Which Irish band's name is a play on a hit song by Dire Straits?
The Sultans of Ping FC The Sultans of Ping FC are an Irish band formed in 1988 by Niall O'Flaherty, Pat O'Connell, Paul Fennelly and Ger Lyons. The band's name is a play on the Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing", dating from a time when "it was sacrilege to say anything whatsoever funny or nasty about Dire Straits".
Iron Hand (song) "Iron Hand" is a song by the rock band Dire Straits released on their album "On Every Street" in 1991. The song also appeared on the compilation album "" in the same year of its release. It relates to the Battle of Orgreave during the UK miners' strike, with Mark Knopfler remarking on how the police charge on horseback into the crowd of striking miners had reminded him of the savagery of medieval times.