Thus far my theme weeks have covered artists I consider among my very favorites — people such as Ben Folds, Fiona Apple, Elvis Costello, Billy Joel. And there are more artists along those lines who I can (and will) cover.

But this week I’m taking a little detour and featuring a group I don’t know much about and who show up only twice in my CD collection.

So how did Dire Straits earn this distinction? Well, I’ve heard several of their songs on the radio in recent weeks and every time I boost the volume and think “Ah, here’s a song I need to feature on the blog.” And after saying that for three or four different songs, I thought I might as well take a week and do it.

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