You know you’re a pure genius when Clapton plays background guitar

@ignacioortega8235

10 күн бұрын

So true

There is two singers in this song, Mark and his guitar. No one has ever wrote a song as strong as this

@siggifreud812

29 күн бұрын

one of the greatest guitar performances (Mark), as well. He was really in the fuc*in groove.

That Pensa-Suhr Custom guitar was crying in his hands, man. What a live legend Mark Knopfler 💔

i said it before and i'll say it again. i don't believe that there ever has been, nor ever will be, ever, a guitar performance, so strong, so powerfull, so deep, and cutting through so many layers of emotions, with such powerfull message, as this single masterpiece, ever. It's so legendary, so historical, and so emotional, i think this deserves to be called a 'wonder of the world'. The atmosphere and the entire performance transcends through so many levels of superhuman performance and is only more goosbump infusing amazing due to the humbleness of Mark Knopfler. This performance alone deserves a nobel peace prize.

@A.traveler77

3 жыл бұрын

All of that and more my friend This is a master piece, this is what music is about, totally feelings!!!

@MrJonpac

2 жыл бұрын

I second that my friend. I listen to this daily and the effect never wears off even after 20 years of listening. A true masterpiece along with While my guitar gently weeps live with Mr Clapton. Everyone on this song has brilliant taste in music

@Dario-nz8dp

Жыл бұрын

What a comment

@Dario-nz8dp

Жыл бұрын

I know this song by heart. I think I’ve listened to it more than five hundred times, I’ve been listening to this song for about 16yrs. Just never gets old.

@joannehack7588

Жыл бұрын

Agreed indeed

I lost my brother to cancer and this was his favourite song. RIP Peter James Richardson. Thinking of everyone and their families in the same boat. X

@patearly9492

3 жыл бұрын

Praying that God blesses you and your family and everyone especially those struggling with this terrible disease

@alanavelinodossantos7898

2 жыл бұрын

Aí o cara

@ozgur3160

2 жыл бұрын

R.I.p.

Mark Knopfler's Brothers in Arms is riveting; not only a tribute to the soldiers, but also to the human race.

@arnonabuurs7297

Жыл бұрын

It's not a tribute, it's a warning, and we didn't listen 😞

@jerryd5471

Жыл бұрын

​@@arnonabuurs7297 have to agree💯

The song brings tears to my eyes. America and Great Britain were allies during two world wars. Go bless the greatest generation who gave their lives to protect own freedoms.

Knopfler is GOD

a masterpiece that I've been listening to for decades since I was a little girl in Tanzania. This is a monumental performance.

That night in 1988 the sky over Wembley opened and God was listening from above and he was pleased with his children.

@david8157

3 жыл бұрын

I think God may have had a hand himself in that transcendent performance.

@pamrogers5979

3 жыл бұрын

@@david8157 yes i was there it was incredible

@gioiaworldwide8157

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put! I wish I was there to hear him live, especially since I had been a member of the Anti Apartheid Movement in Germany then.

@Mrfiveducks

Ай бұрын

I wish. But I believe God left this world long, long ago. I fear.

god d*mn it's been 3 years since i saw and heard this the last time, right here. and g*d d*mn tears and goosbumps are flowing all over me. this. is. f*cking. perfect. and it only gets more emotional and realer every year. the world is divided more than EVER before. this song was performed 34 years ago. and it's only more relatable and true today.

Even Clapton was impressed.....

Das ist ein Vermächtnis. Wir brauchen diese guten großen Gefühle. Sie leuchten gegen den Hass. Danke, Mark!

In my opinion, this is definitely the best "Brothers in arms" version ever.

@joseandoain9418

5 жыл бұрын

I like also wembley 85, but is the versión with more emotional energy

@Hatari2

4 жыл бұрын

I have to disagree with you something about his 58' Les Paul brings more emotion to the song, that is why he should always play "Brothers in Arms" with his 58'.

@knackers2773

4 жыл бұрын

nothing wrong with the Pensa, though some would say its an abomination. Who would of thought of making a guitar that sounds like a Fender and a Gibson, suppose with is age and doing a lot of small gigs it better dragging one guitar than two.

@jessehuybrechts1839

4 жыл бұрын

There's also the Music for Montserrat version from 1997, which is my favourite.

@MiltonPorto02

4 жыл бұрын

i agree

What a beautiful song.... There is nothing close to this nowadays...

