@FRED MACintyre In what drummer conversation does Neil Peart not come up? He's always considered one of the best of all time, and for a good reason. I don't know what the original comment has to do with Neil though lol

Terry Williams is a beast

@FRED MACintyre Bill Bruford's the drummer for me :)

I totally agree. I've been a fan of this song (and many others from DS) but had never seen this live version. Terry Williams is just killing it! Always thought his drumming on the studio tracks was impeccable but to hear and see him go in hard is impressive.

100% agree. He was killing’ it.

that's amazing. he's killing it. I know he made his old man so proud

I can picture a proud Dad in the audience telling everyone "That's my son on the drums, that's my son!"

If this is true.. something tells me that Mark wanted to give the drummers father a show of a lifetime and boy did they do it. Brilliant playing by the drummer, poured his soul out there. But of course, that’s just my own thinking. Beautiful either way.

Agreed 💯🥰

yes they should.

@@metalmayhem3622 damn, you don't tear up at music? seems like you're the only one missing out 🤣

@@Deadbeatcow The only thing that gets me close is animal stuff (Marley and Me was fucking brutal but I didn't cry) and Lone Hero stuff, like uh High Noon, where all of his "friends" are like "Yeah, you're on your own" and he has to fight the whole gang by himself. Again, didn't cry but I definitely have a throat and eye thing going on. But, I'm ashamed of myself lol

probably the best guitar player ever , absolutly no reason to be ashamed to get emotional !

56 yr old Australian here and I agree with you. Leo is the bomb! 🇦🇺

Yes!! Love it miss Bosvigo’s! Sláinte mhaith! ♥️

Only 33 year old Norwegian here. But damn, let these gems never die! Such masterpieces.

I'm a xx year old kid from Scotland and I hate it when they say Scotland produces little in the way of artists.

51 yr old white woman from Iowa 🇺🇸 here! I’m late to the party but I’m staying! Love to see all these beautiful countries and people here! I see you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, don’t you worry honey! @MikeFraser

Usually with a piano, so a honky tonk is the bar, and to play the honky tonk was to play the piano, honky tonk style.

And no mixed drinks, beer or straight up whiskey .

Also it's a famous instrumental song popularized by country,jazz and western swing musicians

I’ve played Honky Tonks with chicken wire in front of the stage. Honky Tonk can also be a genre of Blues/Country that is reminiscent of what are played in those bars.

Its literally just a "disreputable or cheap bar"

And that's what puts him in a different bracket of reactors. You can tell this man gets sent to another place.

I have the same emotional reaction to this song. I wish I had his rhythm & cool moves as he emotes to the vibes

beautiful as simply the human with pure émotions

Ditto 100%

I didn’t think I could respect him more than I already did

Totally!

It absolutely is, Robert. 👍👍👍

I'll fix that comment for you. "Mark Knopfler is the best guitarists ever."

Daniel Jones 👍👍👍

THEY BLOWIN’ 🎶♥️

He has the most awkward playing style, but hes mastered the guitar in his own way. Outstanding

On the first couple of notes you hear, you know it's him...followed maybe by Brian May (regarding recognizing that is)

beautiful sentiment eloquently expressed and shared by myself as well

Feeling the exact same way.... It draws us together, music like this.... Who could hate your brother listening to this?! It makes me love people, love our potential!!!

That’s awesome. Welcome to mr. video. He’s so pure. Love his reactions.

this guy brings me back to when i first heard these songs. its amazing how jaded i got to the beauty.

Mr. Video is one seriously funny, entertaining young man(I'm 73)and I hope he's making some good scratch at this because I love him.

@@jamesdell9135 It happens to all of us bro. Every now and again you need to see it with someone else's fresh eyes to remember what you are really seeing.

Ma bro speaks truth ❤️💯

Mr. Video would lose his mind, and it would be AWESOME!

Live concerts? What are those? 😔😩😭

Next great band playing anywhere near Toledo!!!

Someone needs to take him Honky Tonkin' in Memphis.

