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From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson)
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Subject: Re: one of sting's songs
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 11:16:44 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 11:16:44 1985
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Summary: 

> Is anyone else disgusted by the song on Sting's new album which contains the
> refrain, "I hope the Russians love their children, too"? What does he think?
> I suppose Russian mothers throw their children in the Volga to drown when 
> they misbehave. While I like some of the other songs on the album, I'd never
> go and buy it when this piece of shit is on it.
> 
> 						David London
> 						..!ihnp4!oddjob!london

I believe Mr. London has missed the point of the song completely.
If you consider the song as a whole, rather than looking at individual lines
out of context, the message seems to be that the Russians are people just like
us, with the same concerns that we have, and that they're not different and
evil like they're sometimes made out to be.  Sting points this out by saying
that they probably love their children too.  I'm not too crazy about the music,
though it's interesting because it's different (you won't find many albums
with as many different types of music as "The Dream Of The Blue Turtles"),
but the lyrics are certainly not disgusting if they are taken in context.

On the other hand, if you said that Rick Davies (of Supertramp) thought that
Russian mothers threw their children into the Volga, I couldn't argue as
strongly against you.  Here are some quotes from the lyrics of "Brother Where
You Bound", and I don't think they're taken out of context (someone please
correct me if I'l wrong):

	There's a red cloud hanging over us
	And it's so big, and it's gonna bust
	....
	They got a hatred, deep down inside
	Ain't gonna let them take me alive

-- 
Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto  (416) 635-2073
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