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Saturday Night Classics: Once Upon a Time in the West
Today’s song comes from Dire Straits, the opening track of their second album, Communiqué. Once Upon a Time in the West is a fantastic tune, and I especially enjoy the lyrics, even though I don’t relate to anything in the song. I was, however, once run over by an actual UN peacekeeper.
Down to the Waterline was the first British song I heard, not an English one. That would be Hotel California one night on the outskirts of Phnom Penh in 1985, where Khmer Rouge guerrillas roamed the night. But that is a story for another time. I was introduced to Dire Straits in 1989, when my older brother returned from the Soviet Union with a tape of their debut album, Dire Straits. I adored the sound, even though I could not comprehend a word.