She had all the brains and the beauty

[lizblackdog]

...I've loved Dire Straits since Makin' Movies was released, in 1980. John loved them too, and one of their songs is one of my theme songs. They're heavy, for me, with decades of meaning and resonance. I love it when people randomly remind me of things I turn out not to have forgotten.

Heavy Fuel

Skateaway

Tunnel Of Love

Sultans Of Swing

The Man's Too Strong

...thank you. So much.

(Breaking me out of the brainbleeding obsession with that Scissor Sisters song was just a bonus.)

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[silverblaidd.livejournal.com]

Dire Straits is entirely underrated. Hand in Hand was my favorite song by them as a kid. Romeo and Juliet was a close second.

[lizblackdog.livejournal.com]

Those songs (apart from Skateaway, which I had to go find) have been on my playlist for as long as I've had a computer, and before that I had them on vinyl.


the trouble is, when you're old and love so many things, you... don't forget, exactly; but need reminding. So they came up in a conversation about music, and I'm all "OMG haven't listened to those properly in years". And then it's falling in love all over again. I love that so much.