Down to the Waterline
"Down to the Waterline" is a 1978 song written by Mark Knopfler and first released by Dire Straits as the first song on their debut album, "Dire Straits".
It was also included on the demo tape that the band sent to Charlie Gillett, which led to their first recording contract.
It was subsequently released as the B-side of the "Water of Love" single.
The lyrics of "Down to the Waterline" tell of a brief sexual tryst.
Cary Darling of "Billboard" praises the song as superior to the other love songs on side 1 of "Dire Straits", including "Water of Love.
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According to Mark Knopfler's brother and fellow Dire Straits member David, the song's imagery is based on Mark's memories of walking along the River Tyne at night under the lights with his girlfriend when he was a teenager.
Darling praises the lyrics as "incisive" but "never cliched."
Darling also praises the moody foghorn sound that opens the song, Knopfler's "quick finger picking" guitar playing and the tightness of the band on this song.
Author Joel McNally describes how "the band appears out of the fog" to start the song, noting that the effect is "not hokey.
High Fidelity" also commented on the song's "tender, passionate, and yet unsentimental" erotic imagery.
"Hi-Fi News & Record Review" described the song as "bouncy and punchy.
The Rolling Stone Album Guide" commented on the song's "galloping groove.
Montreal Gazette" critic Bubert Bauch claims that "Once Upon a Time in the West", the song that opened Dire Straits' second album, "Communiqué", sounded very similar to "Down to the Waterline", which opened their debut album.
"Down to the Waterline" later appeared on Dire Straits
live album "Live at the BBC" and on the Dire Straits "
Best of" compilation album "Money for Nothing".
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Water of Love
" Water of Love" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and originally released on Dire Straits' self- titled debut album.
It was also released as a single in some countries, backed by" Down to the Waterline," as a follow- up to the band's first single from the album," Sultans of Swing."
The single reached# 28 on the Dutch charts.
It also reached# 54 in Australia.
The song was also included on Dire Straits live album" Live at the BBC" and on the multi-artist compilation album" More Than Unplugged".
Both" Water of Love" and" Down to the Waterline," as well as" Sultans of Swing," were among the five songs included on Dire Straits' demo tape that the band sent to Charlie Gillett, who played the tape on his radio show leading to the band's first recording contract.
It is one of four songs on side 1 of the" Dire Straits" album which deals with unhappy relationships, and author Michael Oldfield believes that the song is basically about the break- up of Mark Knopfler's marriage.
Knofler described" Water of Love" as one of his songs that came entirely from inside himself rather than putting himself in someone else's shoes.
He stated that he wrote it because" I was so fed up.
I felt I was going no place.
I could see my future stretching out in front of me long and bleak."
Writing in" Rolling Stone", Ken Tucker used the song as an example of Knopfler's penchant for mixing clever lines with prosaic ones.
Tucker gives as an example the clever line" I need a little water of love" followed by" You know it's evil when you're living alone," which Tucker considers a silly line.
Writing in" Billboard", Cary Darling praised the song's lyrics but criticizes the easy listening arrangement which" fails to grab the listener."
Ronald Hawkins described it as a" superbly crafted[ song].
Water of Love" has received support from classic rock radio stations as being among the greatest classic rock songs of all time; for example in 1991 C95 ranked it as# 224 all time.
" The Rolling Stone Album Guide" commented on the" stark, romantic vision" of this song and its B-side," Down to the Waterline," and how that vision contrasted with the bitterness of" Dire Straits" songs such as" Sultans of Swing."
Several critics have commented that the song's style is reminiscent of J. J. Cale's blues approach.
Others have noted country music influences.
" Water of Love" is one of five songs that Knopfler's publisher made country demos of without Knopfler's approval, leading to a number of country covers of Knopfler's songs.
This led to a cover version recorded by The Judds, which appeared on their" River of Time" album and was a single in Germany.
Wynonna Judd provided a" nocturnal and mysterious" lead vocal, and Knopfler himself played guitar on the Judds' version.
" Los Angeles Times" critic Kristine McKenna described it as a" haunting ballad" and praised Knofler's" languid and lovely touch" on guitar.
Allmusic critic Thom Jurek described the song as" the most seductive tune" on" River of Time" and" The Rolling Stone Album Guide" praised Knopfler's" typically pungent" guitar solo.
Alex Bollard and Lex Vandyke have also covered the song.
In his book" My Life in Orange", author Tim Guest recalls listening to Dire Straits' version of the song and the line" Water of love, deep in the ground, but there ai n't no water here to be found" as a child hiding behind the sofa and wishing that the water of love would come to him some day.
The first person narrator of Caprice Crane's first novel" Stupid and Contagious" references" Water of Love" as an example of a clever song that she would like to hear quoted instead of the sound of flushing toilets, along with AC/ DC's" Big Balls," ZZ Top's" Tush," Nirvana's" Smells Like Teen Spirit" or Frank Sinatra's" My Way."
On the Dire Straits live album" Live at the BBC", as an introduction to the song they are about to perform, Mark Knopfler, with his signature dead- pan humour, is heard saying," Okay, well, uh, this is a song called Water of Love.
It is a ... a strange idea but it's maybe one that you want to think about, a lot ..."
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The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion).
They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1995.
Dire Straits are one of the world's best-selling music artists, with album sales of over 100 million.
Their first single, "Sultans of Swing", from their 1978 self-titled debut album, reached the top ten in the UK and US charts.
It was followed by hit singles including "Romeo and Juliet" (1981), "Private Investigations" (1982), "Twisting by the Pool" (1983), "Money for Nothing" (1985), and "Walk of Life" (1985).
Their most commercially successful album, "Brothers in Arms" (1985), has sold more than 30 million copies; it was the first album to sell a million copies on compact disc, and is the eighth-bestselling album in UK history.
According to the "Guinness Book of British Hit Albums", Dire Straits have spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK albums chart, the fifth most of all time.
Dire Straits' sound draws from various influences including jazz, folk, and country, and the blues rock of J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton.
Their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk rock and demonstrated a roots rock influence that emerged from pub rock.
There were several changes in personnel, with Mark Knopfler and Illsley being the only consistent members.
After disbanding once again in 1995, Knopfler launched his solo career full-time.
Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards (Best British Group twice), two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other awards.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Question: Which award the performer of song Down To The Waterline won?
Answer: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame