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.
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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.