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"Skateaway" is a 1980 rock song by Dire Straits, dealing with a female roller-skater breezing through busy city streets, while listening to a portable radio through her headphones. It appears on the band's 1980 album Making Movies. It was released as a single in 1980,[2] and in January 1981 peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100[3] and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] The song was accompanied by a video that was popular on MTV, featuring musician Jayzik Azikiwe (1958-2008) as Rollergirl. The daughter of Nigeria’s first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, she was credited as Jay Carly in the video directed by Lester Bookbinder.[5]
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| Single by Dire Straits | ||||
| from the album Making Movies | ||||
| B-side | "Solid Rock" | |||
| Released | December 1980 (US)
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| Recorded | 20 June – 25 August 1980 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 6:40 (album version) 4:43 (single version) | |||
| Label | Vertigo Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark Knopfler | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Knopfler, Jimmy Iovine | |||
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| "Skateaway" on YouTube | ||||
Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated "Skateaway" as Dire Straits' 7th best song, saying that it "sticks closer to a traditional rock-radio format" than the other songs on Making Movies.[6]
See also
- Video for 2014 song Gold by Chet Faker featured three female roller-skaters
References
- Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 227. ISBN 9780862415419.
- "Dire Straits – Skateaway". Discogs. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- "Skateaway | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- "Jayzik Azikiwe". Find a Grave.
- Gallucci, Michael (20 July 2013). "Top 10 Dire Straits Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
External links
- Skateaway Music Video on YouTube
- Jayzik Azikiwe (1958-2008)
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Skateaway (с англ. — «Укатывай») — песня британской рок-группы Dire Straits, написанная Марком Нопфлером и вошедшая в альбом Making Movies. Песня вышла синглом в 1980 году, а строчка из неё дала название всему альбому[1].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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