What inspired Brothers in Arms song?

Answer 1

This song is about the Falklands War, which was going on when Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler wrote the song. The Falklands War was a conflict between Argentina and England over islands off the coast of Argentina that each country claims rights to. The islands are British territories, but in 1982 Argentina tried to reclaim one of the islands. Britain reclaimed their territories, but lost 258 soldiers in the conflict.

Answer 2

Answer; NORTHERN ISLAND? Location and setting for the music and lyrics.

Question; Vietnam?

SECOND WOLRD WAR?

Can anyone answer this question for me?

What is the meaning of this song? Can anyone answer it?

(question by ID1577115507)

Well, I found many answers to this questions but no official answer. Here are the 2 most popular answers I found:

1. "This song is about the Falklands War, which was going on when Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler wrote the song. The Falklands War was a conflict between Argentina and England over islands off the coast of Argentina that each country claims rights to. The islands are British territories, but in 1982 Argentina tried to reclaim one of the islands. Britain reclaimed their territories, but lost 258 soldiers in the conflict."

2. "Not that it actually matters, but my understanding is that this song specifically refers to the Yom Kippur War. Knopfler is Jewish, although of Hungarian descent, and this song seems to speak to the hopelessness of war, and the struggle of Israel to find peace. The irony of the song asking the question, "Why do we make war with those we identify with the most, our Brothers in Arms?" "

If anyone knows of an official answer (I'd appreciate a real source, not "I heard") It would be nice!

(edited by eyig)

its a beautiful song....gradual and poetic....reflective...i think when he says "someday youll return ot your valleys and youre farms, he could be referencing your time on earth and your after life...or the villlages returning to the fields of destruction after the war... "fields of destruction....baptisms of fire".....soudsn like veietnam....but we live in different worlds.....then peaks....the moon riding high..hes leaving the earth ..every man has to die....but its written in the starlight...in a every line in your heart....poor fools to make war like brothers in arms...why why....destruction so much chaos..i didnt make it....you did....why so i have to leave now...suns gone to hell ...we have everything here but we live in distant galaxies.....not together..no love nothing but destruction...everything is leaving the moon....me....wow i think when he was writing this he was very emotional and a lit bit angry about the war....