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The Police - Message in a Bottle [1979] (www.youtube.com)
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[–] jimmydoreisalefty 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Wow!

TIL

Composed by guitarist Andy Summers, “Mother” is track four on 1983’s Synchronicity. Featuring lyrics focused on a character’s portrayal of an overbearing mother and the resulting paranoia that engulfs them.

Musically the track is very diverse, featuring an Arabian-tinged arrangement with horns, minimal percussion, an unconventional 7/8 time signature, and Andy Summers’s vocal stylings. His manic portrayal of the character is one of the song’s highlights, as well as his impressive guitar/sitar solo in the middle of the track.^[[1] https://genius.com/The-police-mother-lyrics]

Random thoughts:

Listening to Mother reminded me of:

Suicidal Tendencies - "Institutionalized" | 04:16 | https://youtu.be/LoF_a0-7xVQ

Then:

Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated (Official Music Video) | 02:31 | https://youtu.be/bm51ihfi1p4

Edit: forgot to add source to the end of the quotes