I Did 20 years in the British Parachute Regiment and served with the 82nd Airborne (AA) . I was in Aden and Oman and Libya and umpteen tours of NI - and dedicate this to my fallen brothers

@sharonross7940

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service x

@tomcanham9218

3 жыл бұрын

I've never served, but I honor those who have. Thank you.

@paulmccormick3745

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for what you done for our country 🇬🇧

@MrJocky82

2 жыл бұрын

As a fellow Brit. I salute you sir for everything you did for our country. And to all our serving men and women who are still defending our shores. God bless the United Kingdom and the USA.

@Johnnyfive55

2 жыл бұрын

Are you the fool making war on your brothers in arms?

This song gets me every time. I lost my son in Afghanistan in 2012; so it has added meaning to me.

@catherineball9168

Жыл бұрын

Condolences

@catherineball9168

Жыл бұрын

Thank him for his service and your ultimate sacrifice

@brentmonkhouse6638

Жыл бұрын

Just reading this from Australia in 2023, salute to you and your family for my freedoms I take for granted,

@joshtee936

11 ай бұрын

Condolences, I was in Afghan Christmas 2012/ 2013. Rest easy

@Tijuanabill

8 ай бұрын

Your son wasn't lost. He gave something to everyone, both winners and losers, good guys and bad. I hope you meet him in heaven again.

We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms. One of the best lines in any song.

@joe9042

2 ай бұрын

100%.

Mark's guitar solos are like David Gilmour's - not so fast and flashy, but so deep in soul and meaning the more you listen to them.

@Arturo.H.M

4 жыл бұрын

Full true.

@rustcohle9267

4 жыл бұрын

Both are my favorite guitarrits.

@MikeCarvin

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah still their difference is like night and day.

@christopherecatalano

4 жыл бұрын

Poetry in phrasing and melodic choices beats out flash any day...

@overthewebb

4 жыл бұрын

Thee main difference is Mark 'plucks' the guitar with all his fingers using his nails like a classical Spanish guitarist, whereas Gilmour uses a plectrum. I love both of them.

I'm a Marine Corps veteran. This song makes me cry every time I hear it.

@tdamtoft

2 жыл бұрын

Please tell everyone you can about the horrors of war. It may be neceaasary but always always always ALWAYS horrible for all but the ones who send you there regardless of nationality - hope that is a-political and human enough.

i served in the Falkland war and this song breaks my heart but i love the song...

@mikerayland

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you most sincerly.... My friend Cooky was there, Marine....

@sergioilari3585

3 жыл бұрын

.. sorry but for me Falkland is very stupid war!

@thechunkster7905

3 жыл бұрын

My freind you are appreciated

@joehicks6765

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for your service. I never got to serve but I hold our military men and women in high regards. I salute each and every one of you. And I give my condolences to all the families who have lost sons, fathers, and brothers to the ravages of war. God bless each of you and stay safe.

@campbellfraser7599

3 жыл бұрын

@@sergioilari3585 not at all. They voted 99% to be British we can never abandon our own.

As a disabled vet.. this song makes me weep powerful.

@jeremywildschut2600

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service god bless you 🙏

@gerselinde

3 жыл бұрын

Big respect to you and to your brothers in arms..

@josephsharp5678

3 жыл бұрын

God Bless you sir. Thank you for your service

@raymondreid4987

3 жыл бұрын

God Bless you sir for your service and I pray that you are not suffering. None of us can know what you our your brothers in the military go through we can only honor you and your friends with our prayers and stand with you in our hopes that you are treated with the respect and dignity and compassion that all our troops deserve. God Bless you and your family Amen.

@georgesebastian5434

3 жыл бұрын

EVERY.DAMN.TIME.

I served 35 years in the British Army. Back in operations in 1982 I picked up PTSD. It still recurs from time to time. This song gives me peace.

@nicholasmoore2590

Жыл бұрын

Hi bro. Royal Navy vet, 10 years RN, 28 in RFA. Falklands was my very first trip out of training. Since taking Larium in Sierra Leone the PTSD has gone daft. I hope you can find your way through it. Stay strong brother.

@davidyeoman943

Жыл бұрын

I was there in 1982 and NI 1986 - 1987 - Strabane

@arielpanta8075

Жыл бұрын

Malvinas ARGENTINAS !!

