"Men go crazy in congregations, they only get better one by one." This phrase has stuck with me ever since the album came out, and it gets truer every day.
I heard this song when I was 13, I thought it was an average song in the soul cages album. Now I'm 40, a died father, and this song turn into a masterpiece for me. It´s like the good books, you have to live certain things to understand it.
At 75, a masterpiece indeed. The healing continues and the work gets even harder. Not that I would trade it for anything. Cheers for today and the tomorrows that will become todays.
This song makes me emotional too for the same reason, and I came to listen to it again today because my sister died yesterday morning and here I am crying again. Peace.
My dad was a river- sailor. The day of his funeral, after he was put to rest, i went to the river running by my hometown, on which he had spent half of his life, and sat there for 2- 3 hours, just watching it flow. Now, i didnt shed a tear at the funeral- but the next day that tune came up, while i was having coffee in a hotel lobby, early morning. I've heard the song before, but never paid much attention to the lyrics. This time it made me weep like a small child. But, at the same time, gave me some comfort
underrated at the ages 13 -18 you mean?Cause this is a 1991 song with 6.2m views and 21.000 likes. It's not underrated. A hundred years from now when all todays mainstream pop music have faded away , people will still discover mr Sting and the Police.
I agree... It's the quintessential Sting track. It also brings back some amazing vibes for me personally but that's what makes music special. It's like a time machine....
The Soul Cages is an amazing album, which kept me company in a very challenging period of my life. I was 17 when it was released, and very confused, and one of the (few) anchors of my life was music like this. Thank you
Mina Faezy Google this song and you’ll see this song was written by Sting as a tribute to his late father, with memories of the town he grew up and his desire to bury his father at sea. The whole album it’s from (‘The Soul Cages’) is a sombre affair based around loss (I believe his mother had also died not long before this) and dealing with grief. He had a difficult relationship with his father but I’ve read that they shared a wonderful moment on his deathbed, when they held hands for the first time since childhood.
@@SiLatics56: wow!! I love Sting but didn’t know this!!! 😳 thank you sooo much for sharing this so well!! 😌😍❤️💔❤️ ✨🌟 I just FINALLY got to see Sting live about 5 & 4 years ago & along with Peter Gabriel!!! Sooo amazing 🤩!! 🥁🎹🎸🎤💙🤍
In "All This Time," Sting takes me on a journey through my own reflections and experiences. As I listen to the song, I immerse myself in the poignant tale of a shipwreck and the impact it has had on my life. As the ship goes down, I find myself sifting through the wreckage, trying to make sense of the tragedy that has unfolded. I delve into deep introspection, questioning my own mortality and the passage of time. I am overwhelmed by a sense of loss and longing for understanding. The chorus echoes in my mind: "All this time, the river flowed endlessly to the sea." I realize that life continues to move forward, regardless of personal struggles and heartache. Time marches on, never waiting for anyone, and I must confront the fleeting nature of existence. Throughout the song, I search for solace and meaning amidst the chaos. I contemplate the interconnectedness of the past, present, and future, yearning to comprehend the significance of it all. It becomes a personal quest to come to terms with life's transitory nature. To me, "All This Time" serves as a poignant reminder for me to cherish the present, to embrace the fleeting moments that make up my life. It urges me to reflect on my own experiences, the passing of time, and the fragility of all things. Through the song, I find solace in accepting the uncertainties of life and discovering meaning within them. Easily one of the best songs of all time 🙂
I looked out across The river today I saw a city in the fog and an old church tower Where the seagulls play I saw the sad shire horses walking home In the sodium light I saw two priests on the ferry October geese on a cold winter's night And all this time, the river flowed Endlessly to the sea Two priests came round our house tonight One young, one old, to offer prayers for the dying To serve the final rite One to learn, one to teach Which was the cold wind blows Fussing and flapping in priestly black Like a murder of crows And all this time, the river flowed Endlessly to the sea If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river And I'd bury the old man, I'd bury him at sea Blessed are the poor, for they shall inherit the earth Better to be poor than a fat man in the eye of a needle And as these words were spoken I swore I hear The old man laughing 'What good is a used up world and how could it be Worth having' And all this time the river flowed Endlessly like a silent tear And all this time the river flowed Father, if Jesus exists, Then how come he never lived here The teachers told us, the Romans built this place They built a wall and a temple, an edge of the empire Garrison town, They lived and they died, they prayed to their gods But the stone gods did not make a sound And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left Were the stones the workmen found And all this time the river flowed In the falling light of a northern sun If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river Men go crazy in congregations But they only get better One by one One by one...
