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Álbum: Money for Nothing

Artista: Dire Straits

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 1 de Octubre de 1988
  • Sello Discográfico: Vertigo
  • Compositores: Mark Knopfler
  • Productores: Varios

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Lanzado en 1988, Money for Nothing es el primer álbum de grandes éxitos de la banda británica Dire Straits. Publicado en la cima de su popularidad mundial tras la masiva gira de "Brothers in Arms", este recopilatorio sirve como una introducción perfecta a la primera década de la banda. El álbum abarca desde su debut en 1978 hasta su consagración en 1985, reuniendo sus sencillos más importantes y algunas de las canciones favoritas de los fans. "Money for Nothing" no es un simple recopilatorio; incluye varias versiones en directo y remixes que ofrecen una nueva perspectiva de sus clásicos. Fue un éxito de ventas masivo en todo el mundo, consolidando el legado de la banda como una de las más importantes de la historia del rock.

Contexto y Propósito

Tras la agotadora gira mundial de "Brothers in Arms", que duró más de dos años, la banda se tomó un largo descanso. Este álbum recopilatorio fue lanzado para mantener su presencia en el mercado durante este hiato. El disco fue un éxito rotundo, demostrando el increíble poder de su catálogo de canciones.

Selección de Canciones

La selección de canciones es un recorrido por la evolución de Dire Straits. Incluye sus primeros grandes éxitos como "Sultans of Swing" y "Romeo and Juliet". Las joyas del recopilatorio son las versiones alternativas. Incluye un remix de "Twisting by the Pool" y una poderosa versión en directo de "Love over Gold". El álbum también contiene el clásico inédito en un álbum de estudio en el Reino Unido, "Where Do You Think You're Going?".

Lanzamiento y Rendimiento en Listas

"Money for Nothing" fue un éxito comercial masivo, especialmente en Europa.

Recepción Crítica

"Money for Nothing" fue aclamado como una colección esencial. AllMusic lo describe como "un excelente resumen de una de las mejores bandas de rock de su era". El álbum sigue siendo la introducción perfecta a la música de Dire Straits y un testimonio de su increíble legado como compositores e intérpretes.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Sultans Of Swing5:46
    vídeo del tema Sultans Of Swing
    You get a shiver in the dark, It's raining in the park, but meantime: South of the river, you stop and you hold everything. A band is blowin' Dixie, double-four time. You feel alright when you hear that music play. Now You step inside, but you don't see too many faces. Comin' in out of the rain to hear the jazz go down. Competition in other places... But the horns, they blowin' that sound. Way on down south, Way on down south, London-town Check out Guitar George, he knows all the chords. But it's strictly rhythm; he doesn't want to make it cry or sing. If any old guitar is all he can afford, When he gets up under the lights to play his thing. And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene. He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright. He can play the honky tonk like anything, Savin' it up for Friday night. With the Sultans, With the Sultans of Swing And a crowd of young boys, they're fooling around in the corner, Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles. The don't give a damn about any trumpet playing band. It ain't what they call rock and roll. And the Sultans, Yes the Sultans play Creole. And then the man, he steps right up to the microphone. And says at last, just as the time bell rings, "Goodnight, now it's time to go home." And he makes it fast, with one more thing: "We're the Sultans, "We are the Sultans of Swing."
  2. Down To The Waterline4:01

