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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, it’s his record company that’s in for a good cuffing for having bankrolled Bring On The Night.

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