. For your service. For your profound humanity. Perhaps, some day, more people will be like you, and this world will be a better place. Be well.
Every time I hear this song, it takes me back to riding in the back of a UH-60 Blackhawk on a night mission over Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991. The song always revives such profound memories of my Brothers in Arms from the 6th Squadron 6th U.S. Cavalry. Once AirCav, always AirCav!
This chokes me up,my brother fought in the falklands,never came back,this song sums it up for me,he was 21 when he went,I was 15, I live it every day 😔
I pity all those Argentine teenagers who were sent into battle or who died on the Belgrano which was a war crime. Sorry to hear your brother was involved in this shameful episode in British history. May he rest in peace. Best wishes . . . . .
I had left regular service when the Falklands was on. Two old colleagues of mine lost their lives there. I was in 4 Para TA at the time and felt for those guys.
Ghoosebombs, everytime when i hear his Song Brother in Arms. I hear his music since i am 14. Now I am 52. And his Music and Guitar playing touch me. One of the greatest Artist since the 80'th for me
Mi piace pensare che, soprattutto col passare del tempo, questa canzone il mitico Mark non la canti neppure piu' per il pubblico che lo acclama ma veramente la canti per tutti i soldati di tutte le guerre nel Mondo! Grazie Mark!
He’s the only guitarist I know who plays all guitars the same; whether Strat, LP or acoustic he plays them all the same. Best guitarist alive if you ask me. I miss the 80s when we had such abundance of Talent and a concert was a once in a lifetime experience.
@Robert Cornwell why do we still have people saying this or that guitarist is the "best guitarist". Knopfler's unique and great, but there is no such thing as the greatest guitarist - they all have different styles and techniques.
This song was always played by me for my brother who I didn't get along with.Last October he died slowly from motor neuron disease. This is the first time I didn't cry,so maybe he's gone. Great song,great band.
This work of art is quite loaded with imagery and emotion, Pointed yet vague, dripping with character to the point of tears, we are fully involved in the mess and the drama.
When guys like Mark Knopfler eventually pass from this world, who out of the next generations is capable of replacing them? I can't think of anyone with even 1% of his talent.
@@zacharysizemore5694 Not soon but be realistic and think how many decades Mark has left to live. We will all die and I'm so happy to still see him and hear him playing amazingly and of course hope that he will be with us many many years
Sat here 41 years to the day since the end of the Falklands War. This song is so apt. Brothers in arms, “from the sea - freedom”. RIP those who did not return, you’ll never be forgotten.❤️🙏
One thing about Mark is that he has kept that incredible voice of his over the years and he's only gotten better and more refined. He is one incredible musician.
There are songs and again there are some songs and music, Brothers in Arms is one which will stand out in many years to come. Brothers in Arms is one. Not just a song, but one with meaning which I believe many of you reading this will either agree with or not. The first time I heard it mean so much, Now and as I grow older (68 now), I have lost a few of my old friends (my Brothers in Arms). Thank you Mr Knopfler, for writing some amazing songs over the years but this one stands out. Please don't give up your day job I have enjoyed listening to both Dire Straits and your solo albums, Thank you for the pleasure of being able to enjoy them.
Agree totally, check out Joan Baez version, the vocals are so beautiful. Also Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel is up there as one of theeeeee great songs of all time.
One of those rare humble artists that can go into a coffee shop and people won't even know it's him. How can you not adore this amazing artist and more importantly - amazing human being?
So true .. The problem is that kids nowadays dont appreciate the emotion that went into this music. This was the song of my youth along with Sultans and of course Goodnight Saigon(I'm aware its a different artist but still a great tune). happy days
I disagree with handful. Let’s see. Gallagher. Hendrix. Page. Cale. Buchanan. Blackmore. Elliot Randall of steely Dan, Angus Young, and loads more that others will add. George Benson. Les Paul. Joe Walsh, plz it’s endless.
My Dad served in the Falklands. The only time I saw him cry was listening to this song.
Greetings from Argentina❤
Worked with some ex servicemen. Absolutely wonderful men. They did too!
Mark, du bist einfach nur geil
No hay razón ni patria que justifique dar la vida por ella. Sin embargo que pasa cuando ves que tus hermanos si lo hacen?
@@juanmanuelgrandabergese1572 Danke. Liebe Grüße in die Welt aus Thüringen.
Mark knopfler The man who made the guitar cry, this song is a masterpiece 🎩
not only the guitar
Grandissima performance!capolavoro assoluto...😊🤗😍😘🎶🎸🎶💘💓💔💯💋🌅
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Way way past incredible. This man is pure genius. I really don't think I'm alone in saying, his music grabs every fibre of my body and soul. A musical master.
cannot say but yes! referring to my own brief comment up here
A very emotional Song, perfectly composed by one of the best composers/musicians of all time! Thank you so much Mark Knopfler that you have written such a profound,meaningful song of humanity…..peace,love and compassion what we need and no more Wars!❤❤❤☮️☮️☮️
I served as a Marine in Vietnam. 25 of my brothers have their name on the wall. Somewhere in Vietnam an old man is having the same thoughts I have.
thanks so much for your sacrafice. Peace be with you
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We're no longer on the two sides of the war so I wish you good health, Sir. [I'm Vietnamese.]
the thought of forgiveness (the enemy) is the only way to healing - it seems You have survived(?)
@@convit92 Many of my Brothers-in-Arms, and I, wish you well also. Trung úy 1967-68
And after near 40 years this is still a fine piece of art .
..and always will be
Mark's music is an important part of the soundtrack of my life. Incredibly beautiful ❤
Šo Man No War
Am. Not lost my frand in war sorry😢
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. And, there's, likely, no better demonstration of Mr. Knopfler's feel, tone and brilliance. Heartbreakingly beautiful.
It is terrifyingly beautiful indeed.
P 👍✨
Masterpiece
Best tune ever!!
Yes. And the voice of his guitar … 😭❤️
Mark and David Gilmore are two of the finest musicians to ever walk this earth. Could listen to either one all day long. Each has their unique way of guitar playing and singing
I would also consider Santana to be another unique and expressive guitarist. He has recorded with a huge variety of musicians and styles.
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My vote is to Mark. Just love the way he played the guitar. Sultans of Swing just simply beats them all
You’ve got my vote on that bro just love there music
The two best guitarists of all time. Telegraph Road and Comfortably Numb back to back is heaven to me...
As a former Royal Marine serving in NI, Iraq and Afghanistan. This song is so relevant
Fitting song to both the Rhodesian and South African Soldiers who gave their lives...through thick and thin,both black and white...Salute my brothers👊
Yep touch the long grass and remember.
Why are my eyes wet, what is this lump in my throat??, my heart is swelling, if this wonderful music doesn't move you to contemplate the meaning of life and why we are here, you have no soul!!. Thank you MK and this wonderful band of players. Just sublime.
...that's strange...me too...❤❤🇿🇦😭😭🙏
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In my opinion the only musical instrument that can talk and cry in the hands of a pro guitar player
After all, if the music doesn't move you in some way, on this strange 'walk of life' we are all on, then that really would be sad eh??!! Cheers all.
This gentleman is one of the best artist of our times. He deserves the admiration of the entire world. Long live Mr. KNOPFLER!
Couldn't agree more my friend
It's definitely time for Sir. Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopler is the Shakespeare of our day Everyman has to die he sings and time stands still ‘ the mans to strong’ i say as I listen to brothers in arms live at the Albert hall at 5.00am in this gonna be thunderous day
Unfortunately he wrote the walk of life . .jeez that was shite by anyones standards.
@@mnhyti You write shite yourself. Fair comment!
Knopfler is a genius. This song is one of the most important of the last 50 years.
THE most important 🙏
Agreed.
Great tune but why is it important??
Not a genius.His guitar style is inspired by JJ.Cale.
@@frenchyman77 Every guitarist is influenced by someone. I was referring to the song, which in my opinion is better than anything written or performed by JJ Cale.
I played this at my father’s funeral in 1985 and it still gives me the shivers even now 2022 😎
God rest his soul mate, brilliant song and a good choice. You did him proud with this one. Good man 🍻😎👍🏻
I want The Long Road from the Cal soundtrack CD to be played at my passing. I request it when I feel it's appropriate at friends funerals sometimes. Not often but a couple times I have. It's Top Shelf to be sure ! Check it out if you are not Familiar with it.....
The entire CD is one of my Favorites ! Love Knopfler. May he live long.....
