Dire Straits
/ˌdaɪə ˈstreɪts/
/ˌdaɪər ˈstreɪts/
- a British pop group formed in 1977. Their best-known albums were Dire Straits (1978) and Brothers in Arms (1985), which was the most successful album of all time in Britain and sold more than 25 million copies worldwide.
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