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Dire Straits - Lady Writer (Official Music Video)

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The Official Music Video for Lady Writer. Taken from Dire Straits - Communiqué. Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992' is out now (UK/ROW). Out January 19th, 2024. (US). Order now: https://DireStraits.lnk.to/live78-92ID -- Listen to more music from Dire Straits here: https://direstraits.lnk.to/bestofplay Follow Dire Straits: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@direstraits Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/direstraitshq Twitter: https://twitter.com/markknopfler Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DireStraits Website & Newsletter: https://direstraits.com -- Lyrics: Lady Writer on the t.v. Talk about the Virgin Mary Reminded me of you Expectations left to come up to yeah Lady writer on the t.v. Yeah, she had another quality The way you used to look And I know you never read a book Just the way that her hair fell down around her face Then I recall my fall from grace Another time, another place Lady writer on the t.v. She had all the brains and the beauty The picture does not fit You talked to me when you felt like it Just the way that her hair fell down around her face Then I recall my fall from grace Another time, another place Yes and your rich old man You know he’d call her a dead ringer You got the same command Plus your mother was a jazz singer Just the way that her hair fell down around her face Then I recall my fall from grace Oh yeah, another time, another place Lady writer on the t.v. She knew all about a history You couldn’t hardly write your name I think I want you just the same as the Lady writer on the t.v. Talking about the Virgin Mary Yeah you know I’m talking about you and me And the lady writer on the t.v. Lady writer on the t.v. Talking about the Virgin Mary Yeah you know I’m talking about you and me And the lady writer on the t.v. #DireStraits #LadyWriter #Communiqué

About R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. R.E.M. was noted for Buck's arpeggiated "jangle" guitar playing; Stipe's distinctive vocal style, unique stage presence, and cryptic lyrics; Mills's countermelodic bass lines and backing vocals; and Berry's tight, economical drumming. In the early 1990s, other alternative rock acts suc...

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