Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms) Veteran's Day Special - Kel's First Reaction
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- čas přidán 10. 11. 2019
- In honor of Veteran's Day/Remembrance Day, we have Kel react to Dire Straits song Brothers In Arms.
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This song gets me every time. I lost my son in Afghanistan in 2012; so it has added meaning to me.
Condolences
Thank him for his service and your ultimate sacrifice
Just reading this from Australia in 2023, salute to you and your family for my freedoms I take for granted,
Condolences, I was in Afghan Christmas 2012/ 2013. Rest easy
Your son wasn't lost. He gave something to everyone, both winners and losers, good guys and bad. I hope you meet him in heaven again.
I Did 20 years in the British Parachute Regiment and served with the 82nd Airborne (AA) . I was in Aden and Oman and Libya and umpteen tours of NI - and dedicate this to my fallen brothers
Thank you for your service x
I've never served, but I honor those who have. Thank you.
Thanks for what you done for our country 🇬🇧
As a fellow Brit. I salute you sir for everything you did for our country. And to all our serving men and women who are still defending our shores. God bless the United Kingdom and the USA.
Are you the fool making war on your brothers in arms?
We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms.
One of the best lines in any song.
100%.
I'm a Marine Corps veteran. This song makes me cry every time I hear it.
Please tell everyone you can about the horrors of war. It may be neceaasary but always always always ALWAYS horrible for all but the ones who send you there regardless of nationality - hope that is a-political and human enough.
Makes me cry.
To my brothers in arms, who have a home in "The Mist covered Mountains", you will never be forgotten.
John and Steve, miss you guys. Rest easy, duty done. The islanders are looking after you now.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
16 years Brit Army.
i served in the Falkland war and this song breaks my heart but i love the song...
Thank you most sincerly.... My friend Cooky was there, Marine....
.. sorry but for me Falkland is very stupid war!
My freind you are appreciated
Thank you sir for your service. I never got to serve but I hold our military men and women in high regards. I salute each and every one of you. And I give my condolences to all the families who have lost sons, fathers, and brothers to the ravages of war. God bless each of you and stay safe.
@@sergioilari3585 not at all. They voted 99% to be British we can never abandon our own.
As a disabled vet.. this song makes me weep powerful.
Thank you for your service god bless you 🙏
Big respect to you and to your brothers in arms..
God Bless you sir. Thank you for your service
God Bless you sir for your service and I pray that you are not suffering. None of us can know what you our your brothers in the military go through we can only honor you and your friends with our prayers and stand with you in our hopes that you are treated with the respect and dignity and compassion that all our troops deserve. God Bless you and your family Amen.
EVERY.DAMN.TIME.
Vietnam veteran here. To the least, war is a transformative experience. The bonds you have with the guys in your squad and platoon are something only those witnessed combat know. This song brought tears to my eyes.
In wars there are only losers. Mark voice is the story telling, his guitar the inner emotions.
3/21/68 to 3/21 69 Viet Nam I core 7/23 Army Same here Tear's
I lost my brother aged 49 , we played this at his funeral , always be our brother in arms 😍😘😘
I served 35 years in the British Army. Back in operations in 1982 I picked up PTSD. It still recurs from time to time. This song gives me peace.
Hi bro. Royal Navy vet, 10 years RN, 28 in RFA. Falklands was my very first trip out of training. Since taking Larium in Sierra Leone the PTSD has gone daft. I hope you can find your way through it. Stay strong brother.
I was there in 1982 and NI 1986 - 1987 - Strabane
Malvinas ARGENTINAS !!
I was there 😉⚓️
@@arielpanta8075 Stop it! No glory😢😏
I cried. Who's with me?
Yup. So many. Every time it’s played. Thanks N’nE’. You are super. KnR
Me. Each time I ear this song.
As a British army veteran, I see this song as a tribute to the relationship soldiers from around the world develop with each other. The bond you develop with the people in your unit during adversity is something beyond friendship, and closer than family. There's a shared intense experience that you can't begin to explain to outsiders. I know the people that I served with will be there if I need them GUARANTEED.
