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Money for Nothing is a greatest hits album by British rock band Dire Straits released on 14 October 1988, [4] featuring highlights from the band's first five albums. The vinyl edition omits the song " Telegraph Road " and has a different running order.
"Money for Nothing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms (1985). It was released as the album's second single on 28 June 1985 through Vertigo Records. The song's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what ...
Affleck created a Spotify playlist entitled 1984 that consisted all of the 1980s music that inspired him during the filming. [5] He sent it to the music supervisor Andrea von Foerster, who felt it as "literally her childhood" as the selection includes classic hits such as "Africa" by Toto, "Candy Girl" by New Edition and "Jump" by Van Halen, and claiming that she was not just using music to ...
Dire Straits – "Money for Nothing" Dizzee Rascal – "Bonkers" Rudimental (feat. John Newman) – "Feel the Love" Lynyrd Skynyrd – "Free Bird" Edward Elgar – "Pomp & Circumstance" KC & The Sunshine Band – "Give It Up" Bryan Ferry – "Slave to Love" Take That – "Get Ready for It" [4] Iggy Azalea (featuring Ellie Goulding) – "Heavy ...
"Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies*" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It is a cover of "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits with the lyrics replaced by those of The Beverly Hillbillies theme song. The music video, which appeared as part of Yankovic's film UHF, is a parody of the "Money for Nothing" music video.
Hardcastle began his career in 1981 when he became the keyboard player for British soul band Direct Drive. [3] [2] In 1982, Hardcastle and lead vocalist Derek Green left the band to form a duo under the name First Light.
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"Telegraph Road" became a staple of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler solo tours. A slightly shorter live version of the song is included in the 1984 live album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live, [3] and a remixed edit of that performance is included in their 1988 greatest hits album Money for Nothing. [4]