Dire Straits - Twisting By The Pool

I like so much this song but I am young and many of my friends don't like it

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I think i met Mark Knopfler in Benidorm in the early 80"s. He and other band members took me and my pal go-karting. i remember it as clear as day. I think he was writing twisting by the pool. He was a great guy and those days on holiday are in my memory for ever. (plus a holiday romance with a gorgeous Geordy gal ha ha. I did not know who he was at the time, think he liked that. I listened to the straits in the 90"s went out and bought alchemy. They have been my favourite band ever since. I went to see (my mate Mark) at Birmingham Arena, it was great.Also he made a funny remark about drinking only tea these days. ha ha. I am sure but not certain he was the guy i became friends with in the Brum pub in Benidorm. I may never learn for sure. AMAZING music. Thank you.

Maybe in ur dream this happened cause damn

Great times. 👍

When I was in high school, I took jazz ballet for sport. We were supposed to learn a dance routine to this song, but I was too shy to learn it properly, which was when I realized I was too shy for jazz ballet generally. Jazz ballet was soon replaced by aerobics, which was a much more practical choice.

Green day's Fell for you sounds like this .

This was when Dire straits sold their selfs out for MTV money and fame, this is a load of crap compared to their early stuff.

Mathieu van der Poel!

A cross between Cliff and the Shadows, and the Beach Boys! A bit different to "Private Investigations", eh?

Before all the virtual reality rubbish , water girls and diving all for real . Awesome

Reminds me of the 1.5 years at the _Department Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery_ of my _University Hospital,_ the University where I once had studied. By that time *_"mi jefe"_* was *_Professor Raymund E. Horch M.D,_*__, and he loved, _Dire Straits,_ especially their *_"Twisting by the Pool"*_* very much, so we had the only operating room with music.By now that's some 25 years ago but I still remember nearly every moment 'cause operating does be pretty much better!So, when I finally became _Assistant Medical Director of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery_ firstly I introduced music during surgery in my new hospital, and the Head of our Department, *Professor Eckhard Palme M.D.* liked it very much 'cause he expected innovations when hired me, by then I was a relatively young specialist of orthopedic and trauma surgery---only two years after my specialist exam.Guess you all will be able to know the songs from our ghetto blaster, won't you? *;-)*

Rockabilly

Great song

Nothing like female feet to make me feel alive!

This song is obviously a joke by Dire Straits...its parodying shite songs because lets face it, it IS a shite song

Youth is beautiful.

Para todas/os mis compañeras/os con los que he trabajado en la piscina de la urbanización Coto del Cardiel en Viana de Cega(Valladolid) durante tantísimos años.Compañeras/os de portería,socorristas,personal del restaurante/bar por tantos años trabajando con la caló y siempre hacerlo lo mejor posible e intentándolo con el mejor humor.Sobretodo para las/los de este último año: Mi compi en la puerta Susana,Rocío/Javi y todo el equpazo de cameraras y el bueno de Oscar. También a Javi de mantenimientoy antes su padre Paco por tantísimos años aguantándome con una sorisa y sobretodo a Chuchi que me dió trabajo durante taaaaaaaaaaaantos veranos.Gracias y Abrazos para todas/os!!! Cheers and Life On !!!

Great Mark

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Does this make everyone else want to get up and dance?

A terrific Song and greatly underrated.

This is THE definitive statement when it comes to 'twist' music: catchy, bouncy, high-spirited, and actually clean good fun

Twistin’ by the poooo

Terry Williams awesome drum sound! Also love the shots of John and Hal together at the mic, seems they had a lot of fun shooting this video. Must be because of all the ladies :D

Muito bom. Gosto demais de Dire Straits.

Surprised these girls could hold their breath for a good amount of seconds as while underwater they were watching the band play and being silly in the camera.

Mark Knopfler wrote this song with showaddywaddy in mind to record it but they never did its said that he was a big fan (and who can blame him for that)

Women's feet is the only reason to live!!!

Listen to " put on your dancing shoes " cliff richard !! This must have been inspired by that song !!

I discovered this song back in 2002 when I was 10 years old, this song was the intro of a local cable TV show called "Tendencias y Diseño" (Trends & Design in Spanish) and 10 years later I was watching Vh1 and this song started to play and I was like "That's the song from Trends & Design!!!" An absolute classic for me.

In about 1987 I learned how to dance to twisting by the pool. I was about 4 years old and my parents taught me some stupid dance where you twist your hips. In 1991 I was 8 years old and a dance competition was spontaneously announced at the disco. The song was "Twisting by the Pool". I was sure I'd win, but I lost to a girl named Allie. I don't even know if I would've been second. I still claim gender bias by the judges.

Jack Ward u was robbed jack lol

Twistin' by the Poo

Shibe oi tudo bem

Cool. Id rather listen to this than brothers in arms. Anything by dire straits but brothers in arms.

fuck DS with that bald boring singer!

I love this song. Summer song.

this solo should be the Spongebob theme

Who's the manic guy on the keyboards?

It is nice song like most from Knophler, he is my favorite guitarist and he never tried to be fancy or "spiritual" or anything, just played from the soul, this song is little bit parody on commercial radio pop songs, he wanted to do parody and it really became hit pop song, I heard this song so often on radio in my teens, not many notice it is parody song, his guitar is supreme like always and specially like his solo, beautiful harmonies. Oh, as teenager I simply loved watching those ladies beautiful legs, made me feel high ;)

It may not be their GREATEST, but it's catchy, which is what a lot of people like. BTW, being Jewish or not has nothing to do with great musicianship.

Oh yes, Synchronised swimming, the sport you have when you're not actually doing fuck all, a lot like cheer leading ( the pseudo event, where you actually spur on men to win and not yourself). I never understood why any woman would do this, you never see men form cheer-leading squads for woman's basketball. If you're going to make up a sport for women, do something that doesn't reduce you to a sum of parts. It's like making the "cat walk" an Olympic event. Requires no brains or skill, just some stupid Doris willing and able to hold her breath or able to hoist her leg over her head. Women are strong, so do something that highlights it and not this namby pamby crap.

..............How to spell GREAT..............Dire Straits..............

Dance to the Eurobeat

*bumblebee*

one of the best..

35 years ago

A Atual Prefeitura Caraguatatuba SP ganha assim. Militando todos que nadam nas praias, revertendo para o DERSA e o DETRAN, nem seriam precisos feriados...

We're going on a holiday now Gonna take a villa, a small chaletOn the Costa del Magnifico Where the cost of living is so lowYeah, we're gonna be so neat Dance to the Eurobeat Yeah, we're gonna be so cool Twisting by the poolSitting in a small cafe now Swing, swing, swinging to the cabaret You want to see a movie, take in a show now Meet new people at the disco Yeah, we're gonna be so neat Dance to the Eurobeat Yeah, we're gonna be so cool Twisting by the poolAnd we can still get information Reading all about inflation And you're never gonna be out of reach There's a call-box on the beach Mmm, you're gonna look so cute Sunglasses and a bathing suitBe the baby of my dreams Like the ladies in the magazines Yeah, we're gonna be so neat Dance to the Eurobeat Yeah, we're gonna be so cool Twisting by the pool

This sounds like Dire Straits are sending up The Beach Boys.

Michael McNulty Inspired by the Beach Boys.

Or even the Shadows.

It's some 60s sound, due to the Fender Stratocaster. To me it sounds like some Bddy Holly chords

I hate this song but at the same time, i love it

Gabriela Leal me too hahahaha

Gabriela Leal i dont hate it. I think its one of the best ones theyve done.

Tina Jane Oxnam. Is a song for a disco

fantastic song

I remember working in a depressing Factory in the early 80's and tunes like this just about getting me through the day listening on the Radio!.

Know that experience,but more parts of the first half of the 90s for me. The last one in early 1995 was the worst,a real dive,before I escaped into someting better.

@Ralph Jackson I work in a place like that now and we're not allowed a radio you were lucky lol

pissing or fisting by the pool!

Can't be.Mark Knopfler using pick in his own song??

Fisting by the pool!

DoomDodgers 😂😂😂😂😂😂

DoomDodgers doom!!

