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Author Topic: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)  (Read 3729 times)

OfflineBrunno Nunes- (Universo Dire Straits)

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It's just a curiosity, I was watching some videos on youtube and I came across a particularly Sting - Documentary MTV and point 13:22 (min.), He makes a small statement about the song Money for Nothing recording.

Here's the link! :wave

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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2016, 01:44:52 PM »
I can't possibly understand what he is saying, at all  :lol :lol
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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2016, 10:26:05 PM »
for the ones who are not interested in the history of the police (you should) it starts at 13:30 roughly.
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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2016, 02:22:13 AM »
Emphasising that I had informed the point where it approaches the subject
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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2016, 05:01:58 AM »
And for those that missed it, the MFN comment starts at 13:22:07.
 ;D

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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2016, 06:58:19 PM »
I never understood if it was Mark's idea with the "Don't stand so close to me" melody, means if it was already written, or if Sting added it and therefore invented the famous MTV line?

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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2016, 09:00:40 PM »
I have read that MK had written it already and when he figured out that it was following the same music line with Don't stand..., he invited Sting to sing it, as a hats off- wink- wink say no more thing. Unfortunately, the publicists of Sting stepped in demanding a co-writing credit.
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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2016, 10:13:03 AM »
A quote from Sting himself regarding the Money for Nothing writing credit:

"This is very embarrassing to me. Mark asked me to go in the studio and sing this line, "I want my MTV." He gave me the melody, and I thought, "Oh, great, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me', that's a nice quote, it's fun." So I did it, and thought nothing of it, until my publishers, Virgin - who I've been at war with for years and who I have no respect for - decided that was a song they owned, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me'. They said that they wanted a percentage of the song, much to my embarrassment. So they took it."

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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2016, 02:18:43 PM »
Emphasising that I had informed the point where it approaches the subject
emphasising that i totally missed that. squeeze me.
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Re: Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2016, 02:19:52 PM »
A quote from Sting himself regarding the Money for Nothing writing credit:

"This is very embarrassing to me. Mark asked me to go in the studio and sing this line, "I want my MTV." He gave me the melody, and I thought, "Oh, great, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me', that's a nice quote, it's fun." So I did it, and thought nothing of it, until my publishers, Virgin - who I've been at war with for years and who I have no respect for - decided that was a song they owned, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me'. They said that they wanted a percentage of the song, much to my embarrassment. So they took it."
never knew this. kudos to Sting.
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