    Letra

    Sweet surrender on the quayside You remember we used to run and hide In the shadow of the cargoes I take you one at a time And we're counting all the numbers down to the waterline Near misses on the dogleap stairways French kisses in the darkened doorways A foghorn blowing out wild and cold A policeman shines a light upon my shoulder Up comes a coaster fast and silent in the night Over my shoulder all you can see are the pilot lights No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn Your hands are cold but your lips are warm She can see him on the jetty where they used to go She can feel him in the places where the sailors go When she's walking by the river and the railway line She can still hear him whisper Let's go down to the waterline
  3. Portobello Belle (Live)4:33
  4. Twisting By The Pool (Remix)3:30
  5. Tunnel Of Love8:10
    vídeo del tema Tunnel Of Love
    Getting crazy on the waltzers but it's the life that I choose Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tattoo And I been riding on a ghost train where the cars they scream and slam And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'll always tell you where I am In a screaming ring of faces I seen her standing in the light She had a ticket for the races, yeah just like me she was a victim of the night I put my hand upon the lever said let it rock and let it roll I had a one arm bandit fever there was an arrow through my heart and my soul And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above And I'm just high on the world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love, yeah love It's just a danger, and when you're riding at your own risk She said you are the perfect stranger, she said baby just keep it like this It's just a cakewalk twisting baby step right up and say Hey mister give me two give me two now, 'cause any two can play And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above And I'm just high on the world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love, oooh love Well it's been money for muscle another whirligig Money for muscle and another girl I dig Another hustle just to, just to make it big And rockaway, rockaway, oh rockaway, rockaway And girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did Like the Spanish City to me when we where kids Oh girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did Like the Spanish City to me when we where kids Woh-la Check it out She took off a silver locket she said remember me by this She put her hand in my pocket I got a keepsake and a kiss And in the roar of dust and diesel I stood and watched her walk away I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above And I'm just high on this world Come on and take a low ride with me girl On the tunnel of love, yeah love love On the tunnel of love, oooh love love And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades Searching everywhere from steeplechase to palisades In any shooting gallery where promises are made To rockaway, rockaway... Rockaway, rockaway From Cullercoats and Whitley Bay out to rockaway And girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did Like the Spanish City to me when we where kids Girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did Like the Spanish City to me when we where kids
  6. Romeo and Juliet5:56
    vídeo del tema Romeo and Juliet
    A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade Laying everybody low with a love song that he made Finds a streetlight steps out of the shade Says something like you and me babe how about it? Juliet says hey it's Romeo you nearly gimme me a heart attack He's underneath the window she's singing hey la my boyfriend's back You shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that Anyway what you gonna do about it? Juliet the dice were loaded from the start And I bet and you exploded in my heart And I forget I forget the movie song When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet? Come up on different streets they both were streets of shame Both dirty both mean yes and the dream was just the same And I dreamed your dream for you and now your dream is real How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals? Well you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold You promised me everything you promised me thick and thin, yeah Now you just say oh Romeo yeah you know I used to have a scene with him Juliet when we made love you used to cry You said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till I die There's a place for us you know the movie song When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong Juliet? I can't do the talk like they talk on TV And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be I can't do everything but I'd do anything for you I can't do anything except be in love with you And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be All I do is keep the beat and bad company All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme Julie I'd do the stars with you any time Juliet when we made love you used to cry You said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till I die There's a place for us you know the movie song When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong Juliet? A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade Laying everybody low with a love song that he made Finds a convenient streetlight steps out of the shade Says something like you and me babe how about it?
  7. Where Do You Think You're Going?3:30
  8. Walk Of Life4:08
    vídeo del tema Walk Of Life
    Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay He got the action, he got the motion Oh Yeah the boy can play Dedication devotion Turning all the night time into the day He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman He do the song about the knife He do the walk, he do the walk of life, yeah he do the walk of life Here comes Johnny and he'll tell you the story Hand me down my walkin' shoes Here comes Johnny with the power and the glory Backbeat the talkin' blues He got the action, he got the motion Oh Yeah the boy can play Dedication devotion Turning all the night time into the day He do the song about the sweet lovin' woman He do the song about the knife He do the walk, he do the walk of life, yeah he do the walk of life Here comes Johnny singing oldies, goldies Be-Bop-A-Lula, Baby What I Say Here comes Johnny singing I Gotta Woman Down in the tunnels, trying to make it pay He got the action, he got the motion Oh Yeah the boy can play Dedication devotion Turning all the night time into the day And after all the violence and double talk There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife You do the walk, you do the walk of life, yeah he do the walk of life
  9. Private Investigations5:50
    vídeo del tema Private Investigations
    It's a mystery to me, the game commences For the usual fee, plus expenses Confidential information, it's in a diary This is my investigation, it's not a public inquary I go checking out the reports, digging up the dirt You get to meet all sorts in this line of work Treachery and treason, there's always an excuse for it And when I find the reason I still can't get used to it And what have you got at the end of the day? What have you got to take away? A bottle of whisky and a new set of lies Blinds on the windows and a pain behind your eyes Scarred for life, no compensation Private investigations
  10. Telegraph Road (Live) (Remix)11:59
  11. Money For Nothing4:06
    vídeo del tema Money For Nothing
    (I want my MTV) Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it You play the guitar on the M.T.V. That ain't workin' that's the way you do it Money for nothin' and your chicks for free. Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do it Lemme tell ya them guys ain't dumb Maybe get a blister on your little finger Maybe get a blister on your thumb. We gotta install microwave ovens custom kitchen deliveries We gotta move these refrigerators we gotta move these color T.V.'s. The little faggot with the earring and the makeup Yeah buddy that's his own hair That little faggot got his own jet airplane That little faggot, he's a millionaire We gotta install microwave ovens custom kitchen deliveries We gotta move these refrigerators we gotta move these color T.V.'s. I shoulda learned to play the guitar I shoulda learned to play them drums Look at that mama she got it stickin' in the camera Man we could have some fun And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises? You bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee Oh that ain't workin' that's the way you do it Get your money for nothin' get your chicks for free. We gotta install microwave ovens custom kitchen deliveries We gotta move these refrigerators we gotta move these color T.V.'s. Listen here Now that ain't workin' that's the way to do it You play the guitar on the M.T.V. That ain't workin' that's the way you do it Money for nothin' and your chicks for free Money for nothin' and the chicks for free (Get your) Money for nothin' and chicks for free Money for nothin' and the chicks for free (I want my, I want my MTV) Money for nothin' and the chicks for free
  12. Brothers In Arms4:49
    vídeo del tema Brothers In Arms
    These mist covered mountains Are a home now for me But my home is the lowlands And always will be Some day you'll return to Your valleys and your farms And you'll no longer burn To be brothers in arms Through these fields of destruction Baptisms of fire I've witnessed your suffering As the battle raged higher And though they did hurt me so bad In the fear and alarm You did not desert me My brothers in arms There's so many different worlds So many different suns And we have just one world But we live in different ones Now the sun's gone to hell And the moon's riding high Let me bid you farewell Every man has to die But it's written in the starlight And every line on your palm We're fools to make war On our brothers in arms