Mark Knopfler - Romeo and Juliet (Radio 2 Piano Room) 

Seeing him perform this as an older man lends the song a real bittersweet, retrospective quality. I love it.

seriously, one of the greatest songs ever written

How many times has he sung this song? And yet here, with just Mark, a guitar and minimal backup, and he can touch people to the core. Brilliant!

This is like getting that special bottle of brandy out on a winters evening infront of a crackling fire. The moment sinks in and you just know everything is alright. Beautiful

Mark Knopfler made my life better than it was .

This song is both hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking...in a way that saddens me to be thinking that my life, at 67, is mostly behind me now...and that I missed out on my Juliet. I still think of her, 50 years later, and the kiss we never shared.

No autotune, no click tracks, no editing...................Just a legend and artist, a guitar, a piano and a shaker. Mark's voice is aging perfectly, and this song brings a whole new meaning as we all age..........it's bittersweet.

Brilliant. One of the best songs ever. What an honour to see Mark perform this.

One of the best songs ever written

We'll never have another Knopfler.

One of the greatest songs ever written. This version has just blown me away. Hauntingly beautiful.

03.12,2022. This song was on my walkman cassette in Sri Lanka and India in 1983. Most beautiful love ever. For you Philippe. Every time. Loved you for so long. Next lifetime. .

This version actually made me super said. Mark's older voice actually makes it sound like an older person, telling the story of long lost lovers. Makes a stronger impact than the original recording when all the band was younger.

Saw Knopfler in Belfast years ago....the stage fell into darkness, he was sitting with a steel guitar on his lap and a spot light from the back was shinning on him....he reflected the beam around the theater and audience... The place was in silence and then he struck up with the start of Romeo and Juliet.!!!! The place fucking erupted...... A fantastic night with a fantastic guy............

The song lends itself completely to the fragility of his aging voice, it shows how timeless the narrative is and the line "ill love you till i die" . That comes one day for all of us.

This song makes me cry. So many reasons why. Mark, you are the best.

After almost 40 years, still wonderful

Absolute quality, one of the best songs ever written.

I sat in the second row at a concert where he performed this a couple of years ago, and it made me cry. Such a beautiful love song, so perfectly delivered by an amazing musician ❤

This is incredible. It sounds even more poetic now that he’s singing it in his later years. Nearly brought me to tears.

Hi, I first listened to this song when I was 10 years old, I was pretending I was a ballerina dancing about the lounge area in the children’s home at the time.This was my first musical experience.We were never encouraged to listen to music,or anything else for that matter, we were the unwanted children of an era where if you were conceived out of wedlock you were taken away from your parents,adopted,if you were lucky.But for me, a sentence from hell within an institution ( children’s home). This song that I happened to hear on the radio, just once , was my saviour in believing that there was something beautiful, creative, something more than the misery I experienced at that particular time going on in the world outside, from then on, I promised myself that I would sing, play, write, to all of the other children and give them a sense of comfort. Iam a Nurse now, I still sing to patients and still see the profound effects that music can bring to people of all ages and backgrounds.Thanks Mark.🙏

When you have pure talent you don't need to shout to reach the soul

I listened to this song for the fourth time and started thinking about my wife who died three years ago and my heart hurts and my head hurts and the tears are running down my cheeks and I Miss her So Much. I can't write any more. 😪

I found my true Romeo when I was 25, but he was already taken. After 5 devastating years we realized and accepted one can't built your happiness on someone else's heartbreak. So we went our seperate routes. I'll be 63 this year, after almost 40 years I still remember and cherish our every ❤ moment spend together❤ ❤

A lot of overated musicians out there . It's impossible to overate this man . Superb .

Mark Knopfler right up there with Lennon/McCartney, Elton John and Queen as the royalty of British music- EDIT: I forget to include Jeff Lynne here.