@robertkane3649

Жыл бұрын

I was there 😉⚓️

@robertkane3649

Жыл бұрын

@@arielpanta8075 Stop it! No glory😢😏

Mark Knopfler is not a singer, he's a story teller, he leaves his Guitar to hold the melody in his songs.

@dolphin8077

4 жыл бұрын

So true... Mark is a genius

@brianiswrong

4 жыл бұрын

Spot on brother.

@tadghoconbhide1158

4 жыл бұрын

No doubt he told a story in this song. I think Brothers in Arms is one of the least appreciated epic any band has ever put out, the Mandela BDay Concert, with Clapton is the only version one needs to listen to. Knopfler and Clapton playing those chords gives me goosebumps. Speaking of bumps, Mark looks like he had a couple before hitting the stage., lol. Jaw is going wild. Clapton was skiing in ‘88 too. Whatever the reason, that version just floors me. Every time.

@tadghoconbhide1158

4 жыл бұрын

And it was never really mainstream in many countries. Despite this, any time I play it for somebody in the right setting, especially around me brothers in arms throughout The Troubles, Honestly, the line “my home is the lowlands” makes my Republican instinct think, “feck it...” the lowlands planters caused some shite, but they were just trying to live. The British govt made that relationship what it was for almost 400 years. Religion was a side issue the the Brits made front and center. The Irish were known by the Romans as “Scotti,” and since the Highlanders are Irish Gaels (O’Neill’s and Dal Riada) mixt with Celtic Picts, the Irish and the highlanders have always been Brothers in Arms. I don’t blame the .brits fully though. We Gaels, loved killing our biological Brothers in Arms! Either way, the Brythonic, Manx, Wales, Brittany, Ireland, and Highlands and Hebrides are all the same folk. We just couldn’t get our shite organized against the roundheads. He could have remained united under the Celtic culture, both Catholics & Protestants without interference creating inequity and bad blood. Brothers in Arms

@MrBritGrit

4 жыл бұрын

He tells the story..and his guitar paints the picture..

"And we have just one world, but we live in different ones " Mark Genius

@grokur9714

4 жыл бұрын

"Now the sun's gone to hell, moon riding high" "We are Fools to make War on our Brother's in ARMS"

Vietnam veteran here. To the least, war is a transformative experience. The bonds you have with the guys in your squad and platoon are something only those witnessed combat know. This song brought tears to my eyes.

@gerritwillemvankeulen3907

6 ай бұрын

In wars there are only losers. Mark voice is the story telling, his guitar the inner emotions.

@jimmiekendall5529

5 ай бұрын

3/21/68 to 3/21 69 Viet Nam I core 7/23 Army Same here Tear's

Didn't shred and didn't use a pic - yet still managed to produce some of the most memorable effects. Mark Knofler the true legend.

@martinmagee9242

4 жыл бұрын

Best guitarist ever his singing are the guitar notes

@maureenwagg5305

4 жыл бұрын

This isn't a metal band so no need for shredding. You don't expect that from Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler is absolutely a beautiful player. Very memorable.

@andrewgraham7659

4 жыл бұрын

@@maureenwagg5305 What do you expect me to say to that? You associate shredding with metal alone? Obviously you do. Yet you don't have to be in a metal band to play fast and accurately. That takes time and years of honing a craft.

Makes me cry. To my brothers in arms, who have a home in "The Mist covered Mountains", you will never be forgotten. John and Steve, miss you guys. Rest easy, duty done. The islanders are looking after you now. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. 16 years Brit Army.

@bobespirit2112

15 күн бұрын

You served in the Falklands? Very sorry for your loss.

I cried. Who's with me?

@Kel.N.RichReactions

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. So many. Every time it’s played. Thanks N’nE’. You are super. KnR

@gerselinde

3 жыл бұрын

Me. Each time I ear this song.

@briancrankshaw3814

3 жыл бұрын

As a British army veteran, I see this song as a tribute to the relationship soldiers from around the world develop with each other. The bond you develop with the people in your unit during adversity is something beyond friendship, and closer than family. There's a shared intense experience that you can't begin to explain to outsiders. I know the people that I served with will be there if I need them GUARANTEED. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, 65This day shall gentle his condition; And gentlemen in England now abed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.

@mikerayland

3 жыл бұрын

I am most definately.....

@ronsin9490

3 жыл бұрын

@@briancrankshaw3814 I was a little kid when this came out and it’s one of the most important albums in my life. Have always loved the emotion that this song brings out. Such a well done song. With Remembrance Day/Veterans Day coming up it means even more around this time of year. Respect and endless thanks to the vets and those serving right now.

