Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

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Michael Duffy

Күн бұрын

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@TheCyndawn Жыл бұрын

You would have LOVED MTV back in the day. All music all the time.

@threekidzmom04 4 ай бұрын

yes yes yes

@Werrf1 Жыл бұрын

The vocalist for the 'trippy' beginning - the "I want my MTV" - was Sting. The song is based on something Mark Knopfler overheard while shopping in a hardware store; he was impressed by the 'realness' of the man's grousing, and turned it into this. He was criticised for some of the language, but refused to change it. For your next steps - I'd say Brothers in Arms, Walk of Life, and Telegraph Road.

@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын

Actually Mark didn't refuse to change the lyrics. Once he discovered how offense that particular word was to some people he stopped singing it. The song and Brothers in Arms album were released in 1985 and in their Live Aid performance that year he'd already changed the lyrics and he's continued to play around with different alternatives ever since, substituting words like "Queenie" and "Mothertrucker". When someone in Canada brought a court case a few years ago to try and get the song banned from being played, Mark apparently even offered to supply a version without the offending word. Fortunately the judge understood the context and narrative of the song and ruled against a ban.

@raymondgilbert1341 Жыл бұрын

I recall when MTV first launched, and it was exactly what it claimed to be back then, and it was fantastic. We all thought the future was going to be a better place.

@threekidzmom04 4 ай бұрын

oh yes!!

@jamesbondbond8388 Жыл бұрын

¡¡MASTERPIECE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@dianahairr9380 8 ай бұрын

IVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS!!! That guitar is EEEEVILLLL!!! I always turned the volume wide open on this one!!!

@Renkk17 Жыл бұрын

MTV was all music videos all the time in the 80's, it was all new back then, before that it was only hearing the music on radio, records and in concert!

@JeffMartinEquinox Жыл бұрын

The person singing "I want my MTV" is Sting, lead singer for the Police. It follows the tune of their hit, Don't Stand So Close to Me.

@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын

Sting got a co-writing credit on the song for the use of that melody too, although it was Mark's idea to use it and the rest of the song is solely his. It must have earned Sting a few quid over the years.

@ksoman953 Жыл бұрын

@6:13 hahahahah. Back in the 80s before y'all were born, the only stage lights were these massive high heat lamps that made people on stage sweat like nuts. That's why you have so many of the stage performers wearing headbands back then. It was to prevent sweat dropping down on their guitars and stuff, as well as flying off on the audience in the front rows.

@GloriaMartinez-on3jx Жыл бұрын

Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler ,my very favorite. Awesome, been a fan from the start..

@dagmar.6954 Жыл бұрын

Love Dire Straits. They are a great British rock band from the 70's-90's. Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists around. They have had so many hits including "Telegraph Road", "Romeo & Juliet", "Private Investigations", "Twisting By The Pool", "So Far Away" etc. They don't have a bad song.

@darlenefragale6550 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite songs while working in a hotel restaurant/lounge!! Mark Knopfler was one of the ultimate guitarists.

@theemaygoogleme151 Жыл бұрын

So glad you like Dire Straits. Knopfler's guitar has a way of producing iconic riffs. I'd really like to see a reaction to some of his solo work since 1996. Hill Farmer Blues, Punish The Monkey, Why Aye Man, Let It All Go, What It Is, Boom Like That, Speedway At Nazareth, Don't You Get It, Get Lucky, Cleaning My Gun or anything else. Just so much good music.

@Renkk17 Жыл бұрын

The singer overheard some workers talking about the bands on MTV at the store and took their own words and turned it into this song!

@terrykemp1876 Жыл бұрын

They were the biggest band on the planet right then, and for very good reason.

@Erulin68 Жыл бұрын

This was the first song ever played on MTV Erurope. As some one who started playing guitar in 1980... force your kids to take up music. They may hate you at the time, but they'll be grateful in the long run.

@Paladin70 Жыл бұрын

Without question Mark Knoepfler is one of the all time great guitarists, if you’d ever seen them live you would have been blown away. Up next, you should check out Walk Of Life, Calling Elvis, Romeo & Juliet. And you are spot on correct, it’s a shame that a network whose name literally means Music TeleVision left its roots and went stupid.

@draguladirt Жыл бұрын

Well picked up - this was written when Mark Knopfler overheard delivery men complaining about their job while watching MTV (back in the day when they actually played music videos). One of the best bands ever - try Brothers in Arms, Romeo and Juliet, Private Investigations - list goes on.

@juliewaterfield1804 Жыл бұрын

hi michael, hope you're good. i love dire straits. i think one of their best is walk of life and the video for that one would probably appeal to you. made me laugh my head off the first time and still raises a laugh even now. you have definitely got this reaction thing down to a fine art, it's fascinating to watch, you were not sure of walk of life to start off with were you ??? nice to see a new reaction .....lol. have a great weekend.

@Chebva Жыл бұрын

This is what MTV was all about.

@mimiwiz1 Жыл бұрын

Great tune! HEY! CCR's "Fortunate Son" just hit ONE BILLION VIEWS as of yesterday! Crazy to imagine that number!

