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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: Falkner/The Police |
| Date | Fri, 2 Feb 2007 08:18:15 -0500 |
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Bennett" <mrhonorama@hotmail.com>
>> 2. Revelation -- a couple of years ago, while watching VH1 Classic (when
>> they showed only videos -- why does every MTV-related channel have to get
>> away from videos and show primarily a lame array of talking heads docs,
>> movies, and KISS concerts???) the video for "Roxanne" came on. The
>> incredible triteness of the lyrics hit me for the first time -- did Sting
>> write this when he was 14 or something? So I can no longer enjoy this
>> otherwise fine song -- the lyrics just kill it for me.
>
> Eddie Murphy ruined "Roxanne" for me a long time ago...
That's funny, he improved it for me.
And yeah, the '86 revamp of "Don't Stand" was atrocious.
For me, the best record is still "Ghost In The Machine," if only for
"Invisible Sun."
JLM
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