Dire Straits Was A British Rock Band From Newcastle United Kingdom Formed In 1977 By Mark Knopfler guitar And Vocals His Brother David Knopfler guitar John Illsley bass And Pick Withers drums And Subsequently Managed By Ed Bicknell. The Band Were Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2018. Dire Straits Emerged During The Post-Punk Era Of The Late '70s And While Their Sound Was Minimalistic And Stripped Down They Owed Little To Punk. Read More On Last.Fm
In "Heavy Fuel" Mark Knopfler Ironically Extols The Virtues Of Such Conventionally Frowned-Upon Vices As Cigarettes Hamburgers Scotch Lust Money And Violence. The Phrase "You Gotta Run On Heavy Fuel" Is From The Novel Money By Martin Amis On Which Knopfler Based His Lyric.