Dire Straits - Once Upon a Time in the West (Rockpop In Concert, 19th Dec 1980) 

After 40 years of MK's guitar hypnosis, I can fully admire the pleasure of Pick Withers'es drum playing and JI's bass.

I like the fact that you only see the musicians and their instruments, nothing else. Nothing distracts! That's when good music is needed!

Man! He had that crowd in the palm of his hand clapping to the coolest of all rhythms. Absolutely fantastic!

I love how people from all languages comment on how great MK is. Loved world wide……

Those guitar chords were everything i ever wanted in a song. Simply put, this song is musically "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious".

It doesn't get any better than that.... thank you RU-vid!

We are so lucky to be able to pull up performances like this to remind us of our divine selves.

Amongst great live performers, no one that i've seen is as calm as Mark Knopfler while doing the level of things he does.

This song is absolutely beautiful and Marks guitar playing is so talented it’s like child play to him. The whole band did an amazing job thank you guys

" you could even catch a bullet from the peace-keeping force" how true today!. Prophetic and significant words with superb music. Best ever band, still unrivalled.

The way Mark commands the stage is amazing... You can really see how much his bandmates respect him, he's a natural leader.

This is the best DS formation. Alan Clark added depth to the music, and we still have the wonderful Pick Withers with his accurate drumming... For me, the peak of DS was the early 80s.

Man I wish I could've seen these guys live!

This version is so magical

The drums and the bass are supreme in this song.

Every accord from his guitar and the rhythm of the band touches my soul and heart! The performance over years is amazing

Dire straits with Pick Withers is my favourite era

Who can appreciate that before Knofler, this guitar sound was unknown. It still sounds so new and fresh to my ears all these years down the road.

It never gets old listening to this Awesome band, from their beginning i still play their music everyday, ❤

The Best one One Upon a time in a West !! Thank You Mark ....

Fantastic video by the one and only Dire Straits, Mark K.!!😍

My Dad got me into Dire Straits when I was a kid always remember being in his van with him with the Straits on tape..he past away 14 years ago iam 52 and to this day I still listen to this band..really wish they would get back together they still have a lot of fans

In 80's , I was in Epsom shopping. Heard fab music and they were just playing in the Park there free..I loved them and still do. Bought Sultans of Swing that week 👍😊

My husband has had this song as his ringtone forever. Mark is truly one of those musicians who always stood out. There was always a magic to his sound. It still leaves me stunned and amazed!!

Mark was my crush during my teenage years. 😄🥰 and I loooove this song. The album ALCHEMY is one of my favs of all time.

To still be blown away by Mark and band after all these years, says so much of how incredible they are. Just utterly unique and legendary on every level. Astounding.

Reminds me of how good Dire Straits were and still are. TIMELESS

After more than 40 years, we still enjoy hearing it live. THANKS Mark from Germany Nach mehr als 40 Jahren hören wir es noch immer gerne live. DANKE Mark

Such a great performance! Mark was great as always but how wonderful it is to see Pick Withers at the top of his game!

They were such a tight band full of energy...MK greatest writer ever

Just a filthy groove!! Reggae, R & B, country chickin pickin, just incredible!

To see Pick Withers is so amazing.

My favourite Straits song!

This song and the perfomance is so good that it actually makes me emotional of pure joy

I don't care what anybody says, this is a masterpiece

As raw as it gets. Amazing footage. You can tell they just love to play.

I remember watching this as a kid, it was awesome then and still is!

Great to see this early version of this song with the original drummer. With MK he never plays a live song the same, he's always improvising to keep it fresh. Played this on his last tour and is still a classic. Class 🎸🎸

Zo goed. Ongeloof hoe goed iemand op een gitaar en saxofoon spelen. Wat een eer om dit te mogen beluisteren en bekijken.

The feel and light and shade from drummer Pick Withers are wonderful on this performance. His dynamics give the whole band a lift when needed and when he lays back gives them space to breathe.

Music at it's BEST!!! LEGENDS!!!!

Possibly the greatest performance by a drummer ever!

Timeless classic

The best guitar of all the time.

It was a wonderful feeling to listen to this song and watch the band and remember a wonderful time that will never return.🙋‍♀️I was lucky that it was the time of my youth. What a fortune!!💗🍀🙋‍♀️

My first time seeing this performance…..what a band! Gonna repeat!

We were so lucky to see them from the beginning

Dire Strais ❤forever Mark un genio con la guitarra🎸🎸🎸🎸💕

My pops got me into the Who, Zz top and Pink Floyd, who I've seen live the division bell tour. Kudos to anybody who''s seen dire straits live. They really do jam like no other

Wonderful, Magical, Immortal Music!!! I bow before Your Genius! 🙏🙏🙏👌✊🌟❣️🌹

I have to admit that this song is breathtaking! The performance on Alchemy is stunning!❤️‍🔥🎸❤️‍🔥🥁❤️‍🔥

Once upon a time but with....DIRE STRAITS.....manner...yes....perhaps this team know perfectly what means that....its means....youthful....courage....love....bravery....and.....its simply our loose golden age....never return....thanks.