As a veteran of the U.S. Air Force this song has deep, deep meaning that always brings a tear to my eye. When it says there is only one world but we live in different worlds. Only someone who has served can understand how different the world is for those who have served and those who haven't. Serving is a calling to do something greater than yourself. Until you have brought your brothers out after death can you get a deep understanding of that calling and the sacrifice. Thank you for recognizing our military, both active duty and veterans.

@gregoryruczko4719

Ай бұрын

Amen Bill. Thank you sir!

I lost my brother aged 49 , we played this at his funeral , always be our brother in arms 😍😘😘

Such a moving piece, tears flow every time, 25 yrs service in the RAF, didn't see that much conflict but always think of my Brothers In Arms, God Bless them all.

This song is a beautiful and poignant tribute to those who have fought and died for our freedoms. Lest we forget.

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. A huge part of music, in my opinion, is remembering things that must be remembered.

That guitar weeps for those brothers that have passed. Powerful

@fz7091

4 жыл бұрын

Even for the Argentinians.

@bettiecometti8042

Жыл бұрын

RIP BROTHERS 😢😢💔

@bettiecometti8042

Жыл бұрын

ALL BROTHERS🌍😢

My eyes tear up every time I hear this song. I know it was written in regards to the Falklands war, but this can be applied to ANY conflict because the feeling, the emotion, the casualties are all universal - it doesn't matter what 'side' a person is on. Knopfler nails it when he said "We're fools to make war on our Brothers In Arms" - and he's talking about all humanity. My heart goes to all that have serve and who are serving, to those who don't know peace, to those who fear that any day could be their last - I pray that one day ALL guns fall silent, then brothers in arms will take on a whole new meaning!

@jamesbong4928

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was WW1

@darrenhems2291

Жыл бұрын

Vietnam

@glastonbury4304

7 ай бұрын

Nope it's the Falklands War that inspired it, but can be any war ❤

Tears in my eyes every time. As an ex service man I really understand the lyrics

I salute all the brothers n sisters in arms with pride and respect🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

One of the greatest pieces of popular music ever written. It is near perfect in every aspect. Lyrics punctuated by musical brilliance.

@cobrasys

4 жыл бұрын

Perfectly put. Brings tears to my eyes every single time.

@davidfeltz8697

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. So mark.knopfler. this and Telegraph road just raise my fur.

I live in Argentina and this song make me cry.....

When i was inThe Royol Dutch Army, we al ways played this song after seeing the casualty list and prayed. For all! Friend or foo.

@tomnordbo2583

4 жыл бұрын

So too in the Royal Danish Army my friend .

Thirty years wearing the U.S. Air Force uniform. Active duty 1974 to 2000. Wore it every day for 7 more years as I taught JROTC Cadets after retiring. For those who never got back home, thanks to their families for giving them to us. For those who bear injuries seen and unseen, thank you for your sacrifices. For those who survived uninjured but not unchanged, I thank you for your service. Enjoy this song.

One my favorite songs by Dire straits. Mark Knopfler's guitar playing is so amazing.

@theinsightfulvisionary0197

Жыл бұрын

It sure is!!!

Mark knopfler is a master of his craft 🙏

I, like the educated grunt, am also a disabled vet. This song is powerful to all of the veterans I know. This song brings me to tears at the first few notes throughout the entire song.

I’m a 16 yr USAF vet... Commisioned during Viet Nam war... Thanks for remembering...

Although I'm in my late sixties now and I've heard this amazing song hundreds of times, it always makes me blub like a baby. All those of us who've lost loved ones to war will appreciate and feel the futility of it all and share the deep deep sense of loss.The line 'We're fools to make war on our brothers in arms' always get's me. Knopfler's wonderful guitar is iconic and his genius is almost overwhelming on this track in particular. This song is about the soldiers of all nations down the ages and it's as relevant today as it ever was. God bless all those who have fallen in the line of their national duty.

"For your tomorrows, we gave our todays". Recognition, Remembrance, Reconciliation. ⚘

"You did not desert me my Brothers in arms" Priceless lyric for priceless sacrifice.

This song, and Redgum's "I was only 19" can ALWAYS bring a tear to my eyes.

@dolphin8077

4 жыл бұрын

Mark is just a great composer guitar hero

I go to a veterans breakfast club in the UK, over 30 years since leaving the services, and we are still Brothers In Arms.

