As a solo musician and a member of The Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards: he won Song of the Year for "Every Breath You Take", three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution in 2002, a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and four nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2019, he received a BMI Award for "Every Breath You Take" becoming the most-played song in radio history. In 2002, Sting received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors and was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Police in 2003. In 2000, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording. In 2003, Sting received a CBE from Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for services to music. He was made a Kennedy Center Honoree at the White House in 2014 and was awarded the Polar Music Prize in 2017.
With The Police, Sting became one of the world's best-selling music artists. Solo and with the Police combined, he has sold over 100 million records. In 2006, Paste ranked him 62nd of the 100 best living songwriters. He was 63rd of VH1's 100 greatest artists of rock, and 80th of Q magazine's 100 greatest musical stars of the 20th century. He has collaborated with other musicians on songs such as "Money for Nothing" with Dire Straits, "Rise & Fall" with Craig David, "All for Love" with Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart, "You Will Be My Ain True Love" with Alison Krauss, and introduced the North African music genre raï to Western audiences through the hit song "Desert Rose" with Cheb Mami. In 2018, he released the album 44/876, a collaboration with Jamaican musician Shaggy, which won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2019.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sting_(musician)
Studio albums
The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
...Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
The Soul Cages (1991)
Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
Mercury Falling (1996)
Brand New Day (1999)
Sacred Love (2003)
Songs from the Labyrinth (2006)
If on a Winter's Night... (2009)
Symphonicities (2010)
The Last Ship (2013)
57th & 9th (2016)
44/876 (2018) (with Shaggy)
My Songs (2019)
The Bridge (2021)
They Dance Alone
Sting Lyrics
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Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
Why are the soldiers here
Their faces fixed like stone?
I can't see what it is they despise
Dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
They're dancing with their fathers
They're dancing with their sons
Dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
They dance alone
The only form of protest they're allowed
I've seen their silent faces, they scream so loud
If they were to speak these words
They'd go missing, too
Another woman on the torture table
What else can they do?
Dancing with the missing
They're dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
They're dancing with their fathers
Dancing with their sons
They're dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
They dance alone
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
Ellas danzan con los desaparecidos
Danzan con los muertos
Danzan con amores invisibles
Con silenciosa angistia
Danzan con sus padres
Con sus hijos
Con sus esposos
Ellas danzan solas
Danzan solas
Hey Mr. Pinochet
You've sown a bitter crop
It's foreign money that supports you
One day the money's going to stop
No wages for your torturers
No budget for your guns
Can you think of your own mother
Dancing with her invisible son
Dancing with the missing
Dancing with the dead
They dance with the invisible ones
Their anguish is unsaid
Dancing with their fathers
Dancing with their sons
Dancing with their husbands
They dance alone
They dance alone
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
One day we'll dance on their graves
One day we'll sing our freedom
One day we'll laugh in our joy
And we'll dance
And we'll dance
(And we'll dance) we'll dance
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
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(And we'll dance)
(And we'll dance)
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(And we'll dance)
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Sting's song “They Dance Alone” is a political protest that is about the women who are left behind after their male family members have gone (often disappeared or been killed) by the Pinochet regime in Chile in the 1970s and 1980s. The song also focuses on the painful grief and sadness of these women who are left behind and are protesting through dance. Sting is asking some critical questions in the first verse of the song as to why these women are protesting through dancing and why there is sadness in their eyes.
In the second verse of the song, Sting talks about the inability of these women to protest in any other form but dance, as speaking out means certain disappearance. The women scream out silently, and their anguish is unheard. In the final verse of the song, Sting talks directly to Pinochet himself and avows that one day the Chilean people will dance on the graves of his regime. The song ends with the resolve that one day they will have a reason to dance in joy, freedom, and with laughter.
Through these lyrics, Sting is portraying a powerful image of the aftermath of a dictatorship that left an indelible mark on the Chilean people, especially the women. These women take their grief and protest to the streets through their art form of dance.
Line by Line Meaning
Why are these women here dancing on their own?
What drives these women to dance alone?
Why is there this sadness in their eyes?
What sorrow is etched on their faces?
Why are the soldiers here Their faces fixed like stone? I can't see what it is they despise
Why do the soldiers stand still with stern expressions, and what draws their ire?
The only form of protest they're allowed I've seen their silent faces, they scream so loud If they were to speak these words They'd go missing, too Another woman on the torture table What else can they do?
Their silence is their only weapon, and although their faces remain mute, their emotions scream louder than words. If they speak up, they risk the same fate as the other missing women. So, they continue to writhe on the table, helpless and desperate.
Dancing with the missing They're dancing with the dead They dance with the invisible ones Their anguish is unsaid They're dancing with their fathers Dancing with their sons Dancing with their husbands They dance alone They dance alone
They dance with figments of the past- missing people, invisible loves, and their grief remains unspoken. They dance with the memory of the men they loved, lost, or were taken away from their lives, but they dance alone.
One day we'll dance on their graves One day we'll sing our freedom One day we'll laugh in our joy And we'll dance
They have a collective hope that someday, they will celebrate their freedom and dance on the graves of those who took it away from them. They will laugh and revel in the joy born out of their liberation.
Hey Mr. Pinochet You've sown a bitter crop It's foreign money that supports you One day the money's going to stop No wages for your torturers No budget for your guns Can you think of your own mother Dancing with her invisible son
The singer addresses a political leader, blaming him for the chaos that has caused unspoken suffering. The ruler must reflect on how it feels to see a loved one dancing with an invisible specter, and understand that foreign support used to perpetrate violence and torturing will soon come to an end.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Gordon Sumner
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Sting's song "Gabriel's Message" is a rendition of the biblical story of the Annunciation, where the angel Gabriel visits Mary to inform her that she is to be the mother of Jesus Christ. The lyrics describe Gabriel's appearance as he descends from heaven with his wings as white as snow and eyes as bright as flames. Upon seeing Mary, Gabriel greets her with the words "All hail, thou lowly maiden Mary, Most highly favored lady," referring to her as a blessed mother and foretelling that her son will be Emmanuel, as prophesized by seers.
Mary's response to Gabriel's message is one of humility and acceptance, as she meekly bows her head and says, "To me be as it pleaseth God," praising and magnifying His holy name. The lyrics are a beautiful interpretation of this pivotal moment in Christian history, showcasing the wonder and awe of Gabriel's visitation, and the steadfast faith and acceptance of Mary's response.
Tommy Wells
on Don't Walk Away - Sting & Youssou N'Dour
I liked the Wild Thornberry's TV series.
What's your favorite episode of the show?
Jesus Ledesma Rios
on Englishman in New York
Thats been good way to learn English, tahnk´s...
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on Russians
Russians <3