Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes are going toe to toe with none other than Beyoncé for the UK’s Number One Single.
This band was set up by Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler, comprising of household names including Sting, Joan Jett, Nile Rodgers, Ringo Starr, Brad Paisley, Buddy Guy, Pete Townshend, Bruce Springsteen and others.
The single is called ‘Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)’, and comes from Knopfler’s 1983 instrumental track.
It also featured in the film Local Hero starring Burt Lancaster, and Peter Riegert, which arrived that same year.
‘Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)’ was recorded in order to help raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust UK, and Teenage Cancer America.
Check out the single for yourself below.
Knopfler Thankful For Support
Last month, Mark Knopfler confirmed plans to release this charity single with a star studded line up of musicians.
Thankful for the support that this single has received, Mark Knopfler shared this press release.
“What I really want to do, more than anything else, is just to thank each and every one for this sterling response,” Knopfler said.
“I really had no idea that it was going to be like this. It hit [producer] Guy [Fletcher] and I quite early on that we had to extend this piece somehow, to take in the number of people who joined in”.
“Before I knew where I was, Pete Townshend had come into my studio armed with a guitar and an amp. And that first Pete power chord…man, I tell you. We were in that territory, and it was just fantastic,” Knopfler added.
“And it went on from there. Eric [Clapton] came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Then Jeff Beck’s contribution arrived and that was spellbinding. I think what we’’e had is an embarrassment of riches, really. The whole thing was a high point”.
The new recording of 'Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)', in aid of @TeenageCancer and @TeenCancerUSA, is out now. Thank you to all who contributed to the track, and to everyone supporting the project. Download the single here: https://t.co/TMWKOMy5Nz #MarkKnopflersGuitarHeroes pic.twitter.com/tm6ysXtDsF
— Mark Knopfler (@MarkKnopfler) March 15, 2024
Speaking of Teenage Cancer UK, The Who, long time supporters of the charity, were also joined on stage by Eddie Vedder as they performed their Teenage Cancer Trust Show in London this week.
More on that here.
