Are Dire Straits cool? I can never decide what the general
world census is on this, so many people’s opinions to take into account. There’s
some sort of pervading sense that they’re not, due to headbands, some clunky
lyrics, something vague ennui about them that I’ve never quite got.
Is discussing the coolness of Dire Straits relevant in 2012?
Probably not. Anyway, I only mention it as lately I’ve been listening to Tunnelof Love quite a lot, mainly due to the lovely guitar solo outro which builds
for about two minutes before being topped by a fantastic piano run in the final
few seconds of the song, which my brother revealed to me is played by one Roy Bittan, the pianist of from the E Street Band, who regular
readers will know I have already professed my appreciation of in a previous
blog.
What is it about those fleeting moments in music where
everything just swells together into a sheer moment of, well, what, elation? Joy?
Genius? I don’t know, it doesn’t happen very often, but there are some songs –
all within the ear of the listener on a personal, subjective basis – where you
just feel enlivened, invigorated, perhaps even moved.
It’s below, I think it’s worth the listen.
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