After “Sultans Of Swing” also “Walk Of Life” is worth a billion

“Walk Of Life” of the Dire Straits has surpassed the milestone of one billion streams on Spotify. A goal that on the one hand leaves time to be found, but on the other hand certifies the great popularity of a song. For the record, this is the second song by the English band to achieve this result after “Sultans Of Swing”.

“Walk Of Life”
is included on the 1985 album dei
Dire Straits

“Brothers in Arms”
(
read the story of the album here
), the song was written by
Mark Knopfler
singer and guitarist of the band.
“Walk Of Life”
it was released as the album’s third single later
“Money For Nothing”
(
read the story of the song here
) And
“Brothers in Arms”
. In reality it was not intended to become a single, but a B-side. It was the drummer who convinced Knopfler that the song had potential
Ed Bicknell
after listening to it during the mixing phase.

The song blends rock and blues sounds and describes a street artist who plays in the subway, performing old songs like
“Mack The Knife”, “My Sweet Lovin’ Woman”
And
“I Got A Woman”
for passing commuters. Talking about how he got the idea for the song
Mark Knopfler
in an interview he said: “I saw a photograph of a boy playing the guitar on the subway, turning his head towards the wall to get a good reverberation. When I started playing the guitar, not having an amplifier, I would put the headstock on the arm of a chair and put my head on it to try to produce a loud sound. In a way, it reminded me of that scene”.