Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs dont break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could live together
Walking on, walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Walking back from your house
Walking on the moon
Feet they hardly touch the ground
Walking on the moon
My feet dont hardly make no sound
Walking on, walking on the moon
Some may say
Im wishing my days away
No way
And if its the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrows another day
You stay
I may as well play
Giant steps are what you take
Walking on the moon
I hope my legs dont break
Walking on the moon
We could walk forever
Walking on the moon
We could be together
Walking on, walking on the moon
Some may say
Im wishing my days away
No way
And if its the price I pay
Some say
Tomorrows another day
You stay
I may as well play
Keep it up, keep it up
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Walking On The Moon
Obviously, everything about walking on the moon is breathtaking, the feeling of isolation, almost being weightless, and the feeling of nothing holding you down. In 1983, the Police analyzed those feelings and used them as a metaphor as to the aspects of love in the song "Walking on the moon". This song not only relates to the novel Small Steps, but the artist's life, our society today and my life.
"Giant steps are what you take, walking on the moon" this line was what the artist used to start his lyrics. In the novel Small Steps, the reason why Armpit and Kaira broke up was because Armpit forgot to take small steps. Love is a very drought out thing one moment, you are on your toes basically floating in mid-air, then, the next second you are flat on your face, wishing that you had never fallen in to love's trap. This song is about the challenges that come with love and the novel, Small Steps has great elements of these aspects.
When the Police wrote this song, they were thinking of the dark side of the feelings of love and what you can get your self into when you get too into it.Not everything can happen the way you want it to and sometimes, when you get too deep in love, you become so isolated with that one person that you forget about the rest of your life. In the second verse, the artist wrote, "Some may say that I'm wishing my days away, no way and if it's the price I pay, Some say that tomorrow's another day, you stay I may as well play." When Sting sung this line, he was talking about how in love, you can get so caught up that you can loose very valuable things. This song takes aspects such as the feeling of isolation and being weightless and describes the feeling of being on the moon as love. "Feet they hardly touch the ground" is the line that the artist uses to describe the feeling of being in love. Clearly, love takes a big role in the themes of the song.
Look around you, love is always in the air. It is one of those things that was there, is there, and will always be there. It is clear that love is a big part on the song but the way that the artist describes the feeling in a metaphor of walking on the moon that makes the song have some in depth concepts. This song is also related to our society. Love can be a perfect thing but not everybody is meant for eachother and it is that saying that breaks peoples' hearts. They get so caught up into one person that when they see that they aren't interested, letting go is the hard part. I myself have seen that in multiple occasions and that means that this song has a stand in society.
Lastly, this song relates to my life. Truthfully, love has effected my life to the point where it had a say in what I did. I admit it, I have liked someone a little to much for when I found out that they didn't like me, I was heartbroken. Call it puppy love, like Sting wrote, the fact is, love itself is breathtaking. You are indeed weightless and the only thing holding you down is a single thread of awareness. It is amazing but if you take to big of a step, you'll end up getting hurt. It is a horrible thing, but I have learned to let go and this song is a resemblance to my experience and probably everyone else's.
In order to conclude my analysis, I have truly got a deeper understanding of not only this song, but songs from many different artists. The real lesson isn't always at the surface, but looking deeper, there is a better explanation. Looking deeper into the lyrics, I was able to figure out that the Police weren't talking about a trip to the moon but instead, they were relating that feeling to love. I will now look at songs in a whole new way. Clearly, music isn't all about hard core guitar riffs or electrifying drum beats, but lyrics like these, that have more than one meaning.
"Giant steps are what you take, walking on the moon" this line was what the artist used to start his lyrics. In the novel Small Steps, the reason why Armpit and Kaira broke up was because Armpit forgot to take small steps. Love is a very drought out thing one moment, you are on your toes basically floating in mid-air, then, the next second you are flat on your face, wishing that you had never fallen in to love's trap. This song is about the challenges that come with love and the novel, Small Steps has great elements of these aspects.
When the Police wrote this song, they were thinking of the dark side of the feelings of love and what you can get your self into when you get too into it.Not everything can happen the way you want it to and sometimes, when you get too deep in love, you become so isolated with that one person that you forget about the rest of your life. In the second verse, the artist wrote, "Some may say that I'm wishing my days away, no way and if it's the price I pay, Some say that tomorrow's another day, you stay I may as well play." When Sting sung this line, he was talking about how in love, you can get so caught up that you can loose very valuable things. This song takes aspects such as the feeling of isolation and being weightless and describes the feeling of being on the moon as love. "Feet they hardly touch the ground" is the line that the artist uses to describe the feeling of being in love. Clearly, love takes a big role in the themes of the song.
Look around you, love is always in the air. It is one of those things that was there, is there, and will always be there. It is clear that love is a big part on the song but the way that the artist describes the feeling in a metaphor of walking on the moon that makes the song have some in depth concepts. This song is also related to our society. Love can be a perfect thing but not everybody is meant for eachother and it is that saying that breaks peoples' hearts. They get so caught up into one person that when they see that they aren't interested, letting go is the hard part. I myself have seen that in multiple occasions and that means that this song has a stand in society.
