King Of Pain
Features Of This Song
basic rock song structuresa subtle use of vocal harmony
mild rhythmic syncopation
mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation
major key tonality
a vocal-centric aesthetic
a breathy male lead vocalist
mallet percussion
subtle use of acoustic piano
abstract lyrics
These are just a few of the hundreds of attributes cataloged for this song by the Music Genome Project.
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Synchronicity
1983
This example in 'The Blues of Ironic Twists-Of-Fa t e , ' reminds me of Alanis Morissettes' the "Ironic" song, about the tragedy of ironic twists-of-fa t e . Whereas Morissettes' version is a little more of a tongue-in-ch e e k - b l u e s , The Police hit-it-on-th e - n a i l - h e a d in this one, I think, in a more darker, bluesy flavor--on the subject of ironic twists-of-fa t e .
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Also is similar (at least the first minute) to "On Broadway" by the Drifters and covered by Livingston Taylor
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I remember being backstage in July 83 with these 3 guys and their thousands of managers and staff. alone, sting is not! The music still stands up to a critical listen even today-and that's not easy to do!
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"...wow virtual bed buddies..." ok, that's funny...sorr y dj but you gotta admit...anyw a y , Stuart Copeland really holds this one together...t h e reverb
on his snare is dialed in just right...stin g ' s bass is right out front where it usually is...this song is well put together |
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This is one of the songs that takes me back to my younger childhood years when I was in much agony.
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Summer of '83 was a bummer! The only good thing was this song!!
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welcome back to like circa 1983 great album for the time, almost every tune a hit....
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judging from other comments you've left DJ, almost all of those girls were "Internet or WoW virtual bed buddies", and I'm sorry man, but that's not real dating.
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After 8,520 girls, maybe the problem is you dude. One thing's for sure; Pandora is not the solution...
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I shoulsd be the king of pain. I've been hit the balls in every way you can think of. I have gone through so many heartbrake its no joke.(8,520 different girl I've tryied to date.)
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