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!  colspan="2" | <big>'''"Born In The 50's"'''</big>
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Police-album-outlandosdamour.jpg|thumb|center|Cover of [[Outlandos d'Amour]], the [[1978]] album featuring [[Born In The 50's]].]]
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!  colspan="2" | Recorded by [[The Police]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1978]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| January-March [[1978]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Length:</b>
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| 3:40
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Album(s):</b>
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| [[Outlandos d'Amour]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[A&M]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Writer(s):</b>
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| [[Sting]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| [[The Police]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Surrey Sound Studios]]
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|- style="background-color: #f9f9f9;"
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| <b>Released as single?</b>
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| NO
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'''"Born In The 50's"''' is a song written by [[Sting]] and recorded by [[The Police]] in [[1978]].
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=About the song=
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There's an alternate version of this song where the guitars are mixed differently. On the LP you can hear two different guitars in the first halves of the verses - the alternate version's guitars play the same thing, and they are more distorted. In the second part of the verses the LP version has just one guitar playing downstrokes, whereas the alternate version features that downstroke guitar AND an additional distorted guitar.
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In the middle part ("We freeze like statues...") of the LP [[Sting]]'s vocals are pretty clean, whereas the alternate version has a huge hall effect on his vocals. The hall effect will go on in the alternate version's final chorus parts, where the slide guitar can also be heard much louder than on the LP version.
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=Personnel=
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*[[Sting]] – bass guitar, vocals
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*[[Andy Summers]] – guitar
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*[[Stewart Copeland]] – drums
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=Release History=
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==Albums==
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"[[Born In The 50's]]" appears on the following album releases:
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{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" border="1" style="background-color: #F0F0F0;  border-spacing: 2; padding:5px;"
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! Cover art
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! Album title
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-outlandosdamour.jpg|40px]]
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| ''[[Outlandos d'Amour]]''
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| [[1978-11-02]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg|40px]]
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| ''[[Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings]]''
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| [[1993-09-30]]
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| United Kingdom
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:Police-album-live!.jpg|40px]]
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| ''[[The Police Live!]]''
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| [[1995-06-13]]
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| United Kingdom
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|}
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==Video==
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"[[Born In The 50's]]" appears on the following video and dvd releases:
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! Cover art
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! Video title
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! Release date
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! Release country
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|- style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"
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| [[Image:police-aroundtheworld.jpg|40px]]
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| [[Around the World]]
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| [[1983-02-01]]
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| United Kingdom
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|}
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=Lyrics=
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'''Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only.'''
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<pre>
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We were born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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My mother cried
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When president Kennedy died
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She said it was the communists
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But I knew better
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Would they drop the bomb on us
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While we made love on the beach
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We were the class they couldn't teach
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'Cause we knew better
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We were born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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They screamed
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When the Beatles sang
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And they laughed when the King fell down the stairs
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Oh they should've known better
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Oh we hated our Aunts
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Then we messed in our pants
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Then we lost our faith and prayed to the TV
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Oh we should've known better
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We were born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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We freeze like statues on the pages of history
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Living was never like this when we took all those GCE's
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Oh, you opened the door for us
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And then you turned to dust
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You don't understand us
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So don't reprimand us
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We're taking the future
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We don't need no teacher
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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Born, born in the fifties
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</pre>
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=Quotations and trivia=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=Alternate and cover versions=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=See also=
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* [[Outlandos d'Amour]]
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=External links=
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''This section needs more information.''
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=References=
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* Police, The. ''Outlandos d'Amour''. (1978) [Audio recording], A&M Records.
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* ''ThePolice.com.'' UltraStar Entertainment LLC. 31 May 2008. <http://www.thepolice.com/discog/?v=so&a=2&id=104>
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* Craig Betts
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:08, 1 September 2020

"Born In The 50's"
Cover of Outlandos d'Amour, the 1978 album featuring Born In The 50's.
Recorded by The Police
Released: 1978
Recorded: January-March 1978
Length: 3:40
Album(s): Outlandos d'Amour
Label(s): A&M
Writer(s): Sting
Producer(s): The Police
Studio(s): Surrey Sound Studios
Released as single? NO

"Born In The 50's" is a song written by Sting and recorded by The Police in 1978.

About the song

There's an alternate version of this song where the guitars are mixed differently. On the LP you can hear two different guitars in the first halves of the verses - the alternate version's guitars play the same thing, and they are more distorted. In the second part of the verses the LP version has just one guitar playing downstrokes, whereas the alternate version features that downstroke guitar AND an additional distorted guitar.

In the middle part ("We freeze like statues...") of the LP Sting's vocals are pretty clean, whereas the alternate version has a huge hall effect on his vocals. The hall effect will go on in the alternate version's final chorus parts, where the slide guitar can also be heard much louder than on the LP version.

Personnel

Release History

Albums

"Born In The 50's" appears on the following album releases:

Cover art Album title Release date Release country
Police-album-outlandosdamour.jpg Outlandos d'Amour 1978-11-02 United Kingdom
Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings.jpg Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings 1993-09-30 United Kingdom
Police-album-live!.jpg The Police Live! 1995-06-13 United Kingdom

Video

"Born In The 50's" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Police-aroundtheworld.jpg Around the World 1983-02-01 United Kingdom

Lyrics

Lyrics are property and copyright of their owners, and provided here for educational purposes only. 

We were born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties

My mother cried
When president Kennedy died
She said it was the communists
But I knew better

Would they drop the bomb on us
While we made love on the beach
We were the class they couldn't teach
'Cause we knew better

We were born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties

They screamed
When the Beatles sang
And they laughed when the King fell down the stairs
Oh they should've known better
Oh we hated our Aunts
Then we messed in our pants
Then we lost our faith and prayed to the TV
Oh we should've known better

We were born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties

We freeze like statues on the pages of history
Living was never like this when we took all those GCE's
Oh, you opened the door for us
And then you turned to dust
You don't understand us
So don't reprimand us
We're taking the future
We don't need no teacher

Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties
Born, born in the fifties

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

Alternate and cover versions

This section needs more information.

See also

External links

This section needs more information.

References

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