What happens here is wonderful! He dedicates the song to Mandela. At minute 0:26 he is so emotional he can not talk. At minute 2:26 he has to dry his tears and his voice trembles and at minute 7:50 he can not talk either. This is magic. An artist crying with his own song because the meaning of it. A musician is not someone who plays an instrument, but someone who makes you feel. Music is not a product, it´s something that comes from the heart. That´s why he is one of my favourite, that´s why this is one of the best versions of this song and that´s why I love this song.

it's not about fingers. It's about soul, emotion. Amazing guitarrist, incredible song, and all so simple.

I can listen to this song many times and it makes me cry because it’s perfect. Mark Knopfler is a legend!

@Gorrash

3 жыл бұрын

same xD

@bagobago9672

3 жыл бұрын

of course

@arnaudleguen1573

2 жыл бұрын

⁹

@richposports7030

2 жыл бұрын

On point there.

@grzegorzimper6875

Жыл бұрын

exacly me too ..from Poland . U know what u cry ?? because U are exterme inteligent

This is the best version of this incredibly powerful piece of art I have ever heard. Awesome atmosphere and depth of feeling. Rock it MK

The emotion Mark put into this song on that night is unreal

One humanity, one justice. One Mark Knopfler, one Brothers In Arms ! Sublime and tearful performance !

I was 21 in 1988. I loved that song, 35 years later i still think its one of the greatest song. Thanks to Mark! And mostly a big thanks to the one who are keeping us safe, thank you for your service. And sorry for all the mate you did lose. And what you had to endure. Theres still peoples like me who love you! ❤

Oh my. I was there that night. I havent seen this since that evening. They did a warm up gig at Hammersmith Odeon just before. Eric Clapton played with them all night. So sincere, got tears in my eyes. I was 22. Magic times, everything seemed possible back then. Dire Straits were the biggest band in the world in 1988. Knopfler looks humbled and quite emotional.

@dianewilson1679

5 жыл бұрын

I was there to what a fantastic day and yes it brings back so many great memorirs

This is just history.The BEST live performance of brother in arms.Every band has his top moment and i think this is for Dire Straits.So emotional,and so powerfull.He makes me cry...There no words for this masterpiece.

I am personally not a die-hard fan of Dire Straits, but to me, there is honestly no man on earth who writes as profound and beautiful lyrics as Mark Knopfler.

This is by far the most Epic version of Brothers in Arms, what a masterpiece

@jackwalker1822

3 жыл бұрын

This version moves me and sends chills up my spine. And the last guitar solo is simply beyond words. But still it is the Wembley '85 version that makes me cry.

@joetrump7527

8 ай бұрын

The guitar setup and sound choice is perfect for this song. Sounds potent like it's about to burst with emotions at any moment.

Being a king on a Strat, and probably only second ever to Dave Gilmour on it, the Gibson tone was perfect for Brothers in Arms. Just perfect.

Doesn't get better than this. The ultimate version of one of the best tracks ever written.

I'm not really an emotional person but this song brings tears to my eyes everytime. And hearing it like this, no words can describe....

If there were a Nobel Prize for Transcendent Guitar Solos, then Mark Knopfler would have been awarded the first one.

Yeah... I'm with most of you folk saying this may be his finest show ever. Even EC knew he was backing a special moment here. An underrated finger-plucking genius. Play on Mark - badass

Those first notes of the guitar gave me goosebumps... breathtaking!

My dad's favorite song he died in the algerian civil War 1994 rip dad i don't even remember you but mom told me that you loved this song so much

This guitar on this song at this moment in time...will never be repeated. This was one of those performances that will live forever.

In più occasioni ho lasciato il mio commento su questo capolavoro. Anche qui ribadisco che questa poesia cantata debba diventare un inno alla pace e alla vera fratellanza nel mondo. Si farà?

@DavidHummel

10 ай бұрын

Youre right!!

I miss my dad

This guy is just something else. He speaks with the guitar, he sings and the guitar answers, and what a heart-felt song, this isn't some virtuosistic solo played for the sake of playing, it's a message, a meaningful one too, and most of it wasn't expressed with words. The only other artist i know that could express things that well and in such an organic way (and with a handful of notes) is BB King in his later years. Just WOW

@Youboob99

7 жыл бұрын

Mark uses his fingers to pick the electric guitar! So he gets this incredible sounding "cry" or "moan" that imitates a violin often. I think this technique attributes to the vocal quality of the guitar which literally makes me wet :) Just...an amazing guitar player

@brucenicoll8912

7 жыл бұрын

interesting perspective

In these days of great suffering for me, to see you and to listen to your music is a sweet consolation. Thank you Mark.

