tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post47402826844778313..comments2024-03-17T18:53:56.416-07:00Comments on Cosmic American Blog: Mark Knopfler, "Skating Away" With My Heartyoggothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00233852251148460524noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-44626259840315838482014-10-18T13:45:53.731-07:002014-10-18T13:45:53.731-07:00Great research, or the GREATEST research? Also, bo...Great research, or the GREATEST research? Also, both songs feature the phrase "rock and roll dream." Also, Meat Loaf officially spells his name as two words (to differentiate himself from the dish, I presume?).Little Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415022026000282965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-62166012691891208692014-10-18T13:01:47.081-07:002014-10-18T13:01:47.081-07:00Wow, great research!Wow, great research!Herr Zrbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728690738360128504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-52464370190677128012014-10-18T12:59:18.027-07:002014-10-18T12:59:18.027-07:00Ah, but you brought it up with good reason! The re...Ah, but you brought it up with good reason! The reason they might sound similar is because they both feature the E Street Band's Roy Bittan on piano. But that's not all! After a little quick research, I discovered that Jim Steinman had originally recorded "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqhc9Id-Os" rel="nofollow">on his 1981 solo album</a> (sung by someone else), and this version actually became a minor hit single, peaking at #32 in the US. Hmm, 1981, eh? Little Earl suspects that Mr. Steinman may have been listening to a certain Dire Straits song which had just been released, and which I shall not name.Little Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415022026000282965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-23896687869388561802014-10-15T17:54:57.871-07:002014-10-15T17:54:57.871-07:00For some reason the chorus reminds me of Meatloaf&...For some reason the chorus reminds me of Meatloaf's "Rock and Roll Dreams come through". Yeah, I brought up Meatloaf in your Dire Straits post.Herr Zrbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728690738360128504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-30263883398111331492014-10-05T18:43:07.277-07:002014-10-05T18:43:07.277-07:00I spent a lot of time on that paragraph!
Yeah, ta...I spent a lot of time on that paragraph!<br /><br />Yeah, talk about a greatest hits fail. Out of three Dire Straits greatest hits collections, "Skateaway" only appears on the two-disc American version of The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations. Come on people. This is silly no so much because I personally think it's the best song on Making Movies, but because, in my experience, it is actually the most well-known and most frequently played song on Making Movies. OK, sure, "Romeo and Juliet" was a UK top ten hit, but "Skateaway" peaked at #37 there, which was higher than "Tunnel of Love"s peak at #54, and in the US it was the only charting single from the album, hitting #58 (and #31 on the Mainstream Rock chart). Plus, classic rock radio in the '90s played it all the time. Maybe Knopfler doesn't like it or something. Well he can kiss my ass.<br /><br />But that is a lethal Side One. The first two tracks are already a couple of shades of hot damn, and you're thinking, "OK, they're not going to be able to top that," but then "Skateaway" just goes in for the kill.Little Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415022026000282965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-161694830669099204.post-72193060324565446072014-10-01T00:53:44.790-07:002014-10-01T00:53:44.790-07:00Although when "Making Movies" came out I...Although when "Making Movies" came out I was taken by the beauty of "Romeo and Juliet" and blown away by the intensity of "Tunnel of Love", my favorite song is still the one I heard first, when it came out as a single, "Skateaway". It's so underappreciated that it doesn't even appear on their hits collections. Glad to read someone else gets it. <br />By the way, I quite enjoy your writings -that last sentence on today's opening paragraph was hilarious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904473607123548118noreply@blogger.com