I left home at 17 and hitched all over the country for several years. Living rough and day labor places for a recharge. In my latter years music from the days, from the Carter Family, Waylon, Kris, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie, Emmylou and a well rounded fellow named Mark Knopler, many others too. I think of the kindness of strangers, and the sense to get away from a few rides that did not feel right. Still look for new music, as I feel God uses man's eccentricities for His opportunities. Keep on playing, we need troubadours more than ever.
MK you are so gorgeous I like to listen to you all your conversation all your kind of music you golden fingers playing on the guitar you are the greatest thank you MK take care of yourself🙏🎸💜🎸❤🎸💖👍
This album kind if snuck up on me. The more I listened to it the more it gripped me. It takes you down the road and reminds you of the humility of life. The Ragpicker's Dream, Quality Shoe and The Place Where We Used To Live, the longing for a decent life, a place to live and respect. Mark makes a book out of his lyrics and music and gives us a good read. Thank you, for sharing with the world.
Is nice to hear M.K. tell the source of inspiration for for each especufic song. Also, to know that he writes expecting that his songs strike a cord in peoples of different places.
A true legend...Yet so humble, so down to earth. Fascinating to hear your story from you...your influences, your thought processes. And particularly how passion sustains you through inevitable downs...a most important lesson for those seeking instant success!🙏🏻Mark
I am completely mesmerized by this person: great musician, magnificent guitarist, wonderful composer and a good man! A unique human being, mainly because of his humility before the star he is! ❤️🎸❤️
I like these Mark....some might find them boring but I can get lost in listening to you speak about your music...you have such a passion about them...it is very inspiring
Gina 1965 Like a really good bottle of wine - more complex, more developed flavours and tones, settled into it's own path. What a great guy and consummate artist.
Oh yeah Gina! Even as a shallow 20-something Dire Straits fan I always had a crush on Mark, not classically "good looking" but very sexy! (I am even allowed to say that these days? If not, whoops!)
@@Gina-bt7qk what hoax? I just wanted to say that I feel very sorry that now in 2020 he's not handsome anymore and I'm crazy about him. Just life, now he's looking really old. Peace!!!
Mark,you will never know how much pleasure your music has given me.I Love Love Love it.Thank You.Please come back tae Auld Reekie ,the taverns are still warm,honest!X
Thank you so very much Mark for sharing The Ragpicker's Dream - A Documentary with us. It certainly tugs at the ole heart strings and is certainly thought provoking, and in an odd way, comforting, in that one can identify with. Great job Mark and again, thank you. Will.
Gracias Mark Knopfler por existir ...ères mi cantante, compositor y guitarrista favorito...desde que amanece hasta que anochece. ..y todos los días que me queda de vida...tu música alegra mi existencia😊
We are both Artists, You and I, Mark. You with your fantastic music and songwriting, and me with my photography. Please never give up. You weave a great story in your songs, and I try to do the same through my photography. Although I think you have the jump on me with your music! I would love to be able to do a photoshoot with you, but I guess that will just be a pipe dream, although that won't stop me listening to your music on UA-cam. Take care Mark.
