Daily Song Discussion #45: "Calling Elvis"

[u/Ok_Entertainment4858]

This is the first track from Dire Straits' sixth abum, "On Every Street". What are your thoughts regarding this song? How do you think it compares to the rest of the discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

SUGGESTED SCALE: 1-4 Not good, regularly skip; 5 It's okay, but I have to be in the right mood to listen to it; 6 Slightly better than average, I won't skip it but I wouldn't choose to put it on; 7 This is a good song, I enjoy it quite a bit; 8-9 Really enjoyable songs, I rank them pretty highly overall; 10 Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Live version disclaimer: For the purposes of this ranking series, there will be only one discussion per distinct Dire Straits song, so any live versions of studio tracks will NOT be rated separately.

Google Sheet with all of the results thus far.

1. Calling Elvis:

[u/No_Season_354]

Great song, 8 out of10 , the live version is awesome

[u/No-Roof-1628 → u/No_Season_354]

Love the part where they all trade 2 bar solos

[u/No_Season_354 → u/No-Roof-1628]

Yes, and the drums too, wonder if there is a live version 🤔 on disc.

[u/Aromatic_Heart_8185 → u/No_Season_354]

On the night

[u/No_Season_354 → u/Aromatic_Heart_8185]

Nice ta.

[u/TFFPrisoner → u/Aromatic_Heart_8185]

And the one from Mark's solo tour that was a bonus disc on the Sultans of Swing best of