@@sandrasmith7065 that might actually be fun. My boss just went to Nashville round trip $400.

AT least less lol

Great how music draws people together.

theres still emotions in the tunes, theres deeps down under that mechanical music these days m8

Computers don’t make music, bro. Not anymore than the guitar did

I felt that so touching feeling than the computer made music

Lindsey Buckingham from Fleetwood Mac plays without a pick too!

Actually Mark does use a pick occasionally, such as on Our Shangri-La where he also uses a whammy bar. It doesn't matter what guitar he plays or how he plays it, it's always wonderful!

I remember a documentary about Mark Knopfler with a part about his guitar playing and he played a bit in it with a pick for moment; it was bloody fantastic. Then he said "Yeah, that's not really my thing" (not verbatim), and it was like What?! There are many a guitarist who would love to be able to play with a pick like that and he was "nah!, not good enough".

@@justgezbo I haven't seen that one, but I have seen him talk about a pick being a natural amplifier and how you can play faster with one. I can't imagine your average guitar player being able to play faster with a pick than Mark can with his fingers though!

Knopfler to me is the God of guitar... when he plays, it flows like a river...transcending!

Makes smile and cry

I do aswell, powerful

I do mate his music makes me chill especially their live stuff

Ive watched this one 6 or 7 times. But my fav MrVideo Reaction is definitely Blue Oyster Cult Dont fear the Reaper.

Bang bang, drummer. Bang bang.

Totally dude rock on 70s

Terry and Mark took this moment to another dimension ... very few live YT performances Ive seen were able to do it. They did it.

Top of their game !

I agree. I really think this performance cannot be topped. It just can't

Me too!!!

UR still only a bread snapper young man

II'm 70. This is tops on my playlist. If you don't want to get and move when you hear this, see a doctor!

Terry Williams is an amazing drummer.

PHILLIP ARE YOU SERIOUS ? This is one of the best KNOWN 70s song of all time from 1978 ...... But you 80s kids CLAIM FALSELY SO many 70s songs its PATHETIC

34 people dint even CORRECT THIS MAN That this song came out in 1978 WOOOW

@@theodoreritola7641 you need to chill! I’m well aware this is from dire straits 70s self titled eponymous album 🤫 I was simply alluding to the fact that Dire straits enjoyed their most critically commercial run during the 80s and are generally more associated with this decade particularly the Brothers in arms era.

@@theodoreritola7641 dude chilll 😂

@@philkearney0577 But your all so telling people that you think this is a 80s song Thats what i would think if I DIDNT know better

Exactly!

Don't forget the miracle of an audience that knows to clap on the right beat!

Musical empath 👍😍

And playing to the home crowd ... way on down, south London town

And one of the biggest songs any where , AND ITS FROM THE 70s

Probably ?

Agreed and I have been to alot

Wasn't the drummer playing for Man prior to DS? They were a cool band.

so true

Yessss

This is a MUST DO!😁

Have you seen the Veteran watching it? Hit hard.

Yeah you and a thousand others, guess what people dislike 🤐🤐

Personal opinion here, but I like Leo Moracchioli's cover better. Edit: Side note, Leo might be a good source for more content.

@@trismaccarran9950 Yes I agree! Hearing the studio first is always best! I actually love the studio version also, as far as live this is the best I’ve seen for sure. I just happened to mention it as soon as I saw the first one, I wasn’t sure he would do this also. Apparently many others suggested it also! Lol 😂😎

Agreed after listening to alchemy version of SOS, I hv never wanted to listen to any other version. This version to me is also a stunning flawless live performance!

What about Private Investigations also from this particular gig.?

I know what you mean about reaction vids. Thinking on it, though, and watching them, I came to realize it's like that thing where the first thing you want to do when you find something really cool is show it to your friends. The innate desire and even need to teach others what we know seems to be a uniquely human drive, and it may be the very thing most responsible for our dominance on this planet. Also, now I'm totally addicted to reaction vids. I particularly like the ones where I get to see how people with backgrounds and life experiences very different to my own respond to stuff I really like. So far, it seems awesome things have a surprisingly-universal sorta appeal, which makes me realize that I should be a lot more open to stuff others think is cool, even if it's not necessarily something I'd seek out on my own.

@@michaelccozens something widely acclaimed is not necessarily mainstream. For instance Elvis was one of his kind and still not "mainstream" imho. So I agree that you should always look at stuff that are different to avoid bias of "mainstream" stuff, but not closing door to it as masterpieces become sometimes mainstream and trans-genetational

Also Ragtime piano music.

You can play Rock n Roll too. Honky tonk is a beer joint. Juke joint.

i feel like your going to get a very subjective answer on what a honky tonk is but from my perspective, it's an old ass country bar in the middle of nowhere. cheap beer, live music.

In the context of the song it's honky tonk music that's being referred to..

@@paddyofurniture705 In the context of the song, he is talking about music clubs in London, which is where I was born and raised, it is what you play on a piano.

If it is a class artist live is best in my opinion mainly because they can ad lib.

Amazing ad lib and i love it😘

it isn't. still ok. more energy but messier sound, especially for you-know-what.

1000 times better today I listen to this version for the first time. Have in mind I have been listening to the studio version for more than ten years. I just cant believe i never listen to this version. Pure beauty

I think that the studio version is much more clean if you enjoy the guitar in particular, but the only thing that the studio version has going over the live performance is the guitar tone

I may be mistaken but I believe Mark Knopfler plays with finger picks.

@@jameskirschling7887, yeah you're mistaken. It's just straight finger picking, clawhammer style. I've seen Mark use a pick occasionally and play slide guitar, but I don't think I've ever seen him use finger picks.

@@jjc5407 thanks for the correction. I thought I had read or heard somewhere that he used fingerpicks. After looking at the video closer I couldn't see any picks. Thanks again.

@@jameskirschling7887 it would certainly be interesting to hear Mark play with finger picks. I wonder if he's ever tried them. Part of what I love about his playing is just how varied it is with a variety of guitars and different techniques. So many other guitarists tend to just stick with the same sound.

@@jjc5407 here is a video I think you will find interesting. Judging by the way he talks in the video I would say he never used finger picks. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9yUg6VqnJOnZaM.html

So choreographed by reactor. Ugh.

Whhoooaaahhhh

Wow. I saw a lot of legends live (mostly thanks to my parents, who are heavily into music) - McCartney, Clapton, Elton John, Peter Gabriel, Colosseum, Steve Hackett, Frampton, Lukather - Dire Straits is the one band I really, really would have wanted to see more than anything else.

@Dania Ann Alchemy is responsible for my lifelong love for playing the guitar. My parents played a lot of music at home and only in hindsight I can attribute some of the appreciation for some musicians to that. For example John Lee Hooker - my dad didn't listen to him but he listened to music like that and I somehow caught the blues bug and went on a journey of my own. I am sure CSNY did something for you even if it may not be obvious.

ok we hate you now, happy? :)

I saw that tour also except Eric Clapton was with Dire Straits as second guitar..and Stevie Ray opening...it was awesome

(Hey Santana, you’re) “making the guitar cry!”

I think it’s better that way. Get a feel for the song with the video version and then hear the live jam version! Same with Money For Nothing probably.

oh I totally agree there. 100%, but I knew if he didn't experience that version he'd be missing out on a seriously legendary performance.

The live version is the best😉👍

All five at their very peak

Yes, please. Brothers in Arms.

I'm genuinely in love with the way he reacts.

My favorite bit was around the 8 minute mark when knopfler starts showing off doing those muted string picks with the cheeky smile and Mr vid shouts "you smooth mother....", it summed the moment up perfectly

Would be INCREDIBLE if you react to some music from Argentina! We have some really great music from here! Some of the greatest artist of all time would be Charly Garcia, Luis Alberto Spinetta, Gustavo Cerati, SUMO, Fito Paez... Just for tell some ones...

Same....I am a German, and my father introduced me - among many more groups - to Dire Straits.... he did a great job! Greetings to Argentina!