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
65This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now abed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.
I am most definately.....
@@briancrankshaw3814 I was a little kid when this came out and it’s one of the most important albums in my life. Have always loved the emotion that this song brings out. Such a well done song. With Remembrance Day/Veterans Day coming up it means even more around this time of year. Respect and endless thanks to the vets and those serving right now.
"And we have just one world, but we live in different ones "
Mark Genius
"Now the sun's gone to hell, moon riding high" "We are Fools to make War on our Brother's in ARMS"
Mark's guitar solos are like David Gilmour's - not so fast and flashy, but so deep in soul and meaning the more you listen to them.
Full true.
Both are my favorite guitarrits.
Yeah still their difference is like night and day.
Poetry in phrasing and melodic choices beats out flash any day...
Thee main difference is Mark 'plucks' the guitar with all his fingers using his nails like a classical Spanish guitarist, whereas Gilmour uses a plectrum. I love both of them.
I salute all the brothers n sisters in arms with pride and respect🏴🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
Such a moving piece, tears flow every time, 25 yrs service in the RAF, didn't see that much conflict but always think of my Brothers In Arms, God Bless them all.
Mark Knopfler is not a singer, he's a story teller, he leaves his Guitar to hold the melody in his songs.
So true... Mark is a genius
Spot on brother.
No doubt he told a story in this song. I think Brothers in Arms is one of the least appreciated epic any band has ever put out, the Mandela BDay Concert, with Clapton is the only version one needs to listen to. Knopfler and Clapton playing those chords gives me goosebumps. Speaking of bumps, Mark looks like he had a couple before hitting the stage., lol. Jaw is going wild. Clapton was skiing in ‘88 too. Whatever the reason, that version just floors me. Every time.
And it was never really mainstream in many countries. Despite this, any time I play it for somebody in the right setting, especially around me brothers in arms throughout The Troubles, Honestly, the line “my home is the lowlands” makes my Republican instinct think, “feck it...” the lowlands planters caused some shite, but they were just trying to live. The British govt made that relationship what it was for almost 400 years. Religion was a side issue the the Brits made front and center. The Irish were known by the Romans as “Scotti,” and since the Highlanders are Irish Gaels (O’Neill’s and Dal Riada) mixt with Celtic Picts, the Irish and the highlanders have always been Brothers in Arms. I don’t blame the .brits fully though. We Gaels, loved killing our biological Brothers in Arms! Either way, the Brythonic, Manx, Wales, Brittany, Ireland, and Highlands and Hebrides are all the same folk. We just couldn’t get our shite organized against the roundheads. He could have remained united under the Celtic culture, both Catholics & Protestants without interference creating inequity and bad blood. Brothers in Arms
He tells the story..and his guitar paints the picture..
God bless America always🇺🇸🇬🇧
One of the greatest pieces of popular music ever written. It is near perfect in every aspect. Lyrics punctuated by musical brilliance.
Perfectly put. Brings tears to my eyes every single time.
Agreed. So mark.knopfler. this and Telegraph road just raise my fur.
Didn't shred and didn't use a pic - yet still managed to produce some of the most memorable effects. Mark Knofler the true legend.
Best guitarist ever his singing are the guitar notes
This isn't a metal band so no need for shredding. You don't expect that from Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler is absolutely a beautiful player. Very memorable.
@@maureenwagg5305 What do you expect me to say to that? You associate shredding with metal alone? Obviously you do. Yet you don't have to be in a metal band to play fast and accurately. That takes time and years of honing a craft.
As a veteran of the U.S. Air Force this song has deep, deep meaning that always brings a tear to my eye. When it says there is only one world but we live in different worlds. Only someone who has served can understand how different the world is for those who have served and those who haven't. Serving is a calling to do something greater than yourself. Until you have brought your brothers out after death can you get a deep understanding of that calling and the sacrifice. Thank you for recognizing our military, both active duty and veterans.
Amen Bill. Thank you sir!
I live in Argentina and this song make me cry.....
This song is a beautiful and poignant tribute to those who have fought and died for our freedoms. Lest we forget.
