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Mark [Knopfler] asked me to go in the studio and sing this line, "I want my MTV." He gave me the melody, and I thought, "Oh, great, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me', that's a nice quote, it's fun." So I did it, and thought nothing of it, until my publishers, Virgin - who I've been at war with for years and who I have no respect for - decided that ...
In September 1988 Mark Knopfler announced the official dissolution of Dire Straits, saying that he "needed a rest". [46] In October 1988, a compilation album, Money for Nothing, was released and reached number one in the United Kingdom. [47] In 1989, Knopfler formed the Notting Hillbillies, [18] a band at the other end of the commercial spectrum.
Money for Nothing" was the first video to be played on MTV in the UK and featured guest vocals by Sting, who is credited with co-writing the song with Mark Knopfler, although it was the inclusion of the melody from "Don't Stand So Close To Me" that triggered the copyright
Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has said it’s unlikely he would ever play as part of the group again. ... “Money for Nothing”, and “Sultans of Swing”, before disbanding in 1995. ...
As a result of that and because Knopfler had become more relaxed after having played it for several years, West's version sounded more like the original version. [citation needed] The song is credited to Mark Knopfler and Sting (writers of the original "Money for Nothing") and Paul Henning (writer of "The Ballad of Jed Clampett").
The album was originally released, featuring liner notes by Robert Sandall, as both a single CD and a limited edition double CD, with the second CD containing live recordings from Mark Knopfler's first solo tour in 1996. A DVD of the same name was also released, featuring the music videos of all the songs on the single CD version, in addition ...
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