Knopfler, Mark - Silvertown Blues Lyrics
On Silvertown way, the cranes stand high
Quiet and gray against the still of the sky
They won't quit and lay down though the action has died
They watch the new game in town on the Blackwall side
A new circle of cranes, a new reason to be here
A big silver dome rising up into the dawn
Above the church and the homes where all the silver is gone
If I'd a bucket of gold, what would I do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
A silver dawn steals over the docks
Men with no dreams around the fire in a drum
Scrap metal schemes rusted over and done
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
When you're standing on thin and dangerous ice
You can knock and walk in for citizens' advice
They'll tell you where you can turn, where you can go
There's nothing they can tell me I don't already know
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
Leave the story untold Silvertown blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
From the Canning Town train I saw a billboard high
There's a big silver plane rising up into the sky
I can make out the words seven flights every day
Says six of those birds are bound for JFK
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
Leave the story untold Silvertown blues
And I'm going down Silvertown, down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
Going down Silvertown, down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Knopfler, Mark - Hot Dog
- Knopfler, Mark - River Towns
- Knopfler, Mark - Basil
- Knopfler, Mark - Laughs And Jokes And Drinks And Smokes
- Knopfler, Mark - Follow The Ribbon
- Knopfler, Mark - River Of Grog
- Knopfler, Mark - Occupation Blues
- Knopfler, Mark - After The Beanstalk
- Knopfler, Mark - Today Is Okay
- Knopfler, Mark - Blood And Water
- Knopfler, Mark - Skydiver
- Knopfler, Mark - Mighty Man
- Knopfler, Mark - Broken Bones
- Knopfler, Mark - Heart Of Oak
- Knopfler, Mark - Terminal Of Tribute To
- Knopfler, Mark - My Heart Has Never Changed
- Knopfler, Mark - 38 Special
- Knopfler, Mark - Wherever I Go
Rand Lyrics
- Daniel Bedingfield - Honest Questions
- Daniel Bedingfield - Girlfriend
- Daniel Bedingfield - Without The Girl
- Daniel Bedingfield - Growing Up
- Daniel Bedingfield - Complicated
- Daniel Bedingfield - Wrap My Words Around You
- Daniel Bedingfield - All Your Attention
- Daniel Bedingfield - The Way
- Daniel Bedingfield - Sorry
Last Posts
Beyonce Shakes the Internet with Surprise Super Bowl Tease and New Music Release
Beyoncé once again set the digital world abuzz with her latest musical surprise. In an unforgettable move during the Super Bowl, a Verizon commercial served...
Watch Usher’s Full Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Performance Usher, Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Ludacris,
At the 2024 Super Bowl, Usher redefined the halftime show with a dazzling, career-highlight performance that will be remembered for years to come. Taking the...
Usher Unveils ‘Coming Home’: A Journey Through Sound and Soul in His Latest Album
Spanning three decades in the music industry, Usher has consistently mesmerized fans with his soulful tunes and magnetic performances. However, his most recent project, Coming...
Knopfler, Mark Silvertown Blues Comments
Graj Marek! 🎸🎸🎸🎸❤❤❤❤❤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🇵🇱
This is my all time favorite Mark Knopfler song, not Sultans.
Go through the entire Dire Straights discography, not even his solo stuff. You won't be so sure which song is your favorite, there's so many of them. Never heard In the Gallery?
Mark Knopfler uno dei piu'grandi chitarristi a livello mondiale i suoi pezzi capolavori assoluti
He has the Voice ❤️❤️ and matching ability to play the Guitar 🎸
Потрясающий ночной город,снято супер!
Что касаемо песни Марк никогда ни пишет плохих-это всегда содержательный материал.
Cada vez mais fã!!!!! Um dos maiores guitarristas da atualidade!!!!!!!
Supreme storyteller
It’s easy to be dazzled by the guitar and forget that MK is also a really great singer and storyteller. Until you hear a song like this.
He does so many songs all subtle like this.
There is an aura here. Visually and sonically, rare for both to manifest.
Very positive.
ahh memories... driving down a winter "silver" road with my dad! Great
i hate my hometown
There is nothing I don't like about Dire Straits. And I love that Mark Knopfler (who, lets face it, WAS Dire Straits) is still writing and performing as an old bloke. Love you to bits Mark ... from an old 70s rock chick. xx
Great Video by Mohsen. F - I think that you would get many more subscribers if the viewers knew that this is not the official music video - but one that you created. Great Work, Well done. ; )
Silvertown Blues And Rivertown best song ever made This guy Made so Many Great songs. His Music will live on forever God Bless you Mark Thankyou for the Music you have given the World
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
Unico nessuno come lui
Indo surf
This is the coolest video shot to my favorite song Silvertown Blues
Mark Knopfler's voice n music is so haunting, d best voice so far, d greatest ever ,be it his ex group or solo.lyrics ,music n sound is something one can't get over
Mark Knopfler's voice n music is so haunting, d best voice so far, d greatest ever ,be it his ex group or solo.lyrics ,music n sound is something one can't get over
MK talento indiscutível!!! MK AMOR PRA SEMPRE!!!❤❤❤🇧🇷
Sim Edith ele é especial.
