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"The BBC said, We don’t want to play this song because there are too many words in it": Why Dire Straits had to break America before they were embraced in England
Dire Straits may have been the biggest English rock band of the '80s, but it took recognition in the US to kickstart their success in their homeland
Dire Straits, Metallica, The Beatles, Iron Maiden and more: get massive savings on these 10 classic - and future-classic - albums with EMP
With EMP offering up to 50% off selected vinyl over Cyber Weekend, we've picked out 10 deals on absolute classics you won't want to miss
“I’ll be sad to see them go but we’ve had wonderful times together and I can’t play them all”: Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is selling off his guitar collection
Dire Straits' leader Mark Knopfler is putting 120 guitars up for auction in January
The stories of 10 'regular folk' made famous by rock songs
What do Spoonman, Arnold Layne, and an unnamed security guard at Studio 54 have in common? They all inspired classic songs
Watch David Gilmour, Lemmy, Mark Knopfler and Gary Moore in a bizarre comedy sketch
As unlikely all-star line-ups go, this might just be the unlikeliest, and possibly the starriest, as folk icon Ralph McTell goes on trial
The 20 best rock albums of 1979
The 1970s crash out in style with AC/DC, Pink Floyd and The Clash producing some of their best work, and Led Zeppelin’s last hurrah
The 20 best rock albums of 1978
Punk fury gives way to classic songwriting, live albums prove dangerous to the charts, and Van Halen, Kate Bush and Dire Straits make their entrance
The Top 10 Best Dire Straits Songs
From Dire Straits' big hits to deep cuts, these are the 10 greatest tracks from the biggest British band of the 80s.