It is a classic, great choice, condolences to you.
should never give you the shivers.....only good memories, why else would you play it then?🙏
Extra class simply perfekt
Mark Knopfler ist der musikalische Himmel auf Erden. Ich habe immer Tränen in den Augen, wenn ich diesen Song höre.
my dad was too tuff and hurt to hug or kiss us so he played us music to show us he loved us and this song was his warmest hug.. his gone now i lost him as a young man but this song makes his hug live on.. thanks and god bless
I’ve seen proper tough arsed veterans cry over this song. Brave and honourable to a man as well. A privilege to have worked with them!
He was too hurt inside. God bless you and your siblings, we all have so many scares. Fortunately for us we can talk ...they were forbidden...God love us all
I feel your lose
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live on!, god bless ya bro!
I listen to Mark play this every Veterans Day and I cry. Not just because its a beautiful song but because of all the friends I've lost and those who've passed before me who give the ultimate. I miss you all.
For a soldier a war never ends,- may this song help him on his march to heaven..
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One of the best pieces of music ever written.
😅
Those evenings when you realize that you are old, but you are also aware that awesomness is always timeless.
What a tune wish so many people understood what the lyrics mean 😢😢
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Was it about the Falklands war?
@Sam Pizna my wife once said to me “ just be thankful that you are” …..so profound……
So true Leonardo but what a privilege to be brought up in an era of such great music
Being old now is a fair trade for being young during the greatest time for popular music.
As an ex serviceman, this song always makes me cry.... 10 operational tours and it’s only this song that causes me to break down.... rest well my brothers.
Sort of says it all really.
Thank you for your service, too your Country.
Be at peace John Hughes.
@@chrisleonard5850 thank you Chris....
Thank you for your service.
I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.
His guitar playing sings the whole song!!!...Jesus ...I'm in tears listening to this!
My dad died Wednesday, and this song just reminds me of him, he died after a life long fight with alcoholism, he is finally at peace free of that affliction.
The lyrics aren't of war but a inner war with addiction and hurting those who loved him
I love you dad x
Bon courage de France
God bless him ❤
I’m so sorry💔
Very good analogy!!!! It is an inner WAR.
Understand what you're talking bout. I am on heroin since 40 years. Have the same feelings
Even at 71 he still makes that guitar cry man such a wonderful humble guy
Even a 41 men cry here too. You are not allone m8.....
maybe different memories............
talk about it .... best regards from the netherlands
Me to well done
What... the at 71 he should be crippled!!! You’ll get there Son.
At 5:14 and many other places he also made that guitar cringe, your tripping if you think this was good guitar playing, Knopfler isn't even 10% the guitarist he was. I'm not hating, he's my favourite guitarist, but this is god awful.
@@rockywaters9592 I agree this isn’t his greatest performance but he’s 71 years old and it’s the way he plays with such raw emotion that makes it amazing to me
What a show! Impeccable, arrangements, music and voice! Congratulations. May God keep him for many years! Brother. Beautiful song!🙏🙏🙏
I remember listening to Knopfler from 80’s to this day and the magic is always there.
Yup
Many years ago, I was a high school teacher in a very small town. We were going over World War 1. I played this song on the final day of the unit. Normally the class was loud and chatty - just like normal sophomores. I remember that I had a teacher's aide, a very nice woman in her 30's who was very interested in this era and my approach to teaching this. At the end of the song, you could have heard a pin drop in the class. Dead quiet. The aide had tears streaming down her face. I will never forget this. War is a terrible thing in the human condition. This song brings that to light. Thank you.
Playing this song at the end of the lesson likely taught those students something they'll never forget. For that, I thank you.
Thanks 👍
Firstly, don’t take this as a rebuttal of how you and everyone (mostly) view the song. I come from a Quaker family and my grandfather was a conscientious objector on an ambulance train during WW1. His only regret? Not being a combatant in the war…. As Quakers we absorb the blame for not volunteering (and ignore) doesn’t matter it’s a conscious decision. The regret my grandfather had is different and challenging to reconcile with today’s narrative. Nonetheless, I still feel in a conscious, and probably subconscious way, that his view albeit without context has merit. In biblical terms turn the other other cheek until your fellow humans suffer disproportionately as a result.
Unfortunately the power brokers who create wars for geed and power will never listen to these songs.
@@dannybruce4142 That's the truth.
No one plays guitar or writes songs like MK. Haunting, soulful, searing. Really, there are no words.
So true
Totally agree I love this guy.
absolutely !
The emotional connect I have with this song is unlike anything current music has to offer.
Staggering levels of talent. The man is a rock and roll legend. No…more than that; he is a musical genius. He is talent manifest in human form.
Вы совершенно правы! Я обожаю Марка! Он огромный талант!!!!!!
This ain't Rock 'n Roll. This is self indulgent crap. Puts me to sleep. Just wanted to see if he had learned a lesson. Seems he hasn't.
Work like this is up there with the classical great masters. Johann and Ludwig would have loved this. I think Dire Straits works will last just as well.
As a former Royal Marine i only come to this song as little as i can. A rum, whisky or with a coffee/tea. It hurts, burns and enables you to reflect as well as cry. For your veterans its good to cry. Love you x
Thank you for your service sir.
Thank you for your service sir!
Love you, brother
People like you are always in my heart god bless you ♥
Iam with you there , 18years with the UK army , feeling the pain every single day
My brother is dying of cancer at the moment, and I can’t visit him and hold him like I want to so bad. As a veteran this record always tugged the heart strings, and at the moment is just helping out with that. Keep safe people In this shitty time.
Stay strong, brother. Bug hug.
You and your family are in my prayers. God bless you from Patrick
Thank you for your service.
You and your family are now in my prayers. God bless you from Patrick
Yes I understand very well for having been there I lost my husband to this crap cancer ....., I am to Lille dans le Nord...
I had this played at my funeral two years ago and just pop back down here occasionally to listen to a little heavenly music.
Good one....lol. I had the Long Road played at mine. See ya in the future. Or the Pasture.....ha ! Be safe and watch your altitude !
@@donaldlyons537 I had Sinatras "I did it my Way" on mine.
Perhaps the three of us could have a beer together discussing music as pretty much nothing else seems to matter by now ;-)
... a part of you
will 💫
This guy is underrated remember this album as a young man and now approaching 60 the brilliance never dies . (Magical)
Underrated?? Mark Knopfler??
My beloved father sent me this to listen to a couple of months ago, he died 2 days ago and I cannot believe I lost him. The pain is unbearable, I was his little girl. Oh dad I'm so sorry, you were only 59. Rest easy and may you be in peace, blessed with an eternity of music like this. I can't wait to see you again and hold you in my arms like I should have done so, so much more when you were still here. To all of you out there, don't take your old man for granted. Show him you love him now that it's still possible. I love you daddy 😭💔
Wow
Commiserations. May your father fly high, until you meet again.
@@mariahewitt9787 Thank you so much for your kind words, needed to hear them right about now 💗
You got me. Choked up. And I'm a dad. My little girl is in another country for 20 years now.. Oh well. RIP to your father and commiserations to you Jolene
Toutes mes condoléances, vos mots m'ont beaucoup ému... ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
i just watch an old man laying in his soul... making all the world criyng... bless you sir Mark Knopfler..
For me this guy is up there with Gilmour May and Clapton. And his voice is wonderful!
Esatto the best
For me he just tops them because he plays fingerstyle and Im trying and its fkn hard 👍
May...??? No way.
Hes brilliant a legend hes on par with Clapton and hendrix it's brilliant to see
Simply put, the greatest guitarist , and artist off all time
One of the greatest. Please listen to Gary Moore.
RIP Gary Moore.
È il mio preferito vorrei tanto essere, 1/64di lui, ma c'è tanto da studiare,
I was there that night with my old man. Beautiful and haunting rendition by Knopfler. Legend .
@@mariahewitt9787 Loved Gary Moore but love Mark more, showing your age Maria. Always the people you grow up with mean the most i think. God bless.
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every year this song is played by Q107 here in Toronto at 11:00am on November 11th as a tribute to the fallen. what a powerful piece of music.
That Gibson is a thing of beauty, played by a legend.
@John J So true bro ,so true , awesome
Especially when Mark plays it
Hahaha 😅
That's true. An icon played by an icon.
During the Rwanda massacres I was a guide leader at Ruislip Baptist church and we played this whilst the guides acted out the devastation of losing their families and homes. The whole congregation was in tears. Thank you Mark for so much.
Песни на века. Шедевры. Спасибо Вам!
If this is not played at my funeral I'm going to get up and cause a scene.
I want the original played at mine. And they had better play the full album version, and not one of the shortened versions, like on ones on some of their greatest hits completions, or I'm going to come back to life and go after everyone's brains.
I agree
so we are two :-)
@@nbuehster and god says: we will take the full version.... over and out :-)
long live U .hahaha
“Brothers in Arms” should be played at ALL Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Agreed from here mate :)
DotarSojat most radio stations will play it on the day but it needs to be on 11.11.11
yesI so agree
check out the vid for the Falklands War with this, as upheld by Mark.
Parabéns te ouço desde 1978 .Grande banda , parabéns !
Сумасшедшая эпоха! 70е 80 е 90е года ! Я счастлив что пощупал,потрогал,прожил ее! Не по наслышке! Слезы на глазах! Такого никогда больше не будет!
Simply the most beautiful song ever written IMO. Love Mark Knopfler
Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from ya'll. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗.
Not beautiful, poignant, for my mates forever young.
Thanks I appreciate,do you have email let's chat over there
A perfect example of less is more, I suppose it comes down to taste but for me Mr Knopfler is one of the most outstanding musicians of our time. Beautiful song.
One of the top 3 guitar players of all time.
It's the economy of movement that sets him apart, he can still put so much emotion into his playing with so little apparent effort. You see other guitarist try to play like this and their bends and vibrato send the guitar stock all over the place, his guitar barely moves (nor does his right hand). It is truly masterful.
Ever. One of the most outstanding musicians ever.
100%
Couldn't agree more, my friend! What a legend Mr. Knopfler is! Beautiful lyrics, so utterly timeless...
Dire straits have played all the way through my life from boy to man. They'll most likely escort me to the grave. My soundtrack to humanity.
Well said stevie. Me too.
same here Bud love this track play it all the time its frickin awesome i grew up with Dire Straits im 52 now
Ditto
Wow amazingly put speaking same for a lot of us 👏
me also..
I love how each time is slightly different yet just as perfect and emotional as the others. He's just a phenomenon.
I'm born in 1964, first i saw him in Frankfurt Germany in 1980, 16 years old, then 19... ans 20... and still unbelievable...Just like and love Himmel and will be there whereever their is a chance to
@@peterditscher9317 lucky
I was born 1966 here in Australia. My dad got all the records before they were in the store because he had contacts in the music industry. Fell in love with Mark and the band before most people here had heard of them.
@@peterditscher9317 ge4cccrgieńs
Hands down!...one of the best .. if not the best guitar player the world has ever known!!!!
Still one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever written or performed.
best
Absolutely yes!
Ohhhh yes
The best comment on here 👍
Not really
Долгих лет жизни Марку, чтобы творил эту музыку для людей. Браво 👏👏👏❤️
"Let me bid you farewell...
...every man has to die."
The most powerfully perfect lyric in music IMHO.
This just popped up in my feed. One of my favorite tunes from that album. Heard it a million times. Now, with war raging in Ukraine, there's a whole new weight and presence to this song. And I'm weeping like a baby for those souls who've lost their lives defending their homes. Praying for peace.
I had the exact same thought brother, it would be fantastic to get this to no 1 , with the proceeds going to the displaced people of Ukraine, glory to Ukraine !
Война вна Украине которую заметили только сейчас началась восемь лет назад и начал её Турчинов. А продолжили Порошенко и Зеленский. И Россия её закончит.
Yeah it really hits you in yr feels...😢
The Russian and Ukrainians are "Brothers in Arms"....that's the point.
"War raging in Ukraine" - yep ethnic Russians have been killed in their thousands there for a long time. That's what you are referring to, I assume?
What a masterpiece. "We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms"
The man is a master on the guitar
Hello Kathy how are you doing?
Lol
Thanks for all the love and support. I am blown away by the love from ya'll. I know these are hard times but with love and faith we shall all see the light again 🥰❤️❤️. Love you 🤗.
Pure ermotion ...Mark's totally taken in a tearful interpretation that seems to show his heart bleeding.... i adoore this song ... thanks, Mark, for sharing with us your emotions your talent your life... 💝
Now this is a good audience recording!
Everything is there.
Listened to this for 33 year's. Playing on my brother's funeral, this coming Monday. R.I.P. SCOT PAUL GRIFFITHS.🔥💚🙏☝️🙏💚🔥
:INLAKESH PEOPLE.
THANK YOU MARK KNOFLER.
He.ll live forever with this classic ..all the best to you all
My cousin died yesterday and i find myself listening to this tonight. May your brother rest in peace.
@@adeyt205 and your cousin to. God bless you and yours. 🙏
@@carlocrolla7564 thank You
Wayne, so very sorry about your brother - what a beautiful song as a send off to play at his funeral. I lost my brother less than a month ago. He was the best friend I have ever known. I miss him. Somehow these poignant songs bring me comfort. Peace to you. -John
Mark Knöpfler‘s Guitar doesn’t make sound it creates emotions and transfers messages! He‘s outstanding!
From an 82 yr old man. Just magic!!
TV
exactly, it touches one´´ s skin itself so softly ,
@@nickcarter1102 Blimey, he would be pleased. Mark Knopfler is 71 as of 12 August this year (2020).
Knöpfler?
This song brings so much emotion to so many people. If it was the only thing this man had ever done, he could be satisfied that he had made such a positive contribution to mankind. Fortunately, he has blessed us with so much more of his gifted talent.
Only two words here: masterpiece from a master ❤️
perfect
I served in the Argentine Air Force. This is the best anthem for everyone and every soldier in the world. The color of the flag does not matter, only the memory of their relatives , friends and the tears with which I accompany each time I hear this beautiful song
I didnt realise that was what the song was to be, i just love it
Here we go….. stick your chest in
You are so right marcelo.... if only we all could just wise the fuck up !! One flag ... white with a dove of peace
@Sir John Bull Thanks!!. You will always be welcome and share a wine in Argentina, or an exquisite tea in England. Peace and blessings!!
@Sir John Bull that old chestnut
My name is Nives and I am Croatian this is our hymn in war in 90 's I lost too much friends RIP and I want to say that I love them very much
😢💙💜💚
😭😭😭😭
War- the most evil word in any language.....
@Leonidas 300 Pozdrav I tebi brate
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A wholly unique, different class of guitar musicianship unlike any other. A guitarist for the ages.
500раз спасибо за музыку. Послушаешь и все проблемы пофик! Людт давайте жить дружно!
You will all have to excuse me a while, some dust seems to be in my eye......
Just explain to me how a man with a guitar can stir so many emotions in just a matter of minutes? Yet I feel better for it?
Genuinely, thank you Mark.
Raf 3561 this song and his playing has been with me for years especially since the bad days back in the 70s as a soldier in Northern Ireland where this was played at many funerals and still is for many veterans.
I have been lucky enough to see some of the greatest players ever and only managed to see Mark once, but he is awesome. I missed seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn by a couple of weeks due to his demise and wont bore you with the others but this guy wow
@@peterdockerty8077 such things never bore me. Thanks for your reply - and service. 👍
My special regards to all for whom the music was created. Extra claps to the musician.
@@peterdockerty8077 I was lucky enough to see both Mark (with Dire Straits) and Stevie Ray on the same bill in 1985. It doesn't get a whole lot better than that.
Hi Raf3561, same for me; Even if I listened to the many versions of this song hundreds of times. Still so emotional. And live at the 2019 concert (Antverp/Belgium) was a timeless moment
If you grew up through the 70's and 80's..regardless of where you were born and regardless of your religious circumstances, we all remember the bands that touched our soul..be kind and be respectful...X
Respect from a old Belgium Paratrooper !!!
Oh yea..this was a theme when I was 8
I don't know anything about music, but this guy is stunning skills.
Very nice to see someone still comments on the basic things in few words for a huge amount of bitterness in our world today. Thank you for that.
@@evelyninman2442 for whites
My heart is laying on the ground. I don’t know how else to explain how moving this is.
I'm the son of a WW2 Normandy Veteran Joseph Grace holder of the military medal for bravery 🇬🇧🇬🇧 Sadly killed on the coal face at Manton Colliery Worksop aged 37 year's ❤️
i have seen Mark and the band in Prato in the summer 1983 .....and i remember any moments of your perfomance...thank Mr Knopfler you are a giant of modern music
I’m an Air Force Veteran and I spent 2 years 10 months and 26 days in Vietnam! I have been back to Vietnam three times in the last 10 years! Vietnam is an amazing place today! Everyone I met was as friendly as anyone I would meet in my hometown!
