Water of Love (Dire Straits song)

The words and music of the song are written by British musician Mark Knopfler, he played it on the 1937 National Style O-14 Fret ^[3]

The first single of the debut album was Sultans of Swing . It was originally planned to release the second single Down to the Waterline , but the decision was changed. ^[4] The single was released in October 1978 under the name Water of Love, and Down to the Waterline became the composition of side B. The record was released in the Netherlands and in New Zealand , ^[1] but against the backdrop of the album Dire Straits was sold without much success. The single achieved the highest result in Australia , where, by the end of the year, it ranked 54th in the category of singles sales.

For the first time the song Water of Love was recorded by a group on a demo tape on July 27, 1977 , with its help they found a record label. ^[5] The song was released on the Dire Straits album and single in 1978 and Live at the BBC 1995 album . The composition as a part of the album was published by Phonogram in 1978 , since 1979 it has been published by Vertigo , and in the USA - by Warner Bros. In addition, there is a compilation album “Alchemy” , which is sold under the label Universal Music .

She was often included in the Dire Straits , The Notting Hillbillies concerts, as well as in Mark Knopfler's solo performances and is present on live recordings until 1998 . ^[6] As a live performance, she appeared on two third-party pre-recorded live albums: 40 Jaar Pinkpop and Rockpalast 1979 . These are tour recordings of Dire Straits tour 1978 . ^[7]

After the release of the album at all the concerts of 1978-1979, Mark plays solo on his brother’s guitar, David Knopfler with black Fender Telecaster Thinline S / N: 226264 ^[8] with capadastre . Later, after David left the band, Mark performed the song on the same National Style O, ^[9] on which it was recorded. Since 1996, the song has been played on the Gibson Les Paul Standard ('58) . According to the official site of the artist, in 1996, Mark Golden Heart used the 1986 Pensa- Suhr, Black for this song in the 1996 tour of the album, but if you watch video videos, it turns out that in 1986 Pensa-Suhr, Black Mark plays Water of Love at The Notting Hillbillies, ^[11] and Golden Heart performs on the Gibson Les Paul Standard ('58) tour. ^[12]

Song and score

Despite the fact that the song was written more than 30 years ago and at the time of release it did not cause a sensation, the listeners remember it and are ready to vote for it in the charts.

Since 2007, the famous German radio station SWR1 publishes charts with a view of 2,000 positions. Water of Love reappeared in them. ^[14]

The single also achieved some success. In Greece, Hellenic radio stations in 2009 compiled a list of the most popular singles written in the period 1979-1989. Water of Love also entered it. ^[18] In addition, the single was noted in the charts of different countries:

Text

The name of the song translates as "water of love" , it is an infrequently used phraseological unit. In the song Knopfler tells a fantastic poem about the magic water of love, without which he can not do. In addition, this is a song that has a chorus - a rare occurrence for Knopfler.

Existing opinions about the song use it as a foothold, thereby recognizing its artistic value.

Dire straits and Mark Knopfler

From the very beginning, the author changed the song Water of Love - the version on the 1977 demo tape is very different from how the song was performed on the Dire Straits album. In addition, during remastering, there were additional changes - a bass was imposed on the percussion entry. ^[23] Subsequently, he worked on the song for many years, presenting various arrangements and solos to the audience. Bootlegs are preserved in which there are different versions of songs.

• 1989 The song was performed jointly with The Judds . Hoffler, playing the guitar, greatly softened the solo. ^[24]

From this point on, several arrangements of the song were performed, which were presented to fans at concerts:

• 1990 There is a concert video where The Notting Hillbillies perform a song in a gentle manner peculiar to the group, and the part of the pedal slide guitar is added to the composition. At the same time, Mark plays for 1986 Pensa -Suhr, Black. ^[eleven]
• 1996 Interest is caused by the performance on the promo album of the Golden Heart album - it reminds of the songs of the future sailing to Philadelphia album. Water of Love was performed at concerts in London , Bern , Rotterdam , Knopfler performed it at Gibson Les Paul Standard ('58). ^[12]

Video

The song has repeatedly appeared on the video of concert performances. Here are the most interesting ones:

• 1979 The band recorded a concert in the hall of the Empire ( Paris , France ), where the song is played on a TV caster. ^[25] This is the first television concert in which this song was performed.
• 1979 The band recorded a concert in 1979 , which was shown in the program Rockpalast . Marc, playing on a black telecaster, improvises with a solo and changes the lyrics. ^[26]
• 1995 Knopfler played the composition on the Gibson Les Paul , essentially transforming it. ^[12]

Movie song

The song sounds in two films, but in none of them did the soundtrack appear on a separate disc.

• 1983 The song accompanied 103 episodes of the Derrick series . The series was called “Die kleine Ahrens” and its soundtrack included three songs: Water of Love and Six Blade Knife from Dire Straits and the title track of the episode from Les Humphries . ^{[27] [28] [29]}
• 1998 The song was included in the film Around the Fire . ^[30] The film did not become a significant event, but won the prize at the Giffoni Film Festival In the youth film nomination “Window in the Last Century”. ^{[31] [32]}

Performances by other artists

The song was performed not only by rock performers, but also by performers of country music . There are no bands in the list that copy Dire Straits, performing a large number of their songs.

1. 1989 The song was released in the album of the famous country group The Judds from the album River of Time 1989 . In it Knopfler plays the guitar part, and the song is performed by the member of The Judds duet. ^[24]
2. 1996 Mark Knopfler and Alex Board record an instrumental version of the song. She was included on the album Blues Ballads . ^[33]
3. 1997 Last year's record was reissued in the album Alex Bollard - Mark Knopfler's Album Of Hits . ^[34]
4. 1999 Lex Vandyke releases another instrumental version of the song. She was included on the Guitar Greatest album. ^[35]
5. 1999 Australian guitarist Michael Fix records his own version of the song. She was included on the Promise album. ^[36]
6. 2000 : Italian band Bermuda Acoustic Trio released an acoustic cover of this song for their album Livin 'Studio . ^[37]
7. 2001 : The American band Acoustic Syndicate performs this song at their concerts. The record was preserved on June 8, 2001, when they performed at the Van Hoy Farms Family Campground . The performance is extremely expressive, radically different from the original ^[38]
8. 2002 : German band Vergana Music included the song on the album Look Of Joy . Acoustic version without solo. ^[39]
9. 2002 : American singer Steve McMurry (leader of Acoustic Syndicate ) Included the song on the 2002 album Big Daddy Bluegrass Band CD . ^[40]
10. 2002 : American band All Thumbs Trio sang a song at an acoustic concert in Lidlow . The song is performed almost unchanged in the musical figure, but the rhythm is much slower than that of Dire Straits . ^[41]
11. 2003 : American singer Larry Keel performed the song at concerts, in particular at the 2003 concert. ^[42]
12. 2004 : American artist Tony Stenger included on the album American vision one; Two ton combo; American vision II ... [et al.] Compilation of this song. ^[43]
13. 2001 : American singer Matt Hartle performs this song at his concerts. Preserved records of seven of them. The performance is original, the music is absolutely not the same as the original. ^[44]
14. 2008 : American country band The Tex Pistols Band included this song on the 2008 album Fully Loaded . The performance is very similar to the original 1978.
15. 2008 : American folk group Montana Soul included this song in their 2008 debut album, First Light CD . The song performed in the style of folk. ^[45]

Songs matching by title only

Despite the rarity of this name, at the turn of the century a number of musical compositions with the name “Water of Love” appeared .

• On Every Cover (English) (version of the composition of Mark Knopflera). The appeal date is February 4, 2010. Archived April 16, 2012.

• Water Of Love (English) (Album information). The official site of the artist. The appeal date is February 4, 2010. Archived April 16, 2012.
• Water Of Love Tab (Eng.) (Chords songs). ultimate-guitar.com . The appeal date is February 4, 2010. Archived April 16, 2012.
• Mark Knopfler - Water Of Love Bern 1996 (Eng.) (Private video of the concert). YouTube . The appeal date is February 4, 2010.