Day 27: January 27: Song For You Far Away
"Mention your name and I'm gone again."
This is a sweet one from the "That's Why I'm Here" album. This was in heavy rotation for me my junior year of college. My girlfriend (not yet wife) lived four and a half hours away in an era before cellphones, email, and smart driving decisions (at least for us). And so between the long distance phone calls and the long drives at dangerous hours with little sleep, we counted on songs like this one to get us through. Thankfully, we don't play this one as regularly anymore.
A good friend of mine once posited that side one of Dire Straits' album "Brothers in Arms" might be the best side of an album ever record. A bold claim, but a legitimate argument. I might counter with side one of John Prine's eponymous album, side one of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", side one of "Highway 61 Revisited" or side two of "Abbey Road", but wherever you land on the issue you can't deny that this is some fine, fine work. The mood is similar to the track above and despite the headband, Mark Knopfler is pretty cool.
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