My nigga, i dont know what was on your mind when you expressed your comment but i do feel you, reminds me of me when i listen to, my philosophy , by krs -1
So much to love about this song. As a drummer, I love how Manu Katche puts a snare hit on the downbeat of measure four in each verse cycle. A little quirk that kicks the groove in the butt, almost unnoticeably. Manu's playing here is propulsive but spare, driving yet tasteful, and always groovy. A mix of how Stewart Copeland and Vinny Colauita would approach this song.
David, I could not agree with you more about the brilliance of Manu Katché’s drumming on this track, and the power of that one extra snare hit. But I think that snare hit happens on beat 1 of measure 3 of the 4 bar cycle in verse 1, and on beat 1 of measure 1 in subsequent verses. And pay no mind to the idiot above who knows nothing about great drumming.
@@nsubhedar you are absolutely right! Then at 3:00 he briefly goes back to placing it in bar 3 before going full Pretty Woman at 3:15. The only other drummer that comes to mind who does this unusual displacement of snare and bass in an otherwise conventional beat is Mick Fleetwood. And I don’t mind the commenter above - sometimes music nerds need a little ribbing
Mixing this song with such a seemingly upbeat video is a work of genius. The whole Soul Cages album may be the most powerful tribute to a dead parent I've ever listened to.
Am I alone really appreciating Stings comedic timing and campiness in this video? So many subtle little facial reactions and touches he does .. the funny nod after he first says “allll this time” like ta daaa.. or singing into the wrench for a moment?
I remember when this song came out in 91. I was working as an announcer at 5CS Port Pirie, South Australia and was not a fan of Sting or Police but this song captured my imagination. The back story is that he had been contracted to record a new album. Sting had the music but not the lyrics and effectively had writers block. Stings own father from memory was dying at the time. Sting talked to a friend about his writers block and was advised 'you're a story writer, write what you know'. Hence 'All this time'. I'm now working in talkback in Adelaide, South Australia and play a song before I finish. I played this just the other morning as it's son powerful on so many levels. It was also part of inspiration of me taking my children to UK and walking on Hadrians Wall in 2008 to give them perspective. Love it. Thanks Sting.
I was in the hospital for a week when I was 9. We lived in the country and didn't have cable. But in the hospital there was. This was a big hit on MTV and I saw it a lot that week. January 21st 1991. and it always makes me cry because everything in my little like changed after that.
i'm hoping it changed for the better and you are stronger for it ; oddly enough i was about to embark on a journey myself when this was all over the airwaves ! so enjoy and smile LUV!!
Abigail Niles This song always gave me a "longing" feeling for my time in Salt Lake City. Not sure why it did in particular but it just hit me that way. The 90s were a rough and kind decade for me but the hole left from being ripped away from the only time in my life I truly felt alive or self love was always in there in my soul. Songs like this one rekindle that youthful flame of happy memories. If for a short spell.
You went through a hard time with excellent taste. I think of the sorry bastards who suffer through with no taste at all... grim stuff, Abigail. Grim, I say...
IT HAPENED FOR ME TOO.but not by this song, but instead by better song i ever heard, makes me always cry even when hear it in somewhere else except home.coldplay" a sky full of stars" but when?but believe it or not just intime this song came out 2014, i had accident by some drunk asshole motorcycle driver -18 either without moto licens. I just want to hit it, "i mean this animal" so bad.it so hard for me to believed it even until now. my leg in crus was broked.& it's truma damaged my brain for ever.
Sting grew up across from the ship yard where the majority of men worked including his own dad. This song is all about that reality. Sting had respect for this but knew one day he had to get out of there !!
Yo tenía 5 o 6 años cuando esta canción sonaba en la radio. Acá en Chile era invierno. Recuerdo estar coloreando dibujos mientras mi mamá cocinaba el almuerzo. Afuera llovía fuerte, pero mi casa estaba calentita y yo era feliz ❤️😊
I was working for the sound company when Sting came to Hawaii in 1992. He opened with this song and it sounded amazing. Best concert i have ever heard to this day
Sting is a creative genius I love this song I'm 43 now this song was from my childhood can't get it out of my head find myself singing it at work thanks sting for it great music
“Teachers told the Romans built this place. They built a wall and a temple and an edge of the empire garrison town. They lived and they died. They prayed to their gods, but the stone gods did not make a sound. And their empire crumbles 'till all that was left Were the stones the workmen found.” Love this part of the song. It hits powerfully.
