IMHO Andy Summers has one of the coolest guitar tones I’ve ever heard in this song. The whole song just flows perfectly, and they didn’t screw up with groove with anything besides the breakdown/buildup which totally brings you back into the song. The groove is so good that after listening to it over and over for the entire length of the song you still want to put it right back on again.

I would like to think that Sting wrote this song while being cooped up in the studio for an extended period of time. The Police were known for feuding with each other, so more than likely they all just went in and wanted to get the hell out of there but couldnt leave. I would like to think the song is about how even though your situation is not what you want it to be and you have to repeat things a million times that you don’t want to do, you still have to find the fun part of it and make the best of it you can.

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The reference to the T.A.M.I. show, for all the kiddies who have no clue what it was, refers to James Brown’s performance on the said show. Basically, the T.A.M.I. show was a rock concert with the biggest name rock bands of the time (the stones, etc.) all performing their asses off. In short, after you watched all the biggest names in rock (who would definately be a hard act to follow), James Brown came out and unexpectedly blew them all out of the water. James Brown’s performance on the T.A.M.I. is generally noted to be one of the best live shows of the era ever recorded.

I think Sting used the T.A.M.I. reference not only as a nod to his inspirations, but as a reminder that if you are in a position where you don’t want to do something, you should still do it with everything you have because you might just blow somebody away with what you do.

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