The festival ERP Remember Cascais is going to happen on September 7th and 8th on the Manuel Possolo Municipal racetrack.
On the press conference that happened last Tuesday, March 6th, the organisation confirmed the presence of Alphaville, Ali Campbell from UB40 and Sétima Legião, a Portuguese band.
The tickets for this festival will cost 30€ (a day) and 50€ (two-day pass).
The confirmed names are September 7: F.R. David; Alphaville; Ali Campbell (UB40)
September 8: Liz Mitchell (Boney M); Sétima Legião; Bonnie Tyler
The Police are a very successful English band from the 70's and 80's, known for hits like Every Breath You Take, Roxanne or Message In The Bottle.
The band was created in 1977 by Sting (lead vocals and bass), Andy Summers (guitars) and Stewart Copeland (drums).
After some endings and returns - thanks to the band's creative issues - The Police had several restarts never recording any studio album after Synchronicity.
They've released 5 albums as The Police - Outlandos D'Amour (1978), Reggatta de Blanc (1979), Zenyattà Mondatta (1980), Ghost In The Machine (1981) and Synchronicity (1983).
Every Breath You Take is the first single taken from Synchronicity and also one of the best known songs of the band. Synchronicity was very well received by critics and public and got the number 1 on several charts for a few weeks - in the UK and the US. Not mentioning the countless awards from this album and respective single. Sting usually says this song is about the obsession with a lost lover, the jealousy and every consequences from that.
"I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, (...) but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realize at the time how sinister it is." - said Sting.
The video has a dark aura around it, thanks to the obsessive thematic - using the black & white ideology to create a heavy atmosphere, giving that dark and sinister sense from the theme.
Several artists like UB40 and the country singer Mason Dixon covered the song. Other artists like P. Diddy used the song's beginning riff to one of his songs I'll Be Missing You as a tribute to The Notorious B.I.G.
"Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace I dream at night I can only see your face I look around, but it's you I can't replace I feel so cold and I long for your embrace I keep crying baby, baby, please"
UB40 are an english band from Birmingham, started their career in 1978 until now and the members are Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, James Brown, Brian Travers, Astro, Norman Hassan, Duncan Campbell and Tony Mullings [for older members click here).
The name is a reference to the document that people could claim their unemployment benefit from the UK government's Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS) when the band started their career. The name is officially from Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.
They are one of the most successful reggae acting bands of all times with over 70 million records sold.
With 17 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, 6 live albums and 2 remixed albums, UB40 are one of the most stable bands around and their style isn't always easy to enjoy so I am fascinated for their success and mostly their music.
This song "Red Red Wine" was released in 1980 from the album "Labour of Love" and is related with how friendly and "helpful" a wine in this case a Red wine can be when you are heartbreaken.
"Red, red wine Stay close to me Don`t let me be alone It`s tearin` apart My blue, blue heart"
I totally recommend this song. Makes part of my musical imaginarium since I remember being a person, it's part of me, part of what i became, it's one of those songs that I've sing-a-long since ever, that I know the lyrics, that the rhythms buy my soul all the time. I love this song because keeps things real to me.
