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Dire Straits Feat. StingQ: What do the DIRE STRAITS and High Blood Pressure have in common? A: They are the SALTANS OF SWING Submitted by: Jason Konopka
| Chris Rea is teaming up with Mark Knoffler - the band is going to be called Dire-rea (diaohrea). Submitted by:
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Known informally as: The Sultans Of Swing. Submitted by: Rocky
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
Dire Streets | How I misheard the name at first. | Scott |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"Brothers With Arms (The Mannings)" | "Brothers In Arms" | Indy Gent |
"Brothers In Arms" | "Brothers With Arms (The Mannings)" | Indy |
"Curry For Nothing (And Your Chips For Free)" | "Money For Nothing" | stee |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Calling Elvis," | If it's Presley, I don't think he'll answer | Rich |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"What Do You Want?," Jerrod Niemann | "Money For Nothing," Dire Straits | |
"Amnesia," Justin Timberlake | "Where Do You Think You're Going?," Dire Straits | |
"Walking Along," The Diamonds | "Hand In Hand," Dire Straits | |
"Peace Train," Cat Stevens | "Tunnel Of Love," Dire Straits | |
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Sultans of Swing" | "Sultan of Speed" | Dylan Baranski |
"Money for Nothing" | "Bunnies Are Coming" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
"Calling Elvis" | "Calling M.J." | PikaJoe |
"Skate Away" | "Politics" | CryHavoc |
"Money For Nothing" | "Money For Nothing/Andrew Yang" | Hu’s On First |
"Twisting By The Pool" | "Twisted By The Ghoul" | R S Leergaard |
"Money For Nothing" | "I Want My Dodgers Games" | Chris Davidson and The True Blue Band |
"Twisting By The Pool" | "Peeing in The Pool" | PikaJoe |
"Sultans Of Swing" | "Gulpin' Of Drinks" | Leough |
"Money for Nothing" | "Money for Nothing - Homoeopathy Version" | Phil Alexander |
There are additional song parodies available. |
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Calling Elvis | The Psychic Hotline | Susanna Viljanen |
Industrial Disease | AFL-CIO | Pikachu732001 |
Solid Rock | Viagra | ddt |
Solid Rock | DeBeers-A Diamond Is Forever | oldrock |
Sultans of Swing | MLB Home Run Derby | SWEETY |
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Sultans of Swing | Pittsburgh Pirates | carly_carlz |
Money For Nothing | Work Harder Seminar | ~Evenni~ |
Money For Nothing | Donald Trump's office | britrock |
Money For Nothing | Richard Branson's office | britrock |
Money For Nothing | George Steinbrenner's office | britrock |
There are additional on hold music ideas available. |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
(I Just) Died In Your Arms Cutting Crew | Brothers In Arms Dire Straits | I Just Died In Your Brother's Arms | Pete & Repete |
Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money I Primitive Radio Gods | Money For Nothing Dire Straits | Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money For Nothing In My Hand I want my PRG. | Mickey D. |
Vienna Calling Falco | Calling Elvis Dire Straits | Vienna Calling Elvis | Martha Hankins |
She Works Hard For The Money Donna Summer | Money For Nothing Dire Straits | She Works Hard For The Money For Nothing Now that's a contradiction if there ever was one. | Ed |
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. |
There are additional Dire Straits Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
"Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics: You check out guitar chores
Original Lyrics: You check out Guitar George
| "Walk of Life"
Misheard Lyrics: He do the song about my wife
Original Lyrics: He do the song about the knife
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"Sultans of Swing"
Misheard Lyrics: Check out ghetto George
He knows hardcore Original Lyrics: Check out guitar George
He knows all the chords | "Money for Nothing"
Misheard Lyrics: What's that? Hawaiian Punches!
Original Lyrics: What's that? Hawaiian noises!
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There are additional misheard lyrics available. |
"Tunnel of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: I put my hand up on her femur
Original Lyrics: I put my hand upon the Lever
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Jessica Nelson I was working out and my partner broke out the questioning the lyric. I guess she has NEVER heard of Dire Straits!!! I was trying to hold in my laughter... |
There are additional misheard stories available. |
"Money For Nothing"
The Funny Lyrics: Money for nothing
and the chicks for free Why They're Funny: I can't help but wonder what these lines have to do with each other. Mark Knopfler mentions them so many times in the recording...
Submitted by: Mr. Critic
| "Industrial Disease"
The Funny Lyrics: Two men say they're Jesus - one of them must be wrong
Why They're Funny: My parents think this line is so hilarious. It's true there is a certain logic to it.
Submitted by: Sweet Indigo
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"So Far Away "
The Repetitive Lyrics: So far away from me
So far I just cant see So far away from me You're so far away from me Why They're Repetitive: So far away from this song ever coming to an end!
Submitted by: Glenn
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"Money for Nothing"
The Insulting Lyrics: See the little f*gg*t with the earring and the makeup
Yeah buddy that's his own hair That little f*gg*t got his own jet airplane That little f*gg*t he's a millionaire Why They're Insulting: I think it's an awesome slam to conceited celebrities, who don't do anything.
Submitted by: GiGi
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"Money for Nothing"
The Dated Lyrics: You play the guitar on the MTV...
We've got to install microwave ovens... We've got to move these colour TV's Why They're Dated: MTV no longer has music except as a theme song of "The Fake World", microwaves are now about two shoeboxes wideXtwo shoeboxes high, and since the digital switch, if you can even affourd it, you'd need a digital TV to recieve anything.
Submitted by: Ricky
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"Industrial Disease"
The Lyrics: How come Jesus gets Industrial Disease?
Who They Mention: Jesus Christ
Submitted by: britrock
| "Industrial Disease"
The Lyrics: I don't know how you came to get the Bette Davis knees.
Who They Mention: Bette Davis
Submitted by: britrock
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"Romeo And Juliet"
The Song Lyrics: Juliet says hey it's Romeo
You nearly gimme me a heart attack He's underneath the window She's singing hey la my boyfriend's back Song They Mention: "My Boyfriend's Back" by The Angels.
(Editor's note: It is not necessary to put a BR tag at the end of the last line, since there is nothing coming after it.) Submitted by: amwoods
| "Wild West End"
The Song Lyrics: And a gogo dancing yes I saw her
The deejay he say here's Mandy for ya Song They Mention: Mandy by Barry Manilow
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
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"Wild West End"
The Lyrics: I saw you walking out Shaftesbury Avenue
Why: Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in London - famous for it's theatres.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
| "In The Gallery"
The Lyrics: Ignored by all the trendy boys in London and in Leeds
He might as well have been making toys or strings of beads He could not be in the gallery Why: London and Leeds - major cities in England.
Submitted by: Adrian Smith
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There are additional Real Places Mentioned in Songs available. |
"Money For Nothing"
The Lyrics: I want my MTV...
Now look at them yo yo's, that's the way you do it You play the guitar on the MTV Why: MTV Network...at a time when you actually could watch people play the gee-tar on the MTV.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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