Mine was sultan of swing.  Ever since I stopped listening to anyhting else.  Anybody ever heard of My parties from oo every street . Love that song !

The Lost Highway from the What It Is cd single. Haunting lyrics and that incomparable MK guitar playing. An absolutely beautiful song.

Most of them are love at first hearing. If I have to pick some, then:

1.Postcards from Paraguay

2. Industrial Disease

3. So Far Away

4. True Love Will Never Fade

5. Heavy Fuel

But the song that swept me off my feet when I first heard it is The Fish and the Bird. It makes me think of medieval ballads and all the stories I read as a child. By the way, I liked the story written somewhere earlier, about wedding songs. I think I will choose All That Matters for my wedding theme.

Hello Wannee: I also think "My Parties" is a great song...Everything Mark has done is fantastic and that's why he has to be the most talented musician of the 20th century......Best regards....................."Well this is my back yard, my back gate, I hate to start my parties late"......

imagine - the duet with chet got my attention

local hero - amazed me

you and your friend  - sealed the deal 

earliest...

Skateaway. I loved the sound effects and laughter of Mark in this song.

It also got me in my car, driving and making movies of myself zipping through the sky much like rollergirl. So I credit this song in part to aiding my imagination. ( may rollergirl be dancing in another realm)

 Tunnel of Love, same thing

and of course Romeo and Juliet 

the alchemy version of sultans of swing. i couldnt believe what i was hearing. ever since i heard that (it was like 6 or 7 years ago) i`ve been aabsolutly interested in marks music. i dont now where i would be without it!! another songs that hit me instantly where romeo and juliet, money for nothing, solid rock, what it is, the trawlermans song, etc, etc, etc

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"...We Are The Sultans...Yeah...We Are The Sultans Of Swing..."

I read something interesting about DS in before hearing them, so I payed attention when I first heard Lady Writer on the radio, but it didn't leave any remarkable impression.

A few days later I heard Sultans on the radion, and that was it.

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bbzuruncl:

The Lost Highway from the What It Is cd single. Haunting lyrics and that incomparable MK guitar playing. An absolutely beautiful song.

Yes, The Long Highway is one of them, for sure!!!

I remember first hearing it during the encore in 1996 at the Antique Amphitheatre in LYON, and being instantly caught by the song. 

 

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AURELIEN BRUSSET
Singer guitarist of French band ROCKAWAY.

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