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
"Ride Across The River" First Appeared As The Sixth Track On The Band's 1985 Multi-Platinum Selling Album Brothers In Arms. It Is Very Different From The Band's Other Works With Latino-Style Beats And Flutes. The Lyrics Are About Wars Or The Same War Described By Two Opposing Views One Follows Guerrilla Members And The Other Follows Mercenary Warfare. At 6 Minutes And 58 Seconds "Ride Across The River" Is The Fourth Longest Song On The Album. The Song Opened The Second Side Of The Original LP. It Was Never Released As A Single. The Song Was Used In The Miami Vice Episode Knock Knock Who's There? And The Last Ship Episode El Toro.