I have been a fan of Sting since his Police days in the 1980's. Well, mostly early Sting music anyways. His later solo career works just became too mellow for me. So while driving home from work the other day, I was listening to the oldies station (God when did my favorite music migrate to the oldies station?) when they started playing Sting's "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You". I've heard it hundreds of times before but not recently. Then I suddenly caught these lyrics in the second verse.
Some would say I was a lost man in a lost world.
You could say I lost my faith in the people on TV.
You could say I'd lost my belief in politicians.
They all seemed like game show hosts to me.
What?! This song was released back in 1993. Yet the lyrics are so prescient of our current times and politics. In four simple lines he so perfectly encapsulates the present day controversies regarding fake news, Russian collusion, lost emails, special counsels, qualifications for higher office, etc.
Sting, wherever you are, you are truly a genius.
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