Iron Hand
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Iron Hand by Dire Straits
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Dire StraitsProduced by
Alan Clark & Mark KnopflerWrited by
Mark KnopflerAbout
This song was inspired by the attack on the striking miners –as a part of the UK Miners' strike in the 1980's– by the South Yorkshire police, popularly known as the Battle of Orgreave, likening the mounted policemen to Medieval knights.
(Of course there was infantry too, but the cavalry was used to...
Iron Hand Lyrics
With all the clarity of dream
The sky so blue, the grass so green
The rank and file and the navy blue
The deep and strong, the straight and true
The blue line they got the given sign
The belts and boots marched forward in time
The wood and the leather the club and shield
Swept like a wave across the battlefield
Now with all the clarity of dream
The blood so red, the grass so green
The gleam of spur on the chestnut flank
The cavalry did burst upon the ranks
Oh the iron will and the iron hand
In England's green and pleasant land
No music for the shameful scene
That night they said it had even shocked the queen
Well alas we've seen it all before
Knights in armour, days of yore
The same old fears and the same old crimes
We haven't changed since ancient times
Iron Hand Q&A
Who wrote Iron Hand's ?
Iron Hand was written by Mark Knopfler.
Who produced Iron Hand's ?
Iron Hand was produced by Alan Clark & Mark Knopfler.
When did Dire Straits release Iron Hand?
Dire Straits released Iron Hand on Tue Sep 10 1991.