Love both.
That said… I’ve always found Dire Straits had a really, really… I mean really weak rythm section.
For all the beauty MK brings to the song, everything else, including the organ, is super pedestrian and predictable.
Let’s not forget Mark Knopfler is probably one of the worst singers ever, even if that song particularly suits him.
Cedars has an interesting chord progression and arrangement. I’ll take Bono’s half spoken vocals over Knopfler any day.
U2. Hands down. I’d go as far as trolling Cedars is a Passengers song. U2+Eno magic.