I’m a 16 yr USAF vet... Commisioned during Viet Nam war... Thanks for remembering...
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. A huge part of music, in my opinion, is remembering things that must be remembered.
That guitar weeps for those brothers that have passed. Powerful
Even for the Argentinians.
RIP BROTHERS 😢😢💔
ALL BROTHERS🌍😢
Thirty years wearing the U.S. Air Force uniform. Active duty 1974 to 2000. Wore it every day for 7 more years as I taught JROTC Cadets after retiring.
For those who never got back home, thanks to their families for giving them to us. For those who bear injuries seen and unseen, thank you for your sacrifices. For those who survived uninjured but not unchanged, I thank you for your service.
Enjoy this song.
I go to a veterans breakfast club in the UK, over 30 years since leaving the services, and we are still Brothers In Arms.
Mark knopfler is a master of his craft 🙏
My eyes tear up every time I hear this song. I know it was written in regards to the Falklands war, but this can be applied to ANY conflict because the feeling, the emotion, the casualties are all universal - it doesn't matter what 'side' a person is on. Knopfler nails it when he said "We're fools to make war on our Brothers In Arms" - and he's talking about all humanity. My heart goes to all that have serve and who are serving, to those who don't know peace, to those who fear that any day could be their last - I pray that one day ALL guns fall silent, then brothers in arms will take on a whole new meaning!
I thought it was WW1
Vietnam
Nope it's the Falklands War that inspired it, but can be any war ❤
When i was inThe Royol Dutch Army, we al ways played this song after seeing the casualty list and prayed. For all! Friend or foo.
So too in the Royal Danish Army my friend .
Tears in my eyes every time. As an ex service man I really understand the lyrics
One my favorite songs by Dire straits. Mark Knopfler's guitar playing is so amazing.
It sure is!!!
I, like the educated grunt, am also a disabled vet. This song is powerful to all of the veterans I know. This song brings me to tears at the first few notes throughout the entire song.
Apparently it's about a dying British soldier during the Falklands war. His comrades sat with him holding him and talking together before his eyes shut. Also dedicated to all forces.
WW1
No Falklands.
@@gavinpaice8008 exactly, "Malvinas"
@@jamesbong4928 no Falklands ask the population who voted to stay with the UK by 99.9%.
I doubt if the inbred population of Bennys could string a sentence together, but I'm sure if your offered them £1 million each to leave they'd bite your hand off for it ..... which would save the the taxpayers an absolute fortune!!
Heard this song for the first in 1988, Nelson Mandela concert in Wembley Stadion.. Still love this song very much, listen to this one on a very regular base
To all My Brothers in arms! R.I.P! I made it back to my Lowlands.
This was written by Mark Knopfler about the war between Britain and Argentina.
Its about a dying soldier talking to the soldiers around him, his brothers in arms.
Heartbreaking...
Although I'm in my late sixties now and I've heard this amazing song hundreds of times, it always makes me blub like a baby. All those of us who've lost loved ones to war will appreciate and feel the futility of it all and share the deep deep sense of loss.The line 'We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms' always get's me. Knopfler's wonderful guitar is iconic and his genius is almost overwhelming on this track in particular. This song is about the soldiers of all nations down the ages and it's as relevant today as it ever was. God bless all those who have fallen in the line of their national duty.
America- Australia- New Zealand
Brothers in Arms.
🇺🇸 🇳🇿 🇦🇺 ✌️ ☮️
RIP Buddy! We salute you for your duty to our country. We salute all our family and friends who gave their lives for freedom. 🙏God bless America God bless us.
I was in Vietnam for three years fighting jungle warfare as an Army Ranger and LLRP, Long Range Recon Patrol. Her reaction comments says it all for me. Her comments are as impactful as the song itself. If you wore the uniform, man or woman, you have my respect. If you, man or woman went through the fire of combat, you are my brothers and sisters in arms. To those I witnessed dying in combat, I'm back home, but I died with you.
Great reaction video. Knopfler’s a genius. His lyrics and guitar are just incredible.
