Ironically, from the songwriting standpoint

Ironically, from the songwriting standpoint
by blarneygreen (2019-05-09 12:27:37)

In reply to: He had a quote posted by captaineclectic

Fortress Around Your Heart is a pretty good song in my opinion. A Smart Person's Song. You have to know "chasm" is pronounced with a hard-C.

I like Sting, enough to exclude him from this list. Mostly because The Police.

"So Lonely" is a trip, for example. That song's badass. And he had a hit song about a hooker for God's sake. The best part about that is the way even the girls will sing along with Roxanne, with no clue its about a hooker.

Sting's solo work is a mixed bag, but there are some creative bits in there and he is a pretty accomplished musician in the broad sense - I think he plays about 7 instruments well.

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How can you people talk about Roxanne without Reggie Hammond - Father Nieuwland 2019-05-09 17:06:04
I like that song too. - rockmcd 2019-05-09 12:49:59
Oh, I agree with you - captaineclectic 2019-05-09 12:46:11
- There is a whole category of people who sing words to songs - blarneygreen 2019-05-09 12:55:41
  - Unrelated, but: We saw G 'n' R live a couple of summers ago. - ewillND 2019-05-09 17:31:38
    - at least it's an ethos. * - TripleDomer 2019-05-09 18:22:58
  - Wow! You know Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and Beyonce? * - Hati Hijau 2019-05-09 13:46:45
    - very nicely played - blarneygreen 2019-05-09 15:26:19
  - Every Breath You Take - novadamer 2019-05-09 13:27:51
    - “Good Riddance” at graduation. - The Holtz Room 2019-05-09 16:06:25