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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Driven To Tears"'''</big>
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg|thumb|center|"[[Driven To Tears]]" is a song on the [[1980]] album [[Zenyatta Mondatta]].]]
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1980-10-03]]
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| [[1980-07-07]] - [[1980-08-07]]
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 3:20
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| <b>Album(s):</b>
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| [[Zenyatta Mondatta]]
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[A&M]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Writer(s):</b>
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| [[Sting (person) | Sting]]
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| [[The Police (band)|The Police]], [[Nigel Gray]]
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Wisseloord Studios]]
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| <b>Released as single?</b>
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| NO
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'''"Driven To Tears"''' is a song written by [[Sting (person) | Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1980]].
  
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=About the song=
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[[The Police]] recorded an early version of [[Driven To Tears]] in Melbourne's [[Armstrong Studios]] (Armstrong's / Studio 2) on [[1980-03-16]].
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=Personnel=
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* [[Sting (person) | Sting]] — bass, vocals
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* [[Andy Summers]] - guitar
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* [[Stewart Copeland]] — drums
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=Release History=
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==Albums==
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"[[Driven To Tears]]" appears on the following album releases:
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Zenyatta Mondatta]]
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| [[1980-10-03]]
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| UK
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==Video==
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"[[Driven To Tears]]" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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=Lyrics=
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'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
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<pre>
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How can you say that you're not responsible?
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What does it have to do with me?
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What is my reaction, what should it be?
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Confronted by this latest atrocity
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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Hide my face in my hands, shame wells in my throat
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My comfortable existence is reduced to a shallow meaningless party
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Seems that when some innocent die
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All we can offer them is a page in a some magazine
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Too many cameras and not enough food
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'Cause this is what we've seen
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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Protest is futile, nothing seems to get through
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What's to become of our world, who knows what to do
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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Driven to tears
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</pre>
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=Quotations and trivia=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Alternative and cover versions=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=See also=
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* [[Zenyatta Mondatta]]
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=External links=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=References=
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* Police, The. ''Zenyatta Mondatta''. (1980) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
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* ''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 2 Jun 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=126>
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[[Category:Songs (The Police)]][[Category:Songs (Sting)]]

Latest revision as of 08:50, 16 March 2023

"Driven To Tears"
"Driven To Tears" is a song on the 1980 album Zenyatta Mondatta.
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1980-10-03
Recorded: 1980-07-07 - 1980-08-07
Length: 3:20
Album(s): Zenyatta Mondatta
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): The Police, Nigel Gray
Studio(s): Wisseloord Studios
Released as single? NO

"Driven To Tears" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1980.

About the song

The Police recorded an early version of Driven To Tears in Melbourne's Armstrong Studios (Armstrong's / Studio 2) on 1980-03-16.

Personnel

Release History

Albums

"Driven To Tears" appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-zenyattamondatta.jpg Zenyatta Mondatta 1980-10-03 UK

Video

"Driven To Tears" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Stub.gif Video or dvd title YYYY-MM-DD Country

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only. 

How can you say that you're not responsible?
What does it have to do with me?
What is my reaction, what should it be?
Confronted by this latest atrocity

Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Hide my face in my hands, shame wells in my throat
My comfortable existence is reduced to a shallow meaningless party
Seems that when some innocent die
All we can offer them is a page in a some magazine
Too many cameras and not enough food
'Cause this is what we've seen

Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Protest is futile, nothing seems to get through
What's to become of our world, who knows what to do

Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Driven to tears
Driven to tears
Driven to tears

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

Alternative and cover versions

This section needs more information.

See also

External links

This section needs more information.

References

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