I grew up to this song, one of my all time favorite songs. I am 45 years old today and I cry with heavy heart that in 2022 we are still dealing with war and hate, mass shootings and violence, senseless death. What is wrong with us, can't we all just get along and love eachother for who we are?
I thank all who serve and served, I never did but many in my family have. To all those who seek some sort of reason listening to this, peace and love be with you, regardless of your nationality, colour, gender, religion.
LOVE YOU ALL !!! ❤️
To all that has served thanks Glen.
Straits were one of the top 80's rock bands...... they kept alive that classic 70's sound throughout the 80's...... we all know the hits, but my favorite would be their epic "Telegraph Road"
Yet these wars continue . I’m from the UK and always loved Dire Straights .
This song was written during the Falklands War. Britain/Argentina. British Band. Mark Knofler born in Scotland raised near Newcastle
Written about the Falklands War, but can be used for any war...the bond a soldier feels for his brothers and sisters in arms and also the futility of war and the horrors they endure on both sides seeing different worlds within one world we inhabit 🙏❤
This song, and Redgum's "I was only 19" can ALWAYS bring a tear to my eyes.
Mark is just a great composer guitar hero
Loved your reactions to this very soulful song. Kel, you're right. It's not a song you love, but it is one that touches your heart, moves your soul and makes you think about our world and how we as humans can be better to one another. Thank you for sharing. US Army Retired.
This is a Remembrance Day Anthem for all those that gave their lives in warfare.
So powerfully delivered showing the bond between us and the total futility of war.
God willing our leaders learn from our past mistakes.
My both grandfathers during WWII had fought on the opposite sides and yet after the war they have met and got to know each other they and have become best friends...true brothers in arms
"For your tomorrows, we gave our todays". Recognition, Remembrance, Reconciliation. ⚘
So glad that German soldiers are included in this video. I served proudly in the U.S. Army but if I were born in Germany in 1920, I would've served my country honorable.
German army committed systematic war crimes and was involved in the holocaust.
And in vietnam there were heads cut of children shot by US soldier's. Your point please
@@YOAVCH5 Russian soldier's who were captured by Germany and held in POW camps were released after at the war ended they returned home and were sent to labour camps and were treated like slaves by their own people.
And nobody say what stalin did? 11millions died
@@YOAVCH5 and they were allied with Italy and Japan
I like how he keeps looking over to her checking to make sure she’s ok
She’s my angel!
A good reaction where you guys listened instead of jumping in every few seconds. A very haunting record.
"You did not desert me my Brothers in arms" Priceless lyric for priceless sacrifice.
I cannot listen to this song without crying.
Just did so
Yes. Great comment by her regarding the musical beauty that is not celebratory but powerful and necessary. It kills me every time I hear it.
I cannot listen to this song without being moved by the music, the lyrics, the feeling behind the voice. Brings the tears every time.
Same here - every single time I hear iy
In 2022. I dedicate this to the 383 firefighters that lost their lives on 9/11. Brothers stuck together to the end.
I'm a former fire fighter with the USAF, and I want to thank you for this video. To all my fellow Veterans, past, present and future, I wish you all Deep Peace.
Mark Knofler lets his guitar tell the story and makes his guitar cry too! I always get goosebumps from this record
When a piece of music gets you talking this deep. You know you've heard good music.
22 year active duty veteran. This is the anthem for all veterans. If you know, you know.
It's a song that provokes thought,it's asks a question about our humanity.it reminds us that we all need to talk.communication is everything.
such a powerful message in this anti- war song ...
20 years ago this amazing song was voted no one in a top 500 listeners phone in vote on a local radio station near me just outside London UK. music means so many different things to so many different people.
One of the most beautiful and powerful pieces of music Dire Straits ever wrote. Mark's guitar is one of the greatest and most soulful in the world of music. Just sheer genius.
I love how the editor of the video actually showed the real people behind the landser uniform. Those were father's, brother's and son's just like every other soldier.
From Spain. Knopfler creates an incredible atmosphere with the guitar crying
A very emotional song with a powerful message.
