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I'm On Dire Straits Here. . .

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  • #32
    junkyarddog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 970 ✭✭✭junkyarddog


    First album I ever bought was "brothers in arms"

    Was really into them at the time,bought most,if not all of their albums,
    rarely listen to them now.
    :)


  • #33
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,344 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I never liked them over all as a band. But when they did a song well - they were incredible. Sultans of Swing was a near perfect song as it goes. Brothers in Arms a decent tear jerker. And back when we made mix tapes for each other of our favorite music - Romeo and Juliet would invariably show up in my selection regardless of whether I was taping onto a full length 90 minute tape - or the more limited 60 minute tape.

    But similarly when they were bad they were awful. And unfortunately that was generally over 60% of every album.


  • #34
    maudgonner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,455 ✭✭✭maudgonner


    I still can't get my head around the fact that they're not American.

    For some reason I grew up assuming that they were, and only discovered otherwise a few years ago. It just doesn't seem right, to me they're blue-collar US rockers :)


  • #35
    ScouseMouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,070 ✭✭✭ScouseMouse


    Acoustic Romeo and Juliette. Absolutely classic stuff.

    Did love them and still do. God, I wish they would get together again.

    John Ilsley ! Put down the ****ing paint brush and pick up your guitar again.


  • #36
    Uncle Ben
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,843 ✭✭✭Uncle Ben


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Wow. Such amazing turf requires an amazing bucket :D

    Can we see a photo of Lucky??

    Aaand we're offf!


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  • #37
    bottlebrush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,215 ✭✭✭bottlebrush


    Love Dire Straits

    Romeo and Juliet brings back great memories of my first discos and slow sets


  • #38
    Pedro K
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Pedro K


    Well OP, all I can do, is hand it to you and your latest trick.


  • #39
    Giblet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,038 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    You know like, AC/DC replaced Brian Johnson with Axl Rose?

    I heard Dire Straits are going out on tour, but with Chris Rea instead of Mark.

    They are calling themselves

    "Massive exploding sh1tebags."

    Wait..


  • #40
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 21,740 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Uncle Ben wrote: »
    Aaand we're offf!

    To where??


  • #41
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,685 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Deleted User wrote: »
    What's that weird thing beside your television BM? Is it a special little toilet?
    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    That's my turf bucket! :D
    That's just a fancy garden bucket! I saw them in Lidl!
    Giblet wrote: »

    I heard Dire Straits are going out on tour, but with Chris Rea instead of Mark.

    .

    Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


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  • #42
    mzungu
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,311 Mod ✭✭✭✭mzungu


    Giblet wrote: »
    You know like, AC/DC replaced Brian Johnson with Axl Rose?

    I heard Dire Straits are going out on tour, but with Chris Rea instead of Mark.

    They are calling themselves

    "Massive exploding sh1tebags."

    Wait..

    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chris%20Straits
    TOP DEFINITION
    Chris Straits
    phrase taken from a combination of Chris Rea and Dire Straits meaning Dire Rea (diarrhea)
    man: "ooh, I've got a touch of the Chris Straits this morning!"
    girl: "Too much information thank you!"
    man: "Like you've never had Chris Straits before?!"
    girl: "Yes but I don't advertise when I have Chris Straits"
    man: "No, but sometimes your Chris Straits advertises you!"

    Chris Straits, never heard that one before. The joys of Google.


  • #43
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 7,344 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Deleted User wrote: »
    To where??

    "theres a place - for us"


  • #44
    The Sidewards Man
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,570 ✭✭✭The Sidewards Man


    Maryanne I love you.


  • #45
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 22,384 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Romeo and Juliet.

    Jesus. I had forgotten that maudlin dirge. Down there with Wonderful Tonight as bad slow songs from 30 years back that teenage boys only liked cos teenage girls pretended to like them...


  • #46
    Giblet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,038 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    mzungu wrote: »
    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chris%20Straits



    Chris Straits, never heard that one before. The joys of Google.

    https://youtu.be/ntR2lK7a6dw?t=148


  • #47
    Kamili
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭Kamili


    Last time I was sober, man I felt bad Worst hangover that I ever had


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