Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed by Mark Knopfler (vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion), and managed by Ed Bicknell, active between 1977 and 1995. Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock was at the forefront, Dire Straits played a more conventional style, albeit with a stripped-down sound that appealed to audiences weary of the overproduced stadium rock of the 1970s. In their early days, Mark and David requested that pub owners turn down their sound so that patrons could converse while the band played, an indication of their unassuming demeanor. Despite this oddly self-effacing approach to rock and roll, Dire Straits soon became hugely successful, with their first album going multi-platinum globally. ________________________________________ I wonder where you are tonight you’re probably on the rampage somewhere you have been known to take delight in gettin' in somebody's hair and you always had the knack fade to black I bet you already made a pass I see a darkened room somewhere you run your finger round the rim of his glass run your fingers through his hair they scratch across his back fade to black well maybe it's all for the best but I wish I'd never been lassooed maybe it's some kind of test I wish I'd never been tattooed or been to hell and back fade to black