J'écoutais dire straits grâce a mon père quand j'étais petit maintenant ca fait 40 ans que j'écoute toujours sans jamais me lasser ! L'art de faire des mélodies avec une guitare electrique , une vrai légende pour moi 😍

wow, I remember this tour. I was already a fan, but 1980 was the 1st time I got to see them live. many more since, and they never get old to my older ears.....

Blown away ... the band is so hungry, amazing artistry even at this early stage.

I love this man 🎸🔥🔥

for me, '80 to '84 they were at their absolute best.

What a groove. Love the drumming.

ALWAYS GREAT FROM THE BEGINNING TO TODAY. SO MUCH FEEL GOOD TALENT.

Great version ❤

Legend group,love group,legend guitarist 🎵🎶🎸🎼✌️🍀👌

Dire straits talented n professional entertainers

Love Love Love it Mark ❤❤❤❤❤👍

I've always said that Pick Withers was the best drummer DS ever had. The Alchemy performance is wonderful but Pick just has a feel that nobody else can mimic.

❤❤❤❤che suono stupendo le sue manicantano insieme alla chitarra magico Mark❤

Absolutely brilliant...love this song

I brividi non mi danno tregua come la prima volta 🎉

Sono Sempre e per SEMPRE il Gruppo Musicale Mitico.💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

❤❤stupenda anche Questa puo cantare e suonare magistralmente mitico Mark❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Absolutely fantastic! 🎸 🥁 💯

So nice but Alchemy Live is really the best. That's the best live concert ever recorded by mankind to me. They had 4 years to play, train, rehearse until the day they recorded Alchemy Live. ❤️

Forty two years ago, I am still listening

The percussiveness in his playing is what gets me. The snapping of strings, ever so slight muting. The feel he plays with is evident!

I must admit the DS are not among my favourite bands, I mean I like very much the way MK plays and how he looks so humble in spite of being a legendary guitarist; but till now I only knew their hits such as 'Walk of Life', 'Money for Nothing' etc. This evening RU-vid has let me know this song and it's left me SPEECHLESS. Surely it'll get straight into my personal playlist! Thank you DS for such a work of art! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

❤❤❤❤mitico Markpuoi cantare quello che vuoi che non si può dimenticare non parliamo delle tue mani fenomenali per sempre MARK ❤❤❤❤

Thanks for good quality video !!

love this band. Complete package, something for all types.

Oh yeah, once upon in Perú now! Dire Straits! 🙋🇵🇪

My man!

This song is soooo fabulous!!!

Pick Withers forever. The unsung hero of the band....

The best!!!!

OUTSTANDING!

Yo descubrí a Mark Knopfler relativamente hace poco pero no me canso de escucharlo. Su voz es un susurro que me llega muy profundo. Es como si narrará la canción. Ningún artista me ha impresionado tanto como el❤❤❤❤

Mark non sei di questo mondo sei speciale splendido unico meraviglioso❤❤❤

Amazing ❤️ dS forever 🎸✨💯

Nunca teremos uma outra Banda como essa. Mark Knopfler é um gênio!

Dixième fois que j'écoute ce titre, pendant ce concert, et à chaque fois je découvre un son, un regard, un claquement de tonerre ou une syncope de la batterie, un ralentissement du rythme, le ronflement carré de la basse, tout qui s'emboîte à merveille pour notre plaisir émerveillé. La neuvième fois, j'étais concentrée sur le phrasé des mots, sur l'orgue, le tout, et le bonheur évident de MK à manager les musiciens, rien que cela, montrer son humour un peu cabotin au public, champagne et confetti. Quel concert attachant, quelle conjugaison de talents.

Sublime musicianship.

You take me back to my youth ❤️

When the Straits went from bar band to touring band to hall band. 1980 was a cool time for Police, Blondie, Straits ...

Слушаешь как добрую сказку. За окном идёт дождь. В руках чашка чая с лимоном. Идеально

On se réjouit de tout le plaisir qu'ils nous donnent. Wow

We miss you guys.

Fantastique, juste un son d une autre planète, reste abasourdi cet été 1978 en entendant « sultan of swing « sur la plage en Espagne ( Moraira)

MK at the peak of his powers... best drummer for the band Pick W.✅✅

❤🎸🌹💕 SO BEAUTIFUL, Thank you so much Dire Straits❤🎸🌹💕

Dont forget the confetti and the champagne🎄

This is the first LP that I bought. Circa 1983. Ur the best

Awesome