Listening to Bombs Away by The Police

Stewart Copeland's father worked for the CIA. As a child, Stewart lived in some of the world's hotspots, including Beirut. This song is inspired by these memories.

Listening to Bombs Away by The Police

Stewart Copeland's father worked for the CIA. As a child, Stewart lived in some of the world's hotspots, including Beirut. Bombs Away is inspired by these memories.

It's also one of the rare non-Sting written songs on the album Zenyatta Mondatta. Others include Copeland's The Other Way of Stopping and Andy Summers' Behind My Camel.