One of my favourite song when I was in Toronto, Canada in 1991... Every morning I listened this from Radio on the way to routine activities ... Time flies
Not only is this one of my favourite Sting tunes, but its an incredibly poetic, warm, bittersweet and loving eulogy to his father and his hometown. You can literally picture every image in your head with ease. The importance of saying goodbye, the appreciation of the last rights yet the naivety of "blessed are the poor" and his persepective of the inherent pointlessness of religions old and current with "fussing and flapping" and stone gods not making a sound. The mentor, the apprentice, the ancient and new, "sad shire horses and sodium lights". The absolutely lovely way he references his father "heard the old man laughing" and would like to just see him right, by laying him to rest in the moving water of his town. The tune itself is jaunty and upbeat despite the deep and dark tone of the lyrics, but it works. Mandolin, bass, pizzicato, brass and all subtly blended. It's a perfect 10 and faultless, My one issue? I only saw this video for the first time last week and it simply does no justice to the tone of the song. It's too primary coloured, fake and silly. Something along "In a lifetime" by Clannad would have been a better tone.
For someone who fancies himself as a bit of an intellectual, I'm surprised you didn't notice that the video clearly draws on the aesthetics of the theatre of the absurd, and has a feel and texture to it not dissimilar to a play by Eugene Ionesco.
@@jamesjarrett52 There even seems to be a Rosencrantz and Guildernstern (from Shakespeare's play Hamlet) kind of quality to the two priests in the video. Guarding the faith, as it were?
@@stevestruthers6180 Ironically of course R&G were total non entities as you will know and ‘ hoist with their own petard ‘ when Hamlet saw through their facade !!
Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, England - Sting's homeland! When I realized this song was about his homeland, I grinned from ear to ear cause it was about his birthplace and that is important to remember. This is one of my fav song's by him, along with Fields Of Gold, Fragile and I'm So Happy, I Can't Stop Crying. I hope he makes some new songs cause that would really make me smile!
Remember being mesmerized by this song on VH1 Classic right before heading out to school, probably more than 25 years after it was released. Timeless, underrated tune.
I was a kid living in Baltimore when this song came out. It was my own "city in the fog". Great blue herons, gulls, crows, the inner harbor, the sodium lights, the Chesapeake Bay and all It's rolling inland waterways, It's no surprise this song resonates so much with me. And as a song devoted to Sting's father and his childhood town, I can safely say the same thing for myself.
July Christmas it’s about Sting returning to Wallsend (his home town) in his Father’s last days. Wallsend is named because it’s at the end of Hadrian’s Wall. Constructed by the Roman Empire to keep the Marauding Scottish at bay. It’s my home town too.
That’s cool and now makes total sense why he says teacher told us the Romans built this place. I can see the river on the map running endlessly to the sea. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
The sad thing is that I gather in reality Sting didn’t attend the funerals of either of his parents . Personally I think these rituals of ‘ closure ‘ are essential. I have a friend ( and a soon to be ‘ex’ son in law ) who failed to be at their respective mother’s deathbeds and the psychological effects on them have been pretty devastating !
This song is about a boy who wants to bury his father at sea over the objections of two priests. It's a satire of rituals - the priests think the man should be buried according to their practices. Sting used the river to represent continuity. Civilizations and structures can come to an end, but rivers are always there. Most of the images are based on things Sting encountered when he was growing up.
Incredibly poetic. The refrain (?) never fails to give me goosebumps. The music is so tightly packed, so dense. And his bass clear as a bell but low in the mix.
This song lyric has entered my personal vernacular. Whenever I want to speak about the inevitability of the passing of time, I say "All this time, the river flowed. . ." I Love the Tyne, and Gateshead/Newcastle, and not being able to visit for these last two years has been hard, knowing that indeed, all this time, the river flowed, endlessly to the sea . . . and I wasn't there to see it. . .
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"Men go crazy in congregations, they only get better one by one." Love that line.
And it’s so damn true, too! 😌
"Men go crazy in congregations, they only get better one by one." This phrase has stuck with me ever since the album came out, and it gets truer every day.
Same here.
This line is up there with "you can't handle the truth."
@samdoorly6101: true that... &, prob'ly, 'bigger still,' than than too... ❤
my favorite line and possibly the most profound in all of pop music.
