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! colspan="2" | <big>'''"Poem"'''</big> | ! colspan="2" | <big>'''"Poem"'''</big> | ||
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| − | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image: | + | | colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Outlandos_master_tape_1.jpg|thumb|center|[[Outlandos d'Amour]] master tape (front)]][[Image:Outlandos_master_tape_2.jpg|thumb|center|[[Outlandos d'Amour]] master tape (back)]] |
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! colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]] | ! colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]] | ||
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| <b>Length:</b> | | <b>Length:</b> | ||
| − | | | + | | 1:48 |
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| <b>Writer(s):</b> | | <b>Writer(s):</b> | ||
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=About the song= | =About the song= | ||
| − | [[Poem]] is the | + | [[Poem]] is the middle part of [[Be My Girl, Sally]], but it was recorded on its own - just the [[Andy Summers]] monologue and piano playing, with no additional instruments at all. |
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| + | The track survived on a master tape - there are some additional piano parts at the end that can't be heard in [[Be My Girl, Sally]]. | ||
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| + | [[The Police]] reused the music [[Sting]] had written for [[Three O'Clock Shit]] and combined it with Andy's [[Poem]] to create [[Be My Girl, Sally]]. | ||
| + | This was probably done after Miles had heard [[Roxanne]] and a new musical direction for [[Outlandos d'Amour]] was chosen. They had previously recorded [[Three O'Clock Shit]] at least two times, but chose not to include that song on the LP... | ||
=Personnel= | =Personnel= | ||
| − | + | * [[Andy Summers]] - vocals, piano | |
=Release History= | =Release History= | ||
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'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.''' | '''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.''' | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
| − | + | I was blue and lonely, I couldn't sleep a wink | |
| − | + | And I could only get unconscious if I'd had to much to drink | |
| + | There was somehow, something wrong somewhere | ||
| + | And each day seemed grey and dead | ||
| + | The seeds of desperation were growing in my head | ||
| + | I needed inspiration, a brand new start in life | ||
| + | Somewhere to place affection, but I didn't want a wife | ||
| + | |||
| + | And then by lucky chance I saw in a special magazine | ||
| + | An ad. that was unusual, the like I'd never seen | ||
| + | "Experience something different with our new imported toy | ||
| + | She's loving, warm, inflatable and a guarantee of joy" | ||
| + | |||
| + | She came all wrapped in cardboard, all pink and shrivelled down | ||
| + | A breath of air was all she needed to make her lose that frown | ||
| + | I took her to the bedroom and pumped her with some life | ||
| + | And later in a moment that girl became my wife | ||
| + | |||
| + | And so I sit her in the corner and sometimes stroke her hair | ||
| + | And when I'm feeling naughty I blow her up with air | ||
| + | She's cuddly and she's bouncy, she's like a rubber ball | ||
| + | I bounce her in the kitchen and I bounce her in the hall | ||
| − | + | And now my life is different since Sally came my way | |
| − | + | I wake up in the morning and have her on a tray | |
| − | and | + | She's everything they say she was and I wear a permanent grin |
| − | + | And I only have to worry in case my girl wears thin | |
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Latest revision as of 04:02, 25 August 2020
| "Poem" | |
|---|---|
 Outlandos d'Amour master tape (front)  Outlandos d'Amour master tape (back) | |
| Recorded by The Police | |
| Released: | unreleased |
| Recorded: | 1978 |
| Length: | 1:48 |
| Writer(s): | Andy Summers |
| Producer(s): | Nigel Gray / The Police |
| Studio(s): | Surrey Sound Studios |
| Released as single: | NO |
"Poem" is a song written by Andy Summers and recorded by The Police in 1978.
Contents
About the song
Poem is the middle part of Be My Girl, Sally, but it was recorded on its own - just the Andy Summers monologue and piano playing, with no additional instruments at all.
The track survived on a master tape - there are some additional piano parts at the end that can't be heard in Be My Girl, Sally.
The Police reused the music Sting had written for Three O'Clock Shit and combined it with Andy's Poem to create Be My Girl, Sally. This was probably done after Miles had heard Roxanne and a new musical direction for Outlandos d'Amour was chosen. They had previously recorded Three O'Clock Shit at least two times, but chose not to include that song on the LP...
Personnel
- Andy Summers - vocals, piano
Release History
Ths song has not been released.
Lyrics
Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.
I was blue and lonely, I couldn't sleep a wink And I could only get unconscious if I'd had to much to drink There was somehow, something wrong somewhere And each day seemed grey and dead The seeds of desperation were growing in my head I needed inspiration, a brand new start in life Somewhere to place affection, but I didn't want a wife And then by lucky chance I saw in a special magazine An ad. that was unusual, the like I'd never seen "Experience something different with our new imported toy She's loving, warm, inflatable and a guarantee of joy" She came all wrapped in cardboard, all pink and shrivelled down A breath of air was all she needed to make her lose that frown I took her to the bedroom and pumped her with some life And later in a moment that girl became my wife And so I sit her in the corner and sometimes stroke her hair And when I'm feeling naughty I blow her up with air She's cuddly and she's bouncy, she's like a rubber ball I bounce her in the kitchen and I bounce her in the hall And now my life is different since Sally came my way I wake up in the morning and have her on a tray She's everything they say she was and I wear a permanent grin And I only have to worry in case my girl wears thin
Quotations and trivia
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Alternative and cover versions
See also
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External links
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References
source: Craig Betts, photos