Possibly the greatest love song ever written and composed and played by a rock n roll artist

After 42 years this song still gives me goose bumps

I guess everyone has a Juliet somewhere in their past. I threw it all away several years ago. This song speaks to everyone who has loved and lost...and that's pretty much all of us right?

My real guitar hero!

A song that is beautiful and heart breaking sad in one and I love listing to it. I am 72 and ‘lost’ my Juliet 23 years and 3 months ago------------because I was foolish, thick and did not listen to the right people. I still think and love her to this day.

This man is a treasure. I’ve listened to everything he’s ever done thousands of times and it still gives me chills

Classic Mark knofler LEGEND!!!!

The best thing about Mark Knopfler is the fact that his voice is so unique , he never stretched it too hard which is why it’s still the same now as it was 30 years ago. True inspiration to me.

Me and my Juliet parted 30 years ago, this was one of "our" songs. I still think of her everyday and hope she's doing well, healthy and happy.

This is possibly the most magical, heart wrenching and beautiful song ever made. Thank you Mr. Knopfler, you sir, are eternal.

Living legend. Dire straits were one of the tightest musical outfits in terms of the quality of musicianship and way their music flowed. Flawless.

Having written such a wonderful, timeless song.....you realise that he has written a considerable number of these......a genius songwriter

I could watch Mark Knopfler play guitar for hours and hours ... He truly is one of the greatest musicians alive.

This is the best version he’s ever done of this song. Masterpiece!

The best part of this particular version to me is that he leaves out the verse where Juliets dreams come true and she leaves Romeo. In that verse she falls for chains of silver and she falls for chains of gold... and pretty strangers with the promised they told. Leaving this verse out seems to make the song more poignant and reflective... an old man remembering his life, keeping the good and forgetting the bad... really amazing stuff...

Truly the best definition of a *living legend* .

"And all I do is miss you"....how his voice breaks when he sings that line. This is such a beautiful song, heartfelt. When it came out, I was making a total mess of my life at 18. I met my Juliet, but couldn't get her to be mine. Yet. I turned my life around a year later, and we got together. We have been married for 35 years now, and this song just brings me to tears. So beautiful. So thankful.

How can anyone give this a thumbs down? Mark Knopfler is a true musical genius and this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. This rendition is also beautiful. The thumbs down people must be deaf.

I think his voice is perfect for this now more than ever. It's a song that should be sung older, looking back at that one love we wanted more than anything in this world to last, but lost.

Whenever I am sad or stressed I listen to mark knopfler and his music always makes everything better. Thank you Mark knopfler so much

One of if not the greatest guitarist ever . But even now after all these years he still is unreal . Mark you are an absolute treasure 🙏

I remember when this song came out. I was in high school. Makes me realize just how old I am when I see Mark balding and heavy. He was a skinny kid with a headband and a wicked guitar.

Thank you Mark. My wife and I feel like we've grown up with you. We've listened to this song together for 40 years and we are still " doin the stars together ".

Mark makes it look soo effortless, Legend!

Can't get enough. Marc touches me with his guitar all day long.

Remind me to listen to this song every month.

A song that will travel through all the ages . One of the finest songs of all time .

Brought tears to my eyes. I grew up with dire straits.

Just touching and beautiful. Thank you Mark, for writing such a wonderful piece of music to share with the world.

The time is wrong, is such an undeniable truth that we feel about life as we age. As an older man, Mark renders his wonderful song with such regret and tenderness. Beautiful.

Più di 40 anni che l'ascolto, ed è sempre più bella. Grazie per la tua musica, Mark.

this song makes me cry so hard.

One of the greatest live songs of all time

Still the most beautiful man on the planet

That gruff voice and those golden fingers never fail to stir something in my heart. What a talented man💖

This guy is unreal.Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists there is.I’ve learnt a lot of my finger picking off him.

What a beautiful guitar.

Dear God! How beautiful does this sound...

The guitarman number one for elegance and genius. W Mark

The best ever and the most underrated ever too.

