2018 saw Dire Straits being inducted into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame! (finally!). Dire Straits also won numerous awards including, three Brit Awards, four Grammys and two MTV Music Video Awards, and in 2009 they were awarded the Music Heritage Award. ‘Brothers In Arms’ was also the first ever CD single, and the first ever album to sell over one million copies on CD. Their best selling album ‘Brothers in Arms’ was an international blockbuster selling over 30 million copies and becoming the fourth best selling album in UK chart history. “Make no mistake…they are good….VERY GOOD!” – The Observerĭire Straits are one of the best bands to ever come out of the UK, they have sold in excess of 120 million albums worldwide and were the UK’s first stadium rock band. You will also see an array of guitars like Mark would play.Ģ020 is their 20th Anniversary and set to be the biggest and best yet! Not only ‘can the boy play’ but his voice is also what makes Money for Nothing so unique. Lyrics by Dire Straits, new lyrics by Dire Straits, albums by Dire Straits, songs by Dire Straits.
Aled and the entire band have studied Dire Straits in great depth to re-create their tribute to be as close as possible to the real thing. Lyrics to the album Money for Nothing by Dire Straits. Behind him the line-up features top-class and experienced musicians that make this band a worthy tribute to Dire Straits. The collection went to 1 on the UK Albums Chart.
The vinyl edition omits 'Telegraph Road' and has a different running order, with 'Tunnel of Love' placed between 'Money for Nothing', the title track, and 'Brothers in Arms'. It features highlights from the bands first five albums. The abundant energy and the excellence and musicality of their performance makes Money for Nothing a “must see” for any rock enthusiast or Dire Straits fan.įronting the band is the brilliant guitarist and Mark Knopfler sound-alike Aled Williams. 'Money For Nothing' is a greatest hits album by British rock band Dire Straits released on 17 October 1988. ‘Money for Nothing’ was formed in 2000 as a tribute to one of the world’s premier rock bands – Dire Straits.