I now consider Vietnamese Veterans as my Brothers in Arms! I mourn for every life lost in all wars!
Respect to you from Britain. My uncle was Kia 17th April 1943. (RAF Volunteer Reserve Lancaster W4317 of 61 Sqn)He was 22. My grandad was a preacher and someone told him he’d have trouble preaching of the love of God. Grandad replied, ‘“it wasn’t the love of God that killed my son, it was the folly of men” Again respect to you and all veterans.
Thank you. For this post. For your service. For your profound humanity. Perhaps, some day, more people will be like you, and this world will be a better place. Be well.
71 and still the best guitar player there has ever been.
Fantastic guitar 🎸 player I can listen to this song every day as its so brilliant 👏
😳😭🇮🇹💋❤️🇮🇹😍💋🌹
I agree!
The best guitar player there has been in this world. Indeed.
Because David Gilmore is not from this world.
Both genius.
@@andrerogerioleandro Really!...Mark Knopfler said about Paco de Lucia "Al verle, he entendido que no se tocar la guitarra"...WTF...
@@andrerogerioleandro totally agree with you, I love them both, for different reasons, truly awesome….
A soundtrack throughout my journey of life. Knofler is a virtuoso in every way. Completely mesmerized by his artistry. Beautiful song!
Every time I hear this song, it takes me back to riding in the back of a UH-60 Blackhawk on a night mission over Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991. The song always revives such profound memories of my Brothers in Arms from the 6th Squadron 6th U.S. Cavalry. Once AirCav, always AirCav!
No creo que el precisamente la escribiera para eso .Es un hombre tremendamente pacífico .
God bless you brother you made it home
This chokes me up,my brother fought in the falklands,never came back,this song sums it up for me,he was 21 when he went,I was 15, I live it every day 😔
Take comfort in the knowledge your brother was a brave man and your hero. He will never be forgotten and always be proud of him. RIP.
Ich bin mit dir und deinen Bruder!Fühlt euch umarmt und geliebt!
I pity all those Argentine teenagers who were sent into battle or who died on the Belgrano which was a war crime. Sorry to hear your brother was involved in this shameful episode in British history. May he rest in peace. Best wishes . . . . .
Just take a moment to remember the true brothers of time...WOW...
I had left regular service when the Falklands was on. Two old colleagues of mine lost their lives there. I was in 4 Para TA at the time and felt for those guys.
Ghoosebombs, everytime when i hear his Song Brother in Arms.
I hear his music since i am 14.
Now I am 52.
And his Music and Guitar playing touch me.
One of the greatest Artist since the 80'th for me
I think you mean goose bumps but I know what you mean . I get a shiver every time I hear it
Hell yeah, every word bro...
Same!!
Listening at midnight. 03-01-21. Great music good luck to you all
I think I was 14 years and now 49. I feel you 🙏
what a legend , that snares make the goosebumps jump on your back jesus
Mi piace pensare che, soprattutto col passare del tempo, questa canzone il mitico Mark non la canti neppure piu' per il pubblico che lo acclama ma veramente la canti per tutti i soldati di tutte le guerre nel Mondo! Grazie Mark!
An absolute masterpiece. Marks guitar work is hauntingly beautiful.
He’s the only guitarist I know who plays all guitars the same; whether Strat, LP or acoustic he plays them all the same. Best guitarist alive if you ask me. I miss the 80s when we had such abundance of Talent and a concert was a once in a lifetime experience.
Robert Cornwell And affordable
@Robert Cornwell why do we still have people saying this or that guitarist is the "best guitarist". Knopfler's unique and great, but there is no such thing as the greatest guitarist - they all have different styles and techniques.
@@johnt7630 It's an opinion thus personal taste, not fact. Everybody has their favorite Guitarist like everybody has their favorite Linux version.
@@johnt7630 He does say "... if you ask me.". You can't ask for more than that, really.
Дядя Марк лучший во все времена. Здоровья ему и многих лет 👍👍👍😘
Never gets tired listening to this song. Repeat, repeat, repeat......... Its almost like religion....
religion kills - songs make people happy
This song was always played by me for my brother who I didn't get along with.Last October he died slowly from motor neuron disease. This is the first time I didn't cry,so maybe he's gone. Great song,great band.
sorry for your loss friend, this song is for all our brothers, alive or passed , thats why it is so emotional. i hope you find peace .