I was in Vietnam for three years fighting jungle warfare as an Army Ranger and LLRP, Long Range Recon Patrol. Her reaction comments says it all for me. Her comments are as impactful as the song itself. If you wore the uniform, man or woman, you have my respect. If you, man or woman went through the fire of combat, you are my brothers and sisters in arms. To those I witnessed dying in combat, I'm back home, but I died with you.

Great reaction video. Knopfler’s a genius. His lyrics and guitar are just incredible.

Heard this song for the first in 1988, Nelson Mandela concert in Wembley Stadion.. Still love this song very much, listen to this one on a very regular base

Loved your reactions to this very soulful song. Kel, you're right. It's not a song you love, but it is one that touches your heart, moves your soul and makes you think about our world and how we as humans can be better to one another. Thank you for sharing. US Army Retired.

God bless America always🇺🇸🇬🇧

Apparently it's about a dying British soldier during the Falklands war. His comrades sat with him holding him and talking together before his eyes shut. Also dedicated to all forces.

@jamesbong4928

Жыл бұрын

WW1

@gavinpaice8008

Жыл бұрын

No Falklands.

@jamesbong4928

Жыл бұрын

@@gavinpaice8008 exactly, "Malvinas"

@gavinpaice8008

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesbong4928 no Falklands ask the population who voted to stay with the UK by 99.9%.

@jamesbong4928

Жыл бұрын

I doubt if the inbred population of Bennys could string a sentence together, but I'm sure if your offered them £1 million each to leave they'd bite your hand off for it ..... which would save the the taxpayers an absolute fortune!!

When a piece of music gets you talking this deep. You know you've heard good music.

Straits were one of the top 80's rock bands...... they kept alive that classic 70's sound throughout the 80's...... we all know the hits, but my favorite would be their epic "Telegraph Road"

One of the most legendary pieces of art ever composed/written... Thanks for your reaction.

A very emotional song with a powerful message.

I grew up to this song, one of my all time favorite songs. I am 45 years old today and I cry with heavy heart that in 2022 we are still dealing with war and hate, mass shootings and violence, senseless death. What is wrong with us, can't we all just get along and love eachother for who we are? I thank all who serve and served, I never did but many in my family have. To all those who seek some sort of reason listening to this, peace and love be with you, regardless of your nationality, colour, gender, religion. LOVE YOU ALL !!! ❤️

Dire Straits so not get the attention they deserve, thankfully you are here to give them praise where it's deserved. Thank you!

Thanks for sharing. This touches my heart. My dad served 21 years in the Marines. Served three tours in veitnam and one in Korea. Thank you for all you do. You to are wonderful. Can't say enough how this really calmed my soul.

@cyberash3000

4 жыл бұрын

im british id make a terrible soldier. i would betray my country and my unit and my regiment, i couldnt help myself i have a mental illness that means id sell out anyone if it benefited me. so id make an awful soldier lol

@cyberash3000

4 жыл бұрын

ive stabbed everyone i know in the back or sold them out. i dont want to i just cant not do it

This is an amazingly beautiful song with very powerful lyrics, which really got me deep in the feels. One of my favorites by Dire Straits with reason.

Mark Knofler lets his guitar tell the story and makes his guitar cry too! I always get goosebumps from this record

Amazing song, it’s a song that makes us remember in war people die and sometimes we don’t even know why and what we are fighting for.

I cannot listen to this song without crying.

@paulnattress6855

4 жыл бұрын

Just did so

@christopherecatalano

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Great comment by her regarding the musical beauty that is not celebratory but powerful and necessary. It kills me every time I hear it.

@nightthornkvala94132

4 жыл бұрын

I cannot listen to this song without being moved by the music, the lyrics, the feeling behind the voice. Brings the tears every time.

@jonplatts7861

3 жыл бұрын

Same here - every single time I hear iy

If Mark's soulful playing and profound lyrics provoke thought about the futility of war then he has succeeded.

One of the most beautiful and powerful pieces of music Dire Straits ever wrote. Mark's guitar is one of the greatest and most soulful in the world of music. Just sheer genius.

I'm a former fire fighter with the USAF, and I want to thank you for this video. To all my fellow Veterans, past, present and future, I wish you all Deep Peace.

Tremendous choice for Veteran's Day. Thanks. Thank you to veterans for your service.

such a powerful message in this anti- war song ...

