Song 83 - Walk of life by Dire Straits

I think there is nothing better than realising that as well as being your parents, you also share the same interest and I am very lucky that this incredible love of all types of music comes from having parents who loved music and although they weren't fans of us having TV in our rooms, listening to music was always encouraged, although I don't think they always liked our choice in music. Putting in Walk of life by Dire Straits makes me think I am putting dad's tunes into the jukebox, but unlike dad dancing, this is nothing to make you blush with embarrassment as my dad has always had an amazing taste and his own collection of music over the year has been borrowed and copied by me.

Walk of life came from Dire Straits' 1985 Brothers in arms album, which was the fifth album for the band and their most commercially successful album of their career. It spent a 10 weeks at the top of the UK album chart and is one of the most successfully selling albums of all time in the UK. Walk of life has been composed with a simple rock and roll rhythm with the guitars only using chord one, four and five and is instantly recognisable for the long introduction before the opening lyrics. Mark Knopfler, who is one of the greatest guitars the UK has seen, pulled memories of busking in tube stations and references to other famous songs in the lyrics.

This is a cracking tune for this time of year as one of the goals (or resolutions if you believe in punishing yourself) is to get fit and I think what sometimes makes goals happen is the idea that we have to some how punish ourselves in January due to the fun and partying we had in December. A more positive way to look at January goals is about having a long term goal for example, if I start walking more, I will get healthier and fitter and then one day I might be able to walk an incredibly long way for charity. Don't start 2016 with punishment, start it with praise and encouragement to keep going and following dreams; because to make a change in life can be hard, so start the change by making friends with yourself. I really don't like resolutions that make you miserable.

Anyway that's the lecture over with; here's the song
Walk of life by Dire Staits

Written by Mark Knopfler
Album: Brothers in arms
Released: 1985