"We have just one World, but we live in different ones"

Hands down, One of the best guitarists in the world! Goosebumps...

I have been listening to this for years! I can’t decide which was more powerful the man or the guitar, but yet they were one. I’m still left speechless.

Per me questo brano è il più grande. Lo ascolto da decenni e ho sempre sensazioni che non riesco a tramutare in parole. IMMENSI.

Immortal song, will be heard in 100 years time.

This song is a masterpiece. I never tire of the guitar after listening to it hundreds of times over the years. Its one of those songs that nobody could cover and create the feeling Mark Knopfler creates. Simply wonderful.

Is this the greatest piece of music ever created? Forget Mozart, Beethoven, Handel. I hope humanity is remembered for this masterpiece.

The best version of this song! What an amazing solo, he puts his entire soul into this one.

The guitar solo is the best thing in the world

Here I am again can’t get enough

I've seen all of Mark's versions of this, and this is br far the best, so much emotion and feeling, both in guitar and singing, takes you deep into the song, and the solo is breath taking!

One day, I will show this to my grandchildren and tell them: This was when rock music still had a message.

@lestercombs1871

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Randig I’ve told my grandkids, and they love it!!!

The best "Brothers in arms" ever

Unbelievable song. What talent with the guitar work. One of the greatest guitarists I have ever hear. Great voice This song ends me to paradise and beyond

Knopfler's abilities on the guitar are unbelievable! That rift at about 7:13 on is amazing, so high up on the neck and yet the sound is incredible!!!

@lpatterson5005

3 ай бұрын

AMEN BROTHER

@lpatterson5005

3 ай бұрын

AMEN BROTHER

Grazie di averci fatto innamorare della grande musica

The greatest 8 minutes of the human kind. Plain and simple.

This is Mark at the very pinnacle of his creative powers; a transcendent performance.

Every time I listen to this master piece I cry and I feel like god exists.Then the music ends and I realise it was just a moment and I cry even more...what else can we say facing such a talent ?

@patearly9492

3 жыл бұрын

Let's take the inspiration that Mark Knopfler gives us along with God's help and make things better whenever we can with courage

@juanmiguel8120

2 жыл бұрын

God ain’t real fools

Best version of the Best song. Ever

You know your in a magical place when the king of guitar gods, Eric Clapton is in awe.

What Mark does here is extraordinary. The choice of notes he plays on the record are phenomenal and the way he is able to always play variations of those licks and sound even better than on the record is just incredible. Most players play what they know, Mark just knows a lot more.

A perfect example of what power the electric guitar can deliver that no other instrument can. A mesmerising performance from Mark Knopfler who is obviously transcended by this.

listening to this song in these crazy times

One in a million the best leader of the human race til now... gone but never forgotten

He plays it so well that it talks back to him, interrupting him, almost!..... Such bliss is Knopfler

My mother showed me today this song on a record. I'm happy that only my cat can see my tears now. Johannes, I miss you

2023 I'm still listening to this song🔥

A guitar that penetrates the bowles

Born in 1997, I might be late for the concert, but it’s never too late for good music

@icedearth1982

4 жыл бұрын

This music never come back

@ivanhurtadodemendoza1453

4 жыл бұрын

You ARE late in fact. I was born in 84 and I was already too late.

@krisdebom6815

4 жыл бұрын

Born in 2004, I’m also to late 😕 but what a masterpiece!

I cant watch this without thinking Mark is the absolute best poet, musician, and probably the finest human there ever was...

This is the BEST Brothers in arms

Has this song ever been more true? We only have one world, but we live in different ones......

The cheer from the crowd at the beginning gives me goosebumps! Most beautiful Dire Strait's Song for me, hauntingly beautiful...

Thank you Mark and Dire Straits for this very inspirational song. Amazing performance . The first several notes bring tears to my eyes every time. God bless you and all from Patrick

@patearly9492

3 жыл бұрын

I wish this song could be played magically in the ears of anyone who is contemplating doing evil before that happens

This song should be..... THE ANTHEM OF THE WORLD. May Be the human being,... will learn something ,if heard this Masterpiece more times. My respects to MK.

Thanks that you were born wich such a talent

there is NOTHING that can be compared with this song.. people who watched this performance live are the luckiest.. :)

MK brings himself and his guitar to cry, what a amazing performance. Absolut masterpiece! MK is the Guitargod!

