sultans of swing...

this song by Dire Straits was released in 1978 in their self titled album(their first album)...the song has one of the best guitar solos...Mark Knopfler(lead guitarist ,vocals) is one of the greatest guitarist of all time and this song is a stamp to that...the name is ironical in hearing..as the song is not in the genre of swing..and also the band Dire Straits doesn't play songs of that genre(how can they be sultans of swing)...the song is actually telling about a situation..in which the performance of some band catches the attention of some person..this band is the one which is called the Sultans of Swing..the song is rythmic though it has some really fast guitaring by Mark Knopfler..with striking slides..bends..pull offs being played in the guitar solo...this is a light song with its genre somewhere in between rock 'n' roll or swing...worth listening to lighten up your mood..