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Jul 5th, 4:32pm
I absolutely love this song!!
Jul 5th, 1:41am
omg i hear this on the radio all the time. i love it!!
May 18th, 10:47am
Coooooooooooooollll!!
May 5th, 6:09pm
WONDERFULL

Apr 4th, 8:54am
SULTANS OF SWING

You get a shiver in the dark
Its been raining in the park but meantime
South of the river you stop and you hold everything
A band is blowing dixie double four time
You feel all right when you hear that music ring

You step inside but you dont see too many faces
Coming in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down
Too much competition too many other places
But not too many horns can make that sound
Way on downsouth way on downsouth london town

You check out guitar george he knows all the chords
Mind hes strictly rhythm he doesnt want to make it cry or sing
And an old guitar is all he can afford
When he gets up under the lights to play his thing

And harry doesnt mind if he doesnt make the scene
Hes got a daytime job hes doing alright
He can play honky tonk just like anything
Saving it up for friday night
With the sultans with the sultans of swing

And a crowd of young boys theyre fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
They dont give a damn about any trumpet playing band
It aint what they call rock and roll
And the sultans played creole

And then the man he steps right up to the microphone
And says at last just as the time bell rings
thank you goodnight now its time to go home
And he makes it fast with one more thing
we are the sultans of swing
Feb 11th, 10:57am
old time favs, thx man appreciate ya
Feb 5th, 4:41am
Thank you for sharing this one!
Jan 22nd, 2:33am
I heard this song when it first came out on K-SHE 95, Real Rock Radio, when I was stationed at Scott AFB, east of St. Louis, MO.
Jan 18th, 6:27am
simply fantastic!!! easy on the eardrums too..
Jan 8th, 5:16pm
Wow, this is one of my favs. Thanks for sharing!

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Date Posted 2 years ago
Title: Sultans of Swing
Artist: Dire Straits
Rated: 63 times
Favorited: 106 times
Played: 111,209 times
Commented: 31 times

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Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything,...view more
Album this song appears on:
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler

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