Tunnel of Love
~ Song
Annotation
The intro to this song is an extract from The Carousel Waltz by Richard Rodgers. The CD booklet also credits Oscar Hammerstein II, but the extract is music only. Hammerstein wrote the lyrics, so that credit is an error.
Annotation last modified on 2011-08-10 23:10 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Mark Knopfler |
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| additional composer: | Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) Richard Rodgers (composer) |
| publisher: | Chappell Music Ltd. Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980) |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/131673 [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q1084026 [info] |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| recordings | ||||
| 1981-07-01 | Tunnel of Love, Part 1 (live, 1981-07-01: Torino, Italy) | live and partial | Dire Straits | 9:48 |
| 1981-07-01 | Tunnel of Love, Part 2 (live, 1981-07-01: Torino, Italy) | live and partial | Dire Straits | 3:04 |
| 1981-07-05 | Tunnel of Love I (live, 1981-07-05: X Rekords, Brussels, Belgium) | live and partial | Dire Straits | 2:38 |
| 1981-07-05 | Tunnel of Love II (live, 1981-07-05: X Rekords, Brussels, Belgium) | live and partial | Dire Straits | 9:43 |
| 1983-07-23 | Tunnel of Love (Alchemy Live: 23rd July 1983, Hammersmith Odeon, London) | live | Dire Straits | 10:41 |
| 1983-07 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1983-07: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK; shortened intro) | live | Dire Straits | 13:55 |
| 1983-07 | Tunnel of Love (intro: The Carousel Waltz) (live, 1983-07: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK) | live | Dire Straits | 14:23 |
| 1985-07-10 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1985-07-10: Wembley Arena, London, UK) | live | Dire Straits | ?:?? |
| 1985-08-05 | Tunnel of Love (1985-08-05: “American Tour 1985”, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA) | live | Dire Straits | 17:36 |
| 1985-08-16 | Tunnel of Love (1985-08-16: “Secrets in the Closet”, Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX, USA) | live | Dire Straits | 15:59 |
| 1985-08-17 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1985-08-17: Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston, Texas, US) | live | Dire Straits | 7:52 |
| 1985-08-17 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1985-08-17: Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston, TX, US) | live | Dire Straits | 10:03 |
| 1985-12-19 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1985-12-19: Hammersmith Odeon, Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, UK) | live | Dire Straits | 20:29 |
| 1986-04-26 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1986-04-26: Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia) | live | Dire Straits | ?:?? |
| 1986-04-26 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1986-04-26: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia) | live | Dire Straits | 11:24 |
| 1986-04-26 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1986-04-26: Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) | live | Dire Straits | 11:10 |
| 1991-08-27 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1991-08-27: The Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland) | live | Dire Straits | 14:50 |
| 1991-09-19 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1991-09-19: Wembley Arena, London, UK) | live | Dire Straits | 15:31 |
| 1992 | Tunnel of Love (live, 1992-04/05: Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, FR, Arènes de Nîmes, FR or Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, NL) | live | Dire Straits | 15:39 |
| Tunnel of Love | Dire Straits | ?:?? | ||
| Tunnel of Love | cover | Trevor Sewell | ?:?? | |
| Tunnel of Love | cover | Show of Hands | 6:52 | |
| Tunnel of Love | Dire Straits | 8:07 | ||
| Tunnel of Love | live | Dire Straits | 14:45 | |
| Tunnel of Love | cover and instrumental | Lex Vandyke | 6:50 | |
| Tunnel of Love | Dire Straits | 14:32 | ||
| Tunnel of Love | cover and live | IsOokSchitterend | 8:03 | |
| Tunnel of Love (live, 1980-11-16: Boston, MA, USA) | live | Dire Straits | 13:40 | |
| Tunnel of Love (Dolby Atmos mix) | Dire Straits | 8:12 | ||
| Tunnel of Love | cover | The BB Band | 8:03 | |
| Tunnel of Love (live, 1983: Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK) | live | Dire Straits | 10:58 | |
| Tunnel of Love | live | Dire Straits | 11:51 | |
| Tunnel of Love | cover | Studio 99 | 7:24 | |
| Tunnel of Love | cover and instrumental | London Twilight Orchestra | 7:14 | |
| Tunnel of Love (live, 1981-01-31: BBC Studios, London, UK) | live | Dire Straits | 11:56 | |
| Tunnel of Love (live TV performance) | live | Dire Straits | 8:53 | |
| Tunnel of Love (live, 1981-06-27: Stadio Comunale, San Remo, Italy) | live | Dire Straits | 12:46 | |
| Tunnel of Love (live, 1981-07-05: Torhout Festival, Werchter, Belgium) | live | Dire Straits | 12:17 | |
| Tunnel of Love (live) | live | Dire Straits | 11:18 | |
| Tunnel of Love | Dire Straits | 8:11 | ||
| Tunnel of Love (live, 1985: USA) | live | Dire Straits | 14:54 | |
| Tunnel of Love (Houston, TX, 1985 World Tour) | live | Dire Straits | 10:03 | |
| Tunnel of Love (live) | live | Dire Straits | 13:57 | |
| Tunnel of love (playback) (bonus track) | live | Dire Straits | ?:?? | |