I grew up on his music .,..so glad I was alive on this planet when he was ....thanks Mark for the memories ...love and light ..
He ain't gone yet!
This work of art is quite loaded with imagery and emotion, Pointed yet vague, dripping with character to the point of tears, we are fully involved in the mess and the drama.
This is not only a song, It's a profound statement .
My father just passed. This songs helps with the closure as it was his favorite song by MK
I m really sorry for you. Mine passed some months ago. Still painful. Mike arkous
Oh dear i feel with you. Lost my Mom and know what it feels. Mark his Musik helps in hard times...
Snap...my dad's aswell...class song
My dad had this playing at his funeral
My father just passed too... but he was a cnt
When guys like Mark Knopfler eventually pass from this world, who out of the next generations is capable of replacing them? I can't think of anyone with even 1% of his talent.
Limey Turtle Cute way of saying you think he'll die soon
@@zacharysizemore5694 Not soon but be realistic and think how many decades Mark has left to live. We will all die and I'm so happy to still see him and hear him playing amazingly and of course hope that he will be with us many many years
As I sit here now learning "brothers" with my susuki acoustic...I would say..noone...no one..
Joe Bonamassa can still replace him
You are wrongly educated if you think so..
So hauntingly evocative and he interprets it so poignantly. It truly touches the soul.
Sat here 41 years to the day since the end of the Falklands War. This song is so apt. Brothers in arms, “from the sea - freedom”. RIP those who did not return, you’ll never be forgotten.❤️🙏
Thank you for that comment. Hope your well. 🇬🇧
One thing about Mark is that he has kept that incredible voice of his over the years and he's only gotten better and more refined. He is one incredible musician.
I love this song. Speaks to me deeply. Watched many a flag draped casket carried in my years. Always makes me fight back tears.
As an ex soldier who has seen the battlefield. I can relate.
There are not enough tears to cry for those fallen.
Thank you much for your service & so sorry for your losses.🕊💖😔🙏✌💜🙏
Yeah we do the job others shirk from, however we are the real people
Rough men stand on the wall so that others may slumber.
@@andyocallaghan8906 heroes don't congratulate themselves you hack
@@troychristianson5377 with your mom
One of my favorite concerts ever was seeing him at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. May he live long and continue producing....
The man is a genius amazing voice and wow the way he plays the guitar is amazing, one of my favourite songs ever
the guitar is his limb.......
There are songs and again there are some songs and music, Brothers in Arms is one which will stand out in many years to come. Brothers in Arms is one. Not just a song, but one with meaning which I believe many of you reading this will either agree with or not. The first time I heard it mean so much, Now and as I grow older (68 now), I have lost a few of my old friends (my Brothers in Arms). Thank you Mr Knopfler, for writing some amazing songs over the years but this one stands out. Please don't give up your day job I have enjoyed listening to both Dire Straits and your solo albums, Thank you for the pleasure of being able to enjoy them.
You didn’t say much, Nicholas, but you said it all:) 👍
You told a right thing
Agree totally, check out Joan Baez version, the vocals are so beautiful. Also Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel is up there as one of theeeeee great songs of all time.
@@dirk.b3893 oi
@@babbaruff1045 hi
One of those rare humble artists that can go into a coffee shop and people won't even know it's him.
How can you not adore this amazing artist and more importantly - amazing human being?
So true .. The problem is that kids nowadays dont appreciate the emotion that went into this music. This was the song of my youth along with Sultans and of course Goodnight Saigon(I'm aware its a different artist but still a great tune). happy days
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Well said.
Une icone Mark Knofler. Le plus grand guitariste au monde. Respect profond. Je l'adore. Grande émotion.
we love you Mark, dont change a thing!
One of only a handful of guitarists who's sound and style are instantly recognisable. Great performance.
I disagree with handful. Let’s see. Gallagher. Hendrix. Page. Cale. Buchanan. Blackmore. Elliot Randall of steely Dan, Angus Young, and loads more that others will add. George Benson. Les Paul. Joe Walsh, plz it’s endless.
Yeah. But he's north-eastern.
@@deepsouth81 don't forget Gilmour, Vai.....and you are right, so many others!
Jim Hood on the CD credits go to EC, i think Eric Clapton played on the original. That "woman" tone.
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