This song was written during the Falklands War. Britain/Argentina. British Band. Mark Knofler born in Scotland raised near Newcastle

Amazing - within a minute or two of the song starting Kel's eyes said it all! Concentrating, feeling, visualizing and understanding! Beautiful!

@leonardomendieta8160

3 жыл бұрын

What I saw was that he was enjoying every second of It. Just like the rest of us. She was just sitting there.

Mark Knopfler has his own way of capturing the mood of the song with his guitar.

@swinetrek

4 жыл бұрын

He's a total JJ Cale clone

@overthewebb

4 жыл бұрын

@@swinetrek Being influenced by people doesn't make him a clone. Did JJ Cale write this song? Everyone in music is influenced by everyone. Your comment is just kinda ignorant.

From Spain. Knopfler creates an incredible atmosphere with the guitar crying

This was written by Mark Knopfler about the war between Britain and Argentina. Its about a dying soldier talking to the soldiers around him, his brothers in arms. Heartbreaking...

Yet these wars continue . I’m from the UK and always loved Dire Straights .

20 years ago this amazing song was voted no one in a top 500 listeners phone in vote on a local radio station near me just outside London UK. music means so many different things to so many different people.

A masterpiece from a great album of Dire Straits. This crying guitar is amazing and powerful lyrics too

RIP Buddy! We salute you for your duty to our country. We salute all our family and friends who gave their lives for freedom. 🙏God bless America God bless us.

I love how the editor of the video actually showed the real people behind the landser uniform. Those were father's, brother's and son's just like every other soldier.

To all My Brothers in arms! R.I.P! I made it back to my Lowlands.

Knopfler's pieces were always so tasteful and soulful, and this piece has incredible lyrics on top of it. Haunting and saddening indeed.

I like how he keeps looking over to her checking to make sure she’s ok

@Kel.N.RichReactions

2 ай бұрын

She’s my angel!

So glad that German soldiers are included in this video. I served proudly in the U.S. Army but if I were born in Germany in 1920, I would've served my country honorable.

@YOAVCH5

3 жыл бұрын

German army committed systematic war crimes and was involved in the holocaust.

@rneoman

3 жыл бұрын

And in vietnam there were heads cut of children shot by US soldier's. Your point please

@rneoman

3 жыл бұрын

@@YOAVCH5 Russian soldier's who were captured by Germany and held in POW camps were released after at the war ended they returned home and were sent to labour camps and were treated like slaves by their own people.

@jerekallio9448

3 жыл бұрын

And nobody say what stalin did? 11millions died

@rneoman

3 жыл бұрын

@@YOAVCH5 and they were allied with Italy and Japan

Knopfler is well known for his joyous Strat playing, but any time he picks up that '58 Les Paul, you know you are in for something a bit special.

@dolphin8077

4 жыл бұрын

Also known as his unique #fingerpicking style . A Genius

Beautiful choice for the day. Haunting song from lyrics to the emotion of the music. Knopfler is a great storyteller with his music. Thank you guys for doing this song. Bless you both.Peace.

My both grandfathers during WWII had fought on the opposite sides and yet after the war they have met and got to know each other they and have become best friends...true brothers in arms

Written about the Falklands War, but can be used for any war...the bond a soldier feels for his brothers and sisters in arms and also the futility of war and the horrors they endure on both sides seeing different worlds within one world we inhabit 🙏❤

A perfect choice for Armistice/Veterans Day. One of my favourite songs ever, yet the only peace of music to ever give me nightmares.

Ty for this reaction on such a special day for all who served in any form too keep us all free..For us in Australia it is Remembrance day, and I am one who have served and appreciate you doing this for us all Keep Well Keep Safe

This is a Remembrance Day Anthem for all those that gave their lives in warfare. So powerfully delivered showing the bond between us and the total futility of war. God willing our leaders learn from our past mistakes.

This song is so powerful to me to always remember all my brothers and sisters, both private military contractors and military personnel I stood next to out in the field of war, both in Operation Iraqi Freedom and on the streets of America as a peace officer. Thank you both...

The most moving version of this I have seen is played over footage of the Falklands war. You get the full song with footage. I guess that means more to ma as I'm a British vet. Thanks anyway guy's.

@SeanHendy

4 жыл бұрын

ThePhilH ditto. About ten years ago I was in Dubai and met a fellow vet, a bootie, but I didn’t hold that against him lol. One night a number of us were sharing a few libations, or five, or nine, playing music and late into the evening this track came on. It has the same effect as the last post. Neither of us spoke throughout the song, remembering comrades passed. No words needed, we clinked glasses and took a drink for those no longer here.

