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  • @johnkochen7264
    @johnkochen7264 Рік тому +156

    Mark Knopfler and David Gilmour are the two guitarists that can actually make their instrument cry 😢

  • @Orbitalmercury
    @Orbitalmercury Рік тому +134

    One of the best and saddest songs ever sung.
    It's sung from the point of view of a dying soldier.

  • @coot1925
    @coot1925 Рік тому +47

    My dad fought in WW2 and had a Gurkha friend. A stick grenade exploded and wounded my dad in the arm. When he looked around his friend had taken the full blast and was killed.
    My dad hardly ever spoke of the horrors he experienced but said that he was shielded by his friend and would probably be dead.
    He lost a lot of mates during that time but he never got over the loss of his Gurkha friend and said he was the kindest, bravest man he ever met.
    My dad never hated the Germans and thought it was sad that politicians always start wars but are rarely affected by them on both sides.
    This song always hits me right in the guts every time.
    ✌️❤️🇬🇧

    • @vet137
      @vet137 5 місяців тому +3

      One of the greatest things I have read on UA-cam in months..! My parents were both Officers in WWII only Mom out ranked my Dad (he was a B25 Pilot headed to China and they call them CBI's

    • @dennisgowen
      @dennisgowen Місяць тому +1

      @@coot1925 my dad served with Gurkhas in WW2. Said they were the bravest kindest men.

  • @richardhargrave6082
    @richardhargrave6082 Рік тому +89

    Its a masterpiece, written in 1982/3 after the Falklands War
    Still relevant today, sadly 💙💙💛💛

    • @AretaicGames
      @AretaicGames 5 місяців тому +6

      What makes this song so extraordinary is that it could be a soldier on a battlefield anywhere in the world, at any point in human history. It's a rare thing for a musician to write a song with such a timeless quality.

  • @raycornford283
    @raycornford283 Рік тому +55

    The song is written from the point of view of a wounded and dying soldier in the Falklands War in 1982

    • @Picinacici
      @Picinacici 3 місяці тому

      why explain to fried chicken addicts?

  • @atuuschaaw
    @atuuschaaw Рік тому +99

    I've always felt this song in my soul, and it always brings tears to my eyes. ♥

  • @davidsandelin4481
    @davidsandelin4481 Рік тому +63

    Having been a soldier myself, brothers never leave anyone behind. Peace is key

  • @focusphotonsfrugally6644
    @focusphotonsfrugally6644 Рік тому +33

    He makes that guitar cry. And me with it.

  • @pamagnolia
    @pamagnolia Рік тому +66

    So beautiful and a great tribute to those who served. As a 22 year veteran this really touched me.

    • @SarahDengler
      @SarahDengler  Рік тому +4

      Oh pa 😢

    • @roseybut
      @roseybut Рік тому +1

      Me too brother.

    • @BlackMasakari
      @BlackMasakari Рік тому +4

      i never served and i get very emotional when i hear this song.
      We're all brothers and sisters in arms.
      All equal.

  • @jesterhead8028
    @jesterhead8028 Рік тому +33

    40 years after and I still remember the lyrics. It truly was one and always will be one of the best songs.

  • @WorldSpectator705
    @WorldSpectator705 5 місяців тому +8

    Yes, to me also the most moving lyrics in the song are when he says " and though they did hurt me so bad, in the fear and alarm, you did not desert me, my brothers in arms". So powerful...

  • @marisa5359
    @marisa5359 Рік тому +26

    Great choice! Absolutely love Dire Straits. This is one of their finest. It has so much to say.

  • @Günther-d8e
    @Günther-d8e 2 місяці тому +2

    It is a song about war and a warrior dieing and his hopes and wishes slipping away.
    Anybody who has been to war knows that moment, holding your Brother in Arms hand and feel him slip away
    I walked through the valley of death and have no tears left, for this live.

  • @cherryblossom3046
    @cherryblossom3046 3 місяці тому +4

    This song is like a prayer, has made me cry every time I have/heard it since it came out! At their concert in the 1990s I and all the other audience cried thru their performance of this great prayerful hit ✌️

  • @EchoesDaBear
    @EchoesDaBear Рік тому +18

    Great reaction! I can't through this song without shedding tears...Mark's words and the emotion in his guitar make it this way. This song can apply to ALL service people, no matter which conflict through time. It's message is truly universal!

  • @del8boy
    @del8boy 9 місяців тому +5

    I must have heard this track 10,000 times. Last time, like my first time, it reminded me of brothers long gone and past. Still bring tears to my eyes, memories are distant but not all forgotten. Thanks for your take on this.

  • @kees1705vanwely
    @kees1705vanwely Місяць тому +1

    In 1985 I had the LP Brothers in Arms. first time I heard this song I cried. It stirred up sorrow, pain and despair from past lives, hidden deep in my soul. I've been a warrior many times, bur each time I hear this song I'm quit.

  • @rk41gator
    @rk41gator Рік тому +25

    One of the most tender, sad, and powerful anti-war protest songs. Affects me so deeply, every time. The guitar solo is an intimate experience.

  • @steveed1834
    @steveed1834 6 місяців тому +8

    My goodness, you felt it , such a melancholy and brilliant song, you are a beautiful person Sarah
    ! Subscribed

  • @mik9124
    @mik9124 Місяць тому +2

    He caresses the guitar as he gently embraces the lost souls who will never be born.

  • @justme7494
    @justme7494 10 місяців тому +4

    Really beautiful reaction. Thank you for this. In the end, we share one world and we’re all brothers and sisters in arms.

  • @baumi-metal9123
    @baumi-metal9123 Рік тому +13

    Saw Mark Knopfler once in Oberhausen. Due to a back injury he sat on a bar chair. I guess there were about 10-15.000 people there, but sometimes the venue was so silent, you could hear a needle drop and it felt like he played in your living room. Absolute legend. Only man on the planet who has a goosebump-voice and plays goosebump-guitar...Greetings from the "Ruhrgebiet"

    • @johnkochen7264
      @johnkochen7264 Рік тому +2

      Grüsse zurück aus Noord Holland. Und Sie haben Recht. Dieses Stück gibt mir immer Gänzehaut.

  • @MsJorane
    @MsJorane Рік тому +16

    He doesn't play many notes, but but those he plays are just that exact ones

  • @michaelbousfield6114
    @michaelbousfield6114 Рік тому +6

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart - yours was a truly sincere and moving reaction to one of the greatest anti-war songs. It always brings me to tears. To quote another memorable song from the past "War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing."

  • @odelbert
    @odelbert Рік тому +4

    You know, there are classic tunes...and then there are CLASSIC TUNES !! This is way up there with the best of them.
    Nice reaction btw.

  • @ghostpiper1
    @ghostpiper1 10 місяців тому +3

    I can relate to this song and it always brings a tear to my eye. It was played at the funeral of one of my friends who served with me. I was not the only Scotsman who cried that day. March no more my soldier laddie, march no more now the battles O'er. You described the song well, your description came straight from your heart ❤️

  • @xxFORDIExx
    @xxFORDIExx Рік тому +11

    The song is on another level, like most Mark Knopfler compositions. Incredible band in Dire Straits. Wonderful reaction. ❤

  • @martinstubbs7974
    @martinstubbs7974 Рік тому +8

    Such a beautiful reaction Sarah!! Thank you!! Take care!!

  • @NelliotMess
    @NelliotMess Рік тому +8

    The song is actually about a dying soldier saying goodbye to his friends, and them continuing to speak to him until his eyes slowly closed and he was gone. 🇺🇸😎

    • @glastonbury4304
      @glastonbury4304 11 місяців тому

      Yes it was Lieutenant Lawrence shot by an Argentinian Sniper on Mount Tumbledown in the Falklands War ...he was shot they say when the Agentinians were retreating and he stood up and shouted to his men "are you having fun yet!"

    • @JonSmith-we2oz
      @JonSmith-we2oz 3 місяці тому +2

      2Lt Lawrence survived being shot in the head, so it is not about him but about war in general with a heavy bias on those killed on both sides in the Falklands; RIP Lcpl N 'Meano' Smith 2 Para, 'til the final RV cousin 😢

    • @Simon-lw4uc
      @Simon-lw4uc 3 місяці тому

      @@NelliotMess it's actually about the Falklands War in 82

  • @reinerbergkamen7852
    @reinerbergkamen7852 Рік тому +5

    There's so many different worlds
    So many different suns
    And we have just one world
    But we live in different one

  • @ahoggan230
    @ahoggan230 Рік тому +4

    I grew up listening to Dire Straights, my parents would always play their albums when they had friends over, and remember hearing their music from by bedroom.

  • @vet137
    @vet137 5 місяців тому +5

    I was not headed here, but I stopped. This whole video made me cry and I loved it

  • @andreasknebel7453
    @andreasknebel7453 Рік тому +6

    Aphenomenal Song by Mark Knopfler and the Dire Straits is "Telegraph Road"! Probably their best Song...

  • @cssodre
    @cssodre Рік тому +7

    I confess...cried down here.

  • @thomasemmerich3083
    @thomasemmerich3083 8 місяців тому +6

    one of the greatest Song of All Time

  • @isolationstation5157
    @isolationstation5157 Рік тому +7

    Your reaction to this great song was very moving, thank you!

  • @davidpost428
    @davidpost428 8 місяців тому +4

    One of thr most powerful anti-war songs ever written and performed.

  • @Ishouldknow1
    @Ishouldknow1 Рік тому +3

    Back in 1985 i bought this album. It became the first to sell over 1 million copies on the new CD format. To this date it's still up there with the best. The title song is a true masterpiece that rips your heart apart. 😢

    • @ColinWatters
      @ColinWatters 8 місяців тому

      We used to joke that every CD player sold came with this album free.

  • @edeeckensteher6329
    @edeeckensteher6329 Рік тому +3

    Hey Sarah ♥️ ich schreib mal auf deutsch. Jedes mal wenn ich diesen Song höre, laufen mir die Tränen. 2 Grunde gibt es dafür... Den Song selber und zu sehen das andere normale Menschen auch noch Gefühle haben und ein bisschen nachdenken. 1 world, living in different once!... Sarah, mach weiter so und bleib wie du bist 🤘♥️

  • @NeilBevan-to7bn
    @NeilBevan-to7bn 6 місяців тому +1

    This song will always remind me of an episode of 'Our Tune' which was introduced by Simon Bates on Radio 1
    I can't remember the year, but a Woman had written in to the Show to explain the loss of her Husband in a War (at that time) leaving her and her Children on their own.
    Simon Bates told the Story to the listening audience, with his usual heart felt description, then he introduced this song that the Woman had chosen as 'Our Tune'........It simply had me in pieces listening to it.
    I hope today that this Woman and her Children are much happier.

    • @scothai1888
      @scothai1888 5 місяців тому

      I loved our tune, was always a sad story. First played 1979 every morning 11am.

  • @PB...
    @PB... Рік тому +3

    -We can see a classic scene with this song, on the TV show "Miami Vice" in the 1980's, (in last scene of the episode: 'Out Where the Buses Don't Run').

  • @ElizasGrammy
    @ElizasGrammy Рік тому +3

    Sarah, thank you so much for reacting to this (true) version of Brothers In Arms. Beautiful reaction! ❤

  • @thekingcobra63
    @thekingcobra63 Рік тому +9

    As a combat vet this song hits hard.

  • @stephendibnah1633
    @stephendibnah1633 2 місяці тому

    You have a large heart Sarah. Always nice to see an absolutely honest reaction.

  • @michaelwalker5257
    @michaelwalker5257 Рік тому +6

    Yes, to the comments below this one. I've been moved to tears by it since it came out. Mark Knopfler is a musical genius, w/o a doubt. There's a beautiful live version of this that I would really recommend to you: from their DVD, On the Night, 1993. If anything, more powerful. Thanks for doing him, and please do more.

    • @ronaldelliott4373
      @ronaldelliott4373 11 місяців тому

      Absolutely Michael! That concert was extraordinary from start to finish. Thank God the audio and video work done to produce the DVD were equally as impressive. Everyone’s performance on the stage that night still inspires. It’s surprising how many have no idea it exists. Everyone I show it to is blown away. Saw both this show and Pink Floyd’s Pulse Tour that same yr only months apart. Two of the greatest shows I’ve seen in 50yrs. To a fellow traveler, regards…

  • @Rob-i6q
    @Rob-i6q Рік тому +1

    You have such a nice voice and speak clear thx for your comment mark is a great guitarst love his songs your reactions are ❤❤❤❤

  • @LetItBeSummer-1
    @LetItBeSummer-1 7 місяців тому +1

    Sarah, you are one of my favourite reactors out there. You have a beautiful soul! This is such a touching song and it never fails to make me cry.😢

  • @jesselobo3213
    @jesselobo3213 Рік тому +2

    Simply one of the greatest anti-war songs ever performed. Mark Knopfler was simply a genius during the "Brothers in Arms" sessions. One of the great works of art during the 80s'.

  • @NelliotMess
    @NelliotMess Рік тому +2

    "Every man has to die". Everybody dies in war. Only, some of us get to live to tell the tale, and some of us don't. That's just the way it is (the ugly truth that stings). Clint Eastwood put it best at the end of the movie "The Outlaw Josie Wales", saying: I guess we all died a little in that damn war.🇺🇸😎

  • @livingstoneleal9252
    @livingstoneleal9252 Рік тому +2

    Nice Reaction of this awesome song. I glad you so munch for this react - your comments was awesome too.. amazing.. congrats

  • @GungaLaGunga
    @GungaLaGunga 3 місяці тому +1

    yeah, if your heart doesn't break listening to this, be thankful you do not understand it. Go live your life thankful to those that gave all, so we could have something. RIP to all brothers in arms. And live in peace, those that survived. Thank you too. Your effort and sacrifice matters, even if it don't feel like it does. It matters to me and many others I know. What you did no matter where, nor the outcome, so that others might have a chance to live in peace. Thank you my brothers in arms.

  • @keko4618
    @keko4618 Рік тому +1

    I remember the first time hearing Dire Straits. After that i always knew when they played.

  • @eddie623
    @eddie623 Рік тому +6

    Talking about solders I lost so many friends during the iraq war i see you keep putting outstanding music on sarah keep the music and reactions are like 🍒 s on top 🤠😅

  • @rs3457
    @rs3457 22 дні тому

    Howhe makes the guitar weep for the dying soldier... wow, right to the soul!

  • @SoniaMaria-dy5ug
    @SoniaMaria-dy5ug Рік тому +1

    EMOTION..FEELINGS..TEARS...❤🥀

  • @actionjackson9554
    @actionjackson9554 Рік тому +4

    Its actually a song about PEACE ☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️✌️

  • @mik9124
    @mik9124 Місяць тому +1

    True Words spoken hard as they could hit the missing of Souls and the streanght to go on .

  • @melissag.664
    @melissag.664 Рік тому

    I love how open-minded you are in choosing videos to react to, and the depth of your sincerity is moving. ❤

  • @MichaelCherau-kt8gy
    @MichaelCherau-kt8gy 10 місяців тому

    Her reaction is the best. Just listen and be soothed by the music

  • @jonneyuk7486
    @jonneyuk7486 Рік тому +1

    What a beautiful song, by a master of song ,tears in my eyes. Poor soldiers fighting politicians battles, would they be any wars if they had to fight as well?

  • @petervandervlies6427
    @petervandervlies6427 Рік тому +1

    Just beautiful, Thanks love❤️👍👊

  • @fireblademan494
    @fireblademan494 Рік тому

    Bless you Sarah. You have a beautiful heart.

  • @Distant394
    @Distant394 Рік тому +1

    A very moving tune and vid and reaction ❤️

  • @FESpecialties
    @FESpecialties Рік тому +7

    Misty covered mountains refer to I corps in Vietnam!! This is a very beautiful tribute to the Vietnam War Veterans!! Mark Knoflers masterpiece

    • @wsjtc02
      @wsjtc02 Рік тому +15

      Actually, Knopfler wrote this in the aftermath of the Falklands War but was also written as a tribute to all those that serve in time of war.

    • @jedislap8726
      @jedislap8726 Рік тому +8

      No, it doesn't at all. It's a reference to the Falkland Islands. It may be a surprise to you but not everything revolves around the United States.

    • @johnbrowne2170
      @johnbrowne2170 Рік тому

      @@jedislap8726 Yes it's about the Falkland war but it could be any war. That's the point.

    • @jedislap8726
      @jedislap8726 Рік тому

      @@johnbrowne2170 But as you agreed, it wasn't about 'any' war and certainly not as the OP stated, The Vietnam War. THAT is the point.

    • @johnbrowne2170
      @johnbrowne2170 Рік тому +1

      @jedislap8726 We assume it was about the Falkands War because of the timeline when it was written. If the songwriter wanted it to be specific he could have been. It was about all war and useless loss of life regardless.

  • @heikkieronen5226
    @heikkieronen5226 8 місяців тому +2

    ....speechless...😮

  • @jeanniecorn2632
    @jeanniecorn2632 Рік тому +3

    soldier are die but never forgot in all the war from the past right up to day , war still carry on why and for what .

  • @stewscott9842
    @stewscott9842 3 місяці тому +1

    As an old soldier & an absolute fan of Dire Straits, this is always played at our reunions but....to see you upset watching this actually made my old weary eyes start to leak a bit. I honestly do not think I ever cried at Brothers in Arms as it has always been a bit of an anthem within the military.....until now 😪

  • @vincentpearcejustsimplycla2322
    @vincentpearcejustsimplycla2322 8 місяців тому +1

    You can't actually explain how good Mark Knopler plays the guitar. Genius doesn't cut it.

  • @martinharvey9006
    @martinharvey9006 Рік тому +5

    Excellent choice

  • @frankjones4357
    @frankjones4357 Рік тому

    I feel😂you Sister. Your tears are contagious 😢🙏 for Peace, Love, and Understanding 🤗

  • @tonyhardaker8053
    @tonyhardaker8053 10 місяців тому

    If you don’t show Emotion listening to this song you have no heart best song Ever thanks to All the Arm services for you service

  • @eliseufrassonborgesdossant8186

    Também gosto quando escuto essa música. Sem palavras.

  • @robsmith6281
    @robsmith6281 10 місяців тому

    You know there's something about music that touches the soul.

  • @PeterDay81
    @PeterDay81 Рік тому +3

    Greetings young lady a great band and a great song.Did you have a look at Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (Alchemy Live)?If not it is smashing.Stay safe young lady.

    • @SarahDengler
      @SarahDengler  Рік тому +3

      Oh yes! It’s the first song of theirs I checked out! Still gets me! 😅

  • @falcon215
    @falcon215 Рік тому +3

    Usually I find the videos distracting but this one is pretty amazing.

  • @Nick-u6q3f
    @Nick-u6q3f 3 місяці тому

    It's about we all fight the same struggle and to respect that we all do.

  • @kenhorneland7060
    @kenhorneland7060 Рік тому

    Such a beautiful reaction! Thanks ❤

  • @theosalvador5029
    @theosalvador5029 Рік тому

    One of my favorites, I love to see you love this song. 😊

  • @davidsandelin4481
    @davidsandelin4481 Рік тому +7

    It is a somber song. It's about soldiers dying in battle 😢

  • @TheNotedHero
    @TheNotedHero Рік тому

    This is why Mark is in my view one of the best guitarists in the world. He can make a guitar weep. And his playing style is so recognisable.
    For another moving war song, have a listen to James Blunt's "No Bravery". James served in the British Army during the war in Kosovo in the 90s with the UN peacekeepers and he wrote this song about what he saw while over there.

  • @grahamcheetham2146
    @grahamcheetham2146 7 місяців тому

    very emotive reaction that says it all , thank you

  • @TheMkamix
    @TheMkamix Рік тому

    One of my favorite songs of all time.

  • @ReMorganDecker
    @ReMorganDecker 2 місяці тому

    One of the best songs ever written. Bruce

  • @meemermarie1977
    @meemermarie1977 Рік тому +3

    You might check out home frees cover of “brothers in arms” its aasterpiece of haunting bass and beautiful harmonies