Bravo thoughtful and musical Mr sting
Really good songs on Soul Cages album
One of the greatest song lines ever written, to be sure
I heard this song when I was 13, I thought it was an average song in the soul cages album. Now I'm 40, a died father, and this song turn into a masterpiece for me. It´s like the good books, you have to live certain things to understand it.
Perception of things change as we age. Congrats, you have a good one 💯
i do no one
This song is genius in its anti-religiosity.
At 75, a masterpiece indeed. The healing continues and the work gets even harder. Not that I would trade it for anything. Cheers for today and the tomorrows that will become todays.
Absolutely.
You are growing wise.
I'm always crying when I hear this song. My father is coming and standing just before my eyes.
Tank park salute by Billy Bragg will really make one cry
me too
This song makes me emotional too for the same reason, and I came to listen to it again today because my sister died yesterday morning and here I am crying again. Peace.
My dad was a river- sailor. The day of his funeral, after he was put to rest, i went to the river running by my hometown, on which he had spent half of his life, and sat there for 2- 3 hours, just watching it flow. Now, i didnt shed a tear at the funeral- but the next day that tune came up, while i was having coffee in a hotel lobby, early morning. I've heard the song before, but never paid much attention to the lyrics.
This time it made me weep like a small child.
But, at the same time, gave me some comfort
The whole album is in honor of his dad.
How can Sting be world famous, and yet underrated at the same time? His catalog of music continues to age well.
I wonder the same. It feels like he’s really famous but very few really know about him somehow…
He's the highest paid musician of 2022
underrated at the ages 13 -18 you mean?Cause this is a 1991 song with 6.2m views and 21.000 likes. It's not underrated. A hundred years from now when all todays mainstream pop music have faded away , people will still discover mr Sting and the Police.
Alas there are those who appreciate the greatness of others unto themselves, and those who appreciate the greatness of themselves unto others… 🤗
World famous because of the Police, it’s his solo work that’s underrated
For some reason, this song hits SO much harder during a midlife crises... 😔
Sting is more than an icon...hes a mastermind of storytelling & songwriting!!
second to pennylane
He’s a true bard in a world of musical charlatans!
Well said….Yo!!!
Totally sir. Well said and well observed!
It's true!❤
This song helps me to accept the inevitability of time and my fate. It makes me happier somehow.
If you would pull my finger, it would make my Pants, Crappier. AND HOW!
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Remember buddy; even after you’re gone, you’ll be remembered by someone. Ergo, life goes on
@@chrismayer3919 that’s so sad
God help you!
Gordon Sumner will undoubtedly be seen as one of history's best songwriters! Great Phucken Song!!🙌
Thanks Gordo!🙏
Brilliant, this song is probably Sting’s best.
Makes me sad and happy at the same time. Love it, Thanks Sting.
I agree... It's the quintessential Sting track. It also brings back some amazing vibes for me personally but that's what makes music special. It's like a time machine....
The Soul Cages is an amazing album, which kept me company in a very challenging period of my life. I was 17 when it was released, and very confused, and one of the (few) anchors of my life was music like this. Thank you
I relate...same. i become very emotional when I hear the songs.
Stay Strong. It's Worth It.......
Misery loves company
Same my friend
Incredible album, really…I call it the Great Lost Police Album as a matter of fact, Sting’s solo masterpiece….!
All this time and still my favourite song by Sting.
And I thought I was the only one......lol
Me too! I ove singing Stings beautiful tunes but this one is too special@@louiswetzel5038
Probably my favorite solo Sting song
Lyrically this is peak Sting.
The whole Soul Cages album is peak Sting. One of my favorite albums of all time.
MEN GROW CRAZY IN CONGREGATIONS. THET ONLY GET BETTER ONE BY ONE. Amen, brother!
I love you, Dad. I'll miss you every day.
what do u mean? I mean what's connexion between this song & ur father?
I just want to know that ,cause myself so concern about this things.
Mina Faezy Google this song and you’ll see this song was written by Sting as a tribute to his late father, with memories of the town he grew up and his desire to bury his father at sea. The whole album it’s from (‘The Soul Cages’) is a sombre affair based around loss (I believe his mother had also died not long before this) and dealing with grief. He had a difficult relationship with his father but I’ve read that they shared a wonderful moment on his deathbed, when they held hands for the first time since childhood.
