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"Russians" is a song by Sting, from his debut solo album, The Dream of the Blue Turtles, released in June 1985, and released as a single in November. The song is a commentary and plea that criticises the then-dominant Cold War foreign policy and doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD) by the United States and the then-existing Soviet Union .
Sting returned to a 1985 song that he hoped would no longer be needed more than 30 years later. ... The song, simply titled “Russians,” was first released as a single from The Dream of the ...
Sting, whose career spans decades, is bringing back a song from 1985. "I've only rarely sung this song in the many years since it was written, because I never thought it would be relevant again.
Sting wrote the set of pop-rock songs "in a year of global pandemic, personal loss, separation, disruption, lockdown and extraordinary social and political turmoil". [ 122 ] [ 123 ] On 20 November 2021, Sting's single "What Could Have Been", with Ray Chen , was featured in the third act of the League of Legends animated series Arcane ; this ...
Sting dedicated "Russians" to the Ukrainian people, as well as to the Russians opposing Vladimir Putin's unjust war.
"Fortress Around Your Heart" is a hit single released from Sting's 1985 debut solo album The Dream of the Blue Turtles. It was released as the album's third single in the UK, and the second single in the US. The song was later included on the U.S. release of the Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994 compilation album.
A promotional disc was made where Sting discusses some of the songs on the album. There was also an unofficial live album produced during the Ten Summoner's Tales era, entitled Meadowlands of Gold , which contained 13 tracks performed at the Meadowlands Arena on February 26, 1994, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Vladimir Putin’s unjustified war on Ukraine has Sting reaching deep into his back catalogue. The singing superstar Saturday posted a new clip of himself singing his 1985 song “Russians” on ...