Hauntingly Beautiful! First Time Hearing Dire Straits Brothers In Arms Reaction

In this video, we will react to a band highly recommended in the comment section. Dire Straits and their music video Brothers In Arms. This is our first time reacting to this video, and we really hope you enjoy it! Thank you for checking out this video. If you want more reactions for this artist, leave your recommendations in the comments below! 🤏
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Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (Official Music Video)

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[objectiveobserver]

Mark Knopfler lost some friends in the Falklands War. Not only are the lyrics deep, but Mark makes that guitar cry as well.

[winchy]

It's written from the prospective of a soldier mortally wounded on the battlefield surrounded by his brothers in arms

[darkpitcher]

Brothers In Arms is one of the best albums in history Mark Knopfler is a brilliant songwriter and one of the best Guitarist in the history of rock

[johnbarkdull]

Their catalogue is awesome. Money for nothing, and Sultans of Swing, deserve a listen.

[jjc]

It's amazing how many people are unaware of Dire Straits. At the time this song came out they were the biggest band on the planet. The Brothers in Arms album was the first CD to sell a million copies worldwide and sold 30 million copies overall. Bob Geldof wanted them to headline Live Aid because he knew if they signed on other big acts would follow. In the end they didn't because they had a sold out evening gig over the road at Wembley Arena and they had too much integrity to let their fans down by cancelling. Instead they agreed to play an afternoon slot, carrying their instruments across the car park to Wembley Stadium to perform for 20 minutes which was the longest set of the day. 3 years later, despite being on hiatus following the year long Brothers in Arms tour, they were asked to headline the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert and got back together specially. That concert was seen by over 600m people worldwide, second only to Live Aid at the time. The band sold over 100m records and Money For Nothing, a number 1 hit on the Billboard chart, was used to launch MTV Europe.

Mark Knopfler, the band's lead singer and lead guitarist wrote virtually every one of their songs on his own and his body of work is truly astonishing. In addition to Dire Straits he formed The Notting Hillbillies as a side project and released an album with them and he's released 10 solo albums to date. He's also recorded albums with Chet Atkins and Emmylou Harris and composed 9 movie soundtracks including the one for The Princess Bride. In addition to his own work, he's also played with and on records for numerous others including the likes of Bob Dylan (he also produced Dylan's Infidels album), Eric Clapton, Tom Jones, Tina Turner (he wrote Private Dancer), The Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard, Van Morrison, James Taylor and Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy. His songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Joan Baez, Home Free and Metallica (who have all done versions of Brothers in Arms), The Everly Brothers, The Killers, Mary Chapin Carpenter and The Shadows.

Earlier this year a new version of Knopfler's Going Home, the main theme to his Local Hero soundtrack, was produced by his long-time collaborator and Dire Strait's keyboardist Guy Fletcher, to raise money for UK and US teenage cancer charities. It brought together 60 odd musicians including Hank Marvin, Duane Eddy, Dave Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, Brian May, Sting, Nile Rodgers, Slash, Bruce Springsteen, Keith Urban, Paul Carrick, Mike Rutherford, Ringo Starr and his son Zak Starkey, and Knopfler himself to name just a few. It starts with the very last notes recorded by Jeff Beck.

Even though so many don't seem to know Mark Knopfler or Dire Straits, his peers understand and appreciate just how extraordinarily talented the man is. Genius is an epithet thrown around all too easily but there is no doubt it applies to Mark Knopfler.

[loxidru]

The Falklands war The UK lost many lives in battle, ships went down with lives lost. But the solders showed true compassion for the enemy helping their wounded. Keeping their love for their fellow man always no matter which side they were on. Considering the enemy their brothers in arms even though they won the battle.

[NeilOosthuizen]

Never understood why this was my fathers favourite song from the LP as there are so many amazing songs on it... then I got it.

[jedislap]

To put a time context on this and the video, it was written shortly after the Falklands War between UK and Argentina and so was heavily inspired by that, however the video itself uses WW1 as a backdrop, Despite both of those inspirations it is just an anti-war song with no particular battle/war/time period, just war in general.

[lokolad]

This is one of the Best pieces of Music Written, My Favourite of the Dire Straits Amazing Catalogue
👊💛👍

[viliko]

That LP meant so much then, it still does. MK is just the best, and so precious ❤ His 75th birthday was yesterday ✨️

[bushman]

Sorry that your mood was dampened by this video but if it didn't then questions would need to be asked. I never get tired of listening to this song having first become addicted to it in the last century when it was first written Still brings a tear to my 73 year old eyes. The song is in fact about the Falklands war between UK and Argentina. Great reaction as always. Take care.

[canonndaleguy]

I'm 66 now, never thought I'd get this far, I was at Mount Harriet, War is sh#t.

[ElizasGrammy]

I always listen to any reaction channel hitting on Brothers In Arms (especially with the official video, which meshes perfectly with it). Thanks for the reaction.

[EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction!! This song 'got' me when I was 7! My sister had bought the cassette (she was 20), and while I loved Money For Nothing, Walk Of Life, this track hit hard. Already an empathetic person, I heard this as an anti-war song (found out after it was specifically about the Falkland War, but it applied to ALL wars). Knopfler's soulful guitar playing did exactly that - reached into your soul! I cried then on hearing it, and I cry now. Regretfully...wars continue to rage on.

[TheOrlandoTrustfull]

I grew up hating Dire Straits, because my dad was a huge fan, and let's just say he wasn't what most people would consider "A good person", but now I see the beauty in their music.

[gavinparry]

'Sultans of Swing' Live will blow you away! MK a genius.

[thephantommusicbox]

Mark the guitar player is very underrated. They were an exceptional band.

[marksmusicCC]

This is one of the biggest hits in the world .

[olisipocity]

No weep no feel.
This song was both a protest and a celebration of war and fallen comrades. Despite being about the Falklands war, it could be applied to all wars around the world, the stupidity and the devastation it causes, the pain and the unnecessary loss.

[tuijakarttunen]

This song is so emotional and the video is just brilliant.