Lastly, this song relates to my life. Truthfully, love has effected my life to the point where it had a say in what I did. I admit it, I have liked someone a little to much for when I found out that they didn't like me, I was heartbroken. Call it puppy love, like Sting wrote, the fact is, love itself is breathtaking. You are indeed weightless and the only thing holding you down is a single thread of awareness. It is amazing but if you take to big of a step, you'll end up getting hurt. It is a horrible thing, but I have learned to let go and this song is a resemblance to my experience and probably everyone else's.
In order to conclude my analysis, I have truly got a deeper understanding of not only this song, but songs from many different artists. The real lesson isn't always at the surface, but looking deeper, there is a better explanation. Looking deeper into the lyrics, I was able to figure out that the Police weren't talking about a trip to the moon but instead, they were relating that feeling to love. I will now look at songs in a whole new way. Clearly, music isn't all about hard core guitar riffs or electrifying drum beats, but lyrics like these, that have more than one meaning.
Friday, March 7, 2008
What are the Police really about?
What is it about music that stays the same but after listening to it again and again it begins to relate to your life and make more sense? The Police have really effected the way that I look at music and have truly influenced my life not only as a musician but also in my point of view. Below is a biography of their history and what they have done that has not only effected me but millions of people across America and the globe. This truly is a band to know and if you are a growing musician, this is a band to listen to.
The Police, (a British Ska and reggae band) was formed when an influenced drummer, Stewart Colplin came across a high performance bass in a jazz club in England. Sterwart Colplin and Sting formed what we know today as the Police in 1977. They have become popular and more popular throughout their career and have brought multiple styles of music which come out today in popular albums which are still being recorded.
The Police is formed up of Sting, on the bass and lead vocals, Stewart Colplin on the drums and percussion, and Andy Summers on the lead guitar. The Police are known for bringing funk and reggae into main stream British Ska. Before the Police, Andy Summers played in multiple groups including "Fall Out" and the "Animals". Colplin's most famous band before what he has come to today, was "Curved Air" he left the band after he met Sting however, Curved Air is still coming along. Finally, as the Police preform across the nation, we see each of the members (especially Stewart Colplin) bring in their own styles of music.
As we have been seeing their concerts since the late 70s, the Police are most famous for bringing a reggae sounding funk into main stream British Ska. We see some of that in their most popular album, Synchronicity. With this album came the Police's greatest hits making this one of their most popular albums. A couple of the great songs that came with this album were "King of pain" "Wrapped around your finger" and "Every breath you take". These songs made it to the Police's album cover, "Greatest hits" along with everyone's favorite, "Message in a bottle". The more popular song is about being alone, feeling desolate from everyone else and then realizing that everyone is there however to get to them, you have to break boundaries. The Police are most known for bringing their mixed style of music together, as well as creating meaningful lyrics that have more to them then what is on the surface. Their music is about all of the usual stuff such as love, literal objectives, and politics but they have used a kind of reggae funk style which has made them one of the most popular 80s band.
You are probably wondering what type of music they play and what significance it has on their life. Here is a brief summary that gets more in depth throughout this biography. As they first seemed to be an influenced white reggae and British Ska group, the Police have done a good job of bringing funk, minimalism, Arab, Indian and African styles into their music today. One of the reasons to this was because Stewart Colplin's dad happened to be a CIA agent. This meant that he would be traveling to multiple places and being introduced to different genres of music. Throughout his travels, he took advantage of that and was able to bring it in to what he does today.
The Police, (a British Ska and reggae band) was formed when an influenced drummer, Stewart Colplin came across a high performance bass in a jazz club in England. Sterwart Colplin and Sting formed what we know today as the Police in 1977. They have become popular and more popular throughout their career and have brought multiple styles of music which come out today in popular albums which are still being recorded.
The Police is formed up of Sting, on the bass and lead vocals, Stewart Colplin on the drums and percussion, and Andy Summers on the lead guitar. The Police are known for bringing funk and reggae into main stream British Ska. Before the Police, Andy Summers played in multiple groups including "Fall Out" and the "Animals". Colplin's most famous band before what he has come to today, was "Curved Air" he left the band after he met Sting however, Curved Air is still coming along. Finally, as the Police preform across the nation, we see each of the members (especially Stewart Colplin) bring in their own styles of music.
As we have been seeing their concerts since the late 70s, the Police are most famous for bringing a reggae sounding funk into main stream British Ska. We see some of that in their most popular album, Synchronicity. With this album came the Police's greatest hits making this one of their most popular albums. A couple of the great songs that came with this album were "King of pain" "Wrapped around your finger" and "Every breath you take". These songs made it to the Police's album cover, "Greatest hits" along with everyone's favorite, "Message in a bottle". The more popular song is about being alone, feeling desolate from everyone else and then realizing that everyone is there however to get to them, you have to break boundaries. The Police are most known for bringing their mixed style of music together, as well as creating meaningful lyrics that have more to them then what is on the surface. Their music is about all of the usual stuff such as love, literal objectives, and politics but they have used a kind of reggae funk style which has made them one of the most popular 80s band.
You are probably wondering what type of music they play and what significance it has on their life. Here is a brief summary that gets more in depth throughout this biography. As they first seemed to be an influenced white reggae and British Ska group, the Police have done a good job of bringing funk, minimalism, Arab, Indian and African styles into their music today. One of the reasons to this was because Stewart Colplin's dad happened to be a CIA agent. This meant that he would be traveling to multiple places and being introduced to different genres of music. Throughout his travels, he took advantage of that and was able to bring it in to what he does today.
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