“Communique” is the fourth track song from the first side of the second studio album by Dire Straits with the same name as the song. The duration of this song is 5 minutes and 48 seconds.
We can have characterized this song as a song with a cheerful style and melodic rhythm where the background guitars, drums, and keyboards come to the fore. This song is available for listening in a couple of different forms on a CD, an online version, a cassette, or classic vinyl.
Along with the complete album, the song “Communiqué” was recorded at Compass Point Studios in 1979 in Nassau, Bahamas. The album was produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. In addition to Mark Knopfler, the performers of this musical album were David Knopfler, David Withers, and John Illsley.
Otherwise, the name of this song is quite related to the great success and history of the band on and off the stage. Mark Knopfler has written this song as well as all the other songs from this album which achieved great success. Down below you can read some interesting facts about the “Communiqué” album and song.
After Dire Straits complete the recording sessions in 1979 they went on the “Communiqué Tour” from February to December 1979. They have played a total of 116 concerts in Europe and North America, and the finale was on December 21, 1979, in London.
Communiqué was the last album that the guitarist David Knopfler played on, which later he left the band in August 1980. This album was later certified gold in the United States, platinum in the UK, and double-platinum in France.
The performance of this song is so smooth and effortless. During the listening, you’ll have a chance to catch those relaxed vibes and deceiving simplicity, balanced with the bass, drums, and technical blues perfectionism of Dire Straits.
Lyrics
They wanna get a statement for Jesus’ sake
It’s like a talking to the wall
He’s incommunicado no comment to make
He’s saying nothing at all
But in the communiqué you know he’s gonna come clean
Think what he say,
Say what he means
Maybe on Monday, he got something to say
Maybe he could talk about the tricks of the trade
Maybe he could talk about himself
Maybe he could talk about the money that he made
Maybe he’d be saying something else
But in the communiqué you know he’s gonna come clean
Think what he say,
Say what he means
Maybe on Monday, he got something to say
And now the rumors are flying
Speculation rising
Say that he’s been trying someone else’s wife
Somebody at the airport
Somebody on the phone
Says he’s at the station and he’s coming on the noon
Then we get the story a serious breeze
And a photograph taken in the hall
You don’t have to worry with the previous release
Right now, he’s saying nothing at all
But in the communiqué you know he’s gonna come clean
Think what he say
Say what he means
Maybe on Monday, he got something to say
Communication
Communiqué
Communiqué
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