“ Money For Nothing ” by Dire Straits is a birdcall remember for many thing : a dirty sweetener to plain things off ; background signal vocal music by Sting ; a cool , early - VR - flair video ; and the inevitableWeird Al takeoff . It was a successful single on Brothers in Arms , a successful record album that was one of the first major hits on those shiny , new - fangled thick discs .
A refresher course :
Dave Simpson atThe Guardianinterviewed two enquiry scientists at Philips who help develop the nascent tech in the late seventies , when vinyl and cassette were at a crossroads and it seemed that a standardized , digital option could really change the melodious landscape .
Their discussion of the technology ’s progression is bang-up — seriously , go have a read!—but there ’s also a fascinating tidbit about how Brothers in Arms came to be such a massive , record - set up blockbuster on this emerging format .
Says Jacques Heemskerk :
Indeed !
It would be interesting to see a lean of what other bands were moot for the push that would have doubtlessly changed their future . CouldFrankie extend to HollywoodorKatrina and the Waveshave transcended one - strike - wonder position with a major nudge from the marketing squad ? [ The Guardian ]
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