Mark own most favorite songs

[sweetsurrender]

Hi everyone,

just wonder if anyone know or have come across any interviews where MK mentioned his own most favorite song from the DS period and his solo period.   My guess is Romeo & juliet from DS and Baloney again from his solo.


thanks,

[dannyjun]

well, i suppose that BIA from DS too and Done with bonaparte from solo songs 

[Slavi]

Hi everyone,

just wonder if anyone know or have come across any interviews where MK mentioned his own most favorite song from the DS period and his solo period.   My guess is Romeo & juliet from DS and Baloney again from his solo.


thanks,

I don't know such an interview. But in DSIS - the mailing list ( it was long ago) Liz Whatley, Ed Bicknell's secretary wrote that Romeo and Juliet is one of his most fav. So your guess could be correct. 

[Pottel]

and tunnel used to be amongst his favorites. until his father died i heard once..

[dannyjun]

and tunnel used to be amongst his favorites. until his father died i heard once..

yes i heard it too, several times...
recently somebody asked guy if there is a possibility that mark would play in on the next tour and the answer was very clear: NO

[sweetsurrender]

I guessed Romeo & juliet because he played the song during all KTGC concerts. It's my most favorite too, gives me goose bumps and tears.  Baloney again, I thought I heard it somewhere,but don't recalled where.

[Slavi]

Actually Romeo and Juliet NEVER missed on the set-lists... even in Emmylou Tour.

[Simon]

I just wonder if R&J is slightly autobiographical as he puts everything into it and I really feel for him when he sings it - it is like he is the 'Romeo' in it.

[Pottel]

he wrote it and two others, i believe it never rains and tunnel of love for his "flame" at that time, forgot her name, but i saw pics of here lately in which she is not "spectacular" looking, to say the least. got the pics somewhere, they were from this site mujeres de mark knopfler, but it seems offline now..

[superval99]

Those three songs were said to be about his girlfriend at the time, Holly Beth Vincent, singer from Holly and the Italians.  I did read  somewhere, though that the third song was "Love Over Gold" not TOL.

[Fieneke2]

Hey we aren't allowed to talk about private things about Mark at MKnews, but I assume we can talk about it here? 

I read / heard somewhere that Holly Beth Vincent was his first wife? Can somebody confirm?

I had a picture of that lady, perhaps I have it still somewhere! 

Fieneke

[superval99]

No, she wasn't his first wife, just his girlfriend.  Pottel, I hope we are not over-stepping the mark here - apologies if so.   

[Pottel]

nope
not at all.
pls continue

[dannyjun]

yes this is really interesting to read...........

[sweetsurrender]

Yes,Simon, R & J is very much a reflection of Mark's love affairs with his girlfriend Holly Vincent.  she broke up with him lon the phone literally minutes before Mark had to get on the stage to perform. ( I don't know for sure which concert!)  so, Mark played "where do you think you are going" liked he never played before. He was just devastated by this gal! (I couldn't imagine who could break his heart!!!)

Hence the song Romeo & Juliet later on. In 1979, Mark fell into depression and then wrote "Suicide Towers" The riff later appeared as "Expresso Love"  (all this info is from the book DIRE STRAITS" by Michael Oldfield)

Mark married Lourdes Salamona on Nov 11,1983. She is a New Yorker. He moved to NY and spent some times there and I supposed that's where they met.  I supposed she's his first wife. I don't think I ever hear or read anywhere about his second wife.  Anyone with info, pls post.  I know that he got married 3 times.  He also wrote "So Far away" which reflected the time on tours away from his wife.  Could that also be why "So Far Away" got played in the set list in many concerts.