«Mark Knopfler hurt in crash». BBC News (på engelsk). 18. mars 2003. Besøkt 17. juni 2020. «The band is probably best known for its album Brothers in Arms, which sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.»
dw.com
«Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler at 70». DW.COM (på engelsk). 11. august 2019. Besøkt 17. juni 2020. «Mark's younger brother David left the band after the second album because he felt Mark was too dominant. The brothers never got in touch again.»
Doyle, Sady (18. januar 2011). «Dire Straits' homophobic faux-pas | Sady Doyle». The Guardian (på engelsk). ISSN0261-3077. Besøkt 18. juni 2020. «Money for Nothing – yes, that Money for Nothing; the song of inescapable refrain, haunted by the spectre of Sting wailing that he wants his, he wants his, he wants his M-T-veeeee – has been "banned" by the CSBC. Specifically, it's been "banned" because it repeats the word "faggot" three separate times.»
Michaels, Sean (17. januar 2011). «Dire Straits' Money for Nothing banned on Canadian radio». The Guardian (på engelsk). ISSN0261-3077. Besøkt 18. juni 2020. «Although it has become a rock'n'roll anthem, Money for Nothing contains three instances of the anti-gay slur "faggot". Last week, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) reviewed the song after receiving a complaint from a listener in Newfoundland. Its lyrics were found to be "unacceptable"»
Sullivan, Caroline (11. juni 2011). «Brothers in Arms popularises the CD». The Guardian (på engelsk). ISSN0261-3077. Besøkt 18. juni 2020. «Brothers in Arms, with its clean, precise production, was the perfect advert for CD – it was also the first album to be recorded entirely digitally – and it became the default demonstration disc used by shops to persuade customers to spring for a CD player.»
vancouversun.com
«Money for Nothing and Your Chicks for Free: Another Loss for Context and Subtlety». Vancouver Sun (på engelsk). 14. januar 2011. Besøkt 18. juni 2020. «Surprisingly, the Broadcast Standards Council did not pass any judgement on the sexist and racist lyrics emanating from the same young louts. “Your chicks for free” is their explicit endorsement of women who provide sexual services to rockstars, without any need for commitment or economic support. “Banging on the bongos like a chimpanzee” is their not so subtle racism.»
worldcat.org
Doyle, Sady (18. januar 2011). «Dire Straits' homophobic faux-pas | Sady Doyle». The Guardian (på engelsk). ISSN0261-3077. Besøkt 18. juni 2020. «Money for Nothing – yes, that Money for Nothing; the song of inescapable refrain, haunted by the spectre of Sting wailing that he wants his, he wants his, he wants his M-T-veeeee – has been "banned" by the CSBC. Specifically, it's been "banned" because it repeats the word "faggot" three separate times.»
Michaels, Sean (17. januar 2011). «Dire Straits' Money for Nothing banned on Canadian radio». The Guardian (på engelsk). ISSN0261-3077. Besøkt 18. juni 2020. «Although it has become a rock'n'roll anthem, Money for Nothing contains three instances of the anti-gay slur "faggot". Last week, the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) reviewed the song after receiving a complaint from a listener in Newfoundland. Its lyrics were found to be "unacceptable"»
Sullivan, Caroline (11. juni 2011). «Brothers in Arms popularises the CD». The Guardian (på engelsk). ISSN0261-3077. Besøkt 18. juni 2020. «Brothers in Arms, with its clean, precise production, was the perfect advert for CD – it was also the first album to be recorded entirely digitally – and it became the default demonstration disc used by shops to persuade customers to spring for a CD player.»
