This man can have a 3 hour concert playing only this song and I will buy the ticket.

Mark Knopfler.. The best thing to ever happen to a Stratocaster.

He has a 1000 Sultan of Swing variations and they are all masterpieces.

The only man who can play the guitar so effortlessly that he looks like he is planning his dinner at the same time

"People use these songs as milestones in their lives" A musician who appreciates his fans.

You gotta love Mark, so often he's playing some of the most fantastic licks ever written whilst simultaneously looking like he's wondering if he's left the gas on at home!

you can't help but love a virtuoso who still has so much respect for his audience that he gives us familiar touchpoints while also exercising his brilliance...he often talks about circular moments in his life, but I wonder if he knows how many of this he provides his audience. Listening to those familiar notes always takes me back to another time in my life...a time I'll always treasure.

I am glad to be one of them who had these songs as milestones in my life.. Thank you so much for giving the world such a wonderful memorable music. Don't think these songs will ever fade...

I honestly believe this is one of the greatest songs ever written. It has kind of a groove you can dance to and a guitar solo that literally makes you cry. Definitely a masterpiece.

My wife and I use to play this wide open while going down the road I miss my best friend

I'm a Street performance Musician, and the last year i was broke, cero in my bank account, and after work for 1 month in a shity place, i met with one guy who play the guitar on the street, having a good conversation, he accepted to share my his speaker to play for myself... I decided to go on the street and play for the people (for tips). And after 1 month, most of the people who heard me play this song on the street, share tips and with that, go and rent a place to live.... This song, bring me the food that i've in my freezer, and the bed where i sleeping... Thanks mark.

I love how the crowd just goes absolute apeshit at 3:31. Imagine creating a solo so iconic that people immediately go wild over it after decades.

The first time I listened to Sultans Of Swing was 1985 I was just 9 years old it was the civil war back then in Lebanon and we had to run away at night cause it was really bad and I couldn’t find the cassette to listen to it again.. I just want to say that when you love something and you can’t find it or it’s not there any more you can always carry it in your heart...

He can probably make any random notes sound like Sultans of Swing. Pure Genius.

mark, if you are reading this: thank you for your art. So blessed to had experienced your music, so happy. Thank you! We adore you.

Back in the seventies, i was walking thru a dept store, passing the music section,sultans of swing was playing, the hair on the back of my neck stood up and a chill went thru my body, i stopped and bought the album, to this day it does the same.....

“Songs are landmarks for people” Beautifully said and so true

The smile he gives at 3:34. It's like he knows he's created one of the greatest riffs of all time, and only just realised how good it is

Gave my husband and I much joy 40+ years ago. Thank you

"Milestones & Landmarks in the lives of people"....Can it actually be said any better? Mr. Knopfler nails it! Thank-you sir for the moments in time your music takes me back to

My dad would put the headphones on my mother's belly and play me Dire Straits in the womb, he was obsessed! I love Dire Straits so much because, not only is it so incredibly beautiful, extraordinarily talentedly written and played, but it also brings good, happy memories of my dad ❤

Mark knopfler and David Gilmour, 2 of my favourite guitar players.

Mark, we all die. I'm younger than you but I might leave earth first. Anyway, I find it really important to tell you how much you brought joy to my life and how much your music was the soundtrack to it. Thank you for every note. You are like a quality shoe to me.

Thank you and God bless you Mark for acknowledging us fans with your songs.

One of the best, if not THE best, guitar solos ever made. The 'Alchemy' version is just out of this world.

The ability to start a song from the middle without being ever noticeable , and all players just know where to pick up is DIVINE

Way back in 1976 myself and a friend found ourselves in the Old Covent Garden in London wandering around the various bars and pubs there. Early in the evening we came by the Rock Garden Bar/Restaurant/Club where there was a bunch of guys unloading instruments from an old van. We didn't take much notice at the time but as we passed the Rock Garden on our way back a couple of hours later we could hear this interesting music coming up from the basement. We stood there for a minute or two before paying our entrance fee and we spent the rest of the evening watching this band called Dire Straights. They were brilliant. You could tell they were a band destined to go places. That was one of those nights where you unexpectedly encounter something a bit special. I've seen Dire Straights a number of times since and they have put on some of the best concerts I've seen (and I've seen a few). They never let you down. Mark Knopfler just gets better and better. Almost 50 years later I'm still listening and I have to say thanks for the music Mark.

Mark's a GOLD. Protect him at any cost no matter his binge drinks and egos

He’s one of the best guitar player out there. This song reminds me of my dad. He passed away 6 years ago and and as a little kid I remember my father would play this song every week. Now I’m 45 wishing I was back in time. This song never gets old.

