Comments on: Sting has been very moved.

Sting has been very moved.

_sirmissalot_ — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:44:57 -0800

Sri Lanka Tsunami Suffering May Inspire Sting Song. Finally, some good news to come from this awful tradgedy. (via)

By: quonsar

quonsar — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:48:14 -0800

every boat you float...

By: thomcatspike

thomcatspike — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:51:04 -0800

some good news to come Also:Two granite lions placed as guardians of an ancient city proved impotent before the power of the sea. But that same force has brought them to light centuries later.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:53:07 -0800

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA that is hilarious.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:56:41 -0800

Yes, because what's needed to solve the world's problems is more songs by Sting.

By: paperpete

paperpete — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:13:21 -0800

jonmc, I was about to make much the same remark. I raise the ghost of a 'heh' and a clearly audible 'pah, very rich songwriters, fucking crass materialism, grrr' at this post.

By: ramix

ramix — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:16:04 -0800

I love u q...!!!

By: C.Batt

C.Batt — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:18:11 -0800

Didn't he already write the song? "...There is a deeper wave than this, swelling in the world..." - love is the seventh wave /tasteless joke //front seat on the short bus to hell

By: dodgygeezer

dodgygeezer — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:23:12 -0800

Holy shit. And I thought this'd be a link to The Onion.

By: mcstayinskool

mcstayinskool — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:24:11 -0800

///sting driving bus

By: Mean Mr. Bucket

Mean Mr. Bucket — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:25:57 -0800

Pop icon Sting has been deeply moved by the suffering of Sri Lankan children who lost parents to Asia's tsunami and may pen a song about the island's worst natural disaster, his wife said Wednesday. My butt just exploded.

By: davy

davy — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:26:35 -0800

A song by Sting is a good thing now? Man, this nostalgia thing is getting out of hand.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:27:10 -0800

Well, Sting hasn't had much to do since saving that boy in the well in Springfield. I'm sure his hearts in the right place, and any money raised to help the tsunami victims is a good thing, but however much I loved some of The Police's stuff, Sting passed his prime awhile ago.

By: stargell

stargell — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:28:34 -0800

He doesn't need to record a song. Just being Sting should be quite enough for those in need.

By: mrgrimm

mrgrimm — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:30:29 -0800

seconded, dodgygeezer. the phrasing of the headline was too much. i couldn't believe somebody posted an Onion article. but they didn't!

By: billsaysthis

billsaysthis — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:33:39 -0800

My butt just exploded. Interesting place to keep your thinking apparatus, Mean Mr. Bucket.

By: xmutex

xmutex — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:35:41 -0800

My theory is that the poster is being facetious.

By: fungible

fungible — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:36:14 -0800

Thanks for making me laugh.

By: chrispy

chrispy — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 15:51:03 -0800

He's an Evil Alchemist in Newport...

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:04:32 -0800

Hmmmm, maybe he could do a duet with Elton John, they could call it "A Candle in the Wave".

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:55:10 -0800

Yes, because what's needed to solve the world's problems is more songs by Sting. Now U2, on the other hand...

By: AlexReynolds

AlexReynolds — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:06:46 -0800

What kind of tragedy would keep Sting quiet?

By: _sirmissalot_

_sirmissalot_ — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:25:06 -0800

Going bald?

By: Songdog

Songdog — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:39:49 -0800

In my opinion people are often much too hard on celebrities who adopt causes or take political stances. Everyone, famous or not, should be equally entitled to do either of these things. Obviously it's ridiculous to think that selling a lot of records or movie tickets makes someone a sociopolitical wizard but it is at least equally unreasonable to expect a famous person to withdraw from all discourse save that that brought them fame. I suspect and hope that Sting does have his heart in the right place, as jonmc suggested. I like a lot of his work although I haven't been interested in the stuff he's done in the last five years or so. But whether I like the song or not I think the man could be doing much worse things than raising money for tsunami victims (even if he does reach a rock nadir in the process).

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:43:21 -0800

What kind of tragedy would keep Sting quiet? Going bald? Actually, a buddy of mine worked security at a Sting show, and told me that Mr. Sumner was not exactly easy on the old olfactory, so maybe we can hold him at bay with a Speed Stick.

By: AlexReynolds

AlexReynolds — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 17:46:11 -0800

But whether I like the song or not I think the man could be doing much worse things than raising money for tsunami victims Acting? On second thought, let the man sing from the highest hill.

By: bibliowench

bibliowench — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:30:44 -0800

Sri Lanka Tsunami Suffering May Inspire Sting Song. It makes sense if you reverse the subject and object too. Cool.

By: juiceCake

juiceCake — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:50:26 -0800

Event songs are usually horrible, but obviously the bloke knows he can sell a lot of records and is simply contributing in a manner he knows will raise some funds now that the initial flood, wave (ahh, whatever word is appropriate) of fund raising over. The artistic merit of the resulting song isn't really an issue but it's great to talk about. I well remember Morrisey commenting on Feed the World years ago, openly wondering how they could inflict such a hideous song on the world. Fun stuff. Of course, music being so subjective, many no doubt would take Morrisey to task for inflicting his song writing on the world. I wouldn't be one of them, at least during the Smiths.

By: RockCorpse

RockCorpse — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:02:33 -0800

The only thing I got out of that link was that his wife was speculating that her husband might get out of the friggin' house.

By: scarabic

scarabic — Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:24:59 -0800

Finally, some good news to come from this awful tradgedy Didn't he already write the song? "...There is a deeper wave than this, swelling in the world..." Sick bastards and I love you both!

By: mischief

mischief — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:59:53 -0800

A song for children? A duet with Michael Jackson!

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 10:43:20 -0800

Haven't those poor Sri Lankans suffered enough already?

By: fenriq

fenriq — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:50:20 -0800

Thank goodness that Sting's been moved enough to write a song so great that it will reverse time and save all of those people that died during the tsunami. Oh wait, its not a magic song? Its not going to turn back time and save 290,000 from dying in the tsunami? I'm sorry, where's the good news here?

By: juiceCake

juiceCake — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:16:39 -0800

I'm sorry, where's the good news here? The potential good news is more funding as funding drives are presently said to be dropping. World famous bloke and all that. Merits? Another conversation.

By: blue shadows

blue shadows — Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:15:53 -0800

Another aspect of the whole celebs for charity thing is, how much money are they contributing personally? Considering how much wealthier they are than the fans, it just doesn't seem like their money is where their mouth is, so to speak.