Britain’s largest choir is BANNING future performances of THE POLICE’s hit tune “EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE” due to CONTROVERSIAL lyrics.
The Rock Choir, which consists of over 31,000 members all through the UK, has lengthy carried out the basic observe by The Police, however have now introduced they are going to be eradicating it from their repertoire resulting from its lyrical content material.
Rock Choir’s founder Caroline Redman Lusher defined the choice in a letter to the choir members, saying that a couple of of the group’s members took challenge with the tune.
“Dearest Rockies, after a lot thought and dialogue with a number of the staff, I’ve made the troublesome choice to take away ‘Each Breath You Take’ from the repertoire,” the letter learn.
“I’ve by no means eliminated a tune prior to now however as a result of affect the narrative is having on some Rockies and the potential – when it’s taught – of extra damaging and difficult emotions from the broader membership, I really feel it might be clever to switch the tune.”
Police frontman Sting has lengthy dismissed claims that “Each breath You Take” is a few stalker, saying in 1993 that the observe is extra of a commentary about Huge Brother.
“I awoke in the course of the night time with that line in my head, sat down on the piano and had written it in half an hour,” he stated.
“The tune itself is generic, an mixture of a whole bunch of others, however the phrases are attention-grabbing. It appears like a comforting love tune. I didn’t realise on the time how sinister it’s. I feel I used to be considering of Huge Brother, surveillance and management.”
