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Welsh Megaman · 15-02-2014 12:37AM

Dire Straits were never seen as 'cool' by the media...always associated with 'yuppies' and 'corporate rock'.

Can't beat the riff for 'Money For Nothing'...epic!

grey_so_what · 15-02-2014 12:38AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Dire Straits were never seen as 'cool' by the media...always associated with 'yuppies' and 'corporate rock'.

Can't beat the riff for 'Money For Nothing'...epic!

Did ya get "your chicks for free" WM??:D

Dire S's first album was a classic..

Skid X · 15-02-2014 12:38AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Who was on the panel?

There were three different shows (70s 80s and 90s)

Mainly journalists, although he had Peter Hook and Louise Wener! and er ... Lloyd Grossman - who he introduced as "The Pete Best of Masterchef"

Skid X · 15-02-2014 12:40AM

I head a story that Dave Fanning had an exclusive interview with the Dire Straits guitar player once ... even though they were in America at the time.

Some chancer walked up to RTE and Fanning put him straight on air.

Edit: here it is, it wasn't RTE

The Greatest of all nites on the ocean wave, however, must be the legendary incident of Dave Fanning and the dummy Dire Strait.

Dave had been relentlessly plugging Dire Straits' first album on Big D, so when he was introduced to someone claiming to be the Straits' bass-player, John Ilsley, in town on a visit, he naturally asked him to come on down. An interview ensued with the alleged Mr. Ilsley, in which he waxed lyrically and convincingly about the band, and thanked Dave for all his help. The euphoria lasted until it was pointed out a little later that Dire Straits were apparently on tour in some far distant land, and unless John Ilsley had mastered the art of bilocation, Dave had been given a bum steer. Why anyone would dream up such a hoax we'll never know, other than it seemed like fun.

http://irishradio.tripod.com/archive.html

Welsh Megaman · 15-02-2014 12:41AM

grey_so_what wrote: »

Did ya get "your chicks for free" WM??

Dire S's first album was a classic..

There are some clubs in Swansea where...whoops, said too much!

Remember at the time how awesome we all thought the 'Money For Nothing' video was, and that computer animation would never get better than that?

grey_so_what · 15-02-2014 12:41AM

And you all know the story about the fake interview Dave Fanning had with John Isley when he worked for The Big D???

Snap Skid!!!!!!

No Skid, it wasn't a chancer, it was well advertised in the Hot Press and it was on Pirate Radio....Despite the fact JI's picture was on the back of the album and he didn't even have a beard nor look like him!....

hehehe....Snap again Skid xxx

Ol' Donie · 15-02-2014 12:41AM

Skid X wrote: »

I head a story that Dave Fanning had an exclusive interview with the Dire Straits guitar player once ... even though they were in America at the time.

Some chancer walked up to RTE and Fanning put him straight on air.

Is that true? Sure, he probably barely got a word in anyway. :-D

Welsh Megaman · 15-02-2014 12:43AM

Skid X wrote: »

There were three different shows (70s 80s and 90s)

Mainly journalists, although he had Peter Hook and Louise Wener! and er ... Lloyd Grossman - who he introduced as "The Pete Best of Masterchef"

*sigh*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJEyKr7J0Wc

Ol' Donie · 15-02-2014 12:43AM

YESSSS!!

Welsh Megaman · 15-02-2014 12:43AM

TURN IT UP!!!!!!

Atlantic Dawn · 15-02-2014 12:43AM

The Ace Of Spades, The Ace Of Spades by 9 million....

Skid X · 15-02-2014 12:44AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Is that true? Sure, he probably barely got a word in anyway. :-D

Actually I think grey_so_what told me the story, so it must be true!

Skid X · 15-02-2014 12:45AM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The Ace Of Spades, The Ace Of Spades by 9 million....

ARE YOU TIRED OF PLAYING "ACE OF SPADES"?

Lemmy: Wouldn't you be? 14 years. I sang "Eight of Spades" for five years and nobody noticed. That will show you how much attention people pay to the bloody vocals.

http://www.motorhead.ru/int9wilma.htm

Ol' Donie · 15-02-2014 12:45AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

*sigh*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJEyKr7J0Wc

They had a great tune on the second Trainspotting soundtrack cd. Statuesque, i think it was called.

grey_so_what · 15-02-2014 12:45AM

Skid X wrote: »

Actually I think grey_so_what told me the story, so it must be true!

I listened to the interview........

That Gob****e Fanning.....:mad:

Harry Angstrom · 15-02-2014 12:46AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Dire Straits were never seen as 'cool' by the media...always associated with 'yuppies' and 'corporate rock'.

Can't beat the riff for 'Money For Nothing'...epic!

I think Brothers In Arms was responsible for that. Their earlier albums were much better..... (I know that sounds wankerish

)

I love this one too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olQSBu3glAE

grey_so_what · 15-02-2014 12:46AM

There's Donna again....:)

Welsh Megaman · 15-02-2014 12:47AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

They had a great tune on the second Trainspotting soundtrack cd. Statuesque, i think it was called.

A cover of Blondie's 'Atomic' too.

Oh god...Sedaka.

Skid X · 15-02-2014 12:49AM

He'd remind you of Paul Gambaccini ... who is one of the many Yewtree casualties

grey_so_what · 15-02-2014 12:49AM

Harry, I could flood this thread with Dire Straits.......:)

Love Lady Writer....Romeo and Juliet (for the night that was last night) or the whole playlist of the first white album....:)....

Ol' Donie · 15-02-2014 12:50AM

I'm gonna give this a go.

*makes space on floor, lowers hopes to that level*

Wonder what Lemmy would have to say about this.

Skid X · 15-02-2014 12:50AM

My favourite Sleeper song ...

and the better version of it ...

grey_so_what · 15-02-2014 12:51AM

Gawd, he's so Neeewww Yaaaaarrrrkkkk........

Harry Angstrom · 15-02-2014 12:51AM

Neil Sedaka looks like he's been going bald for the past 60 years.

Skid X · 15-02-2014 12:51AM

Hurry up and get famous, Sedaka.

grey_so_what · 15-02-2014 12:51AM

What time is Neil going to his leaba??

Welsh Megaman · 15-02-2014 12:52AM

That's it, I'm outta here!

Night folks!

grey_so_what · 15-02-2014 12:52AM

Hahahaha......three posts waiting for Neil to do a leggit....

Ol' Donie · 15-02-2014 12:53AM

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

That's it, I'm outta here!

Night folks!

Don't you dig Sedaka, WMM?

Harry Angstrom · 15-02-2014 12:54AM

grey_so_what wrote: »

Harry, I could flood this thread with Dire Straits.......:)

Love Lady Writer....Romeo and Juliet (for the night that was last night) or the whole playlist of the first white album....:)....

Me too!

Here's another one of my favourites before I hit the hay....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz1TlJGLzqs

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