There it is… my earwig for the day 
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This was a childhood favorite. Was happy to see the interest reignited with it being part of the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack.
Once you hear it, you’re good for the day.
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Me too! 
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One of my favorite songs! 
Only Mark can write with such clarity and sophistication about human fallibility and miseries and still give you hope that there might be room for improvement! 
Mark Knopfler, Postcards from Paraguay (Live in Bolzano, 2008)
Mark Knopfler, Postcards from Paraguay (Live at Royal Albert Hall, 2013)
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I hereby find you… Acceptable.
I like to play, “Don’t crash the ambulance” for friends. They think it’s a stupid song. I think it’s well done. Whataya think the song is about?
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My all time favorite song PERIOD. Of any other bands.
Love the typical guitar work, his voice and often times it makes me cry.
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Great song for sure!
As far as I know the song is about Bush Father telling Bush son how to rule the US government, and telling that whatever he does, protect himself of big problems that can not be solved; here, obviously, the ambulance is a metaphor for something that provides you with assistance, in which case it is always better to have it available rather than risk having no way out with some hasty choice.
We have not forget that Mark was a journalist before dedicating himself fully to music, and his writing style is certainly deeply influenced by this style; he often draws inspiration, more or less openly, from current events, even from the past, and reports or reworks them into wonderful songs.
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I always thought it was a metaphor for “everything is running great, don’t screw it up”
I see that like any good fan, you’ve done some research as well.
Have you heard anything by his brother?
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