Born In The 50's
| "Born In The 50's" | |
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| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | January-March 1978 |
| Length: | 3:40 |
| Album(s): | Outlandos d'Amour |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | The Police |
| Studio(s): | Surrey Sound Studios |
| Released as single? | NO |
"Born In The 50's" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1978.
Contents
About the song
There's an alternate version of this song where the guitars are mixed differently. On the LP you can hear two different guitars in the first halves of the verses - the alternate version's guitars play the same thing, and they are more distorted. In the second part of the verses the LP version has just one guitar playing downstrokes, whereas the alternate version features that downstroke guitar AND an additional distorted guitar.
In the middle part ("We freeze like statues...") of the LP Sting's vocals are pretty clean, whereas the alternate version has a huge hall effect on his vocals. The hall effect will go on in the alternate version's final chorus parts, where the slide guitar can also be heard much louder than on the LP version.
Personnel
- Sting – bass guitar, vocals
- Andy Summers – guitar
- Stewart Copeland – drums
Release History
Albums
"Born In The 50's" appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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Outlandos d'Amour | 1978-11-02 | United Kingdom |
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Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings | 1993-09-30 | United Kingdom |
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The Police Live! | 1995-06-13 | United Kingdom |
Video
"Born In The 50's" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
| Cover art | Video title | Release date | Release country |
|---|---|---|---|
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Around the World | 1983-02-01 | United Kingdom |
Lyrics
Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.
We were born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties My mother cried When president Kennedy died She said it was the communists But I knew better Would they drop the bomb on us While we made love on the beach We were the class they couldn't teach 'Cause we knew better We were born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties They screamed When the Beatles sang And they laughed when the King fell down the stairs Oh they should've known better Oh we hated our Aunts Then we messed in our pants Then we lost our faith and prayed to the TV Oh we should've known better We were born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties We freeze like statues on the pages of history Living was never like this when we took all those GCE's Oh, you opened the door for us And then you turned to dust You don't understand us So don't reprimand us We're taking the future We don't need no teacher Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties Born, born in the fifties
Quotations and trivia
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Alternate and cover versions
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See also
External links
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References
- Police, The. Outlandos d'Amour. (1978) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
- ThePolice.com. UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 31 May 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=104>
- Craig Betts
