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It staggers me how such patently made-up nonsense can be passed off as ‘songfacts’. Mike from UkMark was originally called Mark Nopfler but record executives never read down lists on lists of new demos as far as ‘N’ so he added a K so his name would appear further up alphabetically lists but without changing how it was pronounced.Saddo from NorthamptonPeter from northampton I used to drink with freinds of mine visiting depford united sports and social freinds club in depford weekends mark and his group played there.harry was the landlord and my o my could he play the honkeytonk like anything on a friday night and we was the crowd of young boys in the all fits in to the song.At night you could here bands performing at the Duke a local pub down the road, it was a nice time to be around, lots of musicians and artists. Peter from St Leonardson SeaI was a neighbour in Farrer House (where I believe this song could have been written) around or just after the time the Knopfler brothers were living there and what I heard was it was about a pub in Greenwich, the one down by the river, can't remember name.

Scott Sprague from IndianaI once read that the Dire Strait's Mark Nopfler' got the name for the song after seeing The Sultan's of swing perform on the Lawrence Welk Show?.

Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group Then he makes it fast with one more thing They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' bandĪnd then the man he steps right up to the microphoneĪnd says at last just as the time bell rings Then a crowd a young boys they're foolin' around in the cornerĭrunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright When he gets up under the lights to play his thingĪnd Harry doesn't mind, if he doesn't, make the scene They said an old guitar is all, he can afford Mind, it's strictly rhythm he doesn't want to make it cry or sing You check out guitar George, he knows all the chords Well now you step inside but you don't see too many facesĬoming in out of the rain they hear the jazz go down You feel alright when you hear the music ring

South of the river you stop and you hold everythingĪ band is blowing Dixie, double four time