David Knopfler and Pick Withers left Dire Straits to branch out on their own.
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He didn't leave... He was fired
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He was sacked in 1980, along with Barriemore Barlow and David Palmer.
The Temptations: Ain't Too Proud To Beg note: David Byrne sings "I know you want to leave me..." as a rhythmically (but not contextually) matching filler in the bridge of "Stay Up Late" on the Talking Heads' recording Little Creatures. Probably a reference to this song. Or it could be 'I Refuse' by netsky
This song is about the Falklands War, which was going on when Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler wrote the song. The Falklands War was a conflict between Argentina and England over islands off the coast of Argentina that each country claims rights to. The islands are British territories, but in 1982 Argentina tried to reclaim one of the islands. Britain reclaimed their territories, but lost 258 soldiers in the conflict.