Origins: Brothers in Arms (Knopfler/Dire Straits)

Subject: Joan Baez sings Brothers in Arms
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 04:33 PM

I didn't know that Joan performed this classic Dire Straits number, but I love it!
Youtube Link

Subject: RE: Joan Baez sings Brothers in Arms
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Oct 10 - 05:06 PM

Bravo. As I just posted there, it doesn't get any better than that.

Subject: ADD: Brothers in Arms (Knopfler/Dire Straits)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 10 Nov 20 - 10:37 PM

BROTHERS IN ARMS
(Mark Knopfler)

These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home was the lowlands
And always will be
Someday you'll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you'll no longer burn to be
Brothers in arms

Through these fields of destruction
Baptisms of fire
I've witnessed your suffering
As the battle raged higher
And though they did hurt?? me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms

There's so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones.

Now the sun's gone to hell
And the moon riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it's written in the starlight
And every line in your palm
We're fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

"Brothers in Arms" is a 1985 song by Dire Straits, appearing as the closing track on the album of the same name. It was written in 1982, the year of the Falklands War.

Dire Straits recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhdFe3evXpk


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_in_Arms_(song)

Subject: RE: Origins: Brothers in Arms (Knopfler/Dire Straits)
From: Thompson
Date: 11 Nov 20 - 05:21 AM

About the conflict in Israel and Palestine, yes?

Subject: RE: Origins: Brothers in Arms (Knopfler/Dire Straits)
From: GUEST,Richard
Date: 11 Nov 20 - 05:35 AM

The late, great Ronnie Drew also did an excellent version of it on his "Dirty Rotten Shame" album.
Richard

Subject: RE: Origins: Brothers in Arms (Knopfler/Dire Straits)
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 11 Nov 20 - 07:52 AM

”About the conflict in Israel and Palestine, yes?”

No, the Falklands War. Allegedly.

Subject: RE: Origins: Brothers in Arms (Knopfler/Dire Straits)
From: GUEST,Tunesmith
Date: 11 Nov 20 - 05:23 PM

Well, I've always thought that the Mujahideen rebel fighters in Afghsnistan fit the bill.They were big news in the UK at the time the song was written and of course they left their homes in the valleys to fight a guerilla war from the mountains. It also gave those fighters an " Everyman" quality rather than the professional soldiers in the Falklands War. Of course, I'm sure Matk drew inspiration from a number of sources.

Subject: RE: Origins: Brothers in Arms (Knopfler/Dire Straits)
From: Hagman
Date: 11 Nov 20 - 09:23 PM

Co-incidentally, the not-late great Lisa O'Neill has a new version as well - https://fb.watch/1IllGh7-iX/ - not sure if it will be available outside of FB sign-in. Apologies in advance if this is so.