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Re: [Police] Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning .....
by TheRoss66＠aol.com 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

I had always thought it meant something like a watch for retirement like he mentions in Island of Souls, but I don't know anything about coal mining so it may mean something else. Ross

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yes lets change the subject
by gary weinrib 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

Hmm, yes, I find myself da do do doing on a daily basis on the phone all day to solicitors, does that count? Maybe I should just play the song for them, eh? Geddy Not to start up YAMD (Yet Another Massive Debate); I'd essentially agree with you, but I do think that it is more than people just speaking nonsense. Rather, people not making sense given the singers viewpoint. Whatever he was singing about, politics, faith or philosophy (or all three), clearly at worst he didn't understand what the hell they were saying, or at best he simply didn't agree. People not making sense is subtley different from pure nonsense. My niece speaks nonsense from my point of view, but her mother always seems to know what she means. Mark. NB: Bad me, I clipped out the name of the original poster (I believe it was Nigel Tuffman). It occured to me that your choice of lyric was probably not merely serendipitous. Very clever, kudos. On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 12:37:41AM +0000, Jason Sheldon wrote: > > I always thought it meant that whoever he was talking to in the song, was > talking nonsense, and that rather than covering his ears "la la la - I can't > hear you...", he just can't make any sense of the persons point.... > > J. > > > > ... what the heck does de do do do mean > > anyway ? > > In the context I've always presumed it means that the singer is fed up > listening to people being idiotic and not thinking before they act/speak. > Kind of like how people sometimes these days cover their ears and exclaim > "I'm not listening." Kind of ironic. > > Mark. > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police at mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

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Re: Police Digest, Vol 9, Issue 35
by Raj Manoharan 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

SIMMA! DA! NAH! Oh, sorry, didn't realize we were (finally) past the point of perniciousness. Carry on. ®@J _________________________________________________________________ Need a shot of Hank Williams or Patsy Cline? The classic country stars are always singing on MSN Radio Plus. Try one month free! http://join.msn.com/?page=offers/premiumradio

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Re: [Police] yes lets change the subject
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

In a message dated 11/25/03 5:58:49 PM, nigel_tuffman(a)hotmail.com writes: << the cover of my sting book has a rip & i haven't finished reading it yet waaah! >> Oh man, Nigel, you have to take the cover off while you're reading those books you want to keep pristine! Michelle in TX

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Re: [Police] Broken Record
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

I just finished the book last night, Fred. Loved it. There were some paragraphs in there that were so beautiful they could have been the lyrics to a song. I feel like reading it again and hilighting them! There's just so much that I didn't know and it makes me understand the lyrics to many of his songs better. And here I thought he was writing "Never Coming Home" about my sometime wanderlust moments, and it was about him mom! I guess I'll be accused of being a "brown noser" for saying I loved the book and that I thought it was very well written and very giving of him to share that part of his life, so I'll just sign my e-mail that way.... Sting Brown Noser, aka Michelle in TX

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RE: [Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning .....
by Jason_Daly＠dell.com 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

A really really small group! Here is one I have always meant to ask about and now seems like a good time. In We Work the Black Seam he says "...............you can't exchange a six inch band for all the poisoned streams in Cumberland." What is the six inch band? ~Anne P.S. Jer pleasereconsider. _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police

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Police] On the subject of lyrics and their meaning .....
by Bob McKenzie 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

Here is one I have always meant to ask about and now seems like a good time. In We Work the Black Seam he says "...............you can't exchange a six inch band for all the poisoned streams in Cumberland." What is the six inch band? ~Anne Coal. AKA "the Black Seam". _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.ms…

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yes lets change the subject
by Nigel Tuffman 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

are any of these subjects safe , comfortable or correct ? stings rather wide fender guitar strap ? dvd burners ? lets discuss the meanings behind stings lyrics like what the heck does de do do do mean anyway ? pocket digital recorders? which sting/police song turns you on , you know .. what gets you all heated up ? high end printers ? if sting were to write another book what would the title be ? I'm sorry, I do have one controversial question do bootleggers give themselves production credits on the back covers of their cds? p.s. the cover of my sting book has a rip & i haven't finished reading it yet waaah! _________________________________________________________________ Say goodbye to busy signals and slow downloads with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.)

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Egad .....
by Bob McKenzie 26 Nov '03

26 Nov '03

>>Again, in response to something. You shouldn't expect a non-reaction to >>an action. >>It isn't Rocket Science, Dork (yeah, you read it right). I don't give a >>shit about what you think since you are here to antagonize. And you >>know what? It worked - I just wish this was in person so I could beat >>you so hard your mother would feel it. >>Ross I would hardly call what I wrote antagonistic compared to your statement above. - I did not threaten anyone. - I posted IN REACTION to what has been written on the list the last several days. - I am a Dork, and proud of it. My original post was meant ironically, to point out how absurd this list had become of late. Each lister is entitled to his/her own opinion regardless of whether it is the same as someone else's. As we have learned, one person's inflammatory remark is another person's valid opinion. Each lister is entitled to "defend" ourselves if we feel it necessary, hence my second and now third posts. Nobody is a better "fan" than anyone else here, doesn't matter who's been where, done what, met who, seen how many shows. Sting sure as hell doesn't care as long as he sells CDs and $160 concert tickets. Back to lurk mode, and with good reason. The members here that post contrary to the "popular" opinion are obviously not welcome, which is exactly why I never have posted in my 5 years of being a lister... lesson learned. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoi…

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Broken Record
by Fred Berthelot 25 Nov '03

25 Nov '03

I don't mean to sound like a broken record but does anyone else have any input on Broken Music? Has anyone else finished it? It's unfortunate how The Police years go by so quickly in the last chapter, but it's great to read about Henry's involvement in the band. Those were some "really moments!"

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