I'm a priest daughter and this song is like a cantique, something so religious i used to hear on my church God bless you and this wonderful singer

OMG I can't believe l have found this....l was there at Wembley somewhere in those crowds.... and this song for me was the highlight of the day....absolutely fantastic and brings back so many wonderful memories...thank you for posting and sharing this clip xx

@rahbaggie

3 жыл бұрын

diane your such a lucky person i would of given my right arm to be there must of been amazing

@stevechase6671

3 жыл бұрын

I was there too. Drove down on Saturday morning. 25 quid a ticket. Incredible day

@jenelcem

2 жыл бұрын

I was there too. We drove from Switzerland to London by car. An evening before was a Dire Straits Concert with Clapton on guitar for the fanclub. I still have both tickets around i think.

@lpatterson5005

3 ай бұрын

Wow lucky guys n girls I seen him in 2018 it was a brilliant night but I really would have loved to have seen him in the 80s early 90s I was born in 88 so atleast I can say I was born in the same year as this😔😌❤

This performance puts so many things in perspective --- it is simply mind-blowing. Have seen Mark Knopfler twice but would have given anything to be at this concert. SO freakin' powerful and emotional and other-worldly Tone !! Love the crowd sensing /getting into the building up toward the end there. Long live MK !

Two of the world's great guitar players playing a perfect song. Awesome!!!!

R.I.P M. Nelson Mandela

Best ever !!

To this day this is still the best rendition of this song---it is beautiful-soulful and magical--Mark rocks................

@lpatterson5005

3 ай бұрын

He nailed it mate how come in other concerts he plays it different to the actual record? I find it a wee frustrating surely he didn't forget

For all the Brothers in Arms - this Night..

The son went to He'll. AND Reclaimed the 🔑 KEY OF LIFE. FROM THAT DISTANT FALLON ANGEL.

One Humanity! One Justice. RIP Mandela

One of the best performances ever...and the guitar solo at the end...Perfect!

Ay ayyyyyy .Mi mente me traslada a la parte más Humana de Mark.Eres fuera de Serie.Estoy llorando con este Tema.Desde la más profundo solo decirte Genio.Gracias por tus canciones por la banda.Pero sobretodo la otra parte tuya Esa MARAVILLOSA GUITARRA.gracias por Existir❤❤😂

@jlbuenomeandro

4 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

Geweldig dit nummer is een van de beste nummer die ik heb gehoord

One of the best songs of our time..brothers in arms.

Just awsome piece of 🎶 music🎼with most Beautiful words🎸ever... No one should suffer pain! 🙏

Thank you for this outstanding version. Here in Canada November 11th at 11:00 a.m. everything stops for 1 minute of silence to remember the dead warriors from WWW1 and 2 and now Afghanistan, Korea. The national radio station (CBC) then plays Brother in Arms. It is so powerful to be working and then take these minutes too think in silence. My grandfathers I never knew. They never came home from Europe. This version is awesome. The guitar playing by Mark is so beautiful and perfect.

@GARTH257

4 жыл бұрын

respect brother

@janetharrop5966

3 жыл бұрын

my father was a naval man US

@rainerzufall2039

3 жыл бұрын

no wonder that they never came home from europe. beacause usa is just a big trashcan and europe is everything

@moistmike4150

3 жыл бұрын

@@rainerzufall2039 Without 'Murica, you'd be sprechen sie Russian. Now fuck off Rainer.

@sumantaselim5661

2 жыл бұрын

And...Then.. Even after all these quintessence of human creativity.. we- the humans- would still engage in yet another Warfare against our very own human brothers and sisters...💧💧💧

Mark Knopfler was inspired to wtite this incredible song after the senseless violence and loss of life of The Falklands War . Sadly and very powerfully it still resonates and pierces the heaet to this day. War is not the answer. God bless

Chitarrista tutto d un pezzo 💯💯💯👍👍👍👋👋👋🤠💕

the musical masterpiece which suggests eternity… thank you…

Beautifully said. I've always said this guy is one great treasure musically to the world. At the age of 60, he is one of the few musicians I still plug earphones in, lean my head back, and close eyes to.

Diese Welt ist nur noch auszuhalten, wenn man sich Momente der inneren Einkehr gönnt und solch schöne Musik, wie dieses Lied inhaliert, in die Seele des Menschseins.

If EC is part of your rhythm section, you are among the best!

When I look at his sad face, I become sad with the realisation, that one day, this man will have passed away. :(