Sultans of Swing

song by Knopfler

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recording by Dire Straits

  • In Dire Straits

    …(1978), featuring the hit “Sultans of Swing,” established the group’s commercial appeal on both sides of the Atlantic. Communiqué (1979), Making Movies (1980), often held to be their finest album, and Love over Gold (1982) continued Dire Straits’ run of commercially successful albums, the last spawning the minor hit…

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