This song is about Frank Sinatra, who referred to himself as a "saloon singer". He had setbacks in his career but always bounced back. The attitude--contemptuous, confident, kind of nasty, aware of his gifts and willingness to take risks and do it "his way", are all Sinatra.
@deshack Interesting. Do you see the primary connection to Frank Sinatra as being the fact that both he and Mark Knopfler have "saloon" in their vocabulary? That seems like a stretch, but then I don't know much about Sinatra...
@deshack Interesting. Do you see the primary connection to Frank Sinatra as being the fact that both he and Mark Knopfler have "saloon" in their vocabulary? That seems like a stretch, but then I don't know much about Sinatra...
And then there's that curious line about "...With your greasy little pork pies and your shoestring hands..." Is that a Las Vegas or Sinatra reference? Don't get me wrong -- I love the many cynical snippets in this song, but don't ask me to explain it !!
And then there's that curious line about "...With your greasy little pork pies and your shoestring hands..." Is that a Las Vegas or Sinatra reference? Don't get me wrong -- I love the many cynical snippets in this song, but don't ask me to explain it !!
This song is about Frank Sinatra, who referred to himself as a "saloon singer". He had setbacks in his career but always bounced back. The attitude--contemptuous, confident, kind of nasty, aware of his gifts and willingness to take risks and do it "his way", are all Sinatra.
@deshack Interesting. Do you see the primary connection to Frank Sinatra as being the fact that both he and Mark Knopfler have "saloon" in their vocabulary? That seems like a stretch, but then I don't know much about Sinatra...
@deshack Interesting. Do you see the primary connection to Frank Sinatra as being the fact that both he and Mark Knopfler have "saloon" in their vocabulary? That seems like a stretch, but then I don't know much about Sinatra...
And then there's that curious line about "...With your greasy little pork pies and your shoestring hands..." Is that a Las Vegas or Sinatra reference? Don't get me wrong -- I love the many cynical snippets in this song, but don't ask me to explain it !!
And then there's that curious line about "...With your greasy little pork pies and your shoestring hands..." Is that a Las Vegas or Sinatra reference? Don't get me wrong -- I love the many cynical snippets in this song, but don't ask me to explain it !!