July 20, 2012

And then, just when you despair of the human race .... Dire Straits - 30 years in 7 Sultans of Swing (1978-2008)

This old anvil laughs at many broken hammers.
There are men who can't be bought.
The fireborn are at home in fire.
The stars make no noise,
You can't hinder the wind from blowing.
Time is a great teacher.
Who can live without hope?

In the darkness with a great bundle of grief the people march.
In the night, and overhead a shovel of stars for keeps, the people march:

"Where to? what next?"

-- Carl Sandburg: The People Yes (excerpt)

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HT: Neoneocon, who found the Dire Straits compilation late in the night.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 20, 2012 1:10 PM
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...and in September 2012 Mark Knopfler will release his next album!

Posted by: ed at July 20, 2012 4:26 PM

Updating to our POTUS of rope-a-dope and mange:

"This old anvil laughs at many broken hammers,"
and we'll kick the asses of the new flim-flammers.
"There are men who can't be bought,"
no second time, on those hooks of hopeful lies, will we be caught.
"The fireborn are at home in fire,"
and we'll deep-six the dastards, headfirst, in their own muck and mire.

Posted by: Famously Unknown at July 21, 2012 3:46 PM
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