@@SiLatics56: wow!! I love Sting but didn’t know this!!! 😳 thank you sooo much for sharing this so well!! 😌😍❤️💔❤️ ✨🌟 I just FINALLY got to see Sting live about 5 & 4 years ago & along with Peter Gabriel!!! Sooo amazing 🤩!! 🥁🎹🎸🎤💙🤍
Who this! Bb I lost my head, it's getting punky miss.
❤
In "All This Time," Sting takes me on a journey through my own reflections and experiences. As I listen to the song, I immerse myself in the poignant tale of a shipwreck and the impact it has had on my life.
As the ship goes down, I find myself sifting through the wreckage, trying to make sense of the tragedy that has unfolded. I delve into deep introspection, questioning my own mortality and the passage of time. I am overwhelmed by a sense of loss and longing for understanding.
The chorus echoes in my mind: "All this time, the river flowed endlessly to the sea." I realize that life continues to move forward, regardless of personal struggles and heartache. Time marches on, never waiting for anyone, and I must confront the fleeting nature of existence.
Throughout the song, I search for solace and meaning amidst the chaos. I contemplate the interconnectedness of the past, present, and future, yearning to comprehend the significance of it all. It becomes a personal quest to come to terms with life's transitory nature.
To me, "All This Time" serves as a poignant reminder for me to cherish the present, to embrace the fleeting moments that make up my life. It urges me to reflect on my own experiences, the passing of time, and the fragility of all things. Through the song, I find solace in accepting the uncertainties of life and discovering meaning within them.
Easily one of the best songs of all time 🙂
I looked out across
The river today
I saw a city in the fog and an old church tower
Where the seagulls play
I saw the sad shire horses walking home
In the sodium light
I saw two priests on the ferry
October geese on a cold winter's night
And all this time, the river flowed
Endlessly to the sea
Two priests came round our house tonight
One young, one old, to offer prayers for the dying
To serve the final rite
One to learn, one to teach
Which was the cold wind blows
Fussing and flapping in priestly black
Like a murder of crows
And all this time, the river flowed
Endlessly to the sea
If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river
And I'd bury the old man,
I'd bury him at sea
Blessed are the poor, for they shall inherit the earth
Better to be poor than a fat man in the eye of a needle
And as these words were spoken I swore I hear
The old man laughing
'What good is a used up world and how could it be
Worth having'
And all this time the river flowed
Endlessly like a silent tear
And all this time the river flowed
Father, if Jesus exists,
Then how come he never lived here
The teachers told us, the Romans built this place
They built a wall and a temple, an edge of the empire
Garrison town,
They lived and they died, they prayed to their gods
But the stone gods did not make a sound
And their empire crumbled, 'til all that was left
Were the stones the workmen found
And all this time the river flowed
In the falling light of a northern sun
If I had my way I'd take a boat from the river
Men go crazy in congregations
But they only get better
One by one
One by one...
My nigga, i dont know what was on your mind when you expressed your comment but i do feel you, reminds me of me when i listen to, my philosophy , by krs -1
Thanx man
"One to learn, one to teach."
"Always two there are, a master and an apprentice."
@@spaceflight1019 Fussing and flapping in priestly black indeed.
@@jasperdevries1726 Palpatine and Darth Maul come to mind.
This gem of a song will always stand the test of time.
This is cinema.
As a devout Catholic I say there is an immortal truth, courage and strength in this song. Its there, look.
catholicism is a cult
the bible has been debunked
Roman Catholicism is for the weak minded.
My favorite Sting song ❤
So much to love about this song. As a drummer, I love how Manu Katche puts a snare hit on the downbeat of measure four in each verse cycle. A little quirk that kicks the groove in the butt, almost unnoticeably. Manu's playing here is propulsive but spare, driving yet tasteful, and always groovy. A mix of how Stewart Copeland and Vinny Colauita would approach this song.
David, I bet you're incredibly fun at parties.
@@iansmith8263 I bet you’re great on the drums
@@davidgrout1056 I bet you'd sing great together.
David, I could not agree with you more about the brilliance of Manu Katché’s drumming on this track, and the power of that one extra snare hit. But I think that snare hit happens on beat 1 of measure 3 of the 4 bar cycle in verse 1, and on beat 1 of measure 1 in subsequent verses. And pay no mind to the idiot above who knows nothing about great drumming.
@@nsubhedar you are absolutely right! Then at 3:00 he briefly goes back to placing it in bar 3 before going full Pretty Woman at 3:15. The only other drummer that comes to mind who does this unusual displacement of snare and bass in an otherwise conventional beat is Mick Fleetwood. And I don’t mind the commenter above - sometimes music nerds need a little ribbing
Mixing this song with such a seemingly upbeat video is a work of genius. The whole Soul Cages album may be the most powerful tribute to a dead parent I've ever listened to.
