Released as the first single from Dire Straits‘ eponymous 1978 debut, “Sultans of Swing” hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has remained a staple song within the British rockers’ classic catalog. Written by Dire Straits singer and songwriter Mark Knopfler, “Sultans of Swing” was merely a lower-fi rock song about a guy […]
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