Awesome !
On Silvertown Way, the cranes stand high
Quiet and gray against the still of the sky
They won't quit and lay down though the action has died
They watch the new game in town on the Blackwall side
From the poisonous drains a vision appears
New circle of cranes, a new reason to be here
A big silver dome rising up into the dawn
Above the church and the homes were all the silver is gone
If I'd a bucket of gold, what would I do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
A silver dawn steals over the docks
A truck with no weels up on cinderblocks
Men with no dreams around a fire in a drum
Scrap metal schemes are rusted over and done
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
When you're standing on thin and dangerous ice
You can knock and walk in for citizens' advice
They'll tell you the where you can turn, where you can go
There's nothing they can tell me I don't already know
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
From the Caning Town train I see a billboard high
There's a big silverplane raising up into the sky
And I can make out the words 'seven flights every day'
Says six of those birds are bound for JFK
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
Going down Silvertown
Down in Silverdown
Not only one of the greatest guitar players but his lyrics are on another lever they take you to places as all great adventures should do PURE GENIUS......TELEGRAPH ROAD......TUNNEL OF LOVE.....DOWN TO THE WATERLINE.....SKATEAWAY to name a few.
Cinematic qualities...Apocalyptic dawn...
magic:)
Great great . I really love it
Nice work by Knopfler.
Is this Sting who contributes vocals at the end?
I always liked Knopflers lyrics. Mostly seen as a guitar player his lyrics are not much appreciated by the audience.
"And I can make out the words 'seven flights every day'
Says six of those birds are bound for JFK."
Is this about Silvertown, London ?
Jonathan Reeves Yes
wow just wow
Haunting.used to load suger from silvertown when i went there would put this on wattsapp group.haunting and great
Pure gold❤️
The MASTER at play.
Had my interview for a first 'proper' job in Silvertown in 1989, 30 years ago. Lots of derelict buildings, some regeneration from the dockloads era, but mostly dated. I remember it like the back of my hand. I'm sure it's changed massively now, but, approaching 50 years old, I want to go back to that cloudy day in 1989! BTW, I got the job! It shaped the rest of my career. Don't ever write off an area just because it's going through a hard time.
Thanks for sharing your story, Stephen! Nothing beats that 80s nostalgic feeling.
Hi, what city is in this clip ?
This website fucking SUCKS. Instead of playing videos from Knopfler's official channel, they play Knopfler videos uploaded by sloppy third-parties, thus taking views away from Knopfler's official channel. I'm now forced to dislike this video, so it is never in any of my mixes again. YouTube is to blame.
I see this as a sequel to Telegraph Road. Amazing artist...
Doesn't this just build up beautifully .
What a bloody excellent song who is harmonising?
W hat a great song this is.
i think the two vocals work really well on this song
Só Jesus Cristo e o senhor
Mark Knopfler ha regalato dei successi musicali che hanno lasciato il segno, questo pezzo non è da meno, testo musica si fondono e ti conquistano ad ogni ascolto
IL CHITARRISTA PREFERITO DA DIO
düştüm, çıkamıyorum... kendimi kaybettim. kulağım ve kulağımın içinden vücuduma düzlemsel yayılan ferahlık hissi. mark knopfler gerçek bir gitar mucizesi. çok başka, bambaşka bir adam. iyi ki var. hep olsun, bize çalsın. hep çalsın.
excellent master!!!
Mark nopfler Un genio sin duda
I could listen to mark knopfler and john frusciante for the rest of my life on repeat and never get bored of them
Espetáculo no Meo Arena em Abril. Vibrei com os primeiros acordes deste magnifico tema!
I love this música. Grande Mark Knopfler .😎📼📼📼
which city is this?
Silvertown
Listen once, intrigued.
