Born in the ’50s
The Police * Track #8 On Outlandos d’Amour
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Album Outlandos d’Amour
Born in the ’50s by The Police
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Written by Sting from The Police’s 1978 debut album Outlandos d'Amour.
This humorous raucous garage punk rocker is Sting railing at the establishment as his generation grew up amidst the happenings of the ‘50s and '60s.
Sting, lead vocal/bass
Andy Summers, guitar
Stewart Copeland, drums/vocal
Born in the ’50s Lyrics
[Chorus]
We were born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
[Verse 1]
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
[Chorus]
We were born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
We were born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
[Bridge]
We freeze like statues on the pages of history
Living was never like this when we took all those GCEs
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
[Chorus]
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born, born in the '50s
Born in the ’50s Q&A
Who wrote Born in the ’50s's ?
Born in the ’50s was written by Sting.
Who produced Born in the ’50s's ?
Born in the ’50s was produced by The Police.
When did The Police release Born in the ’50s?
The Police released Born in the ’50s on Thu Nov 02 1978.