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.
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.