@russellhunt2071 Жыл бұрын

That was the best of computer graphics at that time. My favorite part is the drum solo at the beginning. It last longer in the original version. I always go to full volume when it comes on my car radio.

@bobbist265 2 ай бұрын

There are, in my opinion, few songs that instantly raise your "cool" factor while listening to it. This song is, without question, one of them. Mark Knopfler knows how to make the sickest riffs out of seemingly thin air.

@darkpitcher5242 Жыл бұрын

Mark was a journalist and many of the lyrics of his songs were things that happened. This song is over heard remarks by a guy in a shop watching MTV

@AVGuyhall Жыл бұрын

MTV unleashed a visual wave of creativity that bands and their labels had to jump on because that's where everyone was discovering new music.This video and others like A-Ha's "Take on Me" broke new ground in visual effects. Others, like Michael Jackson's "Thriller," were crafted like mini-movies with great storytelling. There are so many songs that when I hear them today I immediately see the video in my mind. And then MTV became stupid and turned into a reality show channel and many stopped watching.

@frogbin1 Жыл бұрын

Watch Telegraph Road from there Alchemy concert it has some of the best piano and guitar riffs ever. Great reaction as always.

@carolynmorrissey1630 Жыл бұрын

Now please do Walk Of Life Official it's a great song and video Love your reactions ❤

@ksoman953 Жыл бұрын

This video almost didn't happen because MK was not a fan of music videos. The song is a genius for many reasons in the music/lyrics space, but credit goes to the video director Steve Barron... like putting heavy rotation on the microwave @ 4:25

@bradleypaulus2926 8 ай бұрын

This video on MTV was revolutionary. Every time they played it, we all sat right in front of the television. Back when MTV was all videos.

@bwractive Жыл бұрын

"Walk of life" and "Brothers in arms"

@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын

You might like to check out the live version of this song from the Music For Montserrat concert at The Royal Albert Hall. The song was recorded on the island of Montserrat and after a devastating volcanic eruption a host of music legends who'd also recorded there got together to perform to raise relief funds. Seeing Money For Nothing performed by Mark Knopfler, Sting, Eric Clapton and Phil Collins plus a couple of other Dire Straits alumni, with an orchestra and choir not playing/singing but all on stage tapping their feet and dancing is a wonderfully joyous experience. The whole concert is worth watching.

@whatwouldpicarddomakeitso9607 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing . The whole thing is amazing .video , singing , music..it just flows together perfectly. The whole album Brothers in Arms is genius . Please react to the song Brothers in Arms .🇬🇧👍🏻💛🤍

@darrenbertram7289 Жыл бұрын

Michael, if only you were of age when MTV was in its heyday (the 80s) it was wall-to-wall smashing videos like this: first the artists recorded a banging song, then they filmed a mind blowing video to go with it, it was the law back then! 😂

@kaarhildtorset4850 Жыл бұрын

Wow this was a big hit in the 80s

@ELIZABETHANNEBuonagura Жыл бұрын

As a young woman I had a temp job at MTV. It was really something else when it came out and I enjoyed it for years.

@mikefetterman6782 Жыл бұрын

SIX BLADE KNIFE, and YOUR LATEST TRICK are both great Dire Strait's songs.

@donnaneville192 Жыл бұрын

This was when MTV played actual music videos 24/7, not reality shows or whatever they play now....I quit watching many years ago. MTV started while I was in high school, loved it! Of course there was an uproar of conservative a'holes that pressured cable companies to drop the channel. That sparked the "I want my MTV" slogan. Before MTV there were Promo videos that usually were behind the scenes of artists recording their songs. The public rarely got to see these videos. MTV spawned these creative mini movies .....miss those days!

@carolmoilanen4530 Жыл бұрын

Love them

@martyflannigan5052 Жыл бұрын

this was one of the first big hits on MTV

@heyjude1920 Жыл бұрын

I really liked both versions of Brothers in Arms. The other one was done by Home Free

@Entenluc Жыл бұрын

Legendary Song with the best intro from Mark Knopfler and Sting

@niallmcentee9400 Жыл бұрын

You will LOVE Walk Of Life

@johngulley5396 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff Michael! My other comments were deleted. Anyway. Keep on keepin' on buddy! 👍😎

@michaelwduffy Жыл бұрын

That’s strange? I don’t ever delete any comments! Sometimes KZfaq hides then for whatever reason though!!! Thanks John appreciate ya mate!! 🙏

@RESET1776 Жыл бұрын

Believe this was the second music video ever played on M-TV when it launched.

@jjc5407 Жыл бұрын

It was the first song ever played on MTV-Europe when it launched a few years after MTV started in the US. The first song played on the latter was Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles.

@scottclark3761 Жыл бұрын

State of the Art graphics....circa 1985. We were blown away by how realistic it was. Just to give you a time capsule.

@objectiveobserver4278 Жыл бұрын

"Its like the Rugrats on LSD." Classic! I grew up with MTV.

