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Dire Straits

Iron Hand

Rock
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1991
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See also the Kung fu practice of Iron Palm. You may also be looking for an older term for Wild Weasel aircraft missions “Iron Hand” is a song by the rock band Dire Straits released on their album On Every Street in 1991. It relates to the Battle of Orgreave during the UK miners’ strike (1984–1985), 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. Read on...

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