Album: ...Nothing Like The Sun by Sting
Genre: 1987

Description: …Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon". He added that his inspiration for this was a close encounter with a drunk, in which Sting quoted the sonnet in response to the drunk's importunate query, "How beautiful is the moon?" The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards. The album was influenced by two events in Sting's life: first, the death in late 1986 of his mother, which contributed to the sombre <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sting/...Nothing+Like+The+Sun">Read more on Last.fm</a>.

Artist Background: After disbanding the Police at the peak of their popularity in 1984, Sting quickly established himself as a viable solo artist, one obsessed with expanding the boundaries of pop music. Sting incorporated heavy elements of jazz, classical, and worldbeat into his music, writing lyrics that were literate and self-consciously meaningful, and he was never afraid to emphasize this fact in the press. For such unabashed ambition, he was equally loved and reviled, with supporters believing that he was... Part of the Newcastle, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Pop-Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: The Police, Phil Collins, Simply Red, Dire Straits

Music Scene: Part of the Newcastle, England, UK music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Pop-Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: 1987


…Nothing Like the Sun is a 1987 album by Sting. The title comes from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), which Sting used in the song "Sister Moon". He added that his inspiration for this was a close encounter with a drunk, in which Sting quoted the sonnet in response to the drunk's importunate query, "How beautiful is the moon?" The album won Best British Album at the 1988 Brit Awards. The album was influenced by two events in Sting's life: first, the death in late 1986 of his mother, which contributed to the sombre <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sting/...Nothing+Like+The+Sun">Read more on Last.fm</a>.

...Nothing Like The Sun

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