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Dire Straits – Money for Nothing (8:22)

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“Money for Nothing” is a song by British group Dire Straits, which first appeared on their 1985 album Brothers in Arms and subsequently became an international hit when released as a single. It peaked at number one for three weeks in the U.S., becoming their most successful single. In the band’s native UK, the song peaked at number 4.

According to the Money For Nothing Songfacts, this song is about rock star excess and the easy life it brings compared with real work. Mark Knopfler wrote it after overhearing delivery men in a New York department store complain about their jobs while watching MTV. He wrote the song in the store sitting at a kitchen display they had set up. Many of the lyrics were things they actually said.

The song was notable for its controversial lyrics, groundbreaking music video and a cameo appearance by Sting singing the song’s iconic falsetto introduction and backing chorus, a borrowing of the cable network’s slogan “I want my MTV”.This chorus mirrors The Police intro to “don’t stand so close to me”. The video was also the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network started on August 1, 1987.
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  • Drazba

    great vocal parady of the hot rock star of the moment in sting doing sting. pretty amusing at the time

    16 hours ago

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Still gonna think of Weird Al's cover,no matter how many times I hear this!!!

    last week

  • survivalmachine

    Makkiasaurus Knopfleri.

    14 days ago

  • antunescarlos

    Essa linda música fez parte da minha linda juventude...... Velhos tempos, belos dias.....

    23 days ago

  • celoporto

    Mark makes me MOVES !

    last month

  • BMWPRETTY

    I I want my MTv~ I want music

    last month

  • AvianCrowd0

    Mark..... One of the Best Guitarist.... Ever !!

    last month

  • atitude76

    Revigorante!!!

    last month

  • supermediadave

    Yes, I like this alot.

    last month

  • cmatlick

    Look at them yoyos!

    last month

  • cicerometallica

    one of the greatests guitar riffs off all time

    last month

  • Mindaugas_88

    Awesome! :)

    last month

  • darren3981

    epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    last month

  • wweissenhofer

    YES!!!

    last month

  • Tokatev_Dmitriy

    classic rock...

    last month

  • fabioestefano

    the best song

    last month

  • MikesDmusic

    It just is so obvious he wrote this in the local equivalent of a Best Buy! These kinds of conversations happen every day - he turned it into a song.

    last month

  • BikerWriter

    This is such a cool track!!!! Love the whole thing...the lyrics, the music...the thought behind it all...(1LightComing@blogspot.com)

    March 2012

  • mikki60

    hit like a ton of bricks when I heard it for the first time, it still does... ;)

    March 2012

  • r-iman

    Got to love the drum intro

    March 2012
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