Sting



I find the old Sting is pretentious thing is a very lame and cliched standpoint. I watch a lot of his interviews on YouTube and he comes across as a nice bloke who is a hugely talented musician and actually quite shy. The Rick Beato interview was great.
 

Here comes Geordie, back in town again
Here comes Geordie, strutting down the lane
Girls all want to toy with his affection
Boys all say, he loves his own reflection

Hey now, Geordie, sing us all a song
Whoa there, Geordie, where's your mother tongue?
That don't sound like Tyneside to me
Geordie, are you from Jamaicee?

Here comes Geordie in his private plane
Got to save the planet once again
Good old Geordie, righteous as can be
Chop down the forest just to save a tree

Good old Geordie went to buy a hat
Geordie says, my head won't fit in that
It's so swollen, much to my surprise
They're all too small, there's nothing in my size

Here comes Geordie acting in a play
He's no Gielgud or Olivier
Stiff as cardboard, isn't it a drag,
Can't act his way out of a paper bag

Here comes Geordie, back in town again
Here comes Geordie, strutting down the lane
Girls all love him, think he is the end
Boys all say, the mirror's his best friend
 
Monty Pigeon said:

Here comes Geordie, back in town again
Here comes Geordie, strutting down the lane
Girls all want to toy with his affection
Boys all say, he loves his own reflection

Hey now, Geordie, sing us all a song
Whoa there, Geordie, where's your mother tongue?
That don't sound like Tyneside to me
Geordie, are you from Jamaicee?

Here comes Geordie in his private plane
Got to save the planet once again
Good old Geordie, righteous as can be
Chop down the forest just to save a tree

Good old Geordie went to buy a hat
Geordie says, my head won't fit in that
It's so swollen, much to my surprise
They're all too small, there's nothing in my size

Here comes Geordie acting in a play
He's no Gielgud or Olivier
Stiff as cardboard, isn't it a drag,
Can't act his way out of a paper bag

Here comes Geordie, back in town again
Here comes Geordie, strutting down the lane
Girls all love him, think he is the end
Boys all say, the mirror's his best friend
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Always found this song very bitter, callous and vindictive.
 
Dustie said:
Always found this song very bitter, callous and vindictive.
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He never denied that it was about Sting, but I can't find any explanation as to why he wrote it. Thompson's a fan of 16th century music - maybe he was pissed off that Sting did a lute album. Whatever the reason, it does seem to cross the line from throw-away comic song to something more vicious.

(He's spot on about Sting's acting, mind.)
 
Monty Pigeon said:
He never denied that it was about Sting, but I can't find any explanation as to why he wrote it. Thompson's a fan of 16th century music - maybe he was pissed off that Sting did a lute album. Whatever the reason, it does seem to cross the line from throw-away comic song to something more vicious.

(He's spot on about Sting's acting, mind.)
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Ha yeah I’ll give the acting dig although apparently his cameo in Dune is being rehabilitated!

I saw Sting in concert in Milan in December and it was an excellent show full of Police classics and no Shaggy!
 

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