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Mark Knopfler - Going Home (Theme Of The Local Hero) - Official Music Video

Mark Knopfler – Going Home (Theme Of The Local Hero)





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Mark Knopfler – Going Home (Theme Of The Local Hero) – Official Music Video
The track was written by Mark Knopfler for the 1983 Bill Forsyth’s film “Local Hero”. It’s included on the soundtrack album of the same name. The single was released in March 1986 with “Smooching” on the B-side. It peaked at #56 in the UK.

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