History Music / BrothersInArms

* BitingTheHandHumor: "Money for Nothing" criticised MTV, while at the same time having a music video that got a lot of airplay on the channel.

* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Money for Nothing". This video is of special note as the first fully computer-animated music video. The animators later went on to found MainframeEntertainment[[note]]creators of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' and ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''[[/note]]. It also won the 1985 Grammy for Best Music Video (beating A-ha's "Take on Me" in an arguable AwardSnub). Their video for "Brothers in Arms" also had several animated scenes.

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* EpicRocking: "Money for Nothing" (8:26), "Why Worry" (8:31), "Brothers in Arms" (7:00), "Ride Across the River" (6:58), "Your Latest Trick" (6:33)

** "Money for Nothing" references the "I Want My MTV" advertising slogan at the start of the song.

* TakeThat: "Money for Nothing" criticised MTV.

This album was subject of an episode in the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' and is also the TropeNamer for MoneyForNothing. The album was listed at nr. #352 in ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].

** "Money For Nothing" references the "I Want My MTV" advertising slogan at the start of the song.

* SpecialGuest: Music/{{Sting}}, on "Money For Nothing".

* LyricalDissonance: In "Money for Nothing", the word "faggot" pops up a couple of times, and the narrator makes numerous other racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and just plain ignorant statements. Knopfler has repeatedly explained that the song was inspired by an unambitious dumbass he met in an electronics store who struck him as the epitome of everything that was wrong and reactionary about rock fans, so the song is written from his perspective - many of the lines in fact were verbatim quotes from things Knopfler heard him say ("that ain't workin'", "the little faggot with the earring and make-up", "we got to install microwave ovens...", and so on).

* WarIsHell: At least two songs. "Brothers In Arms" is about the tribulations of ordinary soldiers in combat. "The Man's Too Strong" is an extended MyGodWhatHaveIDone from a war criminal.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: "Money For Nothing" was inspired by the over-night sensation that was MTV. At the time of recording the channel was only four years old, but had already become an international mainstream success dictating the norms for the music industry for years to come.

''Brothers in Arms'' is the fifth studio album by Music/DireStraits, released in 1985. It became a massive million seller thanks to the title track, "Walk Of Life", "Your Latest Trick" and the song "Money For Nothing", which was noted for its criticism of MTV. It's one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and was one of the first to be released on CD.

# "Money For Nothing" (8:26)
# "Walk Of Life" (4:12)

# "Ride Across The River" (6:58)

# "Brothers In Arms" (7:00)

!! Money For Nothing, but your tropes for free:

* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Money For Nothing". This video is of special note as the first fully computer-animated music video. The animators later went on to found MainframeEntertainment[[note]]creators of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' and ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''[[/note]]. It also won the 1985 Grammy for Best Music Video (beating A-ha's "Take On Me" in an arguable AwardSnub). Their video for "Brothers In Arms" also had several animated scenes.
* BitingTheHandHumor: "Money For Nothing" criticised MTV, while at the same time having a music video that got a lot of airplay on the channel.
* CapitalismIsBad: "Money For Nothing", a criticism of the music industry, especially regarding MTV.
* EpicRocking: "Money For Nothing" (8:26), "Why Worry" (8:31), "Brothers In Arms" (7:00), "Ride Across The River" (6:58), "Your Latest Trick" (6:33)

* LowerClassLout: The protagonist of "Money For Nothing".

* LyricalDissonance: In "Money For Nothing", the word "faggot" pops up a couple of times, and the narrator makes numerous other racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and just plain ignorant statements. Knopfler has repeatedly explained that the song was inspired by an unambitious dumbass he met in an electronics store who struck him as the epitome of everything that was wrong and reactionary about rock fans, so the song is written from his perspective - many of the lines in fact were verbatim quotes from things Knopfler heard him say ("that ain't workin'", "the little faggot with the earring and make-up", "we got to install microwave ovens...", and so on).
* MoneyForNothing and MoneySong: TropeNamer.

** Crossing with SongOfSongTitles: The street musician in "Walk Of Life" plays oldies, including "I Got A Woman" , "What'd I Say" (Music/RayCharles), "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Music/GeneVincent), "Mack The Knife", "My Sweet Lovin' Woman".

* TakeThat: "Money For Nothing" criticised MTV.

* TimeMarchesOn: The "Money For Nothing" music video had some of the earliest CGI animation, which looks extremely primitive today, but it was considered ground-breaking in its original release.
* TitleTrack: "Brothers In Arms".

* TropeCodifier: ''Brothers'' was the first album to be specifically recorded and produced for the CD market - the CD version contained longer versions of several songs than the vinyl version and was the first album to sell more copies on CD than vinyl.

[[caption-width-right:300:''Brothers In Arms''.]]

* [[AbsenteeActor AbsenteeMusician]]: Terry Williams for most of the album, replaced by Omar Hakim.

** The street musician in "Walk Of Life" plays oldies, including "I Got A Woman" , "What'd I Say" (Music/RayCharles), "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Music/GeneVincent), "Mack The Knife", "My Sweet Lovin' Woman".

'''''Brothers In Arms''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/DireStraits, released in 1985. It became a massive million seller thanks to the title track, "Walk Of Life", "Your Latest Trick" and the song "Money For Nothing", which was noted for its criticism of MTV. It's one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and was one of the first to be released on CD.

