"Walk into any store or flip on a radio, and you'll probably hear the Police's "Every Breath You Take" sooner or later. Thanks to that ubiquity, the swooning, menacing megahit's songwriter-Sting-is a very wealthy man. Now, his former bandmates, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, are suing Sting over who deserves to profit from "Breath" and other Police songs.. No matter how that dispute turns out, it's a reminder of Sting's uncanny songwriting skill and his charmed life of hitmaking."
"For more than four decades, Sting seems to resurface every few years with a new earworm, from "Roxanne" to "Russians," blending New Wave rock with another genre-reggae, jazz, classical, country, even rap and Raï-and In the Process, getting sampled by new generations of Millennial and Zoomer hitmakers. Join Chris Molanphy as he recounts the long, varied, sophisticated, but catchy career of the King of Pain. Whatever he tries, every little thing Sting does is magic."
Sting wrote massively popular songs like "Every Breath You Take" that receive constant public play and have generated significant wealth for him. Former Police bandmates Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers are suing Sting over entitlement to profits from "Breath" and other Police songs. Sting has produced hits across decades, resurfacing with new earworms from "Roxanne" to "Russians." He blends New Wave rock with reggae, jazz, classical, country, rap, and rai influences. His songs are frequently sampled by Millennial and Zoomer artists. Sting's catalog continues to deliver commercial success and cross-generational cultural influence.
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