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“Your Latest Trick” is a 1985 rock song by Dire Straits. It appears on the studio album Brothers in Arms, and also on the live album On The Night; the same live version is on Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits.

The trumpet introduction of the original recording was played by Randy Brecker, while the saxophone part was played by Michael Brecker, both of The Brecker Brothers fame. As Mark Knopfler says on the Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits DVD, it is now widely used when people are trying out saxophones at music shops, just as Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven is widely used when trying out guitars. Having one of his songs used in such a way is something that he always dreamt of.
Michael Brecker played the saxophone solo on the original recording, while Chris White played it live on the Brothers in Arms and On Every Street world tours. The saxophone introduction was also used in the theme music for the TVB series Files of Justice.
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  • celoporto

    Greatest Sax Ever *-*

    19 days ago

  • kasienka90

    awesome sound *.* the intro

    March 2012

  • nanayeah

    <3

    March 2012

  • Ironsman

    I love the saxaphone intro.

    March 2012

  • ceasar67

    great stuff...magic

    March 2012

  • MikeKnopfler199

    good times!

    February 2012

  • maxlharris

    Have often said that Dire Straits and Knopfler's play is about the white space... the silence between the notes and how it creates more emotion than a fuller sound, while he's masterful enough to keep the songs from feeling empty. Sax is not outstanding play, but it really blends with the vibe he's creating. The keyboard is the same. Nothing wow, but "wow" for total composition. Total 80's song, but still awesome.

    January 2012

  • marcinradek

    Świetna piosenka!

    January 2012

  • edwinarcher

    agh. holy shit. a masterpiece on an album full of masterpieces. i can't hope to explain just why this song tickles the brain, but i guess that's the magic of the straits. they got that je ne sais quoi that keeps you comin back for more.

    December 2011

  • multicolouredb

    LOVE THIS SONG, THE SAX HOWEVER IS ORDINARY.

    December 2011

  • gilliananne

    Just beautiful

    November 2011

  • denaon

    How many people were inspired to take up the sax on hearing this? (2)

    November 2011

  • palvarado3

    Love this song! Haven't heard it in decades, still sounds so good!

    November 2011

  • betriebsgruppe

    sax and drugs and ...

    November 2011

  • xenogold

    ive heard this song hundreds of times, but the sax STILL gives me chills

    October 2011

  • crocy2

    the song and the sax are super...

    October 2011

  • CeperaGrey

    The best!

    October 2011

  • Stefan1000

    super

    September 2011

  • Gorseinonboy

    Fantastically showy music with an upbeat sax and the most gritty composed & subtle voice.....altogether a minor masterpiece.........

    September 2011

  • guarani307

    O sax é um gato velho arranhando o sofá.

    September 2011
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