2. "Tunnel of Love", the opening track on Dire Strait's 1980 album "Making Movies", begins with a musical introduction from which Rogers & Hammerstein 1945 musical that compliments the title nicely?
From Quiz Classic Album Review: "Making Movies"
Answer:
Carousel
The song opens with Roy Bittan's subtle tinkling of a few bars of "The Carousel Waltz" before his descending arpeggio introduces us to the song proper. From this point forward John Illsley and Pick Withers start building a wall of sound while Mark Knopfler fires response licks from his guitar in between a tumbling tale that tells of two "victims of the night", both "perfect strangers" and unspoken sex. And as the lovers part and the singer realises that he needs to leave the moment alone, Knopfler cleverly lets the sound descend to a moment's silence... a chance to let the listener soak it all in. You almost picture the carnival lights going dim before a single Knopfler note breaks the quiet... then come two and, with a gentle caress, he begins to build that sound into a two minute outro that cascades into a waterfall of emotional notes which spell out heartbreak and joy in a single beat until, finally, the masterstroke arrives as Bittan's piano brings in a conclusion that delivers the message that we had just borne witness to something more beautiful than a mere one-night stand.
Footnotes:
1. The link aspired to in the question was that both the Carousel and the Tunnel of Love are carnival attractions.
2. "Tunnel of Love", because of its introduction, is one of only three Dire Straits songs that have a songwriting credit not solely attributed to Mark Knopfler.
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