    • @harlech52
      @harlech52 Рік тому

      she said she'd already listened to that

  • @StefanThiesen
    @StefanThiesen 11 місяців тому +1

    I asked my family to please play this song at my funeral. The eternal human dilemma. Those closest to each other fight the most. Europeans are, factually, genetically, culturally, in terms of everything, a variation of a theme, and we have been in war, killing each other, for at least 2000 years, and it still is going on right now. WHY the F..in HELL? And Sarah -- a) thanks for sharing your emotions. It helped me a lot with crystalizing an African female protagonist in a Novel I am working on. AND: I struggled for a moment with your accent. First thought: something South Georgia (US). Second thought: no way... she is the real thing. Ghana perhaps? But no. Then I got it: Nigeria! Fun fact: When I studied in Hawai'i, I had a Sri Lankan roommate. His accent was somewhat similar ;-).
    Oh -- and just for clarification: the African novel character I referred to is a refugee who made it to Europe all by herself, after incredible heartship, at age 16. She worked and studied really hard, became an engineer, got her Ph.D. and at the current stage in the novel is head of a maritime engineering research lab. So far in my writing she lacked emotional depth 🙂

  • @Fldrt1772
    @Fldrt1772 Місяць тому

    We, the 80´s generation, know what it's like to literally travel with these songs.

  • @cantstandya3761
    @cantstandya3761 Рік тому

    Dire Straits is one of my favs.

  • @NiehlandReil
    @NiehlandReil Рік тому

    Sarah, ik gaf net hiervoor een reactie op ´Aileen´ die op haar beurt reageerde op Pink Floyd en wel op ´The Wall´. Zij zat aan 1 stuk door tijdens het nummer in ultra-hoog tempo te snateren, ik werd er bijna gek van... Hóé mooi en zakelijk is jouw intro alleen al en dan die ingetogen maar zeer natuurlijke reactie gedurende het afspelen van dit nummer van Dire Straits, heerlijk vond ik het en het bezorgde me kippevel. Je bracht zo je emotie direct aan me over. Op 3.29 zie je een authentiek beeld van iemand die hulpeloos (en hopeloos) ´bij de strot gepakt wordt´ door een prachtige melodie: ogen gesloten, klaaglijke gezichtsuitdrukking, de toppen van de vingers onder de adamsappel die zacht de ketting beroeren. Ik ben bijna jaloers op het feit dat je zó lang in een kast hebt gezeten dat je pas op volwassen leeftijd voor de eerste keer dit nummer kon beluisteren...

  • @JACB006
    @JACB006 Рік тому

    A fabulous tune - Great Music ❤

  • @OcotilloTom
    @OcotilloTom Рік тому +1

    Great reaction and deeply felt.
    Tom Boyte
    GySgt. USMC, retired
    Vietnam 1965/66-1970-70
    0331, Infantry machine guns

  • @sergioteles5926
    @sergioteles5926 Рік тому

    Uma belíssima canção cuja letra Infelizmente ainda é atual. Na época, Malvinas, hoje Rússia e Ucrânia, irmãos de origem. Literalmente Brothers in Arms!

  • @debbiethomasson2709
    @debbiethomasson2709 Рік тому

    Perfect reaction. Thank you.

  • @davidsmart285
    @davidsmart285 9 місяців тому

    nice to hear an honest heart

  • @tonybennett4159
    @tonybennett4159 Рік тому +2

    No cover version could ever do this justice as I believe Mark wrote this with the guitar playing already an integral part of the whole song. Take away the guitar and the whole song loses so many dimensions.

  • @boqndimitrov8693
    @boqndimitrov8693 Рік тому

    a song that will never lose a bit of its impact!..

  • @exnihilo3090
    @exnihilo3090 Місяць тому

    Great reaction. Honest. That album was fantastic. Listened to it since 1985 ...Loved listening to this with you!

  • @D0NKY
    @D0NKY 10 місяців тому

    The Brothers in Arms album is fantastic.

  • @JonnyOwenTunes
    @JonnyOwenTunes Рік тому

    Listening to this song for what must be the thousandth time and sobbing just like the first time. My heart breaks to see the rise of the far right, the rise in hatred in all its forms. This song still unheard and unheeded by so many of us 😢

  • @eddie623
    @eddie623 Рік тому +2

    Sorry ive not been around but I was custom buildering a new home 🎉

    • @SarahDengler
      @SarahDengler  Рік тому +1

      That’s okay, welcome back 😇

    • @eddie623
      @eddie623 Рік тому +1

      @@SarahDengler no kidding I really missed your music Sarah it's always music I've never heard before 👍

  • @heikkieronen5226
    @heikkieronen5226 Рік тому

    ...so great, you made old man cry..🥰