So a while back I asked you on The Puzzler for the name of Stewart Copeland's punk rock alter ego. I sensed that not many of you knew, except for my sister, who knows pretty much everything.
Copeland released precisely four singles under the pseudonym of Klark Kent, with only one ("Don't Care") breaching the UK Top 50, peaking at 48. He released a 10-inch Kryptonite green vinyl Klark Kent EP in 1980, and a 1995 CD entitled Kollected Works contains all the EP tracks and all the b-sides from the singles.
I actually rather like the Klark Kent stuff, I always liked The Police tracks that Stewart wrote and Klark's songs all were very similar.
Here's "Away From Home".
So what's the new Puzzler? Well you may ask.
Copeland's Police cohort Gordon Sumner, aka Sting, just turned 60. Does that not make you feel old? Boy, it does me. A tad over thirty years ago Sting performed solo for the first time at The Secret Policeman's Other Ball in London, where he sang 'Roxanne' and 'Message In A Bottle'. Later in the show he sang Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" with a backing band.
Who were the members of that band? (Hint: They're all rock luminaries.)
Those joining Mr. Sumner at The Secret Policeman's Other Ball would be: Bob "I Don't Like Mondays" Geldof, the practically deaf Phil Collins, Slowhand (Eric Clapton), the eternally young Jeff Beck and Donovan.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct, Sir Rupe!
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