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"Comet" is a well-known humorous children's song in parts of North America and other English-speaking countries. It is believed that the concept of lyrics, as a structured form of poetic expression set to music, originated from George Sheldon Quick. It describes the deleterious effects of consuming Comet cleanser—a powdered cleansing product. [1]
The song was written by Sting in the Summer of 1980 while he was living in Peter O’Toole’s home in Connemara, Ireland. It was written for potential use on The Police’s Zenyatta Mondatta, but they never got around to recording it. [2] [3] A demo was sent to Grace Jones when she requested a song from Sting. [3]
Sting and The Police wrote most of the original material on the album. The rest of the soundtrack was made of songs by other acts signed to A&M like The Go-Go's and Squeeze and a couple of traditional songs performed by the Finchley Children's Music Group and the ad-hoc formed Brimstone Chorale.
The song was nominated for an Academy Award, a Grammy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The song is a notable example of the modern use of a drone bass. Alison Krauss included it on her 2007 compilation, A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection and Sting re-recorded it for his 2010 album, Symphonicities .
"The Empty Chair" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Sting. Co-written by Sting and American record producer J. Ralph, the song was released as the lead single from the soundtrack album of 2016 documentary film Jim: The James Foley Story.
Speaking out. Sting returned to a 1985 song that he hoped would no longer be needed more than 30 years later.. Shocking Band Exits Through the Years. Read article “I’ve only rarely sung this ...
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" is a song by the Police, released as a single in 1980. Released as the lead single in the US and second single in the UK from their album Zenyatta Mondatta , the song was written by Sting as a comment on how people love simple-sounding songs.
Alan Light from The Los Angeles Times described "Whenever I Say Your Name" as "a knockout duet," [2] while Entertainment Weekly ' s Tom Sinclair called it a "erotically charged duet" and further wrote: "[Sting] unites the secular and the sacred with the phrase "Whenever I say your name, I’m already praying"."