You will have to come near me Mark for the next little tour ..... please it would make up for a lot of bad things that have happened to me and my boys xxxx
Eu entendo 90%. Mas estudei inglês a vida inteira! Alguma recompensa tenho que ter. Mas vê-lo é o melhor, escutá-lo tocando. Ele é mesmo um gênio. Gosto dele desde 1983 com o Alchemy Live. Abraços de BH
Your perception of where your music originates is exciting ,makes me what to try to play again ,l'm arthritic impaired. I asked some guitar players on here for help l was shocked at the response 😳 thanks for the motivation ❤ HOPE ! I am going to take my acoustic to the House of Guitars for a "impairment overhaul" 😂 and try some herbal remedies l will play again!thanks for your seed of inspiration. I remember the feeling of loving to play ❤
Lyrics: When Jack Frost came for Christmas With a brass monkey date The rail-king and the scarecrow Hopped a Florida freight And they blew on their paper cups And stared through the steam Then they drank half a bottle Of Ragpicker's Dream Where the whiskey keeps following Cold pitchers of beer Me and my associate Like the clientele here get The onions and the 'taters Rib-eyes on the grill Toothpicks and luckies And a coffee refill As the rail-king lay rocking He was leaving the ground Then he was flying like Santa Claus Over the town where He came to the window Of a house by a stream It was a family Christmas In the Ragpicker's Dream There were kids at the table All aglow in the light Music in the wintertime Sure carries at night there Was turkey and gravy Pie and ice cream And gifts for each and everyone In the Ragpicker's Dream Where the red-eye keeps tumbling In our glasses of beer Me and my associate Like the service in here there's A ten for your trouble You have beautiful hair Make the last one two doubles It's a cold one out there Where the scarecrow and the rail-king Have started to dance But a nightstick and a billyclub Won't give peace a chance here I think they went thataways Your song and dance team Heading home for the holidays With the Ragpicker's Dream On his knees like a fighter The rail-riding king Like a sack of potatoes Like a bull in the ring where The scarecrow falls over With a tear in the seam Home for the rover In the Ragpicker's Dream Where the red-eye keeps tumbling Like tears in our beer Me and my associate Like the ambience here where They cornered two castaways In a white flashlight beam Merry Christmas and happy days In the Ragpicker's Dream
Mr. Knopfler,
Thank you so much for
Your performances.
Your music means huge to my life..
Best Wishes always for you and your band!
❤❤❤🎸🥀🌷Thanks for sharing greetings from Denmark
I left home at 17 and hitched all over the country for several years.
Living rough and day labor places for a recharge.
In my latter years music from the days, from the Carter Family, Waylon, Kris, Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie, Emmylou and a well rounded fellow named Mark Knopler, many others too.
I think of the kindness of strangers, and the sense to get away from a few rides that did not feel right.
Still look for new music, as I feel God uses man's eccentricities for His opportunities.
Keep on playing, we need troubadours more than ever.
MK you are so gorgeous I like to listen to you all your conversation all your kind of music you golden fingers playing on the guitar you are the greatest thank you MK take care of yourself🙏🎸💜🎸❤🎸💖👍
One of the few, true musical geniuses left in the world!
yessssss
👍👍👍♥️
Sitting in the studio just talking. Great stories reflections and memories. Thanks brother Mark. Rag picker yuk yuk yuk.
This album kind if snuck up on me. The more I listened to it the more it gripped me. It takes you down the road and reminds you of the humility of life. The Ragpicker's Dream, Quality Shoe and The Place Where We Used To Live, the longing for a decent life, a place to live and respect. Mark makes a book out of his lyrics and music and gives us a good read. Thank you, for sharing with the world.
I was always wondering how to explain this album. Words never came to me. You've precisely explained the way I feel about it. Listening since 2015...
Great. Handsome Mark. Ah the smile. Fantastic ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Frankly the best guitar picker/songwriter of my generation. IMO of course.
Ragpicker's Dream and Sailing to Philadelphia CD's are a permanent choice in my CD changer.
Mark's brilliance shines through at every stage of his magnificent musical creations. There is no one like him. He is a gift to this world.
You are the best song/music writer on this Planet.
Greatest musician to grace the planet earth. Jesus bless mark sir!
Mark, you are a treasure.
I love Mark knopfler too much!!!
A place where we used to live is such a beautiful song...
I don't know what to say abt this man.....He is a gift from the Almighty...live another 100 years..
I can't believe you're a slow learner, so intellectual, creative imagination, so GIFTED extremely humble. Keep doing what you do best 👌 making music 🎶
I admire you Mark, and i love you!❤
Is nice to hear M.K. tell the source of inspiration for for each especufic song. Also, to know that he writes expecting that his songs strike a cord in peoples of different places.
Why aye Man, Markie, ya keep playing aye !!!