Listen twice, hooked 4-ever 😍
M A R K , A P H I L O S O P H E R .... A G R E A T O C E A N
It was so late and she’d be sleeping
He came through her home town
With the moonlight on the crossroads
And the green light shining down
And the bell at the railroad crossing
And the horn from far away
And his Silver Eagle passing
Half a mile from where she lay
At his feet a sea of faces
Make devotions with their love
Clap their hands and plead their cases
Call for blessings from above
Like the rolling waves forever massing
To crash and foam and creep away
And the Silver Eagle passing
Half a mile from where she lay
Road signs flow into the headlights
Whisper names and fall behind
He finds some honor in the darkness
Hopes for grace and peace of mind
And he thinks of how they’d lay together
He’d run his fingers through her hair
And he wonders if she’ll ever
Come to know that he was there
this combination 3:55
Uauuuuuuuuu
It's him and Steely Dan.
They don't make 'em like this anymore
Черт, я был уверен, что это комп. графика)
we love Mark Knopfler, 2019 Brasil- RJ
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻Um brasileiro com BOM gosto musical!!❤❤❤❤❤MK ❤❤❤
To jest muzyka która trafia do serca...
What a pity Mark Knopfler is not in the mainstream of music anymore, since we need more of this kind of music which was so common during the magical 80's.
On Silvertown way, the cranes stand high
Quiet and gray against the still of the sky
They won't quit and lay down though the action has died
They watch the new game in town on the Blackwall side
From the poisonous drains a vision appears
A new circle of cranes, a new reason to be here
A big silver dome rising up into the dawn
Above the church and the homes where all the silver is gone
If I'd a bucket of gold, what would I do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
A silver dawn steals over the docks
A truck with no wheels up on cinderblocks
Men with no dreams around the fire in a drum
Scrap metal schemes rusted over and done
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
When you're standing on thin and dangerous ice
You can knock and walk in for citizens' advice
They'll tell you where you can turn, where you can go
There's nothing they can tell me I don't already know
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
Leave the story untold Silvertown blues
And I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
From the Canning Town train I saw a billboard high
There's a big silver plane rising up into the sky
I can make out the words seven flights every day
Says six of those birds are bound for JFK
If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
Leave the story untold Silvertown blues
And I'm going down Silvertown, down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
Going down Silvertown, down in Silvertown
I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
Down in Silvertown
This is not good ,,, the song ends
а зачем рифы повторять?
Most of Mark's songs get me. This video of Silvertown Blues, (Silvertown, London, is just over the Thames from me, on the side where I was born, Poplar. I am a cockney.) Seen fantastic changes there in my lifetime. Love the slow ride around the town under moody dark skies
Cariño , mañana 25-4-2019 iré a verte al Palau de san Yordi aquì en BCN. I love you so , so mucho !!
L' un des plus grands compositeur de ce siècle. A classer avec les Leiber/Stoller , Dylan et Lennon/ Mac Cartney.
The intro almost sounds like it's going to break into ABBA's Gimme Gimme Gimme....
In my opinion, Mark Knopfler is one of the greatest guitarists of all time...
He is the greatest of all time
and legendary song writer also ...
Yes, indeed he is!
And the best vocalist ever!
Unbelievable how some one could come up with video like this??GENIUS!!
great job!!!
Legend 🙏
One of the best songs ever written in the history of music.
I love it, the voice and also the video
شكون حاصل هنا من المغرب
Génial. Fantastique.En avance sur son temps.
THX Mark.... I knew you and your past with Dire Straits and solo part... Your first album was my favorite Album ever on cd… I think you stamped my love and direction in music… I wish you and your Friends all the best....
❤💙💚💛💜💟
Re the advert: screw Dyson and all his works. I will never use anything made by this Brexiter. He has wrecked his country and I want nothing to do with him.
The fkin best Ever!!!
good job on the video
łapki w górę dla niego kto go lubi ja tak
Beautiful video and even better song.
Silver ☘️
Great Song and a very good Video ...
The best , l like also Chris Réa , The Shadows ,Éric Clapton, Santana,, .?...
Who is singing with Mark ?
That guitar after the billboards high is killer!!!! Mark Knopfler is genius. Love you forever Knopfler!
god god mark
What is name of city from clip??
Ariake Tókio
@Sueli Yumie Chibana thank you
trop cool
👏👏👏👏 que voz! Que música! Que tudo! Que nos surpreende, nos facina e a gente quer sempre escutar mais... este cantor é demaissss!👏👏👏
Супер
So quitessentially Mark K/Dire Straits. Brilliant is an understatement
¿The city of the video is London? Great video and song to.
il più. Grande. Chitarrista. Di. Tutti. i. Tempi
Linda música
Whats 2 say!!! A MASTER at work . Timeless quality . A great LEGEND . Chapeau SIR MARK !
AWESOME SONG & VIDEO!
Karim merci
Gracias, knopfler por habernos dado tantas canciones bonitas y por supuesto lo mejor , tus toques de guitarra
So true!
The very essence of music. Thank you Mark! / Thomas
He is the Master