Not only does he play the guitar like a god but he makes you wish you had a friend like that. What a great guy.

This is the kind of performance and connection with the audience that refills the soul.

the best solo ever made .i never get tired to listen sultans of swing never. I saw him in Canada and was fantastic.

Simply incredible listening to Knopfler play. No distortion. No effects. Every note crystal clear. It's amazing watching his fingers make the guitar sing.

Clearly one of the best guitarists in the world - I'd do anything to see him live.......

The British are the masters when it comes to music

mr knoplfer it has been 18 years since my father has passed but everry time i hear "the sultans of swing" it reminds of the first time me and him listened to it. i love your music and continues to be one of my all time fave bands and now my daughters love your music aswell

No gimmicks..no BS...just a man with truckloads of talent and soul doing what he does best- Melt us out with his otherworldly gifts and skills.

I bet at 3:35 when Mark started smiling playing his "world-wide-famous-solo", all the people from the world, watching this video, were smiling too!!!

Man, he's so good. Words don't do him justice.

Sultans" was instantly my no.1 all time song,and in the 40 something years later,it's still my no.1 all time song.

Knopfler's very wise words: Yes, people love the iconic "twiddly bits!" And I love the way Knopfler's casual improvisations here are so uniquely "Knopfler!" His sound is so distinctive, and personal - and so wonderfully different from all those of his generation, like me, who grew up listening to, and copying, the young Clapton of Cream. Knopfler, when he poured out of our radios in '79, with "Sultans of Swing," was, and remains, a breath of guitar fresh air!

1:41 - "The songs... they're landmarks for people, the songs are milestones for people in their lives". Spot on.

Mark is one people that born to be a musician. He is a pure genius, like Hendrix, Clapton, Page, Richards… the guitar is an extension of his body. He is a genius everytime he touches a guitar!

Mark Knopfler - words just don’t adequately describe how talented he is. Sultans of Swing - Alchemy live - remains as the best live performance I’ve ever seen - beyond epic.

Driving down a country road near my home in 1979, this song came on and we literally pulled over and turned it up and just sat there, gobsmacked.

Makes me think of my dad driving my sisters Camaro home from the dealership. I was with him in the Camaro, She was with my mom behind us and our other car. I will never forget that. Love you dad see you in heaven.

The first time I heard this song was with my dad. When I grew up and moved away from where my dad was living, when I hear this song, it always put me in mind of him. There were many occassions where this song would come on the radio, and I would pick up the phone and call my dad and I would share with him, the same, so much so that one time when we were talking he said I think of you everytime I hear this song. It is also the song where I fell in love with the guitar...man that riff Thank you for being you and thank you for sharing your gifts and talents🙂❤️💜🙏 blessings

Whenever I'm feeling down I have to listen to the whole album DS. It always lifts me up. Nobody plays like Knopfler, nobody. Love you Mark, and Dire Straits.

Mark has kind eyes and a soothing voice, his body language also is gentle and polite, success has made him humble, huge God bless to you.

Never get bored of hearing this riff!! A musician who appreciates his fans and tells a story doing it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

One of the greatest music geniuses that ever graced this world. Thank you Mark for the music.

Mark sounds better than he ever has here, what an actual legend

I've been listening to this song for 36 years and I will never stop... good job Mark!!!

God bless you sir. I love your music so much . You are the sultan of swing ❤️

An absolute master of the guitar.

I would buy a ticket just to hear him talk about music

I know (musically) this man for 40 years and yet every time i see him he surprises me. He is incredible, he play one of the most beautiful solo in music history with the face of a man waiting the bus talking about the wather with other people... LOL!!!

I saw DIRE STAITS in 1979 It was their 2nd American gig, Packed house 474 people lol Providence RI Brown U

Played the air guitar to this for 40+ years and got it perfect every time...

Lets all be honest tho, this is one of the greatest songs ever written

Hands down one of the best guitarists ever, literally free styled the end and it still sounded superb.

I am so grateful that this wonderful artist appreciates his music the way that the rest of us do. His ego is in check. He realizes that it’s as much about his creation as it is about him. So much respect sir. Thank you for your contribution to our lives.

This is how you live forever.

Many, many years ago I bought this on its release on 45rpm vinyl. Even now the hairs on the back of my neck still stand up when I hear it. It never ages.

3:20 The guitarist in the back is shaking his head in amazement with the rest of us

That's wonderful, how Mark explains gently(and doesn't outright say) that he's torn between evolving his songs and staying true to people's expectations. There is a meeting point, a careful balance between what the song means to the artist and to fans.

