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Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Official Music Video)
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The Official Music Video for Sultans of Swing. Taken from Dire Straits – Dire Straits.Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992' is out now (UK/ROW). Out January 19th, 2024. (US). Order now: https://DireStraits.lnk.to/live78-92ID--Listen to more music from Dire Straits here: https://direstraits.lnk.to/bestofplayFollow Dire Straits:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@direstraitsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/direstraitshqTwitter: https://twitter.com/markknopflerFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DireStraitsWebsite & Newsletter: https://direstraits.com--Lyrics:You get a shiver in the darkIt’s raining in the park but meantimeSouth of the river you stop and you hold everythingA band is blowing Dixie double four timeYou feel all right when you hear that music ringYou step inside but you don’t see too many facesComing in out of the rain to hear the jazz go downToo much competition too many other placesBut not too many horns can make that soundWay on downsouth way on downsouth London townYou check out Guitar George he knows all the chordsMind he’s strictly rhythm he doesn’t want to make it cry or singAnd an old guitar is all he can affordWhen he gets up under the lights to play his thingAnd Harry doesn’t mind if he doesn’t make the sceneHe’s got a daytime job he’s doing alrightHe can play honky tonk just like anythingSaving it up for Friday nightWith the Sultans with the Sultans of SwingAnd a crowd of young boys they’re fooling around in the cornerDrunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform solesThey don’t give a damn about any trumpet playing bandIt ain’t what they call rock and rollAnd the Sultans played CreoleAnd then the man he steps right up to the microphoneAnd says at last just as the time bell rings‘Thank you goodnight now it’s time to go home’and he makes it fast with one more thing‘We are the Sultans of Swing'#DireStraits #SultansofSwing
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