Video- Sting talking about the Dire Straits in Montserrat (1984)

[Brunno Nunes- (Universo Dire Straits)]

It's just a curiosity, I was watching some videos on youtube and I came across a particularly Sting - Documentary MTV and point 13:22 (min.), He makes a small statement about the song Money for Nothing recording.

Here's the link!

[caci99]

I can't possibly understand what he is saying, at all 

[Pottel]

for the ones who are not interested in the history of the police (you should) it starts at 13:30 roughly.

[Brunno Nunes- (Universo Dire Straits)]

Emphasising that I had informed the point where it approaches the subject

[vgonis]

And for those that missed it, the MFN comment starts at 13:22:07.
 

Thank you Wildstraits! 

[Love Expresso]

I never understood if it was Mark's idea with the "Don't stand so close to me" melody, means if it was already written, or if Sting added it and therefore invented the famous MTV line?

LE

[vgonis]

I have read that MK had written it already and when he figured out that it was following the same music line with Don't stand..., he invited Sting to sing it, as a hats off- wink- wink say no more thing. Unfortunately, the publicists of Sting stepped in demanding a co-writing credit.

[Rolleyway Man]

A quote from Sting himself regarding the Money for Nothing writing credit:

"This is very embarrassing to me. Mark asked me to go in the studio and sing this line, "I want my MTV." He gave me the melody, and I thought, "Oh, great, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me', that's a nice quote, it's fun." So I did it, and thought nothing of it, until my publishers, Virgin - who I've been at war with for years and who I have no respect for - decided that was a song they owned, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me'. They said that they wanted a percentage of the song, much to my embarrassment. So they took it."

[Pottel]

Emphasising that I had informed the point where it approaches the subject

emphasising that i totally missed that. squeeze me.

[Pottel]

A quote from Sting himself regarding the Money for Nothing writing credit:

"This is very embarrassing to me. Mark asked me to go in the studio and sing this line, "I want my MTV." He gave me the melody, and I thought, "Oh, great, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me', that's a nice quote, it's fun." So I did it, and thought nothing of it, until my publishers, Virgin - who I've been at war with for years and who I have no respect for - decided that was a song they owned, 'Don't Stand So Close to Me'. They said that they wanted a percentage of the song, much to my embarrassment. So they took it."

never knew this. kudos to Sting.