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Brothers In Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international bestseller. Of course, the success of Brothers In Arms was helped considerably by the clever computer-animated video for Money for Nothing and a sardonic attack by MTV. But what kept the record selling was Knopflers increased sense of pop songcraft Money For Nothing had an incredible guitar riff, Walk Of Life is a catchy uptempo boogie variation on Sultans of Swing, and the melodies of the bluesy So Far Away and downtempo Everly Brothers-style Why Worry were wistful and lovely. Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on the album.