Walking Down Queensway

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"Walking Down Queensway"
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Recorded by Sting
Recorded: 1980
Length: SONG LENGTH
Writer(s): Sting
Studio: Keystone Studios

"Walking Down Queensway" is a song written by Sting in 1980.

About the song

Sting probably wrote the song for Zenyatta Mondatta - he recorded a demo version at Keystone Studios in the early summer of 1980.

It's described as a "funny thing" - the lyrics are about the pitfalls of fame and being stopped by fans while walking down the street.

Personnel

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Quotations and trivia

The demo is on a 1/4" 12" Reel 15IPS A&M London Safety Copy Master Tape dated July 30, 1980 - which contains the following Sting demos:

  1. When The World Is Running Down
  2. Don't Stand So Close To Me
  3. Demolition Man
  4. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
  5. Man In A Suitcase
  6. I Burn For You
  7. Canary In A Coalmine
  8. Shadows In The Rain
  9. Voices Inside My Head
  10. Walking Down Queensway

Songs 2-7 and the first half of song 8 somehow escaped from the vaults, but are still not in common circulation.

Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

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References

sources: Dan Rosen + additional personal information