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Track: Skateaway
Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Making Movies

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Name: Dire Straits
Spotify Genres: classic rock
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British rock band formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley and Pick Withers. The group first split up in 1988 but reformed in 1991 and then disbanded again in 1995. Full-time band members: [a=Mark Knopfler] – lead guitar, lead vocals (1977–1995) [a=John Illsley] – bass guitar, backing vocals (1977–1995) [a=Alan Clark] – keyboards (1980–1995) [a=Guy Fletcher] – synthesizer, backing vocals (1984–1995) [a=David Knopfler] – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1977–1980) [a=Pick Withers] – drums, percussion (1977–1982) [a=Terry Williams (3)] – drums (1982–1989) [a=Jack Sonni] – rhythm guitar (1985–1988) [a=Hal Lindes] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1980–1985) Touring/session members: [a=Joop de Korte] – percussion [a=Mel Collins] – saxophone [a=Tommy Mandel] – keyboards [a=Chris White] – saxophone [a=Chris Whitten] – drums, percussion [a=Phil Palmer] – guitar [a=Paul Franklin] – pedal steel guitar [a=Danny Cummings] – percussion

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Release: Dire Straits - Skateaway
Year: 1980
Genres: Rock
Styles: Soft Rock, Pop Rock

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LYRICS

I seen a girl on a one way corridor
stealing down a wrong way street
for all the world like an urban toreador
she had wheels on on her feet
well the cars do the usual dances
same old cruise and the kerbside crawl
but the rollergirl she's taking chances
they just love to see her take them all

no fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud

hallelujah here she comes queen rollerball
enchante what can I say don't care at all
you know she used to have to wait around
she used to be the lonely one
but now that she can skate around town
she's the only one

no fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud

she gets rock n roll a rock n roll station
and a rock n roll dream
she's making movies on location
she don't know what it means
but the music make her wanna be the story
and the story was whatever was the song what it was
rollergirl don't worry
d.j. play the movies all night long

she tortures taxi drivers just for fun
she like to read their lips
says toro toro taxi see ya tomorrow my son
I swear she let a big truck grease her hip
she got her own world in the city
you can't intrude on her
she got her own world in the city
cos the city's benn so rude to her

no fears alone at night she's sailing through the crowd
in her ears the phones are tight and the music's playing loud

she gets rock n roll a rock n roll station
and a rock n roll dream
she's making movies on location
she don't know what it means
but the music make her wanna be the story
and the story was whatever was the song what it was
rollergirl don't worry
d.j. play the movies all night long

come slippin and slidin
life's roller ball
slippin and a slidin
skateaway that's all
shala shalay hey hey skateaway
she's going sining shala shalay hey hey
skateaway