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Practical Arrangement – Single – StingJuly 22nd, 2013  Price: $1.29 Genre: Rock Released: Jul 16, 2013 Customer Ratings (71 Ratings) |
View More By Sting Customer ReviewsThe BarryManilow phase of Sting's career? (3 stars)This sounds like a song cribbed from a so-so musical—lots of narration, not much musical accompaniment. Unfortunately, Sting's lyrics aren't as eloquent as he might think. There are a lot of cliches here—"a shoulder to lean on," "a roof above our heads," etc. WIth such minimalist, um, arrangement—and Sting probably chose the punning title deliberately, and probably thought that itv was clever—Sting puts focuses m Sooooo Happyyy!! (5 stars) I love Sting!!! Boring :( (1 star) Why can't he write more songs like "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" or "Soul Cages" or even "Inside"? All his music now sounds slow and boring like from the album "If On A Winters Night". I sure hope the other songs on "The Last Ship" have more spunk and spirit than this song. :( BiographyBorn: October 2, 1951 in Wallsend, EnglandGenre: Rock Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s After disbanding the Police at the peak of their popularity in 1984, Sting quickly established himself as a viable solo artist, one obsessed with expanding the boundaries of pop music. Sting incorporated heavy elements of jazz, classical, and worldbeat into his music, writing lyrics that were literate and self-consciously meaningful, and he was never afraid to emphasize this fact in the press. For such unabashed ambition, he was equally loved and reviled, with supporters believing that he was at...
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