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Sting wrote a song about Prince's passings - Probably some of you know this, but I didn't... I think he sums it up quite well. I've always been a bit of a Sting fan, much more a Police fan. Did Sting ever really talked about this ? About this song on Prince's passing ? ...here's the lyrics to the song : - "50,000" by Sting
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Another obituary in the paper today,
One more for the list of those who've already fallen. Another one of our comrades is taken down, Like so many others of our calling. We tweet our anecdotes, our commentary,
Or we sing his songs in some sad tribute, While the tabloids are holding a story of kiss and tell, That he's no longer able to deny or refute 50, 000 voices rising every time he'd sing,
And every word he ever wrote reflecting back to him. How well I remember the stadiums we played,
And the lights sweeping across a sea of 50, 000 souls we'd face. A serious drug that you could never kick,
Or one that you couldn't imagine you'd ever replace. We flew like kites on the wings of amphetamine,
Secured only to a bass line and a snare drum beat. But really what did any of it mean? When there's a higher philosophy in reflection and defeat.
50, 000 voices rising every time he'd sing,
And every word he ever wrote reflecting back to him. Still believing that old lie, the one that your own face betrays, Rock Stars don't ever die, they only fade away. Reflecting now on my own past,
Inside this prison I've made of myself. I'm feeling a little better today, Although the bathroom mirror is telling me something else. These lines of stress, one bloodshot eye,
The unhealthy pallor of a troubled ghost. Where did I put my spectacle case?
I'm half blind and as deaf as any post. 50, 000 hands are raised to a man that's just like you and me.
We create the gods we can and gift them immortality. Still believing that old lie, the one that your own face betrays, Rock Stars don't ever die, they only fade away.
- "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) |
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This was all over the Org when it came out. It's not just about Prince. It's about Bowie, too
Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking. |
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- Thank you. - I don't eat and sleep every wplit second with the .org, so it's great that people like you help out for those (like me) that missed stuff. Thanks again. - "The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves. And wiser people so full of doubts" (Bertrand Russell 1872-1972) |
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Was listening to some Police tonight. Favorites like Don't Stand So Close To Me,Murder By Numbers, King of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking. |
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