Alan Clark plays new single Romeo and Juliet (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

[hunter]

It sounded lovely, I think, but it's too long. It's a very simple melody, so without the terrific lyrics, it's hard to maintain interest for that long. It's not exactly Chopin or Grieg.

[Knopflerfan]

Poor chap having to play music from others, again like Pottel this song and this version especially is a great Toilet/bathroom pleaser!!!

[Jules]

Poor chap having to play music from others, again like Pottel this song and this version especially is a great Toilet/bathroom pleaser!!!

That poor chap is doing good money composing and playing for Italian star Renato Zero, also doing a lot of sessions in Italy and also in the UK with Trevor Horn, he's not having to play music from others, but he's doing what he wants to do. In this case, combine his studio work as musician and composer, recording a piano record playing songs he played during his career. He also recorded for that some songs from his own.

It annoys me when some of you imply that anyone who played with MK is nobody without him and they have to play his songs in order to pay a piece of bread and not die of starvation...

[PensaGhost]

it seems a lot of people is living off Beethoven or Mozart 200 years later
why not living off Dire Straits ? 

[Jules]

it seems a lot of people is living off Beethoven or Mozart 200 years later
why not living off Dire Straits ?

The thing is... ANYTIME anyone plays a Dire Straits song, MARK KNOPFLER MAKES MONEY!!!!!

Looks like he's been stolen, and he's not, in the contrary, he gets his money while resting in his gold arm chair...

[Love Expresso]

By the way: If I think about what REALLY will stay from Mark and Dire Straits in many years, I always come to the conclusion that it would be Romeo & Juliet. And maybe Sultans and Money for Nothing. But Romeo for sure. So Alan Clark  was right about what he said about this composition.

LE

[Love Expresso]

it seems a lot of people is living off Beethoven or Mozart 200 years later
why not living off Dire Straits ?

The thing is... ANYTIME anyone plays a Dire Straits song, MARK KNOPFLER MAKES MONEY!!!!!

Looks like he's been stolen, and he's not, in the contrary, he gets his money while resting in his gold arm chair...

We all know he never did it for money.


LOOOL

LE

[Jules]

it seems a lot of people is living off Beethoven or Mozart 200 years later
why not living off Dire Straits ?

The thing is... ANYTIME anyone plays a Dire Straits song, MARK KNOPFLER MAKES MONEY!!!!!

Looks like he's been stolen, and he's not, in the contrary, he gets his money while resting in his gold arm chair...

We all know he never did it for money.


LOOOL

LE

Any musician that plays live or record a cd to sell it, does it for money. It's their job.

[ds1984]

Sometimes fans may take things way too seriously.

So to be back on the subject I have no proof of what comes form Alan and what doesn't come form him but he was the man that Mark hired and worked with to produce this wonderful music. What happened during the On Location Tour and ended as the LOG album production IMHO feature the most interesting keyboard works during the DS years.

[dustyvalentino]

Poor chap having to play music from others, again like Pottel this song and this version especially is a great Toilet/bathroom pleaser!!!

Pottel IS a great toilet/bathroom "pleaser".

[dmg]

it seems a lot of people is living off Beethoven or Mozart 200 years later
why not living off Dire Straits ?

The thing is... ANYTIME anyone plays a Dire Straits song, MARK KNOPFLER MAKES MONEY!!!!!

Looks like he's been stolen, and he's not, in the contrary, he gets his money while resting in his gold arm chair...

We all know he never did it for money.


LOOOL

LE

That's why he continued to work for The Chronicle until he retired in 2019. 

[peterromer]

Funny how different we think of a great lovesong like R&J. I love it.   
What is also funny is that I always thought (after input from all you guys) that TOTT was about AC, and now it appears its probably not. Maybe not even Phil.
There were so many good reference points in TOTT being about AC and the tribute band members.
Anyways, TOTT is a great song. I would have loved a live version thats for sure. Regardless of being about a known person or not

[Stanko]

Not thick, but thin.
I miss the irony that the true version carries.

[PensaGhost]

Alan Clark's avatar is Bart Simpson, does this make his words unreliable ?
or is this avatar razzism by me ?

[cannibals]

always been my go-to-the-toilet song during the concerts. so no further comment.
also, Terminal of Tribute to....

It is weird that nearly 30 years after the band split these guys are still living off DS.

"Any more poor old fakers, trying to dance in my old shoes..."

  but according to a reply by Alan on FB he is not the one(s) menitoned in ToTT, and he was in contact with MK only last week....

Couldn't find it. Any link or quote? Would be interesting to hear.

LE

Makes me wonder why they are in contact. A question for Guy