Here’s a tune that’s been a radio staple since its release in the 1970s. Dire Straits debut single, “Sultans of Swing” first hit radio in May of 1978 but really sparked when it was re-released in January of 1979.
Here’s the band, featuring a very young-looking Mark Knopfler, performing “Sultans of Swing” live on the UK’s Old Grey Whistle Test show in 1978.
Previously, on Music for Monday: ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, ‘My Bologna’ (1979)