Written on the road, "Driven to Tears" was inspired by the state of the world in 1980, and it's the first time listeners got a sense of Sting's activist tendencies, which would come to the fore both lyrically and personally for him for the rest of his career. A midtempo reggae workout in the vein of "Bed's Too Big Without You" and "Walking on the Moon," "Driven to Tears" stands out for one of Andy Summers' best (albeit quite short -- eight bars) guitar solos, and the workout that wraps the song up is one of the most "driving" moments the Police have on Zenyatta Mondatta. The most telling thing about "Driven to Tears" is that it's a preview of what the band would do on 1981's Ghost in the Machine: high-energy reggae with an activist heart.
The Police
Driven to Tears
Composed by Sting
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Song Review by Chris True
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1980 | A&M | 3:20 | ||||
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1993 | A&M | 3:29 | ||||
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1995 | Polygram | 0:00 | ||||
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2007 | A&M | 3:22 | ||||
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