Overplayed Classic Rock Songs I'm Not Sick of (Yet): Walk of Life (#1)

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I think I'm recovered from the trip to Nashville. This middle age thing isn't working on these overnight jaunts anymore. But I'm rested up now, thanks to a cold and dreary day made for napping, and ready to give you my favorite overplayed song that I've yet to get sick of. Here's the topper on the list. #1: Walk of Life - Dire Straits Poor John is having a fit. "What, no Eagles??" Nope. This gem tops the list of songs I have heard a thousand times and can hear another thousand or so. At least. My mom loved this song. How's that for an old codger? (The 86th anniversary of her birth is next week, so she was in her 50s when this song came out.) And, of course, I did too. I still do. The classic Dire Straits song about a street musician (well, in this case, a subway musician ["down in the tunnel, tryin' to make it pay"]) playing everything from Gene Vincent to Ray Charles ("'Be Bop a Lula,' baby, 'What'd I Say,' here comes Johnny singing 'I Got a Woman'" [also a Ray Charles song]) for the nickels and dimes people would throw in his guitar case is a true highlight from their mega album Brothers in Arms. It doesn't hurt that I love Mark Knopfler's melodic guitar playing, either. Oh yeah, that boy can play, too. Thanks for reading. Walk of Life Written by Mark Knopfler Recorded by Dire Straits From Brothers in Arms, 1985 After all the violence and double-talk: