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| − | '' | + | [[Jeff Seitz]]: "[[Only You]] was recorded at [[Rock City Sound Studios]] which happened to be located adjacent to the sound stage where [[Sting]] was filming [[Brimstone & Treacle (film) | Brimstone and Treacle]]. During pauses in filming [[Sting]] would record demos with the use of a drum machine. On a day off before our preparation to go out on another tour, I was visiting the film set and found [[Sting]] in the studio. He asked if I would put some drums on the demos he had recorded, so the studio staff got a bass drum, snare drum, hihat, a crash and a ride cymbal together and I recorded several tracks while listening to the drum machine as a click track. |
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| + | At the time, I didn't know what his intentions were for the demos although some were used in the film. There are some [[The Police | Police]] "band tracks" in the film and resulting soundtrack record that were recorded at another studio while on the [[1981-1982 Ghost In The Machine Tour | Ghost In The Machine Tour]]. | ||
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| + | My memory of what I recorded has faded but I remember playing an interesting reggae type rhythm over [[Children's Crusade]]. The instrumentation was piano, upright bass and drums without a vocal. That song later appeared with a vocal and rerecorded backing track on [[The Dream Of The Blue Turtles]] with [[Omar Hakim]] on drums." | ||
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| − | + | Young men, soldiers, nineteen fourteen | |
| − | They | + | Marching through countries they'd never seen |
| + | Virgins with rifles, a game of charades | ||
| + | All for a children's crusade | ||
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| + | Pawns in the game are not victims of chance | ||
| + | Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France | ||
| + | Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade | ||
| + | All of these young lives betrayed | ||
| + | |||
| + | The children of England would never be slaves | ||
| + | They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves | ||
| + | The flower of England face down in the mud | ||
| + | And stained in the blood of a whole generation | ||
| + | |||
| + | Corpulent generals safe behind lines | ||
| + | History's lessons drowned in red wine | ||
| + | Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade | ||
| + | All of those young lives betrayed | ||
| + | All for a children's crusade | ||
| + | |||
| + | The children of England would never be slaves | ||
| + | They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves | ||
| + | The flower of England face down in the mud | ||
| + | And stained in the blood of a whole generation | ||
| − | + | Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty four | |
| − | + | Fixing in doorways, opium slaves | |
| − | + | Poppies for young men, such bitter trade | |
| − | + | All of those young lives betrayed | |
| + | All for a children's crusade | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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=References= | =References= | ||
| − | + | source: records, magazines, [[Jeff Seitz]] | |
[[Category:Songs (Sting)]] [[Category:Songwriting credits (Sting)]] | [[Category:Songs (Sting)]] [[Category:Songwriting credits (Sting)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:55, 20 February 2020
| "Children's Crusade" | |
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| Recorded by Sting | |
| Released: | 1985 |
| Recorded: | March - April 1985 |
| Length: | 5:00 |
| Album(s): | The Dream Of The Blue Turtles |
| Label(s): | A&M |
| Writer(s): | Sting |
| Producer(s): | Sting & Pete Smith |
| Studio(s): | Blue Wave Recording Studio |
| Released as single? | YES, B-SIDE, or NO |
"Children's Crusade" is a song written by Sting and recorded by Sting in 1985.
Contents
About the song
Jeff Seitz: "Only You was recorded at Rock City Sound Studios which happened to be located adjacent to the sound stage where Sting was filming Brimstone and Treacle. During pauses in filming Sting would record demos with the use of a drum machine. On a day off before our preparation to go out on another tour, I was visiting the film set and found Sting in the studio. He asked if I would put some drums on the demos he had recorded, so the studio staff got a bass drum, snare drum, hihat, a crash and a ride cymbal together and I recorded several tracks while listening to the drum machine as a click track.
At the time, I didn't know what his intentions were for the demos although some were used in the film. There are some Police "band tracks" in the film and resulting soundtrack record that were recorded at another studio while on the Ghost In The Machine Tour.
My memory of what I recorded has faded but I remember playing an interesting reggae type rhythm over Children's Crusade. The instrumentation was piano, upright bass and drums without a vocal. That song later appeared with a vocal and rerecorded backing track on The Dream Of The Blue Turtles with Omar Hakim on drums."
Personnel
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Release History
Albums
Children's Crusade appears on the following album releases:
| Cover art | Album title | Release date | Release country |
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The Dream Of The Blue Turtles | 1985-06-01 | Country |
Singles
CD Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | Songs | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "Song"(s) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
7" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song/B-side song | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "A-side song"/"B-side song" | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
12" Singles
| Cover art | Catalog no. | A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) | Release date | Release country |
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Catalog no. | "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Video
"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
| Cover art | Video title | Release date | Release country |
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Video or dvd title | YYYY-MM-DD | Country |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
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| Year | Winner | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
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| Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
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| Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Lyrics
Young men, soldiers, nineteen fourteen Marching through countries they'd never seen Virgins with rifles, a game of charades All for a children's crusade Pawns in the game are not victims of chance Strewn on the fields of Belgium and France Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of these young lives betrayed The children of England would never be slaves They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves The flower of England face down in the mud And stained in the blood of a whole generation Corpulent generals safe behind lines History's lessons drowned in red wine Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade The children of England would never be slaves They're trapped on the wire and dying in waves The flower of England face down in the mud And stained in the blood of a whole generation Midnight in Soho nineteen eighty four Fixing in doorways, opium slaves Poppies for young men, such bitter trade All of those young lives betrayed All for a children's crusade
Quotations and trivia
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Alternative and cover versions
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See also
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External links
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References
source: records, magazines, Jeff Seitz
