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Now playing on Burrow Radio
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

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#NowPlaying #ClassicRock #BurrowRadio #DireStraits

October 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM

geodell.bsky.social

@geodell.bsky.social

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#music #musician #artist #youtube #romeoandjuliet #cover #direstraits #music #subscribe

Romeo and Juliet - Cover

YouTube video by Author Dell Sweet

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October 12, 2026 at 5:18 PM

GeekDom.gr

@geekdomgr.bsky.social

Οι Dire Straits Legacy θα δώσουν τρεις συναυλίες στην Αθήνα και τη Θεσσαλονίκη στις 13, 14 και 15 Νοεμβρίου 2026. Η προπώληση έχει ξεκινήσει.

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#live #direstraits #direstraitslegacy #αθήνα #θεσσαλονίκη #συναυλίες

Dire Straits Legacy: Τρεις συναυλίες στην Ελλάδα το 2026

October 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM

50+ Music

@fiftymusic.bsky.social

"Romeo and Juliet" is a #rock song by the British rock band #DireStraits, written by frontman #MarkKnopfler. It first appeared on the 1980 album #MakingMovies and was released as a single in 1981. The song subsequently appeared on the Dire Straits live albums Alchemy and #OnTheNight.

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October 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM

burrowradio.bsky.social

@burrowradio.bsky.social

Now playing on Burrow Radio
Dire Straits - So Far Away
Brothers In Arms

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#NowPlaying #ClassicRock #BurrowRadio #DireStraits

October 9, 2026 at 4:26 PM

Confraria Floydstock

@cfloydstock.bsky.social

Dire Straits...

Boa Noite.

#direstraits #bluesrock #countryrock #folkrock #rock #progrock #music #rockandroll #classicrock #confrariafloydstock #musica

October 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM

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@rodanthipi.bsky.social

#WhenRTheseColonies

#ProudHellene

#WirSindDasVolk

#Ας_Φανταστούμε

#LordByron

#Laïcité

#DireStraits

October 8, 2026 at 11:54 AM

Papa Dave

@dawil-01.bsky.social

#TeztunesMonthofMusic
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#DireStraits
#BrothersInArms
Day 8
Sweet or Smooth Guitar Solo

Enjoy!! 🤘🎸🎶🥁🎼🎤🎵🎸🤘👇

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Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by DireStraitsVEVO

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October 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM

Confraria Floydstock

@cfloydstock.bsky.social

Há 48 anos chegava "Dire Straits"!!!

Qual a sua canção predileta deste álbum de estreia homônimo?

#direstraits #bluesrock #countryrock #classicrock #rock

October 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM

TweetingTruman.bluesky.social

@tweetingtruman.bsky.social

#DireStraits
#MusicTrivia
#MusicHistory

October 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM

BillyDee 🇨🇦 (CA)

@billydee123.bsky.social

💙📀 #BlueSkySongs Bill's Driving Songs
Songs from a USB
Music I listen to when I'm driving
All genres, generally one per artist, but not necessarily
#MusicSky
#DireStraits (1985)
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Dire Straits - So Far Away (Live at Wembley 1985)

YouTube video by Dire Straits

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October 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Diego Cambiaso 🏳️‍🌈

@diegocambiaso.bsky.social

#OnThisDay 1978

Dire Straits released their self-titled debut album in the UK. Recorded at Island Studios, the session set a timeless audiophile rock benchmark for Mark Knopfler's clean Fender Stratocaster fingerpicking, transparent soundstage & wide dynamic range.

#DireStraits #MusicSky

October 7, 2026 at 12:53 PM

50+ Music

@fiftymusic.bsky.social

Money For Nothing 🎸
#DireStraits

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October 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM

It's Only Rock & Roll

@itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social

Today 7th October 1978 Dire Straits release their eponymous titled debut album.

#direstraits #AlbumOfTheDay #70s

October 7, 2026 at 7:09 AM

burrowradio.bsky.social

@burrowradio.bsky.social

Now playing on Burrow Radio
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing
Dire Straits

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#NowPlaying #ClassicRock #BurrowRadio #DireStraits

October 7, 2026 at 6:20 AM

Rock and Roll Garage

@rockandrollgarage.bsky.social

How Eric Clapton rates Mark Knopfler as a guitarist

#ericclapton #markknopfler #direstraits #rock #music

How Eric Clapton rates Mark Knopfler as a guitarist

Eric Clapton is part of an incredible generation of British guitarists who helped Blues and Rock evolve and paved the way for how music would sound after the 1960s. In the following decades, he remain...

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October 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM

Tsetseron

@tsetseron.bsky.social

Доброе утро, труженики села👋🏻
Чай, кофе? Тунеядцев не беспокою, поспите ещё, всех остальных прошу за стол☕️
#direstraits #markknopfler #music #музыка

October 6, 2026 at 2:26 AM

The Great Weave

@andrewcordisco.bsky.social

10/5/1985 “Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits hits #1 for the third consecutive week.

Knopfler’s two-finger riff + Sting’s “I want my MTV” hook + cutting-edge CGI video make it an ‘80s landmark.

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#Billboard #DireStraits #TheGreatWeave

Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by DireStraitsVEVO

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October 5, 2026 at 12:57 PM

gab

@demer.fr

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Dire Straits 🎸 (@DireStraits77) on X

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

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October 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM

KillBait Noticias

@kill-bait-es.bsky.social

Rare Photos of Mark Knopfler as a Young Boy, Long Before He Co-Founded the Rock Band Dire Straits ~ Vintage Everyday

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Rare Photos of Mark Knopfler as a Young Boy, Long Before He Co-Founded the Rock Band Dire Straits ~ Vintage Everyday

La noticia proporcionada presenta una colección de fotos raras de Mark Knopfler en su infancia, antes de que co-fundara la banda de rock Dire Straits. Según el texto, Knopfler recibió su primera guitarra, una Hofner V-2 roja, cuando tenía 15 años. Aunque nunca había tomado lecciones de música, desarrolló sus habilidades escuchando a diversos guitarristas en discos y en la radio. En su adolescencia, tocaba en bandas locales en Londres, alternando entre guitarra eléctrica y acústica, y experimentando con diferentes estilos musicales, incluyendo el blues y el folk. Knopfler menciona que aprendió a tocar fingerpicking y luego desarrolló un estilo clawhammer, mientras practicaba con una guitarra sólida sin amplificador. Aunque jugó en varias bandas locales, no tuvo una banda propia hasta que Dire Straits se formó en 1977. En la noticia también se incluye un consejo que Knopfler da a los músicos aspirantes: recomienda aprender piano de boogie woogie, considerando que la práctica de tres acordes en una canción de blues de 12 compases fue fundamental para su desarrollo musical. Además, aconseja a los jóvenes músicos estar receptivos a diferentes entornos musicales y reflejar lo que sienten en una variedad de estilos y canciones. La noticia se presenta en el sitio web Vintage Everyday, que publica contenido histórico y fotos vintage, y se publicó el 12 de agosto de 2026. El texto incluye comentarios de lectores, algunos de los cuales expresan indiferencia ante el tema, mientras que otros defienden la importancia de la historia musical de Knopfler. La noticia no aborda temas como la actualidad política, la economía o la tecnología, sino que se centra en la historia musical y personal de Mark Knopfler, destacando su evolución como músico desde su juventud hasta la formación de Dire Straits.

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October 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM