Dire Straits were already hugely successful by the mid-'80s, yet the single “Money for Nothing” elevated the band into the upper level of rock stardom. Credit for the song’s popularity can be partly ...
In the early '80s, when cable television was still a new thing, every cable provider didn't carry every cable channel. Even as MTV was changing the face of pop music in America, the channel struggled ...
How did Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits use some found dialogue to create this song? What did the video lend to the proceedings? And how did Sting end up with one of the easiest songwriting credits of ...
Great Dire Straits song. =====Check below for more: ===== "Money for Nothing" is a song recorded by British group Dire Straits, which first appeared on their 1985 album Brothers in Arms and ...
Sting became a titan of classic rock, mostly thanks to The Police and his solo songs. In addition, he performed on Dire Straits’ only No. 1 hit, “Money for Nothing.” During an interview, Dire Straits’ ...
"Money for Nothing" was released as a single on June 28, 1985, and hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on September ...
When MTV launched in the early 1980s it offered the perfect soundtrack for a generation focused on becoming successful and accumulating wealth. But while one of the channel’s most iconic videos was ...
One of the most memorable cameos in rock ‘n’ roll history is Sting‘s on Dire Straits‘ iconic single, “Money For Nothing”. Appearing for just a matter of seconds, Sting’s vocals on the introduction ...
Dire Straits' classic song 'Money For Nothing' had had its recent radio ban lifted in Canada. The track, which came from their 1984 album Brothers In Arms, was banned by the Canadian Broadcast ...