So wherefore art all the songwriters willing to take the characters of William Shakespeare and adapt them into the rock and roll idiom? Well, it’s obvious why some would be reluctant to try it. Willy ...

As part of their #SoundcheckSongs series, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real recently shared their take on Dire Straits’ Making Movies cut, “Romeo and Juliet.” “When we’re on the road we use ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. From reader Jody H.: I submit the “Romeo and Juliet” cover by the Indigo ...

This ‘mockney’ love song was the third chart-entry for Dire Straits back in 1981. It achieved the same chart position of number 8 as their first hit Sultans Of Swing had done. However it was only ...