Let’s pop over to Australia for the final night of Dire Strait’s Brothers In Arms tour from April 1986.
As with many groups, the best known Dire Straits songs are not necessarily their best tracks. This show features a mixture of hits (at the time) and some lesser-known songs.
Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits always seemed to fly just a bit under the radar, and like Kid Creole, probably didn’t get the full recognition they deserved. It was the 80’s and they didn’t have many dance moves to show off on MTV, though they did have some success with videos.
This is a good show for a hot night, so kick back and enjoy…
Magnificent!
Magnificent!
Money For Nothing (Wall Street Version)
Now look at them bankers, that’s the way you do it
You play the market on the Wall Street spree
That ain’t working, that’s the way you do it
Money for nothing and your checks for free
Now that ain’t working, that’s the way you do it
Let me tell you them guys ain’t dumb
Maybe get a bonus on your little finger
Maybe get a bonus on your thumb
We got to sell the debt obligations
Custom mortgage deliveries
We got to move these hypothecations
We got to move these guarantees
Now look at them hedge funds, that’s the way you do it
You play the market on the Wall Street spree
That ain’t working, that’s the way you do it
Money for nothing and your checks for free
We got to sell the debt obligations
Credit instrument deliveries
We got to move these letters of credit
We got to move these securities
Listen here
Now that ain’t working, that’s the way you do it
You play the market on the Wall Street spree
That ain’t working, that’s the way you do it
Money for nothing and your checks for free
Money for nothing and checks for free
Get your money for nothing; get your checks for free
Money for nothing, checks for free
Look at that, look at that
Get your money for nothing; get your checks for free
(I want my letter of credit, I want my LOC.)
Money for nothing and checks for free
Easy, easy
That ain’t working