What a masterpiece....
This song is very underrated
Not by me :)
It's funny all the songs they played on the radio too much back then imo (and that I ignored) are all amazing too me now.
i like this song since i 've been hearing, but in this time is not a hit, but for me is a great song.
Can a song be underrated if the top comment say's it's underrated? hmm
this is the only tune by Sting that i can listen too :9
Am I alone really appreciating Stings comedic timing and campiness in this video? So many subtle little facial reactions and touches he does .. the funny nod after he first says “allll this time” like ta daaa.. or singing into the wrench for a moment?
The ship he's and all the crazy people on board strike me as an allusion to being on a ship of fools.
I remember when this song came out in 91. I was working as an announcer at 5CS Port Pirie, South Australia and was not a fan of Sting or Police but this song captured my imagination. The back story is that he had been contracted to record a new album. Sting had the music but not the lyrics and effectively had writers block. Stings own father from memory was dying at the time. Sting talked to a friend about his writers block and was advised 'you're a story writer, write what you know'. Hence 'All this time'. I'm now working in talkback in Adelaide, South Australia and play a song before I finish. I played this just the other morning as it's son powerful on so many levels. It was also part of inspiration of me taking my children to UK and walking on Hadrians Wall in 2008 to give them perspective. Love it. Thanks Sting.
I listen to you
Sting manages to take a bunch of seemingly unrelated things and interconnect them. Wonderful.
Thank you Sting, for your life's work as a musical artist and for our enjoyment.
I was in the hospital for a week when I was 9. We lived in the country and didn't have cable. But in the hospital there was. This was a big hit on MTV and I saw it a lot that week. January 21st 1991. and it always makes me cry because everything in my little like changed after that.
i'm hoping it changed for the better and you are stronger for it ; oddly enough i was about to embark on a journey myself when this was all over the airwaves ! so enjoy and smile LUV!!
Abigail, please let me know if there's anything I can do to help you. "Chance can make a plaything of a man's life."
-Unknown author
Abigail Niles This song always gave me a "longing" feeling for my time in Salt Lake City. Not sure why it did in particular but it just hit me that way. The 90s were a rough and kind decade for me but the hole left from being ripped away from the only time in my life I truly felt alive or self love was always in there in my soul. Songs like this one rekindle that youthful flame of happy memories. If for a short spell.
You went through a hard time with excellent taste.
I think of the sorry bastards who suffer through with no taste at all...
grim stuff, Abigail.
Grim, I say...
IT HAPENED FOR ME TOO.but not by this song, but instead by better song i ever heard, makes me always cry even when hear it in somewhere else except home.coldplay" a sky full of stars" but when?but believe it or not just intime this song came out 2014, i had accident by some drunk asshole motorcycle driver -18 either without moto licens. I just want to hit it, "i mean this animal" so bad.it so hard for me to believed it even until now.
my leg in crus was broked.& it's truma damaged my brain for ever.
The magic of the 80s early 90s...
70 80 90
STING
I love the comedy of this video , trying to get something done and everyone getting in your way
It is so much inspired by A Night At The Opera: Crowded Cabin Scene. Well, a good example is always welcome.
Love the Night at the Opera Ship's Cabin scene that inspires some of this video :)
It's a full fledged hommage - the plumbers, the waiters, the manicure, all the characters are there :D
Sting grew up across from the ship yard where the majority of men worked including his own dad. This song is all about that reality. Sting had respect for this but knew one day he had to get out of there !!
Got to be one of my all time favourite songs. Fantastic lyrics, backed up with brilliant music.
I probably play this song everyday
I don't understand why this beautiful song has only 2 million views.
I have only one word for this song: Unbelievable!
they probably heard you or saw this now it's been up-ed by a million plus !! and you're right a BEAUTIFUL SONG!!
Love this song❤️
TIMELESS 2024 🎼👌✔️💯
I’m listening to Sting All This Time early July 2024! 4th of July
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Yo tenía 5 o 6 años cuando esta canción sonaba en la radio. Acá en Chile era invierno. Recuerdo estar coloreando dibujos mientras mi mamá cocinaba el almuerzo. Afuera llovía fuerte, pero mi casa estaba calentita y yo era feliz ❤️😊
No mames.
