Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock. The band's music was offset by Knopfler's lyrics, which approximated the winding, stream-of-conscious narratives of Bob Dylan.
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Dire Straits
Here I am again in this mean old town
And youre so far away from me
And where are you when the sun goes down
Youre so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just cant see
So far away from me
Youre so far away from me
Im tired of being in love and being all alone
When youre so far away from me
Im tired of making out on the telephone
And youre so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just cant see
So far away from me
Youre so far away from me
I get so tired when I have to explain
When youre so far away from me
See you been in the sun and Ive been in the rain
And youre so far away from me
So far away from me
So far I just cant see
So far away from me
Youre so far away from me