 Genius Meanings
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Sting – Russians
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“Russians”, the fourth single from The Dream of the Blue Turtles, reached the top 30 in nine countries in early 1986 including a #16 US and #12 UK peak. It remained his highest-
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Sting – Russians [Live in Berlin]
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[Couplet 1] / In Europe and America, there's a growing feeling of hysteria / Conditioned to respond to all the threats / In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets / Mr. Krushchev
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The Police – Roxanne
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Roxanne is a hooker that Sting is trying to convince to change her d-d-dirty ways.
This song has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and has been dubbed a classic for its
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Sting – Fields of Gold
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“Fields of Gold” is the second single released from Sting’s 1993 album Ten Summoner’s Tales.
The single reached No. 16 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100
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The Foreshadowing – Russians
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In Europe and in America / There's a growing feeling of hysteria / Conditioned to respond to all the threats / In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets / Mister Krushchev says, "
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Sting – This Cowboy Song
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“This Cowboy Song” is the second of the two original songs released in Sting’s “Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984 – 1994” (the other is When We Dance). The song was recorded
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Sting – Children's Crusade
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[Verse 1] / Young men, soldiers, Nineteen Fourteen / Marching through countries they'd never seen / Virgins with rifles, a game of charades / All for a Children's Crusade / Pawns
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Sting – Consider Me Gone
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[Verse 1] / There were rooms of forgiveness / In the house that we share / But the space has been emptied / Of whatever was there / There were cupboards of patience / There were
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Sting – Moon Over Bourbon Street
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Sting:
Moon Over Bourbon Street was inspired by “Interview With A Vampire” by Anne Rice.
Source: Dream of the Blue Turtles liner notes.
The song is about a vampire who wants
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The Police – Every Breath You Take
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“Every Breath You Take” is, to this day, still perceived to be a love song. However, the lyrics are actually spoken from a character with sinister intent. During the time Sting
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Sting – We Work the Black Seam
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We Work the Black Seam was not released as a single. However, Sting re-recorded the song on a couple occasions, including one for Ten Summoner’s Tales. This version was not
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Sting – Shadows in the Rain
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Sting covers his own song from Zenyatta Mondatta. This version plays a lot faster and is more jazzy.
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Dire Straits – Money for Nothing
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The most successful Dire Straits single, “Money for Nothing” is inspired by Mark Knopfler listening to a man complaining about the musicians that emerged in the 1980s.
The song
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Blur – Russian Strings
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[Verse] / Where are you now? / Where are you now? / Are you coming back to us? / Are you online? / Are you contactable again? / Wear the blue lights / Wear the red dress / Puppet
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The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
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Sting was performing “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” as early as 1975 and it was recorded in 1976 when Sting, Summers and Copeland were members of the short-lived band
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Sting – If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
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“If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” was also Sting’s first single in his solo career after disbanding The Police. It was written by Sting as an ‘antidote’ for “Every Breath You
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Sting – When We Dance
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When We Dance is the first of two new songs from Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994. Sting wanted to write a song meant for the radio. Sting said this about the song:
I
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Sheryl Crow & Sting – Always on Your Side
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The duet version of “Always on Your Side” was released as the third and final single from Wildflower. While the solo version of the song is singing about a lost love, the duet
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Sting – Love Is the Seventh Wave
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“Love is the Seventh Wave” was the second single from Dream of the Blue Turtles. Sting wrote the song in Barbados while watching people surfing the waves, who told him every
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Sting – Desert Rose [Live in Berlin]
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I dream of rain / I dream of gardens in the desert sand / I wake in vain / I dream of love as time runs through my hand / I dream of fire / Those dreams that tie two hearts that
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Sting – Shape of My Heart [Live in Berlin]
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He deals the cards as a meditation / And, those he plays never suspect / He doesn't play for the money he wins / He doesn't play for respect / He deals the cards to find the answer
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Sting – Fortress Around Your Heart
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“Fortress Around Your Heart” was the third single for Sting’s Dream of the Blue Turtles album. Although the song wasn’t successful in the UK, it was more successful in the USA
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The Police – Canary in a Coalmine
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Context: Canaries were used in mines to detect if there were any gas escape that can kill the miners, so they went to the mines with canaries that sang until CO (carbon monoxide
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The Weeknd – Adaptation
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Abel released a snippet from his acclaimed debut album Kiss Land on the 30th of August via YouTube with a very slurred video of him singing in the studio. It was also revealed the
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The Weeknd – Kiss Land
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On “Kiss Land,” the Weeknd discusses his newfound success and subsequent lifestyle. The song’s dark, moody atmosphere serves as the backdrop for the Abel’s conflicted emotions as
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Billy Joel – Leningrad
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Written after Billy Joel’s landmark six-concert tour of the former Soviet Union in 1987, “Leningrad” was included in the hit 1989 album Storm Front and was released as a single.
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