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Your Latest Trick

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Your Latest Trick was released on May 17, 1985 by Warner Records as a part of the album Brothers In Arms

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Mark Knopfler

Guitar

John Illsley

Bass

Omar Hakim

Drums

Alan Clark

Keyboards

Guy Fletcher

Keyboards

Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker

Saxophone

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Mark Knopfler

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mark Knopfler

Producer

Bruce Lampcov

Assistant Engineer

David Greenberg

David Greenberg

Assistant Engineer

Neil Dorfsman

Recording Engineer

Steve Jackson

Assistant Engineer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

All the late night bargains have been struck

Between the satin beaus and their belles

Prehistoric garbage trucks

Have the city to themselves

Echoes and roars of dinosaurs

They're all doing the monster mash

And most of the taxis, most of the whores

Are only taking calls for cash, mmm

[Chorus]

I don't know how it happened

It all took place so quick

But all I can do

Is hand it to you

And your latest trick

[Verse 2]

Well now, my door was standing open

Security was laid back and lax

But it was only my heart got-a broken

You must have had a pass key made out of wax

You played robbery with insolence

And I played the blues in twelve bars down on Lovers' Lane

And you never did have the intelligence to use

The twelve keys hanging off of my chain

[Chorus]

I don't know how it happened

It all took place so quick

But all I can do

Is hand it to you

And your latest trick

[Verse 3]

Well, now it's past last call for alcohol

Past recall has been here and gone

The landlord, he finally paid us all

The satin jazzmen have put away their horns

And we're standing outside of this wonderland

Looking so bereaved and so bereft

Like a Bowery bum when he finally understands

The bottle's empty and there's nothing left, mmm

[Chorus]

I don't know how it happened

It was faster than the eye could flick

But all I can do

Is hand it to you

And your latest trick

Written by: Mark Knopfler

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