Brothers in Arms is my favorite Dire Straits album. So many good songs. The official video that MTV used to play was awesome. There was a whole part missing at the end.

One of my all time favourites, it takes me straight back on tours with my brothers 👍

Having served in the British Army for 9 years, I had occasion to serve alongside American troops and other allied forces in various parts of the World and the line of the song you referred to, hits me every time - "We have just one World, but we live in different ones" sums up the feelings of most 'Brothers in Arms' (Also now, Sisters) who are caught up in conflict and even more so when returning to civilian life. For many of our Brothers and Sisters, the trauma never leaves them. The only thing they have to hang on to is all who have served are still sharing the 'Different Ones' that thankfully most others will never know. Thanks for this - 'Hands across the Sea'

This song is written about the falklands war, and those who fought it on both sides. The album version is good, but the "Live:on the night" version is epic if you want to do a double take.

@karlsmith2570

4 жыл бұрын

I actually have a friend on Facebook who actually served in The British Royal Navy and was actually in The Falkland Islands during that time

@elcarto22

4 жыл бұрын

@ubique And do you ACTUALLY have a life, beyond heckling folks online?

@karlsmith2570

4 жыл бұрын

@ubique yes to all the above, he's actually told me about his time in the British Royal Navy and even posted some pictures of himself and his fellow sailors whom he'd served with

@karlsmith2570

4 жыл бұрын

@ubique sounds to me that you like to troll people online as a means of compensation for your inadequacies

@richardharris9788

4 жыл бұрын

@ubique What a complete Dip shit you real are, Grow up you Twat.

It's a stunning song, always been a favourite, I also remember it being used in Miami Vice in the 80s, it was powerful in the programme, it's still powerful now, good choice to react to

after three years I'm still watching you :) god bless . Keep up guys. Love yall

Thanks for doing this. It’s a tough day for many of us who have served. To those who are still serving keep your kit dry, your head down and your weapon clean. God bless.

This song, and a few others, rips my guts out. And while it may have been (was) written about a specific war and particular people, it is also about all of us who have been to any war, whatever side. The lyric "We are fools to make war on our Brothers in Arms" makes this clear. Those of us who have been there know, those who haven't can't. Knowing doesn't make us better. Sometimes knowing is a terrible thing that breaks something inside us. People do not start wars, our leaders, whatever they call themselves, start them.

I did my military service in Sweden, this song is dear to me :-)

@Vivungisport

2 жыл бұрын

Jag förstår vad du menar 🌤🌾🙏

You are so right...”And we have just one world, but we live in different ones” is a very powerful and well crafted lyric that gets me every time. The guitar tone with it’s highs and lows and Mark Knopfler’s almost spoken singing style really reflect the message of this brilliant song.

What a great share on this day of remembrance. Prayers for peace within all of humanity. Amen

Touched deeply

Fantastic music by Dire Straits 👍

When i watched her listening to this song i thought she looks haunted n she said it herself thats the power of dire straits n now no words just tears

Such powerful lyrics and soulful guitar, makes this one of the best. Tears.

Brothers in Arms is the 1st LP I ever bought (I've still got it) The 14 year old me got tickets, hopped onto a coach on my own, and saw them play this live in '85. Still the best concert I've seen, they were awesome.

@CaptChaos1964

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I managed to see them twice on the BIA tour, second time a mate and myself went to the NEC in December, no tickets, bought some with the money I was supposed to put towards new car tyres, 2 tickets £30 each!

Fuck! Your take on this was pretty incredible. I’m more your guys’ age and I couldn’t have said it better than you did - about the older generation pleading to the younger generation to not forget. We’re so lucky to be living in a relative time of peace. I mean, there is still plenty of violence out there, but nothing compared to the first half of the 20th century. When young people today can’t really even say they’ve ever known someone who lived through that, it is in jeopardy of becoming an afterthought. And if that really happens, how easy could it be to repeat those mistakes? This peace is so fragile and completely impermanent unless we strive daily to nurture it. Those words were so beautiful. Thank you for that.

Like Comfortably Numb the end solo fades instead of coming to its proper climax! What a song! Thanks x

Great reaction and fantastic words Kel. Just goes to show how powerful music is. It can move you to laughter and to tears that is why music is so important. Mark's guitar playing is legendary but his voice is very underrated.