Friday Music

Sting wrote the song in 1982 in following a separation from his wife and the start of a romantic relationship with her best friend.  It is a dark song with lyrics describing a possessive lover who is watching ‘every breath you take; every move you make’.  He was the object of public criticism for the public scandal.

Nonetheless, it was a huge hit for The Police reaching Number One in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Israel, Ireland, and South Africa.  Rolling Stone critics and readers voted this song 1983’s Song of the Year.      

Sting has written and produced a reimagined version of this song along with a number of his most celebrated hits – including ‘Englishman In New York,’ ‘Fields Of Gold,’ ‘Shape Of My Heart,’ ‘Roxanne,’ ‘Message In A Bottle’ and many more. 

The album’s debut is today.  Check it out on the web here.    

And there is this…