I will NEVER for get how music was in the 70s, This song was released in 1978 THE GOOD OL DAYS FOR SURE

Wild Theme in particular is beautiful isn't it? Have you heard Altimira from the soundtrack he did with percussion legend Evelyn Glennie a couple of years back? It's another stunning classical guitar piece.

"going home" on Alchemy was the Movie Theme from Local Hero love it

Listen to Brothers in Arms from the One Night in London -Live album. The addition of the strings takes you on a journey that will let anyone feel what it really means to have true Brothers in Arms. I am a 3rd generation veteran myself, so yes I do know. I started losing these Brothers years before I even enlisted. Our extended family was always the squadron my father was assigned to and the rest of said base...

The Who! Top 5 all time band!

Deep purple too!

Prodigy.

Whitesnake, Iron Maiden, The Fixx, Talk Talk, Depeche Mode, to name just a few more..

The Who

Back in 1978 when this song came out IT was EVERY WHERE ,, The 70s Baby

As much as I love Neil Peart (RIP), this drummer totally gets some serious props.

The drummer is Terry Williams.

@@trismaccarran9950 I agree! Neil Peart was a genius, and it was a sad day when the world lost him. Leo has become a guitar enthusiast (and justifiably so), but he has taken notice of a drummer or two. :) The day Leo starts playing air drums will be a great day indeed.

I always forget that Pick Withers quit after “Love Over Gold”- yeah, Terry is a monster of nuance.

Somebody told you it's "a beer joint" huh? That just means some place that sells beer - a bar. A Honky Tonk is way more happenin' than just a beer joint. It's gotta be a hoppin' place (typically not very big) with some live music and and people dancing, damn near a party!

It can depend on where it is.

In the context of the song, Honky Tonk is the style of piano the Keyboard player "Harry" plays in.

You sir are a lucky man for that.

@@FloridaManRacer you want to know how lucky.... My Dire Straits story... It was my second year at college in Boston, week of midterms, Tuesday or Wednesday I believe, 6:30 PM... A friend of two of my roommates comes in and says he has won 2 tickets via a radio DJ to tonight's Brothers in Arms tour show (1986) at the Boston Garden and he can't find anyone to go with him because of midterms. The concert starts in about an hour and a half and these two guys both say no he looks at me and says would you want to go? I respond in a heartbeat yes even though I had two midterms the next day... we picked up the tickets at the door... I couldn't believe it they were sixth row Center on the floor I've never been so close to a major rock and roll band for such a long time, it was absolutely unforgettable. Folks didn't want to leave they came back out for a second Encore song, it was really a very well-done show I didn't do all that well on those two midterms but it was worth it.

@@daveking9393 Hey, you fail the mid-terms you can always re take the class (not the best option but one's there) You don't go to the concert, you never see the show. Ever, no re-do. Correct choice was made lol.

Im looking for an 80s kid to claim this song for the 80s , They usually do by the 100s and 100s ,,The 70s were the nuke ,,, SULTONS OF SWING Came out in Oct 1978 ,,

Thats right we will help him explore. Keep picking stuff that you need help with and we will help my friend.

Yes, sometimes you get to know a good song, but somewhere out there it may exist a more interesting version of the same song. And most people who watch those reaction channels will want you to experience the best versions.

One of my favorite songs by one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Picking a favorite version comes down to taste, but for me this is not the version of SoS I'd choose to introduce someone to Mark Knopfler. With a few exceptions, I just don't think live performances work very well for reaction videos. It's not easy to play and sing at the same time, especially this song. There's a ton of energy and great individual performances in this concert clip, but it's also a bit sloppy. It fails to showcase the iconic groove, feel, and tight pocket of the original, which many consider to be the greatest strength of the song (along with Mark's singable leads). I'm sorry for bringing any negative energy, just wanted to encourage anyone hearing Sultans of Swing for the first time to check out the original studio version of the song if this live version doesn't do it for them.

Try Telegraph Road from Alchemy. Maybe better?