Dire Straits was launched with Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing". After the "Brothers in Arms" tour ended Mark Knopfler took a break from Dire Straits and during 1987 he concentrated on solo projects and film soundtracks. Dire Straits regrouped in 1988 for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert staged on 11 June 1988 at Wembley Stadium, in which they were the headline act. They were joined for their set by Eric Clapton who performed his hit "Wonderful Tonight" with the group and played rhythm guitar on the other songs performed by the band, while guitarist Jack Sonni was absent. Soon afterwards,
So Far Away (Dire Straits song) the B-side was "If I Had You", from Dire Straits' 1983 EP "ExtendedancEPlay". In Canada, a Limited Edition double Vinyl featuring the full length version of "So Far Away" was released, along with live renditions of "Going Home" and "Sultans of Swing", the instrumental section of "Why Worry" and a Mark Knopfler solo effort, "Fear and Hatred". One of the songs on Mark Knopfler's 2006 album, "Real Live Roadrunning", is a duet version of "So Far Away" with American country-folk singer Emmylou Harris. So Far Away (Dire Straits song) "So Far Away" is a 1985 rock song by Dire Straits.