So, I was working 9 to 5 and paying no attention to music, other than my old favorites. My two boys loved Dire Straights. I never listened, except in the background when I was cooking or having a drink before dinner, so didn't pay any attention.
This song, now discovered many years later, is I think just phenomenal.
Mark Knopfler is on my top 5 list of best ever, maybe more than that. Sometimes you'll see him mentioned, but I usually don't see him highly rated which is a crime. I might be looking at the whole thing wrong - I don't care much if somebody is machine gun fast. It's every note being perfect (and whatever the player does to those notes) that make it for me. For instance, Carlos Santana - who plays lyrical, beautiful runs just like Knopfler does.