Piper to the End

Hearing Mark tell the story of his uncle , and of the Black Watch during WW2 is very poignant. He remarks that lots of us have uncles we never met, due to their dying in the war. So true. What better job to have? Being a piper to the end.

One of my favourite gestures in Mark Knopflers folk solo's is his uncanny ability to paint the scene so clearly with so few words.

His recent songs have been about subtle things that you wouldn't normally notice or pay attention to much such as: So far from the Clyde describing an old ship going to the breakers, but the twist is from a third person describing how cruel it is to see such a material item being destroyed as oposed to a living breathing person / animal or plant. Another example is punish the monkey: a personal favourite where again in a third person veiw of when friends in the workplace are put in the position of "Somebody's got to take the fall". Very clever and yet so simple in words.

There's not many song writers like him anymore.

One of my all time favourites. I can't believe it's got just one comment so far. Kesha's Tik Tok, on the other hand, has over a hundred- that just sums up everything that's wrong with the world, imo.

Mark's uncle was a piper and was killed by the Germans in France, so the song is for him.

Mark Knopfler is an example of aging with dignity and wisdom. Few are rock-n-roll heroes who are capable of writing such wise and witty lyrics. Long live Mark!

This always reminds me of my boyfriend who plays the pipes. We've been together almost two years, mostly long-distance. What a beautiful song. It sounds like autumn. I can't believe I'm the first to comment.

One of my all time favourites. I can't believe it's got just one comment so far. Kesha's Tik Tok, on the other hand, has over a hundred- that just sums up everything that's wrong with the world, imo.

Just getting into Knopflers solo stuff and LOVING this song. Clearly about soldiers, comrades, brothers in arms who have shared their living quarters and marched together and are about to die together in battle.

One of my favourite gestures in Mark Knopflers folk solo's is his uncanny ability to paint the scene so clearly with so few words.

His recent songs have been about subtle things that you wouldn't normally notice or pay attention to much such as: So far from the Clyde describing an old ship going to the breakers, but the twist is from a third person describing how cruel it is to see such a material item being destroyed as oposed to a living breathing person / animal or plant. Another example is punish the monkey: a personal favourite where again in a third person veiw of when friends in the workplace are put in the position of "Somebody's got to take the fall". Very clever and yet so simple in words.

There's not many song writers like him anymore.

One of my favourite gestures in Mark Knopflers folk solo's is his uncanny ability to paint the scene so clearly with so few words.

His recent songs have been about subtle things that you wouldn't normally notice or pay attention to much such as: So far from the Clyde describing an old ship going to the breakers, but the twist is from a third person describing how cruel it is to see such a material item being destroyed as oposed to a living breathing person / animal or plant. Another example is punish the monkey: a personal favourite where again in a third person veiw of when friends in the workplace are put in the position of "Somebody's got to take the fall". Very clever and yet so simple in words.

There's not many song writers like him anymore.