Black Like Me: Sting Brings On The Night
John Mendelsohn, Creem, 1986
SEVERAL YEARS AGO, in his infamous Outspoken Period, Elvis Costello allowed as how Sting ought to be cuffed mercilessly about the ears until he quit singing in a Jamaican accent. Presently, its his record company thats in for a good cuffing for having bankrolled Bring On The Night.
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