Lady Writer
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| "Lady Writer" | ||
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| Single by Dire Straits | ||
| from the album Communiqué | ||
| Released | 1979 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 03:45 | |
| Label | Vertigo | |
| Writer(s) | Mark Knopfler | |
| Dire Straits singles chronology | ||
| "Sultans of Swing" (1979) |
"Lady Writer" (1979) |
"Romeo and Juliet" (1981) |
"Lady Writer" is a 1979 rock song by Dire Straits. It appears on the band's second album Communiqué. When asked what the song is about, Knopfler said that he was watching TV one day, and there was a lady writer on the TV, and that's basically where the idea for the song came from. Because the song says the writer is "talking about the Virgin Mary", some have theorized that the writer in question is Marina Warner, a view shared by Warner herself.[1] Apart from the text, the song is quite similar to "Sultans of Swing" - especially Pick Withers' drums and Knopfler's solo.
| Dire Straits |
| Mark Knopfler
John Illsley | Alan Clark | Guy Fletcher | David Knopfler | Pick Withers | Hal Lindes | Terry Williams | Jack Sonni |
| Discography |
| Albums and extended plays: Dire Straits | Communiqué | Making Movies | Love over Gold | ExtendedancEPlay | Alchemy | Brothers in Arms | On Every Street | On the Night | Encores | Live at the BBC | Money for Nothing | Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations |
| Hit Singles: Sultans of Swing | Lady Writer | Romeo and Juliet | Skateaway | Private Investigations | Twisting by the Pool | So Far Away | Money for Nothing | Brothers in Arms | Walk of Life | Your Latest Trick | Calling Elvis | Heavy Fuel | |
