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"Skateaway" is a 1980 rock song by Dire Straits, dealing with a female roller-skater breezing through busy city streets, while listening to a portable radio through her headphones. It appears on the band's 1980 album Making Movies. It was released as a single in 1980, and in January 1981 peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was accompanied by a video that was popular on MTV, featuring musician Jayzik Azikiwe (1958-2008) as Rollergirl. The daughter of Nigeria’s first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, she was credited as Jay Carly in the video directed by Lester Bookbinder.

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  • „Skateaway“ je skladba britské rockové skupiny Dire Straits, která se objevila na jejich albu Making Movies z roku 1980. Text pojednává o kolečkové bruslařce, která brázdí ulice města a při tom přes sluchátka poslouchá přenosné rádio. (cs)
  • "Skateaway" is a 1980 rock song by Dire Straits, dealing with a female roller-skater breezing through busy city streets, while listening to a portable radio through her headphones. It appears on the band's 1980 album Making Movies. It was released as a single in 1980, and in January 1981 peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was accompanied by a video that was popular on MTV, featuring musician Jayzik Azikiwe (1958-2008) as Rollergirl. The daughter of Nigeria’s first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, she was credited as Jay Carly in the video directed by Lester Bookbinder. Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated "Skateaway" as Dire Straits' 7th best song, saying that it "sticks closer to a traditional rock-radio format" than the other songs on Making Movies. (en)
  • Skateaway è un brano musicale del gruppo rock britannico Dire Straits, contenuto nell'album Making Movies (1980) e pubblicato come singolo nel marzo 1981. Il pezzo è stato composto da Mark Knopfler utilizzando prevalentemente le tastiere, peculiarità insolita per le canzoni dei Dire Straits di quegli anni. (it)
  • "Skateaway" is een single van Dire Straits geschreven in 1980.Het nummer staat op het album Making Movies uit 1980. Het nummer gaat over een vrouw die door de drukke straten heen skate, al luisterend naar de toen net uitgebrachte walkman. (nl)
  • "Skateaway" – utwór zespołu Dire Straits z albumu Making Movies wydany jako singel w 1981. (pl)
  • "Skateaway" é uma canção da banda de rock britânica Dire Straits. A canção trata-se de uma patinadora que passa pelas ruas movimentadas da cidade, enquanto escuta um rádio portátil através de seus fones de ouvido. Skateaway aparece no terceiro álbum da banda, Making Movies. Foi lançado como single em 1980, e em janeiro de 1981 chegou ao 58º quinquagésimo oitavo lugar na Billboard Hot 100. Skateaway também foi acompanhado por um videoclipe popular na MTV, apresentando a cantora (1958 - 2008) como a patinadora, embora ela tenha sido creditada como Jay Carly no vídeo dirigido por Lester Bookbinder. (pt)
  • Skateaway är en låt av det brittiska bandet Dire Straits från albumet Making Movies, släppt som singel ett halvår efter. Låten uppstod delvis ut den osläppta låten "Making Movies" som även den innehåller raden "making movies on location". (sv)
  • Skateaway (с англ. — «Укатывай») — песня британской рок-группы Dire Straits, написанная Марком Нопфлером и вошедшая в альбом Making Movies. Песня вышла синглом в 1980 году, а строчка из неё дала название всему альбому. (ru)
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  • December 1980 *March 1981 (en)
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  • „Skateaway“ je skladba britské rockové skupiny Dire Straits, která se objevila na jejich albu Making Movies z roku 1980. Text pojednává o kolečkové bruslařce, která brázdí ulice města a při tom přes sluchátka poslouchá přenosné rádio. (cs)
  • Skateaway è un brano musicale del gruppo rock britannico Dire Straits, contenuto nell'album Making Movies (1980) e pubblicato come singolo nel marzo 1981. Il pezzo è stato composto da Mark Knopfler utilizzando prevalentemente le tastiere, peculiarità insolita per le canzoni dei Dire Straits di quegli anni. (it)
  • "Skateaway" is een single van Dire Straits geschreven in 1980.Het nummer staat op het album Making Movies uit 1980. Het nummer gaat over een vrouw die door de drukke straten heen skate, al luisterend naar de toen net uitgebrachte walkman. (nl)
  • "Skateaway" – utwór zespołu Dire Straits z albumu Making Movies wydany jako singel w 1981. (pl)
  • "Skateaway" é uma canção da banda de rock britânica Dire Straits. A canção trata-se de uma patinadora que passa pelas ruas movimentadas da cidade, enquanto escuta um rádio portátil através de seus fones de ouvido. Skateaway aparece no terceiro álbum da banda, Making Movies. Foi lançado como single em 1980, e em janeiro de 1981 chegou ao 58º quinquagésimo oitavo lugar na Billboard Hot 100. Skateaway também foi acompanhado por um videoclipe popular na MTV, apresentando a cantora (1958 - 2008) como a patinadora, embora ela tenha sido creditada como Jay Carly no vídeo dirigido por Lester Bookbinder. (pt)
  • Skateaway är en låt av det brittiska bandet Dire Straits från albumet Making Movies, släppt som singel ett halvår efter. Låten uppstod delvis ut den osläppta låten "Making Movies" som även den innehåller raden "making movies on location". (sv)
  • Skateaway (с англ. — «Укатывай») — песня британской рок-группы Dire Straits, написанная Марком Нопфлером и вошедшая в альбом Making Movies. Песня вышла синглом в 1980 году, а строчка из неё дала название всему альбому. (ru)
  • "Skateaway" is a 1980 rock song by Dire Straits, dealing with a female roller-skater breezing through busy city streets, while listening to a portable radio through her headphones. It appears on the band's 1980 album Making Movies. It was released as a single in 1980, and in January 1981 peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was accompanied by a video that was popular on MTV, featuring musician Jayzik Azikiwe (1958-2008) as Rollergirl. The daughter of Nigeria’s first President, Nnamdi Azikiwe, she was credited as Jay Carly in the video directed by Lester Bookbinder. (en)
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  • Skateaway (ru)
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