This album was subject of an episode in the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' and is also the TropeNamer for MoneyForNothing. The album was listed at nr. #352 in Magazine/RollingStone's ''Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime''.

This album was subject of an episode in the TV documentary series ''Series/ClassicAlbums'' and is also the TropeNamer for MoneyForNothing.

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--> ''Bangin' on the bongoes like a chimpanzee''

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: "Money For Nothing" was inspired by the over-nite sensation that was MTV. At the time of recording the channel was only four years old, but had already become an international mainstream success dictating the norms for the music industry for years to come.

* TimeMarchesOn: The "Money For Nothing" music video had some of the earliest CGI animation, which looks extremely primitive today, but it was considered groundbreaking in its original release.

* AlbumTitleDrop: "Brothers In Arms".
--> ''Someday you'll return to your valleys and your farms''
--> ''And you'll no longer burn to be brothers in arms''

* EpicRocking: "Money For Nothing" (8:26), "Why Worry" (8:31), "Brothers In Arms" (7:00)

* LyricalDissonance: In "Money For Nothing", the word "faggot" pops up a couple of times, and the narrator makes numerous other racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and just plain ignorant and boorish statements. Knopfler has repeatedly explained that the song was inspired by an unambitious dumbass he met in an electronics store who struck him as the epitome of everything that was wrong and reactionary about rock fans, so the song is written from his perspective - many of the lines in fact were verbatim quotes from things Knopfler heard him say ("that ain't workin'", "the little faggot with the earring and make-up", "we got to install microwave ovens...", and so on).

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: "Money For Nothing" was inspired by the over-nite sensation that was MTV. At the time of recording the channel was only four years old, but had already become an international mainstream success dictating the norms for the music industry for years to come.
* TheRedStapler: The decision to place Mark Knopfler's National Style O resonator acoustic on the album cover resulted in a surge in demand for the guitars, leading to high prices which continue to this day.

# "So Far Away"
# "Money For Nothing"
# "Walk Of Life"
# "Your Latest Trick"
# "Why Worry"
# "Ride Across The River"
# "The Man's Too Strong"
# "One World"
# "Brothers In Arms"

* CapitalismIsBad: "Money For Nothing".
* EpicRocking: "Money For Nothing", "Why Worry", "Brothers In Arms".

* MoneyForNothing: TropeNamer.
* MoneySong: "Money For Nothing".

* ShoutOut: The street musician in "Walk Of Life" plays oldies, including "I Got A Woman" , "What'd I Say" (Music/RayCharles), "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Music/GeneVincent), "Mack The Knife", "My Sweet Lovin' Woman".

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The "Money For Nothing" music video had some of the earliest CGI animation, which looks extremely primitive today, but it was considered groundbreaking in its original release.

* MoneySong: "Money for Nothing".

* MoneySong: "Money Dor Nothing".

* WarIsHell: "Brothers In Arms".

* MoneySong: "Money for Nothing".

* ShoutOut: The street musician in "Walk Of Life" plays oldies, including "I Got A Woman" , "What'd I Say" (Music/RayCharles), "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (Music/GeneVincent), "Mack the Knife", "My Sweet Lovin' Woman".

'''''Brothers In Arms''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/DireStraits, released in 1985. It became a massive million seller thanks to the title track, ''Walk Of Life'', ''Your Latest Trick'' and the song ''Money For Nothing'', which was noted for its criticism of MTV. It's one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and was one of the first to be released on CD.

* AnimatedMusicVideo: "Money for Nothing". This video is of special note as the first fully computer-animated music video. The animators later went on to found MainframeEntertainment[[note]]creators of ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' and ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''[[/note]]. It also won the 1985 Grammy for Best Music Video (beating A-ha's "Take On Me" in an arguable AwardSnub). Their video for "Brothers In Arms" also had several animated scenes.

* EpicRocking: "Money For Nothing", "Why Worry", "Brothers in Arms".

* SpecialGuest: Music/{{Sting}}, on "Money for Nothing".

* AbsenteeMusician: Terry Williams for most of the album, replaced by Omar Hakim.

'''Brothers In Arms''' is a 1985 album by Music/DireStraits, which became a massive million seller thanks to the title track, ''Walk Of Life'', ''Your Latest Trick'' and the song ''Money For Nothing'', which was noted for its criticism of MTV. It's one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and was one of the first to be released on CD.

* BitingTheHandHumor: "Money For Nothing" criticized MTV, while at the same time having a music video that got a lot of airplay on the channel.
* CapitalismIsBad: "Money for Nothing".

* LowerClassLout: The protagonist of "Money for Nothing".
* LyricalDissonance: In "Money for Nothing", the word "faggot" pops up a couple of times, and the narrator makes numerous other racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and just plain ignorant and boorish statements. Knopfler has repeatedly explained that the song was inspired by an unambitious dumbass he met in an electronics store who struck him as the epitome of everything that was wrong and reactionary about rock fans, so the song is written from his perspective - many of the lines in fact were verbatim quotes from things Knopfler heard him say ("that ain't workin'", "the little faggot with the earring and make-up", "we got to install microwave ovens...", and so on).

* TakeThat: "Money For Nothing" criticized MTV.
* TechnologyMarchesOn: The "Money for Nothing" music video had some of the earliest CGI animation, which looks extremely primitive today, but it was considered groundbreaking in its original release.
* WarIsHell: ''Brothers In Arms''.