@elunedlaine8661 Жыл бұрын

I've got hours of MTV music on video tape somewhere

@donaldhynson4538 Жыл бұрын

Thats the Billy Gibbons school of guitar

@barbaracline9064 Жыл бұрын

Awesome band and song! Try SULTANS OF SWING and WALK OF LIFE next.

@tinasjostrand2677 Жыл бұрын

god, I miss MTV 😔

@heyjude1920 Жыл бұрын

Too bad they didn’t add in how many times I actually watched it on MTV. Love Sting singing along. Great job together at LiveAid 1985.

@MzDixieDarlin Жыл бұрын

Next Dire Straits song "Walk of Life" please😊 Great reaction!

@niallmcentee9400 Жыл бұрын

100% with you about MTV. It has totally betrayed it's origins

@charleskofflermusic9051 Жыл бұрын

A powerful song. Yes, a banger, interesting word. Interesting when we know the song and we're looking forward for your reaction 👍👍👍👍

@ed.z. Жыл бұрын

You’d never have thought to write this? Are you a musician? A writer? A composer? This was based on a true story. His actual overheard conversation at an appliance store with employees who were watching MTV which broadcasted music videos 24/7 in the eighties. The recording companies provided the videos that sold records and CDs. MTV took in a fortune in commercials revenue. It’s a business model that works only if the music is good in the first place. Which poses the question, how good is most of today’s rock and pop music? And is it music when it’s mostly computer loops and rappers who can’t actually sing a lick.

@elkabong6429 2 ай бұрын

That’s Sting singing “I want my MTV,” by the way!

@johngage856 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy your channel, big fan. Also, how closely related to Bobby Flay are you? 🤔😜😂 I kid I kid. Keep it up sir. Have a great afternoon.

@mikefetterman6782 Жыл бұрын

They are talking about the commercialization of music. All the advertisers on radio dictates for decades how long songs could be and what they could have in content. Then MTV comes along with all the tv ads for microwaves, ect.

@mikefetterman6782 Жыл бұрын

usually, to write most songs, you start with a riff that just comes out in practice or a jam. Then the lyricist starts humming a melody and throwing words that rhyme out at key points. Come back afterwards and fill in the blanks. This is how some songs are written in 10 minutes, some take years.

@RowdyRuth Жыл бұрын

It was a banger. 🎉

@Daiska_Plays Жыл бұрын

Me being 18-ish when this song came out. Owned the crappiest car imaginable with a terrible radio. But when this song came on, no matter how bad the speakers were, cranked full volume that riff was amazing.

@darthgallifrey3588 Жыл бұрын

Now you'll have look up the Weird Al version.

@fayewood1377 Жыл бұрын

this is based on a real story of a conversation they heard .

@charlenewebb5893 Жыл бұрын

I Want My MTV ! LoL

@richmurgatroyd3584 Жыл бұрын

Hi Michael from the Uk .been loving all your videos ,great reactions.Please have a look at Iron Maiden any song but I love “Number of the Beast” or “Run To The Hills “ Cheers and carry on the great work 🙏🏻

@michaelwduffy Жыл бұрын

I will check it out thanks so much rich!!

@skiptrace1888 Жыл бұрын

Great job, as usual! Do the live version of this song, it is quite long, but really shows their talent! It is much better than this version. Have a great day, bro!

@abbafan1972 Жыл бұрын

Try twisting by the pool, Walk of life, Private Investigations.

@stevenweller1673 Жыл бұрын

Try: *Down By The Waterline* *One World* *Brothers In Arms* Be well S.W.

@toddk2737 Жыл бұрын

That's Sting singing in the background

@niallmcentee9400 Жыл бұрын

Going Home Lady Writer Brothers In Arms Your Latest Trick Telegraph Road Walk Of Life Tunnel Of Love So Far Away Romeo And Juliet (strangest video EVER 🤣) Why Worry Once Upon A Time In The West Private Investigations Heavy Fuel Calling Elvis Twisting By The Pool And then there's Mark Knopflers solo stuff. You haven't even scratched the surface of this musical genius

@garrygull8354 Жыл бұрын

Moving hotnerchandise

@StevenQ74 Жыл бұрын

This was the first video to use CGI back in 1985

@Pro-TechServices 6 ай бұрын

WHY IS THERE A JAR OF Hellmann's Mayonnaise BEHIND YOU

@michaeltaylor8835 Жыл бұрын

The little f*** got his own jet airplane

@JLC48 Жыл бұрын

Back when MTV was cool and this song was cooler!!

@hazelpickard6821 Жыл бұрын

Love it.....but luv walk of life more lol

@libraryfiles4470 Жыл бұрын

You can write a song about Mayo

@simonhourani5228 Жыл бұрын

Helloo! Can you do Nighwish-Ghost river please?

@michaelwduffy Жыл бұрын

I’ll add it to my list!

@HelynnHeels 10 ай бұрын

MTV was awesome when it did videos. I'll never understand why they abandoned that format for reality shows. ...unless, of course newer acts just couldn't rock a video. Petty and the Heartbreakers' videos never matched the song. It was really cool af. Did MTV premier with "Video Killed The Radio Star"? Or is that just rumour?