Actually Knopfler wrote this song as a reaction to what was being said about their Love Over Gold album, particularly that Telegraph Road was a masterpiece.
Knopfler maintained that DS was just a rock\'n\'roll band and he wrote this simple song in that tradition.
It is a fun song and it doesn\'t pretend to be in the same class as the classic Telegraph Road or Brothers in Arms songs.
Taken in that context the song is fine and fun to listen to.
Actually Knopfler wrote this song as a reaction to what was being said about their Love Over Gold album, particularly that Telegraph Road was a masterpiece. Knopfler maintained that DS was just a rock\'n\'roll band and he wrote this simple song in that tradition. It is a fun song and it doesn\'t pretend to be in the same class as the classic Telegraph Road or Brothers in Arms songs. Taken in that context the song is fine and fun to listen to.