Having served in the British Army for 9 years, I had occasion to serve alongside American troops and other allied forces in various parts of the World and the line of the song you referred to, hits me every time - "We have just one World, but we live in different ones" sums up the feelings of most 'Brothers in Arms' (Also now, Sisters) who are caught up in conflict and even more so when returning to civilian life. For many of our Brothers and Sisters, the trauma never leaves them. The only thing they have to hang on to is all who have served are still sharing the 'Different Ones' that thankfully most others will never know. Thanks for this - 'Hands across the Sea'
Celebrating the soldier next to you, duty and sacrifice. This is a hymn.
One of the most legendary pieces of art ever composed/written... Thanks for your reaction.
Thanks for sharing. This touches my heart. My dad served 21 years in the Marines. Served three tours in veitnam and one in Korea. Thank you for all you do. You to are wonderful. Can't say enough how this really calmed my soul.
im british id make a terrible soldier. i would betray my country and my unit and my regiment, i couldnt help myself i have a mental illness that means id sell out anyone if it benefited me. so id make an awful soldier lol
ive stabbed everyone i know in the back or sold them out. i dont want to i just cant not do it
When i watched her listening to this song i thought she looks haunted n she said it herself thats the power of dire straits n now no words just tears
Home Free Brothers in Arms
Dire Straits so not get the attention they deserve, thankfully you are here to give them praise where it's deserved. Thank you!
If Mark's soulful playing and profound lyrics provoke thought about the futility of war then he has succeeded.
It's an homage to those who have fallen, a tribute to those who stood beside each other during hell, a glorification and honored message to all who serve and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
TJG.
POW
40th ARRS
NKP Thailand
after three years I'm still watching you :) god bless . Keep up guys. Love yall
This is an amazingly beautiful song with very powerful lyrics, which really got me deep in the feels. One of my favorites by Dire Straits with reason.
Mark Knopfler has his own way of capturing the mood of the song with his guitar.
He's a total JJ Cale clone
@@swinetrek Being influenced by people doesn't make him a clone. Did JJ Cale write this song? Everyone in music is influenced by everyone. Your comment is just kinda ignorant.
Like Comfortably Numb the end solo fades instead of coming to its proper climax! What a song! Thanks x
One of UK's finest guitarist.
Knopfler is well known for his joyous Strat playing, but any time he picks up that '58 Les Paul, you know you are in for something a bit special.
Also known as his unique #fingerpicking style .
A Genius
Tremendous choice for Veteran's Day. Thanks.
Thank you to veterans for your service.
This song is so powerful to me to always remember all my brothers and sisters, both private military contractors and military personnel I stood next to out in the field of war, both in Operation Iraqi Freedom and on the streets of America as a peace officer. Thank you both...
My favorite song of all time.
Touched deeply
The most moving version of this I have seen is played over footage of the Falklands war. You get the full song with footage. I guess that means more to ma as I'm a British vet. Thanks anyway guy's.
ThePhilH ditto. About ten years ago I was in Dubai and met a fellow vet, a bootie, but I didn’t hold that against him lol. One night a number of us were sharing a few libations, or five, or nine, playing music and late into the evening this track came on. It has the same effect as the last post. Neither of us spoke throughout the song, remembering comrades passed. No words needed, we clinked glasses and took a drink for those no longer here.
A plea from a dying soldier , beautiful sad song.
Yes. Honouring all our (our = everyones) veterans. Haunting, beautiful.
Fantastic music by Dire Straits 👍
Amazing - within a minute or two of the song starting Kel's eyes said it all! Concentrating, feeling, visualizing and understanding! Beautiful!
What I saw was that he was enjoying every second of It. Just like the rest of us. She was just sitting there.
Masterpiece
One of the best 🇬🇧 songs ever written but represents everyone lost in all wars ...Haunting
Knopfler's pieces were always so tasteful and soulful, and this piece has incredible lyrics on top of it. Haunting and saddening indeed.
I did my military service in Sweden, this song is dear to me :-)
Jag förstår vad du menar 🌤🌾🙏
one of the greatest song ever
I believe Brothers in Arms is one of the few songs that really is immortal.
Freedom really isn’t free.