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[Music] Mark Knopfler - Going Home (New Version)
- Thread starter Frutos
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- Aug 7, 2003
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Bought the album "Cal" back in the early 80's. Brilliant as well.
fly high
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Think I still prefer the original but guess he's wants to bring something fresh to it.
Massive tune, thanks for sharing
Badger Boy
Mr Badger
- Jan 28, 2016
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For a number of reasons, this song always brings a tear to my eye. Thank you for sharing this version, I probably wouldn't have heard it otherwise.
He should have called it Gan Yem.
Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Far too twiddly. The original is better
Lyndhurst 14
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- Jan 16, 2008
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I really like his new song "Ahead of the Game" great guitar work on the intro
Flounce
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- Nov 15, 2006
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Fabulous track in any guise, always brings a tear to my eye for whatever reason 
I became an instant Dire Strait fans when I saw Sultans of Swing on the OGWT the first time, bought the album the next day. Grabbed tix when they played The Dome soon afterwards. They became as uncool as Coldplay once they went mega but I am still a fan of both.
I became an instant Dire Strait fans when I saw Sultans of Swing on the OGWT the first time, bought the album the next day. Grabbed tix when they played The Dome soon afterwards. They became as uncool as Coldplay once they went mega but I am still a fan of both.
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Burt Lancaster comes up in the credits….. great actor….like u lov the original.
Robinjakarta
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Big thanks for sharing this. I and am sure others didn't know anything about it. This shows more about the background and links between this wonderful music, cause, Newcastle including St James's Park and Local Hero.
Perfidious Albion
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I like it but not more than the original… that Album cover being a collage of guitar players fascinated me . Who could you identify? It makes a good game ….
Jimmy Come Lately
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Well of course. The original is saxophone-led. Nothing is better than sax (unless you're doing it wrong).
I like the new version, though. For me it's one of the all-time great riffs and I can listen to variations on a theme for a long time before getting bored of it. Not quite Pachelbel's Canon, but close.
I saw Dire Straights at the Brighton Centre in the early 80s, they played this as the final song, It started first with just Knopfler on guitar then gradually the other instruments were brought in to end the instruments were unplugged one at a time leaving just Knopfler. Just brilliant
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