I was working for the sound company when Sting came to Hawaii in 1992. He opened with this song and it sounded amazing. Best concert i have ever heard to this day
Really that's so awesome 👍
Sting is a creative genius I love this song I'm 43 now this song was from my childhood can't get it out of my head find myself singing it at work thanks sting for it great music
“Teachers told the Romans built this place.
They built a wall and a temple and an edge of the empire garrison town.
They lived and they died.
They prayed to their gods, but the stone gods did not make a sound.
And their empire crumbles 'till all that was left
Were the stones the workmen found.”
Love this part of the song. It hits powerfully.
"what good is a used up world and how can it be worth havin."...prophetic words from the 90s
Happy birthday Sting.
This song never gets old.
Brilliant songwriting by Sting.
He's a poet, definitely!
keep moving, keep seeing. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
One of my favourite song when I was in Toronto, Canada in 1991... Every morning I listened this from Radio on the way to routine activities ... Time flies
🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇🙇 Sting, in 🇲🇽 😍😍😍😍
i am in love with that background guitar line. Just amazing
The guitar in the chorus is such an Alex Lifeson piece.
Great song!
These are some of his best lyrics, IMO.
Morcaiden
MUSIC!!! I don't hive a shit about lyrics
carlos tejada Sting is one of the best musician and music composer. Hence his lyrics are an art
"Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth"
Not only is this one of my favourite Sting tunes, but its an incredibly poetic, warm, bittersweet and loving eulogy to his father and his hometown. You can literally picture every image in your head with ease. The importance of saying goodbye, the appreciation of the last rights yet the naivety of "blessed are the poor" and his persepective of the inherent pointlessness of religions old and current with "fussing and flapping" and stone gods not making a sound.
The mentor, the apprentice, the ancient and new, "sad shire horses and sodium lights". The absolutely lovely way he references his father "heard the old man laughing" and would like to just see him right, by laying him to rest in the moving water of his town.
The tune itself is jaunty and upbeat despite the deep and dark tone of the lyrics, but it works. Mandolin, bass, pizzicato, brass and all subtly blended. It's a perfect 10 and faultless,
My one issue? I only saw this video for the first time last week and it simply does no justice to the tone of the song. It's too primary coloured, fake and silly. Something along "In a lifetime" by Clannad would have been a better tone.
For someone who fancies himself as a bit of an intellectual, I'm surprised you didn't notice that the video clearly draws on the aesthetics of the theatre of the absurd, and has a feel and texture to it not dissimilar to a play by Eugene Ionesco.
It's a recreation of a famous scene in a Marx Brothers movie. I don't know nothin' about no Ionescu. ruclips.net/video/8ZvugebaT6Q/видео.html
Not sure all ‘ religion ‘ is pointless !
I truly believe in Christ, it’s denominations that are the problem !!
@@jamesjarrett52 There even seems to be a Rosencrantz and Guildernstern (from Shakespeare's play Hamlet) kind of quality to the two priests in the video. Guarding the faith, as it were?
@@stevestruthers6180 Ironically of course R&G were total non entities as you will know and ‘ hoist with their own petard ‘ when Hamlet saw through their facade !!
one of my fav Sting songs
Hadrian's Wall, Newcastle, England - Sting's homeland! When I realized this song was about his homeland, I grinned from ear to ear cause it was about his birthplace and that is important to remember. This is one of my fav song's by him, along with Fields Of Gold, Fragile and I'm So Happy, I Can't Stop Crying. I hope he makes some new songs cause that would really make me smile!
Some history, a philosophy of life and a great tune, in four minutes...
The genius of Sting!
Happy birthday mr Sting 🙏
Me encantaba sting! a mis 24 años, y hasta la fecha ya tengo 49 gracias por compartir que tengan un día lleno de buena onda y buena vibra!
Thanks for watching and listening to my songs, Thanks for your love❤and moral support. I hope you have been well entertained over the years?
Sting is a BAD MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of Stings best songs and one of the best songs ever made.
I agree..yes yes yes. On so many levels
The river flowed endlessly
Like a silent tear.
Remember being mesmerized by this song on VH1 Classic right before heading out to school, probably more than 25 years after it was released. Timeless, underrated tune.
Bin beileibe kein Sting Fan, aber ich liebe diesen Song! 👂❤
Sting......is gordon summer...is genius....in alltimes 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌹🌹🌹
I love the whole album "The Soul Cages".
One of the best basslines ever. My favourite tune to test bass response in loudspeakers and headphones.
