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)
UNTIL
Sting Lyrics
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And everything was still beneath the moon
Without your love would it shine for me?
If I was smart as Aristotle
And understood the rings around the moon
What would it all matter if you loved me?
Here in your arms
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms
When everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing would I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancings´ end
If I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Until the stars grew dim, Until?
One day you'll meet a stranger
And all the noise is silenced in the room
you'll feel that you´re close to some mystery
In the moonlight when everything shatters
You´ll feel as if you've known her all your life
The world?s oldest lesson in history
Here in your arms
Where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms
When everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing do I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancings end
Oh, if I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon and we would ride
Until the stars grew dim
Until the time that time stands still, Until?
Sting's song "Until" is a touching love ballad that explores the power of love and the fear of losing it. The lyrics explore what the world would be like without love and how love makes everything else in life less important. The first verse presents two hypothetical situations, one where the singer has the world in a bottle and the other where they are as smart as Aristotle. Both of these situations are meaningless without love, as the singer questions if the world would shine for them or if it would matter at all if they had knowledge beyond measure.
The chorus describes the feeling of being in love, as the singer feels content and fulfilled in their partner's arms. They have a million dreams to fulfill and feel as though they have all the time in the world until the dancing ends. However, the thought of losing this happiness terrifies the singer, as they fear that it could all come crashing down at any moment.
The second verse illustrates the power of love and how it can make even the most unfamiliar situations feel familiar. When the singer meets a stranger and everything goes quiet, they feel as though they have known this person their whole life. The moonlight is a symbol of the unknown and the mystery of love, and the verse suggests that love is the world's oldest lesson.
In conclusion, "Until" is a beautifully written song that explores the ups and downs of love. It highlights how love can make everything else in the world seem unimportant and how it can make even the strangest situations feel familiar. It also shows the fear and anxiety that comes with loving someone and the fear of losing that love.
Line by Line Meaning
If I caught the world in a bottle
If I had complete control of the world
And everything was still beneath the moon
And all was calm and peaceful under the moonlight
Without your love would it shine for me?
Would the beauty of the world mean anything without your love?
If I was smart as Aristotle
If I was as intelligent as one of the most renowned scholars ever
And understood the rings around the moon
And comprehended the mysteries of the universe
What would it all matter if you loved me?
None of it would matter if I had your love
Here in your arms
Right here, in your loving embrace
Where the world is impossibly still
When the world outside seems to stop moving entirely
With a million dreams to fulfill
With countless hopes and aspirations to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
And a few fleeting moments before the dance ends
When everything seems to be clear
When everything becomes crystal clear
Not a solitary thing would I fear
I would have no fear whatsoever
Except when this moment comes near the dancings´ end
Except for when the dance is about to come to a close
If I caught the world in an hourglass
If I could control time itself
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Rode the moon like a horse
Until the stars grew dim, Until?
Until the stars themselves began to fade away, until what end?
One day you'll meet a stranger
One day, you'll encounter a stranger
And all the noise is silenced in the room
And all the commotion around you suddenly quietens
you'll feel that you´re close to some mystery
You'll feel as if you're on the brink of some great mystery
In the moonlight when everything shatters
When everything falls apart under the moon's glow
You´ll feel as if you've known her all your life
You'll feel a deep connection to this person, as though you've known her all your life
The world's oldest lesson in history
This is the oldest lesson the world has ever taught us
Oh, if I caught the world in an hourglass
Oh, if only I could control time
Saddled up the moon and we would ride
I would ride the moon with you
Until the stars grew dim
Until the stars began to fade
Until the time that time stands still, Until?
Until time itself stops, until when?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GORDON SUMNER
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@dannycyho
If I caught the world in a bottle
And everything was still beneath the moon
Without your love would it shine for me?
If I was smart as Aristotle
And understood the rings around the moon
What would it all matter if you loved me?
Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing would I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing's end
If I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon so we could ride
Until the stars grew dim, Until...
One day you’ll meet a stranger
And all the noise is silenced in the room
You’ll feel that you're close to some mystery
In the moonlight and everything shatters
You feel as if you’ve known her all your life
The world’s oldest lesson in history
Here in your arms where the world is impossibly still
With a million dreams to fulfill
And a matter of moments until the dancing ends
Here in your arms when everything seems to be clear
Not a solitary thing do I fear
Except when this moment comes near the dancing’s end
Oh, if I caught the world in an hourglass
Saddled up the moon and we would ride
Until the stars grew dim
Until the time that time stands still, Until...
@Disney65Fan
Most criminally underrated romantic comedy of all time.
@dl1251
Comedy?
@romanista9776
@@dl1251 first phase was comedy
@arisarist7828
It's romance, comedy, Sci-Fi and much more... a category of its own or just the category of Good Films ...
Like this song, a silky waltz with some rock nerve at the heart of it and magnificent lines, together with the voice and arrangements of this unique STING.
Thank you!💕
@intheeyeofthebeholder3110
I can watch “Kate & Leopold” 23 years later and still feel like it was 2001 and love this rom com just as much! And Sting? Is timeless……
@nanciehoffman3642
This song is genius from its rhythm to its lyrics...made even more magical that it was composed in our modern day era. This rivals any classic Mancini from a different generation. The Academy got it all wrong when it failed to award this song Best Song.
@jerulew3547
Got that right 👍🏼
@user-nz9pv1zx2d
I watch this movie for the first time in 22 years last night, and when they rolled the credits, this song absolutely captivated me . , I’ll never understand why they didn’t start the movie with it, and use the Melody in the score . It’s absolutely brilliant, and should’ve definitely got the Oscar that year. Stings genius really shines through on this one.
@montshall
Just watched KATE&LEOPOLD this song at the end...just perfect...
@Disney65Fan
Its a cute romantic comedy featuring a very young Hugh Jackman