The Genius of Mark Knopfler and Local Hero
Hello hello silver bloggers, music lovers and Hello hivers!
One of my favourite days because it means a post on Hive will be written by me, and I get to hear other music that Hivers and Hiveians enjoy. Well for the select band that participate in ttt anyway!
And today will be a wee bit different!
We are going back to my Silver Chronicles post of a few weeks ago My Soundtrack for the 80s my favourite decade
Quite a self-explanatory title and it is my inspiration for the next few posts on ttt!
The year is now 1983 and this was the first entry for that year ...
📽 Local Hero – The ultimate "feel-good" Scottish film, filmed in Pennan and Morar. The village of Pennan and the red telephone box drew visitors from all over. I took Mrs T a couple of times there and it was like some of the fishing villages in the East Neuk that I like!
Yes it's a fluffing film and we are having three tunes from the soundtrack!
3 tunes from 1983 by Mark Knopfler.
It is Tuesday and that of course means that it's #ttt or #threetunetuesday and so it's time to share some tunes with you!
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The Genius - Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits.
For this week’s ttt, we are merging Glasgow, Newcastle and the North East of Scotland all through Knopfler.
The guy is a guitar legend a genius. Did you know he does not use a pick, he is left handed by plays the strings with his right hand. He is so unmistakable.
Not only is he the front man for Dire Straits he has scored some fluffing awesome films such as Local Hero.
He was born in Glasgow but moved to Newcastle when he was 7...
If you look at my lead image, those are the bridges over the river Tyne in Newcastle and yes I transplanted a red telephone box onto it, as anyone you watched the film will remember...
The last song is the real Newcastle connection as it is the anthem for The Magpies the wonderful Toon Army or Newcastle United!
Here are three incredible tunes Knopfler gave us in that unforgettable filmscore for Local Hero in 1983.
Tune 1 - Wild Theme
The acoustic, finger-picked soul of the entire film. It perfectly captures the tranquil, atmospheric beauty of the fictional village of Ferness and sets the emotional tone for the whole story.
Tune 2 - The Way It Always Starts
This is the only major vocal track on the album and features a guest appearance...
Did you guee who? Kudos if you did, but it is another Scottish legend in Gerry Rafferty.
Tune 3 - Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero
The ultimate soaring finale driven by Michael Brecker's legendary saxophone work.
This is one of Knopfler's most famous pieces of music and instantly recognisable.
This is the anthem I was talking about earlier and for decades, the players have run out onto the pitch at St James' Park to that very song in front of 50,000 roaring fans. I have seen and heard it live and it is right up there, but not as good as Tina Turner Simply The Best and Rangers running out at Ibrox!
So there you have it, 3 songs released in 1983 from the music score of the film Local Hero with my 80s Soundtrack post as the inspiration!
Which was your favourite tune? Or have you never heard of them?
Note: The 3 YouTube videos that I have shared are not owned by me, I am simply spreading great music on Hive.
I wish that you all have a brilliant happy fun and terrific Tuesday until we meet again enjoy your tunes 🎶🎵🎶
Thanks for visiting!
The images and ramblings are from me, with some assistance from gemini on the verbage and the lead image, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated.
@tengolotodo June 30th 2026
tune 3 , but private investigations als remains a favourite
Oh yes Private Investigations is a cracker!
I prefer the first and second albums :)
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