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Karaoke Showcase
.: Sultans Of Swing :. |
chrisdanielz
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-05-07 [Archive Date: 2020-08-05] |
| Genre: |
Rock'n'Roll |
| Original Artist: |
Dire Straits |
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| Description: |
As the story goes, Mark Knopfler was in Ipswich on a rainy night and ducked into a bar where a mediocre band was closing out the night to an audience that was maybe four or five drunks unaware of their surroundings. The hapless band ended their set with the lead singer announcing, with no apparent irony, "Goodnight and thank you. We are the sultans of swing. "When the guys said 'Thank you very much, We are the Sultans of Swing,' there was something really funny about it to me because Sultans, they absolutely weren't. You know they were rather tired little blokes in pullovers."
But afterwards, even though written on a dinner napkin, this song helped secure their record contract, and regardless of the title, it’s not played with a swing rhythm. Regarding the line, "The band was playing Dixie double four time" - Dixie double is a style popularized by Les Paul in his early years where the lead guitar goes quite fast and plays bass at the same time…all together. |
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chrisdanielz performs Sultans Of Swing on Karaoke Showcase of Karaoke Scene Magazine Online: chrisdanielz performs Sultans Of Swing on Karaoke Showcase - As the story goes, Mark Knopfler was in Ipswich on a rainy night and ducked into a bar where a mediocre band was closing out the night to an audience that was maybe four or five drunks unaware of their surroundings. The hapless band ended their set with the lead singer announcing, with no apparent irony, "Goodnight and thank you. We are the sultans of swing. "When the guys said 'Thank you very much, We are the Sultans of Swing,' there was something really funny about it to me because Sultans, they absolutely weren't. You know they were rather tired little blokes in pullovers."
But afterwards, even though written on a dinner napkin, this song helped secure their record contract, and regardless of the title, it’s not played with a swing rhythm. Regarding the line, "The band was playing Dixie double four time" - Dixie double is a style popularized by Les Paul in his early years where the lead guitar goes quite fast and plays bass at the same time…all together.
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