One day Dire Straits Frontman Mark Knopfler was shopping in a retail store and he happened to eavesdrop on two meathead workers ranting about Rockstars and how easy they have it. It was such an interesting conversation that he borrowed a piece of paper and wrote down what they said verbatim. He turned it into one of the biggest hits ever. Yet this frontman got lambasted by critics for using their exact conversation… It was controversial for sure but it was also meant to be satire…Later the song was banned… Earlier a happy accident in the studio created the iconic guitar sound that’s become a part of our culture and then the band had an idea to get Sting to sing on the song. He happened to be in town windsurfing and was able to record an iconic line I Want My MTV that would make it very simple to market especially on MTV. Later Weird Al Yankovic would parody it with Knopfler playing the guitar. It would be the defining track on Dire Straits 1985 masterpiece blockbuster Brothers In Arms. The story is next on Professor of Rock.

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So it’s time for another edition of our series The New Standards. This show takes an in-depth look into songs that transcend genre, decade, and fads - songs that are monumental touchstones in our culture and society. On previous episodes we have covered Jack and Diane by John Mellencamp, Take On Me by A-Ha, and Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears.

Today we are breaking down an all-time classic from 1985. A song that boasts one of the most iconic riffs of the 80s. It has a great story too…. Here’s a taste…It’s Money for Nothing by Dire Straits, from their fifth studio album Brothers in Arms.

Brothers in Arms was a blockbuster LP. Released in May 1985, this was not only Dire Straits biggest album, but one of the biggest-selling albums ever recorded. Moving more than 30 million copies. It was also at the forefront of cutting-edge recording technology. Although pressed on vinyl and cassette, Brothers in Arms was one of the first albums to be released on compact disc.

Before Dire Straits began to record the album at the Monserrat Studio, Knopfler had already written all of the songs and rehearsed them with his bandmates. The studio lineup consisted of Knopfler on lead guitar, John Illsley on bass, Alan Clark on keyboards, and Guy Fletcher who was new to the band playing a synth rig that consisted of a huge new Yamaha DX1, a couple of Roland keyboards, and a Synclavier. Terry Williams manned the drums, though the group added coveted session player Omar Hakim to rerecord some of the drum parts on Money for Nothing.

Apparently, the recording studio was very compact. Only 20 feet by 25 feet. But the sound of the room was supreme thanks to the Neve 8078 soundboard.