{"id":79803,"date":"2023-05-22T02:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=79803"},"modified":"2023-05-21T09:31:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T13:31:04","slug":"dire-straits-sultans-of-swing-old-grey-whistle-test-16th-may-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/05\/22\/dire-straits-sultans-of-swing-old-grey-whistle-test-16th-may-1978\/","title":{"rendered":"Dire Straits &#8211; &#8220;Sultans Of Swing&#8221; (<em>Old Grey Whistle Test<\/em>, 16th May 1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/95ywPJ_8hV4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Dire Straits<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 21 Oct 2022<\/p>\n<p>Dire Straits performing &#8220;Sultans Of Swing&#8221; in their first ever TV performance live on BBC&#8217;s <em>The Old Grey Whistle Test<\/em> in May, 1978. This performance took place three days before the UK release of their debut single of the same name.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Footage licensed from BBC Studios Distribution. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>#direstraits<br \/>\n#sultansofswing<br \/>\n#markknopfler<br \/>\n#moneyfornothing<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-09-30-22-Dire-Straits-\u2013-Sultans-Of-Swing-Old-Grey-Whistle-Test-16th-May-1978-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-09-30-22-Dire-Straits-\u2013-Sultans-Of-Swing-Old-Grey-Whistle-Test-16th-May-1978-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-82253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-09-30-22-Dire-Straits-\u2013-Sultans-Of-Swing-Old-Grey-Whistle-Test-16th-May-1978-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-09-30-22-Dire-Straits-\u2013-Sultans-Of-Swing-Old-Grey-Whistle-Test-16th-May-1978-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-09-30-22-Dire-Straits-\u2013-Sultans-Of-Swing-Old-Grey-Whistle-Test-16th-May-1978-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-22-at-09-30-22-Dire-Straits-\u2013-Sultans-Of-Swing-Old-Grey-Whistle-Test-16th-May-1978-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dire Straits Published 21 Oct 2022 Dire Straits performing &#8220;Sultans Of Swing&#8221; in their first ever TV performance live on BBC&#8217;s The Old Grey Whistle Test in May, 1978. 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