Indeed, I suspect that MK may have been commenting on Jack’s suggestions on changing some of the lyrics, such as replacing “earing and the tutu” with “earing and the make-up” in Money For Nothing. I have no proof, to be sure, but it interesting to ponder.

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I think it could be either Mark or Jack Sonni.

There are two clues which tend to think it`s Jack :

1) we can see him playing on the official video clip (howewer, It`s not very a proof, because we also see him on the MFN video, and the 2 LP are obviously played by Mark on this tune, and generally the video clips are not very accurate about musicians and instruments)
2) Jack is credited on the BIA sleeve among others musicians “for helping to make the record”, so he must be playing on at least one song, and when you think of it, there`s only 2 songs on the album where he can play : So Far away (rhythm part) and walk of life (acoustic guitar). I can`t see others songs featuring J.Sonni :
- MFN has 2 LP on both channels obviously played by Mark
- YLT has only one guitar
- WW has 3 strats, mainly in Mark`style
- RATR has only one strat (OK, there`s a second one coming at the end, but It`s just the lead one doubled, so obviously by Mark too)
- TMTS has the ovation (played live by Mark) and slide played on the National, so of course both by Mark. I`ve always wonder if there was an electric guitar for the hard strumming chords in the chorus, or is it just keyboards ?
- OW has only one guitar
- BIA has only one guitar

So if J Sonni played on SFA and WOL, he could have played the rhytm part on SFA.

But there`s also a clue which tend to think it`s Mark :
Since 2001, SFA is played live by Mark, and every time he plays the intro (in 2001 with nails as a “virtual” pick, and since 2005 with a real pick), and then he goes on the lead part. So if it was J Sonni on the studio version, why would have Mark not let Richard played the intro live? I guess that he plays the intro himself because it was his “own” part in 84-85, although in 85-86, Sonni played the intro (of course in Sydney because Mark had to change the Gibson Chet Atkins to the red schecter strat, but also in Wembley where Mark had the strat from the beginning of the song).
It`s like on Expresso love : in 82-83, Hal Lindes played the intro rhythm part because Mark had to change from the Ewerline to the red strat, but in 85-86, Mark played the intro on the strat, to re-play his “own” part on the studio version.

So could it be Mark, and J.Sonni featuring only on WOL ?

I always dream on a list which explain who play what on every song of each album. Although, we had a recent example of non accurate information of this lists: the list provided by Guy Fletcher about Get Lucky (as it is said on MK news forum, Remembrance Day is obviously not the strat54)

What do you think about that folks?