Mark is probably my most favorite of all guitar players. I love this song how it gets me emotionally everytime I hear it. You feel this,,not just hear it.

Mark's lives often better than studio records. Wonderful

Its that good it would bring a tear to a glass eye

Absolute legend. Been listening since about 30 years ago.

Mark Knopfler was the first guitar hero I discovered back in the 80's when I was just a kid. My father brought home the Brothers in arms album and it absolutely blew me away. In those days MTV used to play Dire Straits videoclipa very often. Seen Mark as an old man makes me realize how old I am and how much time has passed. He's still a true guitar hero. Thanks BBC for this material. Sorry for my english. Greetings from Argentina.

This song like so many dire straits songs never gets old.. brought a tear to my eye in the 70's and still does today! "Tunnel of love" takes me right back to my teens, spending summer hols and most week ends at Whitley Bay.. thanks Mark! 👍

Master class marvellous Mark Knopfler.

For some weird reason (I wasn't listening to any music at the time) last night I was thinking about how outstanding Mr Knopfler's work is. What's amazing is that if you ignore the fact that the music is sensational and how well he plays, and then just look at the lyrics - he really puts together some sweet lines and tells amazing stories. Songs like this and Telegraph Road for example, do not need videos - it's like reading a good book, the lyrics and music help your imagination create the scenes in your head. Rock on MK, looking forward to the new album!

This man has written so many beautiful and memorable songs. The Alchemy Live album and the band's performance at the Mandela Day Concert - being joined by Eric Clapton make me so grateful

You can see it in his eyes, whoever she was....... She is still there in his heart. Excellent performance, no special effects, no special equipment, just PURE TALENT AND PURE EMOTIONS. 😎

This was the first song that my husband ever dedicated to me.... We've been together almost 13yrs!

Mark knobfler is a genius I honestly hope the guitar riffs and and guitar intros makes a big comeback. Current scene is dead.

I knew about dire straits, heard some of their songs. 3rd Lockdown, 2021, discovered this song and dire straits properly. One of my fav songs at the moment and always will be.

What we are getting here is decades of experience and a master musician. Imagine music without Mark Knopfler. Actually, don't do that.. it is not a nice thought. Mark is a legend and his performances will naturally be different now than they were 20 years ago, but that is also a nice thing.

Master of all he plays, none will meet this standard.

He’s the full monte, a true master at his craft. I’ll never get bored of listening to his work.

That guitar riff is one of the best ever. It had to be part of this song- one of the best ever

Can't stop listening to this, but helping Me so hardship and heartache!!

Still one of the best guitar artist ! Thank God they are still there

I was just a young bloke when I first heard Making Movies and fell in love with it . Now I'm an old bloke and that love affair has journeyed with me throughout my years gathering memories some sad some bad but most good. I live for my music and and Dire Straits is one of the reasons why. Hopefully when I go it'll be listening to something that has made this life so beautiful.

one of the most natural, effortless deliveries of music and lyrics that I've ever seen. what a treasure.

It's like good wine. Better and better as the years go by

So lovely is a bit sad see how legends get old 😢

Guitar hero, Mark ! 70 years old, a legend never die.

shes gone but left me with the best 5 years of my life. wish her nothing but the best. love you forever. this song brings me to tears.

This is unbelievably beautiful. This sing gets better and better with each passing year.

Mark Thank You 😊For The Great Songs ! God Bless You

How can you dislike this???

Thank you for this music, Mr. Knopfler.

Simply brilliant musician. Could listen to him all day. Don’t ever stop 👏

You know what they say....Class is permanent.

Thank you, I know every word of this unforgettable song.. Your voice is going better in age... 😉, thank you Mark

Man, he got old. How I wish I lived the days this song was new

We have to look forward in life. If we look back sadness is all that is left despite all the happy moments we all had. This song is an ode to all the Romeos and Juliets we miss in our lives.