This made me unexpectedly laugh

I was have to dance this in disco, 1983. And I got my price in the night. Now I am clumsy old man. Well, memories are something we have. :)

good swing.

hilariously bad

Top of the Pops 1983 brought me here

I wish this song would never end

Zen Juddhism .. I really love Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits ..but man, you have a problem...Go to a disco insted xD

A catchy number.

WTF? Mark Knopfler Using a PICK?

summer, ice cream, pool, holidays!

Lipstick and ice cream, yuk!

so what if they are dead😀😁😂

go poop your pants, fuck you

so what,

twisting by the pool😀😁😂🎧🎵🎼🎶📻🔇🔉🔊📯

I like this song😀😁😂😃

Happy birthday Mark ❤ we love you

The guitar solo on this track is very Shadows like.

Stu Pidity he was a big Shadows fan.

...and the guitar is like the one Hank plays.

Yeah, the singing too, it's "On the Beach" from 1964. "There's a call box on the beach, on the beach....."Make that "They've got WiFi on the beach..." and it'll be up to date.

Adel Houdrouge : Love Dire Straits since the 80 '...

Exellent

Ben bu Müziği. Sevdim

Ben Bu müziği

Lets get twisting in my pool !!!!!

top song

i love you dire straits

did anyone noticed that he missed a tone on solo (1:48 - 1:50)

he didnt miss anything

+richard coburn listen 1:40 - 1:50

it supposed to sound like that

all good vic

Love this video. Ladies are great and the song is infectious.

Wanna twist by the pool while listening this song !

Can´t help it.

simply awesome they are

fantastic group always will be.

Yeah, in 1983, our Band D.S.,  were in Dire Straits, had to sell Commercial singles to Finance their Quality real Music.(dire straits, i.e. Serious Trouble)

I've read their name Dire Straits back in '77 or '78 was for that reason i.e. them wanting to earn a living and they weren't there yet!

Just think - everyone in this video is dead now.

@Harold-Sweat-Head that's very wrong mister. How old you think this song actually is??

Guys, Harold has terminally ill with advanced stage bowel cancer. He's worried about his imminent death and he's commenting on the internet, projecting a little, to reach out.

No they not!!

is he holding a pick?

#no, very rarely does he use one

@Guy Normas i know its just the first time ive seen him

Zhrhzkdu od si kyrehsh

He uses it when plying rithmic tracks. Notice he also holds one in Tunnel Of Love (Obviously not when soloing).

He used to tape a bunch of picks to the microphone stand so be could chug 'em when it came to the solo

Örülök, hogy megtaláltál, egyszer láttam mosolyod. Mire észbe kaptam eltűntél. Veled együtt megtaláltam kedves munkatársamat, kedvenc együttest. Köszönöm mindkettőtöknek.

  pasan   los  años   y  esta  musica  nunca    nunca    pasara  de  moda,,,,,,,saludos     de   chimbote,,

This song sounds very much like those sung by the 'Teeny-bop' idols of the era between Elvis entering the army and the coming of the Beatles...  ...these were artists such as Fabian, Rick Nelson and Billy Fury [all of whom resembled Elvis to some degree!]

The worse song this otherwise outstanding band have ever recorded. Period.

+Louise G well it's a matter of taste, for me it's the best song ;)

PsychoJohn yes, it's a matter of taste. I respect you for your choice, but I think this is a song from a manufactured pop band.

Frank O'Brien Funny I don't care much for Walk of Life either!

How the fuck does this post make any sense????. and 15 people gave it a thumbs up?

Wtf are you on

aja  q bien.

A song that is really impossible to resist. 

fitless Like my ass

@Slasher Trash 🙄🙄

Green day used a part of this song in the song Fell for you !!

Love this band

The Vaccines kinda sound like this.

qué recuerdos ochenteros ...

Els 60s i 80s els millors

What a shame so many 'retards' put childish comments, why listen to songs in the first place!

Twisted pile of poo!

i can never un-hear that

Catchy song when you are driving ^^

* diving

me gusta escuchar musica clsica suena mejor

can't help hearing "twisted by the poop"

Wah!?!? It's one of my favorites.