![]() ![]() Really, all I was trying to imitate with that Farfisa riff, it’s really like accordion. "Actually there was a Cajun version, a Louisiana version, by someone. “I’d been influenced a little bit here and there by Cajun music," Knopfler continued. ![]() The video was later redesigned to appeal to the US market. You can see the influence in the original version of the music video for the song, which features a busker performing in an underpass. ![]() It kinda reminded me of that, I suppose,” Knopfler said. When I started playing the guitar, because I didn’t have an amplifier, I’d put the head of the guitar on the arm of a chair and put my head on the guitar to try and get into a loud noise. “I saw a photograph of a kid playing guitar in a subway, turning his face to the wall to get a good reverb. The single, which appeared on the band's blockbuster album 'Brother in Arms', started out as a tribute of sorts to street buskers. “ Dire Straits 1985 hit single 'Walk of Life' was originally inspired by a photograph and a Cajun-style accordion, according to lead guitarist and singer Mark Knopfler. In this feature from The Sound of last year, we learn more about Walk of Life’s background: Many critics consider the song to be among Dire Straits’ best songs, but there are many others who feel it is one of the less impressive tracks of the 1980s. Maybe the song’s video did not help regarding the song’s reputation, but I think one should show some love for Walk of Life.! Walk of Life is my favourite Dire Straits song because it has such energy and I love its catchiness. I grew up listening to band like Dire Straits, and while there is more critical respect for songs like Sultans of Swing, and Romeo and Juliet, I think Brothers in Arms is an underrated album that deserves to be seen as a classic. Fronted by Mark Knopfler, there is a bit of cheesiness regarding Walk of Life’s synthesiser sound - but one cannot deny the infectiousness of the song. Dire Straits are a fantastic band, but there are still some that see them as a guilty pleasure or are not a fan of the hits. charts and was the band’s biggest commercial hit in the U.K., peaking at number-two. Walk of Life peaked at number-seven in the U.S. Released in 1985, the album starts with four singles - So Far Away, Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, and Your Latest Trick. Walk of Life is a song from their huge album, Brothers in Arms, that still splits critics. In a previous Lockdown Playlist, I marked forty years of their album, Making Movies, with a film-related playlist, but now I am focusing on a song of theirs that gets a bad rap from some. The 1970s next week but, for the second time in the past couple of weeks, I am featuring Dire Straits. ![]()
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