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"Secret Journey" is a song by the Police from their 1981 album, Ghost in the Machine. Written by Sting, the song tells of a mystical journey that will make the traveller a "holy man". Although "Secret Journey" was not released as a single in Europe, the song did see a single release in some countries, such as the United States and Canada.
Sting Andy Summers Stewart Copeland Reggatta de Blanc: 1979 [2] "Demolition Man" Sting Ghost in the Machine: 1981 [4] "Does Everyone Stare" Stewart Copeland Reggatta de Blanc: 1979 [2] "Don't Stand So Close to Me" [a] † Sting Zenyatta Mondatta: 1980 [3] "Driven to Tears" Sting Zenyatta Mondatta: 1980 [3] "Every Breath You Take" † Sting ...
"Next to You" is the last song The Police played live together. When Sting originally presented the song to his bandmates, they felt it was neither aggressive nor political enough for the band's early punk sensibility. Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland suggested replacing the lyrics, with Summers offering "I'm going to take a gun to you". Sting ...
The Police started as a punk rock band, but soon expanded their music vocabulary to incorporate reggae, pop and new wave elements to their sound. In his retrospective assessment, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic argues that the notion of the Police as a punk rock band was true only "in the loosest sense of the term".
Rock singer Sting has said he isn’t concerned that the allegations surrounding disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will impact his classic hit, “Every Breath You Take”.. The Bad Boy ...
Sting described "Wrapped Around Your Finger" as "a spiteful song about turning the tables on someone who had been in charge." [4] Like other Police songs from this period, it features mythological and literary references, including the Scylla and Charybdis monsters of Greek mythology, and the German legend of Faust. It has a relatively slow ...
"Message in a Bottle" is a song by British rock band the Police. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979). Written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting, the song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island who sends out a message in a bottle to seek love. Having received no ...
According to lead singer Sting, the song is about the attraction that people have to simple songs. [3] Sting later criticised those who labelled the lyrics of the song as "baby talk," claiming that the song was grossly misunderstood. [3] He explained, "The lyrics are about banality, about the abuse of words," saying that "the lyrics have an ...