lyrics project

Mistress’ Eyes
Artist: Sting
Song: Sister Moon
Album: Nothing Like The Sun
Model: ‘Lulu Lockheart’
Location: Worcestershire

Notes:-
Sting has had a bad rap over the years. His problem for me is that he’s had too much to say about Brazilian Rain Forests and other environmental issues whilst living in the upper echelons of society. The public don’t take too kindly to being lectured to by a global megastar, for obvious reasons. My problem with it is that it clouded many people’s judgement of an amazing musician and artist. This song came out on this album in 1987. I was 22 years old and starting to ‘get’ life and the world. That included becoming more appreciative of well written and produced music by artists that actually had some talent.

I’d been incredibly excited, whilst lying in a student bed in Cardiff one lazy Sunday morning, by Sting’s jazz/rock version of “Bring on the night”. It contained an amazing piano solo by the tragically gifted Kenny Kirkland. The 12-minute song, played in its entirety by the radio station, instantly made me realise that my parent’s jazz influence was within me. I loved it and therefore Sting’s new incarnation. This album followed and started me on a journey into musical areas I’d not visited before.

The song is a strange one lyrically and seems to dance around different issues of love without ever fully tackling any of them. It hints at motherhood, deep love, and infidelity. The lyric in this song always puzzled me. I now think it has a quite literal meaning, that staring into his lovers eyes is something he can do for hours, unlike the sun that burns them and can’t be done for any length of time. I could be wrong of course, it could relate to the fact he only sees his ‘Mistress’ at night. There are other references to the moon and wolves howling, so only Sting knows. “I’d go out of my mind but for you…” are the chorus lyrics and I certainly understand that sentiment.

Mistress’ Eyes
Artist: Sting
Song: Sister Moon
Album: Nothing Like The Sun
Model: ‘Lulu Lockheart’
Location: Worcestershire

Notes:-
Sting has had a bad rap over the years. His problem for me is that he’s had too much to say about Brazilian Rain Forests and other environmental issues whilst living in the upper echelons of society. The public don’t take too kindly to being lectured to by a global megastar, for obvious reasons. My problem with it is that it clouded many people’s judgement of an amazing musician and artist. This song came out on this album in 1987. I was 22 years old and starting to ‘get’ life and the world. That included becoming more appreciative of well written and produced music by artists that actually had some talent.

I’d been incredibly excited, whilst lying in a student bed in Cardiff one lazy Sunday morning, by Sting’s jazz/rock version of “Bring on the night”. It contained an amazing piano solo by the tragically gifted Kenny Kirkland. The 12-minute song, played in its entirety by the radio station, instantly made me realise that my parent’s jazz influence was within me. I loved it and therefore Sting’s new incarnation. This album followed and started me on a journey into musical areas I’d not visited before.

The song is a strange one lyrically and seems to dance around different issues of love without ever fully tackling any of them. It hints at motherhood, deep love, and infidelity. The lyric in this song always puzzled me. I now think it has a quite literal meaning, that staring into his lovers eyes is something he can do for hours, unlike the sun that burns them and can’t be done for any length of time. I could be wrong of course, it could relate to the fact he only sees his ‘Mistress’ at night. There are other references to the moon and wolves howling, so only Sting knows. “I’d go out of my mind but for you…” are the chorus lyrics and I certainly understand that sentiment.