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Track: Wild West End
Artist: Dire Straits
Album: Dire Straits

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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 - Wild West End
Year: 1979
Genres: Rock
Styles: Blues Rock, Classic Rock

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LYRICS

Stepping out to Angellucci's for my coffee beans
Checking out the movies and the magazines
Waitress she watches me crossing from the Barocco Bar
I'm getting a pickup for my steel guitar
I saw you walking out Shaftesbury Avenue
Excuse me for talking I wanna marry you
This is the seventh heaven street to me
Don't be so proud
You're just another angel in the crowd
And I'm walking in he wild west end
Walking with your wild best friend

And my conductress on the number nineteen
She was a honey
Pink toenails and hands all dirty with money
Greasy hair easy smile
Made me feel nineteen for a while
Amd wI went down to Chinatown
In the backroom it's a man's world
All the money go down
Duck inside the doorway gotta duck to eat
Right now feels alright now
You and me we can't beat

And a gogo dancing girl yes I saw her
The deejay he say here's Mandy for ya
I feel alright to see her
But she's paid to do that stuff
She's dancing high I move on by
The close ups can get rough
When you're walking in the wild west end