A true legend...Yet so humble, so down to earth. Fascinating to hear your story from you...your influences, your thought processes. And particularly how passion sustains you through inevitable downs...a most important lesson for those seeking instant success!🙏🏻Mark
I love that about him too!!❤️
What a poet. I love the crow's feet that show up when he smiles.
He' s so handsome, intelligent ... I love his guittar and his songs ! 🥰♥️🎸
Man, what a smooth mellow dulcet voice
The guitar solo at the end of _You Don’t Know You’re Born_ is one of the finest Piece of Music ever written - and played
Bonjour de France 🇫🇷 j'adore cette chanson ! Merci 👏
Dieses Konzert in Spanien war das Beste was die dire Straits je abgeliefert haben in memory of my best time of my life 🎶👍♥️
I am completely mesmerized by this person: great musician, magnificent guitarist, wonderful composer and a good man! A unique human being, mainly because of his humility before the star he is! ❤️🎸❤️
You have got it, you have to love and enjoy what you do, which enables others to see the passion in your music.
I like these Mark....some might find them boring but I can get lost in listening to you speak about your music...you have such a passion about them...it is very inspiring
Thanks a lot for this video about The Ragpicker's Dream!!! This is one of my favourite albums!!
he's a hadsome man. he doesn't get older. he gets better.
Gina 1965 Like a really good bottle of wine - more complex, more developed flavours and tones, settled into it's own path. What a great guy and consummate artist.
Oh yeah Gina! Even as a shallow 20-something Dire Straits fan I always had a crush on Mark, not classically "good looking" but very sexy! (I am even allowed to say that these days? If not, whoops!)
I love Mark but in 2020 we can't say that anymore unfortunetely...well my opinion and I feel like crying as I write this
@@genacarneiro what? You fell for the hoax? Go away
@@Gina-bt7qk what hoax? I just wanted to say that I feel very sorry that now in 2020 he's not handsome anymore and I'm crazy about him. Just life, now he's looking really old. Peace!!!
Just adore this man and his music. Wonderful.
Can't help lovin' that man!!
This man just sends me... I’ve been places I could have never gone through the years without his indescribable gift.
My favourite album of his! Better than any straits one for me. A real classic!
Oh man I could watch this stuff all day, thanks for sharing!
Mark,you will never know how much pleasure your music has given me.I Love Love Love it.Thank You.Please come back tae Auld Reekie ,the taverns are still warm,honest!X
I love your music, Mr. Knopfler. Do as much as you can. God Bless
Your music is a dream☺️😘👍
A great song why 'aye man
It's a perfect album, as usual, one of my favorites ☺️😘🎸
Thank you so very much Mark for sharing The Ragpicker's Dream - A Documentary with us. It certainly tugs at the ole heart strings and is certainly thought provoking, and in an odd way, comforting, in that one can identify with. Great job Mark and again, thank you. Will.
Will Higgs brothers in arms
thanks for your music Mark.......
Gracias Mark Knopfler por existir ...ères mi cantante, compositor y guitarrista favorito...desde que amanece hasta que anochece. ..y todos los días que me queda de vida...tu música alegra mi existencia😊
We are both Artists, You and I, Mark. You with your fantastic music and songwriting, and me with my photography. Please never give up. You weave a great story in your songs, and I try to do the same through my photography. Although I think you have the jump on me with your music! I would love to be able to do a photoshoot with you, but I guess that will just be a pipe dream, although that won't stop me listening to your music on UA-cam. Take care Mark.
You are a sensation to me Pick
Amo seu sorriso!!! Além de mostrar algumas rugas, ele mostra muito mais: sua alma sensível de poeta genial!!! Sorria sempre 🎸❤️
great interview with a great inspirational guitarist songwriter....my fave 6 stringer
Hill Farmers Blues was excellent....surprising you never came and played in India.....you have millions of fans in this country too
Rohit, 3006/7, he played here in India in Bombay and Bangalore, privileged to have attended both concerts....
2006/7..
it's always a very big moment to see those "old" documents" thank you so much for sharing !
Please please please come to Argentina!!!
Wonderful! Thanks for the video. One of my very favorite albums!!!
Always enjoyable and inspiring..
♥️♥️♥️
You will have to come near me Mark for the next little tour ..... please it would make up for a lot of bad things that have happened to me and my boys xxxx
Sem palavras para expressar toda magnitude e beleza de absolutamente todas as suas músicas. ❤✌
tanta anos dê talento é simpridade parece quem foi ontem parabéns
Awesome material. Even with my poor english I could appreciate quite what he said. I want to watch shangri-la documentary :)
long life for marky
Thank you MK
Quase nada de inglês 😢Mas gosto de vê-lo.um gênio.😍🇧🇷
Eu entendo 90%. Mas estudei inglês a vida inteira! Alguma recompensa tenho que ter. Mas vê-lo é o melhor, escutá-lo tocando. Ele é mesmo um gênio. Gosto dele desde 1983 com o Alchemy Live. Abraços de BH
@@genacarneiro Q inveja vc🤣
Very nice, thanks a lot :-)
Your perception of where your music originates is exciting ,makes me what to try to play again ,l'm arthritic impaired. I asked some guitar players on here for help l was shocked at the response 😳 thanks for the motivation ❤ HOPE ! I am going to take my acoustic to the House of Guitars for a "impairment overhaul" 😂 and try some herbal remedies l will play again!thanks for your seed of inspiration. I remember the feeling of loving to play ❤
É o melhor 💙
to love..
Brilliant
Não sou muito de viajar!agora vc quando for viajar,venha ao Brasil.sonho em te conhecer.Que vire realidade😴💝🇧🇷
👍
just for me😊💕😙👍👍
😍😍🍀🌹
That was wise ...
Lyrics:
When Jack Frost came for Christmas
With a brass monkey date
The rail-king and the scarecrow
Hopped a Florida freight
And they blew on their paper cups
And stared through the steam
Then they drank half a bottle
Of Ragpicker's Dream
Where the whiskey keeps following
Cold pitchers of beer
Me and my associate
Like the clientele here get
The onions and the 'taters
Rib-eyes on the grill
Toothpicks and luckies
And a coffee refill
As the rail-king lay rocking
He was leaving the ground
Then he was flying like Santa Claus
Over the town where
He came to the window
Of a house by a stream
It was a family Christmas
In the Ragpicker's Dream
There were kids at the table
All aglow in the light
Music in the wintertime
Sure carries at night there
Was turkey and gravy
Pie and ice cream
And gifts for each and everyone
In the Ragpicker's Dream
Where the red-eye keeps tumbling
In our glasses of beer
Me and my associate
Like the service in here there's
A ten for your trouble
You have beautiful hair
Make the last one two doubles
It's a cold one out there
Where the scarecrow and the rail-king
Have started to dance
But a nightstick and a billyclub
Won't give peace a chance here
I think they went thataways
Your song and dance team
Heading home for the holidays
With the Ragpicker's Dream
On his knees like a fighter
The rail-riding king
Like a sack of potatoes
Like a bull in the ring where
The scarecrow falls over
With a tear in the seam
Home for the rover
In the Ragpicker's Dream
Where the red-eye keeps tumbling
Like tears in our beer
Me and my associate
Like the ambience here where
They cornered two castaways
In a white flashlight beam
Merry Christmas and happy days
In the Ragpicker's Dream
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
You should upload the documentary in "Arena" from 1980.
I love the arena documentary!
👍❤️😎
I do love my Daddy
Journalist, spirit level, north American natives ? Dang, I'm feeling very close to Amb. Knopfler.
Alguém, por favor, coloque legendas em português. É difícil entender o que MK diz.
👍
😃🤗🙋
Переведите кто-нибудь на русский,хочу понимать о чём говорит Марк.
Сам я не смог сделать перевод совсем недавно стал заниматься английским.
.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Brilliant