Thank you, Sir! Thank you for everything!

He's right, songs (and bits of songs) are what people have grown up with and landmarked for generations, and that solo in SofS takes me straight back to when I first heard it!

The best thing is everyone in the band is happy to play this song with him… the looks on their face tells it all

This is amazing. Grew up listening to this as my dad is a huge fan but I didn’t appreciate how wonderful this was until a couple of years ago. Now 32 years old and you can bet that my little 18-month old girl listens to this a lot.

Sounds fantastic👏🙂 And they are in such harmony! A delight to watch🥰 Thank you!

Indeed. Every song is unique and mean the world to someone. My husband used to LOVE your music.. well Dire Straits. Now 17yrs after his passing I still listen to ALL OF THEM. And then Ticket to Heaven became MY SONG.. and True love never fades. Oh dear I miss the man so very much. Well, please don't ever stop making music!?❤

One day God thought .. today I create the best guitar player ever in the world... he was created Mark Knopfler... Legend

This guy is the real G.O.A.T. in my opinion. I'm a mediocre guitar player at best but I know genius when I see it. I could sit and just watch him play for days and I learn things constantly.

Sir, your songs are like time machine for me, . . . . every song recalibrates my brain and access memories from past . . . your voice takes me back in time . . . . pure magic Sir! . . . Thankyou .

I started to like this guy since my childhood beacause with the influence of my dad, i grew up in a country side and usually fm radio station has a afternoon program to play rock song from 3-5pm, when the song money for nothing or walk of life by dire strait played my dad will command me to turn up the stereo and we enjoyed the music, good old days, my dad is now going to 70y.o i hope he will lived more years!

One of the most influential guitarist and musician as a whole. And on top of it all he's such a down to earth man. Mark is a great example.

It's amazing how the rest of the band looks at Mark with admiration in their faces

He is playing ... and you close your eyes and listen and you know what he will play ... you know what will be next and you know ... that is what he will play..... magic, ... we are all speaking the same language, more importantly we know who we all are there in that moment and we understand each other. We only have one more pint to order. and the bar closes. boy I have a lot of fortitude because the last comment before was a year ago and I have never been there when the last round at any bar was called for but I have because of the music.

There are some great guitarist, and Mark is among the top! Not many like him.

Thank You, I am 49 years old and my goodness, Dire straits amd Mark Knopfler have made my time fly, Very nice memories xxxxx

i got my first job at 16 in a restaurant washing dishes,one friday night,this song came on the radio,about 1979ish,i was taken away,literally blew my mind.

When i was a kid i didnt like this song so there you go. That might have been all but then i heard more songs and also got smarter. What a difference a day makes, erm....bunch of days. Now this among my fav songs ever, and dire straits is way up on my list of fav bands ever...and im so in love with Mark Knopfler and his beautiful music that i can hardly stand it. He is an absolute legend.

Aren’t we all blessed to be walking the same earth around the same time as this greatest guitarist of all times. 👍

Greatest guitarist of all time! This song changed so many lifes. Im 30, and i can't even describe how much talent this man has, its such a shame where music has shifted to be in 2021

Every time, when I start my car engine, this was the very first song played, it’s been 10 years. Now, I just bought my Model3, this is first song since I had my M3. LOVE IT. Thanks for creating amazingly beautiful songs.

Yeah!! And what a terrific band behind him; the drummer is exceptional.

Such a performer for his audience with respect too. The Mark Knopfler!!

Incredible. This guy is one of the top guitarists, in the world.

Dad: turn off this Me: Why? Dad: I have bigger speakers downstairs

What an incredible introduction! AS beautiful as the original song. WE're the too the Sultans. We're the Sultans of OUR OWN LIVES - Let's STAY in the NOW everyone. Don't look back. Look at now & your future self. - Says your coach! If you're going to make a difference you must fully commit to the new.

One the BEST guitar players of all time...

Finally a cameraman who doesn’t focus on feet when he is playing guitar.

Amazing! I could listen to him all night!

My favorite song of all time. Unbelievable how talented Mark Knopfler is!

That smile on his face when the crowd cheered. Amazing

One of the greatest guitarists of all time. AWESOME!

One of the greatest guitarists of all time Impeccable improvisation and authentic technique. In a unique club with Jimmy Page, David Gilmore and a few others. When such people play, audiences are mesmerised.

One of the greatest songs ever written. Mark makes playing that guitar look so easy, One amazing guitar player, and songwriter and one amazing human being.

Knopfler doesn´t need much noise... just a Fender and his fingers...sounds amazing!!!