the ragpicker's dream ^*

• mark knopfler'ın yeni albümü. 12 stüdyo ve ek olarak 5 tane de konser kaydı şarkıdan oluşuyor.
• www.amazon.co.uk ' den alınmış olan cd listesi de böyle:
  
  1. why aye man
  2. devil baby
  3. hill farmer's blues
  4. a place where we used to live
  5. quality shoe
  6. fare thee well northumberland
  7. marbletown
  8. you don't know you're born
  9. coyote
  10. the ragpicker's dream
  11. daddy's gone to knoxville
  12. old pigweed
  13. why aye man (live at shepherds bush empire)
  14. quality shoe (live at shepherds bush empire)
  15. sailing to philadelphia (live at massey hall, toronto)
  16. brothers in arms (live at massey hall, toronto)
  17. why aye man (live at shepherds bush (enhanced video))
• mark amcamin^* yeni saheseri, her albumuyle tarzini biraz degistirip biraz da gelistirmesi kendisine olan hayranligimi kat be kat arttiriyor. ozellikle you don't know you're born dinlenilesi bir sarkidir ama albumun tamami cok guzel orasi ayri.
• albume adini veren $arki ayni zamanda. 10 numarali track.
  
  when jack frost came for christmas with a brass monkey date
  the rail-king and the scarecrow hopped a florida freight
  and they blew on their paper cups and stared through the steam
  then they drank half a bottle of ragpicker's dream
  
  where the whiskey keeps following cold pitchers of beer
  me and my associate like the clientele here
  get the onions and the 'taters rib-eyes on the grill
  toothpicks and luckies and a coffee refill
  
  as the rail-king lay rocking he was leaving the ground
  then he was flying like santa claus over the town
  where he came to the window of a house by a stream
  it was a family christmas in the ragpicker's dream
  
  there were kids at the table all aglow in the light
  music in the wintertime sure carries at night
  there was turkey and gravy, pie and ice cream
  and gifts for each and everyone in the ragpicker's dream
  
  where the red-eye keeps tumbling in our glasses of beer
  me and my associate like the service in here
  there's a ten for your trouble you have beautiful hair
  make the last one two doubles it's a cold one out there
  where the scarecrow and the rail-king have started to dance
  but a nightstick and a billyclub won't give peace a chance here i
  i think they went thataways your song and dance team
  heading home for the holidays with the ragpicker's dream
  
  on his knees like a fighter the rail-riding king
  like a sack of potatoes like a bull in the ring
  where the scarecrow falls over with a tear in the seam
  home for the rover in the ragpicker's dream
  
  where the red-eye keeps tumbling like tears in our beer
  me and my associate like the ambience here
  where they cornered two castaways in a white flashlight beam
  merry christmas and happy days in the ragpicker's dream
• mark knopfler konusunda ayrım yapacak son kişiyim. velhasıl 1-4-5-10-11 i biraz daha dikkatli dinleyin.
  ayrı bir konsept album. golden heart veya sailing to philadelphia ile karşılaştırılmamalı. dire straits ile de haliyle.
  
  album kapağında çok samimi danseden fakir ama mutlu bir çift vardır. aşkın fotoğrafı işte o kapak bence.
• mark knopfler'in 2002'de cikan 3. solo albümü. ilk ikisi golden heart (1996) ve sailing to philadelphia (2000) idi...
• mark amca’nin en sevdigim solo albumu. konserlerinde bu albumden parcalara sikca yer verir.
  marbletown gibi bir sarki barindirir. canli performansi bambaskadir.
  a place where we used to live ile ninni dinlemis gibi olursunuz.
  why aye man calinca elinizde birden bir kadeh bira belirir. masalara cikip bagirasiniz gelir.
  
  hepsi tamam da, hill farmer blues diye bir sarki var, ayni speedway at nazareth gibi yukselen gerilimi ile kendine bagimli yapar. ancak onun aksine, zirveye cikinca biter.
  albumdeki hikayenin ozeti gibi. sinirlarini bilen, usul, orta sinif bir yakarisi duyarsiniz belli belirsiz.