My favourite Sting song, without a doubt!
Great song by Mr.Sumner.
Brilliant lyrics. Probably the peak of his solo career.
TOO GENIUS
THE LEGENDARY
BRITISH 🇬🇧 BEST SINGER EVER IN HISTORY
MASTERPIECE
FABULOUS
"Blessed are the poor, for they shall inherit the earth"
This is beautiful.
....Matthew 5:5....
That of course is from The Beatitudes .
Brilliant song.
The river flowed endlessly to the sea and I still love this song.
One of the funniest music videos ever-- and the song's about him trying to deal with his father's death!
This song reminds me of my last year at high school. A happy but also melancholic song. Many memories. Over 30 years ago. Live runs ... till it ends.
Reminds me of elementary school days in Baltimore and playing this song on a cassette in my Walkman during road trips.
Happy Birthday Gordon Matthew Sumner! Love your stuff
His best song. It took me 30 years to realize it.
The world is peace,love,music,the kiss fron italy
I was a kid living in Baltimore when this song came out. It was my own "city in the fog". Great blue herons, gulls, crows, the inner harbor, the sodium lights, the Chesapeake Bay and all It's rolling inland waterways, It's no surprise this song resonates so much with me. And as a song devoted to Sting's father and his childhood town, I can safely say the same thing for myself.
My favorite Sting song. It got me through the 1990s.
Toujours comme la première fois. Une délice!!!!!!!
👏STING❤💙💛
i never really understood this song until i had to deal with my own father's death....thank you for writing this song :-) (it helps)
Same here, although I remember hearing the song for the first time not long after my own father had died.
I wonder how the lyrics for this were inspired?! Great song!! 😊🏝💃🌱🗝🔭🎼🎵🎶🎹🎻🎺🎷🎸🎤🏊🏇🍷🍻🍫🎂🍯🌶🏵🕯🗳
July Christmas it’s about Sting returning to Wallsend (his home town) in his Father’s last days.
Wallsend is named because it’s at the end of Hadrian’s Wall. Constructed by the Roman Empire to keep the Marauding Scottish at bay.
It’s my home town too.
That’s cool and now makes total sense why he says teacher told us the Romans built this place. I can see the river on the map running endlessly to the sea. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
The sad thing is that I gather in reality Sting didn’t attend the funerals of either of his parents . Personally I think these rituals of ‘ closure ‘ are essential. I have a friend ( and a soon to be ‘ex’ son in law ) who failed to be at their respective mother’s deathbeds and the psychological effects on them have been pretty devastating !
This song is about a boy who wants to bury his father at sea over the objections of two priests. It's a satire of rituals - the priests think the man should be buried according to their practices.
Sting used the river to represent continuity. Civilizations and structures can come to an end, but rivers are always there.
Most of the images are based on things Sting encountered when he was growing up.
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Thank You
Many years later......thanks for the information.
@@trdaniel37 So you have been waiting....... All This Time... for an answer? ;-)
@@Fakeaorta time is a human construct
No waiting
It's all now :))))
Are you sure?
Incredibly poetic. The refrain (?) never fails to give me goosebumps. The music is so tightly packed, so dense. And his bass clear as a bell but low in the mix.
This video is a masterpiece of depth & lightness. Amusing, kinda furious and hopeful. Cameos all around, and messages... amazing
I have loved this song for years ❤️
I remember seeing this video in a motel room in Jacksonville, NC in March 1991 on MTV. Good times!
Amazing flow of brilliant,intelligent songs from a true musical genius.💚
No truer words were spoken. I think there is a timeless lesson, and warning, in the lyrics hiding behind its upbeat rhythm.
We need a Sting song to trend on tiktok or for it to show up in a popular show & then the world can appreciate this icon.
This song lyric has entered my personal vernacular. Whenever I want to speak about the inevitability of the passing of time, I say "All this time, the river flowed. . ." I Love the Tyne, and Gateshead/Newcastle, and not being able to visit for these last two years has been hard, knowing that indeed, all this time, the river flowed, endlessly to the sea . . . and I wasn't there to see it. . .
I remember hoping for this to play on MTV back in the days. Good times.
"as these words were spoken, I swear I heard the old man (dead) laughing ..."What good is a used up world.... and how could it be worth having."
Always loved that mandolin sound at the beginning. It brings a smile to my face.
my favoite sting song
This tune takes me back to middle school
He's not stung He's not stinging He's just Sting.