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About This Track
“Brothers in Arms” is a 1985 song by Dire Straits, appearing as the last track on the album of the same name. It is in G# minor. It peaked at #16 in the UK.
There are actually two studio recorded versions of this song: the album version which is 6:58 seconds, and the shorter version which is 6:05 seconds and features slightly different (and shorter) solos at the beginning and end of the song. The version that appears on Dire Straits’ greatest hits album, The Very Best of Dire Straits, is 4:55. The On The Night-version contains an extra slide guitar-solo and is 8:55 seconds.
Mark Knopfler usually played the song on a Gibson Les Paul guitar, rather than his usual Schecter “Stratocaster”, and a Les Paul appears in the distinctive promo video, which is in the style of a charcoal drawing, interspersing scenes of the band playing with scenes of war. During Dire Straits’ tour On Every Street 1992, Mark used his Pensa Suhr MK1 for this song, like most of the others.
There are actually two studio recorded versions of this song: the album version which is 6:58 seconds, and the shorter version which is 6:05 seconds and features slightly different (and shorter) solos at the beginning and end of the song. The version that appears on Dire Straits’ greatest hits album, The Very Best of Dire Straits, is 4:55. The On The Night-version contains an extra slide guitar-solo and is 8:55 seconds.
Mark Knopfler usually played the song on a Gibson Les Paul guitar, rather than his usual Schecter “Stratocaster”, and a Les Paul appears in the distinctive promo video, which is in the style of a charcoal drawing, interspersing scenes of the band playing with scenes of war. During Dire Straits’ tour On Every Street 1992, Mark used his Pensa Suhr MK1 for this song, like most of the others.
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ViceyThaShizzle wrote:
Can anyone clarify this for me, I always thought it was "now the sun's gone to heaven", but all the lyrics sites say it's "hell". I suppose hell would make sense as it would form the rhyming couplet with "let me bid you farewell"... But then again a giant ball of fire isn't really going to be that adversely affected in a place known for its slightly toasty temperatures. Hmm, I may have over-analyzed that a bit.
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GlorixJim wrote:
Masterpiece +1
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marcrias wrote:
que tema por dios
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Heester wrote:
Masterpiece
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marcinradek wrote:
Piękna piosenka!!!
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lauryyn wrote:
One of the most beautiful songs ever [3]
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Lucas876 wrote:
Knopfler is a guitar god
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Kertalaaki wrote:
One of the most beautiful songs ever [2]
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Nicko345 wrote:
One of the most beautiful songs ever
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rikrijean wrote:
A PLEASURE PURE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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elliedimmesdale wrote:
once you hear it you never forget it
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tatabogus wrote:
A cosmic song, great,,,,,,
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r-iman wrote:
great song
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ElRet wrote:
Evergreen.
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LunaLunchen wrote:
love it
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Distron wrote:
Listen and you will understand !
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pielepaul wrote:
passt schon-traumhaft
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dazmc77 wrote:
this track gives me tingles every time i hear it
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Mactele52 wrote:
Mark is an amazing guitarist. Great song.
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manusev wrote:
qeu temazo!!!!!!!!!!!
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