Yes, surely not one of their best. But I think that it should not only be pointed out that this is not only a tribute to 1960s rock n' roll [specifically surf rock], it is a sarcastic one.
To me, the references to going to the disco and reading about inflation suggests the late 70s Carter presidency era. But the inflation doesn't really matter to the "characters" in the song, as long as they can use a call box to contact their stock brokers.
In addition, they dance to Eurobeat, a genre of music Dire Straits was certainly never a part of, which caught on among kids vacationing in Greece and Italy [i.e. rich people].
To get to my point, I think this song is contrasting the audience that was drawn to the Beach Boys and other pop-rock bands [middle class white kids] and the twisters by the pool [vapid rich white kids].
Yes, surely not one of their best. But I think that it should not only be pointed out that this is not only a tribute to 1960s rock n' roll [specifically surf rock], it is a sarcastic one.
To me, the references to going to the disco and reading about inflation suggests the late 70s Carter presidency era. But the inflation doesn't really matter to the "characters" in the song, as long as they can use a call box to contact their stock brokers.
In addition, they dance to Eurobeat, a genre of music Dire Straits was certainly never a part of, which caught on among kids vacationing in Greece and Italy [i.e. rich people].
To get to my point, I think this song is contrasting the audience that was drawn to the Beach Boys and other pop-rock bands [middle class white kids] and the twisters by the pool [vapid rich white kids].