Sailing to Philadelphia (song)

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“Sailing to Philadelphia”
“Sailing to Philadelphia” cover
Single by Mark Knopfler
from the album Sailing to Philadelphia
Released February 26, 2001
Format 2 CDs
Genre Rock
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler singles chronology
"What It Is"
(2000)		 "Sailing to Philadelphia"
(2001)		 "Silvertown Blues"
(2001)

"Sailing to Philadelphia" is the second single from the album of the same name by Mark Knopfler. The song is duet between Knopfler and American singer James Taylor.

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[edit] About the song

The song is written in an autobiographical style, and is the story of Jeremiah Dixon and Charlie Mason, a "Geordie boy" and an astronomer, respectively, who sailed to America from the UK. Per the song, Dixon (Mark Knopfler) has predicted that there is the "land of opportunity" to the west, which Mason (James Taylor), the "stargazer" does not believe. Towards the end of the song, the lyics suggest that Dixon was correct.

[edit] Track listings

[edit] CD single

  1. "Sailing to Philadelphia" (edit)
  2. "Going Home" (live)

[edit] Maxi CD single

  1. "Sailing to Philadelphia" (edit)
  2. "Going Home" (live)
  3. "Baloney Again" (live)
  4. "El Macho" (live)

[edit] Sources

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