SKU: MN0068312 In 2002, Johnny Cash covered the song in the album American IV: The Man Comes Around along with several other contemporary songs. "But with new pop music, it's very rare that I hear music that I can't recognise its source. I'd always believed that "settling down" was anathema to creativity, but I wanted to give it a shot. The truth is I'm somewhere in the middle. "Oh well. The drum beat is syncopated, on the 3rd and 8th beats. Now in his 40s, Sting is aging gracefully and has lost none of his passion or creativity. For Sale: Bass Guitar Strings and Accessories, The TB Bazaar: Gear For Sale from our Sponsors, For Sale: Double Bass Amps, Strings & Accessories, Wanted: Bass Guitars, Amps, and Accessories, Wanted: Double Basses, Amps & Accessories, List of musical works in unusual time signatures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, (You must log in or sign up to reply here.). "We haven't heard that funny and wry tone for a long time. 'You Still Touch Me' kicks off with the unmistakable opening riff from the Blues Brothers' 'Soul Man'; two songs later, a genuine soul groove surfaces in 'All Four Seasons'. Discussion in 'Miscellaneous [BG]' started by champbassist, Dec 5, 2011. That the album ends with 'Lithium Sunset', a song based on the notion that sunset light emits depression-soothing lithium, is no accident - heading into yet another night, Sting finds healing in the very light that is fading away.And Sting has taken a curiously mercurial stance on the styles of music he employs to help him make his points. It’s also appropriate. Again, it’s unsettling, disruptive. Who knows what guilt lies behind the accidental murder on the deftly syncopated 'I Hung My Head' or what loss inspired the gently funky 'You Still Touch Me' By the end of 'Mercury Falling', all were really sure of is that Sting has survived these experiences without growing bitter or cynical. Dominic Miller, David Sancious, and Vinnie Colaiuta were all delighted not to be stuck in some airless studio for weeks on end; I even caught Vinnie, our drummer (a certified studio animal if ever there was one), walking in the garden one morning. 'Mercury Falling' goes the dilettante route, embellishing the pop tunes Sting can't help writing with bossa nova beats and touches of Irish folk. "'Mercury Falling' Tour Programme, '96"I don't like to make musicians feel too comfortable with what they are doing. "Sting claims he is still sorting out the meanings of the songs on 'Mercury Falling'. Elsewhere, though, it's hosannas, bouquets and Faberge eggs all round.Unusually and unfashionably for a pop star in 1996, Sting is a story teller, a trend he began on '...Nothing Like The Sun's' 'Rock Steady' and one which he has refined here. An English pedal steel guitarist spices up the Celtic and Western numbers, and Kathryn Tickell adds her haunting Northumbrian pipes and fiddle to the mix. He eyes me furtively. "'Lyrics', 10/07"There are so many references attached to mercury. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The songs stop sounding effortless. "I think there's a real danger of being painted into your ivory tower. There's no title track, but "mercury falling" is the first line of the first song and the last line of the last song. In 'I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying', a song about a newly divorced dad relegated to weekend visits with his kids, the singer finds solace in recognising "something about the universe and how it's all connected." First came the frankly criminal activities of his accountant, where the pop star appeared to be too rich and too stupid to notice he'd been ripped off for millions.
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