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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Sultans Of Swing' in December 1980 at Rockpop in Concert. Experience the full performance now on YouTube:

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On this day: in 1979, Dire Straits released their second studio album, Communiqué. Listen to the opening track, 'Once Upon A Time In The West' on the official Dire Straits YouTube channel:

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This Friday marks the 45th anniversary of the release of 'Sultans Of Swing'. To celebrate, a rare early TV performance of the song will premiere on Dire Straits' YouTube channel. Set a reminder now:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Sultans Of Swing' at Rockpop in Concert, December 1980. Catch the complete performance now on YouTube:

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One Deep River, the tenth solo studio album from @MarkKnopfler , will be released globally on 12th April 2024. Pre-order the physical album or digital download - and listen to the first track released from the record 'Ahead Of The Game' streaming now:

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On this day in 1977, the first Dire Straits demos were recorded at Pathway Studios, North London. Wild West End / Sultans Of Swing / Down To The Waterline / Sacred Loving / Water Of Love. The recording session cost £120.

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Watch: Today marks the 45th anniversary of the release of 'Sultans Of Swing'. Catch an early performance of the song on ITV's Revolver show, originally broadcast in August 1978:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Tunnel of Love' at Rockpop in Concert, December 1980. Watch the complete performance now on YouTube:

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Follow the official Dire Straits account on TikTok for more live performance clips, music videos and interviews from the archive:

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Watch: Money For Nothing performed live in Rotterdam on 31st May 1992 - a concert that would become part of the On The Night live album release:

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Brothers In Arms was one of the first albums to be released on Compact Disc, and was officially the first CD to sell a million copies worldwide. The album in general has sold more than 30 million copies to date.

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On This Day: Dire Straits' self-titled debut album was first released in 1978. Listen back to the record, with tracks such as 'Down To The Waterline' and 'Sultans Of Swing':

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Sultans Of Swing' at Wembley Arena in 1985 - only available on the official Dire Straits YouTube channel:

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Coming to the official Dire Straits YouTube channel this Friday: 'So Far Away' performed live in 1985 at Wembley Arena. Set a reminder:

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Coming to the official Dire Straits YouTube channel this Friday: 'Sultans Of Swing' performed live at Wembley Arena in 1985. Set a reminder:

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In September 1997 Mark Knopfler took part in George Martin's 'Music For Montserrat' benefit concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, during which he was joined by the likes of @EricClapton , @PhilCollinsFeed and @OfficialSting for a special performance of 'Money For Nothing'.

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Live 1978-1992 is out now (UK/ROW), and releasing in the US on January 19th 2024. 12LP & 8CD sets feature Live At The Rainbow 1979, expanded/remastered Alchemy and On The Night + Live At The BBC, Encores, art prints and booklet. Order, stream, download:

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Coming to the official Dire Straits YouTube channel this Friday: 'Solid Rock' performed live in December 1980 at Rockpop in Concert. Set a reminder:

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One Deep River, the brand new studio album from @MarkKnopfler is out now. '...gorgeous songs, sung in a voice that sounds like it's lived a life that's full...’ - @ClassicRockMag Get your copy here:

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Dire Straits performing 'Industrial Disease' on German TV show 'Bananas'. Originally broadcast on November 2nd 1982.

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To celebrate the release of Dire Straits Live - 1978-1992 in the US on January 19th, the Alchemy: Dire Straits Live film will be streaming live on YouTube this coming Wednesday, January 17th at 5pm PST / 6pm MST / 7pm CST / 8pm EST. Set a reminder:

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'Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992' is out November 3rd (UK/ROW). US date soon to be announced. Featuring remastered, extended, and unreleased recordings from some of their most coveted live albums and performances, on 12LP and 8CD formats. Pre-order now:

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The 1985 live performance of 'Why Worry' from Wembley Arena lands on the official Dire Straits YouTube channel this Friday. Set a reminder:

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Watch: @EricClapton joined Dire Straits on stage at Knebworth on June 30th 1990, during a special event in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and the BRIT school for performing arts. Enjoy the full performance on the Dire Straits YouTube channel:

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Listen to the 'Dire Straits Best Of' playlist on @Spotify for a selection of fan favourites:

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On This Day: In September 1991 Dire Straits released their sixth and final studio album, On Every Street. Show us your physical copies in the comments, and stream the record here:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'So Far Away' at Wembley Arena in 1985. Catch the complete performance now on YouTube:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Private Investigations', live at Wembley Arena on 10th July 1985, during the Brothers In Arms Tour:

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Watch: 'Romeo And Juliet' performed live in May 1992 at Les Arenes, Nïmes, France and Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands; as seen in the band's concert film, On The Night. Watch on YouTube now:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)', with Hank Marvin live at Wembley Arena on 10th July 1985, during the Brothers In Arms Tour:

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Dire Straits' original members captured on film, circa 1979.

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Alchemy: Dire Straits Live - original concert film streaming on YouTube today only at 7pm UK / 8pm CET / 11am PT / 2pm ET. Watch here: Photos by Pennie Smith.

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Mark performing with Dire Straits in Chicago in August 1985. Photo by Paul Natkin

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'While waiting for the band, I took 2 shots of MK's guitar held up against the most stunning sunset I had ever seen. I put one of those shots in with the band publicity photos. I was shocked when I saw it. It's my absolute favourite accidental album cover!' - Deb Feingold

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Money For Nothing' at Wembley Arena in 1985. Catch the complete performance now on YouTube:

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Coming to the official Dire Straits YouTube channel this Friday: 'Money For Nothing' performed live in 1985 at Wembley Arena. Set a reminder:

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Welcome to the official Dire Straits Twitter account. To celebrate the release of the @Dolby Atmos mix of Brothers In Arms, follow this account and press play on the album at 6pm UK / 10am PT on Wednesday 15th March to experience track-by-track insight into the recording.

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'Getting crazy on the waltzers, But it's the life that I choose.' After first appearing on the Making Movies album in 1980, 'Tunnel Of Love' was released as a single in 1981. Watch the music video for 'Tunnel Of Love' on the Dire Straits YouTube channel:

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Watch: 'Sultans Of Swing' live at Wembley in 1985. Experience the full performance on YouTube:

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Watch: The official music video for Dire Straits' 1985 release 'So Far Away', taken from their fifth studio album Brothers In Arms:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Solid Rock' at Rockpop in Concert, December 1980 - only available on the official Dire Straits YouTube channel:

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Do you remember the first time you ever heard Dire Straits? Share your story in the replies.

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Mark photographed performing live with Dire Straits at the Oakland Coliseum in California, on February 2nd 1992. Photo by Tim Mosenfelder

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Watch: The official music video for 'Wild West End' is now available in full 4K resolution on Dire Straits' YouTube channel. The lyrics paint a picture of walking through Soho in London:

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Dire Straits' tour bus on the Brothers In Arms tour in 1985. Photo provided by Public Record Office Victoria.

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Dire Straits performing 'Industrial Disease' in 1982 on German TV channel ZDF Kultur.

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Dire Straits' YouTube has reached 2 million subscribers - thank you to everyone for watching. Subscribe here for official restored music videos, live performances, and playlists:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Brothers In Arms' in Rotterdam, May 1992, in a performance which was released as the band's second live album On the Night the following year. See the full performance on YouTube:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'The Man's Too Strong', live at Wembley Arena on 10th July 1985, during the Brothers In Arms Tour:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Why Worry' at Wembley Arena in 1985 - only available on the official Dire Straits YouTube channel:

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Dire Straits performing 'Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)', joined by Hank Marvin during the Brothers In Arms tour stop in London at Wembley Arena on 10th July 1985:

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Now available on YouTube: Dire Straits performing Romeo And Juliet live, taken from the 1992 concert film 'On The Night':

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Dire Straits photographed circa 1979. This shot was included as a poster in an issue of POP, the Swiss music magazine.

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Join us on Wednesday 8th November for a one-off YouTube stream of 'Alchemy: Dire Straits Live' - the original concert film recorded at London's Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983. Click through to set a reminder for 7pm GMT / 8pm CET / 11am PST / 2pm EST:

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The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection | Christie's Live Auction, London | 31st January 2024 @ChristiesInc is delighted to announce the auction of guitars from the personal collection of @MarkKnopfler , the celebrated frontman of the iconic British rock band, Dire Straits. (1/3)

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Mark photographed in New York City on September 13, 1979. Photo by Ebet Roberts

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Watch: Dire Straits' official 4K video for Lester Bookbinder’s 1980’s film ‘Making Movies’ - compiling the three music videos for the eponymous album’s tracks, ‘Romeo And Juliet’, ‘Tunnel Of Love’, and ‘Skateaway’:

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'A sad farewell to our old friend Jack Sonni, whom I met when he was working at Rudy’s Music Stop on 48th St. Jack was a genuine guitar enthusiast who loved to play, jam, and talk guitars and amps all day. (1/2)

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Dire Straits on the set of Dutch music programme 'TopPop', in November 1978, where they performed 'Sultans Of Swing' and 'Water Of Love'.

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Catch the very first episode of Johnson & Knopfler’s Music Legends which airs tomorrow night, Thursday 25th April on @SkyArts , Freeview Channel 36 in the UK.

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Expresso Love', live at Wembley Arena on 10th July 1985, during the Brothers In Arms Tour:

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Watch: follow along to the lyrics of 'Sultans Of Swing' with the official lyric video now on YouTube:

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Dire Straits during a performance on Alright Now, a British TV series filmed by ITV in the 1970s.

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Watch: Follow along to the lyrics of 'Sultans Of Swing' with the official lyric video now on YouTube:

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Watch: The 1984 performance of 'Two Young Lovers' from Alchemy: Dire Straits Live has been restored to 4K. Available now on YouTube:

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A 1992 poster for a Dire Straits open air concert in Köln on July 18th, held at the then-named Müngersdorfer Stadion (now the RheinEnergieStadion). Were you there?

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Watch: Dire Straits' performing 'Tunnel Of Love' live at the Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983 - taken from the remastered Alchemy: Dire Straits Live album:

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Watch: Originally released on the Alchemy: Dire Straits Live album and concert film, see the band performing the epic 'Telegraph Road', live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in July 1983:

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Walk Of Life' live at Wembley Arena on 10th July 1985, during the Brothers In Arms Tour:

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Sing along to 'Money For Nothing' with the new lyric video, out this Wednesday, April 19th. Set a reminder ahead of the official YouTube premiere:

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Watch: 'Expresso Love' live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in 1983, a performance that became part of the Alchemy: Dire Straits Live double album released in 1984:

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That brings us to the end. Thank you to everyone who joined the playback of Brothers In Arms today, to celebrate the release of the album's Dolby Atmos mix. #DSBIA

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Watch: Dire Straits performing 'Brothers In Arms' live in Rotterdam on May 31st 1992, a performance which would become part of the On The Night live album:

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Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes present: 'Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)', a new recording produced in aid of @TeenageCancer and @TeenCancerUSA . Featuring over 60 superstar musicians. Out March 15th. Pre-order here: #markknopflersguitarheroes

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'Two Pairs Of Hands' is the latest track released from @MarkKnopfler 's forthcoming album One Deep River. Available to stream and download now, alongside ‘Watch Me Gone’ and ‘Ahead Of The Game’:

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Watch: 'Romeo And Juliet' at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1983, originally released on the album and concert film, Alchemy: Dire Straits Live. Pre-order the Dire Straits - Live 1978-1992 boxset at , and catch the performance on YouTube:

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Mark performing in the USA, March 1979, during Dire Straits' Communiqué tour. Photo by Michael Putland

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'Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it, you play the guitar on the MTV' The new lyric video for 'Money For Nothing' is out now, watch here and sing along:

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Watch: 'Walk Of Life' performed at Stadion Feijenoord in Rotterdam in 1992, originally released on the album and concert film, On The Night - remastered and back on vinyl as part of the Dire Straits - Live 1978-1992 box set. Catch the full performance:

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Watch: Originally released as a single from the band's 1991 album On Every Street - watch the official music video for 'Heavy Fuel' on Dire Straits' YouTube channel:

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Hear a little more of the new recording of 'Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)', in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America, as premiered today at Newcastle United FC. Out March 15th. Pre-order the track here: #MarkKnopflersGuitarHeroes

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A new extended version of ‘Portobello Belle’ is out now; alongside remastered versions of ‘Twisting By The Pool’ and ‘Romeo And Juliet’. Recorded live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1983 for the album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live. Listen now:

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Dire Straits, recorded live from 1992’s On Every Street Tour. Listen to the unreleased recording of ‘I Think I Love You Too Much’ and remastered versions of ‘Walk Of Life’ and ‘The Bug’, as part of the new Live 1978-1992 box set. Out November 3rd (UK/ROW):

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‘Some people have got to paint and draw Harry had to work in clay and stone Like the waves coming to the shore It was in his blood and in his bones’ - In The Gallery

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In addition to @MarkKnopfler 's new album One Deep River last month, The Boy EP was released on 12” vinyl as part of Record Store Day 2024 and is available to stream and download from today:

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In celebration of the National Album Day 2024 theme of ‘Great British Bands’, a limited-edition half-speed mastered version of Making Movies will be released. Available Saturday 19th October from the official Dire Straits online store and at all UK music retailers.

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Dire Straits photographed in Copenhagen in 1982, during a promotional visit which included an appearance on Danish TV.

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Mark talks about playing live with @EricClapton during an interview for Danish TV in July 1992, shortly before Dire Straits' two shows at Gentofte Stadium in Copenhagen later that same month.

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Sing along to 'Walk Of Life' with a new lyric video, out this coming Wednesday, March 29th. Set yourself a reminder ahead of the official YouTube premiere:

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Dire Straits' original drummer Pick Withers photographed during the Communiqué tour in the USA, March 1979. Photo by Michael Putland

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Mark and Alan Clark pictured during Dire Straits rehearsals for AVRO's Platengala at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on October 12th 1983. Photo by Rob Verhorst

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Watch: Mark speaks to @psexton3 about his lifelong love affair with guitars, during the opening of the @ChristiesInc exhibition in London. Visit the free exhibition at Christie's King Street in London until 30th Jan⁣, and enjoy the full interview here:

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Chris White plays the saxophone, during Dire Straits' final tour in support of the band's album, On Every Street.

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Dire Straits photographed during a performance at Congress Center Hamburg, Germany, May 1981. Photo by ullstein bild

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'Mark Knopfler raising the white flag - his towel. Mark did this occasionally whenever the audience went crazy with hysteria - which happened.' - Chris Whitten, drummer for Dire Straits during their On Every Street tour. Photo by Chris Whitten

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'Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say' The new lyric video for 'Walk Of Life' is out now, watch here and sing along:

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Dire Straits appeared as guests at the televised Sanremo Music Festival in February 1981, where they performed 'Romeo And Juliet', and 'Tunnel Of Love'. Photo courtesy of Universal Archive / Getty Images

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Watch: Taken from Dire Straits' fourth studio album Love Over Gold, 'Telegraph Road' was originally released in 1982. Listen to the song accompanied by the newly released visualiser now on the band's official YouTube channel:

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John, Mark and Pick. 1980.

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Track 9 - 'Brothers In Arms' Although written about the 1982